Rustybrick

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Rustybrick

Rustybrick

@Rustybrick1

I wish there was a better excuse for this

Canary Islands, Spain Katılım Aralık 2018
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Rustybrick@Rustybrick1·
@TMFScottP I don't think an alternative has to be drastically different to get a vote. Australia being largely non political, for a lot of people the vote is just a thing they have to do at a particular moment in time. At the moment, Pauline's views certainly resonate with the population.
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Rustybrick@Rustybrick1·
@mog_russEN Allies had nothing to gain by taking Berlin. It was for Russian pride only as to why they did it. Cost them almost a million people for no decent reason, the war was effectively over
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RussiaNews 🇷🇺@mog_russEN·
🚨⚡️ President Putin: "Who stormed Berlin? The Americans? The British? The French? No — it was the Red Army. 80% of Nazi Germany's military was crushed by the Soviet Union. Don’t twist history just because it’s inconvenient now." -: Victory was ours 🇷🇺
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Rustybrick@Rustybrick1·
@MarkoMatvikov The Australian government has no strategy for advanced AI , much less how to control image generation. We will face much bigger problems than this
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Marko Matvikov@MarkoMatvikov·
This is how censorship happens. It starts with a new law most people can get behind for good intentions - in this case, the banning of certain apps for people under a certain age. Once those laws are passed, public debate is over, the opposition has lost and we move into the implementation phase. A bureaucracy is then built to administer them and strong powers are granted to individual bureaucrats. The politicians then weaponise those bureaucracies to crack down on dissent on their behalf - all under the guise of ‘applying the guidelines’. Their reasoning becomes more spurious, more vindictive, more controlling. Soon enough, the most open and powerful political platform is banned.
Anthony Khallouf@ausvstheagenda

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is upset that people have been using the 𝕏 tool ‘Grok’ to generate pictures of him wearing a bikini during this summer heatwave.

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Rustybrick@Rustybrick1·
It's horrific really what these politicians, blue, red or otherwise, have done to one of life's basic necessities. It's not like we don't have rule of law, it's not like we have a lack of technology, it's not a lack of space. It's all a result of various government decision making. It's only through the lethargy of the population that we don't have riots over this
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Marko Matvikov@MarkoMatvikov·
Homeownership is the first step towards financial freedom and the foundation for socio-economic mobility. If unaffordable, the middle class erodes, the rich get richer and the poor lose hope that hard work pays off. It’s a sign we’ve screwed up across the board - with taxation, regulation and immigration. This is why housing is so important to get right. And why the consequences - social, economic and political - will be profound.
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Rustybrick@Rustybrick1·
@AvidCommentator Broadly speaking, no we don't. If your national leaders promote multiculturalism as one of our defining characteristics, you don't have foundational values.
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Tarric Brooker aka Avid Commentator 🇦🇺@AvidCommentator·
Quite a few people have said to me in the last 48 hours that Australia doesnt have foundational values. Do you think they are right and that we no longer have a national identity?
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Rustybrick@Rustybrick1·
@AvidCommentator You can train to pass any test. Your answer doesn't necessarily reflect your conscience or behaviors. Just tougher laws for residents of Australia, born or immigrant
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Tarric Brooker aka Avid Commentator 🇦🇺@AvidCommentator·
Some angry people in my mentions after I suggested we need to screen migrants for basic foundational Australian values, like respect for women for instance. Gods honest truth, I dont really understand the opposition from the progressive side of politics.
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Rustybrick@Rustybrick1·
@MarkoMatvikov Probably more like incompetence. We didn't know the Chinese were flying around off the coast a few months back. Probably first sign of an invasion would be a sighting of smoke from the north
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Marko Matvikov@MarkoMatvikov·
It’s looking like the security failures that led to the Bondi terrorist attack will come down to ASIO being under-resourced. Under-resourced is another way of saying there’s too much work – which is another way of saying they can’t keep track of all the red flags. Rapid population growth doesn’t just lead to housing shortages and long wait times at the hospital. It’s all in the numbers.
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Rustybrick@Rustybrick1·
Don’t jail or deport those who promote Islamic extremism. This is the main one. It's not always going to be an immigrant, recent or not, who commits these acts. For what is left of an Australian culture, one is broadly speaking, we don't care which god you believe in, you do you and I'll do me. This is what we should protect with next to zero tolerance laws
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Marko Matvikov@MarkoMatvikov·
Don’t reform the immigration system. Don’t enhance security screening for returning visa holders. Don’t jail or deport supporters of terrorists. Don’t jail or deport those who promote Islamic extremism. Ban guns.. more than they already are. And assure the public you’re vigilant to right-wing extremism. Fail.
Clown Down Under 🤡@clowndownunder

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said Sajid Akram arrived in 1998 on a student visa, transferred in 2001 to a partner visa and after trips overseas has been on resident return visas which occurred three times. Naveed was born in Australia.

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Rustybrick@Rustybrick1·
@TMFScottP It's definitely a huge advantage living at the bottom of the world. Fun fact, we actually started making guns during WW2.
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Scott Phillips@TMFScottP·
A reference thread on 'national security' as grounds / an excuse for bailing out companies who say they'll close unless governments give them money: I understand the impulse; the desire to be 'safe', and 'protected' and to have 'sovereign capability'. It won't work. 1/n
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Rustybrick@Rustybrick1·
@TMFScottP Justification would be a plan only, not a whatever feels good at the time answer
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Scott Phillips@TMFScottP·
It is remarkable that a government can just drop a number like this (in this case, Sydney), without asking the current residents whether that's what they want. Ideology? Donor pressure? Economic blinkers? No idea, but they should *at least* provide a justification.
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Rustybrick@Rustybrick1·
@bowtiedstocks Homeless is hard to define, often increases/decreases based on what people want from the statistic
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BowTiedStocks@bowtiedstocks·
Australia is number 3 on this list Even though we are close to the wealthiest country in the world This demonstrates absolutely abysmal and despicable government policy failure We are governed by clowns 🤡
World of Statistics@stats_feed

20 countries with the highest homeless population: 1. France 🇫🇷 2. Germany 🇩🇪 3. Australia 🇦🇺 4. Czechia 🇨🇿 5. New Zealand 🇳🇿 6. Italy 🇮🇹 7. Slovakia 🇸🇰 8. Canada 🇨🇦 9. Colombia 🇨🇴 10. Sweden 🇸🇪 11. Netherlands 🇳🇱 12. Poland 🇵🇱 13. Spain 🇪🇸 14. Chile 🇨🇱 15. Austria 🇦🇹 16. Ireland 🇮🇪 17. Portugal 🇵🇹 18. South Korea 🇰🇷 19. Latvia 🇱🇻 20. Denmark 🇩🇰 Source: Insider Monkey, 2025. Data comes from The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

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Scott Phillips@TMFScottP·
@Rustybrick1 I'm with you on the latter. But I also think his regular references to skin colour might be indicative of a worldview.
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Scott Phillips@TMFScottP·
I'm telling you, it was a simple unintentional hand gesture! /s
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Grok@grok·
Singapore's government often highlights benefits of immigrants and minorities, e.g., in ministerial statements on racial harmony and economic contributions (like 2025 speeches by Shanmugam emphasizing multiculturalism). Malaysia's communications focus more on affirmative action for the Malay majority, with less emphasis on minority immigrant benefits, per policies like Article 153. Sources: MHA, PMO, Wikipedia, BBC.
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Andrew Leigh@ALeighMP·
Canberra is stronger because so many Indian Australians call it home. Their contribution spans science, small business, public service and community life, and it shows in every festival, temple and neighbourhood gathering across our city. andrewleigh.com/constituency_s… #auspol
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Rustybrick@Rustybrick1·
@ALeighMP Which countries people wouldn't make Canberra stronger? What makes Western politicians feel the need to communicate this type of message to the population?
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Rustybrick@Rustybrick1·
Should be quite simple to understand that government have monopoly control on how every part of life, including the economy, operates. Over the medium to long run, they are the reason the economy is good or bad, and they are the ones who change it for better or worse. Politicians incentives don't go beyond the individual, it's only coincidental if there's a benefit to the prosperity of the greater population
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Marko Matvikov@MarkoMatvikov·
Today’s bad inflation data is no surprise. Heres’s what the government can do: Reduce public spending to reduce demand Constrain wage rises to reduce demand Cut immigration to reduce demand Remove regulations to increase supply capacity Reform taxation to increase competition and productivity Here’s what the government will do: Observe that it’s “unwelcome news” and acknowledge that households are “doing it tough” Extend electricity rebates
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Rustybrick@Rustybrick1·
@AvidCommentator Between government lack of interest in prosperity of Australia, and miner's expensive PR campaigns, the average person has little awareness of the enormous missed opportunity squandered
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Tarric Brooker aka Avid Commentator 🇦🇺
Tarric Brooker aka Avid Commentator 🇦🇺@AvidCommentator·
Total value of Australian iron ore exports in 1999: $3.8 billion Value in 2024: $124.5 billion How did our leaders find a way to screw things up with this at their backs?
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Rustybrick@Rustybrick1·
@paulsakkal Would it be any surprise to see politicians having bills paid for by politicians that a reasonable person would find unfair?
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Paul Sakkal@paulsakkal·
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson billed taxpayers thousands for flights, private cars and hotels to attend a private court matter in Sydney where she was found guilty of racially discriminating against Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi. smh.com.au/politics/feder…
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Rustybrick@Rustybrick1·
@deemadigan Have you been to or understand the processes woman must follow at a mosque?
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Dee Madigan@deemadigan·
No woman should be forced to wear something she doesn’t want to wear and no woman should be stopped from wearing something she does want to wear. In short: STOP TELLING WOMEN WHAT TO DO.
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