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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 52m

I have to admit, Mike Rogers was better than I was expecting after he ducked the last debate. Most of your candidates either wear diapers or sound like they're on life support like Susan Collins. What a pathetic democracy USA is, as RATM said, whoever told you it's the land of the free is your enemy

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 22h

With news like this and given that David Ellison now owns a significant chunk of media (and his dad owns Tik Tok), do we still need to consider USA a developed first world country anymore? Genuinely checking so I can update my records.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 23h

Because of you, one person owns: —CNN —CBS —HBO —Paramount —Warner Bros —Discovery —Skydance —Showtime —DC Studios —Nickelodeon —Cartoon Network —Food Network —MTV —Comedy Central —HGTV —TBS —TLC And his dad owns Tik Tok, AND they have a history of getting involved in the news their channels air.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

I normally am very sceptical about PR pieces like this, but this was nice and I think I need it with all the nastiness in the world right now. SGA seems like a top bloke.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

I hope you’re right, it’s been obvious to me for decades but I understand what you mean because establishment media gaslights the public to ignore it.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

this is a bit long, but have you seen this? youtu.be/AFrEJTFbSTc?... it sums up my thoughts on the Democrats (keeping in mind I am to the left of the Democrats).

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Krystal And Saagar GRILL Dem Senator On Epstein, Zohran, Israel

YouTube video by Breaking Points

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

how many years has parliament been in recess for? Palestinian children have been eviscerated for almost two years so I'm just checking.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

This is good timing for Americans. They still have 3.5 years of Trump left. Then they'll move to Democrats who won't need to offer anything for two terms, so it'll be at least a decade until ANYTHING good happens.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

I don't live in USA, but this stuff used to stress me out. I've since decided to laugh at it & all of you. Yes, your stupidity has consequences, but luckily the impact to USA is much greater than the rest of us, so I look at it that way now. All good as long as you're harming yourselves more than us

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

The thing about being irrelevant is a known feeling here. We’re at the arse end of the world. Everything interesting happens while we sleep.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Yes, it can still come here. It’s slowed down if you have things like universal healthcare because people with less to lose turn to fascism & similar ideologies. I follow UK politics particularly closely as i lived there and i see the signs coming here. They will vote Nigel Farage as their next PM

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

I agree. The positive is that in the last election, our right centre party tried a diet maga agenda & they got one of the worst results in their history. But, wherever Murdoch media is, fascism isn’t usually too far away. We are, in part, only saved some of the worst of it because we’re irrelevant

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

It was slightly dark humour. I forget in America it’s given more credence. I live in the country with (I think) the highest covid vaccine rate in the world. It’s more a point about how old and useless democrats are.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

I mean the democrat hierarchy are horrid. They have a history of being horrid, that’s why they’re in the role. The only positive is that they’re ancient. Early COVID was your best chance of getting rid of them by coughing on a few and hoping they spread it to the others.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

That is exciting to be fair. America has such potential. That’s a weird thing to say about the only superpower of my lifetime but they just have so much money if they want to do something good for their own people rather than invade the wrong country for twenty years because they can’t find a map.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Tricky? They’ll do whatever their donors instruct them to do. It’s kind of where I’m going, supporting either major party is ludicrous. Get rid of your campaign finance laws, then you’re living in the real world. South Australia just instituted publicly funded elections after the premier visited USA

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

That’s fair. I think the democrats will get back into power without having to promise much (just by virtue of not being Trump), people will realise nothing has improved and then anything could happen. I hope it’s something more positive but USA has let me down many times before.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

I hope so because otherwise I predict complete and utter doom.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

If we’re boiling it down to what people THINK , most us voters THINK trump was the best person to run their country having seen his previous behaviour, so I THINK most Americans are a bunch of thickies who belong in care homes with a feed bag strapped to their heads to stop them from starving.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

I have no idea, it’s not about what I “think”. I do know he’s on the flight logs and I do know that Netanyahu blackmailed him over Monica Lewinsky (which shows there’s a motivation to compromise him) which makes me think there’s a non zero chance that USA have at least two known nonce presidents.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

This will get a lot worse yet. The democrats have their lowest polling I think in 35 years which tells you everything. It turns out that Jefferies and Schumer aren’t the answer either.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Epstein knew Bill Clinton. I grant you that the known stuff are post presidency but it wouldn’t surprise me if they knew each other before or during. You’re acting as though you live in a free & democratic country but it’s a place where a known nonce was thrice allowed to run for president.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Oprah said it once before giving away some cars to her audience by hiding them under their chairs.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

The media isn't fit for purpose. Outlets don't want to talk about this topic because much of their listenership are in this demographic. We've also seen with Gaza and Epstein (Trump was allowed to stand at three elections before much of the recent info hit mainstream media) how ineffectual they are.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Yeah it’s a history podcast. Just don’t expect to learn too much about history, then it’s good fun.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

No no no, you’re not upgrading yourself. I’m the idiot, you’re stupider than I am. You could only dream of being an idiot.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

To ensure that you are indeed arguing with an idiot. Thanks for showing you can be manipulated by an idiot.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Climate change should be a political issue. We should be putting pressure on our politicians to do something about it. However, we need media reform to ensure we’re getting accurate information, which we’re currently not getting.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Why would you want to type the same comment twice? Both questions are above my pay grade. After all, I am an idiot, as you helpfully point out.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Nah you convinced me by replying with the same thing the second time around. Well done, very persuasive.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Big dumper? He does have nice glutes, I guess.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

It’s not as simple as that though. People who watch his show rarely see him being challenged successfully. It’s good that someone does it occasionally otherwise it further radicalises people. I don’t think he promotes Piers, I don’t think much of his audience is going to watch because Mehdi is on.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

yeah, i didn't even own a bbq when i lived in London, but you have EPL so can't have everything.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

oh we have good butchers tbf, but i meant generally the full selection in british supermarkets is much superior. i'm sure i'm just being nostalgic - my favourite was a lunchtime meal deal. I cook on my barbecue at least once per day, don't worry.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

i miss uk supermarkets, they have much better options than here in oz.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Agreed, I personally haven't watched South Park for yonks but decided to watch this one... it was pure art.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

you're on Blue Sky, we know all of this. You're saying obvious things.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

only in two countries that I'm aware of. One is Israel and the other is owned by it. "What? The land of the free? Whoever told you that is your enemy." Zack de la Rocha, 1992.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

It's America, nowhere near a "well run" anything, and definitely not a democracy. Their foreign policy is decided by Israel, their politicians are owned by their billionaire donors, their media is beholden to corporate advertising. Those are key pillars to any democracy.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

I presume that one that country self destructs, the last two remaining people will be arguing over the democrats or the republicans being at fault when it’s their corrupt campaign finance system and their corporate media.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Thanks for pointing out the obvious. You can stop prosecuting the case against Trump, if any other world leader of a developed nation had done even a fraction of this, they’d be out by now. You’re left with three options: accept it, leave or start a revolution. This is not one of those options.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

I've not really enjoyed him on The Late Show. Sure he's had moments, & hopefully his best is ahead of us now that he has nothing to lose, but The Colbert Report was absolutely amazing television. If he went back on, almost pretending like the last ten years was just a fever dream, I'd be happy.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Americans use the constitution like religious people use their Holy text of choice: focus on the parts they agree with and ignore the inconvenient parts. That's why some people are allowed to have semi automatic guns but others can be disappeared for criticising Israel.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

There’s always one, Stuart j/k. I’m with you.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

He's excellent. The only thing I miss about UK is regular top tier comedy and the football... that's it.

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Down Under Hammer @downunderhammer.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Let’s not count chickens yet. Both parties will essentially be gunning against him. The dems will have some “independent” candidates & they’ll paint him as an anti-semite. The only reason it worked in the primaries is because his numbers rose late which was a sneak attack for establishment democrats

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