Tim Lyons
@picketer.bsky.social
Ex union boss. Organising, political economy, labour markets, tax, pensions, climate, China, Spinoza. Proud @UnitedWorkersOz member since 1990.
The Age has a hammerlock on the zeitgeist eh?
January 9, 2026 at 10:03 PM
The Age has a hammerlock on the zeitgeist eh?
“Ummm, acttuahhly that is clearly a MucDonald’s”
There honestly cannot be a satire cutting enough to make fun of Americans. What the fuck do you mean the highest colonial ideal you could imagine was a parking lot with McDonald's on both sides
January 9, 2026 at 3:37 PM
“Ummm, acttuahhly that is clearly a MucDonald’s”
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Okay. But that's worse. You do get how that's worse, right?
January 9, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Okay. But that's worse. You do get how that's worse, right?
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Grok is undressing women and children. Don’t expect the US to take action | Moira Donegan
Grok is undressing women and children. Don’t expect the US to take action | Moira Donegan
Elon Musk’s reckless and degrading AI could be built differently. But Americans will have to speak up
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Grok is undressing women and children. Don’t expect the US to take action | Moira Donegan
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A headline to sum up our times:
January 9, 2026 at 11:09 AM
A headline to sum up our times:
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Again, "I only make CSAM for money" would not help an ordinary person's defence, but would aggravate their sentencing.
Now only paying subscribers can make violent non-consenual sexual imagery of women and children -
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Again, "I only make CSAM for money" would not help an ordinary person's defence, but would aggravate their sentencing.
RIP to a real hero.
the man widely regarded as creator of Korean fried chicken has died www.koreaherald.com/article/1065...
Man who built Korea's fried chicken industry dies at 74
Yoon Jong-gye, the founder of Mexican Chicken and widely regarded as the creator of Korea’s signature sweet-and-spicy fried chicken, has died after a long illne
www.koreaherald.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:01 AM
RIP to a real hero.
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You know, I wouldn’t even know writers festivals existed if it weren’t for their regular paroxysms of weird unit behaviour.
January 9, 2026 at 7:26 AM
You know, I wouldn’t even know writers festivals existed if it weren’t for their regular paroxysms of weird unit behaviour.
This is good but how is this not a pretty straightforward police / criminal matter in any number of jurisdictions? They are publishing illegal stuff aren’t they? If The Age put it on the landing page of their website what would happen?
January 9, 2026 at 8:14 AM
This is good but how is this not a pretty straightforward police / criminal matter in any number of jurisdictions? They are publishing illegal stuff aren’t they? If The Age put it on the landing page of their website what would happen?
Airline lounge magazine with the 2028 parole roster isn’t it based on this masthead’s record?
January 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Airline lounge magazine with the 2028 parole roster isn’t it based on this masthead’s record?
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Has there been any public update about the homeless woman who attended a police station on the South Coast in NSW and then died in her car in the police station car park, and wasn’t noticed until she was decomposing?
January 8, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Has there been any public update about the homeless woman who attended a police station on the South Coast in NSW and then died in her car in the police station car park, and wasn’t noticed until she was decomposing?
Dude was jacked, it’s right there in the name. You’d think the pod bros would love him.
January 8, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Dude was jacked, it’s right there in the name. You’d think the pod bros would love him.
Coroner’s findings in about April 27.
It’s occurred to me that this is the horrifying year that someone asks ChatGPT for bushfire information and something horrible happens isn’t it? 🫠
January 8, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Coroner’s findings in about April 27.
We shouldn’t leaf this alone as I romaine of the view it was ok cos it was very funny
January 8, 2026 at 9:43 AM
We shouldn’t leaf this alone as I romaine of the view it was ok cos it was very funny
Just a note but Royal Commissions basically never finish on time and tend to go in very oddly unpredictable directions far from what they were sent to do - done well or badly TBH.
January 8, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Just a note but Royal Commissions basically never finish on time and tend to go in very oddly unpredictable directions far from what they were sent to do - done well or badly TBH.
M8 when we GenX were kids they were all drinking water hoses never did us harm there was lead in petrol and Pop’s idea of a fun arvo was lighting the incinerator to burn paint in the backyard.
January 8, 2026 at 1:31 AM
M8 when we GenX were kids they were all drinking water hoses never did us harm there was lead in petrol and Pop’s idea of a fun arvo was lighting the incinerator to burn paint in the backyard.
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A touching tribute to Mike F
![Classic Mike F tweet:
Check this shit out motherfucker [I slide one foot out from under me and fall on my ass, its not clear what kind of move I was trying to do]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:g62tajye723r3fa4gqw7l7ql/bafkreiacssf7vnpkyqovhna4mfme3qexnhqifch625ta46ibfzgpswz6ue@jpeg)
January 7, 2026 at 2:40 AM
A touching tribute to Mike F
Once again a better take than many liberal centrist braines - saw some takes that was is need is "better training for ICE officers." If you think the jackboot wearers will be fine if they've done a working with children course and some more gun safety drills...........
Every Trait Disqualifying ICE Agent From Previous Jobs Ideal For Current One https://theonion.com/every-trait-disqualifying-ice-agent-from-previous-jobs-ideal-for-current-one/
January 7, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Once again a better take than many liberal centrist braines - saw some takes that was is need is "better training for ICE officers." If you think the jackboot wearers will be fine if they've done a working with children course and some more gun safety drills...........
The subs we cancelled (at vast cost) were a conventionally powered version of the Barracuda. LMAO.
Something you rarely see in defense procurement. French deliver Barracuda class nuclear submarine a year early! Two more are expected before 2030. With US ☢️ umbrella waning this is great news for #ReArmEU
armees.com/sous-marins-...
armees.com/sous-marins-...
Sous-marins nucléaires Barracuda : cette annonce change radicalement l’avenir de la Royale
La France vient de frapper un grand coup en livrant ses sous-marins nucléaires d’attaque avec un an d’avance.
armees.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:26 PM
The subs we cancelled (at vast cost) were a conventionally powered version of the Barracuda. LMAO.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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"Wait. No. What? Some hate speech we are pretty cool with actually" says Coalition. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Coalition doesn’t ‘need to see’ sexuality protections in hate speech reforms, says Ley
The opposition leader says reforms to the country’s vilification laws must be focused solely on Islamic extremism and antisemitism.
www.smh.com.au
January 7, 2026 at 8:48 AM
"Wait. No. What? Some hate speech we are pretty cool with actually" says Coalition. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...