Japan makes billions off the free natural gas we give them. And you wonder why Aussies are pissed off… #auspol

Chris Minns' overreach backfires – time to stop the crackdown The NSW government’s anti-protest laws crossed a line, Greens MLC writes.

NSW Premier and his illegal law. Accountability is coming. www.deepcutnews.com/p/chris-minn...

Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on? Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers

The insider trading that defines this war www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Wondering why this war makes no sense. It’s because it’s about the money, reordering energy supply contracts, reconstruction contracts and insider trading. It is the largest energy supply disruption in modern history.

For the record: I do not support trump nor do I support any party that condones or accepts genocide. For the record I am a left leaning independent voter. I take my geopolitics and my ethics seriously & make no excuses for anyone pushing party lines. It’s time facts not politics took a front seat.

Protestors in Australia have gotten round hate speech laws in Queensland which bans use of the phrase “from the river to the sea” by singing a song with that phrase in it. Beautiful fb.watch/GyvK1PGHw_/?...

Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but Trump says blockade on Iranian ships and ports will stay in force Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is fully open to commercial vessels. But President Donald Trump says the American blockade on Iranian ships and ports will stay in force until Tehran reaches a deal with...

The trouble with liars is that noone believes them anymore apnews.com/article/us-i...

Ukraine’s army evolves under fire, with new units challenging Soviet legacy A Ukrainian farming tycoon has helped turn a tiny volunteer unit into one of Ukraine’s most effective fighting corps.

Ukraine’s army is evolving apnews.com/article/war-...

Trump DOJ loses again, now 0 for 5 on voter roll cases, as court rejects Rhode Island lawsuit U.S. District Judge Mary S. McElroy, a Trump appointee, called the DOJ’s widespread voter roll demands a “fishing expedition.”

This is what happens when the law doesnt support your corrupt election grab www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Americans Need To Wake Up To What’s Happening YouTube video by Mr Global

Some sicko Maga’s are celebrating the trump caused energy crisis not understanding the US sells its oil products to other countries at premium prices and that jacks up the costs at home. Fools. youtu.be/QYFS3XdXhgg?...

Bomb threat at home of Pope Leo’s brother: Police A bomb threat occurred at the home of the brother of Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday night, police in Illinois confirmed.

What are these lunatics doing… newsnationnow.com/us-news/midw...

Australia’s oil refinery in Geelong was blown up. Seems like sabotage to me. Here’s a list of other refineries that have mysteriously caught fire. Could the trump government be doing this?

Israel's Netanyahu says he agrees to a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon Israel has agreed to a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon. The truce announced Thursday could pause fighting with the Hezbollah militant group and boost attempts to extend the ceasefire between Iran, the Uni...

After more than 2000 civilians dead apnews.com/article/us-i...

Pope Leo XIV: Jesus told us, blessed are the peacemakers. But woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, or political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth.

Ab-suh-tuh-freek-ing-loot-lee!

AP Exclusive: Europe has 'maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left,' energy agency head warns The head of the International Energy Agency has warned that Europe has about six weeks of jet fuel left.

apnews.com/article/iran...

“The House just failed to end Trump’s Iran war by ONE vote.

213-214.

One Democrat.

Jared Golden of Maine.

That’s it. That’s the margin.

One Democrat crossed the aisle and gave Trump the war”. - Brian Allen X

Awake yet.

Controversial laws to restrict protests in NSW struck down by top court The laws, rushed through parliament after the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, have been found to be unconstitutional by the state's highest court.

Anti protest laws have been found to be unconstitutional. We have been vindicated. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Amid quarrel with pope, Trump strips Miami charity of funding to house migrant kids The move comes amid rising tensions between the administration and American Catholics.

As predicted www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

The latest episode of Random Sage where I look at the transits hitting Trump’s natal chart and why he is both destroyer and responsible for a global reset. youtu.be/KZAPzxfTbss?...

‘Everyone is Replaceable’: Death Rattles Oregon Amazon Facility A worker died at Amazon’s Troutdale warehouse last week. Employees were told to look away.

A worker died at an Amazon warehouse in Oregon last week.

For more than an hour, workers were instructed to continue working as the man lay dead.

One worker wanted to help, but a manager told them to “Just turn around and not look. Let’s get back to work," according to @thewesternedge.bsky.social.

Rep. Eric Swalwell of California says he will resign from Congress after sexual assault allegations Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California has announced he will resign from Congress following multiple sexual assault allegations that prompted loud bipartisan calls for him to step down.

Dems resign in disgrace. Republicans stay and get treated like geroes. The power dynamics here are incredible. Both wrong, both treated unequally apnews.com/article/cong...

Top Economist: Most People Have No Idea What Trump Has Coming YouTube video by ProfSteveKeen

The illusion of democracy. youtu.be/IfJmlVWxLgQ?...

Magyar has called on the national president to resign so that the new parliament can elected a new president. (Orban amended the law on the presidency in December to make it impossible for the parliament to impeach the president.) If Sulyok stays, he can act as roadblock for the new govt.

To stop Australian democracy going the way of the US, here’s what we need to do Australia is one of the world’s leading democracies, but we’re not immune from the pressures causing backsliding overseas.

How Australia can avoid going the same way as US ‘democracy’. theconversation.com/to-stop-aust...

The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment

“It’s the antidemocratic weaknesses in our system that created the vulnerabilities that let this happen” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán concedes defeat in a European electoral earthquake Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has conceded defeat after what he called a ″painful″ election result, ending 16 years in power for a dominant figure in the far-right movement allied with U.S.

Thank God. A win for Hungary and EU independence from the US and Russia. I am glad I called this. apnews.com/article/hung...

Who are the terrorists? “Dr Éveline Hitti, chair, emergency depart at the American University of Beirut completely shatters Israel's fake narrative of targeting combatants. She reveals that while less than 1% of casualties in Ukraine are children, in Lebanon it is 14%, and in Gaza a staggering 30%”.