Sally Rugg

Campaign strategist, activist, writer & author. Making change through politics & not-politics.

[Sally Rugg @sallyrugg]

@hughriminton

[Declassified Australia @DeclassifiedAus]

Foreign Minister Senator Wong is confusing ‘weapons’ with ‘parts’ of weapons — and ‘supply chain’ with ‘direct flights’.

In response to a Greens’ question in the Senate regarding information published by @DeclassifiedAus revealing “parts and components” for the F-35 fighter jet being exported from Australia to Israel this month, foreign minister Senator Wong at first answered:

“We are not supplying *weapons or ammunition* to Israel. We have not done so since the Hamas-Israel conflict began, and for the past five years.”

Declassified Australia’s recent report is not that “weapons or ammunition” have been exported to Israel — DA’s report stated it was “parts and components” that are being exported directly to Israel.

Challenged, the minister admitted parts were being exported, but to a supply chain, not to Israel: “The F-35 as part of the global F35 supply chain, we contribute components and parts that are non-lethal in nature”.

Declassified Australia’s story showed parts for the very lethal F-35 fighter jet are indeed being exported — not only to the global supply chain — but are being directly flown from Australia to Tel Aviv in Israel.

See the Minister in the Senate this afternoon:
👉 - https://t.co/YZUj8OoqMO

👉 Declassified Australia story:
https://t.co/k7cpcfihXp

[ettingermentum @ettingermentum]

This is a big part of his online success imo. He and his crew understood that the politician is supposed to play the straight man while their community makes content around them.

[Sally Rugg @sallyrugg]

It’s one thing to leave your party during a parliamentary term, but to switch right after the election from a minor party *to the government* is wiiiild

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

“Why did burning girls matter in Vietnam but not in Gaza?”

The 'Napalm Girl' photo shocked the world and helped end the Vietnam War, writes ⁦@JehadAbusalim⁩, but a child surrounded by flames in Gaza can't even provoke a ceasefire.

Read/subscribe: https://t.co/9WQDurO3Yw

[Sally Rugg @sallyrugg]

Hahahaha yeah put Dutton up, that’ll fix the polls hahahahahaha

[Sally Rugg @sallyrugg]

Tbh there are so many racists and cookers in the field you might want to put One Nation or Trumpet Text Spam last so feel free to mix it up

[Sally Rugg @sallyrugg]

It’s a beautiful day to put the Liberals last ☀️❤️

[Sally Rugg @sallyrugg]

It’s so funny to me that back in 2017 the marriage equality campaign sent one single text message out and was treated like some sort of terror event, and now Harry Fong nonstop texts me like he’s in the group chat

[Sally Rugg @sallyrugg]

@Peter_Fitz They don’t! It’s a bad strategy for them

[Sally Rugg @sallyrugg]

@Peter_Fitz Well yes, that’s been their entire election strategy!

[Sally Rugg @sallyrugg]

It’s actually sick that a tiny group of foul white supremacists have managed to propel Welcome to Country onto the election agenda because so much of the media immediately legitimised their grievance. They’ll be rubbing their hands in absolute GLEE at the way media took the bait.

[Sally Rugg @sallyrugg]

OP

[Sean Kelly @mrseankelly]

I missed this earlier in the week from @ByClare

Seems pretty significant.

[Sally Rugg @sallyrugg]

Yes, but any good campaigner would be blasting Teal seats/contests with the fact the Liberals have preferenced One Nation SECOND in 139 of of 147 lower house seats

[Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham]

This won't advantage L-NP vs Labor anywhere, it is just mostly just moving minor right candidates who will get excluded anyway below them. Didn't see all the originals, may be some where this helps L-NP vs defecting INDs.

[Sally Rugg @sallyrugg]

Is it on

[GhostWhoVotes @GhostWhoVotes]

#Newspoll Preferred PM: Albanese 52 (+3) Dutton 36 (-2) #auspol

[Rob Baillieu @rebaillieu]

Incredibly concerning statement from Amelia Hamer outlining her intent to bring religion into politics and go after trans people #auspol

[Sally Rugg @sallyrugg]

@ginarush @AmyRemeikis It’s this really great tactic I employ where I don’t open the message if I know I don’t have time to reply/engage with it at that moment so leave the notification there to remind me to read it later. True count below. Clearly it does not work 😇

[Sally Rugg @sallyrugg]

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[LNP - Liberal National Party @LNPQLD]

Congratulations @PeterDutton_MP

[Sally Rugg @sallyrugg]

WHY ON EARTH SHOULD TAXPAYERS (further) SUBSIDISE REPAYMENTS ON A PERSONAL ASSET

Even for the coalition, this would be BONKERS

[Amy Remeikis @AmyRemeikis]

Rumours, rumours everywhere; election called tomorrow being one, the Coalition making mortgage repayments tax deductible (which would be insane - but then hey, so is nuclear!) is another
https://t.co/QkWEVMyztu