💧Judy

Retired teacher concerned about Australia's treatment of asylum seekers and refugees - doing what I can to educate the local community.

[💧Judy @walbran42]

@Baumann_Mac Ah yes “All you need is Love” - those were the days.

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@Baumann_Mac A wonderful reminder of the 70s - fabulous

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Rightwing operatives have registered fake progressive parties to steal votes and funnel preferences to One Nation in Victoria. But there’s a fix already on the table – and Victorians have a chance to get it passed before November. Add your name ✍️ https://t.co/Iwm9L5YKCZ

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@Baumann_Mac A brilliant submission- well done

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@Baumann_Mac Don’t bother just enjoy yourself

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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: https://t.co/5byqs5sQwN via @getup

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@Baumann_Mac Not good news - balance issues are really concerning- hope things improve for you

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@Baumann_Mac Too late to help whoever wrote this rubbish

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@Baumann_Mac Let’s hope this works

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

Right then.
Let me explain something very slowly, because it appears some basic logic has gone missing somewhere over the Atlantic.

No serious nation in the history of warfare has spent fourteen months insulting its allies, threatening to annex their territory, siding with their common enemy, and then knocked on their door expecting them to come running to rescue a catastrophe of its own making. That is not how alliances work. That is not how anything works.

You abused the UK. You threatened Canada. You tried to grab Greenland. You called the EU an adversary. You praised Putin, the one man every serious NATO ally has spent decades preparing to fight. You hosted Kremlin officials in the Capitol. You undermined European elections. You abandoned Ukraine. You imposed tariffs on your closest partners. You did all of this loudly, proudly, and on camera.
And now you are surprised that nobody is returning your calls.

Here is a question worth sitting with. Why do you think that is? Is it possible, just possible, that when you treat your allies like enemies for over a year while cuddling up to their actual enemy, those allies might update their opinion of you? Is that concept too complicated? Does that require more working memory than is currently available?

You did not plan this war with your allies. You did not consult them. You did not build a coalition. You started a conflict, watched it go sideways, and then got on your knees asking for help from people you spent fourteen months calling weak, corrupt and irrelevant.

NATO is not what it was. Not because Europe changed. Because Washington made crystal clear which side it is on. And it is not ours.

You want European boots on the ground? Start by explaining why America is more aligned with Moscow than with Brussels. Take your time. We will wait.

Gandalv / @Microinteracti1

[💧Judy @walbran42]

I'm 13. I'll be past 40 before I can afford a house. Australia has a right to housing. - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/vABKhqKTRJ via @ChangeAUS
A worthwhile petition from a young person with an understanding of what is really happening

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@Baumann_Mac @Judith54Nunn What a fantastic memory- something you’ll never forget.

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@Baumann_Mac Good luck- just be aware it’s only a call centre

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@Baumann_Mac @AngusTaylorMP Perfect response 👍

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@Baumann_Mac Excellent!

[Paul Bongiorno @PaulBongiorno]

Don't mention the war https://t.co/3jssaV6Vva

[Peter FitzSimons @Peter_Fitz]

Jane said it with more eloquence than I could muster. I'm out, too. With extra love for the fine Festival Director, Dr Louise Adler.

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@Baumann_Mac One of the greats - thank you- sang along I remembered every word

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@Baumann_Mac Merry Christmas Ron

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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: https://t.co/RqnO0WOCP6 via @getup