Marita
@mareetsyo.bsky.social
Pretty vague. Likes crosswords.
Canberra/Ngunnawal
Canberra/Ngunnawal
In this house we do not legitimise:
- racism
- Pauline Hanson’s political career
- racism
- Pauline Hanson’s political career
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... “At a time when voters have legitimate concerns about the rate of overseas migration into Australia, Hanson sidelines herself through stunts and an entrenched victim mentality.”
Sorry what?
Sorry what?
Pauline Hanson thinks she speaks for the mainstream but her burqa stunt shows she is a bit player with bad instincts | Tom McIlroy
While banning the burqa might play with the Sky After Dark audience, it is miles from a broad concern among punters
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
In this house we do not legitimise:
- racism
- Pauline Hanson’s political career
- racism
- Pauline Hanson’s political career
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new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... “At a time when voters have legitimate concerns about the rate of overseas migration into Australia, Hanson sidelines herself through stunts and an entrenched victim mentality.”
Sorry what?
Sorry what?
Pauline Hanson thinks she speaks for the mainstream but her burqa stunt shows she is a bit player with bad instincts | Tom McIlroy
While banning the burqa might play with the Sky After Dark audience, it is miles from a broad concern among punters
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:40 AM
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... “At a time when voters have legitimate concerns about the rate of overseas migration into Australia, Hanson sidelines herself through stunts and an entrenched victim mentality.”
Sorry what?
Sorry what?
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"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
Tbf it was done to strengthen Ley’s internal leadership position, not to win votes
“The latest Newspoll has spelled bad news for the Coalition - with the party’s announcement on net zero failing to lift their primary vote beyond record lows.”
www.news.com.au/breaking-new...
www.news.com.au/breaking-new...
www.news.com.au
November 23, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Tbf it was done to strengthen Ley’s internal leadership position, not to win votes
Mate I couldn’t forget the bamboo if I tried
November 23, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Mate I couldn’t forget the bamboo if I tried
In an episode of Real Life Blueskyism, today I saw someone comment in a doc sent around for edits on the departmental standard acknowledgment of Country: ‘This is incorrect. The oldest living culture was proven to be found in Africa’.
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 AM
In an episode of Real Life Blueskyism, today I saw someone comment in a doc sent around for edits on the departmental standard acknowledgment of Country: ‘This is incorrect. The oldest living culture was proven to be found in Africa’.
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This is the most Australian thing I have seen all week and it's a mood
November 20, 2025 at 2:08 AM
This is the most Australian thing I have seen all week and it's a mood
I’ve never felt older than I did today when forced to use New Outlook at work
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I’ve never felt older than I did today when forced to use New Outlook at work
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to have an affair with one longshot presidential candidate twice your age that you’re profiling may be regarded as a misfortune; to have two looks like carelessness
November 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
to have an affair with one longshot presidential candidate twice your age that you’re profiling may be regarded as a misfortune; to have two looks like carelessness
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‘Here’s my account of how Nuzzi had inappropriate relationships with a series of creeps, interrupted only by me, totally fine and normal Ryan Lizza’ is a fun angle to keep an eye on as this unfolds
November 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
‘Here’s my account of how Nuzzi had inappropriate relationships with a series of creeps, interrupted only by me, totally fine and normal Ryan Lizza’ is a fun angle to keep an eye on as this unfolds
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What a thrill to be part of @talkingpointsmemo.com's series about the past 25 years of digital media! I wrote about why private equity goons destroyed Deadspin and why it matters.
There Are No Weird Blogs Anymore Cause It’s More Fruitful to Drive Them Out of Business
I learned many surprising lessons from my 20 months as editor-in-chief of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
What a thrill to be part of @talkingpointsmemo.com's series about the past 25 years of digital media! I wrote about why private equity goons destroyed Deadspin and why it matters.
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The Canberra Liberals' leader and her deputy are stepping down, a week and a half after the former leader and another backbencher were suspended from the party room for crossing the floor
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Breaking: Leanne Castley steps down as Canberra Liberals leader
Leanne Castley's resignation comes after weeks of silence following the removal of Elizabeth Lee and Peter Cain from the Canberra Liberals party room.
www.abc.net.au
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The Canberra Liberals' leader and her deputy are stepping down, a week and a half after the former leader and another backbencher were suspended from the party room for crossing the floor
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Me: what would you like for breakfast?
2yo: pork.*
Me:…pork?
2yo, emphatically: yes.
*afaik she has never learnt of the existence of pork
2yo: pork.*
Me:…pork?
2yo, emphatically: yes.
*afaik she has never learnt of the existence of pork
November 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Me: what would you like for breakfast?
2yo: pork.*
Me:…pork?
2yo, emphatically: yes.
*afaik she has never learnt of the existence of pork
2yo: pork.*
Me:…pork?
2yo, emphatically: yes.
*afaik she has never learnt of the existence of pork
Some good areas happening in the House of Reps EPBC debate if anyone’s feeling wonky
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Some good areas happening in the House of Reps EPBC debate if anyone’s feeling wonky
I really need to get up but this boy is resting his head on my ankle so
November 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I really need to get up but this boy is resting his head on my ankle so
everyone in my house went to bed so I went to bed but now I really want a Vegemite sandwich
November 3, 2025 at 10:56 AM
everyone in my house went to bed so I went to bed but now I really want a Vegemite sandwich
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Secondly, the main cause of the outage was Nokia personnel who were doing the upgrade were relying on an old procedure document during the upgrade that didn't outline that traffic needed to be handed off elsewhere to avoid phones not being able to connect.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
November 3, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Secondly, the main cause of the outage was Nokia personnel who were doing the upgrade were relying on an old procedure document during the upgrade that didn't outline that traffic needed to be handed off elsewhere to avoid phones not being able to connect.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Amid all the sound and fury of the senate inquiry, the submission from Optus on the triple zero outage reveals a bit more.
Firstly, a customer who called to report the outage to Optus was sent into a store, where they bought a new phone.
Firstly, a customer who called to report the outage to Optus was sent into a store, where they bought a new phone.
November 3, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Amid all the sound and fury of the senate inquiry, the submission from Optus on the triple zero outage reveals a bit more.
Firstly, a customer who called to report the outage to Optus was sent into a store, where they bought a new phone.
Firstly, a customer who called to report the outage to Optus was sent into a store, where they bought a new phone.
I have so many muted words but I still know way too much about The Discourse
closest thing we'll get to an American news filter ig
“As users ‘dislike’ posts, the system will learn what sort of content they want to see less of. This will help to inform more than just how content is ranked in feeds, but also reply rankings.”
November 1, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I have so many muted words but I still know way too much about The Discourse
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The Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water @tonyburkemp.bsky.social has introduced the Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025.
ℹ️ To find out more, visit: aph.gov.au/bills.
ℹ️ To find out more, visit: aph.gov.au/bills.
October 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water @tonyburkemp.bsky.social has introduced the Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025.
ℹ️ To find out more, visit: aph.gov.au/bills.
ℹ️ To find out more, visit: aph.gov.au/bills.
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Number of unique speakers in the Australian parliament, by gender, 1998-2025. By Lindsay Katz and @inessadeangelis.bsky.social.
October 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Number of unique speakers in the Australian parliament, by gender, 1998-2025. By Lindsay Katz and @inessadeangelis.bsky.social.