As #Trump accelerates his #authoritarianism, #USPol could lose #democracy status, says global watchdog. It refers to ongoing events in the U.S. as unprecedented, mentioning Trump #pardoning 1,500 #criminals who supported him; #firing independent agency #watchdogs without process; #purging apolitical #police and #military brass; #ignoring #laws; and his unilaterally deleting federal programs, and even a whole organization, created by U.S. Congress #auspol #RussianAsset https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-democracy-report-1.7486317

#AOTEAROA #NZpol #auspol #TrumpCoup #RESIST

I just purchased a #HamRadio. I might need it to monitor the #truth from #Hams in #America as #US #media capitulates to the #TrumpCoup. #USPol #auspol

A #Australian Senate committee has recommended the government & telecommunications industry accelerate the rollout of mobile phone services via the #Starlink network. Musk famously secretly ordered #SpaceX engineers to switch off the Starlink satellite communications network near the coast of occupied #Crimea in order to thwart a #Ukrainian surprise attack on #Russia ‘s naval fleet, according to a report. #AxisOfEvil #UScoup #auspol What could possibly go wrong?

Senate committee backs Starlink to help people affected by 3G shutdown

A Senate committee has criticised the handling of the 3G network shutdown and recommended support for those who have lost mobile phone coverage.

It’s getting crowded in front of my patio. #gardening #JerusalemArtichoke #Roselle

#Trump isn’t Australia’s friend nor is he a reliable ally. Trump is out to destroy #NATO & plunder #Ukraine for #RareEarthMinerals. It’s past time that #Australia should have severed it’s treaties with Trump’s #US & booted them out of #PineGap & #Darwin. Pine Gap plays a crucial role in supporting the intelligence activities & military operations of the US. Kill the #AUKUS deal. Invest in naval drones! #auspol #Albo grow a set. If you want #Allies with assets in Asia, talk to #France & #Japan

#JerusalemArtichoke phase 2. #gardening My better half did all the work, despite not feeling her best either.

A #Batman #tvseries style shot of the #Roselle pots with the #artichokes behind them. The tiny little Roselle was in the same lot of seedlings as the rest! The Roselle seedling I grew from seed is larger than it is. It seems to have root problems. When it’s been repotted it has only a tiny ball of roots each time. I’ve given it up for dead several times. 🤕 It’s in the same potting mix as the others… ? Advice anyone? #gardening

#OxHeart #tomato today. #gardening

#CIA sends ‘#buyout’ offers to entire workforce The Central Intelligence Agency on Tuesday became the first major national security agency to offer so-called buyouts to its entire workforce, a CIA spokesperson & two other sources familiar with the offer said, part of #Trump’s broad effort to shrink the federal government & shape it to his agenda. The offer tells federal employees that they can quit their jobs & receive roughly 8 months of pay & benefits. #USPol #auspol #TRAITOR #PutinsPuppet