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Dharma Dan<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://theblower.au/@DropBear" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DropBear</span></a></span> that's outrageous! <a href="https://aus.social/tags/HenrothDiscretionaryTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HenrothDiscretionaryTrust</span></a> funding the hateful and odious <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Advance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Advance</span></a>. No wonder she <a href="https://aus.social/tags/JillianSegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JillianSegal</span></a> is such a fan of <a href="https://aus.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a>.</p>
[chocula@mastodon ~]$:t_blink:<p>Hey 👋 </p><p>I got the 'Ragnarok sword' What would you do. Bet the sword and got 'Lightbringer' or leave it as a Ragnarok?</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/finalfantasyVI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>finalfantasyVI</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/videogame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogame</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/jrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jrpg</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/VGC2025june" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VGC2025june</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/finalfantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>finalfantasy</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/advance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advance</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/GBA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GBA</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/gameboy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gameboy</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2169286/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2169286/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> H2G Green Limited Outlines Vision to Strengthen Singapore as LNG Hub and Advance Towards Net Zero <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/advance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BiomassToHydrogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BiomassToHydrogen</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GasPrice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GasPrice</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GasHubUnitedUtilityPrivateLimited" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GasHubUnitedUtilityPrivateLimited</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreenEnergyInvestmentHoldingPrivateLimited" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenEnergyInvestmentHoldingPrivateLimited</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/H2GGreenLimited" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>H2GGreenLimited</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/hydrogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hydrogen</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LeadershipTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeadershipTransition</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LiquefiedNaturalGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LiquefiedNaturalGas</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/lng" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lng</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LNGPrice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LNGPrice</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NaturalGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalGas</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Outlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Outlines</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RegionalExpansion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RegionalExpansion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/strengthen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strengthen</span></a></p>
NFL News<p>NCAA Baseball Tournament: Arizona Wildcats club school-record 8 homers to crush Utah Valley, advance to regional final <a href="https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/94997/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">rawchili.com/nfl/94997/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/advance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advance</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arizona</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/baseball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>baseball</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/club" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>club</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/crush" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crush</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/desert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>desert</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/final" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>final</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Football" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Football</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/FrontPage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrontPage</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/homers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homers</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/NCAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NCAA</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/NCAAFootball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NCAAFootball</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/record" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>record</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/regional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regional</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/School" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>School</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/swarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>swarm</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/To" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>To</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/tournament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tournament</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Utah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Utah</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Valley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Valley</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Wildcats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildcats</span></a></p>
Stefaan Henninck 🕹️🎥🍿🍺<p>Throwback to when I upgraded my beaten up purple <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/GameBoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameBoy</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Advance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Advance</span></a> case to a new transparent body. I love the orange accents. The screen is a glass lens which gives it a bit more cachet compared to the original plastic one. <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nintendo</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/modding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>modding</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/consoles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consoles</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Handhelds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Handhelds</span></a></p>
Zzyzx/P<p>This is why billionaires do NOT belong in any <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a>. These <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychopaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychopaths</span></a> will deny the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/underprivileged" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>underprivileged</span></a> any and all <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/avenues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>avenues</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/advance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advance</span></a> in life. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Criminal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/felon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>felon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/POTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTUS</span></a> and the rest of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corrupt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corrupt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/administration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>administration</span></a> belong in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prison</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeadStart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HeadStart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opposeGOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opposeGOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TraitorGOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TraitorGOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TraitorMAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TraitorMAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/impeach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>impeach</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a></p><p><a href="https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/05/19/the-real-world-costs-of-eliminating-head-start/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/05/1</span><span class="invisible">9/the-real-world-costs-of-eliminating-head-start/</span></a></p>
Ferdi MagellanAuspol: Advance’s executive director, Matthew Sheahan, should look in the mirror if he wants to see who’s responsible for Liberal Party Wipeout
SmåLand<p>Hello to <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Advance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Advance</span></a> people this morning. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Greens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greens</span></a> member here. Increased our first preference vote, got three membership applications, renewed commitments from previously tired members to fight on for the environment. I *feel* like a winner.</p><p>I see you chortling about 'belting' The Greens. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/yeahNah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yeahNah</span></a></p><p>Lovely to watch your millions of dollars flushing down the dunny for ... what? Two? three? parliamentary terms locked out of power. You and Angus and Barnaby go and have a cuddle in the 'winners' corner. </p><p>And when you come down from the cocaine, someone might explain numbers to you: the party you 'belted' was the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/LiberalPartyOfAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LiberalPartyOfAustralia</span></a></p>
ApaulD<p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AtlasNetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AtlasNetwork</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/advance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advance</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a><br>Advance sh*tfkry corrected</p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>Day 26 cont 🥷🥷🥷📸🤳🤳</p><p>“<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Kooyong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kooyong</span></a> MP <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/MoniqueRyan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoniqueRyan</span></a> had just remarked that the national broadcaster’s annual budget was “about as much as we spend on keeping 100 refugees on <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Nauru" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nauru</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/PNG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PNG</span></a>” when a man’s voice suddenly bellowed from the back of the room.</p><p>“We’re just here to ask about immigration and crime,” he said.</p><p>…</p><p>A meeting of Kooyong candidates led to a heated confrontation between agitators and other attendees.<br>In a room at the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/KewLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KewLibrary</span></a> filled with <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/CivicMinded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivicMinded</span></a> locals waiting to hear from the Kooyong candidates about the state of the media, the arrival of the three unexpected men disrupted the calm.</p><p>Leading them was a bald man with a <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/goatee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>goatee</span></a>, wearing a black T-shirt emblazoned with the logo of the “<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AustralianWorkersAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AustralianWorkersAlliance</span></a>” – a self-described nationalist organisation whose mission includes the “preservation of <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/WesternCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WesternCulture</span></a> and identity”. One of the other men wore a leather jacket and filmed the room with his <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/phone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phone</span></a> – a dead giveaway that the goal was to capture a viral “gotcha” moment. The third man, dressed in a grey hoodie and sneakers, loitered nearby with his hands in his pockets as back-up.”</p><p>The old LNP, Advance create scene, capture distribute trick. </p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Independent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Independent</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Kooyong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kooyong</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extremism</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Advance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Advance</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SandraBourke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SandraBourke</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/LNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LNP</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Liberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Liberal</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Nationals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nationals</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://archive.md/V3knV" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/V3knV</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>&gt; / &lt;<a href="https://www.theage.au/politics/federal/victoria-s-hot-seats-live-updates-federal-election-2025-continues-muslim-lobby-group-rolls-out-attack-ads-against-labor-20250421-p5lt3t.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theage.au/politics/federal/vic</span><span class="invisible">toria-s-hot-seats-live-updates-federal-election-2025-continues-muslim-lobby-group-rolls-out-attack-ads-against-labor-20250421-p5lt3t.html</span></a>&gt; (paywall)</p>
ApaulD<p>ALERT - POLLING BOOTH ANTICS</p><p>Don’t be deceived. </p><p>Yesterday, The Age reported that Advance Australia volunteers at a polling booth in Kooyong were distributing material while wearing yellow vests labelled "community advisor." <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/advance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advance</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AtlasNetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AtlasNetwork</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lies</span></a> <br>See pic &amp; link for more detail. Paywall removed. <br>If you see this report to the AEC </p><p><a href="https://archive.is/20250422101506/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/victoria-s-hot-seats-live-updates-federal-election-2025-continues-muslim-lobby-group-rolls-out-attack-ads-against-labor-20250421-p5lt3t.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.is/20250422101506/http</span><span class="invisible">s://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/victoria-s-hot-seats-live-updates-federal-election-2025-continues-muslim-lobby-group-rolls-out-attack-ads-against-labor-20250421-p5lt3t.html</span></a></p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>Day 20 cont 💰💰💰💰☢️🏭🏠🏘️⛪️🕍📈📉👔👨🏻‍💼👩🏻‍💼</p><p>“A video shared thousands of times on a Chinese (<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/CCP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CCP</span></a>) <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> platform claiming a re-elected <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Albanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Albanese</span></a> government would adopt “the far-left agenda” of the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Greens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greens</span></a> and potentially seize vacant homes was created by a member of a <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a> group campaigning for the Liberal party in a marginal Melbourne seat.</p><p>The six-minute video, narrated by a woman who refers to herself as <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AuntieGuoer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuntieGuoer</span></a>, also claims any minority Albanese government that might rely on the Greens would “crackdown on the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/MiddleClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleClass</span></a>” and lead to the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/decline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decline</span></a> of “traditional <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SocialStructures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialStructures</span></a>”.”</p><p>I see this is happening in the seat of <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Aston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aston</span></a> and past Liberal seat of a political favourite of mine, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/TudgyFudge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TudgyFudge</span></a> 🤪🤣☺️ Given the subject matter I’d lay a bet this is the work of ex AFP Officer, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SandraBourke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SandraBourke</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/MatthewSheahan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MatthewSheahan</span></a> who now has removed all biographic links. Why? </p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Advance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Advance</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extremism</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ForeignInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignInterference</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/CounterDemocratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CounterDemocratic</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/LNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LNP</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Liberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Liberal</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Nationals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nationals</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/18/mandarin-wechat-video-labor-greens-election-claims-made-by-member-of-aston-liberal-party-campaign-group-melbourne-ntwnfb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/apr/18/mandarin-wechat-video-labor-greens-election-claims-made-by-member-of-aston-liberal-party-campaign-group-melbourne-ntwnfb</span></a>&gt; / &lt;<a href="https://www.advanceaustralia.org.au/time-to-put-the-greens-last" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">advanceaustralia.org.au/time-t</span><span class="invisible">o-put-the-greens-last</span></a>&gt;</p>
ApaulD<p>Thank you Tim Eliot for excellent reporting. At last. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> #<a href="https://aus.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> #<a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AtlasNetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AtlasNetwork</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/advance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advance</span></a><br>“It claims to be a “grassroots” group promoting free speech &amp; common-sense policy to ordinary Aussies. But behind Advance’s propaganda machine – and its deluge of disinformation – are links to the far right in the US.”</p><p><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/national/copied-the-maga-model-the-grassroots-lobby-group-funded-by-some-of-australia-s-richest-20250408-p5lq6k.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">smh.com.au/national/copied-the</span><span class="invisible">-maga-model-the-grassroots-lobby-group-funded-by-some-of-australia-s-richest-20250408-p5lq6k.html</span></a></p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>Day 18 cont 🟢🌳🌳🌳☀️🌊</p><p>“When it came to <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/TheGreens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGreens</span></a>, however, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Advance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Advance</span></a>’s research showed that 52 per cent of respondents said the Greens stood for looking after the local environment, water and wildlife, while 26 per cent nominated action on climate change.</p><p>Only 20 per cent of respondents said the party stood for nothing. Eight per cent said the Greens were about looking after the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/disadvantaged" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disadvantaged</span></a>, and 6 per cent saw the party as either <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/LeftLeaning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeftLeaning</span></a>, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/progressive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>progressive</span></a> or <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/socialist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialist</span></a>.</p><p>“There’s 78 per cent of the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Australian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australian</span></a> people – not just <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/GreensVoters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreensVoters</span></a> but all voters – think they either stand for action on climate or protecting the environment,” <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/MatthewSheahan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MatthewSheahan</span></a> said. “So, they clearly have the strongest brand in this country, politically.”</p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extremism</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/DirectAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirectAction</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SandraBourke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SandraBourke</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AFP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFP</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://archive.md/tvTUg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/tvTUg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>&gt; / &lt;<a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2024/08/17/advances-plan-destroy-the-greens" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/p</span><span class="invisible">olitics/2024/08/17/advances-plan-destroy-the-greens</span></a>&gt; (paywall)</p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>Day 18 cont 😷👺🥷⛏️🪓🔨</p><p>April 13 “The rightwing <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/advocacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advocacy</span></a> group <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Advance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Advance</span></a> has acknowledged it is paying for election materials attacking the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Greens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greens</span></a> to be used by third-party groups during the election campaign.</p><p>“Advance is working with hundreds of volunteers from dozens of community groups to defeat Greens candidates and we make no apology,” a spokesperson said.</p><p>The spokesperson said Advance did not fund groups directly but “we absolutely pay for anti-Greens campaign material to be at the disposal of volunteers”.</p><p>“This includes 2m <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/flyers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flyers</span></a> and thousands of <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/TShirts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TShirts</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/corflutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corflutes</span></a>. Again, we make *no apologies*.” — <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/MatthewSheahan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MatthewSheahan</span></a></p><p>Is this also the work of Advance? </p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extremism</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/LNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LNP</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Liberals</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Nationals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nationals</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/13/rightwing-lobby-group-advance-says-it-makes-no-apology-for-support-given-to-anti-greens-groups" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/apr/13/rightwing-lobby-group-advance-says-it-makes-no-apology-for-support-given-to-anti-greens-groups</span></a>&gt;</p>
ApaulD<p>a ravaging infection. <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/rightwing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rightwing</span></a><br>“many Liberal &amp; National Party figures are integrated in that ARC conference organisation, an international body that aims to “save” Judeo-Christian/Western civilisation from secular humanism (&amp; Muslims). It is an Atlas Network-interlinked organisation. </p><p>(The Atlas Network is the global linking body that promotes “partners” like the Institute of Public Affairs’ disseminating business messaging and, functionally, promoting culture wars. Much of the partners’ funding is fossil-fuel derived and delaying climate action has been a primary focus.)”<br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AtlasNetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AtlasNetwork</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/advance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advance</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/cis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cis</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ipa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ipa</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://substack.com/inbox/post/161428686?publication_id=3526487&amp;post_id=161428686&amp;triggerShare=true&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=17e6px&amp;triedRedirect=true" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">substack.com/inbox/post/161428</span><span class="invisible">686?publication_id=3526487&amp;post_id=161428686&amp;triggerShare=true&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=17e6px&amp;triedRedirect=true</span></a></p>
ApaulD<p>Thank you Richard Barnes for this, great work</p><p><a href="https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/04/the-rba-should-not-be-giving-support-to-the-centre-for-independent-studies/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">johnmenadue.com/post/2025/04/t</span><span class="invisible">he-rba-should-not-be-giving-support-to-the-centre-for-independent-studies/</span></a></p><p>“the CIS does not meet the criterion of independence from, and non-alignment with, political parties or other institutions, which is expected of policy institutes of which the Reserve Bank Australia has corporate membership.</p><p>It might be thought that a $20,000 per annum association is trivial. But, as in many areas of politics and public policy, such arrangements often act as tacit signals of shared interests and reciprocal influence. The RBA’s association with the CIS is effectively an endorsement of it.“</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AtlasNetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AtlasNetwork</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Advance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Advance</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/CIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CIS</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a></p>
ApaulD<p>Australian (neo)Liberal Party gave Advance $500K in 2024 to do this 👇<br>A friend working at Prahran polling booth said Advance representatives were highly aggressive but well trained to do nothing illegal or criminal. <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/AdvanceAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdvanceAustralia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/advance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advance</span></a> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/advance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advance</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/rightwing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rightwing</span></a></p><p><a href="https://johnmenadue.com/letters_to_editor/right-wing-advance-and-our-elections/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">johnmenadue.com/letters_to_edi</span><span class="invisible">tor/right-wing-advance-and-our-elections/</span></a></p>
ApaulD<p>From 2023. A scary &amp; prophetic presentation. <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Paleolibertarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paleolibertarianism</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ChristianDominionism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianDominionism</span></a> <br>via @nick-highins.bsky.social</p><p>Watch this about the Atlas network - IPA, Centre For Independent Studies and political manipulation. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <br>no room for complacency in Australia. <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>christianity</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <br>The alliance between evangelical christians &amp; a league of ultra-wealthy libertarians who operate a complex international network of right wing “think tanks” (= lobby groups) many of which fall under the umbrella of a group known as the Atlas Network.</p><p>works like this: 👇<br>The Christians took on the Libertarians’ economic agenda (no tax, regulation). <br>In turn, the ultra-wealthy libertarians encourage the politicians who benefit from their (huge) donations to endorse the Christian Dominionism religious agenda.<br>Why? The religious provide the voting block that gets the wealthy’s pet politicians into government. <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/AtlasNetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AtlasNetwork</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/advance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advance</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/IPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IPA</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/3ZKtpdg5ozM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/3ZKtpdg5ozM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
ApaulD<p>Please<br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/advance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advance</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ipa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ipa</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.getup.org.au/campaigns/defend-getup-f4eb94f1-f3ab-490e-8ad1-f88d4dbccaa9/kick-big-money-out-of-politics/kick-big-money-out-of-politics?secure_token=31e6f2ad93225b201c91bcf72d0fe9873ac19e5f90d4af870a1ae3ea61464b90&amp;t=eY8JDGu2EO&amp;utm_campaign=We_need_6_000_signatures_in_2_weeks___can_you_help_us____&amp;utm_content=35101&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=blast" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">getup.org.au/campaigns/defend-</span><span class="invisible">getup-f4eb94f1-f3ab-490e-8ad1-f88d4dbccaa9/kick-big-money-out-of-politics/kick-big-money-out-of-politics?secure_token=31e6f2ad93225b201c91bcf72d0fe9873ac19e5f90d4af870a1ae3ea61464b90&amp;t=eY8JDGu2EO&amp;utm_campaign=We_need_6_000_signatures_in_2_weeks___can_you_help_us____&amp;utm_content=35101&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=blast</span></a></p>