RaymondPierreL35d ago

Are politics really changing? Or are we simply witnessing out-of-touch politicians evolving; in starting to cotton-on to the power of social media (though still with toxic sites preferenced over community fora) ?

“The theatres of Parliament House, Senate estimates, and Question Time are becoming more and more stages for clip farmers working on the real fight online.” (Source ABCNews)

TIL: “Clip farming” is a thing.

Read More:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-25/parliament-house-one-nation-pauline-hanson-angus-taylor/106832152

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Hanson faces scrutiny as media landscape shifts around her

Parliament House has been Pauline's World lately but increased visibility comes with increased scrutiny and this week revealed that One Nation is not untouchable.

tech news ᳇ eicker.newsJun 7, 2025
#Allies of #Trump and #Musk are urging #reconciliation after a public split: The rift threatens to derail the #legislativeagenda and damage the alliance with #SiliconValley. https://www.ft.com/content/df15f13d-310f-47a5-89ed-330a6a379068?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s allies urge reconciliation after damaging split

Tech industry fears commercial and political damage from breakdown in relationship between Tesla boss and US president

Financial Times
U.S. Politics in Real TimeJan 11, 2024

118th Congress on track to become one of the least productive in US history

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/118th-congress-track-become-productive-us-history/story?id=106254012

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118th Congress on track to become one of the least productive in US history

Only 34 bills were passed last year, according to data.

ABC News