Martin Barker 1863
@barkus24.bsky.social
Potteries born Australian. Indie rock/rugby league/football/architecture/design/art/darts/working class culture.
On a lilo, in a sea of alright.
On a lilo, in a sea of alright.
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The Secretary of Defense, ladies and gentlemen
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The Secretary of Defense, ladies and gentlemen
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Now it is Keith Bott, MD Titanic Brewery, giving his #Budget views on BBC TV. He is looking for a fairer system, asking why do physical businesses, such as pubs, pay more than those online? He says it is much better for people to be sociable in a pub, rather than drinking at home.
November 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Now it is Keith Bott, MD Titanic Brewery, giving his #Budget views on BBC TV. He is looking for a fairer system, asking why do physical businesses, such as pubs, pay more than those online? He says it is much better for people to be sociable in a pub, rather than drinking at home.
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Even if he wanted to, Farage couldn't condemn racism without a lot of his base considering it 'woke'.
November 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Even if he wanted to, Farage couldn't condemn racism without a lot of his base considering it 'woke'.
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Imagine if your car was made by a company owned by a colossal moron.
“The biggest defect culprits were the axle assembly, suspension, brakes and lighting.”
So nothing important. Here I was thinking it was bits of trim dropping off and screens breaking.
www.carscoops.com/2025/11/an-a...
“The biggest defect culprits were the axle assembly, suspension, brakes and lighting.”
So nothing important. Here I was thinking it was bits of trim dropping off and screens breaking.
www.carscoops.com/2025/11/an-a...
An American EV Was Germany’s Most Defective Vehicle This Year | Carscoops
Germany’s TÜV reliability report reveals rising defect rates, new class leaders, and which cars struggled to pass inspection this year
www.carscoops.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Imagine if your car was made by a company owned by a colossal moron.
“The biggest defect culprits were the axle assembly, suspension, brakes and lighting.”
So nothing important. Here I was thinking it was bits of trim dropping off and screens breaking.
www.carscoops.com/2025/11/an-a...
“The biggest defect culprits were the axle assembly, suspension, brakes and lighting.”
So nothing important. Here I was thinking it was bits of trim dropping off and screens breaking.
www.carscoops.com/2025/11/an-a...
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Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
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Video shot by astronaut Zena Cardman, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, shows a stunning display of the Northern Lights as seen from the International Space Station.
November 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Video shot by astronaut Zena Cardman, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, shows a stunning display of the Northern Lights as seen from the International Space Station.
Jerkin' on your
Squirter, cunt
Jerkin' on your
Yeah, yeah, go get some
Smack, smack, smack
Wank, wank, wank
Ooh, yeah, yeah
Go get some
Squirter, cunt
Jerkin' on your
Yeah, yeah, go get some
Smack, smack, smack
Wank, wank, wank
Ooh, yeah, yeah
Go get some
November 23, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Jerkin' on your
Squirter, cunt
Jerkin' on your
Yeah, yeah, go get some
Smack, smack, smack
Wank, wank, wank
Ooh, yeah, yeah
Go get some
Squirter, cunt
Jerkin' on your
Yeah, yeah, go get some
Smack, smack, smack
Wank, wank, wank
Ooh, yeah, yeah
Go get some
Thinking of giving up watching all sport
November 23, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Thinking of giving up watching all sport
They can’t give that out after yesterday’s barely visible murmur can they ??
November 22, 2025 at 6:15 AM
They can’t give that out after yesterday’s barely visible murmur can they ??
Working class artists are vital but sadly these days seem to be diminishing. Guys like Mani made it feel like one of our own up there on stage.
#rip
#rip
November 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Working class artists are vital but sadly these days seem to be diminishing. Guys like Mani made it feel like one of our own up there on stage.
#rip
#rip
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The extreme and psychotic overreaction by Trump and Stephen Miller to Democratic military vets in the Senate and House urging service members to remember that their oath is to the Constitution and not a man tells us a lot about the Trump admin’s plans for the military.
November 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The extreme and psychotic overreaction by Trump and Stephen Miller to Democratic military vets in the Senate and House urging service members to remember that their oath is to the Constitution and not a man tells us a lot about the Trump admin’s plans for the military.
Update;
4 Stoke flags at the cricket lads 🔴⚪️🔴⚪️🔴⚪️
4 Stoke flags at the cricket lads 🔴⚪️🔴⚪️🔴⚪️
November 21, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Update;
4 Stoke flags at the cricket lads 🔴⚪️🔴⚪️🔴⚪️
4 Stoke flags at the cricket lads 🔴⚪️🔴⚪️🔴⚪️
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The Roman Empire prospered due to open borders, mass immigration and diversity then fell because of huge wealth inequality and corrupt leadership. I just thought I'd mention it.
November 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The Roman Empire prospered due to open borders, mass immigration and diversity then fell because of huge wealth inequality and corrupt leadership. I just thought I'd mention it.
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I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
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“CSIRO has announced it will slash up to 350 jobs as the national science agency grapples with long-term financial challenges … with current funding failing to keep pace with the rising costs of running a modern science agency.”
Not “challenges”. They’re choices. 😡
Not “challenges”. They’re choices. 😡
CSIRO to cut up to 350 research jobs in major overhaul
After 440 positions were slashed last year, the CSIRO has announced more staff cuts across the country in a bid to remain financially viable.
www.abc.net.au
November 18, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“CSIRO has announced it will slash up to 350 jobs as the national science agency grapples with long-term financial challenges … with current funding failing to keep pace with the rising costs of running a modern science agency.”
Not “challenges”. They’re choices. 😡
Not “challenges”. They’re choices. 😡
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Trump, seen here getting tips on how to deal with journalists.
November 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Trump, seen here getting tips on how to deal with journalists.
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Happy 40th birthday to Psychocandy by The Jesus and Mary Chain, which was released on this day in 1985
November 18, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Happy 40th birthday to Psychocandy by The Jesus and Mary Chain, which was released on this day in 1985
He can’t die quick enough for me
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 7:03 AM
He can’t die quick enough for me
‘Straya…
CBA boss says repaying ‘excessive fees’ to low-income customers could be seen as taking shareholder money
CBA boss says repaying ‘excessive fees’ to low-income customers could be seen as taking shareholder money
The Commonwealth Bank – which reported a record cash profit of $10.3bn in the most recent financial year – charged $270m in ‘excessive fees’ over five years
The head of Australia’s biggest and most profitable bank says reimbursing hundreds of millions of dollars in fees to its lower income customers would be an “appropriation” of shareholder money.
The Commonwealth Bank’s chief executive, Mat Comyn, mounted a fierce defence of charging fees according to its terms and conditions during a parliamentary committee hearing in Canberra on Tuesday morning, Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:56 AM
‘Straya…
This is what happens when the political class don’t ever have to worry about underfunded hospitals
November 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
This is what happens when the political class don’t ever have to worry about underfunded hospitals
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Every state apart from Tas is pulling their weight with hospital expenditure. The Feds not wanting to pay for the additional demand on hospitals that the FEDS CREATE from underfunding their primary health, NDIS and aged care system responsibilities is pathetic bullshit www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
'Beyond belief': PM tells states to spend less on hospitals
Health ministers are furious with a letter from the prime minister demanding they rein in spending if they want a public hospital funding deal honoured.
www.abc.net.au
November 17, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Every state apart from Tas is pulling their weight with hospital expenditure. The Feds not wanting to pay for the additional demand on hospitals that the FEDS CREATE from underfunding their primary health, NDIS and aged care system responsibilities is pathetic bullshit www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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65 Years Ago,,, History was made. #RubyBridges
November 15, 2025 at 4:41 AM
65 Years Ago,,, History was made. #RubyBridges
After mastering the unlistenable podcast / radio show, Waleed Aly is now forging ahead with unreadable opinion pieces
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM
After mastering the unlistenable podcast / radio show, Waleed Aly is now forging ahead with unreadable opinion pieces