Ian Morley
@ijmorley.bsky.social
Teacher of English, History, Philosophy. AEU rep. Posts on those subjects, but also on Aus sokkah, progressive political hopes & occ. music sub-cultures.
Up the DHUSC Pumpers ⛽
Up the DHUSC Pumpers ⛽
I think it's a sublimated "I'm a loser" response too.
January 6, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I think it's a sublimated "I'm a loser" response too.
Calm down. I'm not a Brit. Good luck with those feelings though.
January 5, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Calm down. I'm not a Brit. Good luck with those feelings though.
...in our history, that's the one (racist) fear that taps deepest. We:be always sought a protector.
Half-arseing ASEAN engagement won't do it,but we should look to build something more than exists now.
Half-arseing ASEAN engagement won't do it,but we should look to build something more than exists now.
January 5, 2026 at 5:31 AM
...in our history, that's the one (racist) fear that taps deepest. We:be always sought a protector.
Half-arseing ASEAN engagement won't do it,but we should look to build something more than exists now.
Half-arseing ASEAN engagement won't do it,but we should look to build something more than exists now.
Speaking as someone living with a limp jellyfish PM who doesn't want to upset the mad tyrant, there's a lot of indicators suggesting he fucking should (and that we'd want him to.)
I think we *would* back away, if we knew who we should hitch our wagon to next.
I think we *would* back away, if we knew who we should hitch our wagon to next.
January 5, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Speaking as someone living with a limp jellyfish PM who doesn't want to upset the mad tyrant, there's a lot of indicators suggesting he fucking should (and that we'd want him to.)
I think we *would* back away, if we knew who we should hitch our wagon to next.
I think we *would* back away, if we knew who we should hitch our wagon to next.
I know we're a bit tired of the "everyone is twelve" stuff, but Fintan O'Toole said we were living with the politics of a 14 y.o. boy back in 2015 and everything Trump has done since reinforced that as the main thing to remember.
No wonder they went after the Dept. of Education over there.
No wonder they went after the Dept. of Education over there.
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 AM
I know we're a bit tired of the "everyone is twelve" stuff, but Fintan O'Toole said we were living with the politics of a 14 y.o. boy back in 2015 and everything Trump has done since reinforced that as the main thing to remember.
No wonder they went after the Dept. of Education over there.
No wonder they went after the Dept. of Education over there.
Cricinfo scores, talking about salvaging pride:
January 4, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Cricinfo scores, talking about salvaging pride:
One pointless fact I know about Trump is that he'd have in-flight special edits made of Van Damme films with all the plot/non-fight bits cut out.
The dumbest fucken people alive...
The dumbest fucken people alive...
January 3, 2026 at 10:19 AM
One pointless fact I know about Trump is that he'd have in-flight special edits made of Van Damme films with all the plot/non-fight bits cut out.
The dumbest fucken people alive...
The dumbest fucken people alive...
This seems inappropriate, because, to quote Billy Zane: "You can't escape destiny."
January 3, 2026 at 1:23 AM
This seems inappropriate, because, to quote Billy Zane: "You can't escape destiny."
Buried the lede by later reporting what xAI's official statement actually was.
The reporting is poor, but I'm more concerned when we have people in news media that have never heard of Searle's Chinese Room. It isn't a person, though lots of vulnerable people can be convinced it is.
The reporting is poor, but I'm more concerned when we have people in news media that have never heard of Searle's Chinese Room. It isn't a person, though lots of vulnerable people can be convinced it is.
January 2, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Buried the lede by later reporting what xAI's official statement actually was.
The reporting is poor, but I'm more concerned when we have people in news media that have never heard of Searle's Chinese Room. It isn't a person, though lots of vulnerable people can be convinced it is.
The reporting is poor, but I'm more concerned when we have people in news media that have never heard of Searle's Chinese Room. It isn't a person, though lots of vulnerable people can be convinced it is.