Possum
@pollytics.bsky.social
Political, economic and policy stuff. An unrepentant guitar gear hoarder. You know who I am.
A social democrat on the beats - a libertarian between the human, civil and political rights sheets.
The stupidity in this country is exhausting.
Moreton Bay
A social democrat on the beats - a libertarian between the human, civil and political rights sheets.
The stupidity in this country is exhausting.
Moreton Bay
James Packer thinks Dan Andrews is human filth. A nepo baby that has halved the worth of his dad's inheritance, yelling at a retired politician whom, like all retired politicians, we should never have to hear from again. Good discourse.
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 AM
James Packer thinks Dan Andrews is human filth. A nepo baby that has halved the worth of his dad's inheritance, yelling at a retired politician whom, like all retired politicians, we should never have to hear from again. Good discourse.
I will be 115 years old, on palliative care in my hospital bed dying of arse cancer, and my last words will be... "abolish local government"
November 25, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I will be 115 years old, on palliative care in my hospital bed dying of arse cancer, and my last words will be... "abolish local government"
I keep telling you folks - the solution is to abolish it!
Local government is creaking under the now effectively annual cost of 'extreme' climate events. Even when those don't happen every single year, the cost does. Tweed Shire Council is just now finishing repairs from February 2022 climate floods.
The insured costs of climate change are now 12 times higher than 20 years ago, while local government revenue is only three times higher, a new report from the Australia Institute shows.
“Big gas, coal and oil companies make a killing from climate change, and it’s time they started paying for it."
“Big gas, coal and oil companies make a killing from climate change, and it’s time they started paying for it."
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 AM
I keep telling you folks - the solution is to abolish it!
Witnessed a real world case of 'what people actually buy' this morning. Went to Woollies at opening, the place was in a blackout from yesterday's storm but they were running off generators. It was interesting to see the things they put out first for customers (1/n)
November 25, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Witnessed a real world case of 'what people actually buy' this morning. Went to Woollies at opening, the place was in a blackout from yesterday's storm but they were running off generators. It was interesting to see the things they put out first for customers (1/n)
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Bribie Island looked a bit lively 😳
November 24, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Bribie Island looked a bit lively 😳
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Just another Brisbane summer storm with hailstones the size of tennis balls. That's two in two days. I feel bad for our neighbour who parked her car on the street.
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Just another Brisbane summer storm with hailstones the size of tennis balls. That's two in two days. I feel bad for our neighbour who parked her car on the street.
That Brisbane thunderstorm was a bit wild!
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 AM
That Brisbane thunderstorm was a bit wild!
Some of you long known comrades have shared the joke about how you search for me and nothing turns up. It's mostly still the case (don't talk about your doing, there's no results to search etc). Google AI has just produced this which is better than most. Kids - your actions ARE your info, protect it
November 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Some of you long known comrades have shared the joke about how you search for me and nothing turns up. It's mostly still the case (don't talk about your doing, there's no results to search etc). Google AI has just produced this which is better than most. Kids - your actions ARE your info, protect it
The Barmy Army spending longer in a plane to watch the first test than they did actually watching the first test will never not be funny
November 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The Barmy Army spending longer in a plane to watch the first test than they did actually watching the first test will never not be funny
Head so good, scores a clear 100 - off 69
Nice
Nice
November 22, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Head so good, scores a clear 100 - off 69
Nice
Nice
Cummins on Fox is a really good commentator. Though, hopefully when he retires he does something more important.
November 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Cummins on Fox is a really good commentator. Though, hopefully when he retires he does something more important.
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Australian Motorsport legend Allan Moffat has passed away today and may he Rest In Peace.🏁🏁Ian
November 22, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Australian Motorsport legend Allan Moffat has passed away today and may he Rest In Peace.🏁🏁Ian
I'm thinking about dinner and I've got some lovely hot smoked bacon ends. Maybe a bowl with smoked bacon and roasted garlic infused bechamel on the base, then some spaghetti, then a light, really vegetably and clean fennel and basil pork ragu on top. Deconstructed wanker lasagna!
November 21, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I'm thinking about dinner and I've got some lovely hot smoked bacon ends. Maybe a bowl with smoked bacon and roasted garlic infused bechamel on the base, then some spaghetti, then a light, really vegetably and clean fennel and basil pork ragu on top. Deconstructed wanker lasagna!
If you can't deal with gambling ads, you really can't wipe your own arse.
I've had a weird life. Over 30 years I've worked with, but never for, governments both in Australia and abroad, at both national and semi-sovereign levels of jurisdiction. The one thing I've learned from experience is that THE only good governments are ones that are willing to upset vested interests
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 AM
If you can't deal with gambling ads, you really can't wipe your own arse.
I've had a weird life. Over 30 years I've worked with, but never for, governments both in Australia and abroad, at both national and semi-sovereign levels of jurisdiction. The one thing I've learned from experience is that THE only good governments are ones that are willing to upset vested interests
November 20, 2025 at 5:49 AM
I've had a weird life. Over 30 years I've worked with, but never for, governments both in Australia and abroad, at both national and semi-sovereign levels of jurisdiction. The one thing I've learned from experience is that THE only good governments are ones that are willing to upset vested interests
Officer Safety. An 87 year old aged care patient 'wielding' an ornament could clearly have caused a number of monstrous injuries to the ego of the particular officer in question. Why won't the elderly and fragile in aged care homes just comply?
NSW police use capsicum spray to subdue 87-year-old man in Sydney nursing home
NSW police use capsicum spray to subdue 87-year-old man in Sydney nursing home
Police allege man ‘had reportedly threatened to harm other residents and himself while armed with a metal object’
New South Wales police have used capsicum spray to subdue an 87-year-old man in a Sydney nursing home.
Police said the incident occurred at a south-west Sydney aged care home on Wednesday at about 8pm. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Officer Safety. An 87 year old aged care patient 'wielding' an ornament could clearly have caused a number of monstrous injuries to the ego of the particular officer in question. Why won't the elderly and fragile in aged care homes just comply?
Imagine being so far down the political cult rabbit hole that for the rest of your life you embody the "lots of people are asking me questions already answered by my skin t-shirt" meme.
A staffer to a New Jersey congressman allegedly paid an scarification artist $500 to wound her as she staged a scene with zip ties and “Trump Whore” written on her stomach, federal prosecutors say
Ex-Van Drew staffer staged fake attack, writing 'Trump Whore' across her stomach and alleging men held her down and cut her body - New Jersey Globe
A 26-year-old Ocean City woman who claimed she was brutally assaulted because she worked for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Ocean City) instead orchestrated the
newjerseyglobe.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Imagine being so far down the political cult rabbit hole that for the rest of your life you embody the "lots of people are asking me questions already answered by my skin t-shirt" meme.
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I thought this was going to turn into a story needing its own True Crime Netflix series, but no.
This is quite something.
metro.co.uk/2025/11/18/w...
This is quite something.
metro.co.uk/2025/11/18/w...
'We invited a homeless man for dinner - he stayed for 45 years'
The man was only meant to stay for a day.
metro.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I thought this was going to turn into a story needing its own True Crime Netflix series, but no.
This is quite something.
metro.co.uk/2025/11/18/w...
This is quite something.
metro.co.uk/2025/11/18/w...