Damien Harrison
@slaymo.bsky.social
B Arts (History). Musician, progressive, recovering software dev. Linux advocate. Gamer. Historian of a bunch of things (WWII Aus, UK, USSR, and US | 20th C Politics | Ancient Rome for fun). D&D, Star Trek. ADHD/Autistic. Aussie.
Oh, the path to success on LinkedIn is simple. First you must suffer a stroke, and then only retain the memory for phrases such as 'growth mindset', 'circling back', 'vibe coding', and 'building a better future by leveraging new pathways'.
OK, so apparently the way to do well on Mastodon is to post about R, software engineering and DevOps, and the way to do well on Bluesky is to post interesting essays about the social analysis of tech. I have not yet figured out how to do well on LinkedIn.
December 15, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Oh, the path to success on LinkedIn is simple. First you must suffer a stroke, and then only retain the memory for phrases such as 'growth mindset', 'circling back', 'vibe coding', and 'building a better future by leveraging new pathways'.
This is also an excellent national response to a mass shooting.
December 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
This is also an excellent national response to a mass shooting.
Take note, America. It took one day to act to meaningfully address this. We even skipped 'thoughts and prayers'.
December 15, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Take note, America. It took one day to act to meaningfully address this. We even skipped 'thoughts and prayers'.
To be fair, given that Britain is some 17,000kms from Bondi, they were facing somewhat of an uphill battle to prevent it from happening.
The best thing about American culture war exporters is their literal inability to find places outside the U.S on a map
December 15, 2025 at 5:24 AM
To be fair, given that Britain is some 17,000kms from Bondi, they were facing somewhat of an uphill battle to prevent it from happening.
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You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
Louis XVI type shit.
42 million people will lose their SNAP benefits on 1 November.
October 31, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Louis XVI type shit.
The Christo-fascists running America don't understand 'bottom up' cultural dynamics and like anyone who doesn't understand how the world works they subscribe to conspiracy theories which fit their limited worldview.
a key thing about vought — and all of these guys — is that they have a totally top down and hierarchical vision of the world. they believe that the cultural changes they hate can be turned off by destroying the federal government because they can’t imagine that they emerged bottom-up in society
What he’s railing against is a profound shift in culture, status… He’s obsessed with the idea that America is controlled by a leftist “ruling elite” - but “elite” isn’t defined socio-economically or by political power, it means something like: Getting to define “real America” and who gets to belong.
October 13, 2025 at 2:59 AM
The Christo-fascists running America don't understand 'bottom up' cultural dynamics and like anyone who doesn't understand how the world works they subscribe to conspiracy theories which fit their limited worldview.
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Good example of how question phrasing influences your outcome. If, say, you replaced the raw numbers of net migrants and permanent intake with their proportion of Australia's total population, which are 1.14% and 0.67%, I promise you the support for reducing migration would not be this high
#ResolvePM This question if correctly quoted is unsatisfactory; its results should be ignored. Presents one side of the debate only, and also refers to L-NP reducing immigration when it is not the government and there is no way yet of knowing when or if it again will be.
October 12, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Good example of how question phrasing influences your outcome. If, say, you replaced the raw numbers of net migrants and permanent intake with their proportion of Australia's total population, which are 1.14% and 0.67%, I promise you the support for reducing migration would not be this high
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this exists it is called thinking
September 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
this exists it is called thinking
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Ah yes, the well-known “too high a percentage of stories” exception to First Amendment protection.
Trump: "When 97% of the stories are bad about a person, that's no longer free speech."
September 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Ah yes, the well-known “too high a percentage of stories” exception to First Amendment protection.
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"one of the most absurd"
The entire regime is a theatre of the absurd 🎭
The entire regime is a theatre of the absurd 🎭
September 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
"one of the most absurd"
The entire regime is a theatre of the absurd 🎭
The entire regime is a theatre of the absurd 🎭
Now Robert Redford will see me when I'm 'in flagrante delicto' - this is worse than when a grandma dies.
September 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Now Robert Redford will see me when I'm 'in flagrante delicto' - this is worse than when a grandma dies.
September 2, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Okay. I just came back to this and you aren’t calling these efforts resegregation yet, you absolutely should be
August 31, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Okay. I just came back to this and you aren’t calling these efforts resegregation yet, you absolutely should be
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Eating at a Chinese restaurant in Sydney (I assume pre-protest)🤦🏻♂️
August 31, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Eating at a Chinese restaurant in Sydney (I assume pre-protest)🤦🏻♂️
Yes, this is literally eugenics - the very core of Nazi ideology.
As a disabled person: this is a terrible take. Eugenics and fascism have always gone hand in hand. Along with Jews, disabled people were one of the first groups the Nazis focused on in the Holocaust. We have always been at the forefront of fascist minds. Hence why they use ableist slurs so easily.
That Trump and Trumpism are fascist doesn’t explain the sheer vandalism of unleashing mass murdering mayhem via RFK to replace medical/scientific institutions of immense value and prestige with medieval peasant superstitions. That is a criminal madness facilitated by but above and beyond fascism.
August 31, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Yes, this is literally eugenics - the very core of Nazi ideology.
Fine whisky and Star Trek SNW makes a superb pairing
August 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Fine whisky and Star Trek SNW makes a superb pairing
The elites in Germany in the 1930s fell in line rather quickly too, those that did not were persecuted (or outright eliminated). That is the lesson the Dems and corporate leaders have decided to heed. They are all terrified.
Oddly no response from the supposed opposition party.
Hegseth authorizes National Guard to carry weapons on D. C. streets: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
August 23, 2025 at 4:56 AM
The elites in Germany in the 1930s fell in line rather quickly too, those that did not were persecuted (or outright eliminated). That is the lesson the Dems and corporate leaders have decided to heed. They are all terrified.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? - Decimus Junius Juvenalis
[Who will watch the watchmen??]
[Who will watch the watchmen??]
A young person on TikTok had an experience with the older guardsman and catcalling.
I imagine this is happening often.
I imagine this is happening often.
August 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? - Decimus Junius Juvenalis
[Who will watch the watchmen??]
[Who will watch the watchmen??]
What the thing that all these states (bar Virginia) have in common? They voted for Trump in 2024. They are Red states. Where will they be occupying? Blue states and cities. This is a civil war, broken down along party lines. Make no mistake about it.
Documents obtained by FOX News show planning for activations in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming – with status effective from August through mid-November.
August 23, 2025 at 4:12 AM
What the thing that all these states (bar Virginia) have in common? They voted for Trump in 2024. They are Red states. Where will they be occupying? Blue states and cities. This is a civil war, broken down along party lines. Make no mistake about it.
The Romans knew that the *absolute* priority was ensuring the legions were paid well, and on time - it was precisely when they weren't that things began to fall apart (quickly) and the Empire hurtled towards collapse.
A lack of timely compensation might affect some National Guard members' loyalty to the cult leader.
Leave it to a Dem to try to prevent it.
Timely payments for Guard deployed to DC a concern, lawmaker says
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Leave it to a Dem to try to prevent it.
Timely payments for Guard deployed to DC a concern, lawmaker says
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Timely payments for Guard deployed to DC a concern, lawmaker says
A top Senate Democrat is still awaiting clarity on when Guard troops patrolling the nation's capital will be compensated for that military duty.
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August 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The Romans knew that the *absolute* priority was ensuring the legions were paid well, and on time - it was precisely when they weren't that things began to fall apart (quickly) and the Empire hurtled towards collapse.
This is a occupation - and it is not hyperbolic to describe it as a civil war at all. I have always said this was where the US was headed, to the point of stating that it wouldn't be north and south this time - but red vs. blue.
The federal government is about to wage a campaign of terror against any blue city or state using a domestic army of red state National Guard members.
This should be seen as a declaration of war against the country and people cannot continue going on like normal.
This should be seen as a declaration of war against the country and people cannot continue going on like normal.
NEW: Pentagon officials tell Fox News that Trump will mobilize up to 1,700 National Guardsmen in 19 states (18 with GOP governors, plus NM? maybe an error?) from August through mid-November under Title 32, Section 502(f).
August 23, 2025 at 1:41 AM
This is a occupation - and it is not hyperbolic to describe it as a civil war at all. I have always said this was where the US was headed, to the point of stating that it wouldn't be north and south this time - but red vs. blue.
"16 It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, 17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name."
Revelation 13:16-17
… just saying
… just saying
both of these photos of Trump's hand were taken today (Getty)
August 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
"16 It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, 17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name."