MacArthur Park

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#humanist #progressive #flaneur #dilettante #twexiteer

I'm an old baby boomer who survived Uni in the Joh era and still have plenty of my old idealisms although they're possibly tempered with a bit more life-acquired wisdom. This photo is of General Giap, the great North Vietnamese military strategist. He lived long enough to see the ascendance of a corrupt socialist govt in the country he had fought so valiantly and idealistically for.

MacArthur ParkApr 21, 2023
Randahl FinkApr 20, 2023

“I did not sacrifice 21 years of my life to stand idly by, while religious fanatics try to impose fascism on my country”

My hero this week is former Navy Commander John Wessley Rexrode, who goes to the podium at a local schoolboard meeting to speak the truth about the new book ban laws. 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

https://youtu.be/CXr9YcMU_WU

Former Navy Commander's strong message for Florida on what a book ban means

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MacArthur ParkApr 6, 2023
The Liberal Party in Australia is now a worse stranded asset for Murdoch than MySpace was. #VoiceToParliament
MacArthur ParkFeb 8, 2023
@Jonathanglick Yes I'm glad I have a presence here. Twitter is getting more and more glitchy and pointless.
MacArthur ParkFeb 8, 2023
@Jonathanglick Sure is... how can Musk think this is the way to attract users/advertisers?
MacArthur ParkFeb 8, 2023

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I THINK I'VE SENT ABOUT 3 TWEETS TODAY.

MacArthur ParkJan 22, 2023
MilennialZeroJan 22, 2023
How America celebrates Lunar New Year, versus how Australia celebrates Lunar New Year. Because we’re not safe in Australia because our citizens are not free to buy military assault weapons at Costco. Because Liberty. However do we manage?
MacArthur ParkJan 22, 2023
Eric PuryearJan 18, 2023
Please don’t confuse what is legal with what is right. There is some overlap, of course, but not as much as one might think. Laws are generally written by the rich and powerful to protect their interests, often at the expense of the poor and weak. Many atrocities are lawful, and many acts of mercy are unlawful. I say this as an attorney.
Show threadMacArthur ParkJan 19, 2023
@AshGhebranious Australia was sadly reduced to Abbott level pointlessness by the crazed persecution of Julia Gillard PM from Murdoch/Sky & Rudd (i have to add, though I'm generally a KR admirer and wish him well, his understandable fury with her blinded him to what was good for Australia). She wasn't perfect but her focus was on equality, opportunity, education for ALL of us. And she was not in govt long enough to carry everything through.
MacArthur ParkJan 19, 2023
AshGhebraniousJan 19, 2023
Gee. What a surprise! The coalition bullshit version of the GONSKI report turned out to 100% totally fucking useless. Who would have thunk that if you refused to fund schools that needed funding and opted to fund schools that did not need funding, you would get fuck all? #auspol
Show threadMacArthur ParkJan 17, 2023
@timrichards @austrains I grew up in the era when train travel across Qld was the norm rather than driving or catching plances. Do you have much history of the old train routes (many now defunct) that once carried Queenslanders all around the state?