Post #2051816
2026-03-15 22:34 UTC
@tonyr641
Ahhh, well played #ABC… spin the environmental disaster that this algeal bloom poses days before the polling booths open… well, given that you are so into #BothSideism in you reporting I look forward to some juicy embarrassing titbits on the #Libs, #Nats and #PHON, and any other #IND you can throw dirt at.
I really wish there was some analysis reporting on the #Policies all candidates are taking about because the rest of the msm surely won’t, but I guess that is too much to hope for from mediocre reporting.
#ThisIsNotJournalism. The ABC ought to be about #Informing the public and helping electors to make an informed choice at the ballet box, not about an climate induced and dangerous natural phenomenon that science is hard pressed to contain (as if a policy/legislation could ever eradicate that problem).
What do we have to do to get journalists/editors to do a half decent job of it? Ppffftttt.
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@tonyr641@aus.social 2026-03-15 22:57
@RaymondPierreL3 I wouldn't call lying to the public about the existence of brevetoxin caused by the algal bloom spin. Did you read the full article? The reports of brevetoxin were ignored for a long while, and Spurrier wanted to reword the analysis report to create a softer warning. There was a clear intent to whitewash the potential severity of the event on human health to the public.