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So, your vote is worth exactly $1200 (of your own taxpayer money) and Dutton's keen to pay you for it... www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...

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After our previous government in Australia f*cked up relations with China so bad they wouldn't take calls for 2 years and stopped taking a whole lot of our exports. The current government has fixed this. #auspol

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This “genius” genuinely believes that healthcare budget analysts can simply be reassigned to making toasters.

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Mostly agreed. Australia also pay heed... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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What's Dr Who? Is that some sort of obscure streaming-only show. Meh... www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

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Science says it's a steaming pile of horse-shit and whoever's pushing that rubbish is a shameless, lying charlatan... www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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Remember kiddies, only politicians are allow to lie in ads in Australia... www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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We make no apologies for being lying charlatans covertly funded by billionaires to spread hate and destroy anyone standing in the way of our profits... www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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The fact is that this is a straw enemy made up by the right. Judging people on their morals, beliefs and prejudices has always been a thing (imagine the opposite), it's just those wanting to escape that scrutiny have now found a name for it. www.theage.com.au/culture/come...

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Which effectively means he chose to go all in with Gina... www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

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If you build a machine to oppress people, the People Oppression Machine will constantly search for new targets. There is no off switch. This has always been true.

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Keep talking about the Signal security lapse at the Pentagon. The media may have forgotten about it, but the voters have not.

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No! Stop this, major media! That’s _not_ what just happened! DOJ at _no_ point made _any_ commitment to “bring Garcia home,” nor did it ask for “more time” to “bring Garcia home.” It said that Garcia is in the custody of El Salvador and the court has no jurisdiction there. Get it right, dammit!

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If you want to win a trade war, you gotta have something to trade that other side wants. And we're in a trade war with the very people who make all the things WE want. You're not going to win that.

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Saw one outlet in Prahran selling 91RON petrol at $2.20 per litre yesterday. Here in Preston, it was $1.61!

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Very 80s Seiko world time clock that speaks the time in every time-zone in Japanese. Very practically useful!

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Every prisoner swap with Russia is like "she is a 14-year-old girl who Putin said sang 'Carol of the Bells' too aggressively and he is a top Russian spy who personally strangled a dissident to death in a London coffee shop"

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Cleaning out the cupboards...sigh.

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They are obviously slow learners

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But remember that the massive Trump recession will reduce carbon emissions to some extent. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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How much of a thin-skinned little pussy prick is JD Vance? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Because murderous ghouls need some R&R too... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

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Beware. Your fate will rest with enabled MAGA morons with power complexes and loaded weapons if you're foolish enough to visit the US. Don't go, or leave while you can. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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But not before letting his buddies know so they can invest in the showerhead market.

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BREAKING: The country of Norway just entered a bill to give transgender Americans asylum in the country of Norway… LGBTQ+ STRONG! 🌈✨

submitted 2 days ago • 1044 comments

Victim complex

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ALLEGEDLY a 16 year was arrested in AUGUST 2024 for plotting to drop “items” by drone on Dutton’s home in QLD. LAST AUGUST! But it’s headlines today! Murdoch rags are blowing their loads over it as it’s sympathy for their puppet. WHO and WHY kept this info kept secret until now! Planned?

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“Meta whistleblower…says company targeted ads at teens based on their ‘emotional state’ *** As an example, she suggested that if a teen girl deleted a selfie, advertisers might see that as a good time to sell her a beauty product as she may not be feeling great about her appearance.”4/9/25

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How much benefit will China now gain from its Belt and Road soft diplomacy over the past decade or more? Asking for a friend.

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These must be the people mistakenly included in the group chat.

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The most corrupt administration in American history wants you to look the other way from this. We can't. We need answers.

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Nobody is saying this. They have to conjure up imaginary libs to argue with since they can’t win a debate with real ones on this issue.

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Ambassador Spock modeling the proper “fuck you, make me” response to intimidation tactics. Our current-day institutions could learn a lot from him.

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A complaint has been made to the NSW Education Department and they are very unhappy. He was 'embattled' before this. And as we know - the next step from 'embattled' is 'former'. #auspol

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Why Fleetwood Mac would've wanted to spread fake news about meteorology is anybody's guess.

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This is the analogy I've been looking for...

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#TrumpTariffs #TrumpMarketCrash

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Science does not work like this. The only way you can set a timeline is if you have rigged the results in advance.

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It always boggles my mind that I, a journalist, am expressly forbidden from trading stocks, but members of Congress, with vastly greater knowledge of market-moving news, are allowed to profit by front-running markets, and so may profit by in essence stealing from the public they represent.

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The Liberals have been running a scam group funded by the coal lobby. They say "We believe that the right to govern comes from the people, not from the elites" Yet it is run by former Liberal MPs including the bloke I ousted Stop treating us like mugs #dodgybrothers www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...

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Social Security numbers are issued to undocumented immigrants so they can work legally and pay taxes roughly $26 billion

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If you need a holy text to tell you how to be a good person, you are not a good person.

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This both annoys and delights me in equal measure

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#Duck feathers are naturally hydrophobic—water just rolls right off. It’s nature’s built-in waterproofing at work

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Today would be a great day to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks.

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