Tom Conley

Petition: Overhaul Australia’s outdated federal lobbying laws Working together for a fairer democracy

AHOY! Petition to overhaul Australia’s federal lobbying laws. Asks:

Lobbying definition to cover ‘in-house’ corporate lobbyists

Make ministerial diaries public

Extend ‘cooling off’ period & stop revolving door b/w govt & industry

Independent regulator

australiandemocracy.org.au/petition-lob...

A real leader asserting real values

#1001GIR

We now see you for what you are. The three war parties: One Nation, the Coalition and Labor who have never seen a US war they don't want to back in. Millions of Australians disagree with you. They want a government of principle, they want a government of peace.

#1001GIR

Kelvin's dictum, etched on the University of Chicago Social Science building: "when you cannot measure, your knowledge is meager and unsatisfactory." To which Jacob Viner replied,"And when you can measure, your knowledge is meager and unsatisfactory."

The poison of Casinos in #auscities, almost always on prime public land gifted by witless State Govts to the most nefarious entities, almost always without any semblance of public process, all too often bailed out by successive State Govts despite their pampered status.
This is Brisbane’s travesty

What did Weber say about academics and public office?

US imperialism only stupider

A spreadsheet containing every candidate at the South Australian state election (in the lower house) and their ballot order, colour coded by party

A spreadsheet showing every candidate at the state election (in the upper house) and their ballot order, colour coded by party

I've gone through the ECSA's official candidate list and have written up a spreadsheet showing every candidate at this SA state election and their ballot order. I need to go through and research them all, but hopefully this is useful!

#saparli #auspol

Never more true.

Experts Point To Long, Glorious History Of Successful U.S. Bombing Campaigns

Experts Point To Long, Glorious History Of Successful U.S. Bombing Campaigns https://theonion.com/experts-point-to-long-glorious-history-of-successful-u-1819575498/

Lulz

Interest v values

#3012GIR

I can't believe that there are still people defending this charlatan

Me too. But wrong!

No progressive vision with its policy consequences and acceptance of unequal outcomes

He said this because its true

But:

History tells us we'll follow the US into depravity

Extreme rhetoric in right-wing political circles deserves more attention The rhetoric in Australia's right-wing political circles is getting more extreme and the media should be paying more attention.

An important piece in a string of important pieces by @garethhutchens.bsky.social, who’s doing the lord’s work stitching together threads by @jeremywalker.bsky.social @lucyham.bsky.social @anthonyklan.bsky.social for a bigger readership www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

From Gemini

Automotive Industry Analysis (via Claude)

The biggest anomaly of course is Tesla!!

#1003GIR

Performance art.

Important to remember that Carney is a performance artist.

"If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change"

The US and Israel ARE the axis of evil.

And the Anglosphere remain fully committed.

The world right now

8/9
The only meaningful ways to change the underlying trade imbalances is for China to voluntarily cut back on excess production, for the US to engineer a domestic recession, or for the US to change its role as absorber of last resort of global saving imbalances.