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Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves (Remastered)
Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves (Remastered) YouTube video by EurythmicsVEVO

Happy International Women's Day "sisters"😁

Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves

08.03.2026 01:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I don’t take part in this sisterhood jamboree. Why? Let’s start with the Big Lie The organisers of International Women’s Day says we are equal to men. I have news for them.

Says Parnell
"Women are being lied to. Worse, the liars are often other women. Today is International Women’s Day. I no longer participate. The annual event perpetuates a Big Lie that women are in all respects the equal of men. This is nonsense."

08.03.2026 01:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Illusory Truth Effect The illusory truth effect is the tendency for any statement that is repeated frequently—whether it is factually true or not, whether it is even plausible or not—to acquire the ring of truth. Studies s...

Illusory Truth Effect...

"It is a useful tool for political propaganda. It can serve as an incentive for bad actors—commonly political or ideological extremists—to deliberately spread misinformation for their own goals."

08.03.2026 00:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Harry and Meghan visit refugee camp as part of Middle East trip The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's trip to Jordan is their first international tour as a couple since August 2024.

"The foundation's three grants included $200,000 (£148,000) to the WHO to support medical evacuations from Gaza to Jordan, and $150,000 (£111,000) to the Save the Children charity to provide humanitarian support in Gaza."
www.bbc.com/news/article...

08.03.2026 00:45 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

"In September, Prince Harry's Archewell Foundation announced it would donate $500,000 (£370,000) to projects - including the WHO - to help develop prosthetic limbs and provide other support for children from Gaza and Ukraine."

08.03.2026 00:45 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

The thing is, Danica, they "travelled to Amman at the invitation of Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO)."

Why did WHO invite them - 👇They are expected to see initiatives they have helped fund .......

08.03.2026 00:45 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Murdoch media's "half-wit" war on Megan and Harry continues with this diatribe from Sky News Danica De Giorgio...

"‘Halfwits’: Meghan and Harry embarked on ‘phoney’ tour in the Middle East"

08.03.2026 00:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Second Spirit of Tasmania ferry departs Scotland for Melbourne The second of the new Spirit of Tasmania vessels begins its seven-week voyage from Scotland to Australia. It will remain in Melbourne until a berth becomes available in Hobart at the end of the cruise...
08.03.2026 00:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

"..“he might not get elected, you don't know.”

08.03.2026 00:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

"Hanson was asked if it was her “hope” to eventually transfer power to the former deputy prime minister."

"“No, there's no hope whatsoever, I haven't even thought about that,” said Ms Hanson emphatically before noting that when it came to the current Member for New England,..."

08.03.2026 00:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I think he's realised he's no longer number 2 top dog in the ON pecking order. Farley just moved into that spot, and Pauline has no plans to move from number 1 - according to Murdoch media

08.03.2026 00:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

"The event’s sponsor was The Heartland Institute, a conservative think tank that has been at the forefront of spreading climate disinformation for decades, and was also a contributor to Project 2025, the policy blueprint for President Trump’s second administration"

07.03.2026 11:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Climate Deniers Expected More Resistance to Trump’s Fossil Fuel Blitz ‘I’ve never seen anything like this,” longtime denier Marc Morano said recently of climate action advocates going ‘silent’ on the issue.

"President Donald Trump at "Champion of Coal" event at the White House on Feb. 11, 2026"

07.03.2026 11:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The Forgotten, Quiet, Battlers: Who Are The Real Australians? If the Liberal Party wants to find its way back to government it needs to abandon the attempt to define an “authentic” class of Australians, and instead simply see people as people.

Australia’s Liberal Party has a history of using variations of this concept to claim political legitimacy

Why can't the LNP pitch to ALL AUSTRALIANS🤔🙄

Maybe that's their problem - they keep narrowing the field?

07.03.2026 10:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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At Perth’s CPAC conference, Liberal party faithful speak of ‘the lost Australians’ – with no sign of One Nation Andrew Hastie, Basil Zempilas and Warren Mundine were among the guests at the conservative convention, which focused on immigration and housing

We've had the "Menzies Forgotten People"
We've had the "Howard Battlers"
We've had the "Scomo Quiet Australians"
Dutton went back to Menzies to talk to "the Forgotten People"

Now we've got a NEW slogan "the Lost Australians"

07.03.2026 10:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves (Remastered)
Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves (Remastered) YouTube video by EurythmicsVEVO
07.03.2026 10:37 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

"Chief among them was a *****failure to announce policies *****with enough time for voters to consider them, something he has vowed to rectify."

But, but, you just said the focus "will be on changing its campaigning strategies ****rather than policies****"🤔

Anyone else confused

07.03.2026 10:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

"Targeted messages to show disillusioned voters the Liberals are a party for all will be the focus of his leadership, Mr Taylor told the NSW Liberal State Council."

"Mr Taylor admitted the party made mistakes leading up to the 2025 election.

07.03.2026 10:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Taylor says Liberals going digital to bring new life to brand The Liberal Party needs to reach new voters in the digital realm if it is to stand any chance at the next election, federal leader Angus Taylor says.

"The Liberal Party has fallen behind in reaching younger voters, its new leader concedes but the focus will be on changing its campaigning strategies rather than policies"

"campaigning strategies ****rather than policies****" .

Interesting strategy🤔

07.03.2026 10:30 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Illusory Truth Effect The illusory truth effect is the tendency for any statement that is repeated frequently—whether it is factually true or not, whether it is even plausible or not—to acquire the ring of truth. Studies s...

Maybe he's using this 👇

"Because it can make false information appear true, it can also be used to deliberately manipulate the thinking of others. It is a useful tool for political propaganda."

www.psychologytoday.com/au/basics/il...

07.03.2026 10:12 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Walking away from Holden: Abbott finishes what Hewson started “Building cars in Australia is just not sustainable.” That was GM Holden managing director Mike Devereux, announcing the closure of Holden. Ominous words for Toyota as well. Toyota responded that Hold...

"The Abbott government’s refusal to countenance further industry assistance should come as no surprise: in opposition, the Coalition’s firm policy was to cut A$500 million from the ALP government’s support package."

07.03.2026 10:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

"It has been clear since 1992, when Liberal leader Dr John Hewson announced a zero tariff regime for automotive products, that the Coalition parties saw no future in an Australian car manufacturing industry."

07.03.2026 10:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Andrew Hastie Labor says it backs industry, but its car and ute tax is driving up prices and putting jobs at risk. Now even Ford is warning Australian engineering jobs could go offshore. Australia can't afford...

Hastie needs a history lesson regarding his Party's lack of support for the automotive industry..

"But Holden’s departure is nevertheless a deliberate public policy choice on the part of the Abbott government.

07.03.2026 10:05 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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3.9K views · 105 reactions | Sky News Media Watch Dog Columnist Gerard Henderson has criticised ABC Chief US correspondent John Lyons for his “dangerous” claims following the US-Israel strikes on Iran... Sky News Media Watch Dog Columnist Gerard Henderson has criticised ABC Chief US correspondent John Lyons for his “dangerous” claims following the US-Israel strikes on Iran.
07.03.2026 09:42 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Has anyone seen John Lyons lately on ABC following the analysis he made a week ago that got the Murdoch media's knickers in a knot?? Don't tell me they have silenced him - he's one of the best

"Why is the ABC promoting our enemies’ propaganda?
Chris Kenny"

07.03.2026 09:42 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Fans devastated over trouble in paradise for Kyle and Jackie O An actress, electrician and real estate agent all have one thing in common – their love for Kyle and Jackie O. Here's why they've stuck by the pair through thick and thin.

Sorry ABC but how is this news? Rating were falling, suddenly there's a bust up, both are lawyering up, lots of publicity for the pair as a result, JO comes out to say she hasn't resigned - more publicity - and the media plays along with a clear publicity stunt to retain base/improve ratings.🙄

07.03.2026 09:36 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

"It’s for exactly this reason that we’ve seen a recent boom in narrative laundering, a manipulative technique expressly designed to sow confusion and fuel destabilising political agendas."

It's clear to me the likes of ON, Advance, et al , all use these techniques.

07.03.2026 09:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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How Narrative Laundering Undermines Critical Thinking Our brains are fallible, giving rise to a recent boom in narrative laundering, a manipulative technique designed to sow confusion and fuel destabilising political agendas.

And this yesterday - "Frequency and consistency are two enemies of our cognitive processing, particularly when it comes to the murky world of disinformation. Our brains are fallible, and trust and perceived truth are two of the areas in which we are most susceptible."

07.03.2026 09:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

"Studies show that repetition increases the perception of validity—even when people start out knowing that the information is false, or when the source of the information is known to be suspect"

07.03.2026 09:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Illusory Truth Effect The illusory truth effect is the tendency for any statement that is repeated frequently—whether it is factually true or not, whether it is even plausible or not—to acquire the ring of truth. Studies s...

Indeed.

I posted this a while back -"The illusory truth effect is the tendency for any statement that is repeated frequently—whether it is factually true or not, whether it is even plausible or not—to acquire the ring of truth."

07.03.2026 09:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0