It just got even crazier in Hungary YouTube video by Caolan Robertson

The collapse of populism looks a lot like the collapse of communism.

#populism #hungary #collapse #orban

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‘We were terrified they were going to kill us’: fishers who survived US boat strike speak out An Ecuadorian fishing crew describe their ordeal as victims of Trump’s purported war on ‘narcoterrorists’

This is really the worst form of criminality.
The USA has sunk to the lowest levels of terrorism.
It will take a very, very long time for the USA to regain its veneer of respectability.
They're almost as bad as the Israelis.
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The AI slopaganda videos on fuel production have come to Australia....check out Leo's thread

One Nation and Nationals to preference each other at Farrer by-election | Region Riverina Independent Michelle Milthorpe says lobby group Climate 200 has contributed just two per cent of her campaign funding, One Nation…

Everything you need to know about the National Party: it's preferencing Hanson's Big Business candidate - who can't say if Gina is bankrolling ON - over the local independent in Farrer.
Polling has independent Milthorpe 30%, ON Farley 30.9%
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We are winning their War on Cash Hi Cash Lovers,  Yesterday the RBA reported that cash usage in Australia is trending UP. 75 per cent of Australians carry an average of $65 in their pocket, purse or wallet. Half of Australians use ca...

RBA reports cash usage trending UP. 75% carry average $65. 1/3 Australians would experience hardship if cash disappeared. Stand up for our right to access and use cash by making a cash withdrawal on Tuesday 28th April - Cash-Out Day. www.change.org/p/an-austral...

M20 - the Trifid Nebula - AstroBin M20 imaged from Bortle 7 skies.Getting away to dark skies isn't an option at present so I decided to do some imaging from home.Normally I image with an Optolong L-Pro for broadband targets at home but...

Picking up the spikes is considered a feat by amateur astrophotographers. In my own version, they are barely perceptible (needed more exposure & a darker sky): www.astrobin.com/full/vc7l72/...

I read the book, which is pretty famous. I don't think I've ever seen the movie, though.

The reason why Israel won’t stop anytime soon

Powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan, tsunami alert issued A powerful earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coast, and the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami alert in the region.

Powwrful 7.4 Earthquake Strikes off Japan's north coast prompting tsunami warning
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"Minns will need to take responsibility for the police violence at Town Hall.The govt under Minns enacted bad laws, the police acted on the command of unlawful directions, they were emboldened & some were violent."

(Selection of the violence meted out by NSW police to anti-genocide protestors in🧵👇)

"Near the strait of Hormuz" is doing a lot or heavy lifting here.
It was stopped near the border of Iran and Pakistan so roughly where the Gulf of Oman meets the Indian Ocean. 🤔

Vesselfinder.com tracking map for the Touska. Fifteen hours ago it was offshore from the port of Gwadar in western Pakistan, tracking towards Iran.

It was in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Pakistan, nowhere near Hormuz.

Do we conclude that the great and powerful US Navy isn't game to approach Iran, for fear of anti-ship missile attack?

"Yes we can:" Andrew Forrest mocks Murdoch tabloid stories dismissing electric trucks Iron ore billionaire Andrew Forrest mocks Murchoch tabloid front page story and editorial that says electric truck technology is not available.

“Yes we can:” Andrew Forrest mocks Murdoch tabloid stories dismissing electric trucks
#auspol #renewables #evs
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Probs couldn't see the car above the high bonnet line. Now what about that toddler?

Pretty extraordinary.

Outcry over 'disturbing' video of off-duty police officer pinning 13yo girl on train Video of an off-duty police officer restraining a 13yo girl on a Perth train has sparked accusations of excessive force. #assault #police #indigenous #australians

Video of an off-duty police officer restraining a 13yo girl on a Perth train has sparked accusations of excessive force. #assault #police #indigenous #australians

Exclusive: US to delay weapons deliveries to some European countries due to Iran war, sources say U.S. officials have informed some European counterparts that some previously contracted weapons deliveries are likely to be delayed ‌as the Iran war continues to draw on weapons stocks, five sources f...

And today we learned that Trump has stolen money from those nations & is refusing to send them the arms & weapons systems they paid.
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A photo of Trump being interviewed by a press group on the White House lawn with his helicopter in the background. You can clearly see the Sky News microphone being held up to Trump.

As pointed out by @sprocket0.bsky.social, SkyNews Aus has a reporter following Trump. His name is Matt Hampson.
His main role is to ask the Mad King leading questions about Australia. His "answers" are then reported here by the News Corp (especially The Oz), who then demand the PM answer in return.

the crazy of this is just as off the charts as the maga movement in the US. it seems the most important element is being stupid

Just yesterday Labor bet everything in defence on binding us to the US. Trump didn’t even notice, let alone care, and has come out and attacked Australia anyhow. This is not a relationship of friends or allies, we are being held hostage and need to escape.

Court rules NSW protest laws introduced post-Bondi attack are unconstitutional A judge in NSW's top court has struck down the state's laws regarding restrictions on protests.

Mossad Minns surely must resign over this. #NSWpol #auspol
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A gutful of being questioned and held accountable (though she barely ever has).

In a surprise to almost nobody, social media posts about the Vic refinery fire are completely unhinged. Hard to tell which ones are bots & which ones are just real people who have been immersed in online garbage for so long that they've lost all contact with reality.

Hegseth Borrows Violent Prayer from ‘Pulp Fiction’ to Bless Iran War at April Pentagon Worship Service For the second month in a row, Pete Hegseth, who likes to call himself “secretary of war,” read a violent prayer — that echoes a scene in the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction — during a worship ser...

what’s funny about this is that tarantino wrote this “ezekiel 25:17“ for the film. it isn‘t actually in the bible. publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/hegseth-bo...

Creators of fuel dashboard quoted by News Corp have links to Liberals An ABC NEWS Verify investigation raises questions about popular independent fuel security dashboards that have emerged online, including one whose creators are linked to the Liberal Party.

"The danger isn't the data itself, it's the confusion they create, fuelling panic buying, mistrust in institutions, and distorted public debate at a time when clarity matters most." #auspol

Explosions as one of Australia's two oil refineries erupts in flames — ABC News An

Far out… 😳

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High IQ & brain function has a positive effect on drinking water fluoridation, however. 😉

I think the RW, anti- #EV propaganda industry is going to make hay out of this.

vic.onenation.org.au ONE NATION VICTORIA • supporting the swift removal of dangerous animals such as crocodiles from human communities, and promoting evidence-based measures to reduce the impact of exotic feral animals and pests on the natural environment and primary production. One Nation will announce further information and associated policies relating to Victoria over the course of the election period.

Victoria, Australia - World Famous for Crocodiles