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
Trump leaves the stage waving and pointing to silence from the crowd. <of course he does>
Thank fuck that is over. America, you owe the world an apology. And you may never receive forgiveness.
Thank fuck that is over. America, you owe the world an apology. And you may never receive forgiveness.
January 21, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Trump leaves the stage waving and pointing to silence from the crowd. <of course he does>
Thank fuck that is over. America, you owe the world an apology. And you may never receive forgiveness.
Thank fuck that is over. America, you owe the world an apology. And you may never receive forgiveness.
ITS NOT OVER! NOW IT'S Q&A! This is a cunning plan to make the entire world just capitulate through exposure to this man's profound idiocy
January 21, 2026 at 2:54 PM
ITS NOT OVER! NOW IT'S Q&A! This is a cunning plan to make the entire world just capitulate through exposure to this man's profound idiocy
If Americans were forced to watch this speech, the problem would be solved. We in the rest of the world could go about our business, and Americans could expect to never get a Christmas card from anyone overseas ever again.
January 21, 2026 at 2:39 PM
If Americans were forced to watch this speech, the problem would be solved. We in the rest of the world could go about our business, and Americans could expect to never get a Christmas card from anyone overseas ever again.
I need another bottle of wine. Listening to Trump is just a toboggan ride to alcoholism
January 21, 2026 at 2:35 PM
I need another bottle of wine. Listening to Trump is just a toboggan ride to alcoholism
The bond market is essentially making a bet that actuarial tables or the 25th amendment will be the 2026 winners in this battle against senility.
January 21, 2026 at 2:32 PM
The bond market is essentially making a bet that actuarial tables or the 25th amendment will be the 2026 winners in this battle against senility.
It's time for the nurse to intervene. He keeps taking about Iceland instead of Greenland again. Look out @icelandcricket.bsky.social , you might get a few Tomahawkes fucking up your pitches.
January 21, 2026 at 2:21 PM
It's time for the nurse to intervene. He keeps taking about Iceland instead of Greenland again. Look out @icelandcricket.bsky.social , you might get a few Tomahawkes fucking up your pitches.
At this stage, it's a global security pity that Jack Kevorkian isn't available to be on staff at Walter Reed
January 21, 2026 at 2:14 PM
At this stage, it's a global security pity that Jack Kevorkian isn't available to be on staff at Walter Reed
Donald Quixote is titling at windmills again. He needs aged care intervention at this stage of the speech at Davos. All barking mad
January 21, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Donald Quixote is titling at windmills again. He needs aged care intervention at this stage of the speech at Davos. All barking mad
Trump at Davos keeps looking for applause and gets none.
January 21, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Trump at Davos keeps looking for applause and gets none.
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Slight tangent, but it has been said many times that Indonesia gets nowhere near the attention politically and economically that it merits, and this is perhaps nowhere near as true in the inverse ratio to how important the relationship is as in Australia.
January 21, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Slight tangent, but it has been said many times that Indonesia gets nowhere near the attention politically and economically that it merits, and this is perhaps nowhere near as true in the inverse ratio to how important the relationship is as in Australia.
It's amusing reading about the rest of the world economically decoupling from the US and approaching China on trade when you're Australian. We've been doing that very thing since the late 70's. It's OK, you won't get commie germs you know. Trade and security aren't the same thing when they're not.
January 21, 2026 at 11:49 AM
It's amusing reading about the rest of the world economically decoupling from the US and approaching China on trade when you're Australian. We've been doing that very thing since the late 70's. It's OK, you won't get commie germs you know. Trade and security aren't the same thing when they're not.
Haven't seen such a juvenile throwing of toys out of the political cot since 2009, when David Feeny chucked a tantrum to Rudd about his printing allowance being reduced.
January 21, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Haven't seen such a juvenile throwing of toys out of the political cot since 2009, when David Feeny chucked a tantrum to Rudd about his printing allowance being reduced.
You could replace all the Nats that resigned from from shadow cabinet with the pot plants on the desks of the remaining Liberal Party members and not notice the difference - except that people would forget to water them just like they kept forgetting to water Dutton.
January 21, 2026 at 10:06 AM
You could replace all the Nats that resigned from from shadow cabinet with the pot plants on the desks of the remaining Liberal Party members and not notice the difference - except that people would forget to water them just like they kept forgetting to water Dutton.
I am quite happy if most of the Nats and a handful of Libs defect to One Nation, and in doing so destroy the orthodoxy of Australian political conservatism (including the Libs and the Nats) that has already been effectively dead for a decade. Too many on the left will shit the bed. You don't need to
January 21, 2026 at 7:13 AM
I am quite happy if most of the Nats and a handful of Libs defect to One Nation, and in doing so destroy the orthodoxy of Australian political conservatism (including the Libs and the Nats) that has already been effectively dead for a decade. Too many on the left will shit the bed. You don't need to
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“nobody is insider trading off his death so it almost certainly didn’t happen” really sums up the state of the world in 2026 huh
January 21, 2026 at 5:30 AM
“nobody is insider trading off his death so it almost certainly didn’t happen” really sums up the state of the world in 2026 huh
Whomst among us haven't engaged in Important Duties of Insurrection?
ROK Court "Acknowledges Han Duck-soo's Charges of Engaging in Important Duties of Insurrection"
January 21, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Whomst among us haven't engaged in Important Duties of Insurrection?
I can't believe anyone thinks this eyerolly bullshit works anymore.
The definition of a "combat-ready" North Korean soldier is the half of those deployed to Ukraine that could run the fastest and not turn into a casualty.
The definition of a "combat-ready" North Korean soldier is the half of those deployed to Ukraine that could run the fastest and not turn into a casualty.
Australia's outgoing military envoy to NATO is preparing to return to Canberra after two years in the role, and she is coming home with a warning.
NATO envoy warns North Korea has 'combat-ready troops in our region'
Australia's outgoing military envoy to NATO is preparing to return to Canberra after two years in the role, and she is coming home with a warning.
www.abc.net.au
January 21, 2026 at 4:27 AM
I can't believe anyone thinks this eyerolly bullshit works anymore.
The definition of a "combat-ready" North Korean soldier is the half of those deployed to Ukraine that could run the fastest and not turn into a casualty.
The definition of a "combat-ready" North Korean soldier is the half of those deployed to Ukraine that could run the fastest and not turn into a casualty.
Eleventy billion percent tariffs on the Europeans for telling me to fuck off!
INBOX: Air Force One (tail number 29000), which was carrying President Trump from Washington, D.C. to Davos, Switzerland, appears to be turning back. (h/t @PollTracker2024/X)
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January 21, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Eleventy billion percent tariffs on the Europeans for telling me to fuck off!
Time to start collecting evidence to get that Advance group proscribed as a hate group. They won't be able to help themselves based on the quality of the clowns in it. Leopards and faces makes for the best statements
January 20, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Time to start collecting evidence to get that Advance group proscribed as a hate group. They won't be able to help themselves based on the quality of the clowns in it. Leopards and faces makes for the best statements
"Minns says ‘no silver bullet’ for shark attacks after third incident in two days".
Yeah there is - the same solution he has for every problem. Give police more powers and ban the sharks from protesting.
Yeah there is - the same solution he has for every problem. Give police more powers and ban the sharks from protesting.
January 19, 2026 at 10:13 PM
"Minns says ‘no silver bullet’ for shark attacks after third incident in two days".
Yeah there is - the same solution he has for every problem. Give police more powers and ban the sharks from protesting.
Yeah there is - the same solution he has for every problem. Give police more powers and ban the sharks from protesting.
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Submission from Anne Twomey on the Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill now up - it’s a must read for journalists and policy makers
Quite the burn here too 🔥
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
Quite the burn here too 🔥
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
January 18, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Submission from Anne Twomey on the Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill now up - it’s a must read for journalists and policy makers
Quite the burn here too 🔥
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
Quite the burn here too 🔥
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
People who leave their dogs in hot cars should be guillotined.
People who leave their dogs in hot cars could be sent to prison, under changes to animal welfare laws being proposed by the state government.
Dog owners face prison time under proposed new 'hot car' offence in NSW
People who leave their dogs in hot cars could be sent to prison, under changes to animal welfare laws being proposed by the state government.
www.abc.net.au
January 18, 2026 at 5:43 AM
People who leave their dogs in hot cars should be guillotined.
American friends, you should start giving meshtastic a bit of thought for community organizing comms use over the next few years - even if for Plan B. You might need it.
meshtastic.org/docs/introdu...
meshtastic.org/docs/introdu...
Introduction | Meshtastic
Discover Meshtastic: a community-driven, open-source project using LoRa radios for long-range, off-grid communication.
meshtastic.org
January 18, 2026 at 2:13 AM
American friends, you should start giving meshtastic a bit of thought for community organizing comms use over the next few years - even if for Plan B. You might need it.
meshtastic.org/docs/introdu...
meshtastic.org/docs/introdu...
Bit of hyperbole going around on the ol' Australian BlueSky Mind today. There's something about Sundays.
January 18, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Bit of hyperbole going around on the ol' Australian BlueSky Mind today. There's something about Sundays.