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Andy

@vicozandy.bsky.social

Ex software developer, now more interested in science, food, art, cats, bad CAD, 3D printing, and gardening. Watching politics and climate change with horror. Living in Yorta Yorta country, Australia Eclectic...don't expect a theme! Not a Theist

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Citizens in a Democracy Must Be Allowed to Criticize Israel If you cannot say what is true about Israel’s horrific actions in the world, you do not live in a democracy, writes fascism expert Jason Stanley.

Citizens in a Democracy Must Be Allowed to Criticize Israel
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

09.03.2026 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

How would you describe the toroidal pickups compared to normal single coil?

10.03.2026 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From my archives. A wedge-tailed eagle near Marree in South Australia. Special request for @ournewhomecoach.bsky.social

10.03.2026 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

Gah!
That belt.

10.03.2026 01:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the "Government overreach" the self proclaimed Right was warning everyone about.
Funny how it tends to happen mostly when *they* are in government.
Feels like a cross between "every accusation is a confession" and "Nice democracy you have there, shame if something were to happen to it"

10.03.2026 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The LNP’s phrase-banning law is wide open to constitutional attack. Is it a victory for the people, or a smart political play? | Anne Twomey By banning two political slogans outright, the government has exposed the law to a greater risk of being struck down as invalid

"By banning two political slogans outright, the government has exposed the law to a greater risk of being struck down as invalid" Anne Twomey
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

10.03.2026 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 5
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Guessing they wouldn't want it to be retrospective.

10.03.2026 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"It doesn’t matter what the person using these expressions meant by them, whether there was any intention to cause this kind of harm, or whether any member of the public heard or saw them. The penalty is up to two years’ imprisonment."

10.03.2026 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1
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Who will profit off of ICE’s new detention warehouses?

open.spotify.com/episode/5ftr...

10.03.2026 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So we can't pay enough to somebody that is unemployed to make rent but we should give some Boomers who "take the grandkids for Wagyu because it's Tuesday" a tax-voucher. Terrific.

02.03.2026 01:12 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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The network of Liberals behind two 'grassroots' childcare campaigns The childcare groups say they are the voices for everyday parents. What they do not mention is that they are supported by a network of current and former Liberals.

β€œA network of current and former Liberals is quietly behind two childcare groups who call themselves ordinary parents campaigning for the cost of au pairs, nannies and other in-home care to be subsidised by the federal government”

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

09.03.2026 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Well shit.
Just got a work email saying there are fuel shortages in Vic in some places.
Not sure how bad, but I have to know so I don't get stranded!

Fuck all oligarchs and the media that feeds them.

10.03.2026 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why 13 rate rises didn’t break housing and why the real adjustment still lies ahead One of the more persistent questions I get asked at recent speaking gigs during the Q+A that follows by babble, isΒ β€œWhen the RBA lifted rates 13 times...

"More than one-third of all Australian dollars in existence today were created in the past five years."

A good article on the broken housing market, and the banking weapons that prevent markets from working.
The result is economic vandalism via misallocation of resources, and wealthy crooks.

10.03.2026 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yep!

Creating a Sky News, but for good should be easier than fighting them in their house of power with hobbled politicians.

It's a bloody good start.
Well still need Ninjas, but less of them.

10.03.2026 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent idea, we could call it...
Journalism!

We'd be called radical lefty woke poopies though, be warned!

09.03.2026 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Throw him in a "warehouse" in a swamp for life with all the Murdoch critters.
It's what he would do to you and yours.

09.03.2026 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What’s the best sandwich?

IMO it’s a BLT with honey mustard πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ πŸ₯“ ❀️

09.03.2026 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 99    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 79    πŸ“Œ 7

Roast beef, relish, coleslaw and cheese.

09.03.2026 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sundays burst from behind fluffy clouds, lil gray underneath and almost ready to rain. A large deciduous tree frames the right hand side of the picture

Sundays burst from behind fluffy clouds, lil gray underneath and almost ready to rain. A large deciduous tree frames the right hand side of the picture

Happy #Stunday!

Thanks for looking; I really appreciate you✨️

08.03.2026 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2408    πŸ” 198    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 5
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"As global attention shifts to the war with Iran, settler violence in the occupied West Bank continues to escalate"(PalTimes News) #WestBank #Settlers

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If you think the global leadership didn't know this would happen, you're naive.

Two known war criminals, with warrants for their arrests, have now expanded their wars.

They all knew.

They did nothing to prevent this.

The American government is the worst of it, as far as complicity.
Shameful.

09.03.2026 08:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4614    πŸ” 1167    πŸ’¬ 121    πŸ“Œ 40

Every single company involved should be publicised, and since concentration camps that murder folk and don't keep the required documentation are illegal (not to mention evil), they should be warned that they will be prosecuted for crimes against humanity.
Mere logistics shouldn't enter into it.

09.03.2026 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Magistrate throws out AI seatbelt fine as driver appeals begin clogging courts A Queensland court decision casts fresh doubt on the reliability of controversial AI road-safety cameras after clearing a driver fined when his passenger moved their seatbelt during a trip.

Another reason "AI" to "save time and effort" is a crock of shit.
Details, edge cases, and context breaking stuff MATTERS. Small, limited savant brain snippets cannot do real world tasks safely!
Courts can (slowly) correct, real-time systems will kill people.
High Level thinkers are scary dangerous!

09.03.2026 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why? The cost of a Captain is trivial for mass shipping.
Maybe legal indemnity and a happy hunting ground for pirates is the idea?
Or is it just a 'cool' techbro thing?

09.03.2026 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When the same political memes pop up in multiple countries, eerily synchronised, your deduction is probably correct.
I really hope the Epstein thing will allow certain rabbit holes to be dug up to reveal the real architects.
I suspect the Zios, Heritage, Axis, etc are fronts.

09.03.2026 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All the way with Netanyahu Israel Regime who controls Washington.

@albomp.bsky.social has sold Australia down the river. Now occupied by Israel lobbyists taking away our multicultural society and human rights. All on with Trump’s Project 2025. The Manchurian Candidate extreme right wing Judas.

09.03.2026 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There's good money to be made from the end of the world, so better stop the greenies from using resources to try and mitigate it!
If just one country shows it can be done, they will be starkly shown as the violent pricks they truly are.
Enemies of Life and Goodness.
Golden calf devotees with PR.

09.03.2026 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well it gets worse ... they're pillaging and plundering the resources we need to prepare for our existential catastrophe ..

bsky.app/profile/gekk...

09.03.2026 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sadly, I think if they ever become a genuine threat, they will be dealt with. They have Lawfare, propaganda, and false flags, and I wouldn't put actual murder beyond them.
We should expect the same degree of fuckery as the US, just based on the Precautionary Principle.
Folks are playing too nice.

09.03.2026 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0