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Journalist covering tech and startups who likes a bunch of things, including a kinder world. As Guru Adrian said: "Having fun is half the fun".

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What's even more astonishing about that is I was one of those people - back in the late 80s (a box of 4 at ENO was Β£12.50 a ticket, loved the SNO - Das Rheingold in 1989 was a gem). So prices now are the cost of two coffees or a shite Australian wine πŸ˜‰πŸ€―

07.03.2026 04:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump's book really should've been called "The Art of the Lie" because it's a business strategy he's spent a lifetime perfecting. And he's now so good at lying about lying, it's a business model for tech.
I've lost count of those in startups who told me something untrue, then denied it happened

07.03.2026 04:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I should add that the reason Albo bagged Pocock is because the independent senator is more closely aligned with the views of the ACTU on taxing gas - the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT) on LNG - than the bloke who's like the pope of the actual political party of labour, funded by it. πŸ™„

06.03.2026 06:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’―. Same as Hannah. And to slag off a former Wallabies captain and Australian of the year shows how his leadership is no more than a bonsai of from little things big things grow.

06.03.2026 06:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Good.
I understand the problem and have lived beside it. Life would be much nicer without the inconvenience of homelessness.
But this is simply punching down rather than trying to find a solution to a growing problem. Disposing of the few possessions they've gathered is mindless cruelty.

06.03.2026 05:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Luckily petrol stations also sell toilet paper .

06.03.2026 05:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Big "incontinent ordnance" vibes in this.

06.03.2026 03:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Breaking: global nations searching for signs of US intelligence

06.03.2026 03:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There are just hours left for the thousands eligible for Australia’s largest class action payout to register before the deadline closes www.news.com.au/national/pol...

06.03.2026 02:33 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The trademark was always my favourite part, demonstrating the careful thought that went into it.

06.03.2026 02:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
South Dakota's "Meth. We're on it" campaign

South Dakota's "Meth. We're on it" campaign

I'll always remember Kristi Noem for the "Meth. We're on it." campaign.

05.03.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 7023 πŸ” 1220 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 91

Strongly worded letter to be sent shortly.

06.03.2026 02:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So completely Mining: "I want to bang your sister"; Govt: "Yeah, sure dude. You do you".

05.03.2026 05:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A century on, he's very much the Warren G Harding of US presidents

04.03.2026 03:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

RIP Kyle and Jackie O, 2000-2026

03.03.2026 12:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Albanese offers Sandilands support, β€œSorry to hear that Jackie O is being difficult”

Albanese offers Sandilands support, β€œSorry to hear that Jackie O is being difficult”

Following backlash, Albanese claims he meant that Jackie O had a β€˜difficult life’ having worked with Kyle
chaser.com.au/general-news...

03.03.2026 07:56 πŸ‘ 302 πŸ” 78 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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Under Trump, we are seeing a breakdown in US diplomacy and a broader global diplomatic malaise. The collapse of the rules-based international order is as much an operational problem as a structural one. My latest post.

open.substack.com/pub/historyn...

03.03.2026 08:33 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I still go back to the US and UK installing the Shah in the 50s as their puppet autocrat, which led to 1979, the ayatollahs, and the shite everyone's endured for nearly 40 years.

03.03.2026 08:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You just have to lift your 'mugging people on social media for money' game, which is the point of instagram.

03.03.2026 06:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm often struck by how regularly wealth is inversely proportional to intellect. I wonder which way this ethnically Dutch/English guy swings. Or does he update his hardware every couple of years too?

03.03.2026 06:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pete is one of the four horseshits of the Apocalypse

03.03.2026 06:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"prior to 1979 we had a good relationship with Iran". Remind me again which nations installed an autocratic client state monarch in the '50s, which led the people to revolt against the repression, corruption and foreign interference of the Shah's regime?

02.03.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No one could have predicted that the US and Israel were going to bomb Iran and the country would retaliate. This has caught everyone by surprise.

02.03.2026 00:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

With fava beans and a nice bottle of Chianti?

27.02.2026 23:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you grew up listening to Elizabeth Fraser & the 4AD crowd, this should appeal

27.02.2026 05:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Running a rogue department in social services is one of the few bipartisan policies this country has.

27.02.2026 05:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThis isn’t a β€˜not all men’ piece. That’s a separate genre, usually published in the comments section beneath a news story about murdered women, by a man named β€˜Dave’ whose profile picture is a flag.” Another knock out column from Sami Shah…

27.02.2026 04:33 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Every time I see Mr $292k+ year bang on about the 45% tax rate (+2% Medicare levy) and how it disincentives the 5-7% of Australians paying it to work harder (you're on $190k+ to be in that tax bracket), I assume he wanted his old job in politics back because he hated paying tax on a better job.

27.02.2026 05:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Am I ever gonna see your face again?"

27.02.2026 00:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œJust a bit of fun”

26.02.2026 08:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0