Hard at work

Economically right wing policy the benefits of which flow overwhelmingly to high income earners and the wealthy? Not really surprising that Trump would be a fan. Kind of weird the Aussie left like it though.

I dislike cars in general, but if they were safer, quieter, and less polluting (ideally whole lifecycle, but in particular the part of it near me) I'd dislike them less.

This dog does not know how to fetch. Just wants to keep whatever gets thrown, zero interest in returning for another throw.

the addiction the liberal mind has to means testing will always lead us to ruin

There’s no such thing as a perfect intersec—

I think this is a shame and it should actually terminate in the basement of the State Library and you could use your library card as a train ticket at that one stop and every time a train goes through a librarian should shoosh it.

I’ve had a few people say things to me (a blonde person) along the lines of “oh, blonde people are going extinct, don’t you think that’s sad?” and I can confirm that replying with a blank stare and a deadpan “so? why would I care? why do you care?” works incredibly well

Another day, another report saying that we need to upzone to improve housing affordability. It's time for policy makers to listen to the experts and get on with the job!

The new cycling ramp on to the Sydney Harbour Bridge is tantalisingly close to being completed - and beautiful. Such a light structure, which touches the ground lightly too. All those “what about the park and heritage” arguments that naysayers put forward would appear to have been unfounded… 🤷‍♂️

Lovely to see a new wide, flat, smooth footpath 🥰 this one is on Cremorne Street in Cremorne. Will be even better in a few years as the trees grow!

This graph is incorrect: most children are still mortals.

“Ultimately, helmet laws save a few brains but destroy many hearts.” Canadian physician Thomas DeMarco warns of the ripple effects resulting from helmet laws that paint cycling as dangerous, thus reducing ridership despite the little protection that helmets provide”

Melbourne weather! Go home, you're drunk! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

I’m afraid I may not want to return this dog when his family gets back.

The time of Christmas fruit mince pies is upon us!

my opinion is mostly that they should be taxed to death and the proceeds distributed more or less indiscriminately to artists. in the meantime i have a set of rules for what i will and will not do for hobby modeling, and they mostly (but not entirely) correspond to copyright.

"Girt By Xi" is incredible. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9s6...

Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.

Are you guys on bsky for like humiliation fetish reasons?

Related, not only have I gotten more left wing with age, also the more I think the old are tremendously favoured in society in every way at the expense of the young, and if we don't sort that one peacefully then I'm really not looking forward to being among the fittest infantry when the young revolt

It turns out that 15 years of governments who specifically reject economics in favour of appeasing deranged pensioners will do this

AUSTRALIAN AI: G’day! I’m Bonza, the LLM trained on dinky-di Aussie lingo! What can I do for you tod- ME: Potato cake. AUSTRALIAN AI: [sparks fly out of computer, explodes]

Unsure which of the beautiful #MetroTunnel stations is my favourite. Glorious additions to our city.

The kid has been art-ing.

What Australian outlets edited out of the opening of Kerry O'Brien's Walkley Awards speech on press freedom: (The full speech is here: www.walkleys.com/dont-kid-you...)

Announcement at Footscray that the first #metrotunnel train "has left Sunbury on time and is already full" #MelbourneTrains

It's budget time so at the end of our interview w/ Mayor Bachynski, we gave him a printed poster of the image below. It's the density vs services vs taxes venn diagram that @brenttoderian.bsky.social often shares around. It includes Regina-related explanatory notes. #yqrcc youtu.be/FMwOpoT4IAw?...

Melbourne Metro Tunnel opens today. Take a look at the newly released update of my Melbourne Train and Tram Map on the Australian Rail Maps website. 😁 railmaps.com.au/melbourne.htm

They let me in!!!!

Trying to do a plank with an enthusiastic dog around is a new difficulty level unlocked.

If I believed very hard in brutality over law and human rights, I would simply be prepared to be imprisoned at the Hague for my beliefs

I’m with the bot on this one

Annually, in the US: Agriculture (Irrigation): ~42,000 – 47,000 Billion Gallons Cotton (Apparel): ~900 Billion Gallons Golf Courses: ~530 Billion Gallons All Data Centers: ~160 – 200 Billion Gallons AI (Specific): ~10 – 20 Billion Gallons (Est.)* This backlash is absurd. The lies won't stop!

Would you like to see less rat-running through Collingwood? If you live in the neighbourhood, some locals are inviting you to sign this open letter (it's not run by Streets Alive Yarra). Check it out: nicer-collingwood.my.canva.site

🚨Nine Jewish groups are urging the Government to reject Jillian Segal's "Antisemitism Report", saying it's an attack on Australia's "democracy" and "freedoms" – benefitting the state of Israel. Segal must be given zero powers, they warn. Explosive... theklaxon.com.au/22ti

Looking after my neighbours’ dog for a couple of weeks. Too much energy but have managed to get him to relax. He’s in stealth mode, block dog on black couch.

Really is a sick joke that learning a second language is the best way to learn English grammar.

now imagining a PR team which enforces brand guidelines on passwords. “If your credentials leak we need to make sure they don’t embarrass us, so please run all passwords by Comms before setting them”

New from my phd student @joshgoddard98.bsky.social: he shows, using many election and panel studies across the advanced democracies, that housing status has replaced occupational class as a key predictor of voting. Class voting is now about assets, not income www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Randy Helten said council could be "HEROES TO THE PUBLIC" by rejecting this. love it "Why are they throwing a parade? Did we win a war?" "No, they outlawed housing!!!!"

Interested in reducing rat-running in Collingwood to make it a nicer place for all? Details here - have a read and add your name if you agree. nicer-collingwood.my.canva.site

The Americans getting upset about “USians” are NOT going to be happy when they find out about seppos.

There’s still time for luxxo to turn this around and become electable, but it’s not gonna be easy.

Behold! The Burgeriffic glory of the Cameron Japanese Family Restaurant, ファミリーレストラン キャメロン, on Main South Road, Hornby. #canterburystories my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/c... ^MT