@wen20.bsky.social
I’m an Aussie, intrigued/horrified by US politics. Supporter of democracy, equality, justice, freedom, and rights. Refugee from the “other place”, seeking intelligent, respectful discourse.
This is sickening. Orwell’s dystopia is no longer mere fiction.
🚨 The Smithsonian quietly erased Trump’s impeachments from history—then claimed it was just a design issue. No warning, no vote, no accountability. Only after public outrage did they promise to fix it. Who decides what counts as history—and what gets deleted?
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
August 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This is sickening. Orwell’s dystopia is no longer mere fiction.
Indeed!
August 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Indeed!
Exactly what we all expected. Trump never fails to fail.
Sickening. Shameful. And in the end, useless.
Those were the words that came to mind when we watched the Alaska Summit unfold.
Those were the words that came to mind when we watched the Alaska Summit unfold.
Editorial: That meeting was sickening. Putin loved it
Sickening. Shameful. And in the end, useless.
Those were the words that came to mind when we watched the Alaska Summit unfold.
On our screens, a blood-soaked dictator and war criminal received a roy...
kyivindependent.com
August 16, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Exactly what we all expected. Trump never fails to fail.
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FLASHBACK: “I am a goal for those people. If I’m not up there untaxed… they’ve got nothing to dream about.”
Colbert was incredible. Since CBS doesn’t appreciate him maybe he should go back to this genius character? We could sure use it now. 🇺🇸
H/T @rbreich.bsky.social
Colbert was incredible. Since CBS doesn’t appreciate him maybe he should go back to this genius character? We could sure use it now. 🇺🇸
H/T @rbreich.bsky.social
July 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
FLASHBACK: “I am a goal for those people. If I’m not up there untaxed… they’ve got nothing to dream about.”
Colbert was incredible. Since CBS doesn’t appreciate him maybe he should go back to this genius character? We could sure use it now. 🇺🇸
H/T @rbreich.bsky.social
Colbert was incredible. Since CBS doesn’t appreciate him maybe he should go back to this genius character? We could sure use it now. 🇺🇸
H/T @rbreich.bsky.social
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Australia's ABC News explains what the Israeli government won't allow the news organization to report on from within Israel.
www.instagram.com/reel/DLOxTZ9...
www.instagram.com/reel/DLOxTZ9...
June 23, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Australia's ABC News explains what the Israeli government won't allow the news organization to report on from within Israel.
www.instagram.com/reel/DLOxTZ9...
www.instagram.com/reel/DLOxTZ9...
April 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Worth reading. Maybe even twice!
How a Judge Tells a President to F**k Off
open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
How a Judge Tells a President to F**k Off
I read a lot of court documents, and I like to highlight some from time to time that really encapsulate the moment we find ourselves in. The latest from the 4th Circuit does it perfectly.
open.substack.com
April 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Worth reading. Maybe even twice!
Excellent plan. Come to Australia where you’ll be welcomed, valued, and respected. 🙌
(p.s. Leave your guns behind, they’re not needed here!)
apple.news/AOGj9l312TYi...
(p.s. Leave your guns behind, they’re not needed here!)
apple.news/AOGj9l312TYi...
Australia to woo US’s ‘smartest minds’ disfranchised by Trump research cuts — Guardian Australia
New talent program aims to attract academics fleeing US as administration slashes higher education funding
apple.news
April 17, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Excellent plan. Come to Australia where you’ll be welcomed, valued, and respected. 🙌
(p.s. Leave your guns behind, they’re not needed here!)
apple.news/AOGj9l312TYi...
(p.s. Leave your guns behind, they’re not needed here!)
apple.news/AOGj9l312TYi...
So… is he draining the swamp, yet…??
“He made 2.5 million today and he made $900 million. That’s not bad.”
Sounds like market manipulation to me. That’s bad.
Sounds like market manipulation to me. That’s bad.
April 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
So… is he draining the swamp, yet…??
Excellent questions.
WARNER: Can you explain how it helps natl security or our trade balance - I loved your fancy Greek formula which was bad math on steroids - how with a trade surplus Australia got hit with a 10% tariff as well?
GREER: Australia has the lowest rate available
WARNER: We have a trade surplus!
GREER: Australia has the lowest rate available
WARNER: We have a trade surplus!
April 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Excellent questions.
Opinion | Vance’s posturing in Greenland was not just morally wrong. It was strategically disastrous - Guardian Australia
March 31, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Opinion | Vance’s posturing in Greenland was not just morally wrong. It was strategically disastrous - Guardian Australia
Worth a read.
The historical justification of January 26 as the date for Australia Day is no better than the 18th-century equivalent of finding a better parking spot outside the supermarket, writes @halfarsedhistory.bsky.social host Riley Knight.
The historical justification for January 26 is a load of bollocks
The day so feverishly defended by those wishing to 'protect our history' is no more than the 18th-century equivalent of finding a better parking spot outside the supermarket.
www.crikey.com.au
January 27, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Worth a read.
Grace, once again, representing all of us!
For those of you outside of Australia...this is Grace Tame...she was Australian of Year 2021 ... this is her at the Prime Minister's do...letting the world know what she thinks of Rupert Murdoch.
Kudos Grace Tame...we love you! Women standing up...no wonder incels are scared of them!
Kudos Grace Tame...we love you! Women standing up...no wonder incels are scared of them!
January 25, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Grace, once again, representing all of us!
I’ve never been clear about the concept, but am more confused than ever now… is this “swamp draining” in action…??
Wow — a whole bunch of BILLIONAIRES will be part of the next Trump administration! Concerned about the working class, my ass!!
December 6, 2024 at 11:29 PM
I’ve never been clear about the concept, but am more confused than ever now… is this “swamp draining” in action…??
Pretty sure electing “billionaires” into the seat of government won’t help, but here we are. 🤷♀️
“The report is unusually clear-eyed in acknowledging that the distribution of wealth and power is a zero-sum game.” (2020)
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
November 25, 2024 at 8:36 AM
Pretty sure electing “billionaires” into the seat of government won’t help, but here we are. 🤷♀️
Many years from now this will be a questions posed by historians.
I will never understand how a billionaire, the richest man on Earth, spent millions to buy an election for ANOTHER billionaire, and told us that his policies would cause all of us non-billionaires “temporary hardship...”
...and the public didn't tell BOTH OF THEM to fuck off.
...and the public didn't tell BOTH OF THEM to fuck off.
November 19, 2024 at 9:38 AM
Many years from now this will be a questions posed by historians.
The clock is ticking…
“There are many who do not know they are fascists but will find it out when the time comes.”
- Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls
November 10, 2024 at 1:09 AM
The clock is ticking…
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November 8, 2024 at 2:19 AM
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I’m an Aussie but I’m sad and horrified tonight watching the US sabotage everything they once valued. Have landed here tonight looking to abandon Twitter (refuse to call it anything else!).
November 6, 2024 at 12:15 PM
I’m an Aussie but I’m sad and horrified tonight watching the US sabotage everything they once valued. Have landed here tonight looking to abandon Twitter (refuse to call it anything else!).