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Brett Lee

@blee0502.bsky.social

No - not the cricketer. Volunteer and walking tour guide (Check the insta: @bretts_walking_tour ) Meanjin (Brisbane Australia)

created November 15, 2024

626 followers 448 following 2,064 posts

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Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

The way these types sanguinely trash their legacy amazes me.

6/9/2025, 3:33:10 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

I’d have thought we’d be better off running a mile from this. How can it be anything but embarrassing.

6/9/2025, 3:30:38 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Far too many cookers voting.

6/9/2025, 3:26:28 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

I’m with Keating. We should ally with Indonesia.

6/9/2025, 2:15:06 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Senator David Shoebridge (@davidshoebridge.bsky.social) reposted

The Greens are the only party in the federal Parliament that has a clear policy to cancel AUKUS, not actively plan to join a US war with China and to map a genuinely independent foreign and defence policy. It’s because we use our eyes, ears and brains. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

5/9/2025, 11:29:35 PM | 148 43 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

It’s that “Abundance” neoliberal bullshit

6/9/2025, 1:18:17 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Only recently learnt Reform have 4 out of 650 seats on the HoC. The level of media attention they get defies belief.

6/9/2025, 1:15:35 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Punk Rock History (@punkrockhistory.bsky.social) reposted

46 years ago There's always room for Jello! Jello Biafra for mayor of San Francisco, September 1979 #punk #punks #punkrock #jellobiafra #deadkennedys #SanFrancisco #history #punkrockhistory

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5/9/2025, 10:29:29 AM | 340 72 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

This doesn’t need to be leaked. This is very well known.

5/9/2025, 8:48:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Glad I’m not a Kennedy

5/9/2025, 8:33:57 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

I have zero sympathy for anyone who has more than zero trusts.

5/9/2025, 8:27:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

From the person who sits opposite her at the breakfast table.

5/9/2025, 8:15:17 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social)

What country (apart from Saudi Arabia) has ever attacked the US mainland? I’m with Trump. Change it (back) to the Dept of War from the Defence Dept. Much more honest.

5/9/2025, 8:00:45 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture acabylon bee (@acabylonbee.bsky.social) reposted

that venezuelan boat had the epstein files

4/9/2025, 2:32:41 AM | 142 19 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Indivisible Cortland County (@indivisiblecortcty.bsky.social) reposted

resistance through art

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4/9/2025, 2:17:04 PM | 14125 3014 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

On the deck of the ferry heading to MONA in Hobart
5/9/2025, 7:53:37 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Outstanding 👏

5/9/2025, 7:50:46 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Are you referring to people who oppose genocide as “extreme left”?

5/9/2025, 7:45:13 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Drop Site (@dropsitenews.com) reposted

⚡️ Hamas to Trump: We Are Ready to Release All Israeli Captives in Comprehensive Ceasefire Deal New report by Drop Site’s @jeremyscahill.com and Jawa Ahmad www.dropsitenews.com/p/hamas-trum...

4/9/2025, 6:28:40 PM | 37 17 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

WTF are you talking about. Of course I’m not a fan. I want to know who the rest of them are.

4/9/2025, 5:10:41 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

The irony being Robodebt was supposed to save money.

4/9/2025, 2:38:21 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Apparently bombing is OK but starvation isn’t.

4/9/2025, 2:37:02 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

From what I’ve seen they didn’t - and also didn’t say why they didn’t. I mean if they fear for their safety I don’t understand why they wouldn’t say so. It’s strange.

4/9/2025, 2:35:36 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

✊ more power to you

4/9/2025, 2:29:59 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

The Earth will be fine. Humans - not so much.

4/9/2025, 1:04:47 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

That’s unfair. It also takes party donations and post-political career jobs.

4/9/2025, 12:59:54 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

And Howard - big time.

4/9/2025, 12:58:39 AM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

I truly do not understand how she hasn’t been sacked and denounced. The labor political party stooping lower and lower.

4/9/2025, 12:41:49 AM | 8 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Anthony Klan (@anthonyklan.bsky.social) reposted

🚨Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal says pro-Palestine rallies should be banned from cities — but is dead silent about neo-Nazis. Investigations reveal “Advance” — funded by Segal's family trust —spread anti-immigrant material before Sunday's rallies... theklaxon.com.au/yx5p

4/9/2025, 12:35:05 AM | 239 137 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social)

What the fuck is he talking about? The political environment is he has a massive majority in the lower house and will get Green support for any sort of reasonable target in the upper house. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

3/9/2025, 11:18:03 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

And the bottom. And the middle.

3/9/2025, 8:35:33 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

They were silent. There were no names.

3/9/2025, 8:16:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

I’m surprised there was no list.

3/9/2025, 8:13:17 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

The Japanese, who’ve never really come to terms with their WW2 actions, should maybe sit this one out.

3/9/2025, 8:06:27 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Maybe they should have done that before the press conference.

3/9/2025, 8:04:02 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Why? No one mentioned his name.

3/9/2025, 8:00:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Tilo Jung (@tilojung.bsky.social) reposted

Dank deutscher Beihilfe #Gaza

2/9/2025, 5:57:43 PM | 176 59 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social)

But no names? www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

3/9/2025, 7:57:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Andrews is a Zionist. He deserves your condemnation not your thanks.

3/9/2025, 10:02:06 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

For the purpose of future reference - don’t play the Tivoli in Brisbane. It’s a shithole.

3/9/2025, 3:39:27 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Do I recall they could have settled for $80K before it went to court? Sensational use of taxpayer money.

3/9/2025, 3:23:04 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture BladeoftheSun (@bladeofthes.bsky.social) reposted

The world is 700% richer than in 1970 but the average person is only 8% richer. Because the richest 0.01% are 4000% richer. We are all being robbed every second of every day, and it doesn't matter how much profit or growth there is. It will never reach you.

2/9/2025, 8:26:42 PM | 495 205 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

And just to cancel out that specificity I’d like to say I hope your dog doesn’t get gout. I also hope he doesn’t get Gout Gout although that would require some impressive speed.

3/9/2025, 3:10:20 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

It would be as obscene as Trump being nominated.

2/9/2025, 8:15:43 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Flag shagger

2/9/2025, 8:40:14 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

I’d be extremely concerned about Vance.

2/9/2025, 8:39:17 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Purplepingers ☭ (@purplepingers.bsky.social) reposted

The antisemitism envoy saying nothing about the Nazi march, meanwhile her husband donates 50k to the people promoting the Nazi march 🧐

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2/9/2025, 6:59:29 AM | 362 138 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social)

Naru and nazi marches aren’t happenstance.

1/9/2025, 10:19:06 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

A triumph for all who voted no.

1/9/2025, 9:55:29 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Nope. Some mistakes are too big and too obvious to be forgiven.

31/8/2025, 8:09:52 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Her silence says A LOT.

31/8/2025, 8:06:09 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social)

Brought to you by the labor and liberal political parties.

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31/8/2025, 8:46:35 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

War criminal

31/8/2025, 5:27:58 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Zero chance the democrats will do this.

31/8/2025, 5:22:06 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Yung En Chee (@yungenchee.bsky.social) reposted

Hi Minister @tonyburkemp.bsky.social, why is the govt appointed Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism (on a 6-figure taxpayer-funded salary no less) missing in action in the face of mass antisemitic activity in our cities & towns❓ Surely this is Envoy Segal's time to step up & speak out❓

31/8/2025, 1:09:58 AM | 82 32 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture BladeoftheSun (@bladeofthes.bsky.social) reposted

It's not about flags, it's not about Asylum Seekers. It's about racism. It's about getting a large bunch of idiots so riled up about it that they will vote only for the person pushing it. Hitler did it, Mussolini did it. We have been here before.

30/8/2025, 7:28:53 PM | 794 220 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Quite probably worse.

31/8/2025, 4:24:37 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Premier and lord pocket square refusing to talk about their flu vaccination status says it all.

31/8/2025, 4:16:14 AM | 5 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Alice K (@coalisdead.bsky.social) reposted

Israel has lost it's right to exist. Body parts all over a boys back Fuck #America #Israel @albomp.bsky.social & @australianlabor.bsky.social #auspol

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31/8/2025, 3:54:28 AM | 23 14 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

I’ve always hated the Oi Oi Oi thing

31/8/2025, 4:13:31 AM | 13 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

🎯

31/8/2025, 4:11:33 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

All the more reason to join them.

30/8/2025, 8:40:37 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

I beg to differ.

30/8/2025, 8:36:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

teamster.org/2024/09/team...

30/8/2025, 8:16:51 PM | 0 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Remarkable similarities between Nixon and the epstein files guy

30/8/2025, 12:33:21 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

There’s a very special place in hell for rupert

30/8/2025, 12:28:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

OK I’ll bite what’s tragedeigh?

30/8/2025, 12:01:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social)

ccr were the american beatles

30/8/2025, 12:00:38 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

No chance

30/8/2025, 8:04:03 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social)

March for “Australia”.

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30/8/2025, 5:14:59 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Utterly shameful.

29/8/2025, 11:59:28 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Baty (He/him) (@docbaty.bsky.social) reposted

A sobering statistic in today’s @thesaturdaypaper.com.au article: “Gone to the dogs” Victoria received around $2.5bn in gambling related tax revenue in 2022/23, but the estimated cost of the social harm from gambling was $14.1bn in the same period.

29/8/2025, 10:31:19 PM | 48 24 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

I wonder if Vance has ever mistaken RFK for a couch?

29/8/2025, 11:48:48 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Senator David Shoebridge (@davidshoebridge.bsky.social) reposted

BREAKING: yesterday Labor rightly condemned anti-migrant rallies. The same day they signed a $400m plus secret deal with Nauru to allow them to forcibly deport up to 100,000 people without their consent. Labor’s dog whistle politics is so much part of the problem.

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29/8/2025, 11:32:49 PM | 123 57 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social)

Don’t bother. Segal isn’t quoted. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

29/8/2025, 10:37:07 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

And the almost as bad fossil fuel industry.

29/8/2025, 10:07:12 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

They could always vote for a non-shit party.

29/8/2025, 10:05:52 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Isn’t the point the satisfaction of their donors?

29/8/2025, 10:04:28 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Agreed. (But still too long.)

29/8/2025, 9:19:59 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Doing a great job too. Not a single bit of litter to be seen.

29/8/2025, 9:18:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social)

I refuse to voluntarily use AI until I’m convinced we have sufficient water for both data centres and humans.

29/8/2025, 9:04:51 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Sorry what’s to like?

29/8/2025, 8:57:09 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Owen Jones (@owenjones.bsky.social) reposted

The German police brutally assault an Irish woman protesting against Israel's genocide. The German state is a disgrace. It committed genocide against the Jewish people - far from its only genocide. It forced Palestinians to pay the price, viciously silencing anyone who objects

29/8/2025, 3:49:00 PM | 1203 704 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

I don’t think it just the coke that has him so animated.

29/8/2025, 8:39:05 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

WTF sort of name is “Rylan”?

29/8/2025, 8:31:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

I’ve never seen it.

29/8/2025, 8:21:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

So why don’t they join them?

29/8/2025, 8:15:08 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Or maybe forever

29/8/2025, 10:26:31 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Plus Green policy of banning politicians being employed by the resource and/or defence industries within 5 years of leaving parliament.

29/8/2025, 9:17:51 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Barnaby

29/8/2025, 9:14:35 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social)

Interesting but sadly not surprising.

29/8/2025, 9:01:56 AM | 6 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Seems like you have to want to learn a lesson to learn a lesson.

29/8/2025, 8:51:51 AM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

I don’t. Do you?

29/8/2025, 8:50:48 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

Yeah nah no credit due. Bob’s a fuckwit. And so is Josh.

29/8/2025, 8:37:35 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oliver (@oliver48.bsky.social) reposted

In the late 1940s, early 1950s the top tax rate for the very rich was over 90% and the NHS, Welfare State, massive council house build, nationalisation of public utilities were all very "sustainable" meme vai Durah Ashton

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Profile picture Independent Media Australia. (@indymediaaus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy) reposted

Antisemitism summit sponsors are linked to Israel weapons lobby https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/antisemitism-summit-sponsors-are-linked-israel-weapons-lobby #Auspol

28/8/2025, 7:01:12 AM | 11 10 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

You don’t seriously expect us to believe that Israeli bullshit about Iran do you?

28/8/2025, 3:22:34 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Henry Gilbert (Beloved Podcast Personality) (@talkinghenry.bsky.social) reposted

This is a very good podcast

27/8/2025, 10:16:59 PM | 31 8 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Amy Remeikis (@amyremeikis.bsky.social) reposted

Deepcut were kind enough to have me back: www.deepcutnews.com/p/asios-sens...

27/8/2025, 9:48:52 PM | 234 117 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brett Lee (@blee0502.bsky.social) reply parent

You reap what you sow.

27/8/2025, 11:28:04 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view