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Gekko
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Now is the time to be disruptive - to be silent is to be complicit! ✊
Engage with me on issues in climate change, politics, technology and global affairs
Melbourne/Narrm, Australia
Not just Amerika

WHERE ARE DEMOCRACY'S LEADERS?

robertreich.substack.com/p/where-the-...
January 6, 2026 at 11:07 PM
You may think you live in a strong democracy

𝐈'𝐕𝐄 𝐆𝐎𝐓 𝟐 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄𝐋𝐘 𝐖𝐄'𝐕𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐘 𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐘

-> a Duopoly that has already defended electoral funding for independents and minors
-> complacent voters

Once completely gone, it will be gone

bsky.app/profile/gekk...
January 6, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Climate warming
Summer for the rest of us starts today as a hot air mass over Australia descends over the SE of the continent.

The danger is great - and will get greater. Heat stress, bushfires, drought ..

𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐘 𝐘𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐅𝐎𝐂𝐔𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐋 𝐅𝐔𝐄𝐋𝐒?
January 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Changes to electoral finance laws - 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 - rushed through parliament by major parties, threaten democracy by entrenching the major party duopoly.

𝐏𝐀𝐘 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒!!

www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026...
Why 'unjust' electoral finance laws threaten our democracy
Challenging the laws supports Australians’ right to real choice at the ballot box – it's about ensuring elections remain open to competition.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
January 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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These powers are anti-democratic and don't be surprised if they keep extending them. #auspol
January 6, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Trump’s actions undermine domestic and international law and the moral purpose of civilisation.

The concentration of wealth and power, an unaccountable presidency, poses a significant threat to civilisation and could lead to chaos and war.

robertreich.substack.com/p/the-threat...
This is the Real Danger Posed by Trump
A direct line connects Trump’s attempted coup five years ago with his incursion into Venezuela last weekend — and his current threats to Colombia, Cuba, and Greenland.
robertreich.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:10 AM
INVASION / KIDNAPPING a head of state - apparently NOT enough to immediately warrant removal of trump?

This is a pattern of paralysis that facilitated trump all his life - and it STILL goes on!

WHAT WILL IT TAKE?
I think the Greenland threat is a troll. I think.

But it would sure be nice for some senators and GOP house members to speak up now and make it clear that an attack on a nato ally would lead to removal from office
January 6, 2026 at 3:51 AM
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Venezuela isn't about fentanyl or national security. It's about oil and Epstein.
January 6, 2026 at 1:00 AM
White supremacy, Trump's thuggery, authoritarianism, all pose a significant challenge for Australia, needing a robust and assertive response from our political class - 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐒 𝐌𝐔𝐂𝐇 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐃𝐔𝐎𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐘 𝐀𝐒 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐀𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐃

tdunlop.substack.com/p/the-enemy-...
The enemy is plural, liberal democracy
That's the Trump doctrine
tdunlop.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Is something going on?

These Youtube videos - if true - suggest American courts might actually be confronting Trump!

Hard to tell in the fog of a new world order ..

www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-9e...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cjI...
January 5, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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“🚨 Horrifying: Despite the ceasefire, Israeli soldiers marked New Year’s 2026 by randomly firing at civilian homes in Gaza and proudly sharing the footage on social media.

#Israel #Palestine #Gaza
January 4, 2026 at 4:10 AM
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Good news! WA leads the way as renewables tip in half Australia's electricity grid (Q4). Fall in wholesale prices should mean falling bills #auspol
@sstephanietrann.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/renewables-r...
Renewables Record. Power bills to fall with rise of wind and solar energy - Michael West
Coal and gas have finally been eclipsed by renewable energy as wind and solar tip in half the power to Australia's electricity grid
michaelwest.com.au
January 5, 2026 at 6:56 AM
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January 5, 2026 at 5:11 AM
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Rex Patrick:
“As public concerns over AUKUS alliance rise – with expanding US bases in Australia and Donald Trump’s belligerent conduct, Govt is secretly expanding ‘US Dept of War Protest’ Force.

The AFP has established a new command headed by Commissioner Krissy Barrett.” #auspol
January 5, 2026 at 2:45 AM
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“Around 800-1,000 US personnel work Pine Gap, fluctuating number US forces rotate through Australia for training (1,500-2,500 Marines Darwin) plus rotating air/support crews, contributing to few thousand US personnel presence, with Pine Gap being key hub alongside Darwin and RAAF Tindal.”
January 5, 2026 at 2:38 AM
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There's weather and then there's genocide. #GazaGenocide
January 4, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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The oil reserves are actually Guyana's.
January 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
When it comes to INVASION of other countries ... How many Australians know exactly how many Amerikan service men and women are already based on Australian soil?

𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤!

Invited here by the Duopoly who have already ceded our Foreign, Defence and Minerals Policies to Amerika
January 4, 2026 at 11:59 PM
AUKUS
Wow - hope you weren't thinking that Labor or the duopoly are listening to you if you hate AUKUS

Nope

They're spending a lot of money to make sure you and I are NEVER heard.

If you thought a landslide vote for Labor was defending democracy - you killed it

michaelwest.com.au/australias-a...
Revealed: Australia’s secret Anti-Protest Force for US Department of War - Michael West
Revealed: AFP and Defence Dept secretly set up US Department of War Protest Force as public concerns over AUKUS and Donald Trump rise
michaelwest.com.au
January 4, 2026 at 10:18 PM
International law is VERY clear about the INVASION/KIDNAPPING heads of state

So are countries like Spain, Brazil, Chile., Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay.

Western democracies apparently totally unclear - including Australia's duopoly and the UK

How strange ...

I WONDER WHY??
January 4, 2026 at 10:14 PM
OMG!

INVASION / KIDNAPPING heads of state - it's all one big business deal isn't it.

And to get YOUR buy-in, THE AGE has a deal for you!!

Forget climate emissions and the slow road to a carbonless economy .. forget the consequences of climate change..

BUY NOW - GRAND SALE!!
January 4, 2026 at 10:08 PM
For the past year global leaders have refused to use commonsense and judgement when looking at tRump.

The right call was to ring fence Amerika and tRump totally - because it was always clear that to play the game would bring grief.

Now we have a REAL problem ..
January 4, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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Every imperial power drums up paranoid fears to justify aggression and expansion. If one excuse looks too ridiculous to attempt, another will always be found.
January 4, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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And there ya have it…

Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM