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Carl Payne

@ponti50.bsky.social

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Retired but not tired Resting in Fremantle Lefty since waking at age 20

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Carl Payne @ponti50.bsky.social · 5h

The news story said it’s estimated that feral cats kill 3 billion Oz native animals a year.

That’s about 100 strikes every second, for a year.

Does anyone know the data that may be the basis for that estimate?

Carl Payne @ponti50.bsky.social · 5h

On a quiet Saturday arvo, we’re trying to guess what you had in your left hand…….

Carl Payne @ponti50.bsky.social · 22h

Has there ever been a more audacious, ethically bare, morally corrupt and desperate bid for a Nobel Peace Prize, than the last minute charade cooked up by Trump and Netanyahu?

Carl Payne @ponti50.bsky.social · 2d

The 5 books of the Jewish Torah, and the first 5 books of the Christian Old Testament are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

I heard a rumour that the Zionazis may change the Torah book title of Genesis to Genocide, to give it a more contemporary feel.

Carl Payne @ponti50.bsky.social · 2d

The sad truth about psychos, narcissists, dickheads in general.

You only need 1 or 2 to bugger it up for everybody.

They weild substantial power; & they know it.

But they can’t be ignored.

They have to be stopped.

Carl Payne @ponti50.bsky.social · 2d

Senile? Or just an ignoramus who’s possibly actually never read a book…….??!

Carl Payne @ponti50.bsky.social · 2d

Just to finally demonstrate the absolute corruption of virtually everything.

Carl Payne @ponti50.bsky.social · 2d

He’s gonna get a Nobel Peace Prize isn’t he……..

The orange arsehole is gonna get a Nobel Peace Prize!!! 😳😖

Carl Payne @ponti50.bsky.social · 4d

Completely understandable blue…

Any slightly dodgy financial services operator struggling to define ‘ethics and appropriate professional standards’ could do the same………

Carl Payne @ponti50.bsky.social · 4d

Phillip
May
Robert
Cicely

1 outa 4??

Carl Payne @ponti50.bsky.social · 4d

And our deputy PM is far worse.

Examine Richard Marles and his history, his perspective, his personal views, his policies.

For one in such a powerful position, he’s a highly dangerous man.

Carl Payne @ponti50.bsky.social · 5d

If the Trump Takeover was a movie, Central Casting could not hope to improve upon Karoline Leavitt, Pete Hegseth, Stephen Miller, and many others

They are all classic cliche film baddies, just perfect for their roles

It’s going to make the collective demise of US Fascism just THAT much sweeter…..

Carl Payne @ponti50.bsky.social · 5d

To paraphrase Jane Goodall………

Carl Payne @ponti50.bsky.social · 5d

Has our leadership EVER represented us?

95% of us are peace-loving family and friends people.

The 5% are our leaders: political, corporate, military, religious…….

THEY are the psychos we should be firing off into space………

BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 5d

250,000 people turned out in Amsterdam to support Palestine today.

Our leadership does not represent us.

Reposted by Carl Payne

💚🌏Myles🌏💚 @mylesjaybee.bsky.social · 6d

Albanese built a National Anti-Corruption Commission so secretive it could investigate corruption without anyone knowing. Even the corruption feels safe now.
#auspol

Carl Payne @ponti50.bsky.social · 6d

Those bloody immigrants. I always thought they were the major reason our roads have potholes. And now the good lady has confirmed my worst fears…….😉🥴

Carl Payne @ponti50.bsky.social · 7d

Nice brown shirts…… (Look it up….)

Carl Payne @ponti50.bsky.social · 8d

Ditto here.

From my perspective, Bluesky has a lot of praire tumbleweed action, with music provided by the crickets’ orchestra…….

Carl Payne @ponti50.bsky.social · 9d

Elon Musk isn’t worth $500 Billion.

His preoccupation with greed and power has resulted in him being valued at this amount.

Elon Musk isn’t worth two-bob……….

Carl Payne @ponti50.bsky.social · 9d

In the kitchen, I accidentally left the fridge door slightly ajar just as the clothes washing & dishwashing machines stopped their cycles & the microwave reached its set time.

Suddenly I was being serenaded by 4 machines in unison, beeping & bleating.

The human in the middle felt centuries old………

Carl Payne @ponti50.bsky.social · 10d

But in reality it’d be a more positive outcome if they stayed in the military and were able to influence a mass armed services revolt against the fascist regime……..

Carl Payne @ponti50.bsky.social · 10d

I’m hoping we’ll see these finally at work sometime soonish…..

Carl Payne @ponti50.bsky.social · 10d

I say “man” because past practice has established mostly men in current senior US military positions.

But I see many strong & ethical women who will play leading parts in a new American Revolution against a fascist dictator.

Carl Payne @ponti50.bsky.social · 10d

It will come from a strong and ethical military man.

It has to. The US pollies have already grossly failed their country……..

Carl Payne @ponti50.bsky.social · 10d

From afar it seems no one with any power in the US knows what to do.

Democrats act as though they think they can regain peaceful control.

That time has passed.

Republicans act as though they’re completely intimidated by the orange dipshits goons.

And they are.

Who is the leader to save the US??