Matt Price

Hi Osman. Love the podcast. I’m trying to find the article you were involved in re Epstein mentioned on the latest episode, but no luck. Do you have a link you could share please?

Some non-ALP lefties
may be disappointed but this is a far better result for progressives than a minority govt as it’s the 1st time in 30 yrs the Coalition has experienced 2 decisive #ausvotes losses. It will forge an #auspol common sense about hard right politics being toxic to swing voters

Cricket’s Full Stop. All things must end. The over. The spell. The session. The day. The match. The series. The rivalry. The career. Cricket is a series of small beginnings and endings, linking into a chain of greater …

Since the end of last season, I've been thinking about retirements, endings and how cricket mirrors life so much and have been putting it into words which the brilliant Cricket Described have published today.

If you miss Jimmy, Thorpey or Ashwin, here you are:

cricketdescribed.au/2025/04/06/c...

People seem to have missed the most important point here - Trumpet of Patriots is a terrible name for a party. Probably the worst name I’ve ever heard.

uh yes there are "plenty of examples from the 20th century" and they're all catastrophes or atrocities

The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps.

Does this sound familiar? The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler #StopElonMusk
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San Miguel Sheriff @SheriffAlert Large boulder the size of a small boulder is completely blocking east-bound lane Highway 145 mm78 at Silverpick Rd. Please use caution and watch for emergency vehicles in the area Image: a boulder (large, size of small) on a snow-covered road

Happy Large Boulder The Size Of A Small Boulder Day to all who celebrate

Trump just withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement.

The US now joins Iran, Libya, and Yemen as the only countries in the world not in the agreement.

Dutton's business lunch idea takes the piss out of the entire notion of worthwhile public policy Peter Dutton's proposal to bring back the long, taxpayer-subsidised business lunch is his dumbest idea yet.

Dutton is now just taking the piss when it comes to policy

His resurrection of the '80s long business lunch will cost at least $10 billion even on cautious estimates.

No wonder he didn't release costings.

www.crikey.com.au/2025/01/20/p...

I’ll never understand it. 😖

The Changing Face of Cricket Fandom in Australia This wasn’t just cricket; it was a cultural moment that redefined the Australian summer. Cricket has long been the heartbeat of Australia’s sporting calendar, but this series felt different. It was…

cricketdescribed.au/2025/01/14/t...

Democracy on Life Support at WaPo Say a prayer and make it fast.

"Amazon paid an astonishing $40 million to Melania Trump as part of an agreement for a documentary series, which, I think we can agree, would be met with swift and severe backlash across political media had Mrs. Obama or Dr. Biden been the recipient."

charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/democracy-...

This is a photo of Trump and his supporters in Waco with their hands over their hearts while a pro-January 6 insurrection anthem plays.

The screen is playing footage of MAGA insurrectionists attacking the Capitol.

This is not normal. No matter who is in the White House.

Bluesky is great, but I’m getting a lot of bots/bitcoin scammers following me. It’s harmless enough, but I’m wondering if something is being done about it.

Peter Dutton’s nuclear scheme will keep our energy grid in the dark, by promising to build the most expensive form of energy 20 years from now.

It’s not fair to consumers and it’s not a serious solution to keep the lights on and bring prices down this year, or this decade.

U.S. Military Service Is the Strongest Predictor of Carrying Out Extremist Violence The mass murder in New Orleans and Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas fit a troubling pattern among U.S. vets, research says.

Research published by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, or START, at the University of Maryland, finds that the strongest predictor of carrying out extremist violence inside the country is serving in the US military.
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If test cricket is in crisis, I can’t wait to see what it’s like when it’s going well.

Labor argues ‘economic madness’ of Coalition’s nuclear plan would cost NSW $1.4tn Jim Chalmers says ‘Peter Dutton is the biggest risk to household budgets’ as Coalition defends cheaper costings modelled on a smaller power grid

The economic insanity at the core of Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan is that it means higher electricity prices, less economic growth, and much more risk.

This piece in @australia.theguardian.com is worth a look. #auspol #ausecon

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

It’s a real trip going from “Christ is born!” to “Christ is dead!” to Christ is risen!” within like three months every year

CEO Pay Has Risen 1,085% Since 1978, But for Workers? Just 24% | Common Dreams CEOs at top US companies saw their pay skyrocket by 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay only increased by 24%

Do you know how much CEO pay has skyrocketed since 1978?

100%? 500%?

Try 1,085%

Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

#BREAKING 🚨 Authorities have declared a Total Fire Ban for the entire state of Victoria for Boxing Day, with temperatures set to reach the mid 40s

The CFA says the Grampians bushfire hasn’t been contained and is likely to further spread under the conditions on December 26

YouTube video by CA AC Montgomery Burns Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence

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Clipping that reads ... But in an exclusive interview with the Australian, Mr Miller said Mr Albanese's criticism of News Corp was "wrong"

lol - congrats to the News Corp journo who secured an interview with the boss of News Corp so that he could deny they were working to elect Dutton

⚠️ Electricity companies are ripping off Australians.

Our research reveals more than a third of what Australians hand over to energy giants AGL and Origin for electricity is pure profit for the companies.

Consumers are paying twice as much compared to businesses. ⤵️ #auspol

YouTube video by 7NEWS Australia Islamic school bus torched in Adelaide | 7NEWS

Any minute now this act of terrorism will be condemned by Dutton, James Paterson…the government will set up a task force…an envoy…

Making every employee sign a statement that they don't support the bosses being murdered and the bosses are all indispensable to society is the most HR Brain response imaginable.

"Adams said the NYPD does not want to release the suspect’s name at this time.

'If we do, we are basically giving a tip to the person we are seeking and we do not want to give him an upper hand at all,' Adams said."

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say the suspect knows his name.

Chief economist Greg Jericho explains why the EBA board must cut interest rates at its meeting this week, by showing household spending

It did look pretty terrible. I’m not sure who would actually go and see something so naff.

FED25 Election – New Seat Margins and Electoral Pendulum At the 2025 Federal election, more than half of seats in the House of Representatives will be contested on new electoral boundaries. In this post I summarise the state of play going into the electi…

With the 2025 Federal election approaching, I've published my best estimates of margins for all seats post redistribution, along with a new and augmented electoral pendulum for the election. #auspol antonygreen.com.au/fed25-electi...