filthy_centrist
samnlong.bsky.social
filthy_centrist
@samnlong.bsky.social
Veterinary neurologist. Parent.
I'm with Iainclarke
June 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Nothing can stand between Labor and Progressive Reform except Labor!
"There is no need to be scared anymore." - @richarddenniss.bsky.social

The Liberals and the right-wing media have shown how little their influence is. The only thing that can hold back progressive reform is a lack of ambition.
Nothing stands the way of Labor and ambitious, progressive reform
The big question now is whether the second term Labor government will make the big changes that Australians clearly want and need.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
May 5, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Sarah-Hanson Young says don’t trust Peter Dutton “the wolf in sheep’s clothing” who intends to “cut everything to the bone”
SHY “We can’t be affording a Donald Trump-style chainsaw being taken to Australia’s Public Services”🔥💥
April 8, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Australian with working visa detained and deported on returning to US from sister’s memorial

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Another one
Australian with working visa detained and deported on returning to US from sister’s memorial
Man who says he had previously left and re-entered the country multiple times alleges border officials called him ‘retarded’ and boasted ‘Trump is back in town’
www.theguardian.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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It currently feels like we're living in the "Days Leading Up To..." section of the history books.
April 11, 2025 at 5:16 AM
I keep coming back to this
If the agent of an embittered KGB officer somehow won the US presidency and entered into the office bent on destroying the USA in its national influence, network of alliances, and the American people’s quality of life, what would he be doing differently?
April 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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April 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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April 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I love this guy!
Here’s a poem called ‘For Your Own Safety and Protection’.
April 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Carney gets it. Time for Australian politicians to catch up
Carney: "The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over."
March 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...

The excellent Alan Kohler sums it up perfectly. The French are already planning for 4 degrees rise in global temperature. Anyone living in SouthEast Queensland or northern NSW are going to need to pay close attention to their insurance. IF they can get any.
As Trump abandons climate action, we must accept net zero won't happen
While markets and media were chasing Donald Trump’s tariff fiasco last week, something far more important was unfolding in East Palestine, Ohio.
www.abc.net.au
March 24, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Here’s what you need to know about your rights when entering the US

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Just a little tip if you, like me, are contemplating visiting for a conference
Here’s what you need to know about your rights when entering the US
Trump’s hardline immigration policy is sweeping up even visa and green card holders into detention centers
www.theguardian.com
March 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found

The terrifying thing is that we're already becoming numb to stories like this. Which are terrifying. It looks like eliminating any sort of criticism has already started for overseas visitors
March 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Just listening to The Chicks' March March and thinking how perfect an anthem it is for right now.
March 19, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!
March 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Brown University professor deported despite judge’s order, defying US court

We're into the phase where courts are ignored until they can be replaced with loyalists.
March 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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A gentle reminder: we have failed to enact the single most ambitious, best-case scenario for emissions.

All of the rest remain up for grabs: and we will absolutely 'fail to stop' these as well, if we widely adopt the fatalist framing
March 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Budapest today. People are demanding that PM Orban resign.
March 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I love the smell of schadenfreude in the morning...
Trump is now begging the same world leaders he’s been threatening—asking them to send eggs to the U.S. to help bail him out as prices skyrocket.
Trump Begs World Leaders for Eggs
While Trump threatens our allies, he's secretly begging them for help behind the scenes.
www.meidasplus.com
March 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Trump sharpens attacks on US media as Voice of America employees put on administrative leave
March 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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FRIENDS: a new piece for @crikey.com.au out today. Australia's industrial and fossil mining climate regulation allows unlimited carbon offsetting

A huge batch of new data makes the story clear: it doesn't reduce emissions, but it DOES increase carbon offset profits -->>

Read here ($):
Ssh! This is why Labor doesn't talk about the safeguard mechanism
Labor's safeguard mechanism is clearly ineffective at reducing real carbon emissions. It's a mandated greenwashing scheme.
www.crikey.com.au
March 10, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Elon Musk's AI chatbot says a 'Russian asset' delivered the State of the Union

The chatbot Grok scoured available public data and found a '75-85% likelihood' that Donald Trump more or less works for Vladimir Putin.

Can't make this shit up.

www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Elon Musk's AI chatbot says a 'Russian asset' delivered the State of the Union | Opinion
The chatbot Grok scoured available public data and found a '75-85% likelihood' that Donald Trump more or less works for Vladimir Putin.
www.usatoday.com
March 6, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, but only if they pay me 5 million dollars for my instant-citizenship Gold Card.💰” -Comrade Krasnov
#GrifterInChief
March 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Can someone from the mainstream media put me out of my misery and at least confirm or deny whether this story is real?
March 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM