Tom Chesson

Well done @ryan_cropp for covering this. The Capacity Investment Scheme is failing spectacularly. With it, any chance of renewable energy targets being hit. The myth of a massive 'pipeline' of private capital backing renewables must be busted. 1/ afr.com/policy/energy-…

Listen to the thoughts from the man writing a report for the government on fuel availability and what it means for agriculture and food security for Australia. Andrew Henderson joined us on the Country Hour: 🎧 👇 abc.net.au/listen/program…

Israel provided no evidence for the claim that the killed journalist was a member of Hezbollah, but I am commenting on his funeral in a cemetery full of Hezbollah flags, which I mysteriously fail to notice

It is about time those of us in progressive politics owned up to our failures. ·       We argued for social justice for all and ended up arguing it should only be for a favoured few identity groups. ·       We argued for women’s rights and ended up arguing men could be women and could occupy women’s spaces. ·       We argued for same-sex marriage and ended up with saying there are no sex-based rights. ·       We argued for renewable energy and ended up allowing giant, multinational energy companies to bulldoze thousands of hectares of our precious, high biodiversity forests for wind farms. ·       We argued for free speech and ended up by practising cancel culture. ·       We argued for multiculturalism and ended up believing that criticism of the practices of a minority culture is, necessarily, racism. ·       We argued that imperialism should be combated and ended up believing only US imperialism causes authoritarianism and repression.

Shock! Horror! Surprise! Four Corners breaches accuracy, impartiality requirements on a water yarn | ACMA share.google/Kkhp4uMuYX3FFA…

FriendlyJordies just released a video seething about our NDIS video investigation, claiming that it is all just a massive lie and scam because the Australian Labor Party fixed the issue by prosecuting 20 - YES, A FULL 20!!!!! - scammers since 2022. What an absolute fucking retarded hack. Labor in NSW can't even get the NSW Police to prosecute the Lebanese gangsters who tried to murder FriendlyJordies, yet he still worships them. What do they have on him? The FriendlyJordies Epstein Files must be disgusting and terrifying. RELEASE THE FILES! @PeteZogoulas

Perplexed by the commentary that Trump's war has delivered a "more radical" version of the Islamic Republic regime than existed pre-war under Ali Khamenei. Firstly, we don't actually know what ideological posture the regime will develop post-war, and noone knows anything about the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba, because he still hasn't been seen or heard since his elevation. Secondly, is it even possible to be even more radical than Khamenei version 1? This is a guy who was developing an illicit nuclear program, funding terrorism throughout the Middle East, bore ultimate responsibility for numerous atrocities including October 7 and the massacre of 30,000 Iranian protesters just this year, conducted pogroms against the Baha'i religious minority, presided over the second highest rate of executions anywhere in the world... I could go on. Everything justified and explained away by recourse to radical ideology. Whatever iteration we get next might be a different kind of regime, perhaps with greater input from IRGC than clerical elites. However, Im not sure its even possible for it to become more radical than it already is.

People who fall for these fake videos often aren't so bright. Adam Houda is a lawyer so we feel bad for his clients. Fake videos trying to whip up hate say a lot about the people who post them. 1. That they understand little about the Middle East 2. That whatever false allegation they imagine about individual Jews or the Jewish State is more likely to apply to themselves or their own culture.

👈 When you see people posting these heart wrenching scenes with Gazan children carrying water... 👉 Always remember Hamas boasted about digging up water pipes to transform them into rocket launchers

The Islamic regime in Iran is the one that just a few weeks ago slaughtered 32,000 protestors, and then, when relatives came for the bodies, demanded payment for them One of the nastiest regimes the modern world had ever known, now supported by many of the marchers

Central West Orana renewable energy zone sparks fury among residents | The Australian theaustralian.com.au/nation/baby-bi…

BREAKING: I just motioned to subpoena Don Trump Jr. for funneling $670 million in taxpayer dollars to a critical minerals company he has financial stake in. Republicans left the hearing room.

When I became a citizen of the United States in 2014, on the basis of political asylum from the Gaza Strip and escaping Jihadi Islamism, I sincerely and seriously never thought that pro-Jihad, pro-Hamas, pro-terror, fascist, pro-Iran, pro-Hezbollah, anti-civilizational dark forces would become a mainstream staple in American politics and discourse. Having a group of ignorant domestic terrorists with Hamas and Palestinian flags, hiding their faces and taking over public space outside the City Hall of Philadelphia, the birthplace of America, is not only a grotesque sight, but it also demonstrates so much that has gone wrong. It is a condemnation of our country's higher education institutes, which have normalized violence, anti-Western ideologies, and embarrassing “post-colonial” narratives. This is a condemnation of a failed revisionist, neo-liberal immigration approach in which assimilation is frowned upon and viewed as bad and negative, coddling people with truly horrendous beliefs, ideologies, cultures, and backgrounds, instead of seeking to uplift and elevate them and their status. This is a condemnation of failed parenting, nonexistent community infrastructure to educate young people, failed leftist discourses, and moral bankruptcy. Remember that this has nothing to do with Palestine, for these “activists” ruined the “pro-Palestine” cause and are now seeking to latch on to any and every remaining filth that can vector their anti-human, anti-America, anti-Western, and anti-decent discourse and value system that can produce anything of meaning. Burning the American flag, while exercising your right to free speech, is the ultimate irony that only the United States of America affords to literal domestic terrorists, who are engaged in a subversive act against the very country and patriotic values that they seek to “dismantle.” Still, freedom of choice does not equal freedom from consequences. This cannot be normalized, as it unfortunately has been over the past two and a half years since Hamas’s October 7th attack. This is a domestic battle for our country’s values and future – it’s time to choose the direction you want this country to head in.

Since 2019, the ‘Smart’ Energy Council received over $6.5 million in taxpayer funding. Why is a partisan industry lobby group receiving any government funding? They’re the same dodgy organisation that produced false claims that nuclear would cost $600bn and be 4% of the grid.

This is happening more and more - the new divide and conquer technique from the "community consultation" playbook. Not just on water, energy, large developments, basically anything where there is strong community sentiment on an issue...

@danicaleys And the idea a webinar is some how consultation should be knocked on the head quick smart

@theoztrucker The ACT $2m EV fire truck has been off the road longer than it's been on it and is buggered again this week facebook.com/share/v/1BQvqt…

We never seem to let the truth get in the way of a good story. That is only a single trailer. Was the trailer loaded and what was the Gross weight? What is the Tare weight of the truck? How long does it have to sit on charge? What is the capital investment to purchase one of these? What is the cost of ownership? what is the programmed maintenance schedule? More to the point how available are they? If you want to tell the story that's great. I've looked at and driven a Janus conversion. I've interviewed Lex several times. Ive seen your truck in Picton. I'd like to have a proper look at it. Contact info on my profile

BREAKING: The Red Cross confirms the Palestinian toddler—previously claimed to be tortured by the IDF—was healthy when handed over. Any injuries occurred after his return or were pre-existing. Another viral lie that has been debunked.

110-year-old Turkish grandma shares her secret to a long life: "i never once used Microsoft Teams"