Australia’s national debt has climbed towards the $1 trillion mark. Who is going to pay for that? Not the wealthy or the multinationals who exploit tax loopholes. theaimn.net/the-debt-dis...

Unity isn't about everyone becoming the same. It's about different people sharing a nation and common civic values. If "monoculture" means everyone thinks, dresses and blames the same people, that's not unity—it's assimilation. Diversity isn't a bug. It's the feature.

“I never stopped trying to repair whatever was broken between my father and me, though I had no idea what that was or how it had been damaged.” You could possibly shed a tear reading this story. theaimn.net/when-horses-...

Lest we forget...

Conversation among friends the other night. We’re living in a time of/similar to McCarthyism. Made me really want to explore what brought on the end of McCarthyism!

The claim was supplied. The evidence remained in transit. The stated outcome never arrived. Reality arrived early and sat waiting to greet the claims. Curiously, many observers remembered the claim in perfect detail and the subsequent reality not at all. 🐧

The rent doubled. The groceries doubled. The power bill declared war on Mick's bank account. Fortunately, the government sent him another Australian flag. "Outrage Nation Presents – Who Wants To Be A Trillionaire?" is now live at The AIMN. 🇦🇺💰🔥 theaimn.net/outrage-nati...

“Mick voted for Outrage Nation because he was angry. The rent was ridiculous. The groceries were ridiculous. His power bill looked like a ransom note. Then Outrage Nation arrived.” A classic send up of One Nation by @lachiemc64.bsky.social theaimn.net/outrage-nati...

The rent doubled. The groceries doubled. The power bill declared war on Mick's bank account. Fortunately, the government sent him another Australian flag. "Outrage Nation Presents – Who Wants To Be A Trillionaire?" is now live at The AIMN. 🇦🇺💰🔥 theaimn.net/outrage-nati...

"Pauline stands up for Australian families!" "Does she support paid parental leave?" "No." "We have a declining birth rate." "Exactly!" "So making children more expensive will encourage people to have children?" "I'M NOT LISTENING!" Questions are more powerful than slogans. 🐧🇦🇺

Iran (So Far Away) m.youtube.com/watch?v=D_h7...

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Like Trump, Farage and Le Pen in France, Hanson employs similar strategies: anti-elite rhetoric, cultural nationalism, scepticism of large-scale immigration, and direct, emotionally charged communication. theaimn.net/pauline-hans...

For those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before.

“How do political donations and lobbying influence Australia? Lobbying organisations will always seek to influence policy. The real question is whether Australia’s political system provides equal opportunities for all voices to be heard.” theaimn.net/political-do...

Someone finally helped Pauline Hanson speak coherently. It's a miracle. Call 1800-SATIRE for your very own Outrage Nation Pocket Translator™. Because sometimes the most important words are the ones left out of the sentence. 😉 Warning: May cause accidental fact-checking. 🐧✏️😆

"I can see Gina..." "I can see Pauline..." "I can see a toy bulldozer..." "I can see Elon with a chainsaw..." "And I can see the Department of Strategic Outrage..."

A remarkable political strategy: • Make claim. • Evidence disproves claim. • Ignore evidence. • Repeat claim louder. Outrage Nation: Facts are optional. Confidence is mandatory. Somewhere, George Orwell is asking for royalties. #PleaseExplainOutrageNation

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Australia Institute Chief Economist Greg Jericho shuts down claims that Labor’s CGT changes will hike rents & reduce housing supply, saying actually, “the best thing about this policy is over the long term it will reduce rental rates & increase home ownership rates.”🎯 #auspol

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Prof Hal Pawson says Labor’s CGT changes are “to be commended” & shreds the LNP’s “well out of line” tax scheme that incentivised investors to pile in “causing inflation in the system”💥 Says we’re “already seeing the beginnings of the beneficial impact” of the changes.✅ #auspol

The average Australian is apparently just one inheritance package away from becoming a mining billionaire. Mine arrived today. It contained 40 cents and a dead AA battery. Please explain. 🐧 #auspol #PleaseExplain

TOMORROW!!! #NoKingsDay 🇺🇸

A lot of Australians are asking the right question: "Why does the system seem rigged against ordinary people?" The harder question is whether the people selling the anger are actually challenging the interests that benefit from it. The wrong answer to the right question is still the wrong answer.

Angus Taylor caught clueless in WA, unable to name the very electorate he’s holding a press conference in. “Do you not know the seat you’re standing in right now?” “Seriously do you not know…?”💥🔥 No he doesn’t 🤣 Staggering. #auspol

"Pauline speaks for all Australians!" "Which Australians?" asked the penguin. "STOP ASKING QUESTIONS!" came the reply. Curiously, the slogan was much stronger than the evidence supporting it. 🐧✏️ #PenguinDiaries

The penguin would note: The human once wrestled with every pig in the mud. The human now occasionally sketches the pig, labels it "Exhibit A", and goes back to feeding the penguins. This appears to be a more efficient use of time. 🐧🖍️

There’s always somebody or some body trying to manipulate us. theaimn.net/our-society-...

Red Pen Review: ❌ "If you're offended, tissues are provided." ✅ "We intend to offend people and we don't care... until someone disagrees with us." Additional corrections: - "100% thin skin approved" - "Selective outrage formula" - "May cause chronic online whinging" 👇

One Nation Supporter: "Pauline Hanson speaks for all of us!" Me: "Can you explain why she says one thing but votes the opposite?" One Nation Supporter: "I'M NOT LISTENING!" At which point the discussion became unexpectedly educational. 🎵 The Logical Song #auspol #PleaseExplain

One Nation says: "FIRE THE LIAR!" Okay. Let's apply that standard consistently. Here's a comparison between what Pauline Hanson says and what One Nation does. Please explain. Show all working.

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“Republicans, who have institutionalized arrogance, have been running Texas since 1991, and what they have wrought in those thirty-four years is a masterwork of performative outrage married to spectacular, measurable failure.” (Link to the full article is in the replies below).

🚨BREAKING: TRUMP JUST HAD HIS WORST MELTDOWN YET. Trump completely unravels when Kristen Welker challenged him on his California election claims. He called her "crooked" and "stupid," and abruptly WALKED OUT Thank you, Kristen for challenging his BULLSH*T!

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If this is part of the anti woke campaign count me out. I can see Trump is fully committed to it though.

“When the US-Iran conflict escalated earlier this year, the immediate concern centered on oil prices and the Strait of Hormuz. What began as a regional conflict has become a structural drag on the global economy (Link to the full article is in the replies below).

Who needs details or workable policy when you've got OUTRAGE NATION™? OUTRAGE NATION™ — now 30% louder and 100% less accountable.

🧵👇 The irony here is extraordinary. Removing or weakening the PBS would not hurt “big pharma.” It would do the exact opposite.

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“A Wake of Vultures” felt more appropriate than “A Flock of Seagulls.” Especially when the lead singer keeps bleating: “I ran… I ran so far away…” Turns out you can run from questions. Iran is a little harder to get away from.

“Australia had not intended to elect a Barnaby Joyce One Nation government. Like many national catastrophes, it began as a joke that wandered too far unattended.” By @lachiemc64.bsky.social (Link to the article is in the replies below).

Shoebridge calls out David Speers for “suggesting we have some guarantee” of US AUKUS Subs, reminding him that under US law, at best we get "second-hand clunkers", & under “fantasy” conditions Speers “You’re right to point out those caveats”🙄Try doing your hw next time #auspol