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percyvale21.bsky.social
Australian living in Brisbane. Wanting to think before speaking and give everyone a fair go. Masters degree and other qualifications. Still in full time work. Still active in social action and thoughtful conversations.
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#FckTrump #FckPutin

after spending the day “reporting” what an opposition said about signature ALP government policy, the ABC is openly campaigning for the medicare-hating coalition.

Neoliberalism is dead. So why haven’t Australia’s leaders got the message? johnquigginblog.subs...

This sort of support is not just a negative reaction against two-party dominance, as the media keeps saying about the 2022 result. It is a positive move to get more responsive governance.

Is there anyone remaining in this world (apart from deluded MAGA cultists) who is remotely surprised that the habitual liar, & criminal incompetent, Donald J. Trump, continues to do the bidding of his puppet master, Vladimir Putin? #auspol #uspolitics #RussianAsset #ConvictedFelon #LockHimUp

Dependency on Starlink casually weaponized by US administration. Conclusions for Europe and anyone else in orbit of former US-led alliance should be crystal clear. www.reuters.com/business/us-...

Dr Assal Rad on Twitter— “This headline is so vague it could be about anything. What happened to “who, what, when, where, and how”?”

"Some of Australia’s most distinguished living artists, including Imants Tillers, Mike Parr, Susan Norrie, Fiona Hall, Judy Watson, Patricia Piccinini and Tracey Moffat have signed the petition, as has the estate of Howard Arkley"

#TheSundayShot Sun 23Feb 9am with hosts @instanterudite.bsky.social and @davemilbo.bsky.social and guests @janecaro.bsky.social and @joshbornstein.bsky.social plus an interview with @sarahschwartz.bsky.social. Watch it on your preferred platform linktr.ee/SundayShot. #SundayShot #auspol

$57,690,334 in Federal contracts to the big consultants in 2025. $0 yesterday. {873} - https://politicalgadgets.com

Labor is not perfect… far from it in fact… but so much better than the alternative uncaring 1 track thug.

Tomorrow at 9am, instead of rage tweeting about Insiders and ruining a pleasant morning, we're launching The Sunday Shot. The excellent @rachelwithers.bsky.social and @anthonyklan.bsky.social will join me and Jo Dyer to unpack heinous happenings. Greg Sheridan will not be involved in any capacity

My latest for @theshot.net.au. If Dutton is so appalled by anti-semitism, maybe he shouldn't embolden actual Nazis? theshot.net.au/uncategorize...

“No Australian should have to check their bank balance to see if they can afford to see a doctor. That is not who we are, that is not the future we want." This could be an election winning statement! #auspol #NotDutton #NotLNP www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

For the longest time, I woke up, made all the necessary arrangements to free my 9AM-10AM to watch !nsiders. I can't recall the last time I bothered to watch it. #SundayShot is offering me that same desire, to wake up early, prep my tea and eggs on toast. I think #SundayShot is a must watch

🤬❗️The Russians will probably break the record for the number of UAVs launched: more than 200, — monitoring channels

Watch as Labor gets more scrutiny over $8.5b for health than Dutton gets over his $600b nuclear fiasco. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

Weird how good policy that helps people is also good politics. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

Keir Starmer lays down Ukraine peace demand ahead of Trump talks

The thing about swastikas spray painted on the side of a cybertruck is there’s a 50/50 chance the owner did it.

Good reminder to join your union.

⚡️US mineral deal offers no security guarantees for Ukraine, NYT reports. The terms of the revised proposal are virtually the same as those of an earlier version rejected by President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to a draft dated Feb. 21.

Americans pissed away their Democracy for war-mongering, tyranny and unprecedented regression The U.S. has gone from ally to major global threat #BoycottAmerica

Thanks to everyone who tuned in to the #SundayShot this morning! For those who slept in (or struggle to break their #insiders addiction!), the livestream recording will be up shortly on YouTube for catch-up viewing of our great discussion with @joshbornstein.bsky.social and @janecaro.bsky.social.

Jim Chalmers not convinced of Angus’ claim they won’t cut bulk billing reminds when Dutton came after Medicare as Health Min & slams the “shameful” veterans backlog left behind “U can’t pay $600bill in nuclear reactors w/out coming after Medicare again like he did last time” youtu.be/QUDmZ2nGKw4?...

I just posted my regular update on global conflict. This week: Trump realigns with Putin & doubles down on Zelenskyy bashing, the transformation of Europe's security, war in #Ukraine and China's aggression in the Pacific. mickryan.substack.com/p/not-yet-ou...

People in Queensland are skipping seeing the GP due to soaring costs. Only 13.9% of Queensland doctors bulk bill, down from 17.9% the year before. Peter Dutton was crowned our worst health minister in 35 years and GP’s have gotten more expensive under Labor. Healthcare is not a luxury.

This week, we have seen leaders in western Europe forced to move from fumbling cautious politeness to action as a result of the Trump’s various & wild pronouncements. There's no reason to think Australia's national interests will not be directly challenged in a similar way. Laura Tingle #auspol

Every time the Coalition says it can slash public service staffing levels w/out affecting "frontline services", it's worth remembering the current right-wing NZ Govt said the same thing in Opposition & has since imposed brutal cuts that have hit services www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350... #auspol

"In Germany, new polls showed AfD support dropping because Vance had tainted them with the stink of his own political toxicity. Imagine being so unpopular that you actually make Nazis less appealing." A little good news.

"Like any Labor leader, Albanese is up against a political class that is relentlessly anti-Labor. The media, meanwhile, cut Dutton the sort of slack no Labor leader would ever be accorded, and he's cruising along on a non-agenda of thought bubbles and bluster." tdunlop.substack.com/p/we-interru...

JUST IN: A federal judge in Washington state, who blocked Trump's executive order re: transgender health care, says it is unconstitutional in multiple ways, including usurping Congress' power of the purse storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

"Former home affairs boss says Australia should take leaf out of Trump administration's book" Bizarre that ABC news is taking a leaf out of the #MurdochGutterMedia playbook, and assisting the 'rehabilitation' of a disgraced and dangerous former bureaucrat. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

We are calling for a nationwide and international boycott of all Elon Musk-related products and services. Sell your Tesla shares, avoid buying Tesla vehicles, cancel Starlink, and delete your X accounts.

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Feb. 14, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Celebrate a certain bank lodging a $5b profit over the last 6 months during a cost of living crisis by grabbing a our brand new mug! chasershop.com/products/con...

It begs the question whether this is an isolated attempt to manufacture an “antisemitic” incident or whether there’s been other such attempts/incidents?

america, you are now living this cartoon. #populism

THIS is how you handle bad faith journalists and Zionist agitators concocting incidents for propaganda purposes. Well done to the cafe staff. Instigators SHOULD be charged with inciting racial violence. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

A russian drone with a high-explosive warhead hit the sarcophagus of the fourth block of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Peace Talks by Putin.

The Urals Automotive Plant, the biggest factory for Urals in Russia is on fire. Located in the city of Miass.

Daily Telegraph just happened to be there? Surely,they cannot. THEY CANTs. THEY just CANTs. THEY always CANTs. THEY biggest CANTs!!!

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Australia is a very racist country, and our public institutions have been a large reason for the growing level of racism in the past few years. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Some of these might surprise you.