PhilG
@ssonick.bsky.social
Retired IT guy. Part time Lighthouse Tour Guide at Cape Schanck, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. A learning grandad. Environment, Integrity, Equality.
Yep, I can't believe what I'm seeing... An #OligarchFascistUSA ruled by a #DementedDespot #DemocracyFNo
"I’m not sure people have fully integrated the transformation America has undergone: One of America’s political parties is now on the side of various autocrats; and more or less half of America’s voters either agree with this position, or do not object to it."
www.thebulwark.com/p/america-he...
www.thebulwark.com/p/america-he...
America’s Heel Turn
Whose side are we on?
www.thebulwark.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Yep, I can't believe what I'm seeing... An #OligarchFascistUSA ruled by a #DementedDespot #DemocracyFNo
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And a former Senator as a spouse; who just happened to have survived being shot in the head…
November 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
And a former Senator as a spouse; who just happened to have survived being shot in the head…
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I don't understand how some folks are unable to see that the illegal disappearing of people is a class issue. The wealthy and well-connected get due process. The rest of us don't. This is part of the oligarchy, not a distraction from it.
April 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I don't understand how some folks are unable to see that the illegal disappearing of people is a class issue. The wealthy and well-connected get due process. The rest of us don't. This is part of the oligarchy, not a distraction from it.
Correct, and that is a good thing.
Teals are not a party.
November 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Correct, and that is a good thing.
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Teals are not a party.
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Teals are not a party.
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This.
Jeff Bezos paid $50 million for a wedding. He just got a $16 billion tax break. He just laid off 60,000 people.
And you're furious about a kid getting a free school lunch?
And you're furious about a kid getting a free school lunch?
November 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
This.
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Community members in Fairbanks, Alaska can pay off students’ school lunch debts.
School lunch debt should not exist.
But since it does, this story warmed my heart.
School lunch debt should not exist.
But since it does, this story warmed my heart.
Community members can pay off student meal debt under Fairbanks program
Total meal debt in the district currently stands at more than $9,000.
www.alaskasnewssource.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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NOVEMBER 25th - DECEMBER 2nd.
Get ready! Shop for groceries now - plan ahead and then SHUT IT DOWN!
Get ready! Shop for groceries now - plan ahead and then SHUT IT DOWN!
November 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
NOVEMBER 25th - DECEMBER 2nd.
Get ready! Shop for groceries now - plan ahead and then SHUT IT DOWN!
Get ready! Shop for groceries now - plan ahead and then SHUT IT DOWN!
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Albanese feels like a Trojan Horse filled with all the things we didn’t vote for.
November 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Albanese feels like a Trojan Horse filled with all the things we didn’t vote for.
Labor has lost its way. #LibsAreDone ALP is one half of the #BlueRed #Auspol #Duopoly that has failed and will continue to fail us with no long term plans or policies. They only have <3 year ones to get re-elected. Meanwhile they continue to feather their nest with huge donations. #FollowTheMoney
Perhaps the teals could write some policy? take it to the people, get elected on the back of that policy.
It's how Labor tries to get social reform.
It's how Labor tries to get social reform.
November 24, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Labor has lost its way. #LibsAreDone ALP is one half of the #BlueRed #Auspol #Duopoly that has failed and will continue to fail us with no long term plans or policies. They only have <3 year ones to get re-elected. Meanwhile they continue to feather their nest with huge donations. #FollowTheMoney
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This "would allow police & the Home Affairs Minister to cancel someone’s Centrelink payment if they are suspected of a serious crime. Not after they’ve been charged. Not after they’ve seen a lawyer. Not after they’ve had their day in court...an allegation, a warrant, & the stroke of a pen."
#Auspol
#Auspol
"the Gov is trying to give itself the power to cut that income off before a person has been found guilty.
It is punishment without conviction. It has no place in a fair society."
Great piece by @maiyazize.bsky.social & @antipovertycent.bsky.social Kristin O'Connell
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
It is punishment without conviction. It has no place in a fair society."
Great piece by @maiyazize.bsky.social & @antipovertycent.bsky.social Kristin O'Connell
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Poverty is not evidence, the presumption of innocence must apply to everyone
In the final days of October, the Federal Government quietly inserted a last-minute amendment into an unrelated bill. It has been trying to rush through a change that would allow police and the Home A...
thepoint.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 AM
This "would allow police & the Home Affairs Minister to cancel someone’s Centrelink payment if they are suspected of a serious crime. Not after they’ve been charged. Not after they’ve seen a lawyer. Not after they’ve had their day in court...an allegation, a warrant, & the stroke of a pen."
#Auspol
#Auspol
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Class
From Newsom
🖖😭
From Newsom
🖖😭
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Class
From Newsom
🖖😭
From Newsom
🖖😭
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30% of boomers live in poverty . The rich have always been able to pay Uni fees upfront . They send their kids to exclusive private schools which cost more than a pensioner receives a yr .
The same rich who are shareholders in gas and oil and who have creative accountants to minimise tax .
The same rich who are shareholders in gas and oil and who have creative accountants to minimise tax .
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
30% of boomers live in poverty . The rich have always been able to pay Uni fees upfront . They send their kids to exclusive private schools which cost more than a pensioner receives a yr .
The same rich who are shareholders in gas and oil and who have creative accountants to minimise tax .
The same rich who are shareholders in gas and oil and who have creative accountants to minimise tax .
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When student loan repayments bring in over three times more revenue than the petroleum resources rent tax (PRRT), it’s clear the system is broken.
I welcome the govt’s 20% HECS cut, but there’s much more to do. Degrees are still too expensive, and this cut doesn’t help students starting this year.
I welcome the govt’s 20% HECS cut, but there’s much more to do. Degrees are still too expensive, and this cut doesn’t help students starting this year.
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 AM
When student loan repayments bring in over three times more revenue than the petroleum resources rent tax (PRRT), it’s clear the system is broken.
I welcome the govt’s 20% HECS cut, but there’s much more to do. Degrees are still too expensive, and this cut doesn’t help students starting this year.
I welcome the govt’s 20% HECS cut, but there’s much more to do. Degrees are still too expensive, and this cut doesn’t help students starting this year.
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So my dad was telling me he bought a dozen eggs and realised, when he went to use them, that it was a pack of ten. Shrinkflation strikes again I guess *sigh*
I wonder how small they think products can get before they feel any shame! Eggs in a pack of two?
I wonder how small they think products can get before they feel any shame! Eggs in a pack of two?
November 24, 2025 at 6:46 AM
So my dad was telling me he bought a dozen eggs and realised, when he went to use them, that it was a pack of ten. Shrinkflation strikes again I guess *sigh*
I wonder how small they think products can get before they feel any shame! Eggs in a pack of two?
I wonder how small they think products can get before they feel any shame! Eggs in a pack of two?
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And when it's done to a citizen it's not deportation, it's expulsion.
November 23, 2025 at 5:26 AM
And when it's done to a citizen it's not deportation, it's expulsion.
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It’s kidnapping. Plain and simple.
November 23, 2025 at 5:05 AM
It’s kidnapping. Plain and simple.
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Own Goal
a soccer player with the number 20 on his jersey celebrates
ALT: a soccer player with the number 20 on his jersey celebrates
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Own Goal
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I like this idea 💡
November 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I like this idea 💡
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Yep, seems accurate to me.
This would be very funny if it weren't for how terrifyingly accurate it is
November 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Yep, seems accurate to me.
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Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.