@drgmp.bsky.social
Aussie out of Africa. Worked on humanitarian projects for UN agencies, USAID, MSF, MNIC. Retired.
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To protect Australians' health we need a strong national EPA watched over by an effective federal government.
September 5, 2025 at 5:47 AM
To protect Australians' health we need a strong national EPA watched over by an effective federal government.
Just saying that I might have thought the USA Prez is dumb as a rock but then I hear GOP senators and realise that the Murica is knee deep in bed rock dumb fucks. Thoughts and prayers and a few teensy bless yer hearts.
September 1, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Just saying that I might have thought the USA Prez is dumb as a rock but then I hear GOP senators and realise that the Murica is knee deep in bed rock dumb fucks. Thoughts and prayers and a few teensy bless yer hearts.
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Dumpkoff Trumpkoff, wtf???
“I got rid of – just one I got rid of the other night, you buy a house, they have a faucet in the house, Joe, and the faucet the water doesn’t come out. They have a restrictor. You can’t – in areas where you have so much water they don’t know what to do with it.
“I got rid of – just one I got rid of the other night, you buy a house, they have a faucet in the house, Joe, and the faucet the water doesn’t come out. They have a restrictor. You can’t – in areas where you have so much water they don’t know what to do with it.
August 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Dumpkoff Trumpkoff, wtf???
“I got rid of – just one I got rid of the other night, you buy a house, they have a faucet in the house, Joe, and the faucet the water doesn’t come out. They have a restrictor. You can’t – in areas where you have so much water they don’t know what to do with it.
“I got rid of – just one I got rid of the other night, you buy a house, they have a faucet in the house, Joe, and the faucet the water doesn’t come out. They have a restrictor. You can’t – in areas where you have so much water they don’t know what to do with it.
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The government must stand up for affordable healthcare — protecting the PBS and ensuring no Australian pays more for essential medicines.
Trump flags tariffs of 200pc on pharmaceuticals, 50pc on copper
Donald Trump flags a possible 200 per cent tariff on pharmaceuticals — one of Australia's biggest exports to the US — and says copper could be hit with a 50 per cent levy.
www.abc.net.au
July 9, 2025 at 6:54 AM
The government must stand up for affordable healthcare — protecting the PBS and ensuring no Australian pays more for essential medicines.
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www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Time to cut ties to USA & tell them to get their bases out of Australia.
#auspol
Time to cut ties to USA & tell them to get their bases out of Australia.
#auspol
PBS 'not on the table' to escape concerning pharmaceuticals tariff
Treasurer Jim Chalmers reaffirms the government will not bargain on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in order to escape a "concerning" proposed 200 per cent tariff on pharmaceutical exports to the U...
www.abc.net.au
July 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Time to cut ties to USA & tell them to get their bases out of Australia.
#auspol
Time to cut ties to USA & tell them to get their bases out of Australia.
#auspol
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I'm gobsmacked that Scott Morrison is being rewarded for his efforts to mislead, lie, take advantages of loopholes and robodebt. Tomorrow is a sad day for #Australia, and a demonstrator of why we need a #NACC that works to protect #australians from fraud and corruption. #auspol
June 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I'm gobsmacked that Scott Morrison is being rewarded for his efforts to mislead, lie, take advantages of loopholes and robodebt. Tomorrow is a sad day for #Australia, and a demonstrator of why we need a #NACC that works to protect #australians from fraud and corruption. #auspol
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Great stories from sheep farmers loving solar electricity farms… explaining benefits… from 29:04
So, why are National Party members, like Barnaby Joyce and Matt Caravan, against net zero with such positive outcomes?
Watching Landline in iview iview.abc.net.au/show/landline
So, why are National Party members, like Barnaby Joyce and Matt Caravan, against net zero with such positive outcomes?
Watching Landline in iview iview.abc.net.au/show/landline
Landline
Hosted by award-winning journalist Pip Courtney, Landline is Australia's only national agricultural television program covering stories from Australia's rural and regional heartland.
iview.abc.net.au
June 8, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Great stories from sheep farmers loving solar electricity farms… explaining benefits… from 29:04
So, why are National Party members, like Barnaby Joyce and Matt Caravan, against net zero with such positive outcomes?
Watching Landline in iview iview.abc.net.au/show/landline
So, why are National Party members, like Barnaby Joyce and Matt Caravan, against net zero with such positive outcomes?
Watching Landline in iview iview.abc.net.au/show/landline
Reporter: “They're saying Trump always chickens out on your tariff threats…What's your response to that?”
Trump: “I kick out?”
Reporter: “Chicken out.”
Trump: “I've never heard that…Don't ever say what you said. That's a nasty question”
#taco
Trump: “I kick out?”
Reporter: “Chicken out.”
Trump: “I've never heard that…Don't ever say what you said. That's a nasty question”
#taco
June 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Reporter: “They're saying Trump always chickens out on your tariff threats…What's your response to that?”
Trump: “I kick out?”
Reporter: “Chicken out.”
Trump: “I've never heard that…Don't ever say what you said. That's a nasty question”
#taco
Trump: “I kick out?”
Reporter: “Chicken out.”
Trump: “I've never heard that…Don't ever say what you said. That's a nasty question”
#taco
Reporter: “They're saying Trump always chickens out on your tariff threats…What's your response to that?”
Trump: “I kick out?”
Reporter: “Chicken out.”
Trump: “I've never heard that…Don't ever say what you said. That's a nasty question”
Trump: “I kick out?”
Reporter: “Chicken out.”
Trump: “I've never heard that…Don't ever say what you said. That's a nasty question”
June 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Reporter: “They're saying Trump always chickens out on your tariff threats…What's your response to that?”
Trump: “I kick out?”
Reporter: “Chicken out.”
Trump: “I've never heard that…Don't ever say what you said. That's a nasty question”
Trump: “I kick out?”
Reporter: “Chicken out.”
Trump: “I've never heard that…Don't ever say what you said. That's a nasty question”
Reporter: “They're saying Trump always chickens out on your tariff threats…What's your response to that?”
Trump: “I kick out?”
Reporter: “Chicken out.”
Trump: “I've never heard that…Don't ever say what you said. That's a nasty question”
Trump: “I kick out?”
Reporter: “Chicken out.”
Trump: “I've never heard that…Don't ever say what you said. That's a nasty question”
June 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Reporter: “They're saying Trump always chickens out on your tariff threats…What's your response to that?”
Trump: “I kick out?”
Reporter: “Chicken out.”
Trump: “I've never heard that…Don't ever say what you said. That's a nasty question”
Trump: “I kick out?”
Reporter: “Chicken out.”
Trump: “I've never heard that…Don't ever say what you said. That's a nasty question”
Reporter: “They're saying Trump always chickens out on your tariff threats…What's your response to that?”
Trump: “I kick out?”
Reporter: “Chicken out.”
Trump: “I've never heard that…Don't ever say what you said. That's a nasty question”
Trump: “I kick out?”
Reporter: “Chicken out.”
Trump: “I've never heard that…Don't ever say what you said. That's a nasty question”
June 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Reporter: “They're saying Trump always chickens out on your tariff threats…What's your response to that?”
Trump: “I kick out?”
Reporter: “Chicken out.”
Trump: “I've never heard that…Don't ever say what you said. That's a nasty question”
Trump: “I kick out?”
Reporter: “Chicken out.”
Trump: “I've never heard that…Don't ever say what you said. That's a nasty question”
Reporter: “They're saying Trump always chickens out on your tariff threats…What's your response to that?”
Trump: “I kick out?”
Reporter: “Chicken out.”
Trump: “I've never heard that…Don't ever say what you said. That's a nasty question”
Trump: “I kick out?”
Reporter: “Chicken out.”
Trump: “I've never heard that…Don't ever say what you said. That's a nasty question”
June 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Reporter: “They're saying Trump always chickens out on your tariff threats…What's your response to that?”
Trump: “I kick out?”
Reporter: “Chicken out.”
Trump: “I've never heard that…Don't ever say what you said. That's a nasty question”
Trump: “I kick out?”
Reporter: “Chicken out.”
Trump: “I've never heard that…Don't ever say what you said. That's a nasty question”
Reporter: “They're saying Trump always chickens out on your tariff threats…What's your response to that?”
Trump: “I kick out?”
Reporter: “Chicken out.”
Trump: “I've never heard that…Don't ever say what you said. That's a nasty question”
Trump: “I kick out?”
Reporter: “Chicken out.”
Trump: “I've never heard that…Don't ever say what you said. That's a nasty question”
June 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Reporter: “They're saying Trump always chickens out on your tariff threats…What's your response to that?”
Trump: “I kick out?”
Reporter: “Chicken out.”
Trump: “I've never heard that…Don't ever say what you said. That's a nasty question”
Trump: “I kick out?”
Reporter: “Chicken out.”
Trump: “I've never heard that…Don't ever say what you said. That's a nasty question”
I am totally fucking fed up with “Your browser does not support the video format. Please try a different browser.“. WTF. I just use the ducking thing. I what?
June 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I am totally fucking fed up with “Your browser does not support the video format. Please try a different browser.“. WTF. I just use the ducking thing. I what?
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June 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Too woke eh? Trump you drongo* (*Australian slang for stupid or incompetent person) your ban on international students for Harvard and US Ivy League universities will severely damage your educational economy/reputation and destroy academic/research/support jobs.
June 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Too woke eh? Trump you drongo* (*Australian slang for stupid or incompetent person) your ban on international students for Harvard and US Ivy League universities will severely damage your educational economy/reputation and destroy academic/research/support jobs.
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Excellent news. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06... #auspol
Teal independent wins ultra-tight blue-ribbon Sydney seat after recount
Independent Nicolette Boele has won the Sydney electorate of Bradfield, after a protracted count and full recount in the seat.
www.abc.net.au
June 4, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Excellent news. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06... #auspol
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He looks like a sweat-soaked scarecrow with a Cheeto addiction, wearing the world’s saddest cotton wig.
June 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
He looks like a sweat-soaked scarecrow with a Cheeto addiction, wearing the world’s saddest cotton wig.
What’s the prob with FEMA and hurricane forecasting? No experts? No probs you just need the Prez and a sharpie. Job done.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Key US weather monitoring offices understaffed as hurricane season starts
National Weather Service offices in hurricane-prone areas are reeling from job cuts and a hiring freeze imposed by Trump
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 3:35 AM
What’s the prob with FEMA and hurricane forecasting? No experts? No probs you just need the Prez and a sharpie. Job done.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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“The size of the swing, the national two-party preferred vote and the number of House seats won by Labor add up to make the 2025 election one of the more one-sided results in Federal election history.”
May 30, 2025 at 9:34 AM
“The size of the swing, the national two-party preferred vote and the number of House seats won by Labor add up to make the 2025 election one of the more one-sided results in Federal election history.”
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“Only Anthony Albanese’s government has achieved a swing in its favour on seeking re-election after one term of party government.”
Four graphs that help explain Labor's landslide victory as well as the continuing decline in major party support. antonygreen.com.au/fed2025-four...
FED2025 – Four Graphs on Labor’s Landslide Victory
The ‘L’ word hasn’t featured much in post-election coverage, but it’s time to be clear about the result. The re-election of the Albanese government has been a landslide vict…
antonygreen.com.au
June 2, 2025 at 3:48 AM
“Only Anthony Albanese’s government has achieved a swing in its favour on seeking re-election after one term of party government.”