Andre Haermeyer
@andrehaermeyer.bsky.social
Australian and global politics.
Cat lover.
Cat lover.
This has made my day.
His blood is black with a big red sash.
He has a passion for our our club which is second to none and a football IQ tailored to professional coaching.
Great move, Essendon.
Congratulations, Solly.
We’re not yet back,but I think we’ve found our compass.
His blood is black with a big red sash.
He has a passion for our our club which is second to none and a football IQ tailored to professional coaching.
Great move, Essendon.
Congratulations, Solly.
We’re not yet back,but I think we’ve found our compass.
October 23, 2025 at 10:29 AM
This has made my day.
His blood is black with a big red sash.
He has a passion for our our club which is second to none and a football IQ tailored to professional coaching.
Great move, Essendon.
Congratulations, Solly.
We’re not yet back,but I think we’ve found our compass.
His blood is black with a big red sash.
He has a passion for our our club which is second to none and a football IQ tailored to professional coaching.
Great move, Essendon.
Congratulations, Solly.
We’re not yet back,but I think we’ve found our compass.
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Trump really regrets having a distinctive signature right about now.
REPORTER: Do you maintain that you did not write a letter for Jeffrey Epstein's birthday?
TRUMP: Somebody could've written a letter and used my name
TRUMP: Somebody could've written a letter and used my name
July 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Trump really regrets having a distinctive signature right about now.
It is Nazi Edolf and this sewer of Nazism, fascism, conspiracy theories, extremists or right and left fanatical bigots of all political colourings, Judenhass, religious multifarious mad ideologies, and garden variety lunatics that need to be squeezed into commercial extinction.
Between Musk & the Trump administration, Media Matters has been squeezed to the brink. In settlement discussions, lawyers for X demanded the organization hand over all its cash and shut down — all because MM reported ads appeared on X next to antisemitic content. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/u...
Under Siege From Trump and Musk, a Top Liberal Group Falls Into Crisis
www.nytimes.com
July 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It is Nazi Edolf and this sewer of Nazism, fascism, conspiracy theories, extremists or right and left fanatical bigots of all political colourings, Judenhass, religious multifarious mad ideologies, and garden variety lunatics that need to be squeezed into commercial extinction.
If the Epstein #PedoFiles are eventually release, it wouldn’t surprise me if they looked something like this:
July 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
If the Epstein #PedoFiles are eventually release, it wouldn’t surprise me if they looked something like this:
If that’s the case, you’d have to suspect RFK Junior would have been immersed in fluoride each day.
RFK Jr: "We found that there's a direct inverse correlation between fluoride exposure and low IQ in children. So the more you get, the stupider you are."
May 1, 2025 at 8:18 AM
If that’s the case, you’d have to suspect RFK Junior would have been immersed in fluoride each day.
Other nations are going to have to prepare for the fact that at some stage they may need need to quarantine anyone who’s been in the United States with this certifiable lunatic in charge of public health.
“We have measles outbreaks every year," Trump's health secretary said when asked about the death, which is the nation's first in a decade.
RFK Jr. Dismisses Measles Outbreak As ‘Not Unusual’ After Child's Death
“We have measles outbreaks every year," Trump's health secretary said when asked about the death, which is the nation's first in a decade.
www.huffpost.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Other nations are going to have to prepare for the fact that at some stage they may need need to quarantine anyone who’s been in the United States with this certifiable lunatic in charge of public health.
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Many recent Russian statements show that Putin remains uninterested in engaging in good faith negotiations and retains his objective of destroying the Ukrainian state while the Kremlin has offered no public indication that it would materially compromise.
February 19, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Many recent Russian statements show that Putin remains uninterested in engaging in good faith negotiations and retains his objective of destroying the Ukrainian state while the Kremlin has offered no public indication that it would materially compromise.
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One year since Alexei Navalny was murdered by the Putin regime. Tomorrow his wife Yulia Navalnaya is our guest on @therestpolitics.bsky.social LEADING. At a time Trump can barely bring himself to say Putin caused the war in Ukraine her voice is more important than ever
February 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
One year since Alexei Navalny was murdered by the Putin regime. Tomorrow his wife Yulia Navalnaya is our guest on @therestpolitics.bsky.social LEADING. At a time Trump can barely bring himself to say Putin caused the war in Ukraine her voice is more important than ever
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Don’t worry, everyone. Our HHS Secretary has a bag of meth, a blowtorch and some de-wormer and he’s all over this.
Kevin Hassett on Trump's avian flu plan: "What we need to do is have better ways w/ bio-security & medication & so on to make sure that the perimeter doesn't have to kill the chickens. To have a better, smarter, perimeter...they're killing chickens to stop the spread, but chickens don't really fly"
February 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Don’t worry, everyone. Our HHS Secretary has a bag of meth, a blowtorch and some de-wormer and he’s all over this.
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History buffs will know that every authoritarian leader eventually converges on some version of: "I *am* the state. I can not break the law, I am the law, the law is instantiated in me."
Our march to authoritarianism so far has been excruciatingly by-the-book. Hitting every beat. No surprises.
Our march to authoritarianism so far has been excruciatingly by-the-book. Hitting every beat. No surprises.
February 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
History buffs will know that every authoritarian leader eventually converges on some version of: "I *am* the state. I can not break the law, I am the law, the law is instantiated in me."
Our march to authoritarianism so far has been excruciatingly by-the-book. Hitting every beat. No surprises.
Our march to authoritarianism so far has been excruciatingly by-the-book. Hitting every beat. No surprises.
Dumb as dogshit.
Trump on egg prices reaching an all-time high: "Well, there's the flu. Before I ever got here it was at an all-time high."
February 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Dumb as dogshit.
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Biden: "I want to warn the country of some things that give me great concern. That's the dangerous concentration of power in the hands of a very few ultra wealthy people and the dangerous consequences if their abuse of power is left unchecked. Today, an oligarchy is taking shape"
January 16, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Biden: "I want to warn the country of some things that give me great concern. That's the dangerous concentration of power in the hands of a very few ultra wealthy people and the dangerous consequences if their abuse of power is left unchecked. Today, an oligarchy is taking shape"
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Thanks to the Republican Congress, and a tsunami of lies from Musk and others, the only US agency dedicated to tracking and exposing Russian and Chinese propaganda around the world ceases to exist
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
US agency focused on foreign disinformation shuts down
A leading US government agency that tracks foreign disinformation has terminated its operations, the State Department said Tuesday, after Congress failed to extend its funding following years of Repub...
www.france24.com
December 26, 2024 at 8:30 AM
Thanks to the Republican Congress, and a tsunami of lies from Musk and others, the only US agency dedicated to tracking and exposing Russian and Chinese propaganda around the world ceases to exist
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
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We have established a playing field in which the forces of MAGA can slander, libel, and defame with near impunity...while simultaneously using libel law to attack legitimate critics in an attempt to chill everyone else’s speech.”
From @jvl.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
From @jvl.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Weakness Is a Provocation
ABC News, billionaires, media orgs, and CEOs are surrendering to Trump because they think he’s a lame duck. They’re making a terrible mistake.
open.substack.com
December 16, 2024 at 7:23 PM
We have established a playing field in which the forces of MAGA can slander, libel, and defame with near impunity...while simultaneously using libel law to attack legitimate critics in an attempt to chill everyone else’s speech.”
From @jvl.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
From @jvl.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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highly recommend
Broligarchs against democracy: my essay in @theatlantic.bsky.social, based on my new book, "Offshore: Stealth Wealth & the New Colonialism" (shorturl.at/rTacl).
They're high-tech's opponents of democracy & their motto is: "Liberty, oligarchy & fraternity."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Broligarchs Are Trying to Have Their Way
The antidemocratic politics of having it all
www.theatlantic.com
December 4, 2024 at 9:20 AM
highly recommend
I’m waiting he for the demos and cries of outrage…
…or does that only happen when you can blame Israel?
…or does that only happen when you can blame Israel?
Syria's White Helmets release video said to show aftermath of Russian airstrikes – video
Syria's White Helmets release video said to show aftermath of Russian airstrikes – video
The White Helmets say at least 18 people were killed by Russian airstrikes on five Syrian healthcare facilities, including a maternity hospital. A video from Idlib showed plumes of smoke rising over the city, streets covered in ash, and cars on fire in a residential neighbourhood
Airstrikes hit hospitals in Syria’s Idlib region as insurgents fight Assad forces
Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 10:48 AM
I’m waiting he for the demos and cries of outrage…
…or does that only happen when you can blame Israel?
…or does that only happen when you can blame Israel?
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Syria's White Helmets release video said to show aftermath of Russian airstrikes – video
Syria's White Helmets release video said to show aftermath of Russian airstrikes – video
The White Helmets say at least 18 people were killed by Russian airstrikes on five Syrian healthcare facilities, including a maternity hospital. A video from Idlib showed plumes of smoke rising over the city, streets covered in ash, and cars on fire in a residential neighbourhood
Airstrikes hit hospitals in Syria’s Idlib region as insurgents fight Assad forces
Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 5:24 AM
Syria's White Helmets release video said to show aftermath of Russian airstrikes – video
I do not support condescending, privileged elites telling people in the west and northwest what facilities they can and cannot enjoy.
This won’t stop problem gambling.
Let’s be a model for best practice in responsible gambling management instead. @essendonfc #Essendon
This won’t stop problem gambling.
Let’s be a model for best practice in responsible gambling management instead. @essendonfc #Essendon
December 3, 2024 at 10:29 AM
I do not support condescending, privileged elites telling people in the west and northwest what facilities they can and cannot enjoy.
This won’t stop problem gambling.
Let’s be a model for best practice in responsible gambling management instead. @essendonfc #Essendon
This won’t stop problem gambling.
Let’s be a model for best practice in responsible gambling management instead. @essendonfc #Essendon
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Imagine this happening on a daily basis in any country with a free press, remembering that this is not a defensive war but an unprovoked, unnecessary invasion
💀 Russia lost 1,730 soldiers killed and wounded in one day
Russia lost 1,730 soldiers killed and wounded in one day
The Ukrainian defence forces continue to defeat the Russian troops as Russia’s losses over the past day alone amounted to more than 1,700 soldiers killed and wounded.
www.pravda.com.ua
December 1, 2024 at 9:49 AM
Imagine this happening on a daily basis in any country with a free press, remembering that this is not a defensive war but an unprovoked, unnecessary invasion
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Trump is about to see criminal cases against him dismissed and civil cases potentially won on appeal, and has been told by the Supreme Court that he can do pretty much anything he wants to do as president because as long as he dresses it up as an official act, it’s legal.
November 27, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Trump is about to see criminal cases against him dismissed and civil cases potentially won on appeal, and has been told by the Supreme Court that he can do pretty much anything he wants to do as president because as long as he dresses it up as an official act, it’s legal.
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If you are "tough on China," then listen to Taiwan
⚡️Taiwan’s former president urges US to prioritize aiding Ukraine over Taiwan, Politico reports.
"A Ukrainian victory will serve as the most effective deterrent to future aggression," former Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said during the Halifax International Security Forum.
"A Ukrainian victory will serve as the most effective deterrent to future aggression," former Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said during the Halifax International Security Forum.
Taiwan’s former president urges US to prioritize aiding Ukraine over Taiwan, Politico reports
"A Ukrainian victory will serve as the most effective deterrent to future aggression," former Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said during the Halifax International Security Forum on Nov. 23.
kyivindependent.com
November 26, 2024 at 4:10 PM
If you are "tough on China," then listen to Taiwan
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"He asked why British far-right figurehead Tommy Robinson had been imprisoned at all. Musk also approvingly shared Robinson’s documentary to his more than 200 million followers"
Musk's interventions should be taken seriously. The ideological leanings of oligarchical media barons can affect us all.
Musk's interventions should be taken seriously. The ideological leanings of oligarchical media barons can affect us all.
Elon Musk brands UK a ‘tyrannical police state’
X owner shares a petition demanding a UK general election and boosts a far-right activist.
www.politico.eu
November 25, 2024 at 1:44 PM
"He asked why British far-right figurehead Tommy Robinson had been imprisoned at all. Musk also approvingly shared Robinson’s documentary to his more than 200 million followers"
Musk's interventions should be taken seriously. The ideological leanings of oligarchical media barons can affect us all.
Musk's interventions should be taken seriously. The ideological leanings of oligarchical media barons can affect us all.
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Censorship will begin - in the name of "anti-censorship"
Trump has vowed to crack down on universities involved in misinformation research, or what he dubs the "censorship cartel" - e.g. by curbing funds to those that have "flagged content for removal”, or legal threats
“I'm pretty fucking scared," one professor tells me.
www.ft.com/content/bfb4...
“I'm pretty fucking scared," one professor tells me.
www.ft.com/content/bfb4...
Donald Trump’s return sends shivers through the anti-misinformation world
Vow to crack down on the ‘censorship cartel’ has researchers worried — and Big Tech is on notice
www.ft.com
November 25, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Censorship will begin - in the name of "anti-censorship"
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Biden has agreed to let Ukraine hit targets in Russia with US missiles. But there are more ways to shore up Ukraine in what remains an existential war. Europeans, for example, could release the $300 bln in frozen Russian assets...
More: www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
More: www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Putin Isn’t Fighting for Land in Ukraine
And Biden has mere weeks to give the Ukrainians the resources they need to fight.
www.theatlantic.com
November 21, 2024 at 9:28 AM
Biden has agreed to let Ukraine hit targets in Russia with US missiles. But there are more ways to shore up Ukraine in what remains an existential war. Europeans, for example, could release the $300 bln in frozen Russian assets...
More: www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
More: www.theatlantic.com/internationa...