Scott Rhodes

Punter. Cricket tragic. Political junkie.

[Scott Rhodes @scottr1972]

@aaronsmith Apparently, he won’t, either.

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

BREAKING: EVERYONE NEEDS TO HEAR THIS.

Senator Mark Kelly just completely torched Donald Trump:

"When Donald Trump was driving the Taj Mahal casino into bankruptcy, I was getting shot at over Iraq and Kuwait. In 2001, after Donald Trump said that the collapse of the Twin Towers now meant he now owned the tallest skyscraper in Manhattan, I was carrying flags honoring 911 victims into space on a rocket ship. In 2003, when Donald Trump was writing birthday greetings to the monster, Jeffrey Epstein, I was the first on the scene to recover the bodies of my fellow astronauts who died when Space Shuttle Columbia exploded during re-entry. In 2011, when Trump was hosting a reality show, and peddling conspiracy theories against President Barack Obama, I was sitting next to my wife’s hospital bed as she recovered from a gunshot wound to the head."

[Quentin Dempster @QuentinDempster]

Fin Review reporting Gina’s Gulfstream 600 jet used for $15k per head One Nation fundraiser over Sydney on Monday. Porleen and the Beetrooter on board for reassuring hard talk with 10 donors. Good to know.

[Senator Tony Sheldon @TonySheldonNSW]

One Nation may claim to be for the battlers, but their voting record and actions show otherwise.

[Scott Rhodes @scottr1972]

@ANUausi @markgkenny @canberratimes This is the only mention I’ve seen of how long it took for Taylor to hold a media conference after the ballot. The same sort of soft approach from the media led directly to Abbott becoming prime minister; surely we can’t be headed there again.

[Bernard Keane @BernardKeane]

Coalition: we need to cut spending urgently
Also Coalition: we need to spend 3% of GDP on defence

That's an extra $20 billion each year.

And they wonder why no one takes them seriously.

[Mike Carlton @MikeCarlton01]

After 35 people were murdered at Port Arthur in 1996, the Labor Opposition Leader Kim Beazley offered unqualified bipartisan support to the Howard government for gun reform.
After Bondi, the LNP and the Hansonites have engaged in vicious, self-serving politicking. Disgraceful.

[Simon Banks @SimonBanksHB]

Just your friendly reminder that @TheIPA argued that the Lindt Cafe terrorist Man Monis should have the legal right to send hateful messages to widows of Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan

And opposed racial hatred laws called for by the Australian Jewish community

[Hugh Riminton @hughriminton]

A reminder that a tariff-protected Aussie made Phillips colour TV in 1975 cost $1100 at a time when average FT earnings were <$8000. Funny thing, nostalgia..

[Scott Rhodes @scottr1972]

@wpasterfield Pulled up 2/5 lame

[Nancy Sinatra @NancySinatra]

I know this is the Governor's opinion but it's also the truth.
And let's not forget who is paying for the wannabe dictator's parade.

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

Trump’s border czar is threatening to arrest me for speaking out.

Come and get me, tough guy.

I don't give a damn.

It won’t stop me from standing up for California.

[Scott Rhodes @scottr1972]

@CNN how about mentioning that an Australian journalist has been shot?

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

🚨NEW: Activist Greta Thunberg has been reportedly detained by Israel in international waters.

RETWEET if you are proud to stand with @GretaThunberg!

[Frank Bongiorno @fbongiornoanu]

@Peter_Fitz Helping centre-left parties elsewhere win elections.

[Scott Rhodes @scottr1972]

Voters’ unasked question: Which party do I want deciding wages policy? https://t.co/S40Ysyyleu

[Michelle Rowland @MRowlandMP]

Around the world, free and independent media is under attack from politicians afraid of scrutiny.

The last thing Australia needs is for Peter Dutton to import those dangerous ideas here.

[Riff Raff @RichardAOB]

How about he starts with not attending their funerals.