Gaz Eykhof

Of course...

@raywilton4 The young voters will show their approval at the next Election 👍

Young people were “missing out” at auctions because they were bidding against investors who had the “Australian taxpayer on their side”. “Because of the tax breaks that are there, it’s not an equal process,” Albanese said. theguardian.com/australia-news…

@lesstenny All Politicians should aspire to be like him !

When I mention the name David Pocock what is your first thoughts? #insiders #auspol

@belinduhpyne If you were male he would've been to gutless to say a word..

Over 1 million marine organisms are killed each year due to plastic pollution in the ocean. It's time to end plastic pollution. There is no planet B. Use less, buy less, waste less. #ActOnClimate #climate #PlasticsTreaty

So true....

This definitely needs to be done 👍

A Global Sumud Flotilla participant just testified from the depths of an Israeli detention center "I was illegally kidnapped by Israel - like 425 other people." "Handcuffs on my hands and feet. Dragged me. When I couldn't walk, they dragged me on the ground." "They hit us. Hurt all of us a lot. Handcuffs so tight my hands lost feeling." "They laughed all the time. Super sadistic." "Took off my shirt. Took pictures. Mistreated us all night long." Then she delivered her message to the world: "Shame on you. Shame on all of you. Shame on every government that keeps trading with Israel. My government is complicit. Europe is complicit. The whole world is complicit."

Raves has a good point !

@TheNoisyTrunk I know he's bad, but that is stupid - and to think he was just a Liberal supporter a few years ago..

@eykhof The cookers will believe anything, they are that stupid.

Scientific proof that Noisy gets into the heads of One Nation Cookers. "Ooh, it does get it".

@TheNoisyTrunk I told my mate it's BS and Immigrants can't vote for 4 years - his reply was Albo changed the law so they can vote straight away 🤣 seems my comments were deleted...

COOKER: 1. A person who has drifted so far from reality that facts bounce off them like hail on a tin roof; typically sustained by conspiracy loops, Facebook memes, and second-hand outrage.

Don't stop sharing this.

@IRanalyst x.com/glenn_tunes/st…

Trump has not suddenly turned the US into a plutocracy. What he has done, and we should be grateful to him for doing it, is strip away the thin and false democratic veneer to reveal to everyone how the country is actually run by a small group of wealthy elites. There is nothing new about the workings of power in the US today. It's just that Trump doesn't make any effort to conceal the corruption, protection rackets, privileges and the illusion that the two party system provides voters with meaningful political choices. In fact he genuinely believes that the presidency constitutes a personal right to enrich himself and his family, both during his time in office as the ultimate insider trader, and afterwards. It is possibly the only thing he is more honest about than his predecessors.

So much for trickle down economics...

@Dismayed12 @AshPolitik The good news is they are already LNP/ON voters anyway...

@AshPolitik At least 30% of people have been brain stopped by online right wing propaganda. They no longer have the ability to comprehend information. They are constantly in a state of fear driven grievance from the propaganda.

Sometimes I think, Australia doesn't deserve change. The cohort of people that are easily duped via scare campaigns and disinformation is astonishing. The same whingers who say the government does nothing. From Gillard years, 2019 election, The Voice, now the 2026 budget. You all revert to primitive minded dark ages rather quickly.

@AshPolitik The next Election will show that the young voters approve of the changes 👍

@lesstenny @Qld_Socialists In a presser held by Bleijie he acted like they'd won the By-Election !

Thanks @Qld_Socialists we do not want David Crisafulli winning another seat 💥✌️☺️ #qldpol Absurd voting quirk means Miles can thank Socialists for saving his job

@RpsAgainstTrump Fantastic, finally ‘Checks & Balances, as King Charles reminded the GOP just days ago. Trumps going to need a new distraction soon!

@SharazDavid I reckon the people that read this rubbish already vote Libs/ON - so it has no effect..

News Corp runs wall-to-wall budget backlash coverage to hurt Labor, then cashes Clive Palmer’s cheques to run zero immigration ads across every front page.

@MykhailoRohoza x.com/glenn_tunes/st…

The Trump phenomenon: why did half of America believe a liar? Many people keep asking the same question: how did Donald Trump come to power? Why did such massive support go to a man widely seen as uneducated, irresponsible, and narcissistically self-obsessed? Why did intelligence, competence, and experience suddenly carry so little political weight — and what does that say about democracy itself? • Populism always sells simple answers. Where experts talk about complexity, risks, and nuance, populists shout slogans. “Build the wall.” “Bring back greatness.” A slogan is always shorter than analysis — and therefore more effective for masses tired of thinking, or who never wanted to think deeply in the first place. • Emotion defeats argument. Trump, like every demagogue, spoke not to reason but to emotion. His rhetoric was built on anger, resentment, and fear. He created enemies, promised revenge, and avoided complicated explanations. Like many populists before him, he relied less on programs and more on outrage and emotionally charged narratives. • Simplicity becomes the language of the “common people.” Intellectuals almost always lose in mass politics. Complex language irritates people. Many feel uncomfortable when they do not understand something, but instead of admitting it, they blame the speaker. The person who speaks more simply is seen as “one of us.” • Confidence is mistaken for competence. Human nature has not changed. People still confuse decisiveness with wisdom and confidence with knowledge. Trump became a perfect example of the Dunning–Kruger effect: a man with limited understanding who presents himself as a genius. Yet this blind self-confidence is exactly what many voters perceive as strength. • Populists surround themselves with weaker people. Demagogues and authoritarian-minded leaders fear intelligent independent thinkers. That is why they often surround themselves with loyal but less competent figures. Trump’s first administration was partially restrained by institutional inertia and traditional Republicans. Later, many critics argued he increasingly preferred loyalists, conspiracy theorists, and ideological fanatics over experienced professionals. • History keeps repeating itself. A society searching for easy answers repeatedly opens the door to demagogues. Instead of embracing the difficult reality of democracy — compromise, institutions, responsibility — people choose the illusion of simplicity. They want a “strong leader” who supposedly “knows how” and will finally “tell the truth,” even if that truth is largely fiction. • Knowledge itself becomes a disadvantage. One of the paradoxes of modern politics is that intellect often appears weak. Thoughtfulness creates doubt, and doubt annoys people. The one who analyzes seems uncertain. The one who promises certainty sounds convincing. For many voters, appearance matters more than reality. The lesson is simple and brutal: democracy without thoughtful voters is only a shell. As long as large parts of society continue believing in easy answers to complex problems, the Trump phenomenon — or something very similar to it — will keep returning in different countries and under different faces. And every time, it comes with the same promise: “I alone can fix it.” That is why democracy requires more than voting. It requires thinking. Without that, anyone with a slogan can become your master.

Seems feasible ...