Marquis R
@marquisr.bsky.social
Retired progressive and Twitter refugee.
That's some weird coincidence. The overwhelming majority of Victorians don't want you here.
Win Win!!
Win Win!!
November 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
That's some weird coincidence. The overwhelming majority of Victorians don't want you here.
Win Win!!
Win Win!!
Pretty sure that horse has bolted 😉
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Pretty sure that horse has bolted 😉
How long before a reporter loses it and just tells Trump to go f*ck himself?
November 28, 2025 at 5:19 AM
How long before a reporter loses it and just tells Trump to go f*ck himself?
You watch. London to a brick, he'll be playing golf that day.
November 28, 2025 at 5:07 AM
You watch. London to a brick, he'll be playing golf that day.
Your President really is a POS. He was voted in twice, once after a failed insurrection??!
WTF were you all thinking??
WTF were you all thinking??
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Your President really is a POS. He was voted in twice, once after a failed insurrection??!
WTF were you all thinking??
WTF were you all thinking??
It's a good thing the State Department doesn't watch foreign media where the Trump regime is openly ridiculed.
Wouldn't want to interrupt their wet dream.
Wouldn't want to interrupt their wet dream.
November 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
It's a good thing the State Department doesn't watch foreign media where the Trump regime is openly ridiculed.
Wouldn't want to interrupt their wet dream.
Wouldn't want to interrupt their wet dream.
You must be referring to the day of love
November 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
You must be referring to the day of love
How to openly admit your orders are illegal without actually admitting your orders are illegal.
November 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM
How to openly admit your orders are illegal without actually admitting your orders are illegal.
Slow down. There's a ways to go before the rest of the world can consider the US to be merely idiots.
November 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Slow down. There's a ways to go before the rest of the world can consider the US to be merely idiots.
Always believed my politics and values haven't changed just that politics has moved beneath my feet.
Finally, the data.
Finally, the data.
November 26, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Always believed my politics and values haven't changed just that politics has moved beneath my feet.
Finally, the data.
Finally, the data.
That's not a shining city.
That there's a dumpster fire.
That there's a dumpster fire.
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
That's not a shining city.
That there's a dumpster fire.
That there's a dumpster fire.
Thank's for your perspective. I don't feel so bad now, when as a non American, I say exactly the same thing. Maybe the Europeans should put those words into a revised peace plan?
November 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Thank's for your perspective. I don't feel so bad now, when as a non American, I say exactly the same thing. Maybe the Europeans should put those words into a revised peace plan?
Typical Trump.
Imagines his own reality then invites everyone else to join him.
Imagines his own reality then invites everyone else to join him.
November 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Typical Trump.
Imagines his own reality then invites everyone else to join him.
Imagines his own reality then invites everyone else to join him.
The paranoia sounds exhausting.
Be well and take care.
Be well and take care.
November 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The paranoia sounds exhausting.
Be well and take care.
Be well and take care.
Because I have been voting in Australia for over 40 years.
It would be impossible to force anyone to vote a particular way in our system.
It would be impossible to force anyone to vote a particular way in our system.
November 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Because I have been voting in Australia for over 40 years.
It would be impossible to force anyone to vote a particular way in our system.
It would be impossible to force anyone to vote a particular way in our system.
But wouldn't it make it more representative which by its very nature make it more democratic?
November 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
But wouldn't it make it more representative which by its very nature make it more democratic?
Compulsory voting forces authorities to make voting more not less accessible
November 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Compulsory voting forces authorities to make voting more not less accessible
Not the experience in Australia which has had compulsory voting for over a 100 years
November 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Not the experience in Australia which has had compulsory voting for over a 100 years
... and it works extremely well here
November 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
... and it works extremely well here
In Australia there are no signatures involved you don't even have to cast an actual ballot to comply.
Just turn up and get your name ticked off the roll.
You're free to then just walk out. No one's going to force you.
The experience is the overwhelming majority will vote. It's more representative
Just turn up and get your name ticked off the roll.
You're free to then just walk out. No one's going to force you.
The experience is the overwhelming majority will vote. It's more representative
November 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
In Australia there are no signatures involved you don't even have to cast an actual ballot to comply.
Just turn up and get your name ticked off the roll.
You're free to then just walk out. No one's going to force you.
The experience is the overwhelming majority will vote. It's more representative
Just turn up and get your name ticked off the roll.
You're free to then just walk out. No one's going to force you.
The experience is the overwhelming majority will vote. It's more representative
Au contraire. It encourages voters to become more politically informed as they have to vote anyway.
Certainly the experience in Australia
Certainly the experience in Australia
November 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Au contraire. It encourages voters to become more politically informed as they have to vote anyway.
Certainly the experience in Australia
Certainly the experience in Australia
A token fine works in Australia.
Sufficient to get the overwhelming majority out and voting
Sufficient to get the overwhelming majority out and voting
November 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
A token fine works in Australia.
Sufficient to get the overwhelming majority out and voting
Sufficient to get the overwhelming majority out and voting
Australia has preferential voting as well as being compulsory.
Far more democratic and representative
Far more democratic and representative
November 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Australia has preferential voting as well as being compulsory.
Far more democratic and representative
Far more democratic and representative