Joseph Barlow
@joepes.bsky.social
Engineer nearing career end
Social justice through good policies
Melbourne Australia
Social justice through good policies
Melbourne Australia
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I criticise Labor because they often say they're better than "the alternative".
Such a very low bar. Coudn't even limbo under it.
How about a bar, so high (as third richest country on earth), that others could never hope to reach?
Such a very low bar. Coudn't even limbo under it.
How about a bar, so high (as third richest country on earth), that others could never hope to reach?
September 14, 2026 at 3:55 AM
I criticise Labor because they often say they're better than "the alternative".
Such a very low bar. Coudn't even limbo under it.
How about a bar, so high (as third richest country on earth), that others could never hope to reach?
Such a very low bar. Coudn't even limbo under it.
How about a bar, so high (as third richest country on earth), that others could never hope to reach?
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Mary Kostakidis stared down the Zionist lobby, and courage won
Andrew Brown reports.
Read it here:
https://michaelwest.com.au/mary-kostakidis-stared-down-the-zionist-lobby-and-courage-won/
Andrew Brown reports.
Read it here:
https://michaelwest.com.au/mary-kostakidis-stared-down-the-zionist-lobby-and-courage-won/
September 11, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Mary Kostakidis stared down the Zionist lobby, and courage won
Andrew Brown reports.
Read it here:
https://michaelwest.com.au/mary-kostakidis-stared-down-the-zionist-lobby-and-courage-won/
Andrew Brown reports.
Read it here:
https://michaelwest.com.au/mary-kostakidis-stared-down-the-zionist-lobby-and-courage-won/
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Not Australia?
12 countries say they will sanction trade from Israeli settlements - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/12-countries-say-they-will-sanction-trade-israeli-settlements
12 countries say they will sanction trade from Israeli settlements
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<p>"Today, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK confirm their intention to introduce national and/or support European restrictions on trade in goods with settlements which are illegal under international law, or that they are actively considering these and other measures, in accordance with their national procedures," the nations' foreign ministers said in a joint statement.</p>
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September 8, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Not Australia?
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Hey @senatorwong.bsky.social - have you seen this?
If the WCK boss can call for justice for #ZomiFrankcom and her murdered colleagues, when will you move beyond your performative “outrage” and take real action? #GazaGenocide #auspol
If the WCK boss can call for justice for #ZomiFrankcom and her murdered colleagues, when will you move beyond your performative “outrage” and take real action? #GazaGenocide #auspol
WATCH — @chefjoseandres : “The IDF knows there was no excuse. Enough with the odious smears, excuses, shifting blame… we want an independent investigation.”
The Israeli commander who ordered the bombing of 7 @wckitchen workers says he is “not sorry”
The Israeli commander who ordered the bombing of 7 @wckitchen workers says he is “not sorry”
September 1, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Hey @senatorwong.bsky.social - have you seen this?
If the WCK boss can call for justice for #ZomiFrankcom and her murdered colleagues, when will you move beyond your performative “outrage” and take real action? #GazaGenocide #auspol
If the WCK boss can call for justice for #ZomiFrankcom and her murdered colleagues, when will you move beyond your performative “outrage” and take real action? #GazaGenocide #auspol
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A few men have written to me saying the women involved in the sexual assault police investigation concerning #swans players were apparently (in their words) “prostitutes” so they are equally culpable for whatever happened. This is utter bullshit & misogynistic.
August 19, 2026 at 4:54 AM
A few men have written to me saying the women involved in the sexual assault police investigation concerning #swans players were apparently (in their words) “prostitutes” so they are equally culpable for whatever happened. This is utter bullshit & misogynistic.
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Just finished 13 meetings with Federal Senators, MPs & advisers in a day in Canberra for the ASRC calling on Albanese Gov to not pander to the divisive and hateful politics of One Nation by taking away the right to work for people seeking asylum and tearing refugee families apart.
August 19, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Just finished 13 meetings with Federal Senators, MPs & advisers in a day in Canberra for the ASRC calling on Albanese Gov to not pander to the divisive and hateful politics of One Nation by taking away the right to work for people seeking asylum and tearing refugee families apart.
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The next time someone argues that the Aborigines “did nothing with the country for 65,000 years”, instead of arguing back I will keep my answer simple:
“Unlike the white fella, they looked after the place.”
theaimn.net/what-if-the-...
“Unlike the white fella, they looked after the place.”
theaimn.net/what-if-the-...
What if the highest achievement of a civilisation is not what it leaves behind, but what it leaves intact?
Every so often – very often – someone declares that Aborigines “did nothing for 65,000 years.” Usually it is presented as an indisputable fact, as though it settles the argument. It doesn’t. It merely...
theaimn.net
August 6, 2026 at 8:19 AM
The next time someone argues that the Aborigines “did nothing with the country for 65,000 years”, instead of arguing back I will keep my answer simple:
“Unlike the white fella, they looked after the place.”
theaimn.net/what-if-the-...
“Unlike the white fella, they looked after the place.”
theaimn.net/what-if-the-...
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History won't remember who toed the factional line; it will remember who refused to stay quiet while a genocide unfolded. Respect, Ed Husic.
July 26, 2026 at 3:38 AM
History won't remember who toed the factional line; it will remember who refused to stay quiet while a genocide unfolded. Respect, Ed Husic.
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March 6, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Very clever
March 4, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Very clever
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Here's me. 'Stop pretending to be dumb: the Iran War is about Greater Israel, not “liberation”'
Stop pretending to be dumb: the Iran War is about Greater Israel, not “liberation” - The Shot
There is a map. There is a plan. There are quotes. There is evidence, both historic and fresh.
theshot.net.au
March 2, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Here's me. 'Stop pretending to be dumb: the Iran War is about Greater Israel, not “liberation”'
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February 28, 2026 at 5:14 AM
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Between your Grace Tame "difficult" comment and your "contempt" for the mothers in Syria refugee camps...you've had a rough week @albomp.bsky.social
Time to get into the Hall of Mirrors and have a long, hard look at yourself.
Do you recognise the person you are now ?
Time to get into the Hall of Mirrors and have a long, hard look at yourself.
Do you recognise the person you are now ?
February 26, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Between your Grace Tame "difficult" comment and your "contempt" for the mothers in Syria refugee camps...you've had a rough week @albomp.bsky.social
Time to get into the Hall of Mirrors and have a long, hard look at yourself.
Do you recognise the person you are now ?
Time to get into the Hall of Mirrors and have a long, hard look at yourself.
Do you recognise the person you are now ?
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Just remember that right now the Albanese Govt is spending billions to the fund the USA military.
January 24, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Just remember that right now the Albanese Govt is spending billions to the fund the USA military.
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My latest article addresses this point comprehensively.
December 26, 2025 at 9:09 AM
My latest article addresses this point comprehensively.
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A man who has abjectedly failed the test of leadership at the first hurdle.
In the past, trying to revive your political career off the back of a massacre might be viewed as tasteless...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
In the past, trying to revive your political career off the back of a massacre might be viewed as tasteless...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Frydenberg claims Albanese should accept ‘personal responsibility’ for Bondi attacks in escalation of rhetoric
PM condemns ‘perversion of Islam’ that police allege may be behind the attack
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
A man who has abjectedly failed the test of leadership at the first hurdle.
In the past, trying to revive your political career off the back of a massacre might be viewed as tasteless...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
In the past, trying to revive your political career off the back of a massacre might be viewed as tasteless...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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All that said it’s hard not to watch this without a sense of weary despair… we won’t save this world will we. Somehow the momentary needs and greed of vested interest will win out. A tiny self-absorbed few will do for the rest of us… they’ll blight the future to line their pockets. Sod ‘em.
November 12, 2025 at 8:46 AM
All that said it’s hard not to watch this without a sense of weary despair… we won’t save this world will we. Somehow the momentary needs and greed of vested interest will win out. A tiny self-absorbed few will do for the rest of us… they’ll blight the future to line their pockets. Sod ‘em.
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“There’s no good music in the charts today” boomers may wish to consider how their Spotify subscription directly contributes to kicking the ladder away so the many amazing small bands can’t progress.
September 25, 2025 at 9:24 AM
“There’s no good music in the charts today” boomers may wish to consider how their Spotify subscription directly contributes to kicking the ladder away so the many amazing small bands can’t progress.
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If the Israelis lay down their arms, a genocide ends immediately. If Hamas lays down their arms, Israel’s planned ethnic cleansing of Gaza happens quickly and without resistance.
September 3, 2025 at 9:10 AM
If the Israelis lay down their arms, a genocide ends immediately. If Hamas lays down their arms, Israel’s planned ethnic cleansing of Gaza happens quickly and without resistance.
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So when does Australia designate Mossad as a terrorist organisaton?
August 26, 2025 at 4:42 AM
So when does Australia designate Mossad as a terrorist organisaton?
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What’s wrong with now
August 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
What’s wrong with now