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Peggy Sanders

@peggysanders.bsky.social

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Climate change believer with deep concerns for our children’s future. Progressive political leanings believing in equality for all people.

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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · Sep 8

Political pragmatism is "killing us" - Richard Dennis:

This centrism aligns with the status quo and can be a tool for opposing reforms, ultimately hindering progress on evidence-based solutions and harming society by perpetuating inaction on harmful practices.

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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 7h

Better to forget the horror if you can.

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imnotonfire.bsky.social @imnotonfire.bsky.social · 14h

Oh god. I forgot that one.

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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 7h

Power has made him worse.
Don Farrell couldn’t give a f..k.

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Andy Paterson @agpat.bsky.social · 8h

He's always been an arrogant prick.

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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 7h

We are finding out Trump’s War Dept intentions as we speak.

The war hawks are set on war with China using Taiwan as excuse.

Recent meeting with generals declared Trump’s War Dept no longer adhere to any international rules based order. Bodes ill for Aust in deep with AUKUS, expanded US bases.

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Andy @vicozandy.bsky.social · 8h

US military seems to be completely independent of politics.
I suspect it really is. They have even less fucks to give about Aus than they do about Americans.
I think boat rockers are weeded out of our politics pretty early and all we have left to vote for is the spineless besuited gutter monkeys.

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Flimmy @cardine.bsky.social · 8h

I leave him off my ballot completely every time I vote. It's quite satisfying, giving a boost to whoever is after him on the ticket.

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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 7h

Can’t afford not to be informed and vote below the line, with LibLab Duopoly serving same masters.

“You simply can’t achieve something like that by accident. Reckless indifference, perhaps. Wilful acts of bastardry, more likely. Accident, no.” Ken Henry.

www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

‘Wilful act of bastardry’: Henry condemns tax system for crushing young Australians

Former Treasury boss Ken Henry says a succession of governments have used the tax system to deliberately hurt young people, propping up the old and vested interests like mining.

www.smh.com.au

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Pauline99🇦🇺 @pauline99.bsky.social · 8h

Vote below the line!

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Andy @vicozandy.bsky.social · 8h

Yeah. It's all very Project 2025.
Sadly, I think these people are too stupid to realise what they have broken and what they have unleashed in doing so.
The orchestrators, being foreign, don't really care, but you would think anyone wanting to grow old here would think a little harder.

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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 7h

Amazes me how many Australians taboo open discussion on ‘politics’, and vote against their own interests and their children and grandchildren’s very survival.

Moral disengagement is endemic in Australia. Lambs to the slaughter without as much as a peep.

$billionaires laughing all way to bank.

Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 8h

In Qld Murdoch media has a monopoly, particularly in regions.

This situation is dangerous to democracy and should not be allowed to continue.

But, it’s just like the fossil fuel story where our resources are shipped offshore for nothing.

But, the Duopoly turn a blind eye. #auspol

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robfollis.bsky.social @robfollis.bsky.social · 8h

Australia has more than enough racist fascist morons and uneducated fools who listen to Sky News and read the Herald Sun to make this possible #auspol

Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 17h

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne....

‘The ground is shifting’: what’s driving One Nation’s surge and could it replace the ‘floundering Liberals’?

As its support doubles, One Nation is targeting conservative voters disillusioned with the Liberals and Nationals on immigration and net zero

www.theguardian.com

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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 8h

LibLab both treacherous to Aust people, nations wellbeing; both embrace Trump regime toxic political agenda, which blocks any action on climate change and security.

LibLab advise that Trump’s move to tyranny doesn’t change the expansion US War Dept military bases and involvement in govt.

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Andy @vicozandy.bsky.social · 13h

If we had a functional legal system, the Murdoch rags would be sued for gross misinformation causing human loss of life and economic loss. LibLab gronks too.
The denial propaganda is by folks that know damn well the science is sound.

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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 9h

Albanese Labor government has done enormous damage to Legal system in Australia by removing trust and credibility in this democratic institution, by refusing to address issues of systemic corruption and negligence, causing deliberate harm to the people and democracy.

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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 9h

71 yr old Labor Minister for Trade and Tourism & Special Minister of State since 2022, Don Farrell can’t be bothered to listen to question by David Pocock Senate Estimates. Senator for SA since 2016, after previous term from 2008 to 2014.

His arrogance, disrespect on full display. Time he went.