Liam Shiels
@shielsyshielsy.bsky.social
Tax lawyer. Lefty. Also the other kind of lefty. Sworn enemy of the Oxford Comma.
I like long walks.
Naarm, Melbourne, Straya.
I like long walks.
Naarm, Melbourne, Straya.
February 13, 2026 at 12:40 AM
#Auspol #immigration
A metaphor about One Nation's policies re: Immigration and how it affects affects [INSERT ISSUE HERE - CRIME, HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, TV CASTING, WHATEVER, ETC]:
There's a smell coming from the next room. You and your flatmates go in there and you find: ... ` 1/x
A metaphor about One Nation's policies re: Immigration and how it affects affects [INSERT ISSUE HERE - CRIME, HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, TV CASTING, WHATEVER, ETC]:
There's a smell coming from the next room. You and your flatmates go in there and you find: ... ` 1/x
February 11, 2026 at 12:13 PM
#Auspol #immigration
A metaphor about One Nation's policies re: Immigration and how it affects affects [INSERT ISSUE HERE - CRIME, HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, TV CASTING, WHATEVER, ETC]:
There's a smell coming from the next room. You and your flatmates go in there and you find: ... ` 1/x
A metaphor about One Nation's policies re: Immigration and how it affects affects [INSERT ISSUE HERE - CRIME, HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, TV CASTING, WHATEVER, ETC]:
There's a smell coming from the next room. You and your flatmates go in there and you find: ... ` 1/x
"No raindrop thinks it's to blame for the flood." Douglas Adams.
But a slight variation is important to remember when protesting against tyranny:
"Every raindrop is responsible for the flood."
But a slight variation is important to remember when protesting against tyranny:
"Every raindrop is responsible for the flood."
February 6, 2026 at 1:49 PM
"No raindrop thinks it's to blame for the flood." Douglas Adams.
But a slight variation is important to remember when protesting against tyranny:
"Every raindrop is responsible for the flood."
But a slight variation is important to remember when protesting against tyranny:
"Every raindrop is responsible for the flood."
January 28, 2026 at 12:50 PM
January 27, 2026 at 3:06 AM
January 26, 2026 at 1:54 PM
I feel like modern video technology is good in the fight against fascism but it's only stopping competent fascism, not the really incompetent kind of fascism.
January 25, 2026 at 11:19 AM
I feel like modern video technology is good in the fight against fascism but it's only stopping competent fascism, not the really incompetent kind of fascism.
It's genuinely impressive to see how Labor makes an unpopular decision only for the Coalition will do everything in their power to be even less popular.
#auspol
#auspol
January 21, 2026 at 1:02 PM
It's genuinely impressive to see how Labor makes an unpopular decision only for the Coalition will do everything in their power to be even less popular.
#auspol
#auspol
January 21, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Donald Trump, after losing the peace prize, says he no longer feels the need to pursue peace. It has has the vibe of this comic.
January 19, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Donald Trump, after losing the peace prize, says he no longer feels the need to pursue peace. It has has the vibe of this comic.
Trick is not to listen to him. Just report on what he does, not what he says (because he lies and he knows MSM won't hold him accountable for his words). #Greenland #epsteinfiles #trymp
January 17, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Trick is not to listen to him. Just report on what he does, not what he says (because he lies and he knows MSM won't hold him accountable for his words). #Greenland #epsteinfiles #trymp
Thanks to the godawful #AI push every #tech company is making, I now dread updates and new features. They're rarely updates or welcome features.
#technology
#techsky
#dystopianfuture
#technology
#techsky
#dystopianfuture
January 16, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Thanks to the godawful #AI push every #tech company is making, I now dread updates and new features. They're rarely updates or welcome features.
#technology
#techsky
#dystopianfuture
#technology
#techsky
#dystopianfuture
Tosteal from the Coalition's favourite attack on Albo, Why is Sussan Ley being so divisive?
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Politicising Bondi backfires for Liberals who got what they asked for
Federal Liberals are discovering the price of having been so brazen in their politicisation of the Bondi terror attack and many appear to have buyers' remorse.
www.abc.net.au
January 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Tosteal from the Coalition's favourite attack on Albo, Why is Sussan Ley being so divisive?
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
January 14, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Trump, "If we don't take #Greenland China or Russia will."
If only there was, I dunno, a US military base in Greenland to prevent Russia or China from attacking Greenland or something.
If only there was, I dunno, a US military base in Greenland to prevent Russia or China from attacking Greenland or something.
January 12, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Trump, "If we don't take #Greenland China or Russia will."
If only there was, I dunno, a US military base in Greenland to prevent Russia or China from attacking Greenland or something.
If only there was, I dunno, a US military base in Greenland to prevent Russia or China from attacking Greenland or something.
I get that #Pluribus is more a reflection on loneliness and connection by the hivemind is a subversive colonialist metaphor if I ever saw one.
It takes over the world culture and bodies of the inhabitantsof earth without their consent, kills 800m in the process, then ... 1/2
#Plur1bus
It takes over the world culture and bodies of the inhabitantsof earth without their consent, kills 800m in the process, then ... 1/2
#Plur1bus
January 12, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Three board members, 70(!) participants and impending legal action.
Who's left? Tony Abbott to chat about his cringe history book on Australia? Lol.
#auspol
#freepalestine
#Adelaide
#theguardian
Who's left? Tony Abbott to chat about his cringe history book on Australia? Lol.
#auspol
#freepalestine
#Adelaide
#theguardian
January 12, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Three board members, 70(!) participants and impending legal action.
Who's left? Tony Abbott to chat about his cringe history book on Australia? Lol.
#auspol
#freepalestine
#Adelaide
#theguardian
Who's left? Tony Abbott to chat about his cringe history book on Australia? Lol.
#auspol
#freepalestine
#Adelaide
#theguardian
Could food influencers please stop making unblinking eye contact with the camera while eating? I am watching less food videos for this sole reason.
#foodsky
#food
#cooking
#bonappetite
#foodsky
#food
#cooking
#bonappetite
January 11, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Could food influencers please stop making unblinking eye contact with the camera while eating? I am watching less food videos for this sole reason.
#foodsky
#food
#cooking
#bonappetite
#foodsky
#food
#cooking
#bonappetite
January 9, 2026 at 11:20 AM