Karen Jones
@kazattanilba.bsky.social
Wife, mother, grandmother. Cricket tragic. Love politics, history, economics. Left leaning. Love kind folk ❤️
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Australia would be a better place had Howard never been born.
A contemptible human who will not deserve any of the bullshit fawning eulogies he will get.
A contemptible human who will not deserve any of the bullshit fawning eulogies he will get.
John Howard has made clear the Liberal Party hates migrants after launching a racist attack on #SkyAfterDark saying Australia is making a “mistake” by “emphasising the tribalism of multiculturalism”
Says migrants should forget their culture, focus on “assimilation” #RacistLNP
Says migrants should forget their culture, focus on “assimilation” #RacistLNP
September 9, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Australia would be a better place had Howard never been born.
A contemptible human who will not deserve any of the bullshit fawning eulogies he will get.
A contemptible human who will not deserve any of the bullshit fawning eulogies he will get.
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Bridget McKenzie must now resign from Parliament.
"..where one attendee approached Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan with a noose and anti-renewables protesters heckled Anthony Albanese and then chased him out of town on tractors. The same tractors also blocked Allan from leaving (Nationals MP Bridget McKenzie turned out to be a passenger in one)."
September 1, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Bridget McKenzie must now resign from Parliament.
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Or putting it more strongly:
anyone talking about housing affordability
but refusing to consider tax concessions for investors
is paving the way for even greater wealthy inequality and homelessness.
anyone talking about housing affordability
but refusing to consider tax concessions for investors
is paving the way for even greater wealthy inequality and homelessness.
September 1, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Or putting it more strongly:
anyone talking about housing affordability
but refusing to consider tax concessions for investors
is paving the way for even greater wealthy inequality and homelessness.
anyone talking about housing affordability
but refusing to consider tax concessions for investors
is paving the way for even greater wealthy inequality and homelessness.
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Anyone talking about housing affordability not mentioning the capital gains tax discount is not talking about housing affordability.
September 1, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Anyone talking about housing affordability not mentioning the capital gains tax discount is not talking about housing affordability.
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I am in a park in Birmingham and there are people of so many nationalities enjoying themselves in the sun and some blues band man singing in a strong Brummie accent and it is so lovely and hard to reconcile with what you read in the media
August 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I am in a park in Birmingham and there are people of so many nationalities enjoying themselves in the sun and some blues band man singing in a strong Brummie accent and it is so lovely and hard to reconcile with what you read in the media
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Idea: If Trump actually *does* die, hang a disco ball over his burial site and charge people $50 a minute to dance on his grave. National debt sorted.
August 30, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Idea: If Trump actually *does* die, hang a disco ball over his burial site and charge people $50 a minute to dance on his grave. National debt sorted.
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The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
August 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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Bob Katter cheerfully poses for a photo-op. #auspol #NoRoomForRacism
August 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Bob Katter cheerfully poses for a photo-op. #auspol #NoRoomForRacism
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Mark Dreyfus has called out Tim Wilson’s nasty & intimidatory electoral campaign in #Goldstein which included incidents of abuse, harassment, even death threats. Dreyfus credits Zoe Daniel & says, unlike Wilson, her campaign was one of integrity.
Shame on you Wilson. #auspol
Shame on you Wilson. #auspol
August 28, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Mark Dreyfus has called out Tim Wilson’s nasty & intimidatory electoral campaign in #Goldstein which included incidents of abuse, harassment, even death threats. Dreyfus credits Zoe Daniel & says, unlike Wilson, her campaign was one of integrity.
Shame on you Wilson. #auspol
Shame on you Wilson. #auspol
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Bob Katter should be censured... or charged. It's unacceptable to threaten a journalist with violence because you don't like a question. Haven't we all had enough of old men who think their egos take precendence over facts and common decency? Let's please stop humouring them. #auspol
August 28, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Bob Katter should be censured... or charged. It's unacceptable to threaten a journalist with violence because you don't like a question. Haven't we all had enough of old men who think their egos take precendence over facts and common decency? Let's please stop humouring them. #auspol
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Proving yet again that we have a brutal Labor government who pretends to be committed to democratic reform and accountability.
But when it counts, they prosecute #whistleblowers instead of protecting them.
Richard Boyle was a national hero.
Albanese and Dreyfus threw him under the bus.
But when it counts, they prosecute #whistleblowers instead of protecting them.
Richard Boyle was a national hero.
Albanese and Dreyfus threw him under the bus.
August 28, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Proving yet again that we have a brutal Labor government who pretends to be committed to democratic reform and accountability.
But when it counts, they prosecute #whistleblowers instead of protecting them.
Richard Boyle was a national hero.
Albanese and Dreyfus threw him under the bus.
But when it counts, they prosecute #whistleblowers instead of protecting them.
Richard Boyle was a national hero.
Albanese and Dreyfus threw him under the bus.
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Farage’s “probity and judgment were sold as the product called Brexit. It turned out to be a piece of shit.”
And, unbelievably, this Labour govt finds itself trapped because it has refused to call this out.
What a profound - and now dangerous - political failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
And, unbelievably, this Labour govt finds itself trapped because it has refused to call this out.
What a profound - and now dangerous - political failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There’s an obvious way to challenge Nigel Farage. But Keir Starmer won’t do it | Rafael Behr
Labour’s reluctance to name Brexit as the cause of so many problems hasn’t stopped Reform’s rise. It’s time to try the truth, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Farage’s “probity and judgment were sold as the product called Brexit. It turned out to be a piece of shit.”
And, unbelievably, this Labour govt finds itself trapped because it has refused to call this out.
What a profound - and now dangerous - political failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
And, unbelievably, this Labour govt finds itself trapped because it has refused to call this out.
What a profound - and now dangerous - political failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This has cheered me up today beyond words! Thank you! 👇🤘
August 27, 2025 at 3:36 AM
This has cheered me up today beyond words! Thank you! 👇🤘
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A hollow legal victory perhaps, but a hollow, immoral one at best. Shameful.
Linda Reynolds may have won in court but her narcisstic and vindictive defamation case has done more to damage her reputation than anything Brittany Higgins or David Sharaz ever tweeted
August 27, 2025 at 7:23 AM
A hollow legal victory perhaps, but a hollow, immoral one at best. Shameful.
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Thought I got a good pic of sunrise this morning at Collaroy
My daughter got a better one !!
My daughter got a better one !!
August 27, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Thought I got a good pic of sunrise this morning at Collaroy
My daughter got a better one !!
My daughter got a better one !!
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AUKUS won't make Australia safer. It makes Australia vulnerable, and compromises our ability to make independent decisions about our security.
“Australian money is flushing into the US submarine construction system - a billion USD so far, with another billion by year's end.
- Allan Behm
#auspol
“Australian money is flushing into the US submarine construction system - a billion USD so far, with another billion by year's end.
- Allan Behm
#auspol
August 27, 2025 at 5:45 AM
AUKUS won't make Australia safer. It makes Australia vulnerable, and compromises our ability to make independent decisions about our security.
“Australian money is flushing into the US submarine construction system - a billion USD so far, with another billion by year's end.
- Allan Behm
#auspol
“Australian money is flushing into the US submarine construction system - a billion USD so far, with another billion by year's end.
- Allan Behm
#auspol
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The Australian Jewish Association & its registered charity are being charged with racial & religious vilification at the Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW.
The complaint details 9 alleged acts of racial vilification & 7 of religious vilification.
The complaint details 9 alleged acts of racial vilification & 7 of religious vilification.
August 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The Australian Jewish Association & its registered charity are being charged with racial & religious vilification at the Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW.
The complaint details 9 alleged acts of racial vilification & 7 of religious vilification.
The complaint details 9 alleged acts of racial vilification & 7 of religious vilification.
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Brexit - championed by Farage - has been a significant factor in creating this mess - it’s time UK news shows started pointing that out
youtu.be/be3b8RkMqvs?...
youtu.be/be3b8RkMqvs?...
Brexit - championed by Farage - has been a significant factor in creating this mess
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
August 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Brexit - championed by Farage - has been a significant factor in creating this mess - it’s time UK news shows started pointing that out
youtu.be/be3b8RkMqvs?...
youtu.be/be3b8RkMqvs?...
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Cost of Trump's D.C. Occupation: $1.1M per day.
Cost to operate public housing for D.C.'s entire homeless population: $169,226 per day.
It's not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Cost to operate public housing for D.C.'s entire homeless population: $169,226 per day.
It's not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
August 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Cost of Trump's D.C. Occupation: $1.1M per day.
Cost to operate public housing for D.C.'s entire homeless population: $169,226 per day.
It's not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Cost to operate public housing for D.C.'s entire homeless population: $169,226 per day.
It's not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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“There have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of evil people too. But rarely has stupidity been so evil, and rarely has evil been so stupid.
He makes Nixon seem trustworthy and George W. seem intelligent.”
It’s a point well-made. www.linkedin.com/posts/bernar...
He makes Nixon seem trustworthy and George W. seem intelligent.”
It’s a point well-made. www.linkedin.com/posts/bernar...
Excerpts from The Times of London.
Someone asked, "Why don't some Britons like Donald Trump?"
Nate White, an eloquent and witty English writer, wrote this magnificent response:
Trump lac...
Excerpts from The Times of London.
Someone asked, "Why don't some Britons like Donald Trump?"
Nate White, an eloquent and witty English writer, wrote this magnificent response:
Trump lacks certain qua...
www.linkedin.com
August 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
“There have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of evil people too. But rarely has stupidity been so evil, and rarely has evil been so stupid.
He makes Nixon seem trustworthy and George W. seem intelligent.”
It’s a point well-made. www.linkedin.com/posts/bernar...
He makes Nixon seem trustworthy and George W. seem intelligent.”
It’s a point well-made. www.linkedin.com/posts/bernar...
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Baptist minister James Grote was arrested outside his church in London for holding a sign that read "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action." As he was led away, he declared "I'm doing this for the people of Gaza. Palestine Action is not a terrorist organisation." #UKlaw #GazaGenocide
August 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Baptist minister James Grote was arrested outside his church in London for holding a sign that read "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action." As he was led away, he declared "I'm doing this for the people of Gaza. Palestine Action is not a terrorist organisation." #UKlaw #GazaGenocide
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I’m not concerned.
Concern for the president's health has increased as more images show bruising on his hands and swelling in his legs.
Donald Trump's bruised hands come under scrutiny: "People deserve answers"
www.newsweek.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I’m not concerned.