John Hampshire
johnhampshire.bsky.social
John Hampshire
@johnhampshire.bsky.social
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X no longer marks the spot for this Australian, a metro media journalist since 1969, interested in tech & especially security, politics, media and common sense. Greetings!
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Really? Perhaps, but let's face it: America & the world were doomed the instant #Biden decided not to keep his promise to quit after one term. Any "advisers" who urged him to go for another term were spectacularly wrong.
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Hm... #DonaldTrump is having these senior moments of confusion & forgetfulness more and more often. Great.
So much for Trump’s accusation that Biden’s pardons are invalid because he used an auto pen!!! He doesn’t even know who he has pardoned ‼️‼️‼️
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In case you missed it, Trump has established and normalized his ability to illegally kill people in the Caribbean and Pacific oceans. Now he is threatening to do the same in Africa. He has destroyed our rule of law and is exercising our nation's power to destroy it around it the world.

Thanks GOP!
I keep wondering: when will the American people realise that displays of monumental ignorance by #POTUS are not, in fact, useful in making their lives better.
REAL TALK - IS TRUMP FUCKING HIGH RN?! Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa with 237 MILLION people. Also its 45% Christian or 106 million. GN has been fighting a counter insurgency against Islamic terrorists for DECADES.
we were helping them stop Boko Haram.
GET HIM OFF ADDERAL
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REAL TALK - IS TRUMP FUCKING HIGH RN?! Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa with 237 MILLION people. Also its 45% Christian or 106 million. GN has been fighting a counter insurgency against Islamic terrorists for DECADES.
we were helping them stop Boko Haram.
GET HIM OFF ADDERAL
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Much is made of the fact that in the Ancient Greek democracies, no women or slaves were entitled to vote. But for those citizens entitled to vote: it was compulsory. America needs compulsory voting to protect its sensible center from extremist loons. Discuss, with reference to the Australian system.
White Americans are not safe from ICE

WAKE UP CALL
TO WHITE AMERICA-ICE IS COMING FOR YOU TOO
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Enten: "Trump is doing absolutely awful in the minds of the American people. We're talking about new lows. CNBC, -13 net approval on the economy. It's -19 among Quinnipiac ... He's not just beating himself with record lows -- this is the lowest for any president ever."
There are so many good features in this week's Pearls and Irritations newsletter from #JohnMenadue I'm just going to post the whole EDM. #auspol

us14.campaign-archive.com?e=0ef3f84eb9...
Pearls & Irritations - The Weekly
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Seems to me that refusing to carry out the will of the voters who properly elected Grijalva could be seen as high treason.
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Every time there's a soundly based trial of #UBI (Universal Basic Income), positive results are obtained. Every time. Here's some more of it from Scott Santens (scottsantens.com)
www.scottsantens.com/irish-govern...
Scott Santens - Basic Income Guide
The blog of universal basic income (UBI) specialist - Scott Santens
scottsantens.com
Just seen your post, have to get back to you tomorrow. Cheers
Hm, just realised the Crikey link did not let you read the whole story, which is new. Sorry. But let me put it this way: the resources are ours, not America's. They're welcome to invest & buy output, but that's it. Imagine if the boot was on the other foot, would they surrender control to us?
Did you read the story? The entity charged with managing the development & operation of the joint venture will be run by the US.
#jesuswept, the $190m Northern Beaches Hospital outrage is yet another NSW public-private partnership gone wrong, but it pales into insignificance beside this hot-mess waste of $billions. #ChrisMinns and fed politicians must
admit that not one #PPP has ever delivered!
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
How a bungle over train seats forced NSW to buy more expensive carriages
The screw-up is one of a list of failings identified in a report scathing of Transport for NSW’s purchase of two new multibillion-dollar train fleets.
www.smh.com.au