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Michael Smart

@tramsm.bsky.social

Melbourne, Australia. Definitely on the left side of politics, social justice and the environment. I devour (and pay for) lots of media except for those owned by the Murdoch dynasty, or by US billionaires. Religion of any kind is not my thing.

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From what we in other countries can see, being legal or not doesn't seem to matter in Trump-world.

04.12.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's 4,000 BC.

You are immortal.

The Egyptian pyramids have not yet been built.

You decide to save $10,000 EVERY DAY, never spending a cent.

6025 years later, it's 2025.

You still don't have as much money as Gina Rinehart.

TAX. THE. FUCKING. BILLIONAIRES.
🐝
#auspol

30.11.2025 09:04 β€” πŸ‘ 169    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 5

Same in Melbourne. 15ΒΊ, feels like 11ΒΊ. Rain and hail. Heaters on.

30.11.2025 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Scott Morrison must be Australia’s most expensive PM, by sheer cost of cleaning up after him. AUKUS, Robodebt, fibre to the node. What a shitshow.

29.11.2025 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And it's to our relief (but not the MSM's) that he'll never be a person with any authority or responsibility ever again.

27.11.2025 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty on brand for Barnaby Joyce to start seeing someone else and end up quitting a long term relationship to be with them.

27.11.2025 05:08 β€” πŸ‘ 88    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3

I thought it was just me being intolerant of all LNP people in thinking exactly the same. I’m going to have to add hers to Howard’s and Morrison’s voices as triggers for the mute button.

22.11.2025 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Usually I mute the inane "expert analysis" TV commentary and listen to the ABC radio commentary. But now it's just TV on, no sound at all.

22.11.2025 02:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No. Canberra. Not sure that completely explains it though.

21.11.2025 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yep. Me, this week.

21.11.2025 07:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Apart from the complete awfulness of *Christopher Pyne* , when will the Labor party learn that while they are often too nice and forgiving to their LNP retired foes, the LNP never behaves the same way to Labor people?

20.11.2025 03:53 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Quick search shows that DemosAU sometimes has some unusual methodolgies. Semms like an outlier poll to me.

17.11.2025 07:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thansk Leo. Wow. I hadn't heard of this pollster before - seems strange to me but I guess the crime fear campaign might be working.

17.11.2025 06:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"..the Coalition leading in multiple recent state polls" ??

17.11.2025 06:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Coalition is spinning a lie that climate action is economically bad. How are they getting away with it? | Zoe Daniel In this post-truth environment, the interests of coal and gas are somehow able to win the hearts and minds of voters

Former (sadly) MP Zoe Daniel is a journalist - a good one - and it really shows in this excellent analysis piece, some of it about her own ex-colleagues.
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

15.11.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Now that they've given a state funeral to Graham Richardson, the entire concept has been rendered permanently meaningless. Nice work Albo.

12.11.2025 05:20 β€” πŸ‘ 202    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 5

Not the same thing at all. The Holden twin-cab ute was still pretty much normal-size. These monsters are a different category altogether. I've yet to see one that's got some mud or dirt or a few scratches on it to show that it's an actual working vehicle.

09.11.2025 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My first thought that if he was in fact telling the truth that it would be Bibi's lot.

05.11.2025 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The duopoly just joined forces in the Senate to vote down an #AUKUS inquiry. Never mind the political, technical & management risks associated with the program, or the $365B price tag - the two major parties are happy sleepwalking with your national security and money. #auspol

04.11.2025 05:53 β€” πŸ‘ 271    πŸ” 122    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 12

Today is Melbourne Cup Day in Australia where we highlight our annual disregard for animal welfare - l have an alternative idea, instead of racing horses let’s do it with people instead and call it β€œThe Running of the Bogans.”

03.11.2025 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 107    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 1

As per usual in just about every case, it’s the big β€œconsultants” who took BOM for mugs and charged like wounded bulls for very ordinary results.

03.11.2025 07:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks @craigafoster.bsky.social on FB

31.10.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 150    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

So many religious schools proliferating out here in the mortgage belt. Not just catholic or anglican either, also all the happy clappers. All sucking off the public money tit and hoping for another generation of brainwashed converts to keep the grift going.

26.10.2025 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It did! For a minute or two anyway…

26.10.2025 06:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's not on the FootballAustralia YouTube channel.

25.10.2025 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You paid a $20 tip? In Australia? Ridiculous. We're not USA and not tipping stupid amounts is one of the very many reasons why we're very glad we're not.

18.10.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Strong piece. Seems to me that many/most of these people are using this aggressive christianity as a convenient cover for their own megalomaniac intentions.

13.10.2025 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One of the greatest prime ministers in Australia’s history.

The definition of belligerence at its best. A defiant humanitarian who never ever gave up the fight for independence and equality for all β€οΈπŸ•ŠοΈ

#GoughWhitlam

www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10...

#auspol

11.10.2025 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Albo, in his attempt to be all things to all people, and to upset absolutely no-one, has made some god-awful appointments!
NACC - Brereton
ABC - Williams
Anti-semitism - Segal

08.10.2025 11:57 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

About when we started saying "without further adieu" and "amature".

07.10.2025 04:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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