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All politicians are bloody useless. Tell them I said so. Thank you. Give them a problem & they run to advisers & consultants -- for a price. Individually they know nothing. Individually they can do nothing. Unless they're Trump, who stuffs up everything. All of them useless.

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Can't afford new electricity prices in this pseudo First World country (Australia) under a socialist govt. I'm building a portable solar power storage and 240V inverter system for house supply and appliance power supply in the bush. Friends plug their camper into house battery during blackouts.

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"Feed a man a fish and ... "Teach a man to fish and ... " he'll turn it into a cruel catch-and-release "sport".

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In a new memoir, Earl Spencer (Princess Diana's younger brother) claims then Prince Charles (now King Charles) was "giddily elated" and "like a lottery winner" when told of Princess Diana's death. A round-up: www.bing.com/search?q=Pri...

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 15/09/2026

Some are saying AI could wipe out humanity before the end the decade (in less than 4 years). Has anyone mentioned The Terminator or Skynet yet? Fiction becomes reality. Also, why are Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics not being applied to AI? They were designed to protect humans from rogue robots.

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"[One study] covered one billion offset credits...and found that less than 16% would be verifiably real." "So 85% of offset credits don't pass the first hurdle. They're not real." - University of Melbourne Senior Research Fellow Dr Kate Dooley at today's #ClimateIntegrity Summit 2026

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Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I'm back folks. Laptop got itself in a tangle somehow, couldn't connect to internet. Had to reset network connections, re-start, bingo! No idea why network connections got out of shape.

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Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I see myself in this video presentation: www.msn.com/en-au/lifest... Comfortable being a loner, independent, an outlier.

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Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Another 4-end digit result in Saturday Lotto. Weird. That's 6 times in past 18 draws. Previous 4-end digit result was Feb 15, 2025 -- 80 draws ago. Draws are also producing 3-4 winners from previous few games. Hard to believe these are random results.

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Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I'm looking for a 4WD camper van (part of gold prospecting plan). Might go for one with solar power installed. I'll rip it out & supply power to my home, rebuild the van's solar kit. Depends on money supply. Being eaten alive at present.

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Donald Trump says USA was led by a "very stupid person" one year ago. One year ago the USA was being led by Donald Trump and still is being led by a "very stupid person".

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I retired 18 years ago. I'll have to go back to work to keep up with corporate exploitation, price increases that include bits & pieces for this and that. I'm only now feeling the effect. Dog knows how those who began complaining 10 years ago are coping.

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First the dentist removed 3 teeth & bankrupted me. Then I forked out $3,000 for an insurance claim. Now my electricity bill has almost doubled to $650 (from $342). We are being eaten alive!

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Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Apart from everything else, my electricity bill is almost double the previous bill, at $650. I'm using Snowy Hydro power! What the hell? Who's responsible for this mess?

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Dumb tv ads (they just keep coming). *Now only a tiny $6.99!* No. That's not tiny and it's not $6.99 -- it seven bucks! Trying asking for your one cent change.

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Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Have you got your tatts yet? Heads up: Tattoo removal is a booming business. The ultimate cost of second thoughts.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Laura Tingle is great, but the problem is that she is [almost] a lone voice in legacy media. Most journos and editors are either too spineless to tell the truth about Israel, or are still absorbing their last Israel lobby propaganda junket [sorry - 'fact-finding tour'] to Tel Aviv. #auspol

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 22/08/2026

Australia Institute research shows that nurses pay more tax than gas and oil companies. Meanwhile, multinational gas companies get 56% of our gas for free and then export it overseas. Sign the petition: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_ga…

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Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Morning tv newscast: Turkiye will continue to oppose Israeli actions in Middle East. Now common opinion Netanyahu's actions designed to keep him in power. Allies finding it hard to maintain support for Netanyahu. Australia investigates apparent anti-Semitism.

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Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Gold prospecting group I've joined (SE area of Australia) has 5.8 thousand members. Could be crowded out there. 😉

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Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I've applied to join a gold prospector group. Need more info before the plunge. Looking forward to going bush, scanning the ground or panning the creek. Too many problems coming at me lately, while sitting still & going nowhere.

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Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Session with podiatrist this morning. It's important as we get older to do what we can to stretch, to maintain strength & stability. Problem with feet (Morton's neuroma) related to tightness in calf muscles (most likely). Exercises for that. Follow-up in 10 weeks.

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Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Liberal Party of Australia (Coalition partner with The Nationals) holds gun to Labor fedgovt's head over so-called 'Widows tax'. A revision of tax concessions is not a new tax. Who do Liberals see everything Labor does as "a new tax", even when it isn't a tax? "Tax" is emotive. That's why.

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Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Trump says he will annexe the Strait of Hormuz (& he reckons Iran is being difficult!!). www.bing.com/search?q=Tru... USA has a history of annexation roughly equal to old colonial powers. www.bing.com/search?q=USA...

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Donald J. Duc/// Trump can't end his war with Iran, the one he started, & blames Iran. This is the guy who dictated The Art of the Deal, who described himself as a very stable genius. Trump's idea of a deal is one where he gets everything and the other guy gets nothing. Maybe Trump's the problem.

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The key decision makers referred to do not normally take part in an inquiry. They will do their job (or not) after studying the final report of the inquiry -- the findings and the recommendations. In the case of Indigenous affairs, expect fancy words, fancy plans, little or no real change.

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Dumb TV advertising. Two examples perfect for your dinner time viewing: 1. Toilet paper (thank you Coles). 2. Cadbury's Dairy Milk chocolate and Old Gold chocolate. Not good nutrition, no substitute for proper meal. And freakin' Trivago in every break, sometimes twice.

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"Serious wildfires and heat waves. Is this the new normal we have to get used to?" -- DW News presenter. Many stories abt heat waves, wild fires, melting glaciers, severe rain, flooding, landslides, drought, famine, but few if any stories about reducing global warming. What are we waiting for?

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