@dargster.bsky.social
Retired after a long career in public policy development with an emphasis on economics, finance and infrastructure. 🇦🇺
“I can’t understand why the Iranians keep fighting for their country”, says a man who’s making a living out of betraying his country.
August 1, 2026 at 2:58 AM
“I can’t understand why the Iranians keep fighting for their country”, says a man who’s making a living out of betraying his country.
Trump: I HAD to surrender in the war I started with Iran! It was for the good of the world! I took one for the team! So the world OWES me bigly! And I’m going to collect, just you wait and see!
June 18, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Trump: I HAD to surrender in the war I started with Iran! It was for the good of the world! I took one for the team! So the world OWES me bigly! And I’m going to collect, just you wait and see!
There are always people trying to take away your freedom and choices in a bid to enrich themselves. Be on your guard against them.
May 17, 2026 at 1:04 AM
There are always people trying to take away your freedom and choices in a bid to enrich themselves. Be on your guard against them.
Beset on all sides, Trump is probably thinking now would be a good time to release COVID-20.
April 26, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Beset on all sides, Trump is probably thinking now would be a good time to release COVID-20.
Trump is an agent of chaos. And in the furious chaotic whirlwind that he’s caused, he’s hoping that Americans, and the world more generally, won’t notice that he’s stealing them blind.
April 21, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Trump is an agent of chaos. And in the furious chaotic whirlwind that he’s caused, he’s hoping that Americans, and the world more generally, won’t notice that he’s stealing them blind.
How can one man cause so much chaos, unimpeded?
April 15, 2026 at 1:40 AM
How can one man cause so much chaos, unimpeded?
Where’s my Jaime Lannister?
April 6, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Where’s my Jaime Lannister?
No good will ever come from the overconfidence of fools.
April 3, 2026 at 11:52 PM
No good will ever come from the overconfidence of fools.
We won’t adhere to “stupid rules of engagement” but expect you to.
March 6, 2026 at 12:36 AM
We won’t adhere to “stupid rules of engagement” but expect you to.
The Trump regime is attempting to provoke the citizenry by sanctioning the execution of innocent people by ICE thugs, but they’ll be happy if these unlawful and unjustified killings become normalised, knowing the people are becoming cowed. Why aren’t police and the National Guard protecting people?
January 24, 2026 at 11:13 PM
The Trump regime is attempting to provoke the citizenry by sanctioning the execution of innocent people by ICE thugs, but they’ll be happy if these unlawful and unjustified killings become normalised, knowing the people are becoming cowed. Why aren’t police and the National Guard protecting people?
Kudos to the greatest negotiator to have ever lived for negotiating a continuation of the status quo relating to America’s access to Greenland. 😑
January 23, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Kudos to the greatest negotiator to have ever lived for negotiating a continuation of the status quo relating to America’s access to Greenland. 😑
How long until US foreign policy under Trump becomes “We will take anything we want at any time from any country and you will do nothing about it because we will nuke the first country to resist.”
January 5, 2026 at 6:44 AM
How long until US foreign policy under Trump becomes “We will take anything we want at any time from any country and you will do nothing about it because we will nuke the first country to resist.”
Never has legal discovery been fraught with so much peril for one person.
December 16, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Never has legal discovery been fraught with so much peril for one person.
Whenever I see any of the chest-thumping ‘patriotic’ poseurs in the Trump administration, I get the strong impression that they would sell America out in a heartbeat if they thought they would benefit personally from such a transaction.
November 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Whenever I see any of the chest-thumping ‘patriotic’ poseurs in the Trump administration, I get the strong impression that they would sell America out in a heartbeat if they thought they would benefit personally from such a transaction.
Bill Clinton: I did not inhale.
Donald Trump: I did not swallow.
Donald Trump: I did not swallow.
November 16, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Bill Clinton: I did not inhale.
Donald Trump: I did not swallow.
Donald Trump: I did not swallow.
The MAGAGOP cannot believe its luck.
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 AM
The MAGAGOP cannot believe its luck.
The November 2025 election results in the US will rattle Trump and the MAGAGOP. But instead of them listening to the public mood and easing back on their excesses, expect them to double down frantically on their punishment of the people, implementing Project 2025 and rigging the mid-terms next year.
November 5, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The November 2025 election results in the US will rattle Trump and the MAGAGOP. But instead of them listening to the public mood and easing back on their excesses, expect them to double down frantically on their punishment of the people, implementing Project 2025 and rigging the mid-terms next year.
It’s starting to seem like no matter how far right you are in the US, you’ve got to keep looking over your shoulder for someone even further to the right.
September 13, 2025 at 10:51 AM
It’s starting to seem like no matter how far right you are in the US, you’ve got to keep looking over your shoulder for someone even further to the right.
“America First” is looking increasingly like “America Last”.
September 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
“America First” is looking increasingly like “America Last”.
How could Ukraine trust any security guarantee provided by the US, especially under Trump?
August 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
How could Ukraine trust any security guarantee provided by the US, especially under Trump?
Liberal “Dead” Ted O’Brien on 7.30 tonight saying he’s attending the Federal Government’s productivity summit to represent households who are doing it tough. What rubbish! He’s representing big business that hasn’t shared productivity gains with workers for at least a decade.
August 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Liberal “Dead” Ted O’Brien on 7.30 tonight saying he’s attending the Federal Government’s productivity summit to represent households who are doing it tough. What rubbish! He’s representing big business that hasn’t shared productivity gains with workers for at least a decade.
If Putin is warning Europe “to not throw a wrench in the works” over his ‘agreement’ with Trump and “not use backroom dealings” to torpedo it, then you can bet your last dollar that the agreement is very good for Russia. Which means it is very bad for Ukraine.
August 16, 2025 at 3:16 AM
If Putin is warning Europe “to not throw a wrench in the works” over his ‘agreement’ with Trump and “not use backroom dealings” to torpedo it, then you can bet your last dollar that the agreement is very good for Russia. Which means it is very bad for Ukraine.
The Israeli Government: Now that we have destroyed Gaza, rendered its population homeless and engineered widespread famine within its borders, we need to find some schmucks to take it over and meet the costs of reconstruction as we haven’t been able to displace the population to other countries.
August 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The Israeli Government: Now that we have destroyed Gaza, rendered its population homeless and engineered widespread famine within its borders, we need to find some schmucks to take it over and meet the costs of reconstruction as we haven’t been able to displace the population to other countries.
With each passing day under this corrupt idiot of a president, America’s greatness diminishes.
August 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
With each passing day under this corrupt idiot of a president, America’s greatness diminishes.
Looks like Independence Day in the US will be trumped by Autocracy Day when the Felon in Chief signs the Big Bastard of a Bill into law.
July 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Looks like Independence Day in the US will be trumped by Autocracy Day when the Felon in Chief signs the Big Bastard of a Bill into law.