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Lisa Downunder 🇦🇺🦘

@cqchiro1.bsky.social

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Interested in Australian, US and global politics. Particularly concerning human rights, sustainability and healthcare. Love to read books. Sci-fi and fantasy mostly but try anything. Ocean lover so 💙climate and biodiversity No unsolicited DMs

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Lisa Downunder 🇦🇺🦘 @cqchiro1.bsky.social · Apr 28

Pathetic, desperate politicians with no policies use culture wars to appear relevant. Stoking fear of ‘other’ just another destructive tactic. LNP has nothing but fear and hate to offer. #auspol

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3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 16h

nb.australiainstitute.org.au/strong_envir...

PETITION: Strong environment laws stop new coal and gas

The Australian public voted for a climate majority at the last election, and we want strong environment laws that can stop new coal and gas.

nb.australiainstitute.org.au

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Lisa Downunder 🇦🇺🦘 @cqchiro1.bsky.social · 10h

Science is difficult 😉

Lisa Downunder 🇦🇺🦘 @cqchiro1.bsky.social · 10h

Solid point. Though makes things even worse as Australia doesn’t have to be a vassal state.

Lisa Downunder 🇦🇺🦘 @cqchiro1.bsky.social · 13h

Looking at these pictures one could hypothesise BMI and IQ are inversely related.

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Lisa Downunder 🇦🇺🦘 @cqchiro1.bsky.social · 13h

Australia 🇦🇺 needs to stop acting as 51st state. #auspol

Anti corruption @againstcorruption.bsky.social · 13h

#auspol
Interesting

Jommy Tee @jommytee.bsky.social · 19h

Earlier this year (January 2025) Special Envoy Jillian Segal confirms the US govt lobbied and convinced the Aust Govt to get her position established.

www.c-span.org/clip/public-...

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Lisa Downunder 🇦🇺🦘 @cqchiro1.bsky.social · 14h

Beautiful

Gary Buckley @garybuckley.bsky.social · 1d

Lisa Downunder 🇦🇺🦘 @cqchiro1.bsky.social · 14h

🤣 Poetry and truth.

TriciaE @triciae80.bsky.social · 1d

My new best friend I just love her!!😂😂😂

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Lisa Downunder 🇦🇺🦘 @cqchiro1.bsky.social · 14h

Not as impressive but moths deserve recognition. #teammoth

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

Yes your taxes should support disabled people.

They should support homeless people.

They should support those living in poverty, children and the elderly.

This is literally the purpose of taxes, and I would far rather support those who need it than continue to enrich the elite.

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 21h

Mike Johnson isn't Christian.
He proves that every day.
But he IS a numerologist.
He fears 218.

Swear-in Rep. elect Adelita Grijalva!

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Lisa Downunder 🇦🇺🦘 @cqchiro1.bsky.social · 1d

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Lisa Downunder 🇦🇺🦘 @cqchiro1.bsky.social · 1d

I do love the M makes for little devil horns. I think that’s what he was referring t. His hair and magina are just to obvious 🤣

Gekko @gekko.bsky.social · 1d

You'd like to think TIME Magazine was trolling tRump but likely not. Like other American mainstream media they're falling in line by even putting him on the cover

BUT what an insight into the tiny self-centred mind of a dictator, saying the quiet bit out loud!

Look how he gets away with it!

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1d

Trump bailed out Argentina, who then undercut US farmers by selling their soybeans to China, who used be our biggest customer for soybeans before Trump drove them away with his tariffs.

This is Trump 3D chess in action.

Arrogance, Ignorance and Idiocy.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

I just realized that MAGA means "Make Argentina Great Again."

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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone else loving this photo? Not sure what’s best, the forehead or the double vajajay neckline! 🙄🙄

Hear he hates it so please feel free to share!

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Lisa Downunder 🇦🇺🦘 @cqchiro1.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry business from a sad evil old woman.
Reynolds should stop being a vindictive cvnt and just move along. She got her win.
No one is ruining her reputation more than her own actions.

Robyn D @koparafallskid.bsky.social · 2d

Reynolds is an evil person. #auspol

Linda Reynolds launches bankruptcy proceedings against Brittany Higgins after defamation win

Higgins faces bankruptcy proceedings as Reynolds takes new legal action

Former senator Linda Reynolds files a creditor's petition in the Federal Court against her ex-staffer, Brittany Higgins, as she tries to recover damages awarded to her for defamation.

www.abc.net.au

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Lisa Downunder 🇦🇺🦘 @cqchiro1.bsky.social · 1d

Reynolds is a sorry piece of work. Woefully insecure leading to petty vindictive behaviour. And always crying she’s the victim.
No one tarnished her reputation but her.

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Gekko @gekko.bsky.social · 2d

Once we Australians looked to New Zealand as a progressive model in their relations with First Nation people, its clear that New Zealand, like Australia is doing all it can to erase First Nation people

This is why the LNP IPA move in Victoria to destroy 10 years of Treaty negotiations must fail