Steve
@bap53.bsky.social
Retired educator, left-leaning, against all exploitation by selfish capitalists, corrupt big business and unethical governments
I have lived for 70+ years through a glorious age and now desperately hoping for a better future for my children and grandkids
I have lived for 70+ years through a glorious age and now desperately hoping for a better future for my children and grandkids
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"I've decided that I..," Tony Fitzgerald begins his 2014 lecture.
A short breath before continuing, "...have to say something."
There is an overwhelming compulsion in every Queenslander to say something. Wherever we are & through the bloodlines. #qldpol youtu.be/VRpJQ4ompMU
A short breath before continuing, "...have to say something."
There is an overwhelming compulsion in every Queenslander to say something. Wherever we are & through the bloodlines. #qldpol youtu.be/VRpJQ4ompMU
"All bullies are cowards": In 2014 Tony Fitzgerald condemned The Courier Mail & Newman Govt
YouTube video by Qldaah
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November 16, 2025 at 9:45 AM
"I've decided that I..," Tony Fitzgerald begins his 2014 lecture.
A short breath before continuing, "...have to say something."
There is an overwhelming compulsion in every Queenslander to say something. Wherever we are & through the bloodlines. #qldpol youtu.be/VRpJQ4ompMU
A short breath before continuing, "...have to say something."
There is an overwhelming compulsion in every Queenslander to say something. Wherever we are & through the bloodlines. #qldpol youtu.be/VRpJQ4ompMU
Here we go again! The Catholic hierarchy doing the work of a far right state government. Trying to indoctrinate the young students will not work. Disgusting!!!!
@janecaro.bsky.social For info 👇
Queensland appointed two Catholic strategists to Ed board, replacing union. Classic 2020s US Right politics, working through the back door to crush public education’s independence & strength. One of them: also culture warrior Advance & Classical Christian Ed. #auspol
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November 15, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Here we go again! The Catholic hierarchy doing the work of a far right state government. Trying to indoctrinate the young students will not work. Disgusting!!!!
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@janecaro.bsky.social For info 👇
Queensland appointed two Catholic strategists to Ed board, replacing union. Classic 2020s US Right politics, working through the back door to crush public education’s independence & strength. One of them: also culture warrior Advance & Classical Christian Ed. #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2024/06...
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November 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
@janecaro.bsky.social For info 👇
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As an old-time migrant "houso" who grew up in a house built by the govt, and funded by an 80 year mortgage from the Rural Bank, I'm 100% behind any move to return to the days of public housing @grogsgamut.bsky.social #auspol #HousingIsAHumanRight
Governments used to build places for people to live in.
Housing used to be affordable.
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
Housing used to be affordable.
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
November 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
As an old-time migrant "houso" who grew up in a house built by the govt, and funded by an 80 year mortgage from the Rural Bank, I'm 100% behind any move to return to the days of public housing @grogsgamut.bsky.social #auspol #HousingIsAHumanRight
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In case you missed this on msm
November 10, 2025 at 4:22 AM
In case you missed this on msm
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Financed Deforestation
“Australia is a global deforestation hotspot - & Aus banks are funding destruction.
www.acf.org.au/news/finance...
“Australia is a global deforestation hotspot - & Aus banks are funding destruction.
www.acf.org.au/news/finance...
Financed Deforestation: The banks behind nature destruction
Is your bank funding forest destruction? Explore ACF’s interactive tool to see how the big lenders compare.
www.acf.org.au
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Financed Deforestation
“Australia is a global deforestation hotspot - & Aus banks are funding destruction.
www.acf.org.au/news/finance...
“Australia is a global deforestation hotspot - & Aus banks are funding destruction.
www.acf.org.au/news/finance...
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😏😏😏
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
😏😏😏
Our household has had solar on the roof for several years. We have recently added a battery with a smart meter. Early next year, we will be purchasing an electric car. It's a no-brainer!!
“Rooftop solar is a proven Australian success story. It’s fast, fair, and delivers clean, cheap energy for households and businesses. Over one-third of Australian homes are now generating their own power from the sun, and sharing it with their neighbours.
Now it’s time to double down on what works👇
Now it’s time to double down on what works👇
November 10, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Our household has had solar on the roof for several years. We have recently added a battery with a smart meter. Early next year, we will be purchasing an electric car. It's a no-brainer!!
A brilliant ad that highlights the orchestrated political rhetoric of the right-wing media over the years! Nothing changes with the right!!
"New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009"
It's just a long running, fabricated Fox "news" narrative.
~ Daily Show Social Media
#EatTheRich
It's just a long running, fabricated Fox "news" narrative.
~ Daily Show Social Media
#EatTheRich
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 AM
A brilliant ad that highlights the orchestrated political rhetoric of the right-wing media over the years! Nothing changes with the right!!
2025 Murder rate per 100,00 people:
California - 4.9
Texas - 6.2
Florida - 5.8
Illinois - 9.1
New York - 4.9
Georgia - 8.3
North Carolina - 8.2
Missouri - 10.2
Louisiana - 22.2 (Speaker Mike Johnson's state)
South Carolina - 11.5
Alabama - 15.3
Mississippi - 18.5 (Murder rate capital of America)
California - 4.9
Texas - 6.2
Florida - 5.8
Illinois - 9.1
New York - 4.9
Georgia - 8.3
North Carolina - 8.2
Missouri - 10.2
Louisiana - 22.2 (Speaker Mike Johnson's state)
South Carolina - 11.5
Alabama - 15.3
Mississippi - 18.5 (Murder rate capital of America)
November 10, 2025 at 6:54 AM
2025 Murder rate per 100,00 people:
California - 4.9
Texas - 6.2
Florida - 5.8
Illinois - 9.1
New York - 4.9
Georgia - 8.3
North Carolina - 8.2
Missouri - 10.2
Louisiana - 22.2 (Speaker Mike Johnson's state)
South Carolina - 11.5
Alabama - 15.3
Mississippi - 18.5 (Murder rate capital of America)
California - 4.9
Texas - 6.2
Florida - 5.8
Illinois - 9.1
New York - 4.9
Georgia - 8.3
North Carolina - 8.2
Missouri - 10.2
Louisiana - 22.2 (Speaker Mike Johnson's state)
South Carolina - 11.5
Alabama - 15.3
Mississippi - 18.5 (Murder rate capital of America)
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Last nights #60mins was explosive & shocking. Whistleblowers exposing a web of corruption, cover ups & the infiltration of our offshore detention regime by criminal bikie gangs.
Watch 60 Minutes story here: youtu.be/9hvxVzX0NDI?...
ASRC’s media release: asrc.org.au/2025/11/10/e...
Watch 60 Minutes story here: youtu.be/9hvxVzX0NDI?...
ASRC’s media release: asrc.org.au/2025/11/10/e...
How Australia got rid of illegal immigrants | 60 Minutes Australia
YouTube video by 60 Minutes Australia
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Last nights #60mins was explosive & shocking. Whistleblowers exposing a web of corruption, cover ups & the infiltration of our offshore detention regime by criminal bikie gangs.
Watch 60 Minutes story here: youtu.be/9hvxVzX0NDI?...
ASRC’s media release: asrc.org.au/2025/11/10/e...
Watch 60 Minutes story here: youtu.be/9hvxVzX0NDI?...
ASRC’s media release: asrc.org.au/2025/11/10/e...
Shocking situation. I used to view the NPC presentation regularly, but I no longer do. Our mainstream media are clearly complicit in ensuring arms dealers get a voice.
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Shocking situation. I used to view the NPC presentation regularly, but I no longer do. Our mainstream media are clearly complicit in ensuring arms dealers get a voice.
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Dear @AlboMP & @AnikaWells check it out:
Sportsbet false reporting of dividends paid, false reporting of related party transactions, false reporting of GST, inadequate disclosure of netting off gains and losses on betting activity
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/a-hot-mess-t...
Sportsbet false reporting of dividends paid, false reporting of related party transactions, false reporting of GST, inadequate disclosure of netting off gains and losses on betting activity
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/a-hot-mess-t...
A hot mess. The 'irregulation' of sneaky Sportsbet - Michael West
The accounts of Sportsbet are a hot mess. An independent analysis finds multiple breaches of accounting standards, ergo the laws of Australia.
michaelwest.com.au
November 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Dear @AlboMP & @AnikaWells check it out:
Sportsbet false reporting of dividends paid, false reporting of related party transactions, false reporting of GST, inadequate disclosure of netting off gains and losses on betting activity
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/a-hot-mess-t...
Sportsbet false reporting of dividends paid, false reporting of related party transactions, false reporting of GST, inadequate disclosure of netting off gains and losses on betting activity
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/a-hot-mess-t...
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In Finland, charging fees for school tuition is illegal, which means rich kids have to mix with normal kids.
That means rich families had to make sure the schools their children attended were good, which in turn prompted the wealthy to invest in public education.
Finland, take a bow.
That means rich families had to make sure the schools their children attended were good, which in turn prompted the wealthy to invest in public education.
Finland, take a bow.
November 9, 2025 at 5:22 AM
In Finland, charging fees for school tuition is illegal, which means rich kids have to mix with normal kids.
That means rich families had to make sure the schools their children attended were good, which in turn prompted the wealthy to invest in public education.
Finland, take a bow.
That means rich families had to make sure the schools their children attended were good, which in turn prompted the wealthy to invest in public education.
Finland, take a bow.
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Not only has Sportsbet lobbied the govt to a standstill on gambling reform, it's taking for 4 regulators for a ride #asic #ACMA #ATO & NT Wagering.
We find multiple breaches of the law #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/a-hot-mess-t...
We find multiple breaches of the law #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/a-hot-mess-t...
A hot mess. The 'irregulation' of sneaky Sportsbet - Michael West
The accounts of Sportsbet are a hot mess. An independent analysis finds multiple breaches of accounting standards, ergo the laws of Australia.
michaelwest.com.au
November 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Not only has Sportsbet lobbied the govt to a standstill on gambling reform, it's taking for 4 regulators for a ride #asic #ACMA #ATO & NT Wagering.
We find multiple breaches of the law #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/a-hot-mess-t...
We find multiple breaches of the law #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/a-hot-mess-t...
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I have zero expectations for LNP - and they exceed those expectations every day.
I did however have some expectations for Labor - and I now feel completely betrayed.
I truly didn’t think they would be this bad.
Could and should be so different 😞😞 #auspol
I did however have some expectations for Labor - and I now feel completely betrayed.
I truly didn’t think they would be this bad.
Could and should be so different 😞😞 #auspol
November 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I have zero expectations for LNP - and they exceed those expectations every day.
I did however have some expectations for Labor - and I now feel completely betrayed.
I truly didn’t think they would be this bad.
Could and should be so different 😞😞 #auspol
I did however have some expectations for Labor - and I now feel completely betrayed.
I truly didn’t think they would be this bad.
Could and should be so different 😞😞 #auspol
A laughable situation for a federal authority. Questions need to be asked of the original selection panel!!
How much longer is this farce of a sideshow going to continue?
NACC Commissioner, Paul Brereton, is once again embroiled in controversy.
The NACC Inspector, Gail Furness is currently investigating several complaints against Mr Brereton.
His position is untenable.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
NACC Commissioner, Paul Brereton, is once again embroiled in controversy.
The NACC Inspector, Gail Furness is currently investigating several complaints against Mr Brereton.
His position is untenable.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Anti-corruption commission watchdog inquiring into NACC chief Brereton
The inspector of the National Anti-Corruption Commission is inquiring into the agency's head, Paul Brereton, in relation to several complaints including from a former employee.
www.abc.net.au
November 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
A laughable situation for a federal authority. Questions need to be asked of the original selection panel!!
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"Australian politics is now descending into a theatre of science-denying absurdity. A mainstream party is now embedded in denial of clear scientific evidence that renewables are the lowest cost option for Australia through to 2050." #ClimateCrisis #auspol
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Abandoning net zero: Farce, fantasy and falsehoods
Australian politics is now descending into a theatre of science-denying absurdity. A mainstream party is now embedded in denial of clear scientific evidence that renewables are the lowest cost option ...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"Australian politics is now descending into a theatre of science-denying absurdity. A mainstream party is now embedded in denial of clear scientific evidence that renewables are the lowest cost option for Australia through to 2050." #ClimateCrisis #auspol
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Trump's legacy photo.
He has no emotional connection to others.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 7, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Trump's legacy photo.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Remember: no matter who is in the Oval Office, you can always fight for change at the state and local levels.
Just look at New Mexico.
Just look at New Mexico.
November 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Remember: no matter who is in the Oval Office, you can always fight for change at the state and local levels.
Just look at New Mexico.
Just look at New Mexico.
Are we after political leadership or the status quo?
One wonders what the election result would be at the next Australian federal election if the present ALP government said they were going to tax billionaires 2% of their profits to pay for child care?
One wonders what the election result would be at the next Australian federal election if the present ALP government said they were going to tax billionaires 2% of their profits to pay for child care?
November 6, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Are we after political leadership or the status quo?
One wonders what the election result would be at the next Australian federal election if the present ALP government said they were going to tax billionaires 2% of their profits to pay for child care?
One wonders what the election result would be at the next Australian federal election if the present ALP government said they were going to tax billionaires 2% of their profits to pay for child care?
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www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
“investments in Elbit Systems were made 12 days after Israel shattered a pause in hostilities with airstrikes that killed 400+ people in Gaza. At the time, Israel’s PM, Benjamin Netanyahu, warned the renewed military offensive was “only the beginning”.”
#genocide
“investments in Elbit Systems were made 12 days after Israel shattered a pause in hostilities with airstrikes that killed 400+ people in Gaza. At the time, Israel’s PM, Benjamin Netanyahu, warned the renewed military offensive was “only the beginning”.”
#genocide
ANU bought shares in Israeli weapons maker after pledging to stop controversial arms investments
Exclusive: University says Elbit Systems, whose drones have been used extensively in Gaza, was not on any controversial weapons list when shares bought and sold this year
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
“investments in Elbit Systems were made 12 days after Israel shattered a pause in hostilities with airstrikes that killed 400+ people in Gaza. At the time, Israel’s PM, Benjamin Netanyahu, warned the renewed military offensive was “only the beginning”.”
#genocide
“investments in Elbit Systems were made 12 days after Israel shattered a pause in hostilities with airstrikes that killed 400+ people in Gaza. At the time, Israel’s PM, Benjamin Netanyahu, warned the renewed military offensive was “only the beginning”.”
#genocide
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Outrage over video leak of Israeli soldiers’ gang rape of Palestinian exposes rot in Israeli society mondoweiss.net/2025/11/outr...
Outrage over video leak of Israeli soldiers’ gang rape of Palestinian exposes rot in Israeli society
There’s outrage in Israel over the leaked video of Israeli soldiers gang-raping a Palestinian prisoner. However, the outrage isn’t about the rape itself but the fact that the video was leaked in the f...
mondoweiss.net
November 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Outrage over video leak of Israeli soldiers’ gang rape of Palestinian exposes rot in Israeli society mondoweiss.net/2025/11/outr...
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The number just keeps growing.
Not drag queens
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/at-l...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/at-l...
At least 188 Christian & Republican leaders have been accused of child abuse this year - LGBTQ Nation
"If you are tracking drag queens or trans people or just LGBTQ+ people abusing children ... those stories just don’t happen much."
www.lgbtqnation.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:48 AM
The number just keeps growing.