Jean Proudman
@bluejeans58.bsky.social
🦘🦎🌴🐕🦺🦮🐕☀️Gumbaynggirr Land. Left: convinced re climate and world order collapse, corruption, Genocide,racism misogyny and Australia’s forfeit of sovereignty. No to AUKUS+US/Israel rule. 315ppm Still learning. Limited access to paywalls. Regret loss of ABC.
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It’s always been about “America first”. And successive Australian governments let it happen.
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The architecture of a vassal: how US bases in Australia project power, not protection
The strategic placement of key US and joint military facilities across Australia reveals a pattern not of national defence, but of integration into a global, offensively-oriented network for force pro...
theaimn.net
December 1, 2025 at 10:53 PM
It’s always been about “America first”. And successive Australian governments let it happen.
theaimn.net/the-architec...
theaimn.net/the-architec...
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And on the BBC news.
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
Climate protesters in kayaks disrupt operations at Australia port
Dozens have been arrested during climate protests at one of the world's biggest coal export ports.
www.bbc.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
And on the BBC news.
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
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Cyclones storms and flooding have devastated South Asia this year
@albomp.bsky.social’s interference in Chris Bowen’s decision to join the effort to phase out fossil fuels, is the act of a bastard who’s decided Australia can export death
www.commondreams.org/news/south-a...
@albomp.bsky.social’s interference in Chris Bowen’s decision to join the effort to phase out fossil fuels, is the act of a bastard who’s decided Australia can export death
www.commondreams.org/news/south-a...
Flooding Kills 1,000+ Across South Asia as Climate Crisis Fuels More Extreme Rain | Common Dreams
More than 1,000 people are dead across South Asia after Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and other nations were battered with historic rainfall. As scientists explain, human-caused climate change is mak...
www.commondreams.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Cyclones storms and flooding have devastated South Asia this year
@albomp.bsky.social’s interference in Chris Bowen’s decision to join the effort to phase out fossil fuels, is the act of a bastard who’s decided Australia can export death
www.commondreams.org/news/south-a...
@albomp.bsky.social’s interference in Chris Bowen’s decision to join the effort to phase out fossil fuels, is the act of a bastard who’s decided Australia can export death
www.commondreams.org/news/south-a...
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Dec 2, 1994 – “Canberra fiddles as environment burns”
When it comes to protecting the environment and meeting Australia’s international greenhouse commitments, the Prime Minister and his Government” lack vision and direction”, claims a leading solar scientist.
allouryesterdays.info/2025/12/01/d...
When it comes to protecting the environment and meeting Australia’s international greenhouse commitments, the Prime Minister and his Government” lack vision and direction”, claims a leading solar scientist.
allouryesterdays.info/2025/12/01/d...
December 2, 1994 - “Canberra fiddles as environment burns” - All Our Yesterdays
Thirty years ago, on this day, December 2nd, 1994, When it comes to protecting the environment and meeting Australia’s international greenhouse commitments, the Prime Minister and his Government” lack...
allouryesterdays.info
December 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Dec 2, 1994 – “Canberra fiddles as environment burns”
When it comes to protecting the environment and meeting Australia’s international greenhouse commitments, the Prime Minister and his Government” lack vision and direction”, claims a leading solar scientist.
allouryesterdays.info/2025/12/01/d...
When it comes to protecting the environment and meeting Australia’s international greenhouse commitments, the Prime Minister and his Government” lack vision and direction”, claims a leading solar scientist.
allouryesterdays.info/2025/12/01/d...
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Power and privilege = nepotism and cronyism. Sadly nothing new - just ask those not born lucky - but it’s pleasing to see nepo networks now fail the sniff test. Now fix it!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Government appointments often 'look like nepotism', long-awaited review finds
A report into government appointments to boards has savaged the system, which it found too often allowed governments to award friends or pick candidates for political purposes, eroding trust with the ...
www.abc.net.au
December 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Power and privilege = nepotism and cronyism. Sadly nothing new - just ask those not born lucky - but it’s pleasing to see nepo networks now fail the sniff test. Now fix it!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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Human Rights Watch reminds us that Australia is "the only Western democracy without some kind of national Human Rights Act or Bill of Rights", www.hrw.org/world-report....
November 28, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Human Rights Watch reminds us that Australia is "the only Western democracy without some kind of national Human Rights Act or Bill of Rights", www.hrw.org/world-report....
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The 'Gourmet Kitchen' contains no kitchen facilities, but the 'Great Room' appears to have seven (7) sinks
December 1, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The 'Gourmet Kitchen' contains no kitchen facilities, but the 'Great Room' appears to have seven (7) sinks
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Kenneth Eagle “we didn’t have the data in the form you requested it”
David Shoebridge “was it in some other form?”
KE “not in the form you asked”
DS “…was it in some other form?”
KE “No”
DS “So you just didn’t have the data”
KE “No”🙄 #Estimates comedy skit.🎭
David Shoebridge “was it in some other form?”
KE “not in the form you asked”
DS “…was it in some other form?”
KE “No”
DS “So you just didn’t have the data”
KE “No”🙄 #Estimates comedy skit.🎭
November 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Kenneth Eagle “we didn’t have the data in the form you requested it”
David Shoebridge “was it in some other form?”
KE “not in the form you asked”
DS “…was it in some other form?”
KE “No”
DS “So you just didn’t have the data”
KE “No”🙄 #Estimates comedy skit.🎭
David Shoebridge “was it in some other form?”
KE “not in the form you asked”
DS “…was it in some other form?”
KE “No”
DS “So you just didn’t have the data”
KE “No”🙄 #Estimates comedy skit.🎭
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Australia condemns terrorism at home while ignoring grave breaches of international law by powerful allies. Selective justice was never defensible – and the ICJ has made that clear. #InternationalLaw #ICJ #HumanitarianLaw #Australia #Accountability #Gaza
Australia’s selective justice on international law is indefensible
Australia has pledged to uphold humanitarian law and protect aid workers. But in the face of an ICJ ruling on Gaza, its own anti-terror and accountability laws remain selectively unenforced.
johnmenadue.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Australia condemns terrorism at home while ignoring grave breaches of international law by powerful allies. Selective justice was never defensible – and the ICJ has made that clear. #InternationalLaw #ICJ #HumanitarianLaw #Australia #Accountability #Gaza
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DUIs. Attacking a prisoner. Battery on a law enforcement officer. Violating prison rules.
Guards on Alabama's execution team have been accused of violence and misconduct but were allowed to carry out executions, our 2024 investigation found.
Guards on Alabama's execution team have been accused of violence and misconduct but were allowed to carry out executions, our 2024 investigation found.
In Alabama, Prison Guards Accused of Violence and Misconduct Carry Out Secretive Executions
As the state keeps details around the death penalty hidden, an investigation into its execution team raises questions about how incarcerated people are treated in their final moments.
boltsmag.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
DUIs. Attacking a prisoner. Battery on a law enforcement officer. Violating prison rules.
Guards on Alabama's execution team have been accused of violence and misconduct but were allowed to carry out executions, our 2024 investigation found.
Guards on Alabama's execution team have been accused of violence and misconduct but were allowed to carry out executions, our 2024 investigation found.
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The Barilaro-Berejiklian 'save the pest horses' bill is finally revoked.
Controversial 'Brumby Bill' recognising horses' heritage value dumped: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-28/nsw-upper-house-vote-scrap-brumby-bill/105916360
Controversial 'Brumby Bill' recognising horses' heritage value dumped
The bill which recognised the heritage value of wild horses in horses in Kosciuszko National Park but was widely criticised by conservation groups will be scrapped after a vote to repeal the law passed NSW parliament.
www.abc.net.au
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The Barilaro-Berejiklian 'save the pest horses' bill is finally revoked.
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Mark Dreyfus appointed as Special Envoy for International Human Rights ... must be quite on the backbench
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Mark Dreyfus appointed as Special Envoy for International Human Rights ... must be quite on the backbench
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This man’s values are based in power, greed and division. They are so far removed from the values of the Australian people.
We need a government that has the courage to stand up to him, reject his racism, reject US bases and forge an independent peaceful path for Australia.
We need a government that has the courage to stand up to him, reject his racism, reject US bases and forge an independent peaceful path for Australia.
November 28, 2025 at 6:32 AM
This man’s values are based in power, greed and division. They are so far removed from the values of the Australian people.
We need a government that has the courage to stand up to him, reject his racism, reject US bases and forge an independent peaceful path for Australia.
We need a government that has the courage to stand up to him, reject his racism, reject US bases and forge an independent peaceful path for Australia.
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And remember, the amount is the same for every electorate. Surely the demand for minor capital works in remote WA is more real than in Point Piper?
November 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
And remember, the amount is the same for every electorate. Surely the demand for minor capital works in remote WA is more real than in Point Piper?
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Money for mates is one reason we'll never have a proper NACC. It's embedded in on both sides
November 29, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Money for mates is one reason we'll never have a proper NACC. It's embedded in on both sides
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This is $450,000 per term, per electorate. Plus interest on that money, let’s call it half a million. $75,000,000 per term of government for small re-election bribes.
Next time you’re waiting hours in a hospital emergency waiting room, think what this money could do.
#AusPol
Next time you’re waiting hours in a hospital emergency waiting room, think what this money could do.
#AusPol
November 29, 2025 at 12:41 AM
This is $450,000 per term, per electorate. Plus interest on that money, let’s call it half a million. $75,000,000 per term of government for small re-election bribes.
Next time you’re waiting hours in a hospital emergency waiting room, think what this money could do.
#AusPol
Next time you’re waiting hours in a hospital emergency waiting room, think what this money could do.
#AusPol
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calmly explaining why we shouldn't bomb random venezuelan boats to people who argued we should torture random iraqis and then won an election by saying they were against a war they advocated for
November 29, 2025 at 4:35 AM
calmly explaining why we shouldn't bomb random venezuelan boats to people who argued we should torture random iraqis and then won an election by saying they were against a war they advocated for
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The @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social has published an interesting study on Australian attitudes towards Jews and towards Israel. The graphs show the political leanings of those who hold antisemitic views & those who hold anti-Zionist views. It's clear: being anti-Zionist ≠ being antisemitic. #auspol
November 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social has published an interesting study on Australian attitudes towards Jews and towards Israel. The graphs show the political leanings of those who hold antisemitic views & those who hold anti-Zionist views. It's clear: being anti-Zionist ≠ being antisemitic. #auspol
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You glorious, brave lot, sticking your oar in to remind the billionaire bastard companies that Australians want the government to stop fannying about, start taxing giant fossil fuel companies and make the country run on renewables as much as possible.
November 30, 2025 at 8:16 AM
You glorious, brave lot, sticking your oar in to remind the billionaire bastard companies that Australians want the government to stop fannying about, start taxing giant fossil fuel companies and make the country run on renewables as much as possible.
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Remember back in 2019 when the strayan meedja wanted public support for press freedom and the right to know? Destroying trust in your profession is quite the flex.
December 1, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Remember back in 2019 when the strayan meedja wanted public support for press freedom and the right to know? Destroying trust in your profession is quite the flex.
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Everything old is new again at Defence as Richard Marles, who has presided over a series of debacles, looks to fix procurement, writes Bernard Keane.
Back to the Defence future: Marles tries to reshuffle his way around a spectacular record of failure
www.crikey.com.au
December 1, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Everything old is new again at Defence as Richard Marles, who has presided over a series of debacles, looks to fix procurement, writes Bernard Keane.
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There is $1 million budgeted for the legal assistance needed for NACC to properly reconsider the Robodebt referrals - this funding ends in February 2026 and I hope for all of us that means there will be answers and accountability at this time (6+ years after Robodebt ended).
December 1, 2025 at 9:21 AM
There is $1 million budgeted for the legal assistance needed for NACC to properly reconsider the Robodebt referrals - this funding ends in February 2026 and I hope for all of us that means there will be answers and accountability at this time (6+ years after Robodebt ended).
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So it turns out NACC Commr Brereton is blaming us, the public, for his decision to stop having a secret side-job with the IGADF, bcoz we have caused a “distraction”
🔥David Shoebridge slams CEO Philip Reed who insists the decision had nothing to do with conflict of interest🙄ffs #Estimates
🔥David Shoebridge slams CEO Philip Reed who insists the decision had nothing to do with conflict of interest🙄ffs #Estimates
December 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
So it turns out NACC Commr Brereton is blaming us, the public, for his decision to stop having a secret side-job with the IGADF, bcoz we have caused a “distraction”
🔥David Shoebridge slams CEO Philip Reed who insists the decision had nothing to do with conflict of interest🙄ffs #Estimates
🔥David Shoebridge slams CEO Philip Reed who insists the decision had nothing to do with conflict of interest🙄ffs #Estimates
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And what is it we are doingin the South China Sea? Helping the USA start its net (and probably last) war? Sauce for the goose. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed... #auspol
Departing intelligence chief calls out Chinese intimidation as Australia monitors fresh flotilla
The country’s outgoing intelligence chief has accused China of seeking to coerce Australia by sending a naval flotilla to circumnavigate the continent.
www.smh.com.au
December 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
And what is it we are doingin the South China Sea? Helping the USA start its net (and probably last) war? Sauce for the goose. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed... #auspol