Neil Lade

Artist, writer. Going where things take me.

[Neil Lade @neillade]

What we learned – and didn’t – from Peter Dutton’s unofficial campaign launch https://t.co/WWsB9m4SQe

[Neil Lade @neillade]

@MichaelPascoe01 A piss-weak lead story based on Dutton’s BS. And why do readers desert the MSM? Because they promote this sort of BS. Rubbish journalism.

[Kashif Pirzada, MD @KashPrime]

It seems a lot of American can't conceive why Canadians are not so eager to join the union.

I'll give you a few reasons:

- We love our country, just you like you love yours. Things can always be better, but this will always be our home and native land.
- The climate sucks, but we're used to it, and it can be quite beautiful at times. We have warm homes with warm people, winter sports, and lots of sunshine.
- None of my kids have had to do active shooter drills, unlike their cousins across the border. Our cities are the safest big cities in North America.
- There is no role for religion in politics. No one cares.
- We never have to worry about health insurance. Granted the system can be improved, but there are no co-pays, no monthly contributions, few worries.
- There's no corporate donations in politics, it was banned 20 years ago. Billionaires can't own the political system.
- The media (what's left of it) is not allowed to broadcast false or misleading news.
- There's no corrupt geriatric supreme court that can ruin your life. Here judges have mandatory retirement, and few Canadians can name even one of them.
- Abortion has been permitted for 35 years and is a non-issue politically
- There's no senate or electoral college that can keep unpopular parties in power.
- Higher education is good, cheap and accessible. Few are crushed by student debt like in America.

There's a million small things too, but overall, this will never stop being the most beautiful place in the world to me:

[David Shoebridge @DavidShoebridge]

Can someone please explain why all those commentators and politicians who keep talking about AUKUS being needed to uphold the “rules-based international order” are silent about Trump’s threats to invade Greenland and Panama?

[Dr Paul Dorfman @dorfman_p]

At a deep level, Musk is an idiot.

Rockets to dead planets, acquiring vast wealth in a world stricken by poverty, seeding hatred and division.

Pointless.

Worthless.

#ElonMusk #Musk #elon_musk #ELON

[Anncaro1 🙄🤣 @Anncaro11]

Great piece in SMH today by Jordan Baker. This absolutely nails it.

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

We are the wealthiest nation on earth.

We should have the best health care systems in the world, not one of the worst.

We should be the healthiest nation on earth, not 32nd in life expectancy out of 38 major countries.

We need major reforms in our broken health care system.

[Quentin Dempster @QuentinDempster]

“This is uranium … don’t be afraid”. 👇SMH 7/1/25.

[Neil Lade @neillade]

@MrRexPatrick Pyne is just another LNP empty vessel. What a mess he made of defence procurement and other things. Zero credibility. Grifter of babble.

[Jim Chalmers MP @JEChalmers]

Ten facts Peter Dutton and right wing commentators don’t want you to know about progress in the Australian economy under @AustralianLabor.

A thread. 🧵

1/11 #auspol #ausecon

[Australia Institute @TheAusInstitute]

"The Reserve Bank that said it wouldn't increase interest rates now seems determined to not lower them.

They should cut rates now."

🎧 Richard Denniss on 6PR #auspol @RDNS_TAI

[Neil Lade @neillade]

@MrRexPatrick Looks like greed has grown at universities at high levels. But what about salaries at Nine Entetainment? Will SMH publish those?

[Neil Lade @neillade]

Thinking of moving to Bluesky & leaving Twitter aka X after almost 12 years. Not sure how many of my more than 30,000 followers would follow me on Bluesky. But I’m almost beyond caring.

[Neil Lade @neillade]

@OneWayMusicX I love you in a place where there’s no space and time.
Leon Russell, A Song For You

[Neil Lade @neillade]

@John_Fogerty And the same to you. First listened to your music in my late teens in the late 1960s. Everlasting classics. Australian tour possible?

[Neil Lade @neillade]

@SquizzSTK @RosFinfarner Chalmers being too kind. I don’t respect Howard at all. I was born into a pro-Liberal Party family. I woke up in 1968 when I was about 16. I had to wait until 1973 to vote as the voting age was 21 at the time. I’ve never voted for the LNP and never will. Despicable bunch.