Reposted by Alec RamsayChief Optimus @chiefoptimus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Ain’t this the truth Abdul 28024
Reposted by Alec RamsaySenator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Allowing Open AI to call these “rogue agents” lets them dodge responsibility - they made them, directed them and set them free without caring about the consequences. Our laws need to catch up to hold them accountable before worse happens. 21348128
Reposted by Alec RamsayPup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 18/09/2026So basically the Albanese government’s position on AI data centres is that we can’t miss out on a ‘boom’ that will result in another fuckton or two of carbon emissions and slop, and take away lots of people’s jobs, but you might get a 12 month job helping to build one 👍🏻👍🏻 107121
Reposted by Alec RamsayWendy Harmer @wendyharmer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026My God, the Coalition is pathetic. A new curriculum focusing on "Western Culture"? As we sit at the bottom of the world with the Asian and Pacific nations as our neighbours? Wake me up when this shit is over! 5144296
Reposted by Alec RamsayMichael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026"NSW Police found 36 officers for a fun run" Police ran 36 bodyguards for the IDF runners in the Sydney Marathon. Why? #auspol michaelwest.com.au/sydney-marat...michaelwest.com.auSydney Marathon. Who told NSW Police to run bodyguard for Israel's army? - Michael WestThe NSW Police Force assigned a team of runners as bodyguards for IDF soldiers running in the Sydney Marathon. Andrew Brown reports. 1516089
Reposted by Alec RamsaySenator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 18/08/2026🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: ASIO no. 2 is being rushed through parliament this week. This is the bill that allows warrantless questioning by ASIO, without a lawyer, and you can't tell a soul without being sent to prison. Share this widely and make some noise. 41457339
Reposted by Alec RamsaySimon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 19/08/2026"There is an age-old maxim in Australian political circles...of the Labor Party being 'shit light'. That is: the 'lesser evil' compared to the Liberal Party’s more overt comic-book villainy. ...The Labor Party is not the lesser evil. It is the more competent evil." 💥🎯💯👏👏👏 57630
Reposted by Alec RamsayM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Liking Jennifer Welch, And The "Dementia Duck" Comment....... 10130761116
Reposted by Alec RamsayMichael Dowling aka MeckeringBoy @meckeringboy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Keep public services and utilities in govt hands: “…Public goods are not a source of profits. And we need to stop pandering to the whims of con artists who for over 40 years have destroyed a social fabric in the name of profits. Public services should once again be owned and run by the public.” 12213
Reposted by Alec RamsayDr Sally @drsally.bsky.social · 06/08/2026You really do need to keep the documentation don’t you My feeling is that the AI bubble will indeed burst Financially as well as practically Creatively products will be sold on the basis of there being no AI involved  they will be more valuable  342
Reposted by Alec RamsayDogboy64 @dogboy64.bsky.social · 07/08/2026I’m still looking forward to AI making my work easier and more efficient. So far it’s only made it harder because clients use it to generate incomprehensible briefs, that they think makes them sound like they know what they’re talking about, which I then need to decipher and advise otherwise. 2112
Reposted by Alec RamsaySusie @suedowney10.bsky.social · 04/08/2026This government is really really pissing me off. Thrown away a huge mandate for progressive policy. Just policy on the run now. And that never works. EG. Fucking Jillian Segal 0214
Reposted by Alec Ramsay💚🌏Myles🌏💚 @rainbowregionmyles.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Housing should be for living in, not for hoarding. Every home owned purely as a speculative asset is one less home for someone who needs one. 02415
Reposted by Alec RamsayMichael Pascoe @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The defining characteristic of Australian government for many a long year now is lack of imagination, the inability to think beyond whatever was already the problem. Albo's AI speech is another example. (And also successful media management) Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/albaneses-ai...michaelwest.com.auAlbanese’s AI plan just rearranging the deck chairs - Michael WestThe Albanese machine’s biggest wheeze this month was not framing Labor’s national conference as a success but the idea up to speed on AI 62612
Reposted by Alec RamsayThe Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Leaderlike. My @smh cartoon. 45669313
Reposted by Alec RamsaySerena Joyner @serenajoyner.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Give us the copyright to the collective work of your creatives and in return we will take your water, land, power and data privacy. On what planet is that a ‘deal’ and not just old fashioned pillage? 28245
Reposted by Alec RamsayDana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Why are we so slow in Australia? 2113
Reposted by Alec RamsayGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Comparing adoption of ATMs to AI is nice if Albanese followed through and talked about the collapse of banking services and branches and jobs. He does not. 1429276
Reposted by Alec RamsayAsher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 15/07/2026AI may be the toughest challenge Anthony Albanese faces this term. Guardrails are urgently needed www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAI may be the toughest challenge Anthony Albanese faces this term. Guardrails are urgently needed | Peter LewisCoherent decision-making and internal accountability are critical to meeting this manic moment 0187
Reposted by Alec RamsaySenator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 15/07/2026If this government was serious about accountability it would be building an independent AI regulator with real statutory powers, not just another door inside the PM's office for tech lobbyists to knock on. 1221874
Reposted by Alec RamsayLiz @mivoicetoo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026There is widespread, extreme alarm about everything people hold dear - livelihoods, autonomy, creative output, identities etc - all being devoured by a few rampant, unaccountable tech billionaires. And our government is once again staking itself in opposition to us courting favour with monsters. 0124
Reposted by Alec Ramsaymarque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 13/07/2026Lindsey Graham was an empty man, and his death leaves no hole to be filled. What a legacy from a life in politics. 57910
Reposted by Alec RamsayJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Cartoon by @hickeycartoons.bsky.social. 160109772860
Reposted by Alec RamsayJoanna Mendelssohn @oldlillipilli.bsky.social · 06/07/2026www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer... If the USA is allowed to #cheat all the way to winning the World Cup then I hope the crowd both boos & turns their backs on the “victors”smh.com.auFIFA reaches a new low, with Trump again a gloating winnerFIFA’s decision to allow the previously suspended US striker Folarin Balogun to play against Belgium has left the football world astounded. 172
Reposted by Alec RamsayThe Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 27/06/2026This is what I’ve been saying to people who say “I just don’t get how so many people have suddenly decided to support Pauline.” It’s not her policies. It’s not what we hear in the mainstream media. There’s an entire ecosystem funded by Gina/Advance, modelled on mAgA. Direct marketing. Foreign op. 20408156
Reposted by Alec RamsayClimateFran @climatefran.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Technological change is hard to predict. For every amazing solar and battery story, how many carbon storage and cellulosic biofuel disappointments are there? 310925
Reposted by Alec RamsayThe DILETTANTE @demwar.bsky.social · 13/06/2026A reminder that Musk doesn’t actually have a trillion dollars. He has paper value predicated on a hyped up and unrealistic market of sycophants who have bought into the grotesque myth of Musk’s genius. Destroy the companies and he has nothing. 0125
Reposted by Alec RamsayNathalie Brough @nbrough.bsky.social · 13/06/2026How is this not incredibly illegal? 42410
Reposted by Alec RamsayGregoryWalters @catmanforever.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Hanson has consistently voted against any legislation that makes the lives of ordinary Aussies better. All she has delivered is culture wars while being a puppet to Gina Rinehart. She is a grifting parasite in the political system, and anyone who thinks she can run this country is a fool #auspol 03619
Reposted by Alec RamsayJonathan @renewableenergy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026EVs = they’re going to crash the grid!! Data centers = “let’s build 3,000 of them!” 15986192076
Reposted by Alec RamsayGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Oh dear, how sad, policy working as intended! 2124157
Reposted by Alec Ramsayrowecartoon.bsky.social @rowecartoon.bsky.social · 11/06/2026reflection.. 610654
Reposted by Alec RamsayGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 11/06/2026A 10% fall in house prices would take affordability back to 2023 levels. So let's stop the fricking scare campaigns that the CGT changes will destroy the economy. They are the start of a very long road to recovery www.theguardian.com/business/gro... 1323396
Reposted by Alec RamsayGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 11/06/2026It's been a while so I thought I should check in with how our old friends Santos and Woodside are doing... 819882
Reposted by Alec RamsayProfessor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Please explain to us why the IDF are not regarded as a terrorist organisation at this point, @senatorwong.bsky.social! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...abc.net.au'Beside him until the last moment': Father mourns baby shot by Israeli troopsA Palestinian father promises to fight for justice for his seven-month-old son, who was shot dead by an Israeli soldier in the West Bank city of Hebron. 45220
Reposted by Alec Ramsaytastyeclairr @tastyeclairr.bsky.social · 26/05/2026it's national sorry day in australia today, and it's just a huge reminder of how badly we are failing the aboriginal population in this country instead of just saying sorry and pretending all the harm was in the past, we need to be taking real action to protect aboriginal and torres strait islanders 34421
Reposted by Alec RamsayOmar Sakr @omarsakr.bsky.social · 23/04/2026I won’t be publishing with UQP any more and neither will Evelyn Araluen, Tony Birch, Melissa Lucashenko, Randa Abdel-Fattah, and Sara M Saleh, among others. The list is growing. The press is dead. I wrote about why here: sakr.substack.com/p/the-cultur...sakr.substack.comThe Cultural Apartheid in Australia's Arts ContinuesOn the ongoing Zionist cancellation of Australian artists. 6239115
Reposted by Alec RamsaySenator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 21/04/2026The Australian Greens are calling on the government to audit every Palantir contract across Government and particularly in Defence, Home Affairs and intelligence agencies and table the findings in Parliament. The public has a right to know the full scale of the risks and the sell out. 516776
Reposted by Alec RamsayRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Meta just paid the lowest effective federal tax rate in its history. Thanks to tax breaks and loopholes, it avoided $13.7B in 2025 federal income taxes. But now it's planning to lay off 10% of its global workforce (8,000 people) by May 20 — with more job cuts later this year. Trickle down hoax. 319108864441
Reposted by Alec RamsaySenator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Palantir's CEO published a manifesto arguing Western tech firms have a "moral debt" to US military dominance, that AI weapons are inevitable, and that "some cultures are dysfunctional." This isn't just a regularly evil tech or defence contractor, it’s a fascist political project. 381006397
Reposted by Alec RamsayAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Al Gore: “This is the most corrupt administration not only in American history, but more corrupt than I could ever have imagined a president would be able to get away with to the extent that he has. It’s shocking to me.” 16344171394
Reposted by Alec RamsaySimon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Still waiting for any mainstream journo or commentator to lecture us about “the ballooning costs” of defence spending. #auspol 14610
![Twenty-six years ago, the average dwelling price in Australia was equal to nine years and four months’ worth of per-capita household disposable income. In the first three months of this year, the average dwelling price of $1.11m was equivalent to 17 years and four months of current average household disposable income.
If dwelling prices were 10% lower, they would be equal to 15 years and seven months – or where it was three years ago:
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