Carolyn Tucker
@carolyntucker.bsky.social
Retired journalist and politics junkie. Happily living on the Sunshine Coast with my husband and staffy.
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A fair question.
December 24, 2024 at 10:40 PM
A fair question.
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The irony is thick here.
December 24, 2024 at 9:37 PM
The irony is thick here.
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Some folks are pretty good seeing things coming.
December 18, 2024 at 11:37 AM
Some folks are pretty good seeing things coming.
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Obedience always emboldens the oppressor.
They're using the threat of lawsuits to silence their critics, mute damning facts about his cabinet nominees, and pave the road to a state-controlled media.
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They're using the threat of lawsuits to silence their critics, mute damning facts about his cabinet nominees, and pave the road to a state-controlled media.
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Trump Team Threatens More Defamation Suits
President-elect's lawyers and allies issue warnings to news media over coverage
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December 17, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Obedience always emboldens the oppressor.
They're using the threat of lawsuits to silence their critics, mute damning facts about his cabinet nominees, and pave the road to a state-controlled media.
buff.ly/3ZVM0wC
They're using the threat of lawsuits to silence their critics, mute damning facts about his cabinet nominees, and pave the road to a state-controlled media.
buff.ly/3ZVM0wC
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For commentary on Dutton's nuclear announcement, ABC News went to NewsCorp's Clare Armstrong?! Srsly?! This is just insulting to viewers. This is why I rarely watch ABC News anymore. STOP PLATFORMING NEWSCORP! #auspol #energy #nuclear #renewables #JournalismMatters
December 14, 2024 at 7:17 AM
For commentary on Dutton's nuclear announcement, ABC News went to NewsCorp's Clare Armstrong?! Srsly?! This is just insulting to viewers. This is why I rarely watch ABC News anymore. STOP PLATFORMING NEWSCORP! #auspol #energy #nuclear #renewables #JournalismMatters
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For commentary on Dutton's nuclear policy, ABC News went to NewsCorp's Clare Armstrong! Srsly! Not a scientist, an energy costs expert or even ABC's Laura Tingle. They went to a staffer from one of Murdoch's tabloid trash propaganda rags. STOP PLATFORMING NEWSCORP! #auspol #JournalismMatters 😠
December 14, 2024 at 9:10 AM
For commentary on Dutton's nuclear policy, ABC News went to NewsCorp's Clare Armstrong! Srsly! Not a scientist, an energy costs expert or even ABC's Laura Tingle. They went to a staffer from one of Murdoch's tabloid trash propaganda rags. STOP PLATFORMING NEWSCORP! #auspol #JournalismMatters 😠
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i feel like there should be a person who's job it is to show up the first day of shooting, sit the director and the cinematographer down in a room and say "whatever you're about to do, it does not need to be that dark."
December 12, 2024 at 10:22 PM
i feel like there should be a person who's job it is to show up the first day of shooting, sit the director and the cinematographer down in a room and say "whatever you're about to do, it does not need to be that dark."
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Total bald faced lie. On the front page. Of the only major newspaper in my state. See the problem here?
December 12, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Total bald faced lie. On the front page. Of the only major newspaper in my state. See the problem here?
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There's going to be so much disinformation and BS thrown at us today.
Don't fall for it
Dutton's nuclear non-plan will set off a chain reaction of outcomes we don't want or need.
Our families and communities need and deserve better.
Pass it on #auspol
Don't fall for it
Dutton's nuclear non-plan will set off a chain reaction of outcomes we don't want or need.
Our families and communities need and deserve better.
Pass it on #auspol
December 12, 2024 at 10:34 PM
There's going to be so much disinformation and BS thrown at us today.
Don't fall for it
Dutton's nuclear non-plan will set off a chain reaction of outcomes we don't want or need.
Our families and communities need and deserve better.
Pass it on #auspol
Don't fall for it
Dutton's nuclear non-plan will set off a chain reaction of outcomes we don't want or need.
Our families and communities need and deserve better.
Pass it on #auspol
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Today's headlines re Australians trapped in Syrian camps:-
"Opposition leader Peter Dutton has dampened the hopes of the families of women and children in Syrian detention camps..."
"Peter Dutton rejects calls to repatriate...."
Can someone remind the media and the Govt who's actually in power?
"Opposition leader Peter Dutton has dampened the hopes of the families of women and children in Syrian detention camps..."
"Peter Dutton rejects calls to repatriate...."
Can someone remind the media and the Govt who's actually in power?
December 12, 2024 at 12:24 AM
Today's headlines re Australians trapped in Syrian camps:-
"Opposition leader Peter Dutton has dampened the hopes of the families of women and children in Syrian detention camps..."
"Peter Dutton rejects calls to repatriate...."
Can someone remind the media and the Govt who's actually in power?
"Opposition leader Peter Dutton has dampened the hopes of the families of women and children in Syrian detention camps..."
"Peter Dutton rejects calls to repatriate...."
Can someone remind the media and the Govt who's actually in power?
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The big question is how much longer Trump will allow Elon Musk to be the acting president. It’s clear that Trump isn’t making the real decisions.
Everyone knows that Elon is the alpha and Trump is the beta in this relationship. That has to be humiliating for Trump.
Everyone knows that Elon is the alpha and Trump is the beta in this relationship. That has to be humiliating for Trump.
December 7, 2024 at 6:06 PM
The big question is how much longer Trump will allow Elon Musk to be the acting president. It’s clear that Trump isn’t making the real decisions.
Everyone knows that Elon is the alpha and Trump is the beta in this relationship. That has to be humiliating for Trump.
Everyone knows that Elon is the alpha and Trump is the beta in this relationship. That has to be humiliating for Trump.
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In Australia, EV sales are up, but Tesla sales are down.
A bit of the Musk factor perhaps?
A bit of the Musk factor perhaps?
December 7, 2024 at 4:38 AM
In Australia, EV sales are up, but Tesla sales are down.
A bit of the Musk factor perhaps?
A bit of the Musk factor perhaps?
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Peter Dutton has hired digital agency 'Topham Guerin', infamous for disinformation and deepfakes, to run the LNP campaign.
Here are grabs from Topham Guerin's 'showreel'.
Labor’s failure to tackle truth in political advertising risks costing them, and our democracy, everything.
Here are grabs from Topham Guerin's 'showreel'.
Labor’s failure to tackle truth in political advertising risks costing them, and our democracy, everything.
December 7, 2024 at 6:26 AM
Peter Dutton has hired digital agency 'Topham Guerin', infamous for disinformation and deepfakes, to run the LNP campaign.
Here are grabs from Topham Guerin's 'showreel'.
Labor’s failure to tackle truth in political advertising risks costing them, and our democracy, everything.
Here are grabs from Topham Guerin's 'showreel'.
Labor’s failure to tackle truth in political advertising risks costing them, and our democracy, everything.
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It is not getting a lot of coverage - but there is a world of financial pain coming for WA households if WA Labor agrees to extend the Woodside gas deal. And that's without the huge environmental cost.
australiainstitute.org.au/post/north-w...
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North West Shelf extension: a disastrous deal for WA households
If the Western Australian government agrees to Woodside’s proposal to extend the export of the state’s domestic gas, it will be locking in higher energy prices for West Australians for the long term –...
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December 5, 2024 at 1:44 AM
It is not getting a lot of coverage - but there is a world of financial pain coming for WA households if WA Labor agrees to extend the Woodside gas deal. And that's without the huge environmental cost.
australiainstitute.org.au/post/north-w...
australiainstitute.org.au/post/north-w...
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Amos Goldberg, Professor of Genocide Studies at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem "Yes, it is genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. Jewish history will henceforth be stained"
Is there anyone more qualified and unbiased?
Is there anyone more qualified and unbiased?
December 4, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Amos Goldberg, Professor of Genocide Studies at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem "Yes, it is genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. Jewish history will henceforth be stained"
Is there anyone more qualified and unbiased?
Is there anyone more qualified and unbiased?
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One of the things I still don’t understand is how these tech bros can be pro-technology and anti science.
November 25, 2024 at 1:21 PM
One of the things I still don’t understand is how these tech bros can be pro-technology and anti science.
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People who brag about not being politically correct tend also not to be factually, morally, or grammatically correct.
November 24, 2024 at 11:48 PM
People who brag about not being politically correct tend also not to be factually, morally, or grammatically correct.
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cracker article johnmenadue.com/disingenuous...
"Disingenuous theatre dressed up as major news": Why the ABC is losing credibility - Pearls and Irritations
The biggest threat to the ABC today is its craven and distorted performance in television current affairs reporting.
johnmenadue.com
November 24, 2024 at 9:53 PM
cracker article johnmenadue.com/disingenuous...
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Andrew Tate got banned from Bluesky in less than one day.
Another reason things are so much better here than Twitter.
Another reason things are so much better here than Twitter.
November 19, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Andrew Tate got banned from Bluesky in less than one day.
Another reason things are so much better here than Twitter.
Another reason things are so much better here than Twitter.
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"Once you understand the media, you’ll discover that you really don’t have to have any policies at all" said Dutton;
"tell them you’ve got a policy for imaginary nuclear power plants to replace whale-eating wind turbines and you’ve bought yourself another 6 months."
theshovel.com.au/2024/11/20/h...
"tell them you’ve got a policy for imaginary nuclear power plants to replace whale-eating wind turbines and you’ve bought yourself another 6 months."
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How to Start a Culture War, by Peter Dutton — The Shovel
Peter Dutton was kind enough to pen an article for The 2024 Shovel Annual. We wanted to share an exclusive extract with you. “Politics, someone once told me, is about more than just creating a visi...
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November 20, 2024 at 10:07 AM
"Once you understand the media, you’ll discover that you really don’t have to have any policies at all" said Dutton;
"tell them you’ve got a policy for imaginary nuclear power plants to replace whale-eating wind turbines and you’ve bought yourself another 6 months."
theshovel.com.au/2024/11/20/h...
"tell them you’ve got a policy for imaginary nuclear power plants to replace whale-eating wind turbines and you’ve bought yourself another 6 months."
theshovel.com.au/2024/11/20/h...
100% agree
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ABC has questions to answer over Alan Jones - THE POLITICS
The national broadcaster petted and patted the loudmouth Parrot to curry favour with its critics. It was a bird-brained idea.
thepolitics.com.au
November 20, 2024 at 5:28 AM
100% agree
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You can take a lot of what @willbunch.bsky.social is talking about here in response to the Trump picks and apply it to political journalism as a whole.
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
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The real reason Trump picked a sex fiend, dog killer, and anti-vaxxer for his cabinet | Will Bunch
The names of Trump's insane cabinet picks aren't even what matters. America's strongman is already creating a new reality.
www.inquirer.com
November 19, 2024 at 12:18 AM
You can take a lot of what @willbunch.bsky.social is talking about here in response to the Trump picks and apply it to political journalism as a whole.
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
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It is true that the sub judice contempt rule needs to be reformed as it is out of step with modern digital reality, however in the meantime the best way to ensure Alan Jones gets a trial at all (let alone a fair one) is to shut up about the criminal charges against him.
November 18, 2024 at 2:14 AM
It is true that the sub judice contempt rule needs to be reformed as it is out of step with modern digital reality, however in the meantime the best way to ensure Alan Jones gets a trial at all (let alone a fair one) is to shut up about the criminal charges against him.