Russ Hunter
@russhunter1977.bsky.social
Husband, Dad, Scallywag. Trying to do my bit of eternal vigilance.
Help to see off @PeterDutton_MP and make @AlboMP do something: www.climate200.com.au/campaign/dut... #auspol
Fight back against Dutton’s ‘carbon bomb’ | Climate 200
www.climate200.com.au
March 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Help to see off @PeterDutton_MP and make @AlboMP do something: www.climate200.com.au/campaign/dut... #auspol
These guys are legends: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kYI... #auspol
Honest Government Ad | Our Last Fair Election?
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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February 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
These guys are legends: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kYI... #auspol
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The Liberal Party of Australia has made an ad about its Nuclear Plan, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative! www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBqV...
Honest Government Ad | Nuclear (Australia)
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:22 AM
The Liberal Party of Australia has made an ad about its Nuclear Plan, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative! www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBqV...
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Dutton blamed the motives of the firebombing very explicitly on Australia voting in favour of this resolution - which was pretty mild and most countries voted in favour of
There's something explicit about this: calling for *not* mass-murdering civilians is considered a hateful discriminatory act
There's something explicit about this: calling for *not* mass-murdering civilians is considered a hateful discriminatory act
Australia backs UN resolution calling for end to Israel's presence in Occupied Palestinian Territory
Australia changes its position to support a UN resolution demanding "Israel bring to an end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory as rapidly as possible".
www.abc.net.au
December 8, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Dutton blamed the motives of the firebombing very explicitly on Australia voting in favour of this resolution - which was pretty mild and most countries voted in favour of
There's something explicit about this: calling for *not* mass-murdering civilians is considered a hateful discriminatory act
There's something explicit about this: calling for *not* mass-murdering civilians is considered a hateful discriminatory act
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A reminder of who Charles Kushner is (this is part of what he did that landed him in prison)
November 30, 2024 at 6:44 PM
A reminder of who Charles Kushner is (this is part of what he did that landed him in prison)
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Yet another lunatic gets a gig.
Trump announces he intends to replace current FBI director with loyalist Kash Patel | CNN Politics
President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he intends to nominate Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, in an extraordinary announcement that once in office Trump would move to replace the current...
www.cnn.com
December 1, 2024 at 3:26 AM
Yet another lunatic gets a gig.
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Ron Greentree - a well known planet destroyer and has been for years.
The fine isn't big enough for destructive vandals like this.
They think they own the earth. Prison would work a lot better.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The fine isn't big enough for destructive vandals like this.
They think they own the earth. Prison would work a lot better.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NSW farmer fined record $1m for wiping out critical koala habitat for private airstrip larger than Sydney airport
Ronald Greentree and his company Auen Grain cleared 1,262 hectares of land home to 30 threatened species, NSW government says
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2024 at 9:53 AM
Ron Greentree - a well known planet destroyer and has been for years.
The fine isn't big enough for destructive vandals like this.
They think they own the earth. Prison would work a lot better.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The fine isn't big enough for destructive vandals like this.
They think they own the earth. Prison would work a lot better.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Seems Fairfax papers are now reduced to a platform for Liberals to smear community independents without fact-checking or scrutiny.
If there's a more pointless waste of space in federal parliament than Paul Fletcher I can't think of them.
If there's a more pointless waste of space in federal parliament than Paul Fletcher I can't think of them.
December 1, 2024 at 10:27 AM
Seems Fairfax papers are now reduced to a platform for Liberals to smear community independents without fact-checking or scrutiny.
If there's a more pointless waste of space in federal parliament than Paul Fletcher I can't think of them.
If there's a more pointless waste of space in federal parliament than Paul Fletcher I can't think of them.
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Opinion | "The harsh lesson of this term of Parliament is that no major-party government can be trusted to take real climate action," writes @keanebernard.bsky.social.
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/28/l...
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/28/l...
Labor's term began with promise on the environment. It ends with things worse than ever
The harsh lesson of this term of Parliament is that no major-party government can be trusted to take real climate action.
www.crikey.com.au
November 28, 2024 at 1:02 AM
Opinion | "The harsh lesson of this term of Parliament is that no major-party government can be trusted to take real climate action," writes @keanebernard.bsky.social.
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/28/l...
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/28/l...
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November 28, 2024 at 4:06 AM
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Why do fossil fuel exporters get $14.5B in subsidies from us every year? We check out the CCS (carbon capture) scam
#CCS #auspol #risingtide #gas #gorgon #chevron
youtu.be/MfBH34XZ_dw?...
#CCS #auspol #risingtide #gas #gorgon #chevron
youtu.be/MfBH34XZ_dw?...
Protestors v Carbon scammers | The West Report
YouTube video by The West Report
youtu.be
November 27, 2024 at 6:34 AM
Why do fossil fuel exporters get $14.5B in subsidies from us every year? We check out the CCS (carbon capture) scam
#CCS #auspol #risingtide #gas #gorgon #chevron
youtu.be/MfBH34XZ_dw?...
#CCS #auspol #risingtide #gas #gorgon #chevron
youtu.be/MfBH34XZ_dw?...
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Trump won the colleges 312 to Harris’ 226 and the popular vote by 76.8 million to 74.3 million.
If compulsory voting, probably a different outcome - as w Brexit
Michael Pascoe on MAGA
michaelwest.com.au/trump-won-bu...
If compulsory voting, probably a different outcome - as w Brexit
Michael Pascoe on MAGA
michaelwest.com.au/trump-won-bu...
Trump won, but not by a landslide. Does it matter? - Michael West
Contrary to almost every headline, Donald Trump did not win by a landslide, at least not by Australian measures of what makes a landslide.
michaelwest.com.au
November 25, 2024 at 8:46 AM
Trump won the colleges 312 to Harris’ 226 and the popular vote by 76.8 million to 74.3 million.
If compulsory voting, probably a different outcome - as w Brexit
Michael Pascoe on MAGA
michaelwest.com.au/trump-won-bu...
If compulsory voting, probably a different outcome - as w Brexit
Michael Pascoe on MAGA
michaelwest.com.au/trump-won-bu...
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Despite all the noise the parliamentary inquiry on social media did not make a recommendation to ban under 16s from social media. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Australian parliamentary inquiry stops short of backing social media ban for under-16s
Joint committee supports giving users the power to alter, reset or turn off algorithms but hedges on key question of age bar
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 9:06 AM
Despite all the noise the parliamentary inquiry on social media did not make a recommendation to ban under 16s from social media. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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"'Con Artist,' 'Sore Loser,' 'Saudi’s Bitch': How Trump's Own Cabinet Picks Have Described Their New Boss"
As I explain for Zeteo, you don’t need liberals to tell you how bad Trump is – here’s what 9 members of his own new administration-in-waiting have said (Rubio, Musk, RFK Jr., Gabbard, etc):
As I explain for Zeteo, you don’t need liberals to tell you how bad Trump is – here’s what 9 members of his own new administration-in-waiting have said (Rubio, Musk, RFK Jr., Gabbard, etc):
'Con Artist,' 'Sore Loser,' 'Saudi’s Bitch': How Trump's Own Cabinet Picks Have Described Their New Boss
You don’t need liberals to tell you how bad Trump is – here’s what 9 members of his own administration-in-waiting have said, from Rubio to Musk to RFK Jr. and more.
zeteo.com
November 18, 2024 at 6:25 PM
"'Con Artist,' 'Sore Loser,' 'Saudi’s Bitch': How Trump's Own Cabinet Picks Have Described Their New Boss"
As I explain for Zeteo, you don’t need liberals to tell you how bad Trump is – here’s what 9 members of his own new administration-in-waiting have said (Rubio, Musk, RFK Jr., Gabbard, etc):
As I explain for Zeteo, you don’t need liberals to tell you how bad Trump is – here’s what 9 members of his own new administration-in-waiting have said (Rubio, Musk, RFK Jr., Gabbard, etc):
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Everything you need to know about what’s in Project 2025 - and what’s coming from Trump Term 2 - in two minutes flat.
Project 2025: Everything You Need to Know in Two Minutes
YouTube video by Zeteo
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November 18, 2024 at 3:25 AM
Everything you need to know about what’s in Project 2025 - and what’s coming from Trump Term 2 - in two minutes flat.
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‘It’s a war of self-defense!’
November 18, 2024 at 5:29 AM
‘It’s a war of self-defense!’
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Unbelievable what the #NACC has devolved into and how badly it has botched the investigation into #Robodebt - thank god for @squigglyrick.bsky.social shedding light on these issues. This morning’s @7ampodcast.bsky.social is well worth a listen… #auspol
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/7...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/7...
The Coalition minister and the corruption watchdog
Podcast Episode · 7am · 17/11/2024 · 15m
podcasts.apple.com
November 17, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Unbelievable what the #NACC has devolved into and how badly it has botched the investigation into #Robodebt - thank god for @squigglyrick.bsky.social shedding light on these issues. This morning’s @7ampodcast.bsky.social is well worth a listen… #auspol
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/7...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/7...
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This all-consuming book has been out for a month, as of yesterday, and is off to be reprinted. I have been too scared to ask for numbers, but I know people are buying and reading it. Thank you. The best feedback is a review like this one because it was my exact hope for this thing. Don't stop now!
November 17, 2024 at 8:55 AM
This all-consuming book has been out for a month, as of yesterday, and is off to be reprinted. I have been too scared to ask for numbers, but I know people are buying and reading it. Thank you. The best feedback is a review like this one because it was my exact hope for this thing. Don't stop now!
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How the idea of merit became a dirty word for Trump and his supporters: they reject entirely the idea there can be an independent assessment of the worth of an idea, an action, a person
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/15/d...
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/15/d...
When merit is a vice to be avoided, Trump's cabinet picks are perfect
Donald Trump's picks for his cabinet are a rejection of the idea of merit — because in Trump's world, merit is the enemy.
www.crikey.com.au
November 16, 2024 at 5:00 AM
How the idea of merit became a dirty word for Trump and his supporters: they reject entirely the idea there can be an independent assessment of the worth of an idea, an action, a person
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/15/d...
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/15/d...
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The Reserve Bank should be following the Fed and cutting rates right now -- but it's too scared, too inexperienced and too ideological to do what's right for the economy. Me with Glenn:
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/18/i...
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/18/i...
There's strong evidence for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates — and right now
Why is the Reserve Bank refusing to cut interest rates when the US Federal Reserve is in the middle of an extended series of rate cuts?
www.crikey.com.au
November 18, 2024 at 12:27 AM
The Reserve Bank should be following the Fed and cutting rates right now -- but it's too scared, too inexperienced and too ideological to do what's right for the economy. Me with Glenn:
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/18/i...
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/18/i...
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Opinion | Paul Brereton has explained at length why he shouldn't have to resign for his robodebt failings — and only demonstrated why the sooner he goes, the better, writes @keanebernard.bsky.social.
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/18/p...
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/18/p...
Discredited Brereton should stop whingeing and resign from the NACC
The National Anti-Corruption Commission head devoted a major speech to explaining why he shouldn't resign. It perfectly demonstrated why he should.
www.crikey.com.au
November 18, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Opinion | Paul Brereton has explained at length why he shouldn't have to resign for his robodebt failings — and only demonstrated why the sooner he goes, the better, writes @keanebernard.bsky.social.
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/18/p...
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/18/p...
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"This is the Trump playbook: run as a dove, govern as a hawk. It’s what he did in 2016 and again this year. Attack neocons; get elected; hire neocons."
My latest Guardian column on "con man" Trump & his appointments of hawks Rubio, Hegseth, Huckabee, Hook et al.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My latest Guardian column on "con man" Trump & his appointments of hawks Rubio, Hegseth, Huckabee, Hook et al.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Is Donald Trump a foreign policy dove? If only | Mehdi Hasan
Trump is surrounding himself with hawks so you can be assured that his will be a very hawkish administration
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2024 at 3:32 PM
"This is the Trump playbook: run as a dove, govern as a hawk. It’s what he did in 2016 and again this year. Attack neocons; get elected; hire neocons."
My latest Guardian column on "con man" Trump & his appointments of hawks Rubio, Hegseth, Huckabee, Hook et al.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My latest Guardian column on "con man" Trump & his appointments of hawks Rubio, Hegseth, Huckabee, Hook et al.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"President Biden's inaction, given the suffering in Gaza, is shameful. I mean there is no other word for it."
Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen with some very harsh words about Biden & his administration, which looks "so weak" on Israel.
My full interview with him: zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...
Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen with some very harsh words about Biden & his administration, which looks "so weak" on Israel.
My full interview with him: zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...
EXCLUSIVE: Top Democratic Senator Slams Biden’s “Shameful” and “Weak” Inaction on Gaza
Sen. Chris Van Hollen also talks to Mehdi about Kamala Harris’s election defeat and the mistake of touting a Dick Cheney endorsement.
zeteo.com
November 13, 2024 at 8:11 PM
"President Biden's inaction, given the suffering in Gaza, is shameful. I mean there is no other word for it."
Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen with some very harsh words about Biden & his administration, which looks "so weak" on Israel.
My full interview with him: zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...
Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen with some very harsh words about Biden & his administration, which looks "so weak" on Israel.
My full interview with him: zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...
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The party that is obsessed with child sex offenders, & is close to a cult that claims child sex offenders run the government, just nominated a guy once investigated for allegedly sex-trafficking a 17 year old girl to be in charge of the country’s legal system.
Beyond parody.
Beyond parody.
November 14, 2024 at 5:41 AM
The party that is obsessed with child sex offenders, & is close to a cult that claims child sex offenders run the government, just nominated a guy once investigated for allegedly sex-trafficking a 17 year old girl to be in charge of the country’s legal system.
Beyond parody.
Beyond parody.
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Anyone you see on your timeline right now praising RFK Jr. is a person you never need to take seriously on anything ever again.
It is difficult to overstate just how extreme, conspiratorial, and insane RFK’s views are, on vaccines, microchips & beyond. He’s Alex Jones in a suit.
It is difficult to overstate just how extreme, conspiratorial, and insane RFK’s views are, on vaccines, microchips & beyond. He’s Alex Jones in a suit.
November 14, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Anyone you see on your timeline right now praising RFK Jr. is a person you never need to take seriously on anything ever again.
It is difficult to overstate just how extreme, conspiratorial, and insane RFK’s views are, on vaccines, microchips & beyond. He’s Alex Jones in a suit.
It is difficult to overstate just how extreme, conspiratorial, and insane RFK’s views are, on vaccines, microchips & beyond. He’s Alex Jones in a suit.