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@pollytics.bsky.social

Political, economic and policy stuff. An unrepentant guitar gear hoarder. You know who I am. A social democrat on the beats - a libertarian between the human, civil and political rights sheets. The stupidity in this country is exhausting. Moreton Bay

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The laugh is that they weren't a trustworthy source before they used GenAI. Imagine pissing all that money up the wall just to go sideways on incompetence.

23.11.2025 09:24 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's streaming OK for me at the moment.

23.11.2025 04:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What's bonkers is the layout and design of that chart! It's a fuck'n crime! 🀣

22.11.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mostly because the authors are so angry!

22.11.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Overland is the venting space for Australian social science thinkers. It's why I love it and yell at it in equal measure!

22.11.2025 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"I should point out that writing in Overland etc is in addition to not part of the academic publications!"

Yeah - you and an army of academia! 🀣🀣

22.11.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hahaha! Sprung! 🀣

22.11.2025 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Anyways, that's Possums pro-tip for doing shit, and still remaining basically anonymous to fuckwits, and mysterious to most of the drongos you'll meet in your professional endeavors. Strive to get into a place where if people have to ask who you are, they don't need to know.

22.11.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They have been for nearly 30 years, but most people never realised it. You can still be "you" without leaving gigantic footprints behind - but you'll have to put your ego back in your pants.

22.11.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

LinkedIn literally means you're linked in, speaking to media literally means a permanent record, describing what you do in a recorded public forum literally means on the public record. Choose the way you behave and to whom in real life carefully, because real life and online are now the same.

22.11.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some of you long known comrades have shared the joke about how you search for me and nothing turns up. It's mostly still the case (don't talk about your doing, there's no results to search etc). Google AI has just produced this which is better than most. Kids - your actions ARE your info, protect it

22.11.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Not many days to go! 🀣

22.11.2025 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Barmy Army spending longer in a plane to watch the first test than they did actually watching the first test will never not be funny

22.11.2025 10:43 β€” πŸ‘ 315    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 4

Yeah yeah. As Greg whispers 'clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose', the coach raises their eyebrow and whispers back ..........

22.11.2025 10:13 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

What I laughed at was with an hour to go, Head decided to do it today to make a statement. Lyons was sitting there in the bleachers as night watchmen, and then he wasn't.

22.11.2025 10:01 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

NT News headline tomorrow morning: Great Head beats dud Root every time. #ashes

22.11.2025 09:44 β€” πŸ‘ 145    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 1

The Poms lose in two days. Immoral victory! #ashes

22.11.2025 09:41 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Head so good, scores a clear 100 - off 69

Nice

22.11.2025 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

All getting a bit Gilchristesque in WA #WA

22.11.2025 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

It's pretty funny that Australia has been searching for an opener and Head has been there all along, where his stats flourish. #ashes

22.11.2025 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Australia avoid a top order collapse challenge #ashes

22.11.2025 08:13 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We thank you for your service comrade 🀣

22.11.2025 07:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Cummins on Fox is a really good commentator. Though, hopefully when he retires he does something more important.

22.11.2025 07:48 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Australian Motorsport legend Allan Moffat has passed away today and may he Rest In Peace.🏁🏁Ian

22.11.2025 06:52 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0

We can always demand, but it won't make a difference and it never has. The only important thing is no bailouts.

All bailouts are transfers of wealth protecting the failures of the old using the funds of the young. It's easier to make people eat their shit sandwiches than preventing their making.

21.11.2025 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Deconstructed wanker lasagna. With a basil pesto. It was really tasty, will cook something like it again.

Had it with a prosecco just to add more essence of wanker. And a sourdough baguette for a capital W.

21.11.2025 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

What's your favourite iced coffee?

Do you drink it with a potato scallop, potato cake or...... <five alarm fire> "potato fritter"?

21.11.2025 07:12 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

My bacon comes from my local butcher that doesn't use nitrates.

21.11.2025 07:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The research and applied results from solar farms on increasing biodiversity and building robustness into native habitats on the marginal land they are constructed on are substantial.

21.11.2025 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wadda we want?

"Lead poisoning!"

When do we want it?

"When do we want what?"

21.11.2025 06:32 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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