AGW killed the tories

Do you believe the ABC is a lesser service since Ita was put as chair? Please rt even if you aren't voting.

I will be deleting this account this week. Cheers.

Trump pulling the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement is no surprise. He did so the last time he was President. Fortunately, the majority of the decisions affecting the climate are made at sub national level by states, regions and cities. Their leadership will continue apace.

During his inaugural address, the new president of the United States was refreshingly open about the fact that Washington is the hub of a continuously expanding empire which is ruled by billionaire plutocrats. As Joe Lauria highlighted for Consortium News, President Trump’s speech included references to the “manifest destiny” of America, saying that under his presidency the US will consider itself a nation that “expands our territory”. He waxed fondly about the settler-colonialist past which established the country at the expense of the people who were already living there, and vowed to take control of the Panama Canal. Trump gave this speech to an audience where the wealthiest people on earth sat alongside his own cabinet in the best seats in the house. Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai were seen together in the crowd among the more official members of the incoming administration. Israeli-American Trump megadonor Miriam Adelson, who according to Trump helped dictate US policy toward Israel during his first term, was seen sitting among Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and the Clintons at the inauguration. There will reportedly be no fewer than 13 billionaires with official roles in the new Trump administration. If you were to twist my arm and force me to say something positive about Donald Trump, this is the sort of thing I would point to. He makes the US empire much more transparent and unhidden. He removes its mask and reveals the twisted face beneath it. The US isn’t suddenly ruled by billionaires now that Trump is president; it was already ruled by billionaires. The US isn’t suddenly an empire bent on global domination now that Trump has been sworn in; that was already the case. But you’re not supposed to just come right out and say that. Well, Trump comes right out and says it. He says the quiet parts out loud. He’s the only president who’ll openly boast that US troops are in Syria to keep the oil or lament that they failed to take the oil from Venezuela, or just come right out and tell everyone he’s bought and owned by Zionist oligarchs. He puts much less effort into disguising the true nature of the US empire than other presidents. That’s the only reason various factions of America’s unofficial permanent government have had objections to Trump’s presidency over the years. It’s not because he presents a threat to the establishment or because he’s trying to bring down the deep state, it’s because he is viewed as a poor custodian of the empire. He either doesn’t understand or doesn’t care about the importance of keeping a polite face on the imperial machine. If I were forced to say something positive about Trump, that would be it. The thing some US empire managers dislike about him is the only thing I like about him: that he makes the US empire a less effective evil because of how much less hidden he keeps the inner workings of the machine. The hood stays popped open the entire time, showing the whole world how the imperial sausage gets made. Not that there haven’t been plenty of mask-off moments during the dementia-muddled chaos of the Biden administration as well. A new article in Time titled “Why Biden’s Ukraine Win Was Zelensky’s Loss” is a good example of this; the report cites a former member of Biden’s National Security Council saying that victory for Ukraine was never part of the Biden administration’s plan. The opening paragraph reads as follows: “When Russia invaded Ukraine nearly three years ago, President Joe Biden set three objectives for the U.S. response. Ukraine’s victory was never among them. The phrase the White House used to describe its mission at the time — supporting Ukraine ‘for as long as it takes’ — was intentionally vague. It also raised the question: As long as it takes to do what?” “Ukraine’s victory was never among them.” Talk about a mask-off moment. It has long been clear that the US pushed Ukraine into an unwinnable war with the goal of bleeding and preoccupying Moscow, and that it actively sabotaged peace negotiations in the early days of the war in order to pursue these goals. Now that the job has been done and the demented meat puppet is out of office, we are finally hearing it from Biden’s own handlers in his administration. And of course there was Gaza, where the world spent 15 months watching history’s first live-streamed genocide right in front of their faces while western officials made nonstop excuses of less and less believability. If there’s to be any good to come from that incomprehensibly horrific nightmare, it’s that it has shown everyone the true face of the empire. The more glimpses people get of the true face of the empire, the less effective the imperial propaganda becomes, because propaganda only works if you believe it. The primary obstacle to revolutionary change under the western empire is the fact that its citizenry have been successfully propagandized into accepting the status quo. The more people open their eyes to the fact that we are ruled by psychopaths who are driving us to our doom on multiple fronts, the closer we get to a collective movement toward a healthy world.

@caitoz I see trumps victory as a win for Russia as Russia now doesn't need to turn the world against America, trump and his loud mouthed braggadocio act will do that for Russia.

@dw_politics @dwnews No, Europe has an obligation to protect its citizens from America, the time will come when that is the reality.

Speaking as US President Donald Trump took office for the second time, Germany's Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck said Europe "must prepare for an arm wrestle with the Americans."

@MinhKular Used.

@MinhKular Have account there but never.

How much can a koala bear? Thanks everyone who made this app worthwhile, I will be closing this account down in 24hrs.

@theautomatt @abcnews @elonmusk You may have noticed that the ABC didn't chyron the unscheduled disassembly of Adrian's spacecraft either, they used the term lost contact, that was after the capture of booster rocket success bit.

Dear @abcnews, Have you been instructed not to mention the @elonmusk Nazi salutes, and if so who made the instruction?

Peter Dutton has just announced free lunches for business leaders but he does not support free TAFE for everyone else. It seems he has no problem with tax payer funded free stuff so long as it’s just for bosses.

Taliban anyone?

I’m gay, so I’m admittedly not an expert on this, but it sure seems like Zuck (and that other guy sitting behind him) isn’t focused on the inauguration ceremony.

@SwannyQLD @Metamade4 Like most things American, once it became popular the "establishment" had to take control of it. #SoPredictable

The new public square is fact-free social media – and it couldn’t come at a worse time for Australia theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@CDyn999 @abcnews I haven't paid over 1.65 a litre for more than 6 months, the system works.

@stava61 @abcnews Used to live there. I'm aware. There is plenty of apps around to do this. The issue is that one cheaper fuel station 20km away isn't going to help anyone. Stations choose very specific travel routes to maximize returns.

Victoria will enact a daily freeze on petrol prices, with retailers forced to lock the price of fuel each day. ab.co/40k5CJL

@CDyn999 @abcnews Have a look at the fuelwatch WA website, shows how useful this sort of thing is.

@abcnews They will just hike the price to make up the shortfall. The consumer always loses eventually. There is no enough competition and or our own supply to make a difference against these companies.

It's going to be HOT this week... When the needle hits 37.5° TOOLS DOWN - make safe, hydrate, and get home! The @CFMEUWA will always fight to protect your safety to make sure you get home to the fam every day... nothing else is more important. If the boss is making trouble hit up your site delo or organiser - we got you! wa.cfmeu.org/news/inclement… #CFMEUWA #CFMEU #UnionPower #Heat #Safety #Perth #Construction

@MattyD1001 @abcnews He’s run for election before and failed. If the Libs really wanted him, they would have given him a Senate seat like they did for failed House of Representatives’ candidates Sharma & Rushton!

@scootystewart @yelgeb @simonahac You're wrong, he said it.

@stava61 @yelgeb @simonahac I’m widely read, it’s just not true.

battle for the soul of the liberal party today: mundine vs kapterian

@Martina @ricci_bartels He supports a president who thinks sticking torches up people's blurters will kill the COVID virus, so that would be a yes.

Is he really this stupid???

@ElaineM11584892 @Smizzy777 I think the tories believe that by ignoring the middle ground that when they get re elected they will have a mandate to execute their radical RW agenda, all good but ignores the fact that without appealing to the middle ground they are unelectable.

I’ve decided some time ago, Dutton doesn’t have what it takes to lead a country, let alone an opposition. I don’t understand why he hasn’t been challenged. What are they afraid of?