Almost everything we argue about is a substitute for the thing we should be arguing about: the immense wealth & power of an oligarchic class, which captures governments, ruins lives and wrecks the living planet.
This class redirects our rage at scapegoats. To resist its lies is to resist its power.

GetUp! is back to take on One Nation in the leadup to the Farrer by-election, and Pauline Hanson, Barnaby Joyce & Advance are running scared.

GetUp! had an advert budget of $400k Farrer, which is now $550k thanks to Beetrooter. 💰

#auspol #OneNation #elections #GetUp

It all comes down to government policy, incentives and infrastructure. Australians are paying the price for state capture by the mining and fossil fuel industries.

Man facing divorce kills 8 children, including 7 of his own, in shooting rampage The gunman is dead, and his brother-in-law said he was distraught in a recent conversation about his breakup. The Louisiana shooting was the country’s deadliest mass killing in two years.

Guess what Speaker Johnson has offered to his dead consistuents? "Thoughts and prayers."

Interesting…

AOC: In some ways, you kind of want this guy on a golf course more than you want him in the Oval Office. But that also calls into question the 25th Amendment, because if the determination is that Trump cannot be trusted in the Situation Room, then he's not fit to be president.

Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. n.pr/4qTItsU

Crackers.

It is also the way of the past. Battery and charging technology is leaving it for dead. Hydrogen is such a shit to handle that it wont be used in cars. It has been just around the corner for a very long time.

PV providing 589 watts, 345 baseload usage, battery charging at 244 watts.

By 8:15am today solar was generating 70% more than our baseload usage.

On a cloudy day, in England, in April!

JUST IN: 🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran says no Iranian delegation arrived in Pakistan for negotiations with US, despite "baseless" media reports.

We have to follow the laws, pay taxes, and behave certain ways with our communities/ workforce. They are free to break the law not pay taxes and act like savages.

Neil deGrasse Tyson's Perfect TAKEDOWN of Religion 🧠Part 4: Logic vs. Faith YouTube video by The Free Thinker

hes so goood youtu.be/dUfyElR64J0?...

Jerusalem Post: Despite a “ceasefire” the IDF is giving orders to open fire on everyone in Southern Lebanon trying to go home — “Even if the person is unarmed… based on the idea that there are no civilians left in Southern Lebanon.”

www.jpost.com/middle-east/...

The state of solar: Despite partisan rhetoric, the industry is still booming Solar power is cheap, fast, and in demand as data centers consume more and more electricity.

Even now, even in the US, despite partisan rhetoric, and oil industry misinformation — the solar industry is booming.

The #EnergyRevolution is underway.

grist.org/energy/solar...

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%
regionriverina.com.au/one-nation-a...

Australia news live: MPs told gas export tax would mean cheaper power for households; ‘large’ crocodile attacks man in WA Follow live

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... We know there’s appetite among some in the Labor caucus to implement a windfall tax or flat export tax, but govt is facing a heap of external pressure from the industry (who don’t want to take a haircut on their profits) & overseas nations including Japan

Did Trump want to use nuclear codes in Iran? Did Dan Caine stop him? Ex-CIA analyst's claim fact checked
Larry Johnson claims Donald Trump sought to use nuclear codes in Iran but Gen Dan Caine stopped it.

i believe that

Why does smirking, easy to anger Bleijie,remind me of the obnoxious Scotty from Marketing

The Guardian view on the EU and Israel: moving beyond mere exhortation | Editorial Editorial: Benjamin Netanyahu has brushed aside European concerns over Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon. A tougher approach from Brussels is overdue

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... As the geopolitical consequences of the spectacularly reckless and illegal US-Israel war on Iran destabilise their economies, European governments can no longer afford to sit on the sidelines and talk to Mr Netanyahu’s hand.

Tell me again how One Nation is the party of “real Australian values.” If this is what you want to be associated with be my guest but I want nothing to do with a political party that at every turn represents the worst of us.

Kamala Harris Just Lit Trump the Fuck Up Three minutes on camera, no raised voice, full autopsy. Somebody finally said it.

open.substack.com/pub/ifloz/p/...

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Australians are ready for courage.

We’re at a turning point, with rising inequality, more fossil fuels, and eroding trust in democracy.

Now is the time for us all to act, not just acknowledge these challenges.

Order 'A Time for Bravery': australiainstitute.org.au/store/a-time-for-bravery

Trump chaos driving bleak economic outlook It reads like a dystopian sci-fi novel, but the latest IMF report on the global economy refuses to name the orange elephant in the room.

🎧 Listen to the full episode of Dollars & Sense here, or wherever you listen to podcasts!
australiainstitute.org.au/post/trump-c...

The IMF is worried the energy crisis could lead to a 'wage-price spiral'

But no mention of a profit-price spiral... 🤔

Even though last time war made gas prices spike, the IMF itself said HALF of Europe's inflation was due to PROFITS
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