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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 1h

Just announced today - fighting to oppose gun laws - not surprising. Full on MAGA here we come 🙄

bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 1h

Sam Jackson-Hope, a former staffer for Peter Dutton, mentioned, is working in Angus Taylor's office, according to this..

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 1h

Now being asked about the Linda Reynolds disclosure👇

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 2h

"Muller also recorded a meeting between the One Nation staffers and representatives from Koch Industries, which funds various conservative causes in the US."

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 2h

"In response to the line “If your policy, isn’t good enough to stand on itself, how dare you use their deaths to push that forward”, Ashby commented “that’s very good, very strong”.

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 2h

"..who offered advice on what to say in response to mass shootings." "Dalseide suggested pro-gun politicians should “shame” opponents with lines such as “How dare you stand on the graves of those children to put forward your political agenda?” Dickson replied: “I love that.”

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 2h

Not that long ago, we had One Nation James Ashby and Steve Dickson go to the US for "strategy" meeting with the NRA "Ashby and Dickson met with senior NRA officials to discuss funding, gun laws and communications strategy, including NRA media liaison Lars Dalseide .."

theguardian.com

One Nation's James Ashby filmed seeking $20m from NRA to weaken Australia's gun laws

Al-Jazeera journalist posing as gun campaigner films senior party figures in Washington DC soliciting financial support to help One Nation seize the balance of power

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 2h

Australians should be concerned .. "Three church and political sources told the newspapers that senior Brethren members 💥had trained in campaigning with Donald Trump’s Maga movement 💥in the US, while a Brethren-owned business in Iowa hosted an election event featuring JD Vance, the vice-president.

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 3h

"Miles called on the Trump government to lobby the Australian government on the matter."

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 3h

"The American lobby group, once headed by slain activist Charlie Kirk, claims summoning Hales to give evidence before a hearing of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters on Friday signals a broader attack on people of faith."

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 3h

"The Exclusive Brethren’s “Man of God”, Bruce Hales, has won the full-throated support of high-profile American right-wing advocacy group Turning Point USA as he prepares for a parliamentary-committee grilling about his church’s pro-Coalition campaign at the last election."

smh.com.au

American right-wing body Turning Point USA backs Exclusive Brethren before hearing

The high-profile group, once headed by slain activist Charlie Kirk, has urged the US government to lobby Australia for a parliamentary inquiry into the 2025 election.

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 3h

"Three church and political sources told the newspapers that senior 💥Brethren members had trained in campaigning with Donald Trump’s Maga movement in the US, while a Brethren-owned business in Iowa hosted an election event featuring JD Vance, the vice-president.💥"

thetimes.com

The secretive sect ‘paying agitators to stalk the prime minister’

Australia is investigating whether the harassment of politicians has been financed by members of the Plymouth Brethren

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 3h

"Brethern members have met with Donald Trump"

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 3h

His Lord is very generous🤔👇 How does his Lord accumulate this wealth and then give it to him - not the homeless or the needy?

reddit.com

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 3h

'What I get, I get from the Lord'

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 4h

First up in questioning Hales was Coalition's Senator Richard Colbeck, with time wasting questions . Monique Ryan providing some real questions - gets interruptions from LNP Senators Small & McKenzie 🙄

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 4h

The Guardian - Daily Beast.... Your mum 😱 "Another day, another stuff-up at News24. This time, bizarrely claiming Pauline Hanson and Sarah Hanson-Young are related."

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 4h

“Your eyes have opened, you’ve woken up,” Hanson said to cheers from the adoring crowd. “I appreciate it,” Stefanovic replied. There is no turning back now!"

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 4h

"During a fireside chat he hosted between Pauline Hanson and Nationals leader Matt Canavan (💥who was bizarrely dressed in full high-vis💥), the One Nation leader praised him for his much publicised shift to becoming “more conservative”.

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 4h

"In case anyone was wondering whether he really thought he had gone “too far” to the right, his latest gig as a host of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Australia conference last weekend put those worries to bed."

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 4h

"After agreeing to take majority control of the company behind The Karl Stefanovic Show last week, Karl Stefanovic could now lay claim to being Australia’s most famous small business owner. It is a true Aussie battler story."

theage.com.au

Is Karl Stefanovic now Australia’s most famous small business owner?

In this week’s On Background, Stefanovic’s love fest at the CPAC Australia, ABC’s latest recruit gets a taste of what he is up against, and News24 goes gaga for MAGA.

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 4h

"Posobiec is a well-known right wing voice who has pushed the false “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory, which 💥accused Hillary Clinton loyalists of running a child sex-trafficking operation out of a Washington, D.C. pizza shop.💥"

abcnews.com

Trump retweets alt-right activist who pushed 'Pizzagate' conspiracy

Trump retweeted an alt-right activist who has pushed bogus conspiracy theories.

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 4h

If you thought that ☝️was "weird" try this 👇 "“I remember this very distinctly, having just come from China, thinking, ‘How is China the next country on the horizon? 💥They don’t even have proper toilets’,💥” Zacharia said in an interview with 💥right-wing influencer Jack Posobiec💥" <- Mr Pizzagate👇

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 4h

"The church denies women are “forbidden” from working." "This means that, despite the relative wealth of the Brethren schools and their community, they meet the relevant criteria for “disadvantage”."

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 4h

"Multiple former members of the Brethren, which is now called the Plymouth Brethren Christian church, claim its congregation is mostly not permitted to attend university, and the women do not do paid work once they are married, except in unusual circumstances."

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 4h

"Australian schools receive a disadvantage loading payment that is linked to the occupational and educational status of students’ parents and is calculated using the occupation, school education and highest level of post‑school education for both parents."

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 4h

"Families at OneSchool Global New South Wales have a median taxable income of $302,000 a year, while those attending the schools in Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland have a median income ranging from $172,000 to $184,000, based on information provided to Senate estimates."

theguardian.com

Wealthy Exclusive Brethren schools net almost $30m in disadvantage payments

The sect bans most women from paid work and restricts university attendance, insiders claim, and this has an unexpected benefit for network of aligned schools

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 4h

"Hales has regularly preached that his church is superior to “worldly” authorities. He describes it as the “highest court”, which has “really got the right to pronounce on any matter”. He also preaches that his members “must hate the world, every feature of the world, at every point you hate it”.

theage.com.au

Exclusive Brethren boss asks, ‘Why should we tell the world?’ ahead of evidence to inquiry

From confidentiality agreements for participating in church services to keeping the public in the dark, the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church leader is not keen on scrutiny.

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 5h

Much like the MAGA kool aid drinking crowd. They saw the real Trump before electing him again. You can't fix stupid, so it seems. Unfortunately their stupidity also impacts on the rest of us.

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 17h

""The leaked agreement showed the Serbian authorities had granted Kushner’s company a 99-year lease over the General Staff site, free of charge."

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 17h

Tomorrow's program.... The hearing will be broadcast live at aph.gov.au/live.

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 17h

"Wong replied: “It is insulting to suggest Zomi’s family should simply accept what has happened and move on. “Australia has consistently demanded a thorough investigation into the deaths of Zomi and her colleagues. “Zomi’s family deserves answers, and transparency is essential to accountability.”

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 17h

"Israeli ambassador Hillel Newman called for Australians to accept the legitimacy of Israel’s investigation into the fatal 2024 drone strike and -> 💥😠“move on”,😠💥prompting Foreign Minister Penny Wong to accuse the envoy of insulting Frankcom’s family."

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 17h

"The Israeli military has ruled out releasing the audio of the drone strike that killed Zomi Frankcom, rejecting a key demand of the aid worker’s family and the Albanese government as they seek accountability for her death."

smh.com.au

‘Insulting’: Penny Wong hits out at Israeli ambassador over Zomi Frankcom drone audio

The foreign minister rejected the Israeli envoy’s claim it was time to “move on” after the decision not to press charges over the fatal drone strike.

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 18h

"The report says a Canadian pension fund had just been reported as “swooping” on Webster, “with specific mention of a property with one of these new dams”. “The new dams that Australian taxpayers helped build appear to be highly valued by international investors,” the report says."

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 18h

"The report looked at three dams in detail, on properties in the Murrumbidgee Valley 💥owned by Webster Ltd – Glenmea, Bringagee and Kooba Station. The dams were funded out of the federal government’s $4 billion water efficiency program💥."

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 18h

“💥These dams have been built on private land and are for the exclusive use of corporate agribusiness, such as Webster Limited,💥” “Politicians are reluctant to talk about 💥why millions of taxpayer dollars have been spent subsidising dams that make the problems of the Murray Darling Basin worse💥”.

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 18h

"Over $200 million was spent on dam-related projects [in the Murray-Darling Basin] according to official data, although not all of this will have been specifically on dams,” it says,"

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 18h

"While information on the number of private dams and the cost of their taxpayer subsidy is limited, the report says “it appears that just two of these dams cost taxpayers nearly $30 million”.

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 18h

"A report from The Australia Institute rejects government claims new dams are not being built, saying at least 20 to 30 large private dams have been constructed in the Murray-Darling basin in recent years."

theconversation.com

Dams are being built, but they are private: Australia Institute

A report from The Australia Institute says at least 20 to 30 large private dams have been constructed in the Murray-Darling basin in recent years.

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 18h

"The report said 💥dams had become a symbol of the National party’s ability to extract a “good deal” for regional voters 💥from their Coalition partners, the Liberals."

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bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 18h

"“Is this the biggest pork barrel in history? I can’t think of a bigger one,” he said." "Deputy prime minister, Barnaby Joyce, has been contacted for comment."

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