Merry Christmas from Australia

This makes me chuckle.

This captures much of the frustration of today.

What the USA thinks it's #1 in (and its actual rankings): Life Expectancy: 46th FreePress: 42nd Healthcare: 30th Education: 26th Happiness: 23rd Freedom: 17th What the USA is #1 in: Military Spending Number of Billionaires Incarceration Bankruptcy filings Medical debt Gun deaths

Pretty accurate huh.....

Pretty well sums things up.....

We are currently in a war being run by reality TV personality Commander-in-Chief and his TV talk show chatterbox Secretary of Defense. Have a nice day.

Lemme explain what bilateral trade deficits are, so that you can better understand -- and perhaps be infuriated by -- the intellectual error that's transforming our economy. #TeachEcon

Patrick Gaspard was the U.S. ambassador to South Africa from 2013 to 2016. 🇺🇸 🇿🇦

I'm an Aussie who just witnessed the oval Office meeting with the South African prime Minister. This is one of the most embarrassing moments ever.

This pretty much sums things up......

The world needs to quote this.... Slowly and in unison.

Why couldn’t people google “tariffs” BEFORE the election…🫣

Deplorables.

Love it

Trump’s tariffs won’t wreck Australia’s economy. But America’s could be cooked. On this Dollars & Sense, @grogsgamut.bsky.social & @haydenstarr.bsky.social discuss Trump’s tariffs, the RBA's magic 8-ball monetary policy & why minimum wage increases don’t drive up inflation. #auspol

I'm an Aussie and I am shocked by the cost of pharmaceuticals in the US. OMG how do people there afford this. Does this explain why estimated life expectancy in the US is plummeting??

Well at least you wore a suit this time.

It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory. Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.

A lot of people are surprised by this?

One of many reasons why Canadians should never be part of the US. And don't start me on guns, racial problems and drugs.

Just musings from an Aussie observer.... Are friends and relatives from US and Canada still talking to each other??

The difference between 1990 and 2025 is the same as the difference between 1990 and 1955. Think about it. How scary is that??

Is FOTUS speech having any impact??? Any surprises??

Farmers are going to truly get fucked..

Sooo ... How are my friends in Canada and the US today. Everything perky and sharing coffee and cookies over the fence??

In relation to Ukraine, its interesting that the only countries to have breached their obligation in accordance with the 'Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances' are Russia and more recently USA. Birds of a feather huh. A glimpse of the future?? The US has sunk to new lows.

How wonderful to see most other countries supporting Ukraine after Trump and Vance's embarrassing attempt at extortion. There is good in this world, just not in the Oval Office apparently.

Cartoon by Jesse Duquette https://www.instagram.com/misterjesseduquette/

Krasnov has paid off.

So... Zelensky was the third world leader in a few days to call Trump a liar to his face. I hope the rest of the world lines up as well.

I'm a curious Aussie. Are the corrections pointed out by France's President Macron and British Prime Minister Starmer against statements made by Trump and Vance been on American television??

To my American friends..... Is Trump's and Elon's behaviour becoming normalised in the eyes of general America?? Are there ramifications??

Haha. Apparently these are appearing at UK bus stops.

I'm just curious from Australia. Are Americans confused about the law of the land, IE courts sometimes contradicting or pausing Trump's executive orders. Or is it just me??

To my American friends.... Are you aware how unpopular your president is making you guys around the world????

To my American friends. You know you're the only ones who call it the Gulf of America..... Right??

A question from Australia. Is the first few weeks of this presidency even more terrifying that what you imagined?? I would love to hear!!

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