Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 03/10/2026AUKUS is about Australia building long-range deterrence and strengthening defence cooperation with the US and UK. Abandoning this would not make Australia safer. 110
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 03/10/2026He’ll bring in a fresh burst of untruths and conspiracies. 000
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 03/10/2026You keep changing the subject. Whether you think Farage is a puppet of the rich or a terrible politician is irrelevant to whether political violence is “justice”. You don’t get to redefine terrorism as acceptable because you despise the target. That’s the moral gymnastics here, Bob. 000
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 02/10/2026No, Bob. You’re the one conflating the alleged crime with your opinion of Farage. Calling an alleged terror plot “justice” and then saying Farage is the “worst possible” one doesn’t condemn political violence, it rationalises it. 100
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is the kind of moral gymnastics that excuses political violence. That’s not justice Bob, it’s extremism. 100
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Whether they are objectively going hungry is a matter of evidence and interpretation, but there is reporting and survey data indicating that many have reported skipping meals because they cannot afford enough food. 010
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Fishing is part of it, but not the whole story. The disputes also involve sovereignty, control of strategic sea lanes, energy resources, and maritime rights under international law. 010
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Taiwan is the most prominent flashpoint. China also has disputes in the South China Sea, including with the Philippines, Vietnam and others, and has increased military activity around contested areas. Concerns do extend beyond Taiwan. 100
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Not a problem, one of my favourite topics. What do I see as the main sources of instability? In the Indo-Pacific, China’s actions around disputed waters and Taiwan are concerns, while US-China tensions also increase risks. 100
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 19/07/2026That assumes the US is the sole source of instability, which ignores the actions of other states. Freedom of navigation operations and alliances exist because countries are concerned about coercion, militarisation and attempts to change the status quo by force. 100
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Australia’s security is not limited to patrolling its coastline. Our economy, trade routes and national interests depend on a stable Indo-Pacific. South China Sea carries a large share of global trade, and instability there would directly affect Australia. 111
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 08/07/2026A referral by Labour is not proof of guilt, and political parties often make referrals against opponents. 100
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 27/06/2026It wasn’t meant to ban peaceful nuclear technology. The issue was whether it did enough to stop Iran from reaching weapons capability. Critics argued the sunset clauses and inspection limits left that risk unresolved. 000
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 26/06/2026That overlooks why the deal was scrapped. Critics argued it had sunset clauses, inspection limits and didn’t permanently stop Iran’s nuclear program. Any new agreement needs to fix those flaws, not simply revive the old one unchanged. 100
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Conspiracy theorists will see this as part of a elitist global plan 000
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 25/06/2026In terms of political longevity alone, very few Australian politicians have remained nationally relevant for 30 years, which is arguably one of her most significant achievements. 000
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Prediction 1-2% of the national vote, I’m struggling to think who woujd vote for them outside their own electorates. 000
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Two main points. The man had a gun and Australian border force officers were involved. 210
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Calling on Labor members to abandon AUKUS ignores Australia’s strategic realities. AUKUS has bipartisan support because it’s about national security, deterrence, and regional stability. 200
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 04/06/2026That would be Saudi-born, Taleb Jawad al-Abdulmohsen. 000
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 04/06/2026The current One Nation surge has a lot to do with the major parties and its policies. 000
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Criticism of media and politicians is fair game, but it’s stronger when it sticks to evidence rather than sweeping generalisations or metaphors that don’t map cleanly onto reality. 000
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 31/05/2026My childhood record store is now a Thai massage parlour. 000
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 10/05/2026This gem was the first CD I had ever bought and still have it. 010
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Not everyone votes purely on personal income. Many One Nation voters care about immigration, energy, regional issues or distrust of major parties. Saying they’ll undeniably be worse off is opinion, not fact. 100
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 10/05/2026The US is politically volatile, not weak. It still dominates military reach, alliances, and intelligence globally. Calling it a capricious empire overstates internal instability and ignores that Australia has no comparable alternative security partner. 000
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 10/05/2026There’s no One Nation country emerging just vote fragmentation being reframed as a political shift. Increased support for One Nation doesn’t equal a mandate to deliver, it’s mainly protest voting, not a new political order. 000
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Yes, that only happens if One Nation wins enough lower house seats to hold the balance of power, which is still a long way off. 110
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Preferencing One Nation in regional seats is smart politics. The Liberals need to rebuild support in urban areas while still benefiting from conservative preference flows in the regions. Preferencing a party isn’t the same as forming government with them. 100
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 10/05/2026That’s a broad generalisation, and it’s not really something you can know about the majority of any party’s voters. Saying they’re not a party for the people is a value judgement, not a fact. The measure is whether a party represents the views of its voters well enough to win their support. 110
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Maybe voters were backing One Nation and its policies rather than obsessing over personality politics. Calling him a Gina agent is just cope from people shocked the result didn’t go their way. 100
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 09/05/2026People vote on issues that affect them, not on whether political insiders approve of their choice. 000
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Calling voters “barely functional deadheads” is elitist nonsense. If the Coalition lost support in Farrer, maybe people were voting on cost of living, trust or local issues not because they’re stupid. 100
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 09/05/2026That criticism can be made of almost every major political party. Labour, Conservatives and Reform all rely on wealthy donors, business figures and media allies. The real question is whether policies benefit voters and that’s ultimately for the public to judge at elections. 000
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 09/05/2026It’s obvious, Farage aligns himself with Trump because they share similar populist politics on immigration, nationalism and anti-establishment messaging. 000
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Questioning donors and motives is completely fair, people do that with Labour, Conservatives and Reform alike. But ultimately voters aren’t robots controlled by sponsors. People backed Reform because they’re frustrated with the political status quo, not simply because donors exist. 100
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Comparisons to foreign money influencing outcomes or implying voters were swayed by billionaire funding naturally push the discussion in that direction. 000
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Transparency in funding should apply equally to every party. But transparency concerns are different from claiming election results were somehow illegitimate or bought. 100
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 08/05/2026If there’s evidence of illegal or undeclared funding, that should be investigated but suspicion alone isn’t proof. 110
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Money can influence visibility, absolutely. But spending money on campaigning isn’t proof voters were manipulated or that results are illegitimate. Every major UK party relies on wealthy donors and advertising, Reform isn’t unique there. Voters still make the final choice. 200
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Every major party uses ads, billboards and social media. That isn’t evidence of corruption or foreign money. 100
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 08/05/2026There’s no evidence Reform UK bought these results with foreign money. 200
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 13/04/2026I guess less oil through the Strait of Hormuz is only environmentally positive if it reflects a real drop in global fossil fuel use. 000
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Proxy attacks on US bases and regional allies, rockets, drones, militia strikes. International law recognises self-defence against ongoing armed attacks, including those carried out through proxies. 000
Pure Direct @puredirect.bsky.social · 05/03/2026International law isn’t a suicide pact. It explicitly allows self-defence against ongoing attacks. Ignoring that while preaching “the law is the law” is exactly the kind of abstract legalism I was talking about. 110
