The Friendlyjordies Situation Is INSANE | Critikal reacts

[@bernitajenkins7581]

As an arguably "normal" Aussie, my take is that 'Friendly Jordies' has nads of stone. He's legend. The majority of us, hate bullies, crooks and wankers. More power to him.

[@warmage247]

Friendly jordies is a rat and a labour shill. He's completly biased and misleads his fans. He's done good work but you don't get to piss off people like he has coming out unscathed. Is someone wanted him dead he'd be dead. A failed fire bomb when he isn't even there is a laugh. He's gotten to the top and now tows the line for them while still appearing like he is for the people. Don't be fooled people he's been paid off.

[@stotty117]

He did well for exposing liberal corruption yet qld and Vic labour have done worse lol yet he stays silent

[@Cztwastaken]

I second this

[@matthewbeale8570]

Lmfao.. Jordie is a wanka. A labor shill wanka..

[@Katherine-wx1kh]

G'day, fellow aussies. I third this, now I'm going to the shops with a kangaroo as transport. Seeyaa! 😂😂

[@jesmarina]

What ACTUALLY forced Barilaro out of politics, was the real hardcore revelations that Jordie did on him. They were actually quite serious.

[@hondomclean6759]

#CORONATION kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipSVko2cj9N0a6Msi=jGW5Peg4OHt6nBaP

[@patrickwilson7309]

he called his own retirement citing " being bullied" and the " Harsh enviroment of politics" basically blamed the media and mainly Jordie for exposing his bullshit. There was more drama after he retired. Just before his retirement in goverment, he created a new position in the goverment something like " American trade tourism advisor for NSW". 500K a year job and a house and all the rest paid for in the US. Retired then like 2 months later was appointed to the position. If i wrote it in a movie you wouldnt believe it.

[@essveekaye]

@@jesmarina think it was the New York role he made up for himself getting scrapped, possibly could have been an affair with Qld minister Palaisczuk. She quit as premier of Qld halfway thru COVID abruptly.... I don't keep up with our govt.. they're all Margaret Thatcher looking skunks to me. Sorry.

[@brenttrotter88]

Imagine being the 2nd most power politician in the state and probably 6th in the nation and you're taken down by a KZbinr hahaha. Go Jordies!

[@rowanwilliams7441]

​@brenttrotter88 no one is safe then huh 😊

[@scubasteveny]

Being unpredictable is actually a very good strategy for staying safe.

[@PureHayabusa]

Element of surprise. It’s called the element of surprise.

[@scubasteveny]

I think the best part of Ashley Madison was that it turned out that most of the women were just bots that the company created. 80% of the time you're buying credits to talk to a bot.

[@jordishima]

Actual big brain move, but to be fair, I feel like that’s most of these websites, especially those camsites you get redirected to during… research

[@wellscampbell9858]

I'll have you know that the AM bot I was talking to is a beautiful intelligent sensitive bot who cares about my feelings much more than my ex-wife. So just to make it clear that the W is in my column, we're getting married later this year. Take that...

[@Xapi_]

​@@wellscampbell9858 Cogito, Ergo Sum

[@jacobbetancourt3091]

Ha! Your comment just put this in my head in a generic robot voice "INSERT CREDIT CARD NUMBER .... I LOVE YOU BABY ... INSERT EMOJI 'WINKY FACE'."

[@jurgnobs1308]

I think another pretty funny part is that there was an option to pay Ashley Madison to delete your data. and even better: if you did pay it, they still didnt delete it lol

[@Goose8585]

Its crazy how in many other societies, people abuse "defamation" as a way to curb freedom of speech. Brasil is a pretty strong example of a place where expressing your opinion without calling for threats or violence can still get your prosecuted relatively easily.

[@HJ_Extravaganza]

Japan, too. Very easy to be sued for defamation, even if what you say is provably true.

[@Daeneiracorn]

Defamation only counts if what was said *isnt* true (and obviously could mess up your life) .....but what he said IS true and making fun of someone isn't gonna ruin your life so LOL GET BENT DUDE!

[@smithynoir9980]

@@HJ_Extravaganza Japans defamation laws are terrible, even if the claim is true and the accused guilty of the claim, they can still sue for defamation and likely win because the true claim being made knowledge damaged reputation. It's a symptom of the historical 'saving face' attitude that so much of East Asia is / was obsessed with.

[@soullessone9905]

it’s apart of the new culture we have created

[@_Sage967_]

@@soullessone9905 it is decidedly not apart of the new culture. you're thinking of people in the US claiming "defamation" and weaponizing the court of [public opinion]. many places that are not the US outright dont have freedom of speech or at least not to the level of the US so defamation can not only mean far more legally but it can go to actual court much easier with a better chance of winning

[@ellebirdy23]

The moral of the story here: Jordan Shanks-Markovina and his team at friendlyjordies should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in journalism for standing up against blatant corruption, in the face of both criminal and judicial real world violence against him and his team; continuing to fight to expose dangerous corruption despite the intimidation and violence measures taken against him, all while maintaining a demeanor of sarcasm and defiance. My fucking hero 🤍

[@siobhancolombo1627]

Fuckin' ay...THIS is investigative journalism fr

[@boatymcboatface666]

He is a national treasure! I'm a kiwi/ Ozzie, long story but Jordan and his crew are doing what needs to be done!❤

[@Landshark583]

If you think this is impressive you should research Julian Assange and Edward Snowden. Snowden is still living under protection in Russia. Assange is currently in prison in the UK and the US is trying to get him extradited. Moral of the story is every government isn't transparent enough and it's too easy for groups of people to keep power. There should be universal term limits, age requirements, and all government dealings should be recorded and made public.

[@elispiller2686]

Real shit ❤

[@WeekndWarriorrr]

Unfortunately theres corruption all the down..up? However you wanna say it. He is a legend though.

[@drednaut6969]

Theres audio of Barilaro admitting to pork barreling somewhere and was literally given the nickname of Pork Barilaro. He was actually proud of it and joked about it self referentially until it was used against him. Bruz is a fn joke and just displays how much corruption there is in Australia.

[@wobblysauce]

And the Spaghetti eating champ... but don't call me that.

[@badnipple]

I'm scared to google what pork barrelling is

[@stambo1983]

Which the media ignored.

[@bigboy2003]

just more zoinist freemasons fuckin over the good ppl of oz

[@sp6450]

I'm just absolutely blown away by it but you'll never have regular Aussies talking about it or questioning their leaders. Everyone just goes with the system and collects their pay checks.

[@mayam6444]

the mental health cry only works for rich old men. I worked in workers comp and heard some horrific stories - mental health impact was almost impossible to prove and was usually more detrimental to people’s mental health than the process was worth

[@gambrinus330116]

Streisand effect- The Streisand effect is an unintended consequence of attempts to hide, remove, or censor information, where the effort instead increases public awareness of the information

[@grimmertwin2148]

Thanks for that

[@JellyBeanz3528]

The actual person responsible for the fire bombing was a member from the alamendine crime family. Their car was recognised at the scene of the fire bombing on CCTV.

[@SmilieLyon]

I would REALLY like to know how Jordan diffused that situation. Also it was good to see the police calmly got on with the job

[@warmage247]

​@@SmilieLyonhe got paid off and now tows the line, corruption is everywhere in Aus you don't piss off a crime family and walk away. He's a labour shill when he should be pushing to break the 60y death grip labour and liberal have had on Australia and be for independents yet he doesn't at all. He's just another small town fella who got close to the sun and now has been made to tow the line while appearing like he's still for the people.

[@Rudimental13]

I was going to say this. Too bad he deleted that video. I think some people have reuploaded it though.

[@TheKazragore]

​@@Rudimental13 A bunch of people did.

[@summerfield738]

@@SmilieLyon He took down the Corination video goes into the Alamedine crime family after threats were made. You can still watch it tho, because others reuploaded it.

[@chilli1115]

Jordan is an absolute icon and one of the most trustworthy sources of news in Australia. It’s nice to see the wider KZbin community finally acknowledging his hard work and integrity.

[@actualnacho612]

The guys balls are made from tungsten, like how does he even walk?

[@MechanicalSculptor]

Carbon fibre upper-inner thigh guards.

[@johannisvanleeuwen5533]

It's alleged that Jordie basically pissed off a well known crime family to the point that they threatened him and anyone associated with him.

[@johannisvanleeuwen5533]

Also, the main stream media in Australia don't want to touch any of this as they're all sycophants to big business and our governments. See Rupert Murdoch and Kerry Stokes. It's pathetic.

[@hondomclean6759]

#CORONATION kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipSVko2cj9N0a6Msi=jGW5Peg4OHt6nBaP

[@thelandlord111]

Yep. He’s not touching anything like it anymore. And I don’t blame him.

[@Park501]

Yeah he deleted a video since they threated to kill anyone that talked to him, thankfully it had sort of the strisand effect, and now if you look up "Jordan Coronation property" 100s of the taken down video come up

[@charlieb9064]

Is that those "property developer" guys?

[@GeebusCrust]

23:57 the wackiest part is that it absolutely *was a boilerplate question.* It doesn't get any easier than just reiterating "no" to a question like "just to reiterate, you had nothing to do with this?"

[@peekay120]

But he couldnt do that because that would be recorded evidence of him lying, it would have destroyed his bogus legal case, so his lawyers would have told him to do definitively answer any questions like that

[@CloudMuffinx]

Please keep covering Jordies! He's the only one in Australia fighting against these corrupt geezers

[@cantdestroyher7245]

Hell yeah! Sadly he's a bit biased towards our other political party, who could definitely use a bit of his brand of justice right now

[@langdons2848]

Jordies is great, but he's not the only one. There's also Michael West, Swollen Pickles, and of course The Juice Media. They're just the ones I follow.

[@Rustynails_x]

Should Check out Punter Politics

[@fox.5730]

"The Terror Police" not the kind you're thinking of, the kind that bust into your home and create terror xD

[@666millsy13]

Australia has been a very corrupt country for most of my life. But in the last ten years, what was endemic in all areas of Aussie politics, but hidden, with only sporadic reporting of isolated corruption. But it has been all coming out in the open, with more effort being put into preventing people from fighting and exposing corruption, than fighting or even denying it

[@StickyRix]

this dude rules! fuck his sociopathic enemies!

[@shanepearce1629]

Friendlyjordies: Second man charged after alleged arson ... 7 June 2024

[@joshuarose3186]

'alleged'

[@Wrathlon]

@@joshuarose3186 You legally have to say alleged until they are found guilty by a court as everyone is innocent until proven guilty in court. Not saying alleged before the court hearing concludes can be used to claim that the opinion of the court was either predetermined or swayed by reporting and can result in a mistrial and the person getting off. Even if you literally have a 4k, clear as day, 15 angles piece of video evidence complete with the dude holding up 100 points of government ID while saying "My name is X and I live at Y and my TFN is Z" and then committing the crime while broadcasting to the world you STILL have to say alleged until the court hearing concludes.

[@SmilieLyon]

@@Wrathlon And these days social media is classified as public discourse - so liable for defamation if you are not careful

[@joshuarose3186]

@@Wrathlon you're right, i didn't think of that

[@GentleGiantJoe]

This is some crazy shit. I can't imagine how Jordy must feel having gone through all this shit. Just because he wants to point out the horrible people in his country. Absolutely terrifying how much shit people in power can absolutely destroy anyone's life, no matter who they are.

[@matthewbeale8570]

Needs to point to himself.. He's done nothing but lie.. He's a labor shill ass banging flog...

[@Stopsteal]

Calls Former 2nd in charge of NSW. Johnny Pork Barrelaro a Calabrian Mafia affiliate, Alameddin crime syndicate employee. Mocks him mercilessly all while exposing NSW Gambling lobby of allowing momey laundering by said organised criminal syndications. Jordan asks " who fire bombed my house? "

[@Reddzion]

He had a very good idea as to who did it, but for legal reasons he couldn't outright say, "that man with that name did it". The man has been discovered and arrested already. The video Charlie is reacting to is from over 12months ago now.

[@treyflorek8592]

​@@Reddzion yes

[@InBoccaAlLupo333]

Also, when it happened, there was a long list of people he had pissed off. Which meant that 'bruz' wasn't the only person/entity with a possible motive While pointing a finger at one of these connected, figures in power would have put him at great risk. Pointing a finger at one without evidence would have been an even greater risk, let alone pointing the finger without evidence and blaming the wrong party. (That list keeps getting larger and larger thanks to the amazing work he does exposing the corruption in our government)

[@Aeoniik]

The fake hand to the lawyer was comedy gold man

[@jeremylindemann5117]

I was wondering if the fake hand was a tactic to technically, legally dodge being 'served' with papers. Since the hand is not actually Jordan's then maybe, by law, he didn't technically wasn't issued those papers? Maybe, not sure. The lawyer ended up dropping the papers on the floor because I guess he was offended at the joke so that may also have been a bad move.

[@Aeoniik]

@@jeremylindemann5117 Possible, but I think it was mainly just a gag knowing Jordan. Not that it even matters seeing as the whole paper was a farce anyway 😃

[@Wrathlon]

@@jeremylindemann5117 This was EXACTLY the gag lol

[@flamesoftwilight]

To clarify Barilaro *is* a conservative. In Australia the party named: The Liberal party, is our center right wing party (which Barilaro was a member of), while the major left wing is called the Labor party.

[@kieronparr3403]

Thanks for the qualification.

[@khirasier]

and both are piles of shit and filled with corruption

[@shanepearce1629]

What are wild horses in Australia called? Brumby - Wikipedia A brumby is a free-roaming feral horse in Australia. Although found in many areas around the country, the best-known brumbies are found in the Australian Alps region.

[@chrisanschau8169]

They made some of the best war horse during ww1-2. They don’t need shoes, are extremely fit and aren’t anxious around gunfire.

[@Gaybertis]

Bot 🫵

[@supergatorhator]

The word "feral", while completely accurate here, is something I never thought I'd see in front of the word "horse".

[@domenicgalata1470]

@@chrisanschau8169I didn’t know they were wrangled and used for the War effort. Interesting. They are gorgeous animals as well.

[@chrisanschau8169]

@@domenicgalata1470 the last great cavalry charge in war was with Australian troops riding brumbies in 1917

[@snowyalice]

As someone who lived in the electorate of Barilaro, all of it was insane. I was so happy the day he was gone.

[@Annie1962]

Jordan looks tired.. I hope he finds peace soon. He's had a rough ride and all he has ever done was reveal corruption (with humour).

[@matthewbeale8570]

All's he every does is lie.. He's nothing but a labor ass banger... Couldn't give a flying fk what happens to the little prick..

[@kadaleyes]

our Prime Minister also asked people to not make fun of each other on the internet in which he was then meme'd into oblivion 😂😂😂

[@blackcountryme]

in the UK our local council said if you make fun or insult councillors and you rent from the council, you could lose your home.. for a Facebook post!

[@Inklenation]

1:40. He’s not down playing the threat… he’s just an Aussie… and we really aren’t easy to intimidate…

[@boatymcboatface666]

Jordan went to bat for a whistle-blower that exposed the Australian SAS for war crimes! Absolutely wild what went down!

[@thelandlord111]

The fire bomber got caught. Denied all involvement. He’ll do a few years and get a nice pay out for keeping quiet.

[@SoapyMice]

Forever and epic vid from Jordan. Every county needs a REAL journalist like Mr Big-Balls Shanks

[@matthewbeale8570]

Lmfao clown.. "real journalist"... He's a labor flogg shill ass banger.. Have you ever heard him talk against the Labor party. Ffs his hero is Kevin Rudd.. Get that through your head.

[@enikan73]

You're a LEGEND throwing LIGHT Over This Situation! We have the Gaslighting from The Press and Government here in Norway also. Ive been thinking of educating myself VERY Much More Than I am Now and Go Public. Someone Needs To!!! That's for Sure!

[@sokar_rostau]

Yes, someone in Norway really should talk about the Baltic Pipe and Nord Stream. Of course, if you did that you'd have much more than molotov cocktails to worry about...

[@jjlennon83]

When I was young I never understood why older people (say in their 50s) just sit and drink. They don’t say anything. They don’t care about being right. Because it doesn’t matter who’s right.

[@adsim92]

Friendlyjordies and his team are genuinely some of the most important, and competent journalists we have in Australia.

[@matthewbeale8570]

Gfto.. What's wrong with you clown's? A labor shill wanka ass banger is all jordie is.. A journalist you say.... Where's all his journalism exposing the corruption and failures of the Labor party.. Yeah didn't think so. No wonder this country is fk'd. We've got clowns like you.. Thinking this dicks a hero and a jurno.

[@voodoom5880]

I honestly can explain why politicians are worried about KZbin videos my son grew up watching KZbin videos and he can now vote so they're worried about their image on KZbin now

[@roundyzz1111]

having delt with Queensland police we were attacked in our own home by a meth head who had a weapon we defended our selves after I was almost killed my partner cut him 3 times so we could get away (he was on meth) we were charged with assaulting him with the police charging my partner with attempted murder and intent to spread disease 1 year later 30k in legal fees the police dropped the charges on us and are now charging him with us out of pocket for it all and my partner spending time in jail all to be cleared and have charges dropped. and the person who did this keep sacking layers and and making excuses to stay out of jail and they keep letting it go our system is shithouse

[@callumb7201]

42:00 Your honor, my client had entered goblin mode

[@Tommo020788]

I think probably what broke him is the realisation that he's being exposed as a criminal and a liar and he wants out before something even bigger gets exposed. I think he's actually shocked at how much has been discovered about his life and he's scared what else is going to be uncovered as long as he keeps acting in the capacity of a public servant. I don't think he's that buthurt about bullying, I think that is just a front to make him look like a victim, and he's actually just buthurt about being exposed

[@williamrennie9331]

Fun fact; Governor Bligh, who was arrested during the rum rebellion, was the same William Bligh who lost command of the HMS Bounty when the crew mutinied.

[@Annie1962]

A brumby is a wild horse in Australia - they do a lot of damage to the native fauna due to their hooves

[@awsomepep]

everywhere is like this, america is like this too if youre poor. the rich stay rich and they keep you a slave. fight back

[@CrystalRose1111]

The rich are incredibly protected here. You wouldn’t stand a chance

[@awsomepep]

@CrystalRose1111 that's true that's why you gotta do something about it. How many generations are gonna say their kids gotta change the future before someone stands up and does something about it.

[@jewtuber-zz9mp]

No. Fight each other instead. Look left and right not up. Black, Muslims, trans, Nazis. That's the real enemy. Not the elite who control it all.

[@StormLord-AOS]

I think the fact that his Italian community learned for the first time why they lost the land to him and his dad in a FJ video was the final straw they would not be gentle with him. Also with the mental health its not really that easy. Barilaro has some seriously powerful friends clearly.

[@caseynessan]

Thanks for giving Friendly Jordie exposure he deserves more viewers.

[@lifeonmars478]

we have had people break into homes and violently physically assault people like 50 times (no lie) and continually get suspended sentences because " prison will make them worse". Crime in australia is a hot button issue at the moment.

[@warpeace8891]

One of the advantages of the Australian legal system is loser pays. This gives anyone especially the rich, a huge disincentive to actually go to court unless they are sure they can win. Legal threats are common but legal action is far less common. If you call their bluff they often fold to avoid paying for your legal costs and court costs when they lose. As a result, lawyers are much less aggressive chasing court action.

[@Mad4400]

It actually gives great incentive for the rich to pursue it because they can drag out the proceedings to the point you are broke and can no longer afford to fight it. So then you lose. Lawyers aren't waiting until the end of the case to see who to give the invoice to. You'll be paying for their time to prepare the case beforehand and then for each appearance.

[@warpeace8891]

@@Mad4400 I think you misunderstand. You are describing all legal systems. The rich will always have the advantage. At least in Australia, I don't have to pay anything at all if I win. The loser pays for all legal and court costs. So in America for example Big companies will litigate everything until the other side runs out of money even if they have a weak case that would lose, the other side often gives up. Lawyers will do what they are told or they have anything to do. Their greed is their god. The result is always at the end in all jurisdictions. Why do you think most cases are settled? It is almost never the clients wishes.

[@sloppygoo]

Watching Jordan’s rise from hilarious quotable sketches as a 13 year old to now being 24 watching him as our countries best journalist is wild

[@Americanbadashh]

This is making Australia look like more of a 3rd world country than America right now. And that's hard, like have you see America the past decade?

[@adamd5910]

They (Americans) wish !

[@neiliewheeliebin]

Never underestimate how filthy dirty politics can be

[@Ezcape0]

Is that a serious or exaggerated take?

[@musicalaviator]

As mentioned near the beginning... NSW was created by criminals, run by criminals, had attempts to remove the criminals result in a coup, placing the criminals into power, and is still run by criminals to this day. Government outsourcing is literally just using taxpayer money to pay criminals to run companies that use political power to gain corruption money to do whatever they want (plus make a piece of infrastructure on the side as per contract) and they use some of those profits to make sure the next election puts their criminal lackeys in power so they get the next contract.

[@GeorgeThree]

As an American, i disagree...

[@lesflynn4455]

It's taken me years to say this, but I was impressed at how Christo took getting arrested by the NSW Police Fixated mentally ill unit. He sucked it up like it was a regular day and was like "Ok. Bring it on c#nts."

[@Scottybeeeee]

"There is 2 things that ive been doing for the last 2 months other then the firebombers moms". LMAO This man has a cant stop wont stop attitude. Love it.

[@blackcountryme]

he tenacious like a bulldog, once he`s got a grip he dont let go.

[@oynlengeymer2434]

mental health is a massive loophole in Australia. My friend in Europe had a friend attacked too and he was released early coz of this. Basically attempted murder but done less than 2 years. rest of time is to be served at home with parents. systems have gotten weak.

[@yoyoz333]

To clarify one of your last comments, John Barilaro IS a conservative. He was part of the Nationals party and was a deputy to Gladys Berejiklian who is part of the right wing LNP party and also had scandals.

[@justinbutler117]

Nah, he quit because he made a job with an incredible salary and thought he would just walk into it. Turns out he wasn't qualified for the job he invented

[@aarons6935]

Pretty sure the lawsuit where he threw the insult got thrown out, you can't insult someone and go to court over it.

[@john_m3619]

Oh yes you can. Some countries have fucked up laws. Insulting someone is illegal in Germany for example

[@BluntTrauma369]

@@john_m3619 Australia is pretty fked up regarding these things. They love to protect their elite; politicians are the only people entitled to freedom of expression for example. Land of the Kangaroo court - whistleblowers get jailed, and people who inform against police corruption end up dead.. Corrupt as fk

[@neodinium7316]

​@@john_m3619 and in Japan you can get sued for defamation even if what you said is true

[@ManeShores]

Let's be honest. Only the US has freedom of speech laws. Everywhere else in the western developed world have freedom of political expression, but not of speech. You can insult people in Australia and based on what you said and how unlucky you are to get certain trial conditions, who is accusing you, you can be charged with committing a crime. Not, everywhere, is, the United States....

[@aarons6935]

@@ManeShores You're not correct at all. We have the right to protest, we can openly express ourselves, we can say what we want as long as it doesn't infringe onto the rights of others. That's basically free speech. The U.S isn't as special as you believe it to be.

[@PirateNikki]

The Australian govt is mad whack. Moving from America to here has been an interesting experience

[@aarons6935]

We used to be free as hell, now it's horrific.

[@PBMS123]

Hey if you don't like it...

[@davidoud8355]

Leave

[@Rexhunterj]

@@davidoud8355 30% of Australians live in poverty, these are the Australians who want to leave but cannot. Telling us to leave is a cruel joke.

[@merlin5662]

@@Rexhunterj 3 million people live in poverty as of 2023, so no its isn't 30% but i agree with your sentiment

[@maximumzest245]

Little known fact about friendlyjordies, he's also one of Australia's top content creators for Warhammer 40k.

[@benjaminmclaughlin4746]

Oh also. A brumby is a wild feral horse, they've been destroying the native flora around Australia.

[@marcus1979oz]

As an Australian, gotta interject on your last comment but Bruz is definitely conservative. In Australia the Liberal National Party is the right winged conservative party while Labor Party is the left leaning Liberal Party. Confusing I know but party with liberal in its name is not a liberal leaning party.

[@HandmadeDarcy]

Indeed. Classic right wing red flag, see: Democratic PRK, US Socialist R, NA Socialist I etc. etc.

[@simonwinn8757]

The philosophy of the LNP is Liberal-Conservatism, that means they are liberal leaning when it comes to the economy, social and ethical matters.

[@jacobjgleggy1854]

I wouldn't really consider the Liberals right wing considering they banned guns which a very socialist movie

[@stambo1983]

@@jacobjgleggy1854 So the Liberal party are socialists now? What fantasy land do you live in?

[@sewnmind1786]

A process server concealing their identity isn't an intimidation tactic. People try to dodge being delivered their summons to avoid legal process with servers needing to find some way to give it to them; that said its not as comical as Pineapple Express made it out to be. No trunk full of disguises, likely no construction worker outfit.

[@dcgamer1027]

wow imagine not being able to scrutinize what your political leader says in court because they have immunity or something silly like that. Oh wait, we gots that in the good old USA now too, thanks SCOTUS!

[@THE_Glass_Grizzly]

The aussie government sounds embarassing as hell.

[@llllMiNxllll]

Unfortunately it very much is but hey they learnt it from the best.. America haha.

[@danw3735]

NSW state government you mean, it's been corrupt for nearly 60 years now, well actually probably 200 years.

[@elchewbacco]

Not quite at biden vs trump levels of embarrassing but we're getting there

[@LucidLuci666]

It's not so much bruz quit because of the beef but the fact he was corrupt as hell and he was slowly getting exposed

[@TheUntamed101]

Normal people that don't like jordies reporting. Do bootlickers count as normal people? Aside from that. Most people I have met who are aware of him love him. No matter the demographic.

[@cantdestroyher7245]

Old people don't seem to like him cause the news tells them not to. I think his work exposing the LNP has been excellent but sadly he's quite fond of our left wing party, Labor, who aren't much better

[@AwesomeFish12]

He's obnoxious a lot of the time and says some misleading and false stuff but he's funny enough and right about enough stuff that people like him.

[@ajbro6428]

he's not that amazing. says some good stuff and some stupid stuff

[@matthewbeale8570]

Normal people who don't like jordie. See right through his bs.. Nothing but a labor shill wanka... FFS his hero is Kevin Rudd.. Now let that sink in... Haha bootlickers are people who listen to jordie the Labor ass banger..

[@TheKidd1988]

You know you're on the right track when a politician gets that upset 😂😂😂

[@coop8549]

As an Australian, can confirm our country is just a bunch of criminals in power, and we're too lazy to riot. Cheers

[@jamesmoore6424]

After all this, you wonder what that huge lump of concrete is in that hidden room 🤔?

[@humblemonkm61]

Journalists are supposed to hold the powerful in society accountable. That's why there's Freedom of the Press, unfortunately most journalism has been tainted by dark money, so therefore instead of bringing corruption to light like they're supposed to do, they instead obfuscate & misdirect the public providing cover for their corporate overlords. This guy is a true genuine journalist & he's making a difference.

[@A_Haunted_Pancake]

That's the ideal, but there's no "supposed to". Journalism was pretty much invented by rich people to influence the public in ways that benefit themself and occasionally to smear their competition / people that are in their way. Fortunately, there has been SOME evolution, but it's very much a 2 steps forward, 1 3/4 steps backwards process.

[@freethinker4991]

The Cop at the 21:49 min has been shown to have coached witness in order to convict a innocent person.

[@essveekaye]

Friendlyjordies the fu&n legend. The intelligence, journalism, comedic timing and fact his whole youtube gambit is exposure of political corruption in Australia better and more truthfully explained than any 60 minutes program or royal comussion.. Utter legend and a very kind man.

[@matthewbeale8570]

Legend in his own lunch box. A labor shill wanka ass banger. Is all jordie is... Doesn't bring up labors corruption.. GTFO here with your bs champ.

[@n8dawg727]

Wow they even killed her dog. Wtf.... idk Australian law but obviously a very corrupt organization and how thier not in jail themselves is baffling

[@Mad4400]

The dog was o.k. in the end.

[@sp0ngeb00b7]

@@Mad4400you’re kidding?? I hope so, jesus, I felt like that was entirely brushed over

[@wolfiemuse]

She said “kicked”, not “killed”.

[@ThyNightOwl_]

@@Mad4400 so glad the dog was okay in the end and ty for commenting. I kept scrolling to see if someone mentioned it.

[@knowEyeDeer]

Take it from an Australian and Jordies patreon, John Barillaro is a conservative. He's from the LNP (Liberal National Party) which is our conservative party. And conservatives do hate Jordies, so do some in the even further left area (that doesn't really exist in your country). That was an unforced error MC. Liberalism is the economic policy. Labor (us democrats) and Greens (us greens) are our main left wing, there are other parties but they don't have any statistical significance. We use preferential voting, you'd call it ranked choice. So I can vote my conscience so long as I know where my preferences are going. If you had that you'd see immediate changes. And if you got rid of gerimandering, conservative politics wouldn't be a rush to the bottom. Now that Biden has dropped out you should be demanding from Harris + (insert running mate) to give you some concessions in order to win over your vote. Personally I'd lean into unfucking SCOTUS, but that's just a few things a socialist from across the sea has noticed. Take care, thanks for reading.

[@Arianddu]

A brumby is a feral horse, Australian equivalent to a mustang

[@trevorstevenson4038]

Friendlyjordies is our (Australia's) only actual journalist.

[@jacobjgleggy1854]

*Laborgreens funded journalist*

[@trevorstevenson4038]

@@jacobjgleggy1854 you have painted yourself in to a side. Everything with you, is an "Us vs Them" mentality.

[@jacobjgleggy1854]

@trevorstevenson4038 I can see where you're coming from but it's the truth tho

[@Altrag_]

Jordan is SO GOD DAMED GANGSTER. I'm dying over here watching the recap. I was watching this from the first day his post about the assassination attempt went up like his house. This has been a near 3 year soap opera/slow motion trainwreck. I literally just came. Went? Jizzed...

[@andrewboyling2628]

Bruzs boss Gladys Berejiklian just had a finding of severe corrupt conduct upheld against her for a separate matter. You've got to wonder if she was involved too.

[@zembryoz]

John Barilaro is most definitely a conservative. He's a member of the National Party which is right wing and in a coalition with the other conservative party, the Liberal Party.

[@reverb2516]

im a normal aussie, and i love Friendly Jordie. thanks for reacting to his vid!

[@TheStoryTeller11385]

This man is the real life Batman in Australia. Except he doesn't hide his identity. LoL

[@ShockingPikachu]

And got his home doxxed by mainstream media. Like bruhhh

[@ratdoto2148]

It's not really unsafe for him to be in Australia. It's very easy to hide in plain sight in this country. Not even the government has a clue where a lot of people live here. Having multiple addresses is normal. Living in a place you're name isn't even associated with is not uncommon. Paying with cash is normal. You don't need to link your phone to your ID or anything. People can go missing very easily in this country by choice or otherwise.

[@pearlinperil34]

Finally we getting my man some proper KZbinr recognition

[@Fr1dg3Fr05t]

Surely we get a Julian/Jordie collab

[@katehack1677]

Oooh. Yes please! 🤗

[@logik1677]

yep as an aussie, we all know friendlyjordies gives no fucks and aint scared of anyone

[@Ifyouarehurtnointentwasapplied]

Also a woke Lefty you wouldn't trust as far as you could throw 😂

[@RD-py9sv]

He's legit the bravest journalist alive right now.

[@DannBP1]

Last line from Charlie was odd. Barilaro was leader of the National Party, which is a conservative, right-wing party. Always have been. They have always claimed to represent the interests of rural Australians (their original name was the Country Party). Nationals work with the Liberal Party (a more urban-based conservative party) as a Coalition. So when there are elections it's essentially the Coalition (right-wing) vs Australian Labor Party (also right-wing but masquerading as left-wing). The only truly left-wing party in Australia are the Greens, who chiefly espouse traditional Labor policies (before Labor abandoned them in the 1980s) and get called left-wing lunatics by the Murdoch Press. Australian politics is fun. 😀

[@ShockingPikachu]

Liberal = Centre right Labor = Centre slightly right Geens = left United Australia party + One Nation = riiiiight as fuuuuuuck

[@le_me5410]

Gotta correct your comment at the end about Barilaro not being a conservative. On a scale left to right it goes Greens, Labor, Liberals, Nationals, he was deputy premier of a liberal national coalition government. Older conservatives think that he's not that bad because the right wing media omits the bad shit he got up to and zeros in on the 'cyber bullying'.

[@Bigmikeystan]

Did anyone correct Charlie on Barilaro? He’s not a “Conservative,” but he very much is in fact a “conservative.”

[@tonybarden9187]

Thanks moisty for highlighting us Aussies, love ya channel you legend.

[@JamesEsposito-o5j]

Gangster rules apply BB! At some point the danger just becomes part of daily life. I know it sounds crazy, but someone looking to take you out, is like worrying about being hit by lightning. I mean you dont run around outside in a storm with a metal pole, but you also dont run and hide just because it starts raining. LOL

[@katehack1677]

Jordan Shanks is one of the best journalists in Australia. John Barilaro is one the most corrupt politicians Australia has ever seen. Jordan has done some epic trolls of Super Mario Barilaro.

[@yanakaizzz9335]

Yeah I am an Aussie, and even my grandpa who still thinks legacy media is worth watching thinks hes alright. We remarked about how following Laurie Oaks retiring from journalism Jordan Shanks is the only true journalist left in the country. Solid research, well presented. He is politically leaning towards one side of governement however, but after the shit show the LNP left behind and after such a suspiciously long term (perhaps the problem of under performing birth rates...) its not hard as a political reporter to fall into the other camp.

[@davidwarren9204]

A "brumby" is a wild/feral horse. Australia has no native horses, so they tend to trample the natural environment and do a bunch of damage to the High Country, but they are also popular because ...wild horse are pretty cool.

[@mistaflexshot4698]

Didn't that happen a couple years ago already ? remember seeing that in the news here in Aus

[@mabinogidrws]

A brumby is a wild/feral horse. They consider them pests.

[@STCred]

Thanks for supporting our guy x

[@peteypumpkin8926]

Where he gets it thrown out due to mental health - yes it's a thing here. An 18yo dragged a nurse into a lane - all caught on CCTV tried to assault her, had her laying on the ground trying to force her legs open was stopped by a passerby and the judge threw out the case because he 'didnt take his pants off' and his family had received death threats so they 'already suffered enough'. The nurse had to leave her job due to post traumatic stress she was having.

[@intimatespearfisher]

Thanks for supporting Friendlyjordies mate. He and his team are national tressures!!!

[@matthewbeale8570]

GTFO.. National treasures? In who's eyes Exaclty.. He's nothing but a labor shill wanka ass banger.. I'm don't see him exposing the corruption and lies of Labor... National treasure. Lmfao.. More like Australia's national wanka...

[@sueyourself5413]

That's still a law in the UK, as well. I wonder how many Common Wealth countries have it?

[@coffinrx]

They have arrested someone for the firebombing (assumed it has been said but haven't read comments)

[@vhaelen326]

he had me at "I RENTED HIS HOUSE TO FILM"

[@RD-wg2nt]

Glad Jordie is getting some exposure outside of Aus. It’s literally a kangaroo court here 👍👍