Some personal news. My wife Lyn has been taken off chemotherapy after four years of treatment for AML leukaemia. Very proud of her and grateful to the Specialists and Staff at the amazing Haematology Unit at Newcastle Mater Hospital. Thankyou to everyone who have been so kind.
Minister @Mark_Butler_MP it would be worthwhile to look at their regional delivery model.
The media and RW social media pundits are living in an alternate reality that they are trying really hard to project into mainstream numpty universe - where the truth is optional and flooding the zone with batsh*t kookalala is mandatory.
I’ve never seen so much crapola floating down de-Nile in my life as the continued successes of Labor wins are overwritten and overshadowed by this apparent “orange tsunami” that in reality is amounting to little more than a trickle of 3 or 4 seats that will more than likely morph into disgruntled Independents as the rot sets in and the One Nation reality bites the ass of their hapless and blinkered MPs - who suddenly realise that toeing the One Nation line no longer reflects their own political ideologies.
The media and online tu*rd tinselling continues - because the media and online entities are largely bought and paid for by the elites, the billionaires, the mining and fossil fuel donors who seek to influence opinion and change voting habits through saturating the gullible with misinformation. This has a more limiting effect here than it does in the US due to the differences in our voting system, our compulsory voting and our preference flows.
The 20-odd percent that appears to be the hagrid’s crowning achievement and the media’s mainstay of apparent merit is NOT equating to seats for One Nation. What it is doing is shifting the dynamic of voting intent of those who are continually stirred up by the media’s longstanding culture wars and fear mongering for the specific purpose of influencing the numbers for the hagrid’s opportunistic political populism.
What it is NOT doing is shifting votes from Labor, the Greens and progressive Independents.
It’s certainly stirring up the Liberal base though and dividing what is left of the centre right and the hard right libs as they move even further to the right in an attempt to limit their vote bleed to One Nation. That 20-odd percent is more of a shift from that base.
In South Australia Labor gained seats. A small vote bleed from Labor shifted to the Greens and Independents.
One Nation is therefore having minimal impact on Labor - and in fact is likely helping Labor dominate the electoral landscape.
So, when the media continue to clickbait their MASSIVE “orange tsunami” - remember who the drivers are of that fairy story. Because I am not seeing the sentiment being reflected in the outcomes.
As opposed to 1998 in the QLD state election with the same percentages for One Nation where they won 11 seats and enabled a new Labor state government - 3 or 4 seats in the SA state election is small potatoes.
Ironically, the overtly partisan media continues to ignore the massive South Australian Labor majority that absolutely stonked the Liberal Party and dwarfed any other contenders - because it is largely a continuation of the RW strategy to reduce the impact and importance that the Labor Party continues to bring to governance.
The underlying message here is - don’t trust that the media are here for your best interests. They are here for their own interests and at the behest of their many vested elite interests. Which don’t include the batters and the vulnerable folks they continue to suck into their toxic vortex. It has nothing to do with truth, fact, political commonsense or democracy and everything to do with power, control and the grifting of the trough.
COLLINS: So ICE shouldn't wear masks at the airport but they should out in the country?
TRUMP: Because the people coming into the airport typically speaking aren't murderers, killers, drug dealers, etc
@strangerous10@mormorlady What a powerful speech!
And then, to be accused and tried to be shut down was appalling.
She is so destructive, ignorant and stupid.
Jordon Steele-John unleashes on Pauline Hanson after she accused ppl with disabilities of rorting the NDIS
“You have no right to speak on disability issues until you have cleaned up your act”🔥 & using “taxpayer money” to attack disabled ppl with “disgusting” animations #auspol
This is what I cannot understand…
In 2 yrs donald trump will not be president. He will be just another impotent old man. A feeble, decrepit lunatic howling at the moon. Now what does his cabinet of criminals think is going to happen to them? Cuz these souls do not deserve saving
Sean Duffy: "I think we have to offer the president grace. We know the president cares about the economy, gas prices for the American people, he's talked about that frequently and often. He also cares about peace. A lot of people don't give him credit for that. He's proud of the conflicts that he resolves."
WELKER: Do you think it's appropriate for the president to celebrate the death of a Bronze Star, Purple Heart recipient who served in Vietnam?
BESSENT: Neither one of us can understand what has been done to the president and his family
WELKER: But is it appropriate for the president to celebrate the death of any American citizen?
BESSENT: Give what has been done to President Trump and his family, it is impossible for either of us to understand what he's been through
WELKER: So you don't think there's anything wrong with a post saying, 'Good. Robert Mueller's dead'?
BESSENT: We should have empathy for what's been done to the president and his family
I’m doing a test to see how many people reply to this and let me know if they see my posts because something isn’t right! Please respond Yes Or No for me and I really do appreciate it? 👇👇👇👇
@ShiannonC I'm here and spent all day handing out and then scrutineering.
The Libs have been hollowed out.
They will find it impossible to recover.
The fools gave one notion their number 2 preference for (checks his notes), absolutely no preferences back!
Stupid is as stupid does.
The Liberal party loss in South Australia has been likened to “falling off a cliff”.
They have apparently suffered “one of the most staggering election disasters in Australian political history”.
Safe Liberal seats are now in Labor hands and the SA Liberals have finished behind One Nation on the primary vote.
Not that this is equating to many significant seats for One Nation. At the time of writing this One Nation had not yet won a single seat in the lower House.
I’m pretty sure that One Nation will paint this as a victory for themselves despite the results - in fact Pauline Hanson is on her socials congratulating “all” her winners and her Hagrid fan club are falling over themselves to suck up that sludgy fanfare like coolaid.
I’m also pretty sure any Liberal “soul searching” post election - as with their federal counterparts who lost to federal Labor in a similar landslide - will result in their moderates being outnumbered and their right-wing hard ons deciding that out One Nationing One Nation via populist rhetoric is the place to be.
abc.net.au/news/2026-03-2…
Iran is the head of the snake for global terrorism, and through President Trump’s Operation Epic Fury, we are winning this critical fight at an even faster pace than anticipated. In response to Iran’s terrorist attacks against global energy infrastructure, the Trump Administration will continue to deploy America’s economic and military might to maximize the flow of energy to the world, strengthen global supply, and seek to ensure market stability.
Today, the Department of the Treasury is issuing a narrowly tailored, short-term authorization permitting the sale of Iranian oil currently stranded at sea.
At present, sanctioned Iranian oil is being hoarded by China on the cheap. By temporarily unlocking this existing supply for the world, the United States will quickly bring approximately 140 million barrels of oil to global markets, expanding the amount of worldwide energy and helping to relieve the temporary pressures on supply caused by Iran. In essence, we will be using the Iranian barrels against Tehran to keep the price down as we continue Operation Epic Fury.
This temporary, short-term authorization is strictly limited to oil that is already in transit and does not allow new purchases or production. Further, Iran will have difficulty accessing any revenue generated and the United States will continue to maintain maximum pressure on Iran and its ability to access the international financial system.
So far, the Trump Administration has been working to bring around 440 million additional barrels of oil to the global market, undercutting Iran’s ability to leverage its disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.
President Trump’s pro-energy agenda has driven U.S. oil and gas production to record levels, strengthening energy security and lowering fuel costs. Any short-term disruption now will ultimately translate into longer-term economic gains for Americans – because there is no prosperity without security.
Reporter: Why didn't you tell allies about the war before attacking Iran?
Trump: We wanted it to be a surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?
Ingraham: Have any NATO members told you they're gonna help?
Miller: President Trump's been very clear in his views about NATO and his views about European countries' willingness to step up. Especially after everything we have done in Ukraine
The Lying Lout trudges still deeper into the quagmire of his own making.
Iran does not have to win this war; it just has not to lose it. Rather like North Vietnam 50 years ago, and we know how that ended.
One Nation is on track for its best-ever result in South Australia.
With 22 per cent of the primary vote, matching its 1998 Queensland result, One Nation could surpass the Liberals' 19 per cent and become the Opposition if it wins at least four seats.
#auspol#Sapol