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Once described in HuffPost as “one of the brightest minds on the planet”… (true) but I’m pretty sure that journo was high. (also true).

Founder MiVote | Global Democracy Activist | Author | Dilettante polymath

📍Bunurong, Turrbal and Yuggera Country.
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Vote like your best mate is indigenous, your daughter is gay, your uncle is on NDIS, your brother is on the poverty line, your neighbour is an immigrant and your kids have to live on this planet for decades after you leave.
Things Anthony Albanese refuses to stand against (over and over again):

Genocide
The US military industrial complex
War criminals
Gambling industry
Climate destruction
Palantir
Murdoch media
Negative gearing
Sovereign risk
Democratic erosion
February 3, 2026 at 7:20 AM
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Fascism. Who knew? #fascism
February 3, 2026 at 6:46 AM
So the thing about guillotines….
February 3, 2026 at 7:04 AM
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February 3, 2026 at 6:14 AM
He is a liar
He is a cheat
He is corrupt
He is a predator
He is a rapist
He is a murderer
He is an inside trader
He is a child sex trafficker
He is an insurrectionist

HE IS A TRAITOR.
February 3, 2026 at 7:02 AM
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CNN lists 19 Kennedy Center productions that refused to perform at the Kennedy Center after Trump's takeover. #sheshed
February 3, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Dr Oz as trustworthy as the Wizard of Oz
They want us working earlier and til we die to pay for their tax cuts for the rich. Supervillains.
February 3, 2026 at 5:37 AM
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It’s very noticeable.
February 3, 2026 at 3:24 AM
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One of my favorite jokes of all time is "Adolph Hitler Commits Suicide" being a tiny headline under the banner story about a hare-vs-tortoise race ... in 1943, two years before Hitler committed suicide. He was alive and well when the Warner Bros. cartoonists made this joke.
February 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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“The solutions already exist, they work around the world.

Labor could start by scrapping the $12.3 billion they waste each year on tax breaks for property investors.“

#Auspol
The only winners out of today’s interest rate increase are the big banks.

And they don’t need the win. They’re already making 200k profit off the average mortgage!

This government is choosing to let ordinary people cop the pain, while corporate profits soar.
February 3, 2026 at 4:06 AM
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If he wants to bend over to his tyrannical master that’s one thing but JFC… he’s selling out Australians!
Ex-fucking-cuse me @albomp.bsky.social

Come out and refute this or I swear I am dedicating my life to you losing your seat.
Exclusive | The Albanese government is handing access to Australians’ biometric data and ID documents to US agencies like ICE, and not telling anyone. @keanebernard.bsky.social reports.
February 3, 2026 at 4:22 AM
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It’s so stupid that I can’t believe it!
February 3, 2026 at 4:13 AM
If he knows the true story and doesn’t tell it then he is complicit in protecting child rape.

Lock him up too.
🔥 AUTHOR MICHAEL WOLFF: “This is the 3rd or 4th time Trump threatened to sue me… I believe if the 🇺🇸 public knew the real nature of Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein they would turn away in revulsion and horror. So sue me.”
February 3, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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And when something goes pear shaped, it's the Devil's work. God had nothing to do with it.
February 3, 2026 at 2:53 AM
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Trying to curry favor with Trump is an exercise in futility.

WT bloody F!
February 3, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Ex-fucking-cuse me @albomp.bsky.social

Come out and refute this or I swear I am dedicating my life to you losing your seat.
Exclusive | The Albanese government is handing access to Australians’ biometric data and ID documents to US agencies like ICE, and not telling anyone. @keanebernard.bsky.social reports.
Trump, ICE set to be handed access to Australians' biometric data, ID documents
www.crikey.com.au
February 3, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Holy-Motherfucking-Shit
I wonder if the MAGA RepugnaKKKlans are gonna read the TrumpStein Files?
February 3, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Part of the problem of religion in politics is that practicing religious folk believe god is all powerful and controls everything, therefore if they ascend to high office it must have been God’s will that they lead.

When you replace facts with faith, disaster is inevitable.
February 3, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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CNN is reporting the real reason Trump is closing the Kennedy Centre for two years is not for renovation: “the Kennedy Center does not have a 2026/2027 season. There would not have been any programming to announce."
February 2, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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Non believers need to band together to counter the influence of organised religion
February 3, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Reminder that more than 50% of Australians according to ABS statistics are not Christian.

Do your god bothering on your own fucking time.
Parliament’s back today.

Before heading to Capital Hill, we paused for the traditional ecumenical service.

A chance to reflect on the trust placed in us, and the responsibility that comes with it.
February 3, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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New Australia Institute research shows Australian high schools are the most expensive in the OECD.

"I can't see any policy case for taxpayers giving money to a school that can afford an air-conditioned equestrian arena."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
February 3, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Define party
Blanche:" It's not a crime to party with Mr. Epstein."
February 3, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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Tesla reported paying ZERO federal income tax on $5.7 billion of U.S. income in 2025.

Meanwhile, thanks to his new Tesla pay package, Elon Musk could stand to make $3 billion more per year than all 1.4 million elementary school teachers in the U.S. combined.

See the problem here?
February 2, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Govt as a Ponzi Scheme
Bulk sales of tickets to Melania are being promoted through emails from WH Faith Office advisor Paula White-Cain using her National Faith Advisory Board list. People are encouraged to purchase 30 tickets at a time to “support our First Lady.” meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...
Exclusive: White House Advisor Pushed Bulk Sales for Melania Movie
Supporters are encouraged to buy group tickets and private screenings, raising questions about ethics and actual attendance
meidasnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:32 PM