@EddieSynot Australia is blessed to have an Indigenous history and culture.
Listening and learning from First Australian Nations People is a unique and powerful experience.
Letβs not lose that wonderful resource of knowledge and experience.
We can all walk together.
#VoteYES23Australia
@ing_thegame@DarthD12 In actual $ the US contributes most by a very wide margin, whether measured by overall defence spending (the primary way NATO contributions are assessed) or its role in enabling the alliance.
US highest weapons spend $1.4T
US equals Germany in admin $850M
GDP irrelevant to actual
The Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:
"Egypt charges hundreds of thousands of dollars for every passage through the Suez Canal, with fees exceeding one million dollars for large container ships and tankers. Turkey imposes transit fees for vessels passing through the Bosphorus Strait. Canada charges fees for the St. Lawrence Seaway. Panama collects hundreds of thousands of dollars per transit, reaching up to 500,000 dollars for large Neo-Panamax vessels. The United States also charges fees related to the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Yet when Iran keeps the Strait of Hormuz open for free passage for decades, without imposing any transit fees, despite facing sanctions, isolation, and relentless accusations, it is portrayed as the problem.
Isnβt it hypocritical to condemn Iran while ignoring the fact that many other countries profit from controlling vital waterways? And you still expect me to believe that Iran is the βbad guyβ here?"
@ing_thegame@DarthD12 US provide $850million to NATO in 2026 being about 60% of NATO budget
US spends about $1trillion 2026 on manufacture of weapons which are sold on to NATO via other countries budgets
Itβs an abhorrent trade in weapons of death and destruction that the US economy turns profit from.
@ing_thegame@DarthD12 You can defend the nationalists and neo-nazis of Azov in Zionist loving Zelenskyβs Ukraine all you like.
My comment to support anotherβs claim that Ukraine bombing a retail service station with queues of innocent civilians waiting in line was a war crime still stands. Regardless.
@StateDept USA is a rogue criminal state with an MO of assassination and murder coupled with constant interference in sovereign nations affairs to control commodities and create allegiance with the holy dollar while running a corrupted government of Zionist bank loving thieves. Astonishing.
@MayadeenEnglish Hereβs hoping Malaysia tells USA and Israel to fuck right off.
Trump and Netanyahu are murderous criminals ultimately responsible for the death of thousands of innocent civilians by facilitating war to gain control of land and commodities by genocide and sell weapons for profit.
@ing_thegame@DarthD12 PURL stands for Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List.
It is a U.S.-NATO mechanism launched in July 2025 under the Trump administration to coordinate military support for Ukraine.
@ing_thegame@DarthD12 The difference between Trump and Bidenβs policy maintains continued delivery of prior commitments while shifting costs to NATO allies via PURL for US-made weapons rather than direct taxpayer-funded packages.ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
NATO via Europe pays.
@ing_thegame@DarthD12 The USA providing $130billion worth of weapons designed to kill, maim and destroy infrastructure is hardly doing fuck all.
Alleging that Trump and Zelensky are criminals is not necessarily defending Russia.
@JochyMiranda Keep up, Zelensky is the middle man, a Zionist puppet for USA proxy war against Russia fought on Ukraine territory with far right nationalist neo Nazi Ukraine army.
The US have sponsored this war to the tune of $130billion amidst allegations of money laundering .
He is complicit.
Ed Husic for PM! He's the only sitting Labor member (that I know of) that consistently speaks out against the TERRORIST STATE OF ISRAEL. PS. That's why he was demoted to the backbench (and also speaking out about the AUKUS SCAM got him demoted quick smart too).