[#]uspol That didn't take long.
"Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will not be part of the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, a spokesperson has confirmed."
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[#]auspol #wapol This is a reflection of how racist WA is that the Liberal Party thinks this is a vote winner.
"WA's Liberal leader, Libby Mettam, has echoed the pledge of Federal Opposition Leader, Petter Dutton, to not stand in front of the Aboriginal flag if elected to the top office in March. "
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-17/wa-liberal-leader-libby-mettam-aboriginal-flag/104829360?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web
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[#]uspol Ann Telnaes now has free rein to draw whatever cartoons she likes...
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I'm glad the London police and UK justice system has the resources to tackle racial abuse. I'm sure every brown and black copper in London is wondering how they can get the same kind of support as this white police officer.
"Sam Kerr fronts London court charged with racially aggravated harassment of police officer"
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-15/matildas-sam-kerr-in-court-racial-aggravation-charges/104818740?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web
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It's an extreme example, but the reason despotic regimes can operate with impunity is that ordinary citizens allow it, even reinforce it.
"Afghanistan’s ‘morality police’ arrested Samira at work in Kabul – and then made the 19-year-old marry her employer"
"When her father, uncle and older brothers learned what had happened, they broke into Mohammad’s house with sticks, shovels and other tools and beat Samira. Samira does not even remember which of her relatives hit her with the shovel. The marks from the wounds on her forehead are still visible six months later, she says"
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jan/13/afghanistan-women-taliban-forced-marriage-morality-police-kabul-human-rights
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[#]uspol So, Teflon Trump escapes any consequences for his actions, again. 🙄 😡
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-11/trump-hush-money-sentencing-stormy-daniels/104806590?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web
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[#]uspol Cartoon from Darrin Bell
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Microsoft are putting up their annual subscription costs for MS Office by 50% so they can add in features no-one wants, like AI. 😡
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[#]uspol Great cartoon by Keith Knight.
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[#]auspol #wapol This seems like a good idea, even if it does upset the sailing crowd.
"WA Labor details $107 million plan for enhanced Swan River ferry service if re-elected"
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/perth-swan-river-ferry-plans-announced-march-wa-election/104788586?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web
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Whew! It's going to get to 38 C in Perth, today. Then back down to the high twenties for a while. I'm a bit over this hot weather. 😓
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[#]auspol This is what terrifies me about getting old in Australia. The govt can decide they need to "take care of you", then throw you in a nursing home and sell all your stuff to pay for it.
"Placed under public guardianship, Margaret wants to take back control of her life"
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/public-guardianship-dispute-supreme-court-appeal/104771176?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web
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RIP Chad Morgan, the Sheikh of Scrubby Creek...
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[#]auspol It's funny how Woolworths is sensitive to calls from Dutton for a boycott because they wouldn't stock Oz Day tat that no-one wants, but calls for a boycott to support better working conditions for striking workers falls on deaf ears...
"Woolworths announces in-store Australia Day promotions after calls to boycott the supermarket last year"
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-01/australia-day-merchandise-woolworths-coles-aldi/104776504?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web
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[#]auspol How is Labor so bad at this? They have thousands of members who could post this meme under their private accounts, but Vic Labor has to post it under the official Labor account. Now, they have to backpedal and apologise.🙄 🤪
"Prime Minister Anthony Albanese orders Victorian Labor to remove Peter Dutton meme"
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-31/peter-dutton-labor-meme-pm-orders-takedown/104773522?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web
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[#]auspol Right wing group, Advance, is going to use propaganda techniques to attack The Greens. Apparently, this is easier than having policies that people like.
"“We’ll use the same sort of techniques we used during the Voice, where we can geotarget messaging using our propensity model scoring and our database, to actually get a message to predominantly women aged between 33 and 49 who are persuadable, who do think the Greens are just doing the right thing by the environment but don’t know anything else,” Sheahan said. “We think we can persuade quite a considerable lot of them.”"
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2024/08/17/advances-plan-destroy-the-greens?utm_campaign=SharedArticle&utm_source=share&utm_medium=link&utm_term=L5CjqBB&token=2lPBuYiF
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[#]startrek I'm looking forward to the release of the Section 31 movie, but I'm disappointed that Shazad Latif doesn't seem to be in it. Still, Michelle Yeoh is fantastic in everything she does!
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OK, forget waterboarding. If you ever want to really torture someone, make them take a 4 hour each way return flight in economy class within a 24 hr period at Christmas time.
I don't think my legs will work properly for days!
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OK everyone. This is definitely not funny, and you should not laugh about it.
"A Virginia man has died after a bear in a tree shot by one of his hunting partners fell on him, state wildlife officials said."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/17/virginia-man-dies-bear-fall
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