What will be universally unpalatable will be the MAGA-fuelled fascist government the extreme right will usher in! Voters are not heeding the lessons of chaos - I've posted today about 3 democracies seemingly prepared to fail to! The duopoly have made it hard to find independents - that's your job!

The problem with parties is that statements become an ideology and a party will progressively need a party structure to manage its ideology and so, we will get the same rigid, professional irrelevance of all parties who become slow at adjusting to change and needs www.crikey.com.au/2026/07/08/z...

What a grifter! He’s a scammer

Australians should call out the government on this. It’s a travesty

You're under-estimating the anger of younger voters who don't have a stake in their own future and are very willing to burn the establishment down They're flooding to One Nation - they don't see any other political alternative Lessons from other democracies show it won't matter how bad ON is

Democracy is in retreat globally, incl Australia, with the rise of One Nation and erosion of public trust in institutions Parliamentary reforms, improved transparency, stronger anti-corruption measures, and funding for public media, are desperately needed johnmenadue.com/post/2026/07...

What questions should Parliament already be addressing in regard to Pauline and her finances and foreign memes factories? 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐆𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄 𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐁𝐘 𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐀-𝐅𝐔𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐒𝐌? Are Australians learning the lessons of Amerika? Or maybe Goldstein is a model for voter values?

Shady financing, the ultimate grifter that helped lead UK voters out of the EU and into years of economic decline, continuing grift because the system refuses to deal with him 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐔𝐊 𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐄𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐅𝐓 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘? Probably not This is how democracies fall.

Convicted of the crime of misusing EU funds Wearing an ankle bracelet 𝐑𝐔𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄?? Are French voters so stupid??

Taxpayers are left with the bill of cleaning up? Voters are saying NOTHING? You do the crime YOU PAY He probably didn't even pay for his peanut butter sandwich and glass of milk he demanded from the police - and got!

Regardless of the grift and the feeble efforts to apply the law effectively - these hard right grifters continue grifting Because they know that there will be just enough voters willing to open the ballots to let them in Democracies under seige - but who is defending democracy?

Might be time for The Greens to wake up and produce a response to the anger and the mass shift towards One Nation Voters will take Australia over the edge with One Nation! One Nation Policies for Fortress Australia tinyurl.com/GekkoPodcast thenightly.com.au/politics/pol...

Fuck! How many other voters in democracies are living such sheltered lives that cannot even see reality?

#FuckIsrael #FuckAlbanese #auspol

Think of how different the world would be right now if all the money, time, and resources that were used to explore for oil and dig coal had gone to developing renewable energy from the sun, the wind, and geothermal.

Exactly And you have to wonder at voters that gave govts majorities knowing they want war with China Voters with children and grandchildren - fucking amazing! Did an illegal war with Iran solve anything? Australia jumped in like a sycophantic camp follower! Did we win or lose?

Chinese defence official doing a search for who Richard Marles is.

This's only a"provocation" if you choose to make it so or we allow our politicians to make it so We may not like missile launches but how we deal with this is up to us Labor are following Hegseth's belligerence but is that in our interests? Would/did a war solve anything? Or would genuine talks?

".. 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴 .." AI is a tool There are many who fear not the tool, so much as who is wielding the tool and why. In the hands of artists though, this tool can unfold new possibilities Judge for yourself www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ju...

Does the egg industry think we should deal with bird flu first before we worry about this existential question? Or is this a subtle piece of marketing posing as media on the front page, to buy eggs now before bird flu really sets in? You don't have to scroll down too far to see the answer!

The tax rate needs to escalate annually until the industry is dead and buried. #auspol

It's Monday .. what we need is a talking seal! Hoover, a seal at the New England Aquarium, began mimicking human speech in 1976 He could say phrases like “hello there” and “come over here” Here it is - with a link at the bottom to the recordings www.iflscience.com/in-1971-a-se...

They need to be included and they need a secure future and their share of the national pie They need to be recognised They need a political voice But they do not need to be pushed into the arms of a MAGA-fuelled fascist future because there was no choice THIS IS THE MOMENT GREENS

Interesting Larissa But what are you doing to counter the message from ON and attract GenX to The Greens away from a MAGA-fuelled fascism? NOTHING Be perceived as an alternative government Start talking to GenX or we all lose We will all need a choice so where are you? bsky.app/profile/gekk...

It is in everyone's interest to goad the Greens into relevance! GenX are the largest voting cohort now and they're angry (rightly so) THEY ARE FLOCKING TO ONE NATION Victorian elections are only 4 months away - ON may well hold the balance of power WHERE ARE THE GREENS? bsky.app/profile/gekk...

Albanese has his public message - a fair-weather "friend" rushing in because it suits Australia - especially given we will never have nuclear-powered submarines The Pacific though will have their message to Australia Our appalling hypocrisy about climate change and total disregard for neighbours

Who is this talking to in 2026 - 2028? GenX - the biggest voting cohort in Australia - aren't listening / watching Gen X are angry How do you talk to angry voters demanding real change? Do Greens think GenX are listening to them with this message? 👇 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 - 𝐁𝐄 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞!

Australia sliding down the rabbit hole Populism is fuelled by exploiting anger and fear To counter this, Australians must reward courage and outcomes, and a truly representative system 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 - 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Gen X are angry - rightly so - and, prepared to burn the place down - because what do they have to lose? Political parties do not understand and don't talk to Gen X and have no idea what to say EXCEPT the MAGA-fuelled fascist One Nation party 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬 - 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐮𝐩!

When I lived and worked in Dubai, it was the Russians crawling over everything, the loud, coarse kind that showed no awareness of or consideration for their surroundings Let's hope the Chinese are better! Money has made the Emirati rich but they pay a price!

Gen X - 18 - 34yo voters fleeing collapsing legacy parties and moving to One Nation in droves. 𝐆𝐞𝐧 𝐗 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧. What are The Greens picking up? 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝟏%!

Well said! The Greens aren’t even capturing Gen-X voters who are shunning Labor and the LNP IPA Gen-X are flocking to One Nation with only about 1% seeing any benefit in going to the Greens You mirror what I’ve been saying .. the Greens need to wake up and be perceived as an alternative govt!

We know for a fact Labor presents lies to UNESCO. They did it with our songlines so browse gas could open, they do it with all fossil fuel approvals and GBR now has so much fossil fuel shipping going through it is dead. Qld has just approved a new expanded coal mine.

ageofcollapse If NOAA's most extreme model projections verify, the world won't just experience another El Niño—it could face one unlike anything observed in the modern record. A Super El Niño strengthens global heat by releasing vast amounts of stored ocean energy into the atmosphere.

Australians take note When people stand up and threaten to apply international justice to those committing crimes against humanity, international criminals are forced to respond When international criminals are free to come and go, Australians might remember, it simply emboldens those criminals

When you vote who and what are you voting for? A leader, despot, puppet, manager or an ideologue? It matters. Here’s a better set of principles to vote by and choose carefully That real leader is more likely to be a community independent, not a politician suebarrett.substack.com/p/the-good-l...

Worth your eyeballs open.substack.com/pub/thegrimh...

Palantir’s entire strategy is the cost of leaving, not the value of staying. Get deep enough into government data infrastructure and the switching cost becomes a national security question. That’s not a product moat, that’s a hostage situation with a good IR deck.

Spain, France, Switzerland and now Italy is kicking Palantir out. Italy have rejected any new contracts and are reviewing the old ones. Get Palantir OUT!

The problem with two party politics is that you end up like Australia, where mining, real estate, alcohol, and the gambling industry run the country no matter who’s running the government

El Nino going bonkers... #MakingAKilling

#MakingAKilling here we go...

Same. Just study Mamdani and Polanski social media campaigns. You don't even have to be original, just copy them!

Why bother learning a new language in the age of AI? The personal journey of mastering a language and the challenges of language learning foster a deeper connection to culture and a profound sense of achievement - and it changes the way you view the world time.com/article/2026...

It is not inevitable that data centres have a huge, damaging environmental impact - it's a choice, a lazy choice by corporations and politicians Using renewable energy, recycling heat, their footprint can be reduced and contributing to a sustainable AI ecosystem time.com/article/2026...

We are trapped in a bubble, unable to see or imagine the possibilities that exist outside this bubble 𝐖𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 - 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐲𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 So imagine a different way of being outside the bubble www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

As a voter, confront them, demand accountability, solutions, guaranteed performance and demand consequences bsky.app/profile/gekk... BUT - also consider that parties and factions are NOT in our best interests - they serve career politicians interests, not ours 𝐖𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐖𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐄

I don’t get paid either to be here every day for something I believe in The website hasn’t changed in years. The perception from the site is dead You’re polling at 12% We’re facing huge challenges and voters need to see an active alternative government We need to see a team every day with depth

OK - you're home on a Friday night reading this You might be alone reading this ... but are you alone? Are you sure? You are not alone! You've never been alone, ever www.sciencealert.com/mites-live-o...