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Barry Tucker

@btucker.bsky.social

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Canoeing, camping, carpentry, a pacifist. Carpentry website: https://t.co/5amjZEGIW9 Respect for Nature now my "religion".

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Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · Sep 8

Corporate governance of USA (& elsewhere) began with Lewis Powell's 1971 memo to US Chamber of Commerce, regarded as a blueprint.

Read a Greenpeace analysis of blueprint & what's happened since:
www.greenpeace.org/usa/greenpea...

The New Corporation is an update:
www.bing.com/videos/river...

Greenpeace Analyzes the Lewis Powell Memo: Corporate Blueprint to Dominate Democracy - Greenpeace - Greenpeace

Forty years ago, not only was Greenpeace formed, but a then-obscure corporate lawyer (later appointed by President Nixon to the Supreme Court) drafted a memorandum for the U.S. Chamber of…

www.greenpeace.org

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Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 17h

Crikey! I just whack the tin with the stick. Works for me.

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Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 17h

If you seek criminals look no further than the White House.

The bloke sitting in the big chair has 34 felony convictions for fraud.

That makes him a fraud, a phony, a grifter.

Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 17h

Huge shadow passed over me in the garden this morning.

Size of shadow due to height of Pelican passing overhead.

Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 17h

*Apologise to Qatar.*

*I apologise.*

Damn near took that perpetual smirk off Bibi's face.

Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 17h

Your disdain for Greta is due to your tunnel vision.

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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 1d

Via Sheikhspeare memes

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1EarthMedia @1earthmedia.bsky.social · 17h

Ice Capades in Portland
... a very civil war has broken out ...
Photo by Fabian Bimmer, Associated Press

#photooftheday

ICE officers surrounded by protesters in clown suits

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Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 17h

Latest from DisneyWood land:

Crazy convicted felon (34 felonies) weaponises Justice dpt against personal & political enemies, imagines he's stopped 7 imaginary wars & practically demands a Nobel Peace Prize.

In other news, Santa, Easter Bunny & Tooth Fairy are all real -- post truth facts!

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Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 17h

No-one was ever resurrected from the "dead" -- not before the technical skill of modern medicine was able to intervene.

And no-one ever converted water into wine.

But gullible minds are capable of believing anything.

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Mary Debrett @drmaryd.bsky.social · 18h

More brazen racist censorship by the Australian press.

open.substack.com/pub/nickfeik...

Censorship by any other name

The National Press Club cancelled a speaker who planned to address the mass killing of journalists in Gaza. The mainstream press didn’t report it.

open.substack.com

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Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 18h

Man who weaponises US Dept of Justice to hunt down & persec///// prosecute his political opponents thinks he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize.

That humming sound you can hear is made by pigs warming up on the runway.

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 1d

“The lessons from Robodebt and accountability extend beyond one scandal, they reveal how Australia must strengthen justice, transparency, and compassion in governance.”

socialjusticeaustralia.com.au/robodebt-and...

Robodebt and Accountability: The NACC’s Test of Integrity

Robodebt and accountability. Why the NACC investigation matters for restoring government integrity and rebuilding public trust.

socialjusticeaustralia.com.au

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Russ McSpadden @peccarynotpig.bsky.social · 22h

The San Xavier District of the Tohono O’odham Nation in Arizona has passed one of the most moving and powerful resolutions memorializing the role of the jaguar as a protector of the O’odham with deep cultural and spiritual ties. The resolution also calls on U.S. Fish and Wildlife to…”

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Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 18h

Right in line with my idea of religion, or spiritual belief.

Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 18h

Certain LNP Fan Club members have blocked independent journalists from membership of Canberra Press Gallery.

They largely occupied key positions in ABC New's politics reporting & hosting crew, but this has changed a little lately.

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Maranoa Girl @maranoagirl.bsky.social · 1d

On its homepage you will read that “The National Press Club (NPC) is a vigorous champion of media freedom and a home away from home for journalists”. Cancelling Chris Hedges.
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...
What we need to hear is more Woodside propaganda.🙄
www.quarterlyessay.com.au?utm_medium=e...

Cancelling Chris Hedges: What price balance?

On its homepage you will read that “The National Press Club (NPC) is a vigorous champion of media freedom and a home away from home for journalists”.

johnmenadue.com

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Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 18h

Thank you.

Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 18h

And Ukraine, directly & indirectly.

Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 18h

In the post-truth era, Trump distorts reality & tries to bring about the conditions he claims already exist.

The weirdly obvious thing is these harmful circumstances only apply to his political enemies & States that voted the 'wrong' way.

Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 18h

Some 6 people were referred to NACC for investigation.

The sealed names are in the Royal Commission's report, but we may never know who they are or what happened next.

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Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 18h

I doubt if Donald Trump will get the gong. Some people have to wait up to 40 years for recognition.

I believe Trump is more interested in the prize than bringing about peace.

Check situation he's creating in USA to see what I mean.

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Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 19h

I've owned numerous instruments. Never mastered any of them.

My best chance would be a kerosene tin & a stick to whack it with.

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Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 19h

Looks like they paid some tax during Labor govt period, while earlier LNP govts gave them a free ride.

LNP claims it's *the party of small business & hard-working Aussie families*. I claim that's bullshit.

Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 19h

Mining companies (& some others) can bank their profits but can't afford or can't be bothered to pay tax on earnings.

After draining the resources they walk away from the mess they can't afford to repair.

During the whole process they often beg for a bailout.

Fedgovt shd explain some of this.

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Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 19h

The US nuclear power plant is sealed & top secret.

It's built for life of submarine. It's my understanding it can only be serviced, decommissioned in USA.

UK's Rolls-Royce unit may hv different conditions.

Some detail of waste disposal (gloves, etc) hv bn released.