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Australian formerly of London, now repatriated. Once I did other things, now I grow flowers & barbecue. 'Time is the fire in which we burn.' Interests: economics, markets, beer, bbq, motorcycles and cats. Follow at own risk.

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Who's going to stop him?

19.02.2026 23:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If we live in a "Might is Right" world where international law is meaningless, why doesn't Trump just seize Diego Garcia?

19.02.2026 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

He should offer to reincarnate Jesus through AI. MechaJesus. He could bring about the return of Christ, fulfilling all the wishes of the fundamentalists... oh except ... lets see... Armageddon.... hmmm. Can we do anything about that? Best to build the Mars... err... Moon base first.

18.02.2026 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’”

18.02.2026 00:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

17.02.2026 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 21398    πŸ” 7639    πŸ’¬ 293    πŸ“Œ 632

I swear to god, if I see another AI caricature of a business owner on Facebook, I'm gonna ... well, I don't know, but why are they all doing it? It's not unique, or interesting.

17.02.2026 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

At least we have a vaccine for that.

17.02.2026 03:14 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm torn between "ahhh yeah we need to be careful not to repost stuff blindly because of vibes" and "FFS he literally was the Bad Samaritan" πŸ˜‚

14.02.2026 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ah, because it was Sep 2024.

14.02.2026 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Those flowers must be plastic, what is flowering like that in February in London?

14.02.2026 10:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Waiting for the religious AI-led cults

13.02.2026 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Has anyone asked Mercedes F1 team to comment on the statement by the owner of their large shareholder and sponsor?

13.02.2026 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It would be funny if his first target is Rupert Murdoch.

12.02.2026 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Party fires their first woman leader in attempt to win back lost voters that includes <checks notes> a lot of women."

12.02.2026 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

AI can read the books for us too, you see πŸ˜‚

12.02.2026 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And consider the impact on India's IT economy. If a task can be quantified and described to be outsourced overseas, it will probably be done by AI

12.02.2026 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's why they're building an authoritarian state at the same time

12.02.2026 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love how Americans look at English cities (or are told about them, because lets be honest, they're not well travelled), and say "OH shit, this is nothing like a quintessential English village that I also saw on TV. YOU GUYS HAVE LOST YOUR CULTURE". The same contrast works in 1885.

10.02.2026 05:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My favourite game: Piers Morgan v Brett Lee, December 2013 | Russell Cunningham My respect for the hack blossomed after watching him face a ferocious over and live to tell the tale

The only Piers Morgan video worth watching is Brett Lee breaking his rib with one of six cricket balls.

www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/a...

10.02.2026 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't understand why Americans (or anyone else) watch these "person ranting opinions at you" TV shows.

10.02.2026 05:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

A Royal Abdication. That'll send the message.

09.02.2026 22:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You'll be getting The Boot if you next visit Australia, for sure.

09.02.2026 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The answer is: politics

09.02.2026 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, exactly right, why is it, in fact, anyone's business except the employer and employee.

09.02.2026 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record

This is absolutely insane. The sort of Kafka-esque nightmare you would find in a Philip K Dick book set far in the dystopian future. A window on America tumbling into autocracy.

www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

09.02.2026 07:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3454    πŸ” 1767    πŸ’¬ 204    πŸ“Œ 197

Yeah, that's also a thing here in Queensland, regional towns will have a public holiday for their local agricultural show, for example.

09.02.2026 09:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

An AI should be able to create a calendar that does this for you? πŸ˜… I mean, you might end up with a different Easter to everyone else randomly in 5 years from now, but it'd be a conversation starter.

09.02.2026 09:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe we could buy their submarines πŸ˜…

09.02.2026 09:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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kermit the frog from the muppet show is standing in front of a red curtain . ALT: kermit the frog from the muppet show is standing in front of a red curtain .
08.02.2026 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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