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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 23h

He's trying to incite violence and insurrection against a state government. Isn't that a form of treason?

Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The phrase "woke left ideologies" used unironically in a $300 textbook is wild. Are there any courses that actually set this as a required reading?

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Between this and the cancellation of the partnership with CDC the other day, if Firmus does go ahead with its $11 IPO, I could see it being the first major domino to fall in the impending AI bust. The founders might be keen to cash out ASAP before that happens. But yeah nah AI is the future.

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This company is caught up in the circular financing of it all. NVIDIA has invested AUD$720m in Firmus in previous funding rounds; it also has an agreement to supply Firmus with chips. The founders are on the hook for a $14b loan to Blackstone and need to keep half of their shares until it's paid.

abc.net.au

Major share market float of Firmus in trouble as interest wanes

The company is reportedly having to price its shares lower as it closed its books to potential investors abruptly overnight.

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Jo Dyer @instanterudite.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Isn't that sweet? One Rinehart subsidiary purchases a building for the use of another Rinehart subsidary.

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"[We are] working alongside Jewish Australians who are fighting genocide, who are speaking up for core values that they hold dear," he said. The fact that Burns thinks this is somehow prejudicial or chilling is actually chilling.

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

meanwhile their share price continues to increase. why are they paying no company tax?

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I have also seen cases where psychosocial conditions are dropped, but their primary physical disability is not supported by the NDIS (e.g. obesity)

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Also the source of “the purpose of a system is what it does” (POSIWID) is Stafford Beer

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It was the mixed metaphors bordering on word salad for me, plus some of the things you listed. Either he's just an incoherent writer in general, or partially/wholly used AI in my opinion. It's a coin toss though.

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Unfortunately even if you, my adoring public, wanted me to become Greens leader, you would have no say in that! Members don't even have a say in that. So I'm joining the call to change the Australian Greens constitution so that I may be elected as its next leader. Authorised by me, level 99 Rogue

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

After giving it some serious thought, I've decided to also put my hands up to become the leader of the Australian Greens. Am I a sitting Greens MP? No. I'm not even eligible to sit in federal Parliament; but I think that's a strength. Who better to speak truth to power than someone with no power?

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

sorry I'm unavailable for Greens leadership right now

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Which Gronk is using Grok to write their speeches

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

With the other available options, I'll be beside myself with anger if they don't choose Mehreen

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Tim Hollo @timhollo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I’m backing Cassian Andor and Leia Organa for co-leadership of the Australian Greens. They bring the right mix of insurgency and establishment to appeal to a large cross-section of voters across the galaxy at a moment like this. Plus, gender balance is crucial.

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I personally think Darth Maul doesn't even need a deputy.

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

When I receive a rent increase the only thing I'm thinking is "can I pay this amount and still keep the lights on?" I have lived in my current rental for nearly five years, and in that time my rent has gone from $380/w to $430/w and I consider myself lucky.

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"If you own one property... you might want to put the rent up when your interest rate goes up if you've got a mortgage, but you're competing with all the other properties that are available". You're also competing with the threat of homelessness.

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

No state limits how much rent can be raised by. The only jurisdiction that does is the ACT. There are limits on how often rent can be increased in most states. The ABC Quotes an Economist who demonstrates a complete detachment from reality.

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The ABC analysis on how interest rates will impact renters is woeful: "Some landlords may try to offset the impact of rate rises on their cash flow by raising rents over time, although there are constraints on how often and how much rent can be increased each year in most states." This is wrong.

abc.net.au

The RBA just raised rates. It affects more than your home loan

While the RBA's decisions are most felt through mortgage repayments, their impact extends well beyond home loans.

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Encourages people to save?! Does she think we all have spare money burning holes in our pockets?

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I snort-giggled in the middle of my office

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Also, if you have independent projects that could use a voice, please consider me! You can see my casting call club profile here: www.castingcall.club/m/dash-n and listen to my auditions to get an idea of some of my range.

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If you have any money to spare to put towards this, I'd be so grateful. I fear full time office work is not sustainable for me, I'm not usually one for self-promo or tooting my own horn, but I genuinely think I have potential in this area.

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Comrades! I am trying to get my start in voice acting. I have a USB mic, but for most pro gigs they require an XLR mic and sound-treated space, which means I need to buy some gear. Luckily I have a walk-in wardrobe, which helps. I have set up a throne to try to fund some gear: throne.com/dashvox

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

PHON's candidate funding model is not normal.

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

just think it's interesting that in like Feb of 2025 (after the qld election) PHON head office invoiced a bunch of its 2024 qld candidates for expenditure which meant they had to amend their ECQ returns is all

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Runners up were Duke Nukem 3D, Soul Blade (PS1 Soul Calibur), Metal Gear Solid and GTA: San Andreas.

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

the existential dread of knowing how many government programs run on Oracle or Salesforce systems and have the ability to generate 2fa codes for accounts lolol

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

AI isn't a threat because it's intelligent. It's more like giving your toddler super strength and x-ray vision. But also: why was OpenAI doing research into public health expenditure? why did it take so long to notice and/or report the breach? what have they done with the information they accessed?

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I went and made this for ya, it was too good a meme

meme featuring three panels. the top panel is a picture of a headline over Jason from the Good Place. The headline says "AI could be a bubble and is not yet making Australia more productive, Michele Bullock Says".

Underneath is a caption: "I think AI might be a bubble".

The second panel is Michael with a shocked expresson standing next to Janet. He says "The RBA figured it out? the RBA?"

The third panel is Michael touching his stomach. He says "This is a real low point. Yeah, this one hurts."

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

yes! and I suspect that given the amount of money being shovelled into data centre construction, money is no object for them.

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

source for the graph: mandalapartners.com/uploads/the-...

mandalapartners.com

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The construction sector already has a massive shortfall of labour, set to hit 300,000 by the middle of 2027 according to Infrastructure Australia. Data centre construction jobs are framed as new opportunities for our economy; instead they represent an opportunity cost.

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

There's a part in the report about job creation: "Industry estimates suggest that data centre construction has directly and indirectly supported more than 9,000 jobs to date and this could grow by an additional 18,930 jobs through to 2030". except 2/3 of those jobs are in the buildout phase.

a chart showing the jobs created by data centre construction. it shows 4,190 direct and 4,940 indirect jobs from data centre construction. of these, 2980 direct and 3690 indirect jobs are attributed to build out.

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A new curriculum focusing on "Western Culture"...but that's precisely what we already have?

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I used to be able to find almost anything on google (to the point where my friends still ask me to help them find stuff). between this and the deliberate tactic of making results worse so you spend longer trying to search for what you want, Google is rendering itself irrelevant

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I already knew satire was dead, but get a load of this: "The Queensland police union has pushed for the changes to the definition of victim of domestic violence, in order to reduce paperwork for officers dealing with domestic violence callouts."

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Stafford Beer puts it best. "The purpose of a system is what it does. There is no point in claiming that the purpose of a system is to do what it constantly fails to do". Our unemployment system is supposed to be a safety net that supports people to find jobs. In reality, it is a misery farm.

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

According to the AIHW, in the 22-64 age group, people on income support payments accounted for around 3 in 7 (43%) people who died due to suicide. Even if you ignore the physical health impacts of poverty, our below-poverty payments and punitive mutual obligations systems are killing people.

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I'm not sure they allow journalists who would ask those questions into those press conferences anymore.

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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 25/05/2025

you naive rubes think you can help people by posting. smart and wise people like me know that you can't effect any change by posting. and now I am going to change your mind and save you from your clueless bleeding-heart nature. I am going to do this by posting

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Having to have a credit card for age verification on Steam is total BS. my Steam account is 15 years old.

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Dash Nehring @punningstunts.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

IDK why people are so shocked about corruption on infrastructure builds; it was literally the subject of a Utopia episode. Season 3 Episode 6: Snouts In The Trough. That episode also features the shocking revelation hat governments could run the builds themselves far more efficiently.

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Rorting Major Building Projects | Utopia

YouTube video by Working Dog Productions

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