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I think readers of The Shot will get a lot out of this

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As Trump tries to dismantle the Department of Education, remember that his plan to cut the corporate tax rate to 15% would give the 100 largest corporations a tax cut larger than the entire department's K-12 budget. Really think about how twisted this all is.

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Sounds like a plan

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Another lie from Elon Musk that conspicuously benefits the Kremlin.

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Too bad Uvalde Elementary didn’t sell Teslas.

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Dutton accused of skipping caravan briefings to ‘stoke fear’ #auspol www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

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Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke says the Opposition Leader Peter Dutton deliberately avoided AFP briefings on the Dural caravan terror hoax in order to be able to continue "outrageous" claims that were proved untrue. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...

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The founder of Climate 200, one of the most significant movements in Australian politics for a generation, Simon Holmes a Court, will be speaking tomorrow at the National Press Club in Canberra. Simon is an erudite and fascinating speaker so if you can, tune in or get along to the NPC for this one.

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Good column. The Thug and his little chinless mate caught shit-stirring again.

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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled that DOGE is subject to government transparency laws, allowing the public to access government records—a legal defeat for the White House, which had designated DOGE as an office exempt from open records laws.

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"No other nation funds education the way we do..most Australians remain..ignorant of just what an outlier we are. New arrivals.., especially if they come from one of the.. democracies, often express astonishment at our lavish public funding of private schools" www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2024/j...

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Ppl under 35 have organised their school work, study, social lives and often careers around remote-working tools for a very long time. Dutton’s policy landing with young ppl like a proposal to abolish email in favour of a return to the fax machine. Embarrassing, out of touch, stressful to consider…

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Five of the billionaires who attended Donald Trump's inauguration have lost a combined $210 billion in wealth since then, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index Oh dear www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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A new report has torpedoed Peter Dutton’s claim that the Coalition’s nuclear power plan for Australia would be 44 per cent cheaper than Labor’s plan for renewables. #auspol #energy

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So weird no one at the Dutton presser just now asked him about going to Sydney for a fundraiser

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Where’s Peter Dutton? #auspol #Australia #politics #AusVotes25

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At least 20 Ukrainian civilians have been killed just this night by Russian missiles and drones. Hundreds of soldiers were killed on the frontline in recent days. These are the first results of the US suspension of military aid and intelligence to Ukraine: more deaths time.com/7265679/sate...

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Dr Assal Rad— "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵 "I can’t believe we’re still doing this."

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This past week Trump has surrendered to Putin, retreated on Musk, & retreated on tariffs. He is tanking the US economy, spooking global markets and losing in the courts. Trump is a weak man, not a strong man, writes political strategist @simonwdc.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...

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This👇🏼The modern Liberal Party. Doing anything to win, except policy. So far it’s been 1️⃣ a politically motivated referral to the NACC 2️⃣ misleading sht sheets in letterboxes 3️⃣ bullsht billboards 4️⃣ verbal abuse and filming of me and my supporters 5️⃣ disgraceful, unethical push polling in Goldstein

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Opposition leader Peter Dutton attended a lunch organised by a property developer in Sydney as Cyclone Alfred bore down on his electorate of Dickson. Dutton then dined at the harbourside mansion of nightclub millionaire Justin Hemmes for a Liberal party fundraiser #auspol www.afr.com/rear-window/...

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He learned at the feet of the master. Somewhere in Hawaii, I think.

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just three days after Australia’s cheque cleared, the Congressional Research Service quietly issued a paper saying while the nuclear-powered attack submarines (known as SSNs) intended for Australia might be built, the US could decide to never hand them over. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

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NEW. Trump poll nos. on foreign policy tanking 📉 ‼️ Unlike Trump, Americans personally sympathize more w Ukraine overRussia by 56-3 👀 Disapprove Trump's foreign policy by 13 pts (50% to 37 %); in Jan they approved 39% to 37%. Ambushing Zelensky at Oval despite propaganda looks to be a disaster.

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Dear ABC News, Here's BBC News fact-checking Trump. I remember when the ABC partnered with AAP FactCheck to verify politicians' claims. Sadly, the ABC is no longer a trusted news source. It rarely debunks outrageous lies and often misrepresents the facts.😔 #auspol www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Dutton’s Scomo-Hawaii moment he’ll live to regret? Even football players have gone back up to help their families - #auspol

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Alina Habbard posted: NOTHING CAN STOP THIS MAN FROM FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY. David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”

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The thing is, Jane, you have to read research results carefully & all the way thro. Duh. “These studies suggest that working from home one or two days a week improves productivity and leads to happier employees." www.abc.net.au/news/1050091...

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Under rights secured by the CPSU, all APS employees can make a request for flexible working arrangements & each request must be considered on its merits with a “bias towards yes”. Peter Dutton can't just order all public servants back to the office, unless he plans to tear up the agreement. #auspol

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Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽

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Trudeau: I want to speak first directly to the American people… your government has chosen to do this to you. Your government has chosen to put American jobs at risk. They have chosen to raise costs for American consumers on everyday essential items…

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(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.

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Something to bear in mind, for both Canadians and Americans, throughout all of this is that Trump won a plurality (~49.5%), not a majority, of the popular vote. And more Americans didn't vote than voted for him. When you look at all voting-age Americans, this is how it breaks down:

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Every woman in Australia just groaned and rolled her eyes and googled Independent candidates in my seat.

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No #Labor Why the hell not now? Thats an entire generation of children being disadvantaged while those in publicly funded plus fees private privilege factories are getting money they never needed. #fundpubliceducation #Laborforthewelloff www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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BREAKING: The government will no longer require shell companies to disclose their owners and beneficiaries. Wealthy corporations and individuals may now hide their profits from the public.

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Macron is quite correct.

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It’s hard to celebrate public schools gaining full funding. Its hard because kids now in kindergarten must wait till Year 10 before their education is fully supported. Its also hard when most private schools remain overfunded. Its hard to celebrate inequality. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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Oh look, a lobbyist for weapons dealers is writing on the subject of global security in the Channel 9 papers.

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I've contacted Spotify after researching their content policies with regard to their hosting of sex trafficker and rapist Andrew Tate's podcast, which instructs on the abuse of women & girls. I encourage Spotify users to do the same. Feel free to copy & paste. Screenshots to follow... /1

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This MF’er just brought Andrew Tate, a rapist and human trafficker, to Florida! 🤬 The hypocrisy is astounding!

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Ex-Israeli army chief met UK news editors to 'cultivate support' for Gaza genocide: Report

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Note the #Greens got this data about inequity in #education. You wouldn’t have it otherwise. Remember when #Advance & major parties spread messages that Greens don’t care about equity. Who else cares about free and #publiceducation www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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The richest man in the world calls people who get help from government programs the “parasite class.” But Medicaid’s beneficiaries aren’t parasites. Half of them are children. If we’re talking about people who depend on government, Elon Musk is the biggest “parasite” of all.

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I have covered presidential politics for 40 years. This was the most juvenile display by a President and Vice President I have ever seen. Other presidents treated their enemies with more respect. This is a low point and a dark day for the US. Totally embarrassing.

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Russian state media was given access to the Oval Office for the disastrous Trump-Zelensky meeting while the AP and Reuters were blocked www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/m...

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On ABC RN Breakfast: • Labor Govt ministers are challenged (even when presenting clear facts). • Coalition MPs can completely avoid answering the qn unchallenged. • Labor criticism of Dutton is rebuked. • Coalition criticism of Albanese is rewarded with an invitation to expand. #auspol #AusVotes2025

submitted 12 days ago • 15 comments

No cuts to those contracts, then ? Musk is scum.

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