Reposted by GerryThe DILETTANTE @demwar.bsky.social · 4hZero tax on $51BN of revenue. But they chased people until they suicided for Robodebt. How have we not burned down the oligarchy already. JFC 36538
Reposted by GerryBarbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The Greens-led senate inquiry into intergenerational housing inequity spent 6 months hearing evidence on Australia's housing crisis. Final report, published today, shows dire need for the government to stop shirking responsibility & act. Public housing, rent caps & affordable mortgages. 79740
Reposted by GerryGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Kogan CEO in June: Ruslan Kogan says changes to Capital Gains Tax will attract migrants motivated by “sick NDIS scams” and the welfare system." Today ATO Tax data for Kogan Pty Ltd: Income: $642.3m Taxable income: $0 Tax paid $0 20316151
Reposted by GerryYung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Here're 5 actions the 94-seat, super-majority Albo govt (that came into power in May 2022) is doing that CANNOT in any way, shape or form be reconciled with being "part of the global effort to prevent uncontrolled climate change": 1️⃣ opened up >46,000 km2 for Oil & Gas exploration (Aug 2022)abc.net.auFederal government opens 10 new ocean sites for oil and gas explorationThe oil and gas industry will have access to another 46,758 square kilometres of Commonwealth waters, with two new offshore greenhouse gas storage areas also approved. 33416
Reposted by Gerryautumn coded @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just talk to another human already jesus fucking christ 1233848751
Reposted by GerryBarbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 29/09/2026RBA news awful for the millions in mortgage stress. It's punishment for homeowners & profit for the banks already making $$$ on home loans. Tax the 1%, not hard working people. Rates hikes won’t fix the housing crisis but a government that treats housing as a human right will. 513048
Reposted by GerryProfessor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Love the fact that my mortgage will get even harder to pay down later today in large part because of a convicted felon & warlord that my government has signed up to a > $360 billion defence pact (scam) with. Great work, @albomp.bsky.social @jimchalmers.bsky.social @australianlabor.bsky.social! 710236
Reposted by GerryRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Amid outcry, NY prosecutors have reopened the criminal investigation into the 7 Cornell gang rapists, a case that was covered up 2 years ago. These assholes would’ve been punished if they had written “free Palestine” instead of “free p*ssy.” Cornell leadership should be investigated too. 21581042212
Reposted by GerryGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Latest energy figures are out for 2024-25 - once again 83% of Australia's gas is exported or used to convert gas to PNG exports. There is no gas shortage. We do not need more gas. We need to #TAXtheGAS 15259116
Reposted by GerryRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.theintercept.comDoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam 6574017311811
Reposted by Gerrytonywindsor.bsky.social @tonywindsor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Farmers who intend to vote for One Nation should know that they are accepting that “climate change” is normal.By doing so they will negate any logical argument for taxpayer assistance when “normal” weather events occur. Don’t ask for help if you deny the very thing you need help to overcome! 32420174
Reposted by GerryEoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Capitalism sees the natural world as nothing but 'resources' to exploit and profit from. When one is exhausted it moves on, inexorably, seeking out the next 'business opportunity' to wipe out. We won't arrest the murder of our living planet without recognising and acting on this basic premise. 910347
Reposted by Gerrynevyn @nevyn8.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Seize the land as a reserve, seize the owners assets to help fund the revegetation. Throw the arsehole in prison. #auspol #notgoodenough #australia @australianlabor.bsky.social you are shit. 0178
Reposted by GerryPeter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026a lot of people act like there's a trade being offered where we give up trans athletes in sports and in exchange fascism is defeated forever 188136402894
Reposted by GerryTasmanian Inquirer @tasinquirer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Since the start of 2016, the three #salmon companies operating in #Tasmanian marine areas - Huon Aquaculture, Tassal and Petuna - have deployed 150,488 underwater explosives against seals in their fish farms. #politas 💥 tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/more-th...tasmanianinquirer.com.auMore than 150,000 underwater explosives used against seals at Tasmanian salmon farms since 2016, government data reveals | Tasmanian InquirerMore than 150,000 underwater explosives have been used against seals at Tasmanian salmon farms since 2016, according to new government data. 69183
Reposted by GerryRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $8 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of American households is worth just $4.27 trillion. Read that back. Remember: Wealth can’t be separated from power. Power begets wealth and wealth begets power. 350103034258
Reposted by GerryMichael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The argument against AI should always start with the THEFT of creative labor the technology was built on. The intent was CRIMINAL. CEOs should be facing charges, not class action lawsuits. The devastation these companies continue to inflict on creative communities demands accountability. 8629203
Reposted by GerryRonni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Is anybody else just finding the world so depressingly awful and finding it too hard to look at the news or social media every day? Just me? 3191514114
Reposted by GerryBarbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 11/09/2026KPMG has admitted to multiple ethical failures at its most senior levels. Labor must review all current contracts, ban KPMG from future contracts until they've been properly investigated, break up & regulate the Big 4 & increase penalties for bad behaviour & ethical failures. 24815
Reposted by GerryDr Sally @drsally.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Why do men who work in fossil fuel industries and mining in particular get to believe that they should be able to do this for 40 years with no changes in their work situation ever Everyone has to expect to work in a number of different jobs over their lifetime Why are these men so friggin special? 178013
Reposted by GerryKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 12/09/2026I know this'll ruffle feathers but I agree with this Food/Water watch analysis. Diverting renewable energy away from fossil phase-out and climate adaptation and towards melting graphics card to power chatbots is the formal end of moral purpose for clean technology. 321142348
Reposted by GerryAndrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 10/09/2026Job applicants are using AI to write resumes and prep interview answers. Companies are using AI to screen those applications and conduct initial interviews. We’ve officially automated both sides of a process meant to measure human connection. The irony is genuinely unreal. 581093298
Reposted by GerryThe Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I feel this one. I hate what our government is doing to its citizens. I'd say that we deserve better, but do we?🤔 36096212253
Reposted by GerrySully27gp @sully27gp.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Bravo Eric 💪❤️ EVERY one of the faceless, heartless, ignorant beaurocrats, who torture the disabled endlessly, should be forced to watch this, until they grow a soul. And as for our pollies, WTFU!!! The rorting is from shonky providers, not the recipients. #AusPol #NDIS 1266
Reposted by GerryPaper and Ink @paperandink.bsky.social · 13/06/2026When I open the library door, turn off the alarm, set down my bag, hit all the fuses to light everything, turn computers on, open the other entrance and feed the fish. I own a thing. The Kingdom of Knowledge is open. Small rural library. Every book exhales, waiting for you to read. I wait to talk. 622460257
Reposted by Gerrymarque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 07/09/2026What Pauline's sponsors hate more than anything else is poor people's money staying in poor people's hands, hence their tireless efforts to destroy the compulsory superannuation system.thenewdaily.com.au'Economically disastrous': One Nation early super plan slammedOne Nation leader Pauline Hanson has defended a plan to allow workers to divert some of their super to help pay the rent or mortgage. 23277103
Reposted by GerryGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Thing about technology that actually does make life better is you don't need to write 1,437 different op-eds to try to persuade people that it will make your life better. 10469102
Reposted by GerryKivan @kivanbay.bsky.social · 06/09/2026But you need the will to stand up to it loudly. You need the will to come together and say no. You can't be apathetic about it. You can't say "well let's come up with some compromise." You'll compromise away the world and forget it was ever any different. 062
Reposted by GerryProfessor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Important statement reinforcing the need for evidence-based management of cat welfare and the protection of native wildlife. biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/de...biodiversitycouncil.org.auDenialism doesn’t change the reality that roaming pet cats are a scourge for Australia’s wildlife | Biodiversity Council AustraliaDespite the overwhelming scientific consensus on the detrimental impacts of roaming pet and feral cats, narratives that downplay these threats now risk further harm to Australia's biodiversity. 411838
Reposted by GerryProfessor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I think I'm going to have to start unfollowing organisations and people who repeatedly say 'don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good' as a way of pressuring other organisations and people into accepting flawed (terrible) positions on policy. 1310411
Reposted by GerryProfessor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026It's such a tired refrain in the environment, climate, and conservation arena, and it's been used to divide and wedge us, with results including the shambolic, oxymoronic 'safeguard mechanism ', and the far-from-adequate EPBC 2.0, among others. 0382
Reposted by GerryMistress Matisse @mistressmatisse.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Good night, Bluesky, and never ever forget this: 015526
Reposted by GerryMFCarter @mfcarter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Here’s a truth that lands harder every year. 17479292439
Reposted by GerryCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/09/2026> @techcrunch.com @mapquest.com techcrunch.com/2026/08/31/m... 311103622698
Reposted by GerryGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/09/2026The RBA, 3 years late to the party, last week confirmed profits drove the sky high inflation in 2022. In 2023 they attacked our research, & briefed media companies about how we were wrong. I guess they'll apologise now? Me for @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...thepoint.com.auRBA's own research shows that profits drove post-pandemic inflation, not wagesLast week, research by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) confirmed that they were wrong in 2023 to criticise research by The Australia Institute, which showed rising profits were the significant cau... 27421176
Reposted by GerryThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 31/08/2026Abdul El-Sayed: “Canadians are like the only people in the world who are going to preemptively apologize for something they didn't even do. So if you're starting a trade war with Canada, it's because you're the asshole.” 368197824812
Reposted by GerryMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 30/08/2026Broken swing sets? Missing basketball nets? Have no fear, Renew Crew is here. Neighborhood parks are meant for recreation — not frustration. If it’s broken, this crew will fix it. If it’s run-down, they’ll renew it. Renew Crew: Coming soon to a park near you. 559217653933
Reposted by GerryABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 30/08/2026'I will always be walking in the desert': Birdsville ranger hangs up uniform after three decadesabc.net.auBirdsville's lone ranger retires after three decades as keeper of the desertFor more than 30 years, Don Rowlands has been the ranger in charge of Munga-Thirri National Park, in Queensland's far south-west corner. But the time has come for him to hang up his uniform. 0218
Reposted by GerryJust Jim will do. @justjim.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I knew there had been a lot of churn, but that's cray-cray! "Of the 37 people who served in federal and state parliaments under Pauline Hanson’s banner up to the 2025 election, 27 failed to complete a single term as One Nation members…"thesaturdaypaper.com.au‘David, shut up’: Farley poised to quit One NationDavid Farley has confided to parliamentary colleagues his escalating tensions with One Nation, and particularly with Barnaby Joyce, which are likely to see the member for Farrer quit the party. 24015
Reposted by GerryRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Food companies wanted deregulation. Now there are dozens of recalls across the country. Mining companies wanted deregulation. Now the black lung rate is at a 45-year high. Financial companies wanted deregulation. Now financial losses to fraud are the highest on record. Noticing a pattern? 552172356412
Reposted by GerryMatt Golding @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Cartoonists like Cathy Wilcox are a gift to society who thankfully can’t, and won’t, be muzzled. Bernd Rieve, Brighton @theageaustralia.bsky.social letters 17701202
Reposted by GerryRonni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 28/08/2026In our eyes you are and always will be the Queen of Cartoons @cathywilcox.bsky.social Admired, respected & so, so talented, it will be a dark world without your bright thoughts in it every day, but you're leaving behind a genuine legacy Thank you for everything, all of it. We love you Cathy xx 18646139
Reposted by GerryThe DILETTANTE @demwar.bsky.social · 29/08/2026ALP is a train wreck LNP is a train wreck Constituency is fed up But…… Greens destroyed by years of media attacks One Nation near total media saturation and support Is it any wonder we are here? I told Rudd and Shorten years ago to go after media consolidation. ALP blinked. 1511545
Reposted by Gerrytonywindsor.bsky.social @tonywindsor.bsky.social · 29/08/2026So now we have a One Nation leader(Newman) who speaks Japanese in “English only” Australia, another leader( Hanson) who can’t speak English and Joyce who speaks Gibberish. Multicultural! 1928571
Reposted by GerryRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I’m still grieving Dolly Parton. I never met her and always wanted to. She was almost exactly my age and my height and had values I deeply admired. Her death leaves a hole in the firmament. Which brings me to the person whose values are as far from Dolly Parton’s as any human could possibly be...theguardian.comDolly Parton was the polar opposite of our bullying president | Robert ReichTerrified of being seen as a loser, Donald Trump is nonsensically lashing out – even against our old friend Canada 882151430