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greenj.bsky.social • 23 days ago

Actual member of parliament.

Western Australian MP Ben Dawkins has legally changed his name to "Aussie Trump", which is now shown on the state parliament website

Trump posted a document showing his new name as "Austin Letts Trump"

He currently serves in the Legislative Council as an independent

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wmdsearcher.bsky.social•23 days ago

totally on-brand

jeremywalker.bsky.social•22 days ago

From the petrostate of WA, yet another debasement of Australia's independence and parliamentary/fiscal/environmental sovereignty

furnace.bsky.social•22 days ago

Oh damn piss fart to hell it’s been like 2 weeks

rikkitweets.bsky.social•23 days ago

#representative

janewaldock.bsky.social•22 days ago

Nooooooooo

brendamagpie.bsky.social•23 days ago

What a massive cringe.

mac-202.bsky.social•22 days ago

Just another wannabe grifter.

greatraven.bsky.social•23 days ago

Whenever someone thinks Lib and Labor are the same and says they will vote independent they need to check out who they are planning to vote for. This one is obvious. Imagine if he hadn’t done the name change.

rosco385.bsky.social•23 days ago

❝Originally a member of the Labor Party...❞

They kicked him out quick, but still...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Dawkins

greatraven.bsky.social•22 days ago

Then just as well they did. Do you know how close we came to having Mark Latham as PM? He started as Labor too but has shown his true colours.

greatraven.bsky.social•22 days ago

See, this is why you have to check out any independent. I vote Labor, but every election I research all the others to decide where to put them. Bottom, middle, etc.