Geoffrey C E Brown

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“No More Mr Nice Guy ”says the dangerous disgusting autocrat Trump. He is more a psychopathic gangster than a “ leader of the free world”. Our politicians must stop appeasing this danger to humanity. Grow a backbone and call him and his regime out!

With the aging of power & the steady youthification of politics, with traditional centrist party structures losing relevance, expect to see less ideological trench warfare & more practical problem-solving between coalitions, around specific urgent issues. thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026/0…

In a morality- and ethics-affirming arrest of a decorated Roberts-Smith, the AFP has earned massive respect in ensuring that an accused murderer fronts court after a night in gaol. NO-ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW. Let the legal process begin - and justice prevail thenewdaily.com.au/news/2026/04/0…

We are witnessing a tsunami of voter disgruntlement, with scant understanding of its cause. It has been 45 years since the ideology of neoliberal capitalism was introduced (UK 1979, US 1981, >globe), from which burgeoning inequality & disgruntlement ensued thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/…

Albanese’s 'small & underwhelming' gambling reforms won’t do much to reduce harm - nor do they honour the late Labor MP Peta Murphy, whose mid-2023 report recommended a complete ban on gambling advertising due to harm caused (via TV, sports venues, online) thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026/0…

BDS Boycott/Divest/Sanction UniSuper. UniSuper members have started a mass ‘divest from death’ campaign against the fund on Palestine Land Day, against complicity in Israel’s ongoing genocide, apartheid, oppression & illegal occupation michaelwest.com.au/unisuper-membe… via @MichaelWestBiz

An arrogant bully, fascist, capitalist state, is being permitted to continue attacking legitimate communist (or oil-rich) states, seemingly with impunity. Will Venezuela & now Cuba be added to its litany of failures i.e. Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq? thenewdaily.com.au/podcast/2026/0…

The Right Wing derailed Australia’s energy transition, prioritised fossil fuels above the nation, fought reality & convinced many Australians it was OK to trust a finite resource that was not only killing the planet, but causing harm in the wars of control thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/…

WHY ONLY A 25% RESOURCES TAX? Norway imposes a 78% total tax rate on oil and gas company profits, comprising a 22% corporate tax & a 56% special tax (petroleum tax). This high-tax regime, in place since the 1990s, has seen NO REDUCTION IN INVESTMENT! SO? thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026/0…

Trump's oft repeated pre-election promises to "END ENDLESS WARS" & "I'm not going to start a war, I'll stop wars" make him a liar who cannot be trusted. He has neither stopped Russia's invasion or Israel's multiple wars, nor refrained from starting wars. thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/202…

@MichaelWestBiz @sstephanietrann @ACNC_gov_au The Greens are the party the RW (especially RW media) fears most - for good reason: they, like the Greens in the UK & democratic socialists in the US (think Mamdani) represent the PUBLIC (The People), not the current elitist privatisation that has created burgeoning inequality.

Well done to the Greens, the only party in Australian politics which stands up to the Israel lobby. It's not okay for our taxes to subsidise war crimes & apartheid @sstephanietrann @ACNC_gov_au #auspol michaelwest.com.au/subsidising-vi…

So, let me get this right: the Liberal Party, by going too far to the right and losing to the Teals, are not right enough so are now losing to the Oranges? So, in this contest of colours, which one will prevail? Enter left: The Greens! michaelwest.com.au/historic-elect… via @MichaelWestBiz

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: petitions.getup.org.au/petitions/sola… via @getup

Excellent podcast on Australia's complicity in both genocide and medicide. When Australia should be Boycotting, Divesting & Sanctioning Israel, some Australian healthcare providers are found to have tight links with Israel, despite Gaza michaelwest.com.au/medicide-austr… via @MichaelWestBiz

@DougCameron51 The Joe Kent resignation as Director of the National Counterterrorism Centre (NCTC) on March 17, 2026, citing disagreements over the threat level from Iran, should be additional reason for Labor Cabinet to decide on peace, not war.

Wow! Peter Hartcher’s SMH talking sense! If this is not a wake up call to the Labor Cabinet nothing will be. Surely the political, economic and social impact of US/ Israel imperialism must dawn on the Cabinet. If not, the Caucus, branches and membership must demand peace not war!

Question: If the flood-hit north Queensland cyclone turns out to be the most destructive in living memory, with insurance premiums unaffordable or companies refusing to insure, when do fossil fuel industries face court & be compelled to pay reparations? thenewdaily.com.au/news/weather/2…

Jim Chalmers: Make Gas Giants Pay! via @GetUp getup.to/1495AxS3CM5Gc9

The Light and the Hill. Excellent podcast - first of six - by Andrew Brown, son of former Hawke government minister John Joseph Brown (93 years of age), portraying Labor's retreat from reform. A retreat that began with "neoliberalism." michaelwest.com.au/the-light-and-… via @MichaelWestBiz

@vxylily Telescopic fitting that secures a wristwatch band

Found in grandfather’s tools This little metal object. can anyone tell me what this is?