Did I hear that Donald Trump is replacing his orange ’do with a blue rinse (“Democrats win control of Senate and House as staggering swings topple Republicans”, smh.com.au, November 4)?
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swings → hear → Republicans
John Christie, Oatley
Seems America has finally woken up!
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America → seem → ?
Margaret McCabe, Bawley Point
Trump tells voters ahead of midterms: “Pretend I’m on the ballot”.
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I → tell → ballot
Voters say: “OK”.
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Voters → say → ?
Nick Andrews, Bellevue Hill
Oh say, can’t you see, by the dawn’s early light, Go Democrats!!!
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you → say → Democrats
But I can’t get excited about the restitution of sanity or morality in our trans-Pacific allies knowing that Americans have voted out Republicans because of the cost of “gasoline” rather than Congressional enabling of a grifting, lying, hateful two-term president, Donald Trump.
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Americans → get → president
Good grief, as Charlie Brown might have said.
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Brown → say → ?
Ian Hoskins, Chippendale
Republicans may have lost the Vote, but Trump still has, and has threatened to use, its anagram – the Presidential Veto.
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Trump → lose → anagram
I’m not a betting gal, but I reckon the odds are on my side by asserting President Trump will proclaim that “the midterm elections were rigged” once the results are finalised.
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results → ’m → side
Here’s betting, and here’s hoping.
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betting → ’ → ?
Robert Pearce, Katoomba
The US has now overthrown two mad kings.
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US → overthrow → kings
George III in the revolution that began in 1776, and Donald Trump with a voting revolution 250 years later.
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that → begin → revolution
Barry Lamb, Eastwood
In previous years I have been glued all day to the TV for coverage of the Cup.
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I → glue → Cup
But I was glued all day to the TV for coverage of the midterms.
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I → glue → midterms
Didn’t see that coming.
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that → see → ?
When I see the dogs’ dinner of an election process in the so-called 50 “United” States of America, I thank all who created our Australian Electoral Commission with uniform rules across the country: one person, one vote – and secure from fraud.
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who → see → fraud
Frederika Steen, Chapel Hill (Qld)
Elon Musk donated the greater part of $US450 million towards Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign in Texas.
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Musk → donate → Texas
At our elections in 2028, how much will Gina Rinehart be donating towards Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party?
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Rinehart → donate → party
The US election results have dealt a serious blow, possibly fatal, to Gina Rinehart and Pauline Hanson’s TEMU MAGA and its part in the globalist authoritarian network.
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results → deal → network
The midterms showed that culture wars and hate campaigns are so yesterday.
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wars → show → ?
The last time I was this interested in a midterm result was when my wife was having her 18-week ultrasound.
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wife → have → ultrasound
Michael Deeth, Como West
Rate hikes create a vicious cycle
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hikes → create → cycle
Michele Bullock, jacking up interest rates again, will not get inflation in this country under control (“Chalmers vows to tackle inflation with budget cuts”, November 4).
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Chalmers → jack → cuts
All experts that I’ve read, excluding Bullock, suggest that all or most of the inflationary trend is down to Donald Trump’s ill-considered war against Iran.
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all → read → Iran
Martyn Yeomans, Sapphire Beach
Globally we are becoming an ungovernable, unreasonable society.
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we → become → ?
We are all aware of the cause and choose to ignore it and cast the blame solely on our politicians.
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We → choose → politicians
The federal government needs to make spending cuts, i.e. stop giving people money to spend.
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government → need → money
There is, however, another measure it can use to slow demand and that is to increase the GST.
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that → be → GST
And if people understand how the GST “works”, they will approve.
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they → understand → ?
Jenny Greenwood, Bowral
So, let me get this straight.
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this → let → ?
We all want world-class healthcare, education and social security, and defence and more and more infrastructure.
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We → want → healthcare
And we want, simultaneously, lower and lower taxes.
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we → want → taxes
No wonder the government, responsible for all of this, is in trouble (“There are no good choices for Albanese and his team”, November 4).
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government → be → Albanese
If the opposition truly cared about the Australian people, it wouldn’t take advantage of this for some illusory political advantage.
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it → care → advantage
One heck of a mess and the prospect of the adults in the room being rolled by pedlars of chaos.
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adults → roll → chaos
Greg Baker, Fitzroy Falls
The pressure is building on Jim Chalmers to do his part to cut inflation (“Treasurer has to play his part and cut spending”, November 4).
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Treasurer → build → spending
Since the Reserve Bank’s only tool adversely affects mortgage holders, I hope there are no screams of protest if Jim aims changes at non-mortgage holders.
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Jim → affect → holders
If there is going to be pain, let’s spread it evenly.
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’s → be → it
The politics of vitriol
The prime minister’s presence at the CHOGM meeting in the Caribbean is a no-brainer (“Albanese hits back at travel critics”, November 4).
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Albanese → hit → critics
Yes, he and his government face distressingly urgent matters at home, but Australia also has an obligation on the world stage, especially with a macabre disruptor in the White House and the need to maintain rational and civil global dialogue more pressing than ever.
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need → face → dialogue
…and 56 more, not listed.
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