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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I dropped in on #TrumpTV today. I'd call it propaganda if it wasn't so boring. Currently a few million dollars worth of military equipment is being used to attack a sand dune, while a resonant male voice explains how powerful and dominant the US military is. 🥱
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Yes the non-accellerating inflation rate of unemployment (NAIRU). You would think that the unemployed would get more respect and support, given that their sacrifice is maintaining economic stability for the rest of us. 😀
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Thanks, my post was just light hearted. It is interesting though that as Trump weakens US foreign relations, other countries are strengthening ties with third parties. The US is becoming isolated in the world.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Australia competes in Eurovision, can we joint the EU as well? Our friendship with Uncle Sam is also not going well under their new management. #elbowsup #Canada #Trump
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Bit of incentive to row fast?
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
#Hanson shows yet again that just because a sentence starts with "I'm sorry" doesn't mean it is actually an apology.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
So what will he do? Whack some tarrifs on AGAIN, or maybe invade Oz? (yawn) Possibly Xitter and Meta will geofence us, that would bo good. #socialmedia #auspol #trump www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Politics live: Trump administration warns Australia after social media algorithm reform; Albanese mourns ‘true one-off’ in d’Alpuget
Follow the day’s news live
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
When return on capital is greater than growth wealth is accumulated by the wealthy. A wealth tax is needed to maintain the balance and equity.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Yes Nick, yes.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Nope, sorry. Gota assume anything he said is rubbish.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Stupid. All they need is the Australian system. Compulsory voting and a register. Each person just gets themselves ticked off when they vote. Any extra votes or impersonation shows up straight away. But of course under a compulsory system, GOP would have no chance.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Fear of the 'other' has always been irrationally powerful. Others can be external, or in the case of PHON they can be hiding amongst us.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08... So why are people still using #X ? Much better to migrate your followers to Bsky than to lose your other accounts and your followers suddenly.
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I was hacked. Here's the real story and what's happening next
ABC business reporter David Taylor was hacked on X and warns how easily it could happen to you.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Average is a misleading statistic. Distribution is a more useful story. Cap the outliers to see how most of us are going.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Hasn't anyone suggested a few thousand litres of blue toilet cleaner? It would look and smell lovely, also an appropriate metaphor.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/a... Yes well, as we all know #Facebook etc are just slop factories. Just about engagement. Best leave it alone.
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Inside a meme factory: meet one of thousands of Indonesians trading political outrage clicks for Facebook cash
Exclusive: Adira says she doesn’t know much about her target countries or even know who their leaders are. Instead she’s chasing money from Meta, which pays for engagement
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
🤔
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
aje.news/dfdkdj Does this count as an assassin attempt?
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FAA says Trump’s Marine One briefly flew too close to passenger jet
Air traffic controllers had failed to pause commercial flights during Marine One’s departure, sources say.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
"Protect your way of life" Is that code for the monoculture?
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
For $100,000 Trump will give early access to these announcements on 'truth social' so you can take your position on the market. #trump #corrupt
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... Yiddish Proverb: "Words show the wit of a man, but actions his meaning."
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Trump climbs down on Iran strikes after Saudi alarm and threats from Tehran
President claims delay is ‘subject to being able to rapidly make a deal’ as intervention by Saudi crown prince is revealed and Iran warns neighbours
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
OK, I haven't studied the theory, but can you tell me quickly how that works for retirees living off investments (pension fund) After 40 years of productive work I am now living as a rentier basically. I am not arguing, just curious.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Catch 21 and a half
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
It could have been so much better if isolation and masking was not politicised and done properly.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... If they can't even administer their own party then how could anyone with a brain put them in a wider leadership position?
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One Nation faces being struck off in Queensland after failing to file audited financial statements
Breach exposes Pauline Hanson to possible fines as party given deadline to comply by 18 August
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Trump does always seem to sound weird and inappropriate.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
In the US there is always a need to appropriate great literature and turn it into a Merican slop. E.g. Disney.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
She says Russia is helping Iran kill US soldiers. I would have thought that the person who started the war is responsible for the death of US soldiers, which was, let me think, oh yes...
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Who votes for these people? Is there a cabal of village idiots that come out at election time? There is Barnaby, Hanson (P), Canavan, Roberts ...
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd... This is where a sane person would offer help, instead of just ranting.
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Trump says US being 'invaded by filthy air' as he threatens Canada with tariffs over wildfires
Earlier, Ontario's Premier Doug Ford said America should send support rather than complain as smoke from more than 850 Canadian wildfires blankets parts of the US.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Starbucks coffee is not good. Americans apparently don't appreciate good coffee, or beer for that matter.
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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
In this excerpt from "Keeper of the Flame" (1942) Christine Forrest (Katherine Hepburn) explains how a nation can fall to fascism: so-called patriotism, fear, racism, bigotry, hatred of others, all guided by a small group of powerful, wealthy individuals. #USA #UK #auspol youtu.be/_abRxAL3hnw?...
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excerpt from keeper of the flame
YouTube video by beverly crusher
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07... Gine wants a helipad, which she argues are common in most leading cities. Perhaps that is one reason why life is better here.
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'Similar to a blender': Gina Rinehart defends helipad amid noise concerns
Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart wants to be able to land helicopters on the roof of her corporate HQ, and says the noise experienced by nearby residents would be similar to using a coffee machine or ...
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07... She will be off to join the TERFs in PHON.
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Victorial Liberals to meet to determine Moira Deeming's future
Opposition Leader Jess Wilson says the state executive of the Liberal Party will meet to determine Moira Deeming's candidacy for the November election.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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Who's watching while we shop?
Coles has partnered with CIA-linked surveillance corporation Palantir. Who's watching while we shop?
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
In the case of $Hanson and ON I just start from "this is rubbish". Then I am pleasantly surprised if she says something close to accurate.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
They will sell when the vendors get wise to the market reality and set reserves more sensibly.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Without #multiculturalism #Australia is just vanilla ice cream and canned two fruits.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
I experienced Chinese New Year in Footscray a few years ago. I don't think that fits the monoculture, and I would really miss it. Also Lygon Street, in fact half of Melbourne.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Whichever one Gina likes. Also, nice to see you are getting around Peter 👍
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
One Nation would be better named Vanilla Nation.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ju... Well that is stating the bleeding obvious.
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Conflation of Jewish identity with Israel driving antisemitism, Jewish Council says in submission to royal commission
Progressive Jewish group calls for more focus on the threat from the far right and the recognition of a diversity of views within the community
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El Gibbs @bluntshovels.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
thousands of disabled people, families, kin, organisations and community say ndis cuts are cruel and unfair --> nothing rich folks freak out about paying a fairer amount of tax --> change very clear who government cares about www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...
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Live: Treasurer says Labor has lost 'political paint' from budget as he defends backdown
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the federal government has lost "political paint" from May's budget while defending a backdown on key budget measures. Follow live.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The US media did not stand united against Trump, and now most major media in the US are largely irrelevant. Hanson is using that play book here.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
She might be ready, but we certainly aren't. Still, the old adage is "we get the leaders we deserve"
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Hanson obviously judges that ABC and Guardian audience are not PHON voters. All media outlets should ban Hanson pressers.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Well, you know the country has gone down the gurgler when, thanks to Antifa, there are Christian theologians running about preaching social justice and discipleship.
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The Chaser @chaser.com.au · 17/06/2026
Today, Pauline Hanson complained about people who have difficulty speaking English. Luckily, her speech provided the perfect example for anyone wanting to learn the language.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Better than wiping her hand on her jacket. I suspect Trump's hand is a bit sweaty.
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Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Gina and Elon can go to Mars together, please, please, please! www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Gina Rinehart makes ‘significant investment’ in Elon Musk’s SpaceX
Australian billionaire says investment reflects her confidence in world’s first trillionaire after his record-breaking IPO
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