David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 13/10/2026The US has lectured the world on human rights for decades while keeping the death penalty. Always a bit rich. Now it's a botched lethal injection and a firing squad livestream on the cards. Case of "do as I say, not as I do" in glorious HD. First to ditch in AU: QLD (1922)! #auspol #HumanRights 000
Reposted by David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A tight labour market should mean wage growth is going up. They are not. The RBA keeps saying the RBA is a bit tight 3377
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 09/09/2026🚨 PSA: Over 220M airline passenger & crew records (2017–2026) were exposed online via a misconfigured Vietnam-linked APIS database. Data included names, passport numbers, flight details & more. If you’ve travelled to/thru VN, stay alert for scams. 🔒✈️ tech-insider.org/vietnam-apis...tech-insider.org 000
Reposted by David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The speed with which the data centre rush has hit Australia requires a development moratorium until the Commonwealth rules on energy & water usage are in place. There's currently a federal inquiry taking submissions as well as in NSW & Tas. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comAustralia may face a rush of datacentre construction as AI firms look to dodge upcoming rules, experts sayRegulations will require new sites to avoid pushing up power prices by building renewable energy plants and minimising water use 12810
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Almost 60% of Aussie parents are doing it psychologically tough right now. Guilt, loneliness, self-doubt ... Parents aren't failing; the village shrank. Calling on the federal and state governments to build support structures. 🧡 #auspol #ParentingAU www.theage.com.au/national/are...theage.com.auAre the parents all right? Why raising children feels harder than everAustralia’s largest survey of parents shows almost 60 per cent are in a state of moderate to high psychological distress. We asked the experts to explain why – and how to help them. 000
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 08/08/2026TLDR: Sam Altman reckons a "cool" ChatGPT use is a morning podcast about your kid's soccer game so you don't have to, y'know, talk to them 🙄 Mate, RoboDad isn't parenting. Outsource the calendar, not the cuddles! Kids will get to AI too soon anyway! 👶🤖 #HumansRock 000
Reposted by David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 02/08/2026never thought short form video would be able to capture a type of humor i can only describe as “the far side-esque” but this comes close. 86211336646
Reposted by David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Pauline Hanson flees her own custom-curated presser. With ABC & Guardian banned, & far-right criminal Avi Yemini running interference, still can’t handle questions, even from Sky “Shouldn't all media have access...?"💥 Not even sidekick Avi could save her from total humiliation. 76387134
Reposted by David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/07/2026"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953 615123424575
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 17/07/2026James Panichi's onto something re: $6 coffees ☕ but the beans aren't the problem ... it's wages & rent doing the damage. Many of our roasters are world class, and yeah, I make my own at home now on my trusty Breville. Still plenty of gems out there if you know where to look. 🇦🇺 bit.ly/44ywDvCbit.lyThis nation’s coffee myth must be confronted. It’s overrated and at $6 a cup, overpricedWe wanted to embrace the lifestyle built around the cult of good coffee; we wanted the grungy bean roasters in groovy laneways. Newsflash: the coffee is undrinkable. 000
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 03/07/2026So Deeming will remain a Liberal candidate for this year’s state election for at least the next two weeks. The #Victoria state Libs have said that the party’s state executive would wait until the outcome of Deeming’s legal challenge before taking any further steps. Let's see ... bit.ly/4ayv3Nybit.lyDeeming wins stay of execution as Liberal Party delays meeting on her futureThe embattled MP is pursuing legal action to stop the party’s state executive from dumping her as a candidate. 100
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Hanson is a nothing more than a populist seeking to blame the most convenient minority for the ills of the world. The recent rise of ON is a warning beacon to the majors. It is on them to deal with the real challenges facing 🇦🇺 and avoid the pitfalls of populism like in 🇺🇸 and 🇬🇧. #auspol 045
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 02/07/2026This is the definition of incorrigible! It also shows the character of the Libs in #Victoria that this person passed their pre-selection. Do better! bit.ly/4eISXINbit.lyDeeming sues Liberal Party president before meeting to decide her fateThe embattled MP will appear in court on Friday morning, hours before the party was due to decide whether she should remain a candidate for November’s state election. 100
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Rescue teams weren't the only ones who moved fast after the #earthquake in #Venezuela. Scammers registered 212 dodgy domains within days, most hiding behind fake "aid" and "SOS" names, many demanding crypto-only donations 😔 Give generously, but give safely. Check before you click. bit.ly/448aQKYbit.lyScammers race to cash in on Venezuelan earthquake disasterWhen a devastating earthquake struck north central Venezuela last week, rescue teams were not the only ones who mobilised fast. 010
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 02/07/2026100% agree on GDP ≠ wellbeing. But it’s too easy to pin parkland loss & traffic on migration too. That’s underinvestment in infrastructure & poor urban planning. Same deal as housing: real culprit’s hiding behind an easy scapegoat. There is a wide range of factors at play. #auspol 010
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Net overseas migration to Australia has fallen ~45% since its 2023 peak, yet a record 55% of Australians now say immigration is “too high” (Lowy Institute, 2026). Yet migration kept GDP growth going. As long as migration stays politicised, numbers won’t change minds. #auspol bit.ly/4eKGB1ibit.lyMigration is dropping, but public concern is climbing. Why?As long as the debate stays politicised, anti-immigration sentiment will persist, and so will support for the parties that trade on it. 131
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 02/07/2026There is already general public distrust of politicians. But when a party willfully ignores behaviour in the chase for popular votes, they should truly ask if they are worthy of our support. Will the Libs in #Victoria finally show some integrity? Not holding my breath! bit.ly/4wjZPSL #auspolbit.lyThe Liberals have found a solution to Moira Deeming. They might finally be growing upHad the Liberal Party emptied a vat of hydrochloric acid onto the floor of parliament instead of selecting Moira Deeming to represent it, it would have done less damage to its reputation. 110
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 29/06/2026This low-budget Teochew-language indie film is now China's biggest box office hit, crossing 1 billion yuan. It's a beautiful reminder that the most profound stories often come from the quietest corners of history. (5/5) 010
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 29/06/2026The qiaopi (侨批) letters and remittances became UNESCO's Memory of the World Register in 2013 precisely because they represent this shared history of migration, family separation, and survival. (4/5) 100
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 29/06/2026The movie captures how overseas Chinese families sent letters and remittances home. It was not just to seek a living but poverty, hardship, and political change made it impossible to stay. (3/5) 100
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 29/06/2026My maternal grandmother also returned to China as one of the early folks going back after the 1978 opening up. Dear You reinforces something I've always believed: many people don't leave their countries because they're only searching for a "good life." They leave out of survival. (2/5) 100
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 29/06/2026(THREAD) Just finished watching #DearYou and I'm still thinking about it. The film resonates deeply with me. It mirrors my great-grandfather's experience who left China in the late 1800s, just like the characters in the movie. (1/5) 110
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 29/06/2026I just watched "Dear You" - while I could not understand all of the dialogue, it was refreshing to watch a movie in the native language (and yes, languages not dialects). After ~50 years of _Speak Mandarin_, it's time to recognise the diversity of the ethnic Chinese in 🇸🇬 thru their mother tongues. 000
Reposted by David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬Terry Sedgwick 🦘 T.S. un ami. @lordsedgwick.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Barnaby Joyce slams stunt at Pauline Hanson speech. Mr Joyce said that he believed the stunt was an “inside job”. 0125
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 02/06/2026In Australia, “cheap” ultra‑processed food shifts the real costs to hospitals, workers & environment. Canberra needs to mandate clear, honest disclosure: how food is grown, processed & marketed - from farm conditions to additives and emissions. We should know the true cost. #auspol bit.ly/4dNF2iEbit.lyFood industry exposé Fast Food Nation predicted today’s chronic illness epidemic, 25 years agoA GP reflects on the lessons of Eric Schlosser’s ‘muckraking’ classic. A necessary health check on the world we’ve built, it urges us all to take back our agency. 052
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Democracy runs on trust. An anti-corruption agency that can't keep its own house in order defeats its own purpose. Labor has a second chance they must use it to genuinely rebuild confidence in the NACC, not just hit reset. @tommcilroy.bsky.social bit.ly/3QegDLv #auspolbit.lyLabor promised to do something serious about corruption. Now they’ve got a second chanceThe Nacc head’s appearance before a Senate inquiry illustrated why public confidence in the agency is in the toilet – and what now needs to be done 040
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 28/05/2026The grift continues ... these are individuals that use the word "corruption" in reference to government programs that they oppose but remember: "do as I say not as I do". #AusPol #VoteThemOut 130
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Yup. And not just energy. Water use for cooling those hot GPUs needs to be on the agenda. bsky.app/profile/dkyo... 031
Reposted by David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬Rosie de Difficult Kat 🌱🍉🍉 @rosiedekat.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Treasury released a paper in late 2021 which modelled the lifetime fiscal impact of our permanent migration program. “Where migrants pay more in taxes than they receive in government services, it benefits the incumbent Australian population” #dumbnuts #auspol #dogwhistlestheguardian.comAngus Taylor says migrants are a ‘net drain’ on Australia. The numbers say the opposite is trueMigrants are generally younger than the average Australian, are skilled and more educated. And they typically pay more tax than they receive in benefits 33219
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Hartcher is lightweight and not worth listening to. He is flailing to get on the bus when he realises the folks that he sides with are just complete morons ... 010
Reposted by David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬Chris Meder @evcurvefuturist.com · 05/05/2026This robot installs 80 panels/hour. One every 45 sec. 1,920/day ≈ 0.0008 GW/day per line. Sounds small. It’s not. Scale this across thousands of lines and #solar becomes manufacturing, not construction. 👉 10,000 lines = 8 GW/day. That’s HOW China is winning the energy game. 18347021568
Reposted by David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 04/05/2026The Japanese PM is in Australia right now to talk about our gas exports. She must be pretty keen to keep things how they are, considering Japan makes more revenue from Australia's gas exports than Australia does! @grogsgamut.bsky.social #auspol 515557
Reposted by David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬Jac @cultofjack.bsky.social · 04/05/2026This is a sitting MP An adult man who chose to type this out and publish it. Newbury is a misogynist. He’s also my local MP. I challenged him for incendiary posts during lockdowns, he blocked me and sent me a birthday card. Has never sent anything since. Creepy little man. #springst #auspol 273
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 03/05/2026We live in the driest inhabited continent on Earth. New DCs should be legally required to use water-free cooling technology & run on 100% renewable energy ... as a requirement. Our water supply & climate commitments need firm guardrails. #auspol #climatechange www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comUnder a cloud: the growing resentment against the massive datacentres sprouting across Australian citiesResidents say massive, noisy AI factories with unknown environmental impacts are being rushed into development right next to their homes 0196
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 03/05/2026This is *NOT* OK. The Federal government must: ✅ Ensure the sovereignty of our biometric data ✅ Publish legal advice on Privacy Act compatibility ✅ Reject ANY bulk biometric transfer to the US! #auspol #privacy 154
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 01/05/2026🚨 $80m of Australian taxpayer money tied up in contracts with Palantir, a company whose own manifesto has been called “the ramblings of a supervillain.” No public audit. No accountability. No new contracts. It’s time for a full review. #BanPalantir #AusPol 083
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 26/04/2026This is an “ally” that lashes out at its partners, complaining about the lack of loyalty while not showing neither respect nor loyalty. This is not the definition of an alliance. #auspol 130
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 23/04/2026The TED-Ed video was good but not Accented Cinema good. And it only covered the first of the three novels. Don’t abandon the idea about doing a series across all three novels. 000
Reposted by David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬Sunkissed Peaks @sunkissedpeaks.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Morning friends. There are still those amongst us that need to wake up. 433169594721
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 22/04/2026So … help me understand this #Coalition. You decide to preference ON but are running attack ads at the same time … OK … #auspol #Farrer www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comCoalition launches One Nation attack ads via obscure Facebook accounts ahead of Farrer byelectionLiberals create negative ad campaign ahead of 9 May poll that includes a page called ‘One Nation. No Solutions’ 035
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 21/04/2026This is the best time to implement a tax or some sort of royalty payment. With the supply from the ME chopped, our gas is in demand and we should be rightly compensated for it. 010
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 21/04/2026I get the skepticism (or even call it cynicism) but countries will do what they will to benefit their own interests. I think what differentiates CN from US is the former seeks somewhat of a win-win while the latter seeks to be a hegemonic bully. Yes CN slapped tariffs but Morrison was agitating. 100
Reposted by David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 17/04/2026Because Australia gives so much of our gas away for free, Japan gets it so cheap that it makes a profit selling it on to other countries! Add your name to the call to impose royalties on all gas exported from Australia ✍️ nb.australiainstitute.org.au/collec… 918782
Reposted by David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬MingTheMerciless @mingthemercyless.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Small, mean policy from a small, mean man leading a small, mean party. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #auspoltheguardian.comTaylor’s Trumpian immigration pitch is aimed at fighting One Nation – but puts Australia’s identity at stakeThe Coalition might be in opposition to Labor but it is hoping to stem its loss of voters to Pauline Hanson 1286
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 17/04/2026The hypocrisy- “Great job” should actually try and understand the values statement first immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-support... #auspolimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au 001
David K Yong 🇦🇺🇲🇾🇸🇬 @dkyong.bsky.social · 17/04/2026In any other universe I would say this is fiction. But with the current US administration, anything is possible 000