The United States’ standing EVERYWHERE has been obliterated by Trump and the GOP

The American Era is over 🤬

Do we really need military bases around the world. Spending all that money doesn't seem to be helping us at all nor is it making the world more peaceful. We're the dumb bully and we need to stop and grow up.

Alt text: Screenshot of a post on X (formerly Twitter) by Abdulkhaleq Abdulla (@Abdulkhaleq_UAE), with a verified badge. The post reads: “This is what I told Reuters today: The UAE no longer needs America to defend it, as it has proven during the Iranian aggression that it is capable of defending itself with distinction. What the UAE needs is to acquire only the best and latest weapons that America has. Therefore, it is time to think about closing the American bases, as they are a burden and not a strategic asset.” The post is labeled “Translated from Arabic by Grok” and shows a timestamp of 10:21 AM · 4/19/26 with 139K views.

NEW: UAE scholar Abdulkhaleq Abdulla says the UAE no longer needs U.S. protection, calling American bases a “burden, not a strategic asset” and suggesting they should be closed. The United States’ standing in the region has been obliterated.

#Auspol @albomp.bsky.social We should learn from this

"The scheme is well-intentioned but deeply flawed. With the public now sceptical about its value for money, the government is using this opportunity to rethink its design and structure."

#AUKUS?
Tax breaks for big property owners?
Fossil fuel subsidies?

Of course not. #NDIS is a far easier target.

Canadian PM says close economic ties with US have become a ‘weakness’ Mark Carney says Canada must build economic ties with other countries amid shifting relationship with the United States.

Canada is decoupling from ameriKKKa....

#cdnpoli #ukpol #auspol #uspol

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Who is protecting and defending Palestinians from being completely erased!
Palestine has a right to exist!
Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran and the Islamic people of the world are the only ones defending Palestinians!
Look at Israeli Yellow Lines!
How is it legal and allowed for this to happen? #auspol #Gaza

Albanese and Anwar align behind Pope’s call for peace Australia and Malaysia have signalled support for a diplomatic path through escalating global tensions, backing Pope Leo’s call for peace and restraint.

Albanese and Anwar have backed Pope Leo’s call for peace amid escalating global tensions.
Their stance signals support for diplomacy over militarised responses, Zia Ahmad writes.
#auspol #Geopolitics #MiddleEast #Diplomacy

Teenager tied to police vehicle to stop his friends throwing stones
The day #Israel used a boy aged 13 as a #HumanShield.

#AUSPOL #MuhammedBadwan #SaeedBadwan #Biddu #Biddu #Biddu #NetanyahuToTheHague #بدّو

AUKUS and the sunk cost trap beneath the surface As warfare shifts decisively toward autonomous and distributed systems, Australia’s massive investment in nuclear submarines risks locking in a costly and inflexible strategy.

AUKUS risks becoming a sunk cost in a rapidly changing military landscape.
As warfare shifts toward autonomous systems, Australia may be locking itself into an outdated and enormously expensive strategy, Stewart Sweeney writes.
#auspol #AUKUS #Defence #Geopolitics

Plan B: insulating ourselves from the US P&I today begins a major new series - rethinking Australia's foreign policy. The United States is becoming more erratic and less reliable, and Australia must respond by insulating itself – strengtheni...

"Trump and Netanyahu are the most dangerous persons on the planet. US policy in the Middle East is not driven by oil. It is driven by Netanyahu.
...We need regime change in Washington more than Tehran." @johnmenadue.com #DitchAUKUS #auspol
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LNP takes credit for Labor wind deals as it boasts of huge oil and gas project pipeline Queensand LNP government celebrates its new focus on fossil fuels, and makes some very misleading claims about the few renewable projects going ahead.

Qld's LNP is taking credit for wind deals signed by Labor while boasting about a massive pipeline of new oil & gas projects. 🌬️🛢️ With renewable targets scrapped and a heavy pivot back to fossil fuels, what does this mean for the state's transition? #QldPol #auspol #Renewables
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The Hon Christopher Pyne appointed to the National Library of Australia Council | National Library of Australia (NLA) The National Library of Australia is pleased to welcome the Hon Christopher Pyne to its Council for a 3-year term.

Just what a scam this is is reinforced by the fact that Albo appointed Pyne to the National Library of Australia Council last year despite his complete unsuitability. Hoping Indies & Greens can help bring an end to this 'corrupt' ALP/LNP Duopoly ... www.library.gov.au/news-media/h...

#NoWars
Diplomacy not #Fascism
#DumpAUKUS

Pyne used his position in government to build up our arms manufacturing industry and then left politics to take up a position in that industry, and has profited off it ever since.

Not enough people hate Christopher Pyne.

Albanese is the politician we got when we needed a leader.
He was given a mandate for significant change to benefit all Australians but settled for doing little, doing badly or doing nothing. AUKUS is indefensible and the duopoly politicians know it so it is being kept away from any robust scrutiny.

MASSIVE 600 ton Liebherr mining excavator converted from diesel to electric Lloyds Metals and Energy have successfully converted a massive, 650-ton class Liebherr R 996 excavators from diesel power to electric.

The future is electric

#auspol

Hey you #LNP and #Nationals and especially you Canavan - it's happening and your sell out support for fossil fuels is wasted. You're a sell out to Australia's national interest Canavan -vehicle electrification is coming and you and your brother can walk off a cliff.

#auspol #USPOL #USA #us #uspoli #poli #politics #cdnpoli #canada #MeidasMighty #america #communityovercapitalizm #history #Ethics #SocialJustice #LongerTables #DemocraticSocialist #Ecosocialism #Socialist #socialism #LeftIsBest #ClassConsciousness #FalseConsciousness #abolishcapitalism #HumanRights

The duopoly need to be kicked out of #australia

#auspol #corruption #theworstofus #reality

Aukus. Australia’s military once again fighting previous wars. Take away Marles’s mega defence budget. Give that money back to our schools and hospitals. Think new tech.
#Auspol

#SchoolsnHospitals is my winter tag from now on. Fuck defence. Defence against whom? Let’s buy a few trebuchet! They’ll be as much use as an SSN in 20 years time. #Auspol

Jim Chalmers unveils $1,000 instant tax deduction for 6.2M Australian workers Treasurer Jim Chalmers officially released the draft legislation on April 20, 2026. The move fulfills a core campaign promise made by the Labor party during

Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers officially released draft legislation for a flat $1,000 instant tax deduction today. Starting in the 2026-27 financial year, 6.2 million workers can bypass itemized ATO receipts entirely. #AusPol #Tax #Economy

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#Auspol Interesting

Plan B: insulating ourselves from the US P&I today begins a major new series - rethinking Australia's foreign policy. The United States is becoming more erratic and less reliable, and Australia must respond by insulating itself – strengthening regional ties, rethinking defence settings, and reducing strategic dependence, according to John Menadue. 

The United States is becoming more unpredictable – and more dangerous.
Australia must insulate itself by strengthening regional ties and reducing dependence on US power, John Menadue writes.
#auspol #ForeignPolicy #Australia #US #Geopolitics

sigh... in the pre-internet 80s we had Rupert and his Truth
now it's this dipshit with his fake plastic gold stick-ons & Truth Socials

may Death take the two of them out asap

Surely if an everyday Joe were to post this stuff on social media, they’d either be on an ASIO watch list, or in an asylum.

The latest Truth Social post by Trump boasts of war profiteering from the illegal US blockade of Strait of Hormuz, while threatening war crimes against the Iranian people. All in a night’s work for an increasingly deranged US President. End AUKUS, free us from being part of this.

Australia news live: NSW police reviewing Herzog protest charges after laws struck down; shares in Geelong refinery owner fall Follow live

Why is Lanyon "disappointed"? His job is to see that laws are enforced not to have a public opinion. #ScumbagWithTooMuchPower #auspol #nswpol