Ric Cairns
@riccairns.bsky.social
Progressive political dreamer working in brand and marketing in Walyalup/Fremantle, Western Australia. Imaginative enough to think we can make politics better. See voicesforfremantle.org
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Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
November 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Pauline Hanson’s use of the Burqa speaks volumes about her and the kind of country she wants
But Senator Fatima Payman’s essay on bravery speaks volumes about the need for quite a different Australia
Please read and share if your want to cleanse people’s feeds…
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
But Senator Fatima Payman’s essay on bravery speaks volumes about the need for quite a different Australia
Please read and share if your want to cleanse people’s feeds…
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
The Floor I Crossed Was Between Fear and Freedom
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Pauline Hanson’s use of the Burqa speaks volumes about her and the kind of country she wants
But Senator Fatima Payman’s essay on bravery speaks volumes about the need for quite a different Australia
Please read and share if your want to cleanse people’s feeds…
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
But Senator Fatima Payman’s essay on bravery speaks volumes about the need for quite a different Australia
Please read and share if your want to cleanse people’s feeds…
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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The latest corrective services data is out today, and it points a horrific picture of the systemic racism in our judicial system #PointLive
live.thepoint.com.au
live.thepoint.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The latest corrective services data is out today, and it points a horrific picture of the systemic racism in our judicial system #PointLive
live.thepoint.com.au
live.thepoint.com.au
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Budgets are about priorities. The idea is to tax things you want less of & subsidise things you want more of
In Australia we spend $14 billion per year on fossil fuel subsidies & we are cutting science jobs at CSIRO…
As i said, budgets are about priorities #climate
thepoint.com.au/news/251127-...
In Australia we spend $14 billion per year on fossil fuel subsidies & we are cutting science jobs at CSIRO…
As i said, budgets are about priorities #climate
thepoint.com.au/news/251127-...
If the Government's top priority is productivity, slashing the CSIRO budget does not make sense
Research and development is one of the major drivers of productivity and the CSIRO has a long track record of making productivity enhancing breakthroughs.
thepoint.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Budgets are about priorities. The idea is to tax things you want less of & subsidise things you want more of
In Australia we spend $14 billion per year on fossil fuel subsidies & we are cutting science jobs at CSIRO…
As i said, budgets are about priorities #climate
thepoint.com.au/news/251127-...
In Australia we spend $14 billion per year on fossil fuel subsidies & we are cutting science jobs at CSIRO…
As i said, budgets are about priorities #climate
thepoint.com.au/news/251127-...
Fantastic fiery speech by Kerry O’Brien at the Walkleys in support of journalism as it faces authoritarian attack around the world. And Albo doesn’t escape unscathed. #auspol youtu.be/s--oBPdngik?...
“Don’t kid yourself that it can’t happen here,” warns Kerry O’Brien
YouTube video by The Walkley Foundation
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Fantastic fiery speech by Kerry O’Brien at the Walkleys in support of journalism as it faces authoritarian attack around the world. And Albo doesn’t escape unscathed. #auspol youtu.be/s--oBPdngik?...
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No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
November 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
Condemning not just migrants but ‘their descendants’. This guy is as putrid as a racist gets.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Condemning not just migrants but ‘their descendants’. This guy is as putrid as a racist gets.
We've allowed a system to flourish that ensures businesses with lots of cash get to pitch their agendas directly to our politicians, while vital reforms that would serve us sit safely on the back burner. The legal corruption at the heart of Australian politics. #auspol
youtu.be/zu9ExfR_sy4?...
youtu.be/zu9ExfR_sy4?...
I Hosted A $75,000 Dinner To Prove Australian Politics Is Corrupt | Punters Politics
YouTube video by Punter's Politics
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 3:24 AM
We've allowed a system to flourish that ensures businesses with lots of cash get to pitch their agendas directly to our politicians, while vital reforms that would serve us sit safely on the back burner. The legal corruption at the heart of Australian politics. #auspol
youtu.be/zu9ExfR_sy4?...
youtu.be/zu9ExfR_sy4?...
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‼️‼️ Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
FBI’s Frantic Scramble to Redact Epstein Files Revealed
A trove of emails shows all-nighters and almost $1 million in overtime as Trumpworld debated releasing the Epstein files.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:51 AM
‼️‼️ Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
Hey @abcnewsaustralia.bsky.social your ‘report’ on illicit cigarettes in #fremantle was wildly misleading. A few extra convenience stores haven’t destroyed the city. To suggest that Freo needs to ‘restore its charm’ is ludicrous - a shallow, offensive comment. @fremantle-council.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Hey @abcnewsaustralia.bsky.social your ‘report’ on illicit cigarettes in #fremantle was wildly misleading. A few extra convenience stores haven’t destroyed the city. To suggest that Freo needs to ‘restore its charm’ is ludicrous - a shallow, offensive comment. @fremantle-council.bsky.social
This is the most entertaining bit of gossip writing I’ve read in a long time. [CW: Icky but hilarious sex refs]
www.theringer.com/2025/11/25/n...
www.theringer.com/2025/11/25/n...
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
www.theringer.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:38 AM
This is the most entertaining bit of gossip writing I’ve read in a long time. [CW: Icky but hilarious sex refs]
www.theringer.com/2025/11/25/n...
www.theringer.com/2025/11/25/n...
This whole system stinks to high heaven. #nauru #offshoredetention #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Nauru president accused in parliament of corruptly siphoning off millions of Australian funding
Senator uses parliament to accuse Albanese government of knowing David Adeang was ‘seriously corrupt’ yet still signing $2.5bn deportation deal
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 AM
This whole system stinks to high heaven. #nauru #offshoredetention #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Even now there are people promoting Tesla's 'secret technology', somehow suppressed by the powers that be. This is the fascinating real history of it - with a bizarre Trump connection.
www.sciencehistory.org/stories/maga...
www.sciencehistory.org/stories/maga...
The Undying Appeal of Nikola Tesla’s “Death Ray”
Despite a lack of evidence, many have been captivated by the electrical whiz’s most mysterious project.
www.sciencehistory.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Even now there are people promoting Tesla's 'secret technology', somehow suppressed by the powers that be. This is the fascinating real history of it - with a bizarre Trump connection.
www.sciencehistory.org/stories/maga...
www.sciencehistory.org/stories/maga...
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This guy picks bigger men than Hegseth out of his nose.
SEN. KELLY : “They informed me of this in a tweet because this is not about the law. This is about the media cycle, and intimidation… We basically repeated the uniform code of military justice, and they're saying that's in violation of it. It's absurd. Comical.”
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This guy picks bigger men than Hegseth out of his nose.
Only the best and the brightest.
November 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Only the best and the brightest.
"The richest man on earth owns X.
The family of the second-richest man owns Paramount, which owns CBS—and could soon own...CNN.
The third-richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth-richest man owns The Washington Post and Amazon MGM Studios."
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
The family of the second-richest man owns Paramount, which owns CBS—and could soon own...CNN.
The third-richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth-richest man owns The Washington Post and Amazon MGM Studios."
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
A toxic combo: Trump, Billionaires, and the Media
What to do about it
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
"The richest man on earth owns X.
The family of the second-richest man owns Paramount, which owns CBS—and could soon own...CNN.
The third-richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth-richest man owns The Washington Post and Amazon MGM Studios."
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
The family of the second-richest man owns Paramount, which owns CBS—and could soon own...CNN.
The third-richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth-richest man owns The Washington Post and Amazon MGM Studios."
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Kelly: "My family has suffered from political violence. My wife, Gabby, was nearly assassinated, shot in the head at a political event. Even the president -- 2 assassination attempts -- he should understand his words have significant weight and people react to things that he says."
November 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Kelly: "My family has suffered from political violence. My wife, Gabby, was nearly assassinated, shot in the head at a political event. Even the president -- 2 assassination attempts -- he should understand his words have significant weight and people react to things that he says."
For Trump the presidency was a way to stay out of prison, but for all the toadies who chose to follow him into this criminal enterprise it may be quite the opposite. I do, in my optimistic moments, dream of the coming ‘Nuremberg’ trials of 2029.
November 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
For Trump the presidency was a way to stay out of prison, but for all the toadies who chose to follow him into this criminal enterprise it may be quite the opposite. I do, in my optimistic moments, dream of the coming ‘Nuremberg’ trials of 2029.
Does our gas decarbonise other countries? Woodside asked the CSIRO to investigate in 2019 and they said that gas was of no help, or even hindered the uptake of renewable energy unless the countries buying Woodside’s gas had a high carbon price. None of them do. www.boilingcold.com.au/wa-labor-vet...
WA Labor veteran slams “baseless" claims that gas is good for the climate
Woodside and other exporters have a "shocking record" of not providing evidence that gas helps reduce carbon emissions, according to Chris Tallentire.
www.boilingcold.com.au
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Does our gas decarbonise other countries? Woodside asked the CSIRO to investigate in 2019 and they said that gas was of no help, or even hindered the uptake of renewable energy unless the countries buying Woodside’s gas had a high carbon price. None of them do. www.boilingcold.com.au/wa-labor-vet...
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“If you’re quiet now, you would’ve been quiet in 1940.”
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 AM
“If you’re quiet now, you would’ve been quiet in 1940.”
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