Drew (GliderDrew) McKinnie
@gliderdrew.bsky.social
Glider pilot, instructor, safety, aviation meteorology, weather watcher, whisky, fun, humour, cooking, family, engineering
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Pritzker says it’s time to remove 47 under the 25th #USpol youtube.com/watch?v=Pihq...
Pritzker calls for Trump's removal from office under 25th Amendment
YouTube video by CBS Chicago
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October 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Pritzker says it’s time to remove 47 under the 25th #USpol youtube.com/watch?v=Pihq...
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South Park inspired Down Under
August 8, 2025 at 8:54 AM
South Park inspired Down Under
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major statement from PM Albanese on Gaza, Australia's strongest condemnation yet:
"The situation has gone beyond the world’s worst fears"
"Israel’s denial of aid and the killing of civilians, including children, seeking access to water and food cannot be defended or ignored"
"The situation has gone beyond the world’s worst fears"
"Israel’s denial of aid and the killing of civilians, including children, seeking access to water and food cannot be defended or ignored"
July 25, 2025 at 2:43 AM
major statement from PM Albanese on Gaza, Australia's strongest condemnation yet:
"The situation has gone beyond the world’s worst fears"
"Israel’s denial of aid and the killing of civilians, including children, seeking access to water and food cannot be defended or ignored"
"The situation has gone beyond the world’s worst fears"
"Israel’s denial of aid and the killing of civilians, including children, seeking access to water and food cannot be defended or ignored"
I need a soaring day to soothe my spirit
July 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I need a soaring day to soothe my spirit
Happy place
July 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Happy place
Gliding is wonderful fun!
June 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Gliding is wonderful fun!
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June 29, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Instead of liking my posts, please repost 🔄 them instead my friends. More folks will see them. Likes are pointless on their own. It'll be really appreciated too! Repost my pinned post too please 🙏 it'll be really appreciated. Check out my new starter pack
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@kenklippenstein.bsky.social I learned from the best
I'll be writing all this up with more detail shortly. For now I'll just say---I believe what I say and say what I believe. The offending posts are all online. Find out for yourself if my words post a danger to the US and *subscribe to my substack*
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June 14, 2025 at 1:31 AM
@kenklippenstein.bsky.social I learned from the best
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Historic records:
So far in 2025, an incredible 2452.8mm has been recorded at #Townsville Airport
This already surpasses 2399.8mm in 2000 as the **WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD**
Yesterday was also the *27th* consecutive rain day (0.2mm+). This ties 23/12/1990-18/01/1991 as the longest streak on record!
So far in 2025, an incredible 2452.8mm has been recorded at #Townsville Airport
This already surpasses 2399.8mm in 2000 as the **WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD**
Yesterday was also the *27th* consecutive rain day (0.2mm+). This ties 23/12/1990-18/01/1991 as the longest streak on record!
April 6, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Historic records:
So far in 2025, an incredible 2452.8mm has been recorded at #Townsville Airport
This already surpasses 2399.8mm in 2000 as the **WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD**
Yesterday was also the *27th* consecutive rain day (0.2mm+). This ties 23/12/1990-18/01/1991 as the longest streak on record!
So far in 2025, an incredible 2452.8mm has been recorded at #Townsville Airport
This already surpasses 2399.8mm in 2000 as the **WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD**
Yesterday was also the *27th* consecutive rain day (0.2mm+). This ties 23/12/1990-18/01/1991 as the longest streak on record!
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Peter Dutton has been forced to dump his candidate for the NSW seat of Whitlam after it emerged he had once claimed the Defence Force “need to remove females from combat corps” in order to “fix” our military, in a series of fringe podcast interviews www.news.com.au/national/pol... #auspol #ausvotes
www.news.com.au
April 6, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Peter Dutton has been forced to dump his candidate for the NSW seat of Whitlam after it emerged he had once claimed the Defence Force “need to remove females from combat corps” in order to “fix” our military, in a series of fringe podcast interviews www.news.com.au/national/pol... #auspol #ausvotes
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Fury at ‘stunning’ security failure by top Trump officials after war plans accidentally shared with journalist – US politics live
Fury at ‘stunning’ security failure by top Trump officials after war plans accidentally shared with journalist – US politics live
Widespread condemnation after extraordinary breach of military intelligence
Good morning and welcome to the US politics live blog. My name is Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you all the latest news lines over the next few hours.
We start with the widespread condemnation after senior members of Donald Trump’s cabinet were involved in a serious security breach while discussing secret military plans for recent US attacks on the Houthi armed group in Yemen.
An appeals court judge said Monday that Nazis were given more rights to contest their removal from the US during the second world war than Venezuelan migrants deported by the Trump administration.
Foreign workers at US government-backed media outlets being cut by the Trump administration say they face deportation to their home countries, where some risk imprisonment or death at the hands of authoritarian governments.
The US postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, who said earlier this month that he had asked the government team led by Elon Musk for assistance with a number of issues, announced he was resigning immediately.
A Columbia University student who took part in pro-Palestinian protests at the university is suing Donald Trump’s administration for attempting to deport her.
Trump’s administration is seeking sponsors for the White House Easter Egg Roll, in a break with tradition that is likely to draw further scrutiny over his government’s relationship with corporate backers.
Hundreds of firings inside the federal government’s student aid department have sparked concern among workers and student loan advocates, who warn that the student loan system is at risk.
A federal judge has ruled that the US government cannot remove two transgender men from the Air Force, the latest courtroom victory for LGBTQ+ rights advocates challenging Trump’s order banning trans people from military service. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 25, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Fury at ‘stunning’ security failure by top Trump officials after war plans accidentally shared with journalist – US politics live
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President Trump has no place imposing his ideologies on Australian researchers. This is an insidious intervention in Australia’s national sovereignty that runs contrary to fundamental principles of free speech, academic integrity and robust, evidence-based research.
www.afr.com/world/north-...
www.afr.com/world/north-...
March 14, 2025 at 6:09 AM
President Trump has no place imposing his ideologies on Australian researchers. This is an insidious intervention in Australia’s national sovereignty that runs contrary to fundamental principles of free speech, academic integrity and robust, evidence-based research.
www.afr.com/world/north-...
www.afr.com/world/north-...
The henna-hued heathen has no respect for sovereignty, jurisdictional limits, collaborative enterprises, separation of powers. He is an arrogant, bullying stain on politics and human decency. This narcissistic numbskull deserves denigration, disdain and denouncement. Rejection. Ridicule.
President Trump has no place imposing his ideologies on Australian researchers. This is an insidious intervention in Australia’s national sovereignty that runs contrary to fundamental principles of free speech, academic integrity and robust, evidence-based research.
www.afr.com/world/north-...
www.afr.com/world/north-...
March 14, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The henna-hued heathen has no respect for sovereignty, jurisdictional limits, collaborative enterprises, separation of powers. He is an arrogant, bullying stain on politics and human decency. This narcissistic numbskull deserves denigration, disdain and denouncement. Rejection. Ridicule.
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NATO might have to go to war with the United States to deter American aggression in Greenland.
‘Enough is enough’: Greenland hits back after Trump reaches out to NATO over island plan
American control of the Arctic island is necessary to enhance international security, the US president says in meeting with NATO chief.
www.smh.com.au
March 14, 2025 at 6:05 AM
NATO might have to go to war with the United States to deter American aggression in Greenland.
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Susan Collins hasn't held a town hall in 25+ years.
I can think of one and only one opportunity for Mainers to make sure Susan Collins hears them. It happens in 20 months. #MEpolitics
I can think of one and only one opportunity for Mainers to make sure Susan Collins hears them. It happens in 20 months. #MEpolitics
March 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Susan Collins hasn't held a town hall in 25+ years.
I can think of one and only one opportunity for Mainers to make sure Susan Collins hears them. It happens in 20 months. #MEpolitics
I can think of one and only one opportunity for Mainers to make sure Susan Collins hears them. It happens in 20 months. #MEpolitics
Good outcome
High court native title ruling may affect compensation claims nationwide, experts say
High court native title ruling may affect compensation claims nationwide, experts say
The decision upholding native title as a property right is a win for the long-running Gumatj case but is also said to have ‘long-term ramifications’
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March 14, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Good outcome
Horror show
March 14, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Horror show
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"Sucking up to Trump...is the worst possible thing to do."
"The only way to deal with bullies is to stand up to them."
These five minutes from Malcolm Turnbull are a must-watch. Recorded in June last year as part of our Joe Stiglitz tour. #auspol
"The only way to deal with bullies is to stand up to them."
These five minutes from Malcolm Turnbull are a must-watch. Recorded in June last year as part of our Joe Stiglitz tour. #auspol
How to deal with Trump: former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull
YouTube video by The Australia Institute
youtu.be
March 5, 2025 at 5:34 AM
"Sucking up to Trump...is the worst possible thing to do."
"The only way to deal with bullies is to stand up to them."
These five minutes from Malcolm Turnbull are a must-watch. Recorded in June last year as part of our Joe Stiglitz tour. #auspol
"The only way to deal with bullies is to stand up to them."
These five minutes from Malcolm Turnbull are a must-watch. Recorded in June last year as part of our Joe Stiglitz tour. #auspol
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To speak fluent magpie recite “quarter watermelon” a few times in a high voice
March 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
To speak fluent magpie recite “quarter watermelon” a few times in a high voice
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Tanking a 10+ year gaining economy in only 6 weeks has to be a record for any President
March 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Tanking a 10+ year gaining economy in only 6 weeks has to be a record for any President
Timeline cleanser. Tumut River.
March 4, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Timeline cleanser. Tumut River.