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Barry Tucker
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Canoeing, camping, carpentry, a pacifist.

Carpentry website: https://t.co/5amjZEGIW9

Respect for Nature is my "religion".
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Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · Sep 8
Corporate governance of USA (& elsewhere) began with Lewis Powell's 1971 memo to US Chamber of Commerce, regarded as a blueprint.

Read a Greenpeace analysis of blueprint & what's happened since:
www.greenpeace.org/usa/greenpea...

The New Corporation is an update:
www.bing.com/videos/river...
Greenpeace Analyzes the Lewis Powell Memo: Corporate Blueprint to Dominate Democracy - Greenpeace - Greenpeace
Forty years ago, not only was Greenpeace formed, but a then-obscure corporate lawyer (later appointed by President Nixon to the Supreme Court) drafted a memorandum for the U.S. Chamber of…
www.greenpeace.org
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ausindimedia.bsky.social
“A silent, interlocking system of control has taken root across the globe, undermining democracy, perpetuating inequality, and jeopardising our planet’s future.”

theaimn.net/the-unholy-t...
The Unholy Trinity: How Censorship, the Arms Trade, and Dynastic Wealth Threaten Our Future
The Architecture of Control A silent, interlocking system of control has taken root across the globe, undermining democracy, perpetuating inequality, and jeopardising our planet’s future. This system ...
theaimn.net
November 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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November 29, 2025 at 2:36 AM
btucker.bsky.social
Group at cafe table nearby are very quiet. All working on their mobile screens.

A family portrait today would probably show everyone looking at their screens, for current cultural accuracy.

Forget "Cheeeze", swipe right.
November 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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The killer the CIA made. Weird how war comes hone to roost long after they are over. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
The National Guard shooting suspect was in one of the CIA’s ‘Zero Units’
The man charged with shooting two National Guard members in D.C. is an Afghan national who came to the United States in September 2021 and worked with the CIA.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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brian770.bsky.social
USA today!
November 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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dashannestokes.com
The only reason to have the military in D.C. is to increase tensions and antagonize people to the point they over-react, creating "justification" for increasing crackdowns on innocent people. It's all a con.
November 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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ausindimedia.bsky.social
“Five years after Prof Samuel exposed the catastrophic failures of Australia’s environmental laws, the Albanese govt has finally delivered its response. They’re calling it ‘historic reform.’ Every major independent enviro organisation in says it falls dangerously short.”

theaimn.net/how-australi...
How Australia’s “Landmark” Environmental Reform Got Captured
The theatre of Environmental Reform, Part One of A Four-Part Investigation Five years after Professor Graeme Samuel exposed the catastrophic failures of Australia’s environmental laws, the Albanese go...
theaimn.net
November 29, 2025 at 1:21 AM
btucker.bsky.social
Cry America.

You not only imposed Donald Duck (aka Donald Trump) on yourselves, you have imposed him on the rest of the world.

Thanks for nothing.
November 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Impeach and remove. Indict and convict.
November 29, 2025 at 1:13 AM
btucker.bsky.social
Crikey! Trump still hasn't clearly explained what he meant when he said, during last campaign, "Vote for me & you'll never have to vote again."
waynesbrain.bsky.social Wayne Exclaims @waynesbrain.bsky.social · 1d
thehill.com/opinion/camp...

Not true, Donnie. There's one very important job left for Congress....
IMPEACHMENT!
November 29, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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Day 1247 of my Nature Photo Challenge and here's the grumpy neighbour at the next picnic table across from us
This one is titled "Bad hair and attitude day" 🤗 #inspiringnature #wildlife #naturephotography #MentalHealthMatters
#365DaysWild
November 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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🎯
November 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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November 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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rbreich.bsky.social
What do these corporations have in common?

Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel

In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.

This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Young people in the U.S. have been priced out of their dreams. Stop acting like it’s their fault.
Screenshot of a tweet from Cory Archibald on X.com criticizing claims that young people are “hoarding” devices. The tweet says Boomers spent years telling young people to save money, and now blame them for not buying $1500 phones and for “costing the economy” by living at home. Below is a tweet from unusual_whales stating that $12 billion a year is being lost because younger people spend less on housing, transportation, and food due to living with family.
November 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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theatlantic.com
“There are costs to performatively deploying members of the military,” Juliette Kayyem writes, “one of which is the risk of endangering them”:
A Terrible and Avoidable Tragedy in D.C.
Trump was warned that members of the military could be attacked.
bit.ly
November 29, 2025 at 1:15 AM
btucker.bsky.social
Syrian Foreign Minister accuses Israel of war crime following attack on Beit Jinn to capture two alleged terrorists. 13 villagers killed.

edition.cnn.com/2025/11/28/m...
November 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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adamparkhomenko.bsky.social
America Abroad: Just as lawless.
November 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
btucker.bsky.social
Dead men tell no tales.
just-jack-1.bsky.social Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 19h
Cold blooded murder.
November 29, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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maranoagirl.bsky.social
🚨 Iran. Six-year drought. Water crisis.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
One solution: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Iran’s Water Crisis Is a Warning to Other Countries
Without addressing the worsening issue’s root causes, any mitigation efforts will likely fall short. States in similar situations should take note.
carnegieendowment.org
November 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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stevenbeschloss.bsky.social
So if all the people from “third world countries” should be banned from migrating to America because of a deadly shooting, what are we going to do about all the armed and alienated young white men?
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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koparafallskid.bsky.social
Putin may laugh but Europe is taking Russian aggression seriously
Europe doesn't find the prospect of Russian aggression as funny as Putin does
Something has now been unleashed in Europe which is going to be hard to put back in the bottle.
www.abc.net.au
November 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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koparafallskid.bsky.social
Oh, this IS getting messy. Not much democracy left, is there? A dictatorship in development.

Trump says he plans to cancel most of Biden’s executive orders
Trump says he plans to cancel most of Biden’s executive orders
Trump baselessly claims his predecessor didn’t sign off on directives himself due to use of autopen machine
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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ausindimedia.bsky.social
“Our democracy depends on shared norms: that expertise matters, evidence carries weight, and truth is more than a viewpoint. When journalism collapses these distinctions, public debate becomes vulnerable to manipulation by those who profit from confusion and outrage.”

theaimn.net/the-moral-du...
The Moral Duty Australia’s Media Can No Longer Ignore
What does it mean to give someone a platform? Not the right to speak, every Australian possesses that, but the power to amplify a message to millions. A platform is no neutral megaphone. It confers [....
theaimn.net
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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ausindimedia.bsky.social
“A govt’s attempt to restrict access to info, particularly under the guise of protection, is not a solution; it is a catalyst for a more profound problem. Limiting exposure to diverse perspectives does not create a well-informed citizenry; it creates an info vacuum.”

theaimn.net/the-unseen-b...
The Unseen Battle: Why Access to Alternative Media is a Modern Necessity
In an age where information is power, a silent war is being waged for the mind. The landscape of public discourse is increasingly curated, with gatekeepers – both state and corporate – determining whi...
theaimn.net
November 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM