@lrbrand.bsky.social
Retired history teacher living on Yuin land; hikes the great outdoors; loathes the LNP & Murdoch; horrified by America’s path
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So get this…
On the day Dutton comes out with his law and order announceables - he also wants to reappoint a public servant who broke the code of conduct & had Aust Day honours stripped away.
Law & order only for some it seems #auspol
On the day Dutton comes out with his law and order announceables - he also wants to reappoint a public servant who broke the code of conduct & had Aust Day honours stripped away.
Law & order only for some it seems #auspol
April 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
So get this…
On the day Dutton comes out with his law and order announceables - he also wants to reappoint a public servant who broke the code of conduct & had Aust Day honours stripped away.
Law & order only for some it seems #auspol
On the day Dutton comes out with his law and order announceables - he also wants to reappoint a public servant who broke the code of conduct & had Aust Day honours stripped away.
Law & order only for some it seems #auspol
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I find myself thinking about historian Robert Paxton’s 2004 definition of fascism far too often than I’d like these days.
April 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I find myself thinking about historian Robert Paxton’s 2004 definition of fascism far too often than I’d like these days.
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Dutton flat-out lied. Why won’t journos just say it?
April 1, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Dutton flat-out lied. Why won’t journos just say it?
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This is the mob that over 9 years so thoroughly gutted the Public Service that basic service delivery wasn’t possible - that was highlighted during & after the 2022 flood disaster in the NSW Nthn Rivers
April 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This is the mob that over 9 years so thoroughly gutted the Public Service that basic service delivery wasn’t possible - that was highlighted during & after the 2022 flood disaster in the NSW Nthn Rivers
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Last night 7.30 exposed Coalition may walk back climate commitments—Ted O’Brien limiting Net Zero to electricity & Constance wanting out of Paris Agmt.
Peter Dutton, will you honour sector-wide Net Zero targets or are you hoping we won’t notice a change to the fine print? #auspol
Peter Dutton, will you honour sector-wide Net Zero targets or are you hoping we won’t notice a change to the fine print? #auspol
February 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Last night 7.30 exposed Coalition may walk back climate commitments—Ted O’Brien limiting Net Zero to electricity & Constance wanting out of Paris Agmt.
Peter Dutton, will you honour sector-wide Net Zero targets or are you hoping we won’t notice a change to the fine print? #auspol
Peter Dutton, will you honour sector-wide Net Zero targets or are you hoping we won’t notice a change to the fine print? #auspol
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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
February 22, 2025 at 4:50 AM
“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
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Solidarity, @jacquilambie.bsky.social:
“I’m still fuming that someone like Kathryn Campbell got a nearly million-dollar gig after she presided over robodebt.”
You are not alone. #robodebt #auspol
“I’m still fuming that someone like Kathryn Campbell got a nearly million-dollar gig after she presided over robodebt.”
You are not alone. #robodebt #auspol
With obscene salaries, lavish perks and Qantas chairman's lounge memberships, our top bureaucrats are very far removed from the lives of most Australians. This is the pampered elite that delivered #Robodebt. They need to be pulled down to earth. #auspol
Lambie wants to cull federal secretaries’ ‘obscene’ salaries
Senator Jacqui Lambie will introduce bills next week to cap salaries at $430,000, below the level of the federal treasurer.
www.themandarin.com.au
February 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Solidarity, @jacquilambie.bsky.social:
“I’m still fuming that someone like Kathryn Campbell got a nearly million-dollar gig after she presided over robodebt.”
You are not alone. #robodebt #auspol
“I’m still fuming that someone like Kathryn Campbell got a nearly million-dollar gig after she presided over robodebt.”
You are not alone. #robodebt #auspol
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Murdoch media,2 former AUS LNP PM’s & current LNP leader have tried to humanise this monster, in the face of compelling & proven evidence,for decades
Don’t let them🤬
Pell must be remembered for the evil,heinous man he was and those who turned a blind eye or supported him must be held accountable
Don’t let them🤬
Pell must be remembered for the evil,heinous man he was and those who turned a blind eye or supported him must be held accountable
February 1, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Murdoch media,2 former AUS LNP PM’s & current LNP leader have tried to humanise this monster, in the face of compelling & proven evidence,for decades
Don’t let them🤬
Pell must be remembered for the evil,heinous man he was and those who turned a blind eye or supported him must be held accountable
Don’t let them🤬
Pell must be remembered for the evil,heinous man he was and those who turned a blind eye or supported him must be held accountable
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WTF is this coverage ABC?
Reads like reporting of the Met Ball.
And this is deplorable misleading journalism.
"Elon Musk's inauguration address was punctuated by Mars and a bizarre arm gesture"
We all saw what we saw, not a bizarre arm gesture, but repeated nazi salutes.
Shameful coverage
Reads like reporting of the Met Ball.
And this is deplorable misleading journalism.
"Elon Musk's inauguration address was punctuated by Mars and a bizarre arm gesture"
We all saw what we saw, not a bizarre arm gesture, but repeated nazi salutes.
Shameful coverage
A missing first lady, Musk's salute: Moments from Trump's inauguration
President Donald Trump has declared that America's golden age "begins right now" as he was sworn back into office on a day that featured frigid weather, tech bros, a flurry of executive orders, and a ...
www.abc.net.au
January 21, 2025 at 9:39 AM
WTF is this coverage ABC?
Reads like reporting of the Met Ball.
And this is deplorable misleading journalism.
"Elon Musk's inauguration address was punctuated by Mars and a bizarre arm gesture"
We all saw what we saw, not a bizarre arm gesture, but repeated nazi salutes.
Shameful coverage
Reads like reporting of the Met Ball.
And this is deplorable misleading journalism.
"Elon Musk's inauguration address was punctuated by Mars and a bizarre arm gesture"
We all saw what we saw, not a bizarre arm gesture, but repeated nazi salutes.
Shameful coverage
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Tiktok has been banned because those bad Chinese people might use it for propaganda.
Elon Musk's Twitter and Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook continue on though, because that is the right type of racist billionaire US propaganda.
Elon Musk's Twitter and Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook continue on though, because that is the right type of racist billionaire US propaganda.
January 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Tiktok has been banned because those bad Chinese people might use it for propaganda.
Elon Musk's Twitter and Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook continue on though, because that is the right type of racist billionaire US propaganda.
Elon Musk's Twitter and Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook continue on though, because that is the right type of racist billionaire US propaganda.
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An analysis of the accounts of Foxtel prepared for MWM shows that NXE has generated $14B of total income across this five-year period.
The total tax payable across this period, however, is $0. https://michaelwest.com.au/newscorps-foxtel-welfare-tax/
The total tax payable across this period, however, is $0. https://michaelwest.com.au/newscorps-foxtel-welfare-tax/
Foxtel: transactions you can’t trust, tax evasion you can’t ignore - Michael West
While Rupert Murdoch's pundits at News Corporation decry welfare bludgers and 'Their ABC', Foxtel gets a free ride on tax.
michaelwest.com.au
January 17, 2025 at 8:22 AM
An analysis of the accounts of Foxtel prepared for MWM shows that NXE has generated $14B of total income across this five-year period.
The total tax payable across this period, however, is $0. https://michaelwest.com.au/newscorps-foxtel-welfare-tax/
The total tax payable across this period, however, is $0. https://michaelwest.com.au/newscorps-foxtel-welfare-tax/
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Aust Medical Assn has issued warning govt against expansion role private health insurers, arguing public did not want a US-style “managed care” system in primary care and hospitals. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/jul/23/ama-warns-against-push-by-private-health-insurers-into-us-style-care
AMA warns against push by private health insurers into 'US-style care'
Brian Owler, Australian Medical Association president, fears medical profession at risk of being undermined
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Aust Medical Assn has issued warning govt against expansion role private health insurers, arguing public did not want a US-style “managed care” system in primary care and hospitals. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/jul/23/ama-warns-against-push-by-private-health-insurers-into-us-style-care
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Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
January 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
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Bring it, mate.
Elon Musk is about to interfere in Australia’s 2025 federal election, expected to back extreme right wingers Peter Dutton and Pauline Hanson. Musk already inciting UK, German voters. search.app/VnifLa8KQe33...
After US election, Elon Musk could turn focus to Europe and Australia - ABC News
search.app
January 4, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Bring it, mate.
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Wow, I never knew he said this.
Jimmy Carter was ahead of his time—a man of unmatched kindness and integrity. Truly, he was too good for us.
Jimmy Carter was ahead of his time—a man of unmatched kindness and integrity. Truly, he was too good for us.
December 31, 2024 at 4:21 AM
Wow, I never knew he said this.
Jimmy Carter was ahead of his time—a man of unmatched kindness and integrity. Truly, he was too good for us.
Jimmy Carter was ahead of his time—a man of unmatched kindness and integrity. Truly, he was too good for us.
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🔥 😬 🇨🇦 Canadian House of Commons Member Charlie Angus says being next to 🇺🇸 “is like living in an apartment above a meth lab at times” and “while our taxes might be slightly higher, it doesn’t cost us a dime to go to the doctor”
Well played sir
Well played sir
December 29, 2024 at 4:51 AM
🔥 😬 🇨🇦 Canadian House of Commons Member Charlie Angus says being next to 🇺🇸 “is like living in an apartment above a meth lab at times” and “while our taxes might be slightly higher, it doesn’t cost us a dime to go to the doctor”
Well played sir
Well played sir
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Honestly, Captain Highpants has no right to make fun of peoples looks anymore
December 18, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Honestly, Captain Highpants has no right to make fun of peoples looks anymore
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Should be in every newsagents window.
December 17, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Should be in every newsagents window.
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Heartbreaking to see my employer of thirty years die a death by a thousand cuts..
Aside from ABC appointing a managing director who personally hosted a $10,000 a head Liberal Party fundraiser
The damning report into rampant bullying and sexual harassment at Nine Entertainment must surely disqualify its CEO Hugh Marks from the ABC job
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10...
The damning report into rampant bullying and sexual harassment at Nine Entertainment must surely disqualify its CEO Hugh Marks from the ABC job
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10...
'Punishment Island': That's how one worker described what would happen at Nine when workers spoke up about harassment
Bosses in Nine's broadcast division would belittle, intimidate, gaslight and sexually harass employees, and when complaints were made against management, HR would cover it up.
www.abc.net.au
December 17, 2024 at 7:48 AM
Heartbreaking to see my employer of thirty years die a death by a thousand cuts..
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BREAKING NEWS: A former FBI informant has pleaded guilty to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son Hunter that became central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress.
Former FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about fake bribery scheme involving the Bidens
A former FBI informant has pleaded guilty to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, that became central to a Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress.
www.pbs.org
December 16, 2024 at 7:04 PM
BREAKING NEWS: A former FBI informant has pleaded guilty to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son Hunter that became central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress.
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Another nail in the coffin for The Thug’s Nuclear Nonsense.
Dutton’s nuclear plan stops decarbonisation, punishes consumers and hurts the economy
A system built on renewables will lead to lower power prices compared with nuclear. It would take an astonishing leap of faith to suggest otherwise.
www.smh.com.au
December 16, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Another nail in the coffin for The Thug’s Nuclear Nonsense.
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According to Peter Dutton having more than one flag at your press conference is ‘confusing’ and ‘divisive’
OK darl. Sure
OK darl. Sure
December 10, 2024 at 8:45 AM
According to Peter Dutton having more than one flag at your press conference is ‘confusing’ and ‘divisive’
OK darl. Sure
OK darl. Sure