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Trump has constructed a magnificent personal cinema inside his head. Full surround sound, flattering lighting, and a crowd that never stops cheering. He does the YMCA. Fox News applauds. Iran has agreed to everything. The deal is basically done. He's the greatest dealmaker who ever lived. And then some Iranian diplomat walks up to a microphone in Turkey and quietly bricks the whole screen in. No framework agreed. No date set. No handover of enriched uranium. No deal. The Americans, Khatibzadeh explained with the calm patience of a man correcting a small child, had not even changed their negotiating position. This is the thing about governing from inside a highlight reel. The world outside keeps rolling anyway. It doesn't coordinate with the announcements. It doesn't wait for the applause to die down. It just sends in another brick. The cinema plays on. The YMCA loops forever. And reality, entirely unbothered, keeps rewriting the script. @Microinteracti1

Older Australians aged 75+ to receive free #RSV respiratory syncytial virus vaccinations from next month smh.com.au/politics/feder…

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🛡️@TimothyDSnyder joins #SkyDefense! Our ambassador is raising $500,000 for interceptor drones and other air defense equipment to help protect Ukrainians from russian attacks. Join us — let’s make a difference, strengthening Ukraine against terror: u24.gov.ua/news/timothy-s…

Australia: COVID-19 vaccine rollout update – 10 April 2026 COVID-19 vaccination uptake in the past 6 months: 🔹Only 13.4% aged 75+ 🔹Only 5.2% aged 65–74 🔹Only 0.7% aged 18–64 Source: health.gov.au/resources/publ…

@Nolongerscot @profesterman No

@profesterman My NSW surgery sends out reminders. Don't most surgeries do that?

Only 13% of Australians aged 75+ are up to date with their COVID booster. This is outrageous. Why aren't Commonwealth and State health authorities taking action?

@janelaw47492107 @profesterman I’m impressed. I wish it was the same everywhere. Mum about to enter residential aged care but all they ask for is evidence of flu vaccination. They don’t care about Covid. I’ve kept my parents on six monthly vaccinations. Covid is a dirty word in SA.

@profesterman Shocking stats. My eldest son works in Melbourne in an aged care facility as a Health and Life-Style Coordinator, everyone in his centre is vaccinated, staff are still self Rat testing twice a week. No staff member is able to work, even with a sniffle.

Trump is making America smaller, poorer, uglier, and harder to trust. He is turning the United States into a country people think twice about visiting, studying in, investing in, or building a future in. And the consequences do not land on him. They land on everyone else. They land in fewer shifts, fewer jobs, fewer new businesses, fewer raises, emptier main streets, weaker local economies, and higher prices. Fewer tourists hit hotels, restaurants, bars, and shops. Fewer students hit college towns and the people who depend on them. Less investment means fewer factories, fewer offices, fewer expansions, and fewer paychecks. Tariffs, instability, and constant chaos make everything more expensive and everything more fragile. And no, this does not just hurt liberals in blue cities. It hits waitresses in red states, hotel workers in Florida, mechanics, truckers, restaurant owners, construction workers, landlords near campuses, and every family already stretched thin. Trump is not making America great. He is making it toxic, isolated, and poorer. And his own voters will pay for that too.

Anthony Albanese versus Pauline Hanson both entered parliament in 1996. Same year. Same starting line. Nearly 30 years later — here’s the comparison. PAULINE HANSON Bills originated and passed into law: Zero. Her COVID vaccination bill failed. Her burqa ban failed — twice. Her immigration plebiscite failed. Her own website lists her achievements as blocking other people’s legislation, forcing inquiries, and leveraging crossbench power. Senate attendance rate: 53% - and she’s a Senator with no ministerial responsibilities. ANTHONY ALBANESE Bills passed into law in three years of government: ✅ 43% emissions reduction target — legislated ✅ 10 days paid domestic violence leave for every Australian worker ✅ Cheaper childcare — subsidy increased from 85% to 90% ✅ Energy price caps on gas and coal ✅ $300 energy bill relief for every household ✅ National Anti-Corruption Commission ✅ Help-to-Buy shared equity housing scheme ✅ Ban on foreign purchases of existing homes ✅ $3 billion in student debt wiped ✅ School funding reform — Gonski fully funded ✅ RBA reformed ✅ Social media ban for under-16s ✅ $22 billion Future Made in Australia manufacturing investment ✅ Wage theft criminalised ✅ Minimum wages up — cumulative $9,000 for lowest paid workers ✅ Two consecutive budget surpluses — first in 15 years ✅ Electric vehicle fringe benefits tax exempted Parliamentary attendance rate: 83% — as a sitting Prime Minister with international commitments Same starting line. Nearly 30 years apart. One of knows how to govern. The other knows how to complain.

Pauline Hanson has been in parliament for nearly 30 years. In that time she has never successfully passed a single bill she originated into law. Not one. Here’s how it works. Any member of parliament can introduce a bill. But for it to become law it must pass the House of Representatives, pass the Senate in identical form, and receive Royal Assent from the Governor-General. That requires numbers. That requires negotiation. That requires political skill and economic credibility. Because here’s what separates a slogan from a policy. A slogan gets you votes. A policy gets costed, drafted by Parliamentary Counsel, introduced, debated, amended, voted on in two chambers, and signed into law. It requires you to sit across the table from people who disagree with you and find a path through. Hanson has never done that. In three decades. What she has instead are grievances. Carefully maintained & strategically focused on racism, fear& lies. Because a grievance that gets solved is a grievance that stops generating votes. The problem must never be solved. The grievance has always been her product.

“Researchers warn of severe long-term damage to the brain after Covid.” “While many hoped the pandemic would eventually become a closed chapter, mounting scientific evidence suggests that for hundreds of millions of people, the consequences are far from over.”

Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth. #ApostolicJourney #Cameroon vatican.va/content/leo-xi…

Photos from hell? No, photos from hell could only be provided by Putin and Trump. Russian terrorists have launched a massive attack on Kyiv.

Odesa today. According to latest reports 8 people died here in a massive russian attack. 16 others were injured. These deaths didn't bring russia any closer to conquering Ukraine. They didn't serve any military purpose whatsoever, its plain and simple terrorism.

🚨 PAKISTAN DROPS A BOMB ON ISRAEL AT THE UN 🔥 Pakistan’s ambassador just destroyed Israel in front of the entire United Nations: “Israel is a rogue state, an occupier, and a state terrorist that violates UN resolutions, commits genocide in Gaza, and practices state terrorism even on Palestinian land.” He didn’t hold back. This speech is now going viral across the Middle East. The world is watching. Share before they try to hide it 👇

The BBC just released a documentary on Israeli snipers shooting children in the head. 168 cases. 95 shot in the head or chest. Over two-thirds under age 12. This has been happening since October 2023. It is now April 2026.

Hey @AngusTaylorMP, when you were caught falsifying documents in what can only be described as fraudulent political hit job on Sydney Mayor Clover Moore, what Australian Value was that?

Last night russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles at every city in Ukraine. 16 are dead including children. This terrorism happened the same week @JDVance boasted how proud he is of stopping support. Evil and deranged.

⚡️ BREAKING: President Zelenskyy is calling for a global war crimes tribunal to hold Russia accountable for its invasion of Ukraine.