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a few things to think on:
* your anger is righteous
* you are not alone
* electoral politics has failed you again
* our political class has repeatedly shown they only respond to money and terror
* you will never enough money for them
solidarity to all who want to fight #auspol
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Renter shocked to discover 'First Surplus in 15 years' not accepted as rent payment
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Presumably Tasmania is going to get fuck all else in the budget which is fine because everything apart from our dire lack of football facilities is absolutely fucking perfect at the moment.
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Replying to @BinaryPoint @juniperlilacs
“Australia is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to Australia.”
- Douglas Adams, probably.
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This was in 1990. U.S. audiences didn’t seem to pick up on it.
“How can you defend a country where five percent of the people controls ninety-five percent of the wealth?”
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TIL a papyrus scroll indicates that, during the building of the tomb of Pharaoh Ramses III, the workers were upset about their treatment and, rather than discussing it with them, management served them a large meal.
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Look how few cars there are driving on this road
We should definitely draw broad conclusions about how much people like cars from this one photo of a partially completed road network
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The result is that the US is the only developed country where even if you strip out all Covid deaths, life expectancy still dropped by a year since 2019
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Twitter's bug bounty program has a new category: "Recommendation Algorithm Manipulation"
Since a working proof-of-concept is required, this tweet is mine.
Please help me demonstrate the "ask nicely" exploit, by engaging with this tweet.
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“It's important to understand that many trans and gender diverse people spend years coming to the decision to come forward and access care. To wait an additional three to six months or more can be really distressing for some people." - Dr Ruby Grant
abc.net.au/news/2023-04-01/a…
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“Australia will spend around $10b a year on tax breaks to make a 2nd, 3rd or 4th investment property more affordable for investors, but just $0.5b to build social housing for people with zero homes,” dep director @ebony_bennett in @canberratimes #auspol
canberratimes.com.au/story/8…
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In January: It's not price gouging, it's just "normal economics"
Today: Profits up 718% last quarter

ALT However, food economists are skeptical an inquiry would uncover wrongdoing. "I don't think we've seen anything that makes us think that there's something there other than normal economics happening right now," said Amy Smith, vice president at Advanced Economic Solutions. "I think it was just kind of a perfect storm of stuff that came together," she added.

ALT In a statement, Cal-Maine denied any allegations of gouging and said it does not set retail egg prices. "The domestic egg market has always been intensely competitive and highly volatile even under normal market circumstances," the company wrote. Cal-Maine cited the avian flu and the high cost of feed, labor, fuel and packaging.

































