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Ron Fossen

@ronfossen.bsky.social
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Retired, Army, proud Unionist, a husband, father, and grandad of four😉 guest on Butchulla Country.

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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 4h
🎯I'm so done with this fucking shit. Have we learned nothing at all from the Me Too Movement and the Epstein Files? 🤬
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 17h
Meanwhile the Liberal party made Tony Abbott its president
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Twang 🍉 @twangmaker.bsky.social · 18h
On October 7 we must remember that Netanyahu is a despicable psychopath who knew the attacks were coming but sat on his hands and let it happen www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09... #auspol
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Netanyahu was warned of October 7 Hamas attack, reports say ahead of election
With only weeks to go until elections in Israel, an unrelenting stream of well-sourced, detailed stories has suddenly appeared, documenting multiple failures by Benjamin Netanyahu to heed warnings of ...
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 15h
👏👏Bravo to the mighty DAMSHEG‼️ (Denman Aberdeen Muswellbrook Scone Healthy Enviro Grp)✊✊ “Today the high court has said what we have always known: we cannot dig up coal, ship it overseas, watch it drive climate change,& then pretend the consequences have nothing to do with us & won’t be felt by us”
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Hunter Valley community group wins landmark high court climate change case
Ruling on Mount Pleasant coalmine shows ‘we cannot continue to dig up coal … and pretend the consequences have nothing to do with us’, group says
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 3h
A gold-coated statue of a naked Trump on display at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. “The Orange Plague.” by Danish artist Jens Galschiø Inscription: "I am sitting on the back of a man. He is sinking under my burden. I will do anything to help him. Except step down from his back -Leo Tolstoy
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h
Alarming — 🇺🇸 Senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social denied access to military facilities in the Middle East: “Unprecedented. Hegseth is trying to cover up the extent of the damage from a war spiraling out of control. This should be unacceptable to everybody, Republican or Democrat.”
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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 2h
FFS #Crisafulli is tying Queenslanders to stranded assets at massive ongoing costs to please his #FossilFuelMasters "Queensland LNP government dumped its own plans to go electric and decided to tender for 630 new diesel buses instead" #RWNJ #auspol thedriven.io/2026/10/06/o...
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One state opens new tender for hundreds of electric buses, as another state decides to go diesel
Victoria opens tender for hundreds of new electric buses, less than a month after Queensland ripped up its own plans and decided to buy 630 diesel buses instead.
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Francis is my name. (& that's Jimmy. At the beach) @francisflannery.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
She's a Rinestone cowboy. Doin' what she wants! A Rinestone cowboy. Bought a monster ranch. Got into Wagu beef. Bought a Paper cheap. Bankrolled political queef, those that bleat like sheep! Sat with president Trump, grinning like a MAGA sump! Not an Aussie at all. We'll all hear the fall.
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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
They are haters, which #Ashby thrives on. Sadly the #LNP won't have the political nouse their past leader had. "At the federal election months later, John Howard reversed the approach taken there and preferenced the party last. It did not win a seat" #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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One Nation celebrated stunning success in Queensland in 1998 – then it all fell apart. What happened?
Those who lived through the rightwing populist party’s most successful election say history could soon repeat itself – but this time ‘on steroids’
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davidej2025.bsky.social @davidej2025.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
One of the greatest presidents has returned to help defeat the most corrupt person in US history.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?
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Random Sarah @random-sarah.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
She has, billions of $$. She has huge money invested in AI and tech companies
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3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The grift continues
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Andy Paterson @agpat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Wow, there's no hiding this, Gina has bought a political party, a newspaper and the rightwing narrative. Liberals can kiss their blue ribbons goodbye, it's all over. Elections are going to be Orange to the far right or Green to the far left unless the centre right gets off their entitled hands.
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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Gina Rinehart’s ON Party is intending to take VIC, NSW, WA State Governments. Owns NT, QlD already. Then federal government in 2028. $billions are being thrown at a complete takeover of Australia. There goes Medicare and rest. Maybe she intends to have Musk do a DOG dismantling of democracy.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Amy notes that China has joined Japan is now onselling Australian gas. FMD we *really* need to tax the gas. Barely a more obvious policy has presented itself. One political party will do it and they will get all the advantage. #TaxTheGas www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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Two things easily missed while we were distracted by trivia
In Australia, we’re too busy looking at the next carriage on the political sushi train to realise the track itself is broken.
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Jessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧 @jessicaperthwa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
youtu.be/nQp_KtyHL4I?.... Or was he taken out by the Epstein Pedophile Class? #news
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BREAKING: Epstein Whistleblower Found Dead of Suicide
YouTube video by Status Coup News
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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Australia’s answer to #Stupid #Musk , #KingpinGina #Racist #RWNJ #auspol www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/que...
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Rinehart’s new $8m office to become One Nation headquarters
Pauline Hanson’s party will move into the inner-Brisbane property but a spokesman for Gina Rinehart insists One Nation won’t be given discounted or free rent.
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ProgressiveBloom @kdswartz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A clash between potential 2028 GOP presidential contenders erupted as Senator Ted Cruz blasted VP JD Vance as "insecure," ahead of their critical push to secure crucial Republican victories in the upcoming midterm elections. 🇺🇸⚔️ #GOP #Midterms2026 #USPolitics
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Ted Cruz blasts JD Vance as ‘insecure,’ says he’s focused on helping GOP win midterms
A clash between two potential candidates for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination spilled into public this week.
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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 02/10/2026
This corruption must be investigated.
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Maciek Hamela @maciekhamela.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Putin yesterday: Russia will "liberate" Donbas well before the 1.5 years Ukraine and Europe expect, so why cling to territory whose loss is "inevitable"? The numbers: in almost 4 years since Nov 2022, Russia has taken just 1.7% more of Ukraine. In September, Ukraine took back more than it lost.
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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
With battery storage costs falling daily, and #RWNJ sprucking about woke ideology, #Murdoch disciples continue their obsession with the most expensive energy solution. #Flatearthers #ScienceMatters #ClimateAction V #ClimateCrisis #auspol
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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#MajorFuckUp continues to show his lack of leadership, by causing division in the ranks! His statement will be a clever twist on words, more like a record low. "defense secretary also suggests military is retaining service personnel at ‘record’ rates" #Resist www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Hegseth confirms plan to cut 20% of US top military brass and rails at ‘beardos, weirdos and wimps’
Amid latest extraordinary attack on diversity, US defense secretary also suggests military is retaining service personnel at ‘record’ rates
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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Is it treasonous to ignore science to please #FossilFuelMasters. "Climate readings have already surged past the highest temperature ever recorded for the phenomenon several months before it is expected to peak" #ClimateCrisis V #ClimateAction #auspol www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Concern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘Kelvin’ wave heading for California
The ocean phenomenon could raise sea levels by up to a foot as El Niño keeps warm water trapped along the coast
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Doing My Own Research @doingmyownresearch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Support us ➡️ bluehorizons.pudgycat.io 💙
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Norway produces more oil than Venezuela. And yet, between January and August 2026, electric vehicles made up 97.8 percent of all new cars sold in that country. Moving to EVs is often based on intelligence, not need. Which is why it lags in the notoriously short-sighted and stupid United States.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed... "How will you pay for it?" The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts... "How much do you need?" It doesn't have to be this way.
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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Yep, #RWNJ will ignore any shortfalls/dodgy actions their #Racist party is involved in. Best @australianlabor.bsky.social should drill down on #ON industrial relations policies, #KingpinGina will insist on attacking Workers rights. #Union #auspol www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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Pauline Hanson surges to preferred PM in key state
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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is the reason why #ClimateAction V #ClimateCrisis #ScienceMatters
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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What a fucking #ClownShow "The source in Politico’s story was not speaking against the White House’s wishes, but spoke in an authorized call during which reporters were instructed to attribute information to a “senior administration official.” #Resist #Trump #Lies www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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Sydney EV @sydneyev.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
AEMC just ruled poles-and-wires monopolies can charge EVERY household for EV chargers, "market failure" meaning "private companies were competing too well." $1/year they say. Nothing in Australian infrastructure pricing has ever stayed at $1/year. Oz is the monopoly paradise.
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Madeleine @madeleine1016.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A federal judge rejected the Trump administration’s argument that a controversial $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund is no longer an issue, allowing a legal challenge to continue. #USPolitics #Trump #Courts
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Judge isn't swayed by government's claims that plans for an 'anti-weaponization fund' are dead
A federal judge who blocked the creation of a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” for compensating President Donald Trump’s political allies isn't swayed by a government attorney’s assurances that ...
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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Fuck me! This shit just keeps going in this country. Maybe @australianlabor.bsky.social should have shown courage in August 2009. Roll on the Anthropocene extinction. #RWNJ #Flatearthers #ClimateActionV#ClimateCrisis #ScienceMatters #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Angus Taylor pledges to repeal swathe of climate policies, saying ‘Australia has done its bit’
Several measures were previously introduced or supported by Coalition, prompting claim Liberals and Nationals would ‘let climate change rip’
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I'll be on MS NOW at 6pm Eastern tonight/Saturday as Peter Alexander helms a special report on the president's decision to try to ban our network, CNN, and Politico from White House grounds. (Emphasis on "try"...) See you at 6.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
🔥🔥 BREAKING: A major fire is burning at Moscow’s Kapotnya oil refinery following reports of a Ukrainian drone strike. The facility is Moscow’s only oil refinery and has a capacity of roughly 280,000 barrels per day. Another significant hit to Russia’s already strained refining system.
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Twang 🍉 @twangmaker.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It's absolutely insane that the Australian government has been running a Fossil Fuel Tax Credit Scheme. Its aim is to make Agriculture, Mining & Trucking use more fossil fuel, and encourage them to never go electric. This is why Australia is the most dependent nation on diesel. Now it'll bite us.
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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Maybe reduce the Fuel Tax Credits Scheme @australianlabor.bsky.social so they understand the true savings to be achieved. #ClimateAction V #ClimateCrisis #auspol thedriven.io/2026/09/18/b...
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BHP hits the brakes on electric trucks as it frets about charging times, but rival Fortescue says it's missing the point
Many car buyers held back on EVs because they fretted about charging times, now Australia's biggest miner is doing the same as it considers giant electric haul trucks.
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Twang 🍉 @twangmaker.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
If Channel 9, Channel 7, SBS and the Murdoch media were truly serious about protecting our democracy, they would walk out on Pauline Hanson's press conferences and boycott her in solidarity with The Guardian and ABC journalists who Hanson banned from them. #auspol
Pauline Hanson with anger in her eyes after she gets asked a difficult question at a press conference.
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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Yet #Crisafulli insist Queenslanders are tied to coal "coal fired generators went about as low as they can go without being switched off which they don’t like doing & were reduced to a share of 18.8 per cent of demand" #ClimateAction V #ClimateCrisis #auspol reneweconomy.com.au/renewables-h...
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Renewables hit more than 80 pct of grid demand for first time - despite heavy throttling of wind and solar
Renewables met more than 80 per cent of total grid demand for first time on Saturday, and might have met more than 100 pct were it not for heavy curtailment of wind and solar.
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Howdy @icandie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
that's the kind of reporting that will drive the Turd crazy ...
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Sydney EV @sydneyev.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
No way! You mean the party that is funded by Gina is now making policy that favours Gina! Won’t someone think of he billionaire!
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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Looks like #MbSDecision to lay down with the dogs is going to bring his downfall. Seems his besties #FOTUS & #Netanyahu have lost his number 😉 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/w...
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In Significant Escalation, Houthis Attack Saudi Capital (Gift Article)
The Houthis, an Iranian-backed militia, said they had fired a wave of missiles and drones at Riyadh, and on Saudi oil facilities.
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Katie @rebelrouser1962.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Army @army777666.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Heads up: US & China are actually discussing boosting military ties and restarting arms control talks that froze in 2024. Wang Yi and Rubio ironed out summit details Sept 17. Xi meets Trump in DC next week. This quiet movement is critical.
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US and China Discuss Boosting Military Ties Ahead of Xi-Trump Summit
China and the United States are reportedly in discussions to enhance military-to-military relations and potentially restart arms-control talks, which were suspended in 2024. This comes as Chinese Pres
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Ron Fossen @ronfossen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Smoke and mirrors is #MajorFuckUp go to as a tool to hide his lack of leadership abilities. #Resist #Stupid #Trump #Lickspittles #Enablers thehill.com/policy/defen...
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Service members must meet weight, grooming standards for Hegseth event: Report
The Pentagon is reportedly requiring troops to meet waist-to-height requirements and exhibit “impeccable” grooming standards in order to attend Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “State of the Force”…
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ossoff: Blanche is a joke and a hack. These folks are not just corrupt, they're clowns. Here you have a Kremlin connected Russian oligarch giving massive cash gifts to the president's son…
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A minor detail is missing from the headline.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16/09/2026
Nailed it as always, sir
Screenshot of a Wall Street Journal opinion column by Peter Navarro, published March 12, 2026, headlined “Iran War Will Lower Energy Prices,” with the subheadline: “The risk of regime violence has long been baked into the global price of oil and gas—and everything else.”
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