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axvoter · 2 years

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Blatantly Partisan Party Review XXIX (federal 2022): TNL

Running where: NSW and QLD in the Senate; in the House of Representatives, they have candidates for the Divisions of Mackellar, North Sydney, and Page (NSW), the Divisions of Bowman and Forde (QLD), the Division of Sturt (SA), and the Divisions of Aston and Hawke (VIC)

Prior reviews: None, this is a new party

You check your local candidates and you see one is simply marked as TNL. No, they’re not an international logistics firm. Nor are they a travel agent or a consultancy. When I searched Google for “TNL” and for “TNL party”, neither search gave me the party’s own website on the first page of results. If you are a low-info voter, this would instead take you to the above-named companies, or this party's Wikipedia entry and some social media accounts. They really need to work on their search engine optimisation strategies. What TNL actually means is The New Liberals: under legislation passed in 2021 (more targeted at the Liberal Democrats than at TNL), they cannot register under their full name. Instead of renaming themselves and using “the new liberals” as a slogan, they thought it would be a bright idea to just register an abbreviation and use The New Liberals in all other contexts, as if anyone who is not terminally online knows who they are and will recognise what TNL means on the ballot.

Those who are terminally online, however, might have come across Sydney barrister Victor Kline and his bullish social media claims about his party’s potential. A number of his candidates are similarly earnest. The all-time humdinger for me is from June 2021, when Kline predicted the parliament in 2028 would contain 80 TNL MPs, 60 Greens, 10 indies, and 6 “Conservative Labor” (a merger of the ALP and L/NP). Yes, that’s 156 seats. No, parliament does not have 156 seats, nor is it going to in 2028.

TNL are so bullish about their prospects that their website invites you to sign up for their Job Guarantee Scheme, which they promise to implement “When we get into government or in a position to influence government” (emphasis mine). So, there’s one of their key platforms. The other two policies they demand “action on” are climate change (a “war cabinet” to reach net zero in 2030) and a federal ICAC “with teeth” (yes they go for the cliché). They are quite smug about their ICAC proposal, which basically sets up an entirely new court with judges and trials by jury. I suppose Kline does like himself some more law.

There are a whole bunch of other policies that don’t get the “action on” headline treatment. In general, TNL are into Modern Monetary Theory and expect this to pay for everything they want to do, which largely has socially-liberal “I’m a progressive because progress sounds nice” vibes. There are various highlights and lowlights, probably the silliest being to move Australia Day to New Year’s Day, which is already the Public Holiday for Hangovers and not at all suitable as a national day.

The extent to which you’ll find out about some of these policies is dictated by whether you can be bothered to open endless PDFs. There is quite an imbalance here: some policies get literally just one line, while others have a monster longwinded PDF you probably won't do more than skim. Why do parties still present policies via chonky PDFs in the year 2022. Just make a normal webpage please.

My recommendation: Give TNL a middling preference.

Website: https://tnl.net.au/

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intersectionalpraxis · 2 months

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#feminist #social justice #free palestine #palestine #free gaza #current events #palestinian liberation #palestine will be free #children of gaza #end the occupation #end the genocide #ceasefire now #ceasefire #gaza strip #gaza #gaza news

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sayruq · 4 months

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#yemen #jerusalem #tel aviv #current events #palestine #free palestine #gaza #free gaza #news on gaza #palestine news #news update #war news #war on gaza #palestinian resistance #liberation #decolonisation

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mysharona1987 · 11 months

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#News #lgbtq #democrats #republicans #maths #science #teachers #schools #ron desantis #trump #liberals #algebra #transgender pride #pride day

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jloisse · 24 days

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🔴New Zealanders put on a powerful display by doing the Haka in solidarity with Palestine

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reasonsforhope · 1 month

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Sometimes you just have one of those moments where the progress we've made as a culture get thrown into stark relief. You look at something and go "Holy shit, that would never have happened when I was a kid."

Today, I had one of those moments when I realized that the teenage boys I'm working with are just. genuinely, openly enthusiastic about going to Build-a-Bear for their outing.

These are sixteen and seventeen year old boys! They just had a whole conversation about what to name their "cute", mostly new squishmallows! They're genuinely excited that they're going to Build-a-Bear this weekend and asking other kids to pick up specific accessories for them!!

Holy shit, that never would've happened when I was 16. None of the boys would have dared to be visibly interested - and neither would most of the girls! There would have been a million gay jokes and "Haha, you're a girl" jokes and "What are you, a baby?" jokes. Teenagers weren't even supposed to care about anything back then!

Less than 15 years later, and I'm watching three 17 year old boys treat all that as not even worthy of comment.

So let's call that a reason for hope. Even when the kids aren't alright, in some ways apparently they are alright. Go Gen Z, honestly. It's so lovely to watch you guys just openly doing and saying stuff that, when I was a teen, would've been a social death sentence.

#obligatory disclaimer that this really really obviously is not universal #I do live in a major progressive city #there's definitely a level of a liberal bubble effect here #but it's still really powerful to see it #because even in a major liberal enclave there were so many limits on the gender roles and homophobia etc. etc. fronts #and also the limits of the oppressive weight of obligatory teen apathy lol #seriously go gen z. so glad you guys decided cringe is dead. I love you for that so much #and I love it for you #not news #life #hope #homophobia #sexism #teens #teenagers #progress #gen z #btw if it wasn't clear I'm a #millennial #plush toy #plushie #squishmallows #build a bear #stuffed animal #like the idea of almost any teenager much less teenage boys #saying IN FRONT OF THEIR PEERS #that they are excited about their STUFFED ANIMALS #when I was a teenager #?????#cannot imagine that ever happening.

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heritageposts · 4 months

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large zionist blocklist below

i've compiled a list of all the blogs positively interacting with the @/israel-palestine-bingo blog

there's more info about how the names were complied under the read more, but just to get an idea of how vile the blog is, i just want to quickly mention that the first prize offered in their pinned post, "eight hours of memi mamtera," is the song used in the viral israeli tiktok trend of kidnapping, humiliating, and torturing palestinians in the west bank.

and the "grand prize," which needs no explanation, is "all of palestine! for free!"

some quick info: all the names here have either approvingly replied to, reblogged from, or liked one or more of @/israel-palestine-bingo's posts. for likes, i've only gathered names that appear under their original posts; mostly ones that have not been reblogged, and some with 2-3 reblogs that have not left the immediate sphere of zionists. i've also made sure that these are blogs who have either liked more than one posts from them, or who frequently reblogs from other zionists.

you can also quickly look through the blog yourself (it doesn't have that many posts), or check out any of the names on the list with a quick 'israel' or 'palestine' in the search bar or their blogs.

there are more screenshots at the end of the posts, including ones showing who made the blog (ani-lo-daredevil / katenotbishop), and the bingo board itself (ashenpumpkin).

blocking tip: fastest way to mass block users (on desktop) is to go to settings -> the blog your blocking them from -> scroll all the way down to 'blocked tumblrs,' and then copy-paste the name your blocking

names listed below in alphabetical order reminder again, block don't engage

2peachy acleverforgery ani-lo-daredevil apollo-enthusiast ashenpumpkin <- credited for making the bingo board, reblogged/liked almost all of their posts. aureatecorvid avi-on-jumblr (main @/clear-what-i-was-seeing) awstheticshit bambahalva bleepiesheepie bluenorther blueredfetch bones-and-crows britneysmeanshirt cannibalism-is-my-love-language captain-navii casavanse celepito chubbybubba ciitrus--fruitz coffeelovinggayidiot da-socks davos-is-the-one-true-king dchan87 disregardenedgnostic elder-millennial-of-zion faggotry-enjoyer fdelopera flowercrownsandfairylights fluffel677 fluffy-art-moss george-lucas-is-god got-chavi icereader12 illegitimatetenenbaum inklingm8 its-hila jewishlivesmatter just-illegal karinhasdacookie

katenotbishop <- the main account of the person running the blog. her sideblog is @/ani-lo-daredevil

kelluinox kingofslush letaot-ze-magniv lingonberryjamistakenwhat lovelyhairedpianist magic-coffee marrymepadfoot marvel-ous-posts masters-puddle <- pornblog mixmangosmangoverse morganas-simp mossadspydolphin multifandermissesanakin nameless370 namiko026 nevleg32 notcrazyiswear oakstar519 perfectlynormalperson psychologeek queerius randomname3 redvodyanoi rhysaka sally006 sbinklebooper scp-1296 shinekocreator <- commented, 'but is this the 8 hour version?' on a post where someone ''won'' the song used in the tiktok torture videos. snakelung sort-of-a-demon soxiyy stuffandatherstuff tearsandice tedious-waffle thebejeweledwatercat the-library-alcove thirdmagic thisgingerhasnosoul timegirl tolaat-bli-toelet <- the person running the bingo blog. mainblog is @/katenotbishop transmascpetewentz tribulation-of-somnolence unexistencerpg viktorrotkiv wanderingmadscientist whiterose-blackrose whitesunlars why5x5

note: @/tolaat-bli-toelet changed her username to @/ani-lo-daredevil (her main is still @/katenotbishop)

and from the same post,

the last post was also reblogged by the creator of the israel-palestine-bingo blog

#zionist blocklist #block don't engage #after looking through the blog i began recognizing so many names from it among the liberal crypto-zionist crowd #which is part of why i decided to make this list to begin with #and again - if you're worried about the way i've compiled the names you can look through the blog yourself #it doesn't have that many posts and you'll get a better sense of why i'm singling out this blog and the people who interact with it #their latest bingo post rn is one where they've attached their meme game to a news article about that school-room massacre #where civilians were - including young children - were shot and murdered at point-blank by IOF soliders

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ash-tea · 2 months

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Happy International Women's day y'all

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thefatfemme · 4 months

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This year we're not doing weight loss resolutions. No new fad diets or miracle workout programs, no magic pills, and definitely no bariatric surgeries. This year we're listening to our bodies, and more importantly we're loving our bodies. We do not need to be smaller to be worthy of that.

#thefatfemme #new year's resolution #Weight loss #fat positive #fat positivity #fat liberation

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starryzzz · 1 month

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HEY PLEASE READ !!

if you guys AT ALL enjoy using the internet whether it's for news, entertainment, or communication purposes there is a bill floating around right now that has a good possibility of being passed that will influence the way we ALL use the internet. this bill is called KOSA and it presents itself as "kids online safety act" but in reality it is and will try to sensor SO much important information out there about LGBTQ+, POC communities, feminism and women's rights, and so much more. the bill targets mainly people under 17 but this bill will affect adults too. your favorite social media and websites will become highly cleansed from anything the government deems as "dangerous" to children online. one of the ways they are trying to ensure kids aren't accessing content that is "dangerous" enforces EVERYONE to upload private information or a photo of your ID to access social media apps and websites. IF YOU CARE AT ALL ABOUT PROTECTING FREE SPEACH ON THE INTERNET AND THE WAY WE USE IT TO COMMUNICATE PLEASE HELP ENSURE THAT THIS BILL DOES NOT PASS.

CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS TO SHOE THAT YOU DO NOT SUPPORT THE KOSA BILL.

PLEASE REBLOG AND SHARE !!!!

HERE IS A FREE PETITION YOU CAN SIGN TO HELP:

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vyorei · 2 months

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Live coverage of the 11th of March 2024 is now closed.

Here is a recap of today's major events.

It is 12am in Ireland now so I have to go to bed.

I'll be back to resume live updates on Wednesday as I have to work.

For continuous updates while I'm gone, click the link below:

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intersectionalpraxis · 3 months

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Take a good look at the countries leading/have started the legal battles to hold the IOF accountable -their fights to end IOF terrorism and war crimes, as this should have been done months ago, are now beginning.

So many Palestinian people have been genocided, and the rampant global government inaction has caused chaos, death, and destruction of Gaza... I just hope this leads to a permanent ceasefire and an end to the occupation. I truly do.