Steven Rustad 🇦🇺🇳🇴
@stevenrustad.bsky.social
Australian leftie, living in Indigo shire on Jiatmathang land, interested in politics, country pursuits. Rude mechanical, misanthrope.
Trekkie.
Trekkie.
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I do this! Dad taught me. He fought Nazis at the Battle of the Bulge as well as McCarthy followers. When maga phones for donations I keep them on phone asking lots of questions and pledge large sums of money and never pay. It’s fun!
January 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I do this! Dad taught me. He fought Nazis at the Battle of the Bulge as well as McCarthy followers. When maga phones for donations I keep them on phone asking lots of questions and pledge large sums of money and never pay. It’s fun!
Now theirs a black snake in the water tank. The stick is so he can hopefully climb out.
January 15, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Now theirs a black snake in the water tank. The stick is so he can hopefully climb out.
Gettin’ some weather.
January 15, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Gettin’ some weather.
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Definitely check out Terry Pratchett's 'Boots' Theory of socioeconomic unfairness: www.goodreads.com/quotes/72745...
A quote from Men at Arms
The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money.Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dol...
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December 13, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Definitely check out Terry Pratchett's 'Boots' Theory of socioeconomic unfairness: www.goodreads.com/quotes/72745...
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The culture wars, the race wars, the gender wars...all smoke screens for the war they don't want you to fight.
The class wars.
The class wars.
December 6, 2024 at 2:11 PM
The culture wars, the race wars, the gender wars...all smoke screens for the war they don't want you to fight.
The class wars.
The class wars.
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Pete Hegseth has vowed to stop drinking and raping women and is getting his mom to call senators asking them to give him a job as [checks notes] Secretary of Defense. The Hegseths are the family of party values.
December 5, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Pete Hegseth has vowed to stop drinking and raping women and is getting his mom to call senators asking them to give him a job as [checks notes] Secretary of Defense. The Hegseths are the family of party values.
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Musk explains his X algorithm
December 5, 2024 at 10:18 AM
Musk explains his X algorithm
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The Moscow puppet government in Georgia decided to attack pro-democracy protestors with water cannons, pepper spray, tear gas, and rubber bullets, the protestors responded with the equivalent of a fireworks mini gun. #georgiaprotests
November 30, 2024 at 9:56 PM
The Moscow puppet government in Georgia decided to attack pro-democracy protestors with water cannons, pepper spray, tear gas, and rubber bullets, the protestors responded with the equivalent of a fireworks mini gun. #georgiaprotests
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When are the peaceniks going to call for Putin to pull all support from Assad and accept that the war is lost?
November 29, 2024 at 7:10 PM
When are the peaceniks going to call for Putin to pull all support from Assad and accept that the war is lost?
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Oh nothing, just a person deeply integrated into the incoming administration’s center of power calling for the execution of one of his critics.
November 27, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Oh nothing, just a person deeply integrated into the incoming administration’s center of power calling for the execution of one of his critics.
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“Weapons-grade plum” is novel 👍
BREAKING: Trump threatens tariffs on Scotland unless they immediately outlaw their national pastime of hurling insults at him.
In particular:
"Mangled apricot hellbeast"
"Clueless numpty"
"Weapons-grade plum"
"Toupeed fucktrumpet"
"Witless cocksplat"
In particular:
"Mangled apricot hellbeast"
"Clueless numpty"
"Weapons-grade plum"
"Toupeed fucktrumpet"
"Witless cocksplat"
November 27, 2024 at 7:27 PM
“Weapons-grade plum” is novel 👍
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Classic move: authoritarianism is about undoing checks and regulations that prevent elites' ability to plunder societies and treat people as assets to exploit.
Elon Musk called Wednesday for the elimination of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, one of the nation’s most powerful watchdog agencies, signaling it could be scrapped as part of a planned review of government spending ordered by President-elect Donald Trump.
Elon Musk wants to ‘delete’ federal financial watchdog as ‘DOGE’ begins work
“Delete CFPB,” the billionaire tech executive running the “Department of Government Efficiency” said in an early-morning post on X.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 27, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Classic move: authoritarianism is about undoing checks and regulations that prevent elites' ability to plunder societies and treat people as assets to exploit.
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Aussie based in Norway. The money from gas and oil goes to the Sovereign Wealth fund (a future fund) here. Currently worth $1,700 BILLION US dollars. For a population of 6 and half million. Increasing at about 1.4 billion every quarter.
Yeah, it's a no brainer.
Yeah, it's a no brainer.
a man says it 's not that hard dude with his arms crossed
ALT: a man says it 's not that hard dude with his arms crossed
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2024 at 6:40 AM
Aussie based in Norway. The money from gas and oil goes to the Sovereign Wealth fund (a future fund) here. Currently worth $1,700 BILLION US dollars. For a population of 6 and half million. Increasing at about 1.4 billion every quarter.
Yeah, it's a no brainer.
Yeah, it's a no brainer.
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This makes sense to me, though economics not my field.
Why not have the common wealth of Australia flow into the coffers of the Commonwealth Of Australia?
#Auspol
#Discuss.
Why not have the common wealth of Australia flow into the coffers of the Commonwealth Of Australia?
#Auspol
#Discuss.
Aussie based in Norway. The money from gas and oil goes to the Sovereign Wealth fund (a future fund) here. Currently worth $1,700 BILLION US dollars. For a population of 6 and half million. Increasing at about 1.4 billion every quarter.
Yeah, it's a no brainer.
Yeah, it's a no brainer.
a man says it 's not that hard dude with his arms crossed
ALT: a man says it 's not that hard dude with his arms crossed
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2024 at 6:51 AM
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“On Memorial Day 1927, 1,000 white-robed Klansmen marched through the Jamaica neighborhood, eventually spurring an all-out brawl in which seven men were arrested. One of those arrested was Fred Trump.” www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix...
November 27, 2024 at 5:52 AM
“On Memorial Day 1927, 1,000 white-robed Klansmen marched through the Jamaica neighborhood, eventually spurring an all-out brawl in which seven men were arrested. One of those arrested was Fred Trump.” www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix...
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The NAR equates spirituality with voting MAGA. You would not be far off in calling them the American Taliban.
“The law of the land should be “the law of God” as revealed in our holy book, rather than the “man-made” Constitution.”
fresnoalliance.com/the-new-apos...
“The law of the land should be “the law of God” as revealed in our holy book, rather than the “man-made” Constitution.”
fresnoalliance.com/the-new-apos...
The New Apostolic Reformation: All in for MAGA - Community Alliance
In the early 2000s, I worked for a Christian publishing house that championed “church growth” and marketed books by New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) leaders. I’d like to share some insight and hindsigh...
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November 27, 2024 at 6:14 AM
The NAR equates spirituality with voting MAGA. You would not be far off in calling them the American Taliban.
“The law of the land should be “the law of God” as revealed in our holy book, rather than the “man-made” Constitution.”
fresnoalliance.com/the-new-apos...
“The law of the land should be “the law of God” as revealed in our holy book, rather than the “man-made” Constitution.”
fresnoalliance.com/the-new-apos...
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Gina Rinehart would really hate it if this was shared widely!!!!
MINE!!!!!
MINE!!!!!
November 27, 2024 at 3:54 AM
Gina Rinehart would really hate it if this was shared widely!!!!
MINE!!!!!
MINE!!!!!
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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.
www.businessinsider.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
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Also being considered weird is to conservatives what water is to the wicked witch of the west; their whole identity is tied to being normal, and their normalcy is why they consider themselves people who deserve to live. “Weird” is nbd to most normal weirdos but to these sick bastards it is death.
This is why Democrats really shouldn't have given up on Walz's "weird" messaging. Because this shit is WEIRD.
Good morning, Nancy Mace, a horrible woman, has already tweeted about Trans women four times this morning.
She has amassed a collection of over 350 cruel and bigoted tweets and retweets in just a week.
She has amassed a collection of over 350 cruel and bigoted tweets and retweets in just a week.
November 26, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Also being considered weird is to conservatives what water is to the wicked witch of the west; their whole identity is tied to being normal, and their normalcy is why they consider themselves people who deserve to live. “Weird” is nbd to most normal weirdos but to these sick bastards it is death.
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Hey #BlackSky. I have DEADASS been asked to speak at the United Nations Forum on racism & discrimination next month in Spain.
Any message y’all want me to depart to our allies? Lol
Any message y’all want me to depart to our allies? Lol
November 26, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Hey #BlackSky. I have DEADASS been asked to speak at the United Nations Forum on racism & discrimination next month in Spain.
Any message y’all want me to depart to our allies? Lol
Any message y’all want me to depart to our allies? Lol
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I was already excited to click on a news story about Rudy Giuliani having a meltdown in court today and YELLING at the judge. But nothing prepared me for the courtroom sketch
November 26, 2024 at 7:02 PM
I was already excited to click on a news story about Rudy Giuliani having a meltdown in court today and YELLING at the judge. But nothing prepared me for the courtroom sketch
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Funny because true.
November 26, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Funny because true.