David Richards

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David Richards

@DavidJRichardss

International relations and history enthusiast.

Canberra, Australia. Katılım Mart 2020

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David Richards@DavidJRichardss·1d

@mumbletwits Every bit of territory given over to Russian control will be illegally occupied under an ethnocidal regime that the Freedom in the World Index gives its lowest rating ever in 53 years of operation. Minus 1 out of 100! Gaza is 2, and North Korea 3.

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Peter Brent@mumbletwits·1d

The quote is inaccurate. However, Rubio first says Zelensky told "a lie" when he said US told him he has to give up territory to get security guarantees. But then says it's up to Ukraine, if they want sec guarantees they have to agree to Russia's terms (ie give up territory). 🤪

Railsplitter Fella 🇺🇦 🇪🇺@Rail_splitter1

“We just told Zelensky the guarantees won't kick in until he does what russia wants.” This is the Secretary of State of the United States telling the victim of aggression that it must do what the aggressor wants. Never forget. Vote them all out.

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David Richards@DavidJRichardss·1d

@cricketcomau What the fuck is wrong with you people? Why should you stop any kind of expression, political or otherwise, on people’s clothing? We are paying, it’s a free country.

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cricket.com.au@cricketcomau·1d

It's a serious job being the 12th 😎 What does the #SheffieldShield final look like from Jake Fraser-McGurk's POV?

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David Richards@DavidJRichardss·4d

@mickitiki @JohnCleese Your historical dimwittedness is quite funny. I don’t suppose you could even guess when the last one of those takeovers was. Christians were only a minority in today’s Iraq when the Arab invasions came, and it was probably the same in the Jordan area.

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Micki way@mickitiki·5d

Every country Islam has invaded has been taken over that you can no longer recognize what it once was only the destruction and oppression remains from these savages.

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David Richards@DavidJRichardss·4d

@KnightOfTh3Wind @ChristopherHale @plesbilongmi If the Pope wants it to be outlawed that means putting it into law. Which was my point, so save the snarky remarks.

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Knight Errant@KnightOfTh3Wind·5d

@DavidJRichardss @ChristopherHale @plesbilongmi The U. S. embraced full on Douhet style air campaigns during WW2 and Vietnam. Do you really expect them to resist the siren song of strategic bombing because of a few words on paper?

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Christopher Hale@ChristopherHale·5d

NEW: Pope Leo XIV just called for the permanent abolition of aerial bombing — a first for any pope. “Airplanes should always be vehicles of peace, never war. No one should have to fear that threats of death and destruction might come from the sky.” The demand came as Trump’s war against Iran entered week four. thelettersfromleo.com/p/pope-leo-xiv…

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David Richards@DavidJRichardss·4d

@highbrow_nobrow It would be a shame if anyting happened to ‘em.

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The Intellectualist@highbrow_nobrow·4d

Trump on why he’s pushing Taiwan to relocate chip manufacturing: "It will at least give us a position where we have in this very very important business, we would have a very big part of it in the US if something should happen with Taiwan." (March 2025)

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David Richards@DavidJRichardss·4d

@grantshapps @PaulNiland Right Hon Sir…. Judas Priest, some Brits are pompous self important twats. You’re not in parliament any more, mate. Guess that’s what you get from who removes unflattering truths from their Wikipedia page.

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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps@grantshapps·4d

While attention is on Iran 👀Putin has unleashed nearly 1,000 drones on Ukrainian cities in the past 24 hours. This is the LARGEST barrage of the war. It is a ruthless assault on civilians. Europe must not look away. Ukraine’s fight is our fight. 🇺🇦

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David Richards@DavidJRichardss·5d

@jacobgreber Don’t say the Coalition is “angry” about the EU FTA. You don’t know whether they are angry or posing as such. More likely the latter given anyone could tell you it would be difficult for anyone to get more from an economy > 10 times ours.

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Jacob Greber@jacobgreber·5d

youtu.be/rqeo8ZAqKUI?si… Barnaby Joyce and One Nation swing working on a gas policy… and note positioning of lead Farrer candidates from our recent visit.

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David Richards@DavidJRichardss·5d

@viktorikolibri @ASabadus UN figure of 15,000 VERIFIED civilian deaths is a gross underestimate & distortion. Its only tip of the iceberg- UN has never been allowed into check the number of deaths in areas under Russian occupation. Likely 10s of 1000s in places like Mariupol, upwards of 100,000 in total.

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kolibri.93 🇺🇦@viktorikolibri·5d

🕯More than 15,000 civilians, including 775 children, have been killed since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to the UN Another 42,144 civilians, including 2,588 children, have been injured. In February of this year alone, at least 188 civilians were killed and 757 were injured, which is 45% more than during the same period last year 💔 UN Deputy Secretary-General DiCarlo emphasized that the number of victims is likely much higher. And it’s definitely not just likely!

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David Richards@DavidJRichardss·5d

@UN @ASabadus @UNDPPA @DicarloRosemary UN figure of 15,000 VERIFIED civilian deaths is a gross underestimate & distortion. Its only tip of the iceberg- UN has never been allowed into check the number of deaths in areas under Russian occupation. Likely 10s of 1000s in places like Mariupol, upwards of 100,000 in total.

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United Nations@UN·5d

Russian drone and missile attacks in Ukraine continue to threaten civilians, while severely damaging energy infrastructure. “Far from abating, the violence is worse than ever,” warns @UNDPPA chief @DiCarloRosemary. dppa.un.org/en/news/dicarl…

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David Richards@DavidJRichardss·5d

@DicarloRosemary UN figure of 15,000 VERIFIED civilian deaths is a gross underestimate & distortion. It is only the tip of the iceberg - UN has never been allowed into check the number of deaths in areas under Russian occupation. Likely 10s of 1000s in places like Mariupol, upwards of 100,000

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Rosemary A. DiCarlo@DicarloRosemary·5d

Told the Security Council today that Russia’s full-scale invasion unleashed nearly 1500 days of death, destruction and despair. The violence now is worse than ever. A full, immediate and unconditional ceasefire is imperative. A just peace must be the goal webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k…

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David Richards@DavidJRichardss·5d

@JohnCleese @MykhailoXPIH Yeah as if he’d do it in person

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John Cleese@JohnCleese·5d

Yes, do look carefully at his face His world had just collapsed Putin showed him the photos

REPUBLICANS AGAINST MAGA@michaelt5656

Remember this? Trump & Putin, Helsinki 2018. Met for approximately 30 minutes, alone, no cameras, no recordings, no transcripts. After that, Trump has bowed to Putin on every occasion. Look at Trumps face! Explains it all. The moment the blackmailing began.

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David Richards@DavidJRichardss·5d

@swrighteconomy @stephendziedzic A joke? Nothing to do with FTA of course.

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Shane Wright@swrighteconomy·5d

@stephendziedzic Sad the "sugar tax" introduced because of the Aus-US FTA is long forgotten. We had a tax on sugar and milk for years - the "builder's tea tax" until Dec 2006.

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Stephen Dziedzic@stephendziedzic·5d

Reactions to EU-Australia FTA so far Beef farmers: apoplectic Prosecco producers: delighted, swilling bubbly by 11am Farmers Federation: disappointed Peak business groups: supportive Sugar industry: "horrendous" Coalition: "worst trade deal ever" abc.net.au/news/2026-03-2…

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David Richards@DavidJRichardss·5d

@stephendziedzic Farmers angry they are getting more and losing nothing? Okay.

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David Richards@DavidJRichardss·5d

@Pravonapadenie @ultras_antifaa They didn’t invade Angola, just supported one side in a civil war. As SA and U.S. supported Savimbi’s lot.

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Полковник РВСН@Pravonapadenie·22 Mar

@ultras_antifaa That's because you're morons. Angola?

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Antifa_Ultras@ultras_antifaa·22 Mar

#Kneecap, who went to Havana in solidarity against the US blockade: “I can't remember the last time Cuba invaded a country. Can you?”

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David Richards@DavidJRichardss·5d

@Saul_Sadka @JEyal_RUSI Newsflash - they didn’t.

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Saul Sadka@Saul_Sadka·22 Mar

Rory Stewart thinks it’s just not cricket to take out evil regimes when they can shoot bus-sized, nuclear-capable missiles at you. You need to let the threat grow exponentially so you can have a proper world war with millions dead like the good old days

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David Richards@DavidJRichardss·5d

@JamesTate121 @JohnCleese Oversaw another illegal action on foreign soil?

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James Tate@JamesTate121·22 Mar

Retired 4-star admiral and former Navy SEAL William H. McRaven—the man who oversaw the mission that killed Osama bin Laden—delivered a blistering assessment of President Donald Trump. McRaven’s comments stood out not just for how direct they were, but for who they came from: a highly respected military leader warning about leadership, unity, and America’s standing in the world.

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David Richards@DavidJRichardss·5d

@Neccccy @JohnCleese I’ll vote for that. Can we add church bells to the list?

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N Ecc 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿@Neccccy·22 Mar

Thumbs up if you agree?

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David Richards@DavidJRichardss·5d

@ruth_deyermond @Kasparov63 @dylanhs My bet is American.

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Ruth Deyermond@ruth_deyermond·6d

@Kasparov63 @dylanhs It would be interesting to know the first language of the person who originally posted that; it seems unlikely to be English.

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Garry Kasparov@Kasparov63·22 Mar

Whether they realize it or not, anyone saying Trump won’t is actually just hoping that he can’t. This is the typical failure of imagination and wishful thinking of complacent citizens of democracy when facing an autocrat will do anything for another day in power.

Republicans against Trump@RpsAgainstTrump

Trump just shared this post, saying he deserves a third term as a “reward from stolen election.”

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David Richards@DavidJRichardss·5d

@Peter_Fitz Yes and Trotsky would explode in his grave at the idea that pro-business, pro-US, wishy-washy gradualist Albo was a Trotskyist or any kind of Marxist.

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Peter FitzSimons@Peter_Fitz·5d

Actually, Jack, I was at Sydney Uni with Albo in early 80s, and - while being virulent opponent of Trotskyism - he got a Bachelor of Economics in 1984, one of 44 degrees held by 23 member of his Cabinet. Dr Chalmers has three. Ms Hanson left school at 15. Want to play again?

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David Richards@DavidJRichardss·5d

@mumbletwits You can always ask it for sources, evidence or rationale.

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Peter Brent@mumbletwits·5d

Chat GPT tells me on current results One Nation preferences (where ON excluded) split 51-53% in favour of Liberals over Labor (47-49). No idea how accurate this is, but closer than one would expect, obv (Yuge ALP primary win wd suggest somewhat better ON flows to them than usual)

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@mumbletwits @cricketcomau @mickitiki @JohnCleese @KnightOfTh3Wind @ChristopherHale @plesbilongmi @highbrow_nobrow