Jake
@jakethomas5.bsky.social
🇦🇺 Sydney | Hoping to leave the world better | Small business owner | Championing fairness & opportunity | Creating good trouble
With Sussan Ley becoming Liberal leader, it's a good time to learn about the glass cliff: when a woman is given a poisoned chalice (e.g. leading a party in chaos after its worst-ever defeat). When it fails, they say "Well, we gave a woman a shot" and move on to a more conservative choice. #auspol
May 13, 2025 at 2:18 AM
With Sussan Ley becoming Liberal leader, it's a good time to learn about the glass cliff: when a woman is given a poisoned chalice (e.g. leading a party in chaos after its worst-ever defeat). When it fails, they say "Well, we gave a woman a shot" and move on to a more conservative choice. #auspol
Learning about all the dodgy, anti-competitive stuff Bunnings has been up to hits weirdly hard. It’s one of those brands I and many others loved for some reason. Like when your favourite celeb turns out to be a predator. Just leaves you with this strange sense of betrayal. #auspol #bunnings
The 9,000-product catch behind Bunnings's biggest price guarantee
Bunnings is Australia's most trusted brand, but are customers actually getting the deal they think they are?
www.abc.net.au
May 12, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Liberal Party begin multimillion dollar process of trying to figure out the flaw in their strategy of announcing unpopular policies, agreeing with a Neo-Nazi, and saying the other major party will make Australia feel like Sesame Street
May 6, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Liberal Party begin multimillion dollar process of trying to figure out the flaw in their strategy of announcing unpopular policies, agreeing with a Neo-Nazi, and saying the other major party will make Australia feel like Sesame Street
Why don’t we talk more about the fact it’s been five years since the COVID vaccine, and literally none of the conspiracy theories came true? Honestly, we need a public directory of all the grifters who tried to cash in on the chaos. #auspol #covid #disinformation
May 6, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Why don’t we talk more about the fact it’s been five years since the COVID vaccine, and literally none of the conspiracy theories came true? Honestly, we need a public directory of all the grifters who tried to cash in on the chaos. #auspol #covid #disinformation
"another three years to do some proper policy work" is the most diplomatic burn against the coalition's bad nuclear policy I've seen 😂
Finally the 2024 Dutton commissioned report - which understated current cost of building in comparable countries and compared two different scenarios to make the cost look better. It is unclear to me what the Nationals are signed up to. Another three years to do some proper policy work on this.
May 6, 2025 at 4:36 AM
"another three years to do some proper policy work" is the most diplomatic burn against the coalition's bad nuclear policy I've seen 😂
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Not a single seat for Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party OR Clive Palmer's Trumpet of Patriots in the HoR. Waiting to see Senate results. #auspol #AusVotes25
May 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Not a single seat for Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party OR Clive Palmer's Trumpet of Patriots in the HoR. Waiting to see Senate results. #auspol #AusVotes25
With Labor’s landslide victory, it will be up to us to hold them accountable. No matter your politics, 'your side' isn’t always right. I do trust Albo, but let’s make sure @australianlabor.bsky.social keep their promises. #auspol #ausvotes
May 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
With Labor’s landslide victory, it will be up to us to hold them accountable. No matter your politics, 'your side' isn’t always right. I do trust Albo, but let’s make sure @australianlabor.bsky.social keep their promises. #auspol #ausvotes
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Went to three different schools to support local fundraising efforts during the vote and I have to say Australia - you so often prove that collectively, you’re better than the political debate allegedly in your name
May 3, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Went to three different schools to support local fundraising efforts during the vote and I have to say Australia - you so often prove that collectively, you’re better than the political debate allegedly in your name
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May 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Voters deserve better than spam texts and misinformation.
I've long called for truth in political advertising laws and a ban on unsolicited political messages. It's time our electoral laws caught up with community expectations.
#IntegrityInPolitics #AusPol #VoterProtections
I've long called for truth in political advertising laws and a ban on unsolicited political messages. It's time our electoral laws caught up with community expectations.
#IntegrityInPolitics #AusPol #VoterProtections
April 30, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Voters deserve better than spam texts and misinformation.
I've long called for truth in political advertising laws and a ban on unsolicited political messages. It's time our electoral laws caught up with community expectations.
#IntegrityInPolitics #AusPol #VoterProtections
I've long called for truth in political advertising laws and a ban on unsolicited political messages. It's time our electoral laws caught up with community expectations.
#IntegrityInPolitics #AusPol #VoterProtections
Fun fact: If @albomp.bsky.social wins today, it will mark the first time in two decades that an Aussie PM has won back-to-back elections. #auspol
May 3, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Fun fact: If @albomp.bsky.social wins today, it will mark the first time in two decades that an Aussie PM has won back-to-back elections. #auspol
Does anyone else feel like #AI right now is the early internet all over again, wild, open, and full of discovery? But with this creeping dread, that it's the calm before the storm before the algorithms get rigged and the billionaire-backed #Disinformation floods in?
April 30, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Does anyone else feel like #AI right now is the early internet all over again, wild, open, and full of discovery? But with this creeping dread, that it's the calm before the storm before the algorithms get rigged and the billionaire-backed #Disinformation floods in?
ANOTHER Liberal Party ad truck has crashed into a pre-polling booth (this is now 3). If we ever needed a clearer sign that veering too far to the right is dangerous, this is it. #auspol
April 23, 2025 at 10:59 AM
ANOTHER Liberal Party ad truck has crashed into a pre-polling booth (this is now 3). If we ever needed a clearer sign that veering too far to the right is dangerous, this is it. #auspol
Just read @charlottegrieve.bsky.social's article in the age. It's a masterclass in investigative journalism. No spin, no clickbait, just a meticulous unraveling of a political candidate’s 'business dealings'. This reminds me what journalism was like 10 years ago. Highly recommended read.
Fake reviews, a bewildered family: Following the threads of a candidate’s business empire
A Liberal candidate in suburban Melbourne paints himself as a successful “small businessman”. I started looking into his businesses, and found some very surprising results.
www.theage.com.au
April 23, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Just read @charlottegrieve.bsky.social's article in the age. It's a masterclass in investigative journalism. No spin, no clickbait, just a meticulous unraveling of a political candidate’s 'business dealings'. This reminds me what journalism was like 10 years ago. Highly recommended read.
Breaking: Dutton believes in climate change. Next up, gravity confirmed. But seriously, the issue isn’t believing in climate change. It’s accepting that humans accelerated it and then doing something about it. #auspol
Peter Dutton insists he ‘believes in climate change’ after refusing to say if impacts of global heating worsening
Climate scientists, environmentalists, Labor and Greens condemn opposition leader for comments at Wednesday election debate
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Breaking: Dutton believes in climate change. Next up, gravity confirmed. But seriously, the issue isn’t believing in climate change. It’s accepting that humans accelerated it and then doing something about it. #auspol
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March 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
For anyone (like me) who watched someone they care about fall into the alt-right pipeline, I came across this brutally honest video from #JimmytheGiant about his own experience getting in and finding his way out. It's worth a watch (or a share with someone who needs it) #DeRadicalization #MustWatch
How I Escaped the Alt-Right Pipeline
YouTube video by JimmyTheGiant
www.youtube.com
March 16, 2025 at 7:19 AM
For anyone (like me) who watched someone they care about fall into the alt-right pipeline, I came across this brutally honest video from #JimmytheGiant about his own experience getting in and finding his way out. It's worth a watch (or a share with someone who needs it) #DeRadicalization #MustWatch
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Gina Rinehart, Australia’s richest billionaire, cheered on Trump at his inauguration & called his divisive politics a model for Australia. She’s also thrown her support behind Peter Dutton, urging us to ‘watch and learn’ from Trump’s playbook. Is this the leadership we want shaping our nation?
January 22, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Gina Rinehart, Australia’s richest billionaire, cheered on Trump at his inauguration & called his divisive politics a model for Australia. She’s also thrown her support behind Peter Dutton, urging us to ‘watch and learn’ from Trump’s playbook. Is this the leadership we want shaping our nation?
Astronomers found 128 new "moons" around Saturn. Some are small, couldn't even support one ewok. Rocks basically. So, Pluto isn't a planet anymore, but any random rock orbiting Saturn is a moon? Scam. #space
March 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Astronomers found 128 new "moons" around Saturn. Some are small, couldn't even support one ewok. Rocks basically. So, Pluto isn't a planet anymore, but any random rock orbiting Saturn is a moon? Scam. #space