Drop Bear

Recovering Conservative

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2026-03-24 01:24:16 UTC

“… Iran continuing to fight back isn’t shocking at all. What’s shocking is how many people are still surprised.”
https://drstaceypatton1865.substack.com/p/how-is-iran-still-fighting-the-arrogance?triedRedirect=true
#USpol #Iran

2026-03-21 01:08:27 UTC

Eight decades ago, a prominent Jewish Australian predicted what would happen if extreme Zionism was given its way in Palestine.
https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/03/the-anti-zionism-of-sir-isaac-isaacs/
#AusPol #Israel #Palestine #Zionism

2025-08-13 06:40:56 UTC

A good reason to steer clear of 'X' (née Twitter)
"... disinformation has a cost. It slows everything."
https://reneweconomy.com.au/i-posted-the-same-solar-facts-on-two-social-media-platforms-one-sparked-discussion-the-other-disinformation/
#disinformation
#BlueSky
#Twitter

2025-04-20 11:09:41 UTC

"As one dataset after another falls by the wayside, the nation’s policymakers are losing their ability to make evidence-based decisions, and the public is losing the ability to hold them accountable for their results."
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doge-data-collection-hhs-epa-cdc-maternal-mortality
#USpol
#Trump

2025-04-18 11:01:16 UTC

While I disagree with the term "Ziofascist" (it's unfair to Fascism), parallels between Zionist Israel and Nazi Germany are undeniable.
https://gregorflock.medium.com/ziofascist-israel-is-nazi-germany-2-0-part-1-ten-similarities-cadbdb0fd20a
#Zionism
#Nazism
#Israel
#genocide
#CrimesAgainstHumainty

2025-04-08 07:13:12 UTC

Mortality rates varied across European regions, but in Germany, France, and the Netherlands, even the poorest groups were shown to be doing better than the richest Americans in terms of how many people died during the study period.
https://www.sciencealert.com/not-even-americas-richest-live-as-long-as-some-of-europes-poorest
#USpol
#health

2023-09-25 07:14:36 UTC

Cartoon by Peter Broelman from "The Echidna" 25 September 2023
#AusPol #VoiceToParliament
https://static.theblower.au/media_attachments/files/111/124/536/435/576/680/original/4fee6c5c2469250e.jpg

2023-08-18 04:03:18 UTC

"Jobs for people
People for jobs"
Back in the day, that was the mantra.
In my regional area, businesspeople look back on those days nostalgically. It turns out that having a central agency to find workers saved them a lot of time and money.
#BringBackTheCES #AusPol
https://twitter.com/MundayJessica/status/1692336302153474508
https://static.theblower.au/media_attachments/files/110/908/601/014/292/908/original/a73210611844f461.png