BBBruce @Didaho@qoto.org

#Ukraine President Zelenskyy questions whether #Russia President Putin is still alive. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/11301

'As the Whitlams sang, it’s time to blow up the pokies and drag them away because they’ve taken too much food off far too many tables.' | Tim Costello https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/17/the-rest-of-the-world-is-in-disbelief-at-what-the-gambling-industry-has-pulled-off-in-australia-we-need-real-reform #gambling #addiction #health #auslaw #auspol #pokies

You want to know how I really feel?

https://furbo.org/2023/01/15/the-shit-show/

P.S. That's the tame version.

Last RT...

I'm not sure CNN, CBS, or NYT could ever be described as having "core journalistic values" but there is in fact no denying billionaire owned for-profit media is tilting hard towards embracing core fascist ideology in an increasingly alarming and open way.

It is not, historically, shall we say "a very good sign."

Despite the fact that this is largely being driven by a minority (fascist) ideological position; it happens to be a position shared by a lot of ppl who own everything.

I was there Gandalf, I was there 3000 years ago

Australia’s wealthiest 1% are 61% richer than they were before the pandemic and have pocketed $150,000 a minute over the past decade, according to new analysis by Oxfam Australia. #auspol https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/16/australian-billionaires-pocketed-150000-a-minute-over-past-decade-oxfam-research-finds

Taxing billionaires isn't the answer to everything.

But it's a bloody good start.

Yesterday's windpower in Europe

I see reports of slowing growth on #Mastodon. Good. Don’t tell anyone else. Everyone here is awesome.

Except the artists. Tell them. And the scientists. And the musicians. Tell them too. And the chefs. And the space nerds. And the mountain climbers and surfers. And the farmers. Tell them. And the horticulturists. And the photographers. And the software developers. And the poets. And the astronauts. And the dancers. And..

Tell interesting people, the fediverse is where you want to be.

I wonder what happens to this #Twitter account if people vote 'no.'
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RT @BS2KZ
@newsguyusa This was above your tweet Steve.
https://twitter.com/BS2KZ/status/1613976513451261974

I'm finding a lot of joy in Niki Savva's book.

#AusPol

Revealed: Exxon made ‘breathtakingly’ accurate climate predictions in 1970s and 80s https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/12/exxon-climate-change-global-warming-research #Exxonknew #climate #litigation “I’m sure that the ongoing efforts to hold Exxon accountable will take note of this study,” Brulle said, a reference to the various lawsuits aimed at getting oil companies to pay for climate damages.

So a 10 year old stealing sweets is old enough to know better and go to jail, but a 21 year old wearing the uniform of an organisation that murdered millions is just young and foolish. Maybe 10 year olds should start wearing Nazi uniforms. #auspol

Important for context here - if Elon has deliberately killed off 3rd-party apps without warning - (it seems so) - he's actually probably killed a great many jobs at these 3rd-party studios.

He'd effectively be sacking Twitter employees AND non-Twitter employees.

If you think that in 2002 nobody took a photo of Dominic Perrottet in his Nazi uniform, I have a bridge that I would like to sell to you.

It will come out, possibly on the day he launches his campaign

Here's the incredibly code of conduct breaking post that got me banned from aus.social:

I've read the Indigenous Voice final report. The government Voice to Parliament bodies as proposed are a great idea and should be implemented.

I don't see any need for referendum, and the racist commentary about it is a good reason not to have one. The Voice to Parliament can be fully implemented without a referendum or a constitutional change.

If there is a referendum on a constitutional change, the exact words to be added to the constitution must be set in stone and finalised before Australians vote on them. The details of the voice body can be set and changed afterwards, but the words for the constitution shouldn't.

#auspol #VoiceToParliament