Sue Barrett - Onward We Press
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Every Solution Begins with a Conversation. Build consensus & collaborate. Defend #democracy, #integrity, #climate, #equality & common good. Champion fairness in work, relationships & governance. Onward we press.
The Mamdani Moment: Why Governments Must Choose Regeneration Over Neoliberal Capture
We cannot fix our problems with the thinking that created them. The old guard must step aside and make way for Re-Generation.
#auspol
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We cannot fix our problems with the thinking that created them. The old guard must step aside and make way for Re-Generation.
#auspol
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The Mamdani Moment: Why Governments Must Choose Regeneration Over Neoliberal Capture
A Re-Generational Revolution Is Underway: The old guard who created this crisis must get out of the way, while governments must choose between regeneration and capture.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The Mamdani Moment: Why Governments Must Choose Regeneration Over Neoliberal Capture
We cannot fix our problems with the thinking that created them. The old guard must step aside and make way for Re-Generation.
#auspol
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We cannot fix our problems with the thinking that created them. The old guard must step aside and make way for Re-Generation.
#auspol
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QUESTION OF FAIRNESS
Your brain is wired to detect injustice. It’s why kids yell “That’s not fair!” before they can tie their shoelaces.
I’m starting a new conversation:
👉 This week’s question: What unfairness made your justice detector fire?
Share your thoughts.
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Your brain is wired to detect injustice. It’s why kids yell “That’s not fair!” before they can tie their shoelaces.
I’m starting a new conversation:
👉 This week’s question: What unfairness made your justice detector fire?
Share your thoughts.
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Why Your Kids Yell "That's Not Fair!" (And What It Teaches Us About Fixing the World)
Your brain is wired to detect injustice. So why have we learned to ignore it? And what happens when we start listening again?
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November 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
QUESTION OF FAIRNESS
Your brain is wired to detect injustice. It’s why kids yell “That’s not fair!” before they can tie their shoelaces.
I’m starting a new conversation:
👉 This week’s question: What unfairness made your justice detector fire?
Share your thoughts.
open.substack.com/pub/suebarre...
Your brain is wired to detect injustice. It’s why kids yell “That’s not fair!” before they can tie their shoelaces.
I’m starting a new conversation:
👉 This week’s question: What unfairness made your justice detector fire?
Share your thoughts.
open.substack.com/pub/suebarre...
Tim Wilson's 6-month report card is in.
Reality:
❌ Zero housing legislation passed
❌ Supported $40bn unrecovered JobKeeper
❌ Voted AGAINST Paid Parental Leave
❌ Ministers called his work "grandstanding" and lacking "competence"
Activity ≠ Achievement
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Reality:
❌ Zero housing legislation passed
❌ Supported $40bn unrecovered JobKeeper
❌ Voted AGAINST Paid Parental Leave
❌ Ministers called his work "grandstanding" and lacking "competence"
Activity ≠ Achievement
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Tim Wilson Report Card: 6 Months of Representation in Goldstein (May-Nov 2025)
A Democracy Watch AU Report: A Constituent's Guide to Holding Your MP Accountable
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November 3, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Tim Wilson's 6-month report card is in.
Reality:
❌ Zero housing legislation passed
❌ Supported $40bn unrecovered JobKeeper
❌ Voted AGAINST Paid Parental Leave
❌ Ministers called his work "grandstanding" and lacking "competence"
Activity ≠ Achievement
open.substack.com/pub/suebarre...
Reality:
❌ Zero housing legislation passed
❌ Supported $40bn unrecovered JobKeeper
❌ Voted AGAINST Paid Parental Leave
❌ Ministers called his work "grandstanding" and lacking "competence"
Activity ≠ Achievement
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OPEN LETTER TO Tim Ayres & Clare O'Neil
AI algorithms now decide who gets housing in Australia. 60-70% of property managers openly admit using AI to screen rental applications. Zero transparency. Zero accountability. Zero regulatory oversight.
#auspol
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AI algorithms now decide who gets housing in Australia. 60-70% of property managers openly admit using AI to screen rental applications. Zero transparency. Zero accountability. Zero regulatory oversight.
#auspol
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How AI Rental Screening is Worsening Australia's Housing Crisis
Dear Minister Ayres and Minister O'Neil: The Algorithm Deciding Who Gets Housing is Operating on Your Watch.
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November 1, 2025 at 2:07 AM
OPEN LETTER TO Tim Ayres & Clare O'Neil
AI algorithms now decide who gets housing in Australia. 60-70% of property managers openly admit using AI to screen rental applications. Zero transparency. Zero accountability. Zero regulatory oversight.
#auspol
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AI algorithms now decide who gets housing in Australia. 60-70% of property managers openly admit using AI to screen rental applications. Zero transparency. Zero accountability. Zero regulatory oversight.
#auspol
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The Intimidation Must Stop: Standing With Australia's Doctors Who Speak for Gaza
Thanks to the fearless reporting of @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social media
Here is my contribution.
#auspol
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Thanks to the fearless reporting of @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social media
Here is my contribution.
#auspol
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The Intimidation Must Stop: Standing With Australia's Doctors Who Speak for Gaza
How Coordinated Campaigns Silence Doctors Speaking About Gaza and What We Can Do to Stop It.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The Intimidation Must Stop: Standing With Australia's Doctors Who Speak for Gaza
Thanks to the fearless reporting of @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social media
Here is my contribution.
#auspol
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Thanks to the fearless reporting of @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social media
Here is my contribution.
#auspol
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Australia's AI Policy Vacuum: When Government Retreats, Citizens Must Fill the Gap.
Australia abandoned its AI regulation plan. Now citizens are filling the ethical vacuum government created.
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Australia abandoned its AI regulation plan. Now citizens are filling the ethical vacuum government created.
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Australia's AI Policy Vacuum: When Government Retreats, Citizens Must Fill the Gap
Australia abandoned its AI regulation plan. Now citizens are filling the ethical vacuum government created.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Australia's AI Policy Vacuum: When Government Retreats, Citizens Must Fill the Gap.
Australia abandoned its AI regulation plan. Now citizens are filling the ethical vacuum government created.
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Australia abandoned its AI regulation plan. Now citizens are filling the ethical vacuum government created.
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Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
Corporate Leaders - Your Performance Review is Due
40 Years of Corporate Leadership under Neo-liberalism Assessed. The Results are Damning: Moral Disengagement 6.5/7, Overall Performance 2.3/10
#auspol
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40 Years of Corporate Leadership under Neo-liberalism Assessed. The Results are Damning: Moral Disengagement 6.5/7, Overall Performance 2.3/10
#auspol
@deniseshrivell.bsky.social
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Corporate Leaders - Your Performance Review is Due
40 Years of Corporate Leadership under Neo-liberalism Assessed. The Results are Damning: Moral Disengagement 6.5/7, Overall Performance 2.3/10
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October 25, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Corporate Leaders - Your Performance Review is Due
40 Years of Corporate Leadership under Neo-liberalism Assessed. The Results are Damning: Moral Disengagement 6.5/7, Overall Performance 2.3/10
#auspol
@deniseshrivell.bsky.social
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40 Years of Corporate Leadership under Neo-liberalism Assessed. The Results are Damning: Moral Disengagement 6.5/7, Overall Performance 2.3/10
#auspol
@deniseshrivell.bsky.social
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Reposted by Sue Barrett - Onward We Press
The Atlas Network has a partner in #NZpol’s governing coalition. The Deputy PM is one of its longtermers, with a (14 day 🤣) “MBA” from Atlas head office and a career fighting for (fossil fuel) corps in front groups called think tanks. No surprise that the governing trio is playing Thatcher/Reagan.
Happy Friday to the super wealthy country where 150,000 children live in poverty. That's about 1-in-8 young kiwis. Obviously, there is simply nothing to be done about this.
October 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The Atlas Network has a partner in #NZpol’s governing coalition. The Deputy PM is one of its longtermers, with a (14 day 🤣) “MBA” from Atlas head office and a career fighting for (fossil fuel) corps in front groups called think tanks. No surprise that the governing trio is playing Thatcher/Reagan.
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I’ve just created a petition to refer Scott Morrison to the NACC for his involvement in signing the #AUKUS deal, then leaving office only to sit on boards of companies involved in defence.
Will you please sign and share?
We need our money back
Thank you, Craig
c.org/fzxb2ZWLCr
Will you please sign and share?
We need our money back
Thank you, Craig
c.org/fzxb2ZWLCr
Sign the Petition
Refer Scott Morrison and the AUKUS deal to National Anti Corruption Commission (NACC)
c.org
October 18, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I’ve just created a petition to refer Scott Morrison to the NACC for his involvement in signing the #AUKUS deal, then leaving office only to sit on boards of companies involved in defence.
Will you please sign and share?
We need our money back
Thank you, Craig
c.org/fzxb2ZWLCr
Will you please sign and share?
We need our money back
Thank you, Craig
c.org/fzxb2ZWLCr
The Fifth Estate Toolkit: How to Hold Power Accountable Starting This Week.
3 free platforms, 5 simple actions, 3 hours this week.
Track them. Score them. Replace them when necessary.
Read the complete guide here:
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#auspol
@deniseshrivell.bsky.social
3 free platforms, 5 simple actions, 3 hours this week.
Track them. Score them. Replace them when necessary.
Read the complete guide here:
open.substack.com/pub/suebarre...
#auspol
@deniseshrivell.bsky.social
The Fifth Estate Toolkit: How to Hold Power Accountable Starting This Week
Three free platforms. Five simple actions. One powerful network. Here’s exactly what to do Monday through Sunday.
open.substack.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The Fifth Estate Toolkit: How to Hold Power Accountable Starting This Week.
3 free platforms, 5 simple actions, 3 hours this week.
Track them. Score them. Replace them when necessary.
Read the complete guide here:
open.substack.com/pub/suebarre...
#auspol
@deniseshrivell.bsky.social
3 free platforms, 5 simple actions, 3 hours this week.
Track them. Score them. Replace them when necessary.
Read the complete guide here:
open.substack.com/pub/suebarre...
#auspol
@deniseshrivell.bsky.social
Reposted by Sue Barrett - Onward We Press
CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it.
Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.
Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.
October 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it.
Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.
Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.
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Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
October 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
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Note Thiel’s four-part lecture series on the Antichrist. We’re not in “normal” business times.
His extreme Christian culture war operations are at work in #auspol, and his surveillance state is here.
His extreme Christian culture war operations are at work in #auspol, and his surveillance state is here.
Decoding Peter Thiel: A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Power, Prophecy, and Projection. A tech billionaire warns of dystopian centralised control whilst building the surveillance technology to enable it.
#auspol
@lucyham.bsky.social
@deniseshrivell.bsky.social
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#auspol
@lucyham.bsky.social
@deniseshrivell.bsky.social
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Decoding Peter Thiel: A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Power, Prophecy, and Projection
A tech billionaire warns of dystopian centralised control whilst building the surveillance technology to enable it
open.substack.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Note Thiel’s four-part lecture series on the Antichrist. We’re not in “normal” business times.
His extreme Christian culture war operations are at work in #auspol, and his surveillance state is here.
His extreme Christian culture war operations are at work in #auspol, and his surveillance state is here.
Decoding Peter Thiel: A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Power, Prophecy, and Projection. A tech billionaire warns of dystopian centralised control whilst building the surveillance technology to enable it.
#auspol
@lucyham.bsky.social
@deniseshrivell.bsky.social
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#auspol
@lucyham.bsky.social
@deniseshrivell.bsky.social
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Decoding Peter Thiel: A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Power, Prophecy, and Projection
A tech billionaire warns of dystopian centralised control whilst building the surveillance technology to enable it
open.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Decoding Peter Thiel: A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Power, Prophecy, and Projection. A tech billionaire warns of dystopian centralised control whilst building the surveillance technology to enable it.
#auspol
@lucyham.bsky.social
@deniseshrivell.bsky.social
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#auspol
@lucyham.bsky.social
@deniseshrivell.bsky.social
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#Goldstein #TimWilson #LittleTimmy What a deplorable waste of a seat in parliament, when @zoedaniel.bsky.social could be there instead !! 🥂
Tim Wilson's "Big Liberal Energy": A Masterclass in Political Hot Air. From IPA ideologue to "moderate" chameleon, he delivers rhetoric without results. He delivers zero, not net zero but absolutely nothing tangible for us.
#auspol
@deniseshrivell.bsky.social
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#auspol
@deniseshrivell.bsky.social
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Tim Wilson's "Big Liberal Energy": A Masterclass in Political Hot Air
From IPA ideologue to "moderate" chameleon, Goldstein's MP delivers rhetoric without results
open.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
#Goldstein #TimWilson #LittleTimmy What a deplorable waste of a seat in parliament, when @zoedaniel.bsky.social could be there instead !! 🥂
Tim Wilson's "Big Liberal Energy": A Masterclass in Political Hot Air. From IPA ideologue to "moderate" chameleon, he delivers rhetoric without results. He delivers zero, not net zero but absolutely nothing tangible for us.
#auspol
@deniseshrivell.bsky.social
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#auspol
@deniseshrivell.bsky.social
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Tim Wilson's "Big Liberal Energy": A Masterclass in Political Hot Air
From IPA ideologue to "moderate" chameleon, Goldstein's MP delivers rhetoric without results
open.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Tim Wilson's "Big Liberal Energy": A Masterclass in Political Hot Air. From IPA ideologue to "moderate" chameleon, he delivers rhetoric without results. He delivers zero, not net zero but absolutely nothing tangible for us.
#auspol
@deniseshrivell.bsky.social
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#auspol
@deniseshrivell.bsky.social
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Do you see me? Do you hear me? Does what I say matter?
Every Solution Begins with a Conversation: Bridging Divides in an Age of Grievance.
How real conversations disarm grievance peddlers, build bridges & create the solutions our fractured world desperately needs.
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Every Solution Begins with a Conversation: Bridging Divides in an Age of Grievance.
How real conversations disarm grievance peddlers, build bridges & create the solutions our fractured world desperately needs.
open.substack.com/pub/suebarre...
Every Solution Begins with a Conversation: Bridging Divides in an Age of Grievance
How real conversations disarm grievance peddlers, build bridges, and create the solutions our fractured world desperately needs
open.substack.com
October 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Do you see me? Do you hear me? Does what I say matter?
Every Solution Begins with a Conversation: Bridging Divides in an Age of Grievance.
How real conversations disarm grievance peddlers, build bridges & create the solutions our fractured world desperately needs.
open.substack.com/pub/suebarre...
Every Solution Begins with a Conversation: Bridging Divides in an Age of Grievance.
How real conversations disarm grievance peddlers, build bridges & create the solutions our fractured world desperately needs.
open.substack.com/pub/suebarre...
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They want 1939 Germany. They'll get 1789 France.
They want 1939 Germany. They'll get 1789 France.
September 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Liking this message:
They want 1939 Germany. They'll get 1789 France.
They want 1939 Germany. They'll get 1789 France.
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This article focuses on Peter Thiel background to Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) as Christian Nationalist (& race science) body. Also substantially fossil fuel funded. Andrew Hastie is on that board with Howard, Abbott, Anderson & Stoker. #Auspol
Nafeez Ahmed develops his research on tech-authoritarian Peter Thiel’s “race” “science” work in UK. Cites PT as funder of Aus publication Quillette, tool of “human biodiversity” movement by Aussie Claire Lehmann.
Note the integration of UK Labour into this #auspol bylinetimes.com/2025/09/25/b...
Note the integration of UK Labour into this #auspol bylinetimes.com/2025/09/25/b...
'Blue Labour' and the Thiel Effect: How MAGA Is Making In-Roads Into British Politics
The ideology of the ‘Make America Great Again’ movement, which has transformed politics in the United States, is having an impact in the UK. But how is this influence being transmitted?
bylinetimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
This article focuses on Peter Thiel background to Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) as Christian Nationalist (& race science) body. Also substantially fossil fuel funded. Andrew Hastie is on that board with Howard, Abbott, Anderson & Stoker. #Auspol
Echoes of Nuremberg: The Chilling Parallels Between 1930s Germany & Today's America.
When Flags Become Weapons: A Wake-Up Call for Australia to Recognise the Fascist Playbook.
#auspol
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When Flags Become Weapons: A Wake-Up Call for Australia to Recognise the Fascist Playbook.
#auspol
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Echoes of Nuremberg: The Chilling Parallels Between 1930s Germany & Today's America
When Flags Become Weapons: A Wake-Up Call for Australia to Recognise the Fascist Playbook
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September 27, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Echoes of Nuremberg: The Chilling Parallels Between 1930s Germany & Today's America.
When Flags Become Weapons: A Wake-Up Call for Australia to Recognise the Fascist Playbook.
#auspol
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When Flags Become Weapons: A Wake-Up Call for Australia to Recognise the Fascist Playbook.
#auspol
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Follow the money
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The clock is ticking.
Tik Tok Tik Tok
"Donald Trump has suggested a consortium of US businesses, including Larry Ellison’s Oracle and Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch’s Fox Corporation, are involved in the deal."
Follow the money.
The clock is ticking.
Tik Tok Tik Tok
"Donald Trump has suggested a consortium of US businesses, including Larry Ellison’s Oracle and Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch’s Fox Corporation, are involved in the deal."
Follow the money.
Australia may have to choose between a Chinese TikTok and one owned by Trump’s billionaire backers
Expert raises concerns about what US TikTok deal could mean for News Corp’s ‘worrying dominance’ in Australian media
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Follow the money
Reposted by Sue Barrett - Onward We Press
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The clock is ticking.
Tik Tok Tik Tok
"Donald Trump has suggested a consortium of US businesses, including Larry Ellison’s Oracle and Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch’s Fox Corporation, are involved in the deal."
Follow the money.
The clock is ticking.
Tik Tok Tik Tok
"Donald Trump has suggested a consortium of US businesses, including Larry Ellison’s Oracle and Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch’s Fox Corporation, are involved in the deal."
Follow the money.
Australia may have to choose between a Chinese TikTok and one owned by Trump’s billionaire backers
Expert raises concerns about what US TikTok deal could mean for News Corp’s ‘worrying dominance’ in Australian media
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The clock is ticking.
Tik Tok Tik Tok
"Donald Trump has suggested a consortium of US businesses, including Larry Ellison’s Oracle and Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch’s Fox Corporation, are involved in the deal."
Follow the money.
The clock is ticking.
Tik Tok Tik Tok
"Donald Trump has suggested a consortium of US businesses, including Larry Ellison’s Oracle and Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch’s Fox Corporation, are involved in the deal."
Follow the money.
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...