Kylie in Canberra
@kylieincanberra.bsky.social
Unashamedly loves Canberra. US politics tragic from afar. Anxious with a side of hopeful... or is that hopeful with a side of anxious? Primary healthcare champion - GPs are the cornerstone of the healthcare system and need to be valued.
Bravo. Such powerful and brave words from a great artist and human.
Land of Hope and Dreams
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
May 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Bravo. Such powerful and brave words from a great artist and human.
Perfect day in Canberra to be exercising our democratic freedom. Love compulsory voting, love the comradery, happy with the outcome. Strong rejection of Trumpian conservatism. Go team Oz!
May 3, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Perfect day in Canberra to be exercising our democratic freedom. Love compulsory voting, love the comradery, happy with the outcome. Strong rejection of Trumpian conservatism. Go team Oz!
I feel sad that this guy was one of the last politicians to shake hands with the Pope. May one of them rest in peace, and the other.... well. Let's just say they probably won't meet again.
April 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I feel sad that this guy was one of the last politicians to shake hands with the Pope. May one of them rest in peace, and the other.... well. Let's just say they probably won't meet again.
Psst. You guys are looking a little cray-cray. You might want to tone it down....
April 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Psst. You guys are looking a little cray-cray. You might want to tone it down....
I accept there's ugly (not in a physical sense) people everywhere. It's just rare to have a political party so filled with them, and then to have that party be so overtly cruel to fellow humans.
It's the glee they (and their supporters) take in it that makes me feel the most sad.
It's the glee they (and their supporters) take in it that makes me feel the most sad.
March 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I accept there's ugly (not in a physical sense) people everywhere. It's just rare to have a political party so filled with them, and then to have that party be so overtly cruel to fellow humans.
It's the glee they (and their supporters) take in it that makes me feel the most sad.
It's the glee they (and their supporters) take in it that makes me feel the most sad.
999 followers...
Which is 978 more than I had in the other place 😅
Which is 978 more than I had in the other place 😅
March 23, 2025 at 9:29 AM
999 followers...
Which is 978 more than I had in the other place 😅
Which is 978 more than I had in the other place 😅
My view this morning: Canberra from a hot air balloon. So lucky to live here!
March 22, 2025 at 7:20 AM
My view this morning: Canberra from a hot air balloon. So lucky to live here!
Sign of getting old #157...
I've taken "battling politicians at the local shops" to an almost sporting level.
I've taken "battling politicians at the local shops" to an almost sporting level.
March 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Sign of getting old #157...
I've taken "battling politicians at the local shops" to an almost sporting level.
I've taken "battling politicians at the local shops" to an almost sporting level.
Today, I heard on "the rest is politics" podcast that Trump's approval rating is 47%. How can it be so high? From where I watch (Australia), it seems to be a dumpster fire. What am I missing? Lack of alternative leadership? Systemic racism? Isolationism?
March 18, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Today, I heard on "the rest is politics" podcast that Trump's approval rating is 47%. How can it be so high? From where I watch (Australia), it seems to be a dumpster fire. What am I missing? Lack of alternative leadership? Systemic racism? Isolationism?
One positive about the state of the world is that it's improved my piano playing and rowing skills. I am terrible at both, but because you can't think about much else when doing them (and can't use your phone) they are my new happy place. Small wins.
March 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
One positive about the state of the world is that it's improved my piano playing and rowing skills. I am terrible at both, but because you can't think about much else when doing them (and can't use your phone) they are my new happy place. Small wins.
The current US administration is giving off mad domestic abuser vibes. Pummells the crap out of everyone, and then flips the script, resulting in "he's not so bad, and sometimes he can be kind of charming. He's just under a lot of pressure. No one understands him like I do." Don't succumb.
March 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The current US administration is giving off mad domestic abuser vibes. Pummells the crap out of everyone, and then flips the script, resulting in "he's not so bad, and sometimes he can be kind of charming. He's just under a lot of pressure. No one understands him like I do." Don't succumb.
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This reality show premise of finding the dumbest MFer in the country and making him president isn’t going well. Season 1 sucked. Season 2 is much worse.
March 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This reality show premise of finding the dumbest MFer in the country and making him president isn’t going well. Season 1 sucked. Season 2 is much worse.
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Trudeau: I want to speak first directly to the American people… your government has chosen to do this to you. Your government has chosen to put American jobs at risk. They have chosen to raise costs for American consumers on everyday essential items…
March 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Trudeau: I want to speak first directly to the American people… your government has chosen to do this to you. Your government has chosen to put American jobs at risk. They have chosen to raise costs for American consumers on everyday essential items…
Long live the democracy sausage!
‘If America had Australia’s level of voter participation +59 million US citizens would have their votes counted…
…+100 women would be in Congress…~40,000 fewer Americans would die each year from gun violence’
#democracysausage #auspol #USElection24
www.themandarin.com.au/280390-say-h...
…+100 women would be in Congress…~40,000 fewer Americans would die each year from gun violence’
#democracysausage #auspol #USElection24
www.themandarin.com.au/280390-say-h...
Say hello to your (policy) friend down under
At a critical moment for the US, Australian culture has won a small victory -- and there is scope for an even more important Australia-American exchange via the sphere of public policy.
www.themandarin.com.au
March 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Long live the democracy sausage!
My internal WTF-o-meter is red-lining on a daily basis.
GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
February 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
My internal WTF-o-meter is red-lining on a daily basis.
US voting with Russia and North Korea (against the UN) is a move that would have shocked me two years ago, but now makes me think, "What next?"
US rejects UN resolution condemning Russia’s war: How your country voted
The US aligned with Russia in opposing a resolution that called for the immediate withdrawal of troops.
www.aljazeera.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
US voting with Russia and North Korea (against the UN) is a move that would have shocked me two years ago, but now makes me think, "What next?"
A challenge in the US is that it's going to take great courage for people to say, "we were wrong, we got duped." You need to create a path for these voters to tell their stories without fear or shame. Celebrate all voices that walk away from this madness, no matter how they voted last time.
February 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
A challenge in the US is that it's going to take great courage for people to say, "we were wrong, we got duped." You need to create a path for these voters to tell their stories without fear or shame. Celebrate all voices that walk away from this madness, no matter how they voted last time.
What lessons should the world be learning from the disaster that is the US right now? I'll start:
1. Don't elect felons.
1a. Especially not twice.
1. Don't elect felons.
1a. Especially not twice.
February 17, 2025 at 7:05 AM
What lessons should the world be learning from the disaster that is the US right now? I'll start:
1. Don't elect felons.
1a. Especially not twice.
1. Don't elect felons.
1a. Especially not twice.
I just don't understand why people didn't (and don't) listen to the words that come out of these people's mouths. They tell you who they are. Yet here we are: first DT now RKJ, with a nazi salute thrown in the mix, to boot. Seems insane to me that this is happening.
February 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I just don't understand why people didn't (and don't) listen to the words that come out of these people's mouths. They tell you who they are. Yet here we are: first DT now RKJ, with a nazi salute thrown in the mix, to boot. Seems insane to me that this is happening.
Things look weird from over here. I always had that horrible feeling it would be bad... but somehow, it seems worse. Accurate, or just hyperbole/hysteria? Is the US really going to the pack in real time?
February 13, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Things look weird from over here. I always had that horrible feeling it would be bad... but somehow, it seems worse. Accurate, or just hyperbole/hysteria? Is the US really going to the pack in real time?
Beliefs:
- pay appropriate tax for the good of self and community
- have sufficient regulations in place to obstruct those with misintent
- change comes slowly and rapid disruption is rarely the right way to do it
- treat people how you would like to be treated yourself
- invest in education.
- pay appropriate tax for the good of self and community
- have sufficient regulations in place to obstruct those with misintent
- change comes slowly and rapid disruption is rarely the right way to do it
- treat people how you would like to be treated yourself
- invest in education.
February 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Beliefs:
- pay appropriate tax for the good of self and community
- have sufficient regulations in place to obstruct those with misintent
- change comes slowly and rapid disruption is rarely the right way to do it
- treat people how you would like to be treated yourself
- invest in education.
- pay appropriate tax for the good of self and community
- have sufficient regulations in place to obstruct those with misintent
- change comes slowly and rapid disruption is rarely the right way to do it
- treat people how you would like to be treated yourself
- invest in education.
It's a little stunning to me that people are surprised by how things are going in the States. From Australia, it is like watching a bad horror movie: "Don't go in there, US! There's madmen!" Oh, too late, you're dead.
February 2, 2025 at 9:28 AM
It's a little stunning to me that people are surprised by how things are going in the States. From Australia, it is like watching a bad horror movie: "Don't go in there, US! There's madmen!" Oh, too late, you're dead.
I cannot fathom how anyone can listen to a single press conference by that man and still think he's doing a good job. Repulsive response to a tragic incident.
January 31, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I cannot fathom how anyone can listen to a single press conference by that man and still think he's doing a good job. Repulsive response to a tragic incident.
A mesmerising distraction from the crazy of the world... my little cat Margot. She's a nightmare, but I luff her.
January 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
A mesmerising distraction from the crazy of the world... my little cat Margot. She's a nightmare, but I luff her.
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Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
January 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)