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Great advice Liz, I'm getting weary of Val the Cat thinking he understands the monetary system. Money was "printed" during the GFC and COVID-19, it just went into the hands of the few through inflated asset prices, rather than the many. Humble yourself and watch the doco

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'We want them, but is it safe?' PNG defence boss warns about Australian rifles The head of Papua New Guinea's military says the country does not have the capacity to safely store 3,500 rifles Australia plans to ship to the country, raising fears they could end up in the hands of tribal warlords.

The head of Papua New Guinea's military says the country does not have the capacity to safely store 3,500 rifles Australia plans to ship to the country, raising fears they could end up in the hands of tribal warlords.

they were non lethal non participants in Penny Wong speak

You need to stop being brainwashed by Republicans about immigrants and trans people and be more worried about straight white men….

Here is a man with more simple moral integrity & courage that the vast bulk of Dem electeds & pundits.

Censorship is a tool of the state — but it's also a tool of the censored Queenslands new speech laws raise alarm bells and stakes for writers and activists

Queensland’s new speech laws raise alarm bells and stakes for writers and activists.
~ Tom Tanuki

Censorship is a tool of the state — but it's also a tool of the censored
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World Cup in a rogue state
I know
I know
It’s serious

I'd take a tax that ratchets up very quickly to phase it out, but not a tax the relies on its continued extraction

"Are we the dumbest c*nts in the world" - cracked me up Jan

Devastating new ‘ecocide’ film to premiere at West Papua solidarity forum - Café Pacific | David Robie Asia Pacific Report: A new documentary film on the devastating “ecocide” happening in West Papua will be screened as a world premiere at a weekend solidarity forum in Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau this wee...

A new documentary film on the devastating “ecocide” happening in West Papua is screening as a world premiere in NZ this weekend. The 90min feature, Pesta Babi (“Pig Feast”), is about deforestation and militarisation.
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War with China in three years? Paul Keating unleashes on Nine's 'Red Alert' hysteria In March 2023, Nine newspapers unleashed an extraordinary series warning of war with China within three years and our unpreparedness for it. On the third anniversary, former prime minister Paul…

Opinion | Former prime minister Paul Keating eviscerates what he calls the “extravagant untruth” of the Nine newspapers' 2023 "Red Alert" series that predicted war with China in three years.

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The Media Held Politicians To Account During The Iraq War. What Changed? Outside of elections, the media is the only real mechanism of accountability for our government. So far, it's failed to do its job on the illegal war with Iran.

Quite telling to compare how Kerry O’Brien interviewed John Howard about Iraq to Sarah Ferguson’s bizarre efforts this week. I wrote about it www.lamestream.com.au/the-media-he...

#SendBarron is trending nationwide as Americans react with outrage to President Trump’s comments on war casualties. Trump acknowledged the harsh reality, saying, “The lives of courageous American heroes may be lost, and we may have casualties. That often happens in war.

I’m so tired of seeing people bash Bluesky for being an echo chamber when X is an actual intentionally constructed echo chamber that is demonstrably radicalizing people across the political spectrum who still use it

trump, tech companies sign voluntary pledge to protect consumers from rising elec costs headline trump holding signed bill

a series of charts showing compaines failing on their climate goals

who among you is brave enough to take a guess what happened the last time tech companies made a voluntary pledge to protect the public from the harmful impacts of data centre over-development

The Open Political Goal of 2026: Do Plaid Cymru, Welsh Labour or the Greens Have the Strategic Vision to Back Welsh Olympic and Cricket Teams? Gavin Price contends that with the 2026 Senedd election on the horizon, Welsh political parties face a pivotal choice: back Olympic and cricket teams or once again let a golden opportunity drift.

📣 New Article launch

🏃‍♀️🏏 The Open Political Goal of 2026

With the May 2026 Senedd election looming, I ask a provocative question:

Should Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 back its own Olympic & cricket teams?

Olympic sovereignty = soft power.
Cricket rep = 🌐 visibility.

Let’s debate.

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When the powerful speak of a ‘rules-based international order’, they mean rules for others, and impunity for themselves.

All human life has equal value, which is why we need an ethical foreign policy based on cooperation, justice and peace.

never, ever, ever, ever accept "how will you pay for it?" as an argument against social programs.

Then VOTE GREEN ✅ 👇

Malawi has signed a 40-year contract with Portuguese engineering firm Mota-Engil to generate carbon credits from 550,000 hectares of the country’s forests Trafigura will market the carbon credits.

🇲🇼 A 40-year carbon contract in Malawi, covering almost 6% of Malawi's land area.

🚨 With Mota-Engil, a Portuguese engineering firm. Trafigura will sell the carbon credits.

👀 Only 5% will go to local communities.

💲 75% will go to Mota-Engil and Trafigura.

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He just won the Democratic Primary for the Senate race in Texas 👇

Capital controls to needed address climate crisis, economist argues in new book Ann Pettifor says global financial system should be overhauled so fiscal and monetary policy can operate in tandem to address growing climate threat.

Economist @annpettifor.bsky.social argues that to tackle the climate crisis, governments and central banks must take back control of the global financial system from market governance, challenging the current orientation towards global capital markets instead of society. greencb.co/4cVKxgq

“Like the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, we have no time for the tranquilising drugs of gradualism, incrementalism, false solutions and dangerous distractions. Let's get Radical! Radical means going to the roots of the problem.” - @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social

Read the press release 72 civil society organizations from around the world submitted a petition to the Ministry of Finance (MoF), the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Japan Bank for International Coop...

⛔️ Stop public funding for #TangguhLNG expansion.

A coalition of 72 civil society organisations has appealed to Japanese public finance institutions to not support this damaging fossil gas project in West Papua

Press release: bit.ly/Tangguh-Japan @foejapan.bsky.social

we also need other Christian voices to speak out against Christian Nationalism like Senate candidate James Talarico in the USA
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No more forever wars.

Children’s graves dug for Trump’s and Netanyahu’s war. This image speaks a terrible truth in answer to Labor’s lies about this awful war they support.

Under AUKUS and the “ force posture agreement” we are paying for and providing public housing in WA for US marines who are being indoctrinated into this dangerous religious garbage! At the same time disadvantaged Australians are homeless, couch surfing, or living in cars or tents