David Mallard (aka Tobby)
@tobiasziegler.bsky.social
Greens Councillor for Orange. Union organiser. Tinkerer with words, code & data. Former Greens staffer, psych academic, politics/media blogger. (he/him)
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I find it incredibly difficult to write about my Jewishness. I didn't want to write this, but I did.
We need to re-embrace complexity and nuance in thinking about and discussing the Jewish future.
We need to re-embrace complexity and nuance in thinking about and discussing the Jewish future.
Holding complexity amidst catastrophe
I didn't want to write this.
I don't want to write this.
I feel like I need to write something.
I am writing this.
I am not good at writing about my Jewish experience.
I am still writing this, ei...
in-between-days.ghost.io
December 23, 2025 at 7:08 AM
I find it incredibly difficult to write about my Jewishness. I didn't want to write this, but I did.
We need to re-embrace complexity and nuance in thinking about and discussing the Jewish future.
We need to re-embrace complexity and nuance in thinking about and discussing the Jewish future.
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HOOOOOOOOOOOLY 💩 VICTOR...
They called a foul on the floor but Wemby slamming on Draymond on the inbounds is cinema and Wemby let Dray know after the slam
They called a foul on the floor but Wemby slamming on Draymond on the inbounds is cinema and Wemby let Dray know after the slam
November 15, 2025 at 4:52 AM
HOOOOOOOOOOOLY 💩 VICTOR...
They called a foul on the floor but Wemby slamming on Draymond on the inbounds is cinema and Wemby let Dray know after the slam
They called a foul on the floor but Wemby slamming on Draymond on the inbounds is cinema and Wemby let Dray know after the slam
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The last time NSW cops got more power over protests they beat the seven shades of shit out of Hannah Thomas. Every law you make to empower police against Nazis, will be used against environmentalists, unions and all social activists. This has always been the way
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Police need more powers to stop ‘naked racism and hatred’ after allowing Sydney neo-Nazi rally, premier says
Dozens of neo-Nazis demonstrated outside NSW parliament on Saturday where they held an antisemitic banner and chanted a Hitler Youth slogan
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:30 AM
The last time NSW cops got more power over protests they beat the seven shades of shit out of Hannah Thomas. Every law you make to empower police against Nazis, will be used against environmentalists, unions and all social activists. This has always been the way
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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If only we had some form of envoy or such tasked with, say, combatting antisemitism, maybe they could let us know their thoughts on this
November 8, 2025 at 5:29 AM
If only we had some form of envoy or such tasked with, say, combatting antisemitism, maybe they could let us know their thoughts on this
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The @australianlabor.bsky.social party can spin this more than
Warney's Gatting Ball, but the lack of a climate trigger is utterly absurd, almost as absurd as their deceptively named 'Safeguard Mechanism'. The drip-fed EPBC 2.0 details are not looking great www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10....
Warney's Gatting Ball, but the lack of a climate trigger is utterly absurd, almost as absurd as their deceptively named 'Safeguard Mechanism'. The drip-fed EPBC 2.0 details are not looking great www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10....
'Climate trigger' formally ruled out of environment laws
A "climate trigger" that could be used to block coal and gas projects has been formally excluded from the government's overhaul of Australia's environment laws, minister Murray Watt confirms.
www.abc.net.au
October 22, 2025 at 6:23 AM
The @australianlabor.bsky.social party can spin this more than
Warney's Gatting Ball, but the lack of a climate trigger is utterly absurd, almost as absurd as their deceptively named 'Safeguard Mechanism'. The drip-fed EPBC 2.0 details are not looking great www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10....
Warney's Gatting Ball, but the lack of a climate trigger is utterly absurd, almost as absurd as their deceptively named 'Safeguard Mechanism'. The drip-fed EPBC 2.0 details are not looking great www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10....
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This is grotesque. I lost any love for Vercel & Next years ago, but seeing him cozy up with genocide in Gaza — is beyond words. I feel for the employees.
The horrifying truth: businesses that worked with the Nazis didn’t fall to capitalism. It’s down to us, we have to take our business elsewhere.
The horrifying truth: businesses that worked with the Nazis didn’t fall to capitalism. It’s down to us, we have to take our business elsewhere.
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nitter.net
September 30, 2025 at 9:48 AM
This is grotesque. I lost any love for Vercel & Next years ago, but seeing him cozy up with genocide in Gaza — is beyond words. I feel for the employees.
The horrifying truth: businesses that worked with the Nazis didn’t fall to capitalism. It’s down to us, we have to take our business elsewhere.
The horrifying truth: businesses that worked with the Nazis didn’t fall to capitalism. It’s down to us, we have to take our business elsewhere.
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nitter.net
September 30, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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University of Technology Sydney ordered a spreadsheet from KPMG targeting individual academics by research income, which might contravene the bargaining agreement. They repeatedly denied it even existed for several info requests. But that wasn't true. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/educati...
Exclusive: University sought secret KPMG staff spreadsheet
The University of Technology Sydney denied the existence of a KPMG spreadsheet ranking the research performance of academics, in breach of its EBA, until it was forced to release it.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
September 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
University of Technology Sydney ordered a spreadsheet from KPMG targeting individual academics by research income, which might contravene the bargaining agreement. They repeatedly denied it even existed for several info requests. But that wasn't true. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/educati...
“If the people making an argument based on scientific evidence and the people making an argument based on being reactionary populists are both criticising us, that shows we’ve hit the sweet spot” - Albo and Bowen, apparently
September 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
“If the people making an argument based on scientific evidence and the people making an argument based on being reactionary populists are both criticising us, that shows we’ve hit the sweet spot” - Albo and Bowen, apparently
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When you’re the paper of record and have definitely understood the franchise up until this point
September 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
When you’re the paper of record and have definitely understood the franchise up until this point
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If the Vic gov wanted to get rid of the nazis, they've got a window. Aggravated assault/intentionally or recklessly causing injury, the racism as an aggravating factor in sentencing, and referring to the Feds the commission of a terrorist act with the aim of listing them as a proscribed organisation
September 1, 2025 at 2:59 AM
If the Vic gov wanted to get rid of the nazis, they've got a window. Aggravated assault/intentionally or recklessly causing injury, the racism as an aggravating factor in sentencing, and referring to the Feds the commission of a terrorist act with the aim of listing them as a proscribed organisation
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“Victorians need to continue to call it out, Victorians need to continue to hv a positive attitude, to celebrate our diversity & wrap their arms around pple in the community who feel that they’re being blamed for the sort of petty whingers & gripes & the discrimination & racism of a fringe element.”
Neo-Nazis attack Indigenous protest site after anti-immigration rally in Melbourne as officer allegedly assaulted in Sydney
At least 50 men, mostly clad in black, approached Camp Sovereignty as sun was setting on Sunday. Four people were injured
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2025 at 3:48 AM
“Victorians need to continue to call it out, Victorians need to continue to hv a positive attitude, to celebrate our diversity & wrap their arms around pple in the community who feel that they’re being blamed for the sort of petty whingers & gripes & the discrimination & racism of a fringe element.”
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Big 4 consultancy reports have always been slop, but at least that slop was created by interns before.
#BREAKING 🚨 'A major report for government by Deloitte is littered with citation errors prompting concern it may have been generated by artificial intelligence'
✍️ @paulkarp.bsky.social in the AFR on the consultancy's $440,000 Targeted Compliance Framework report:
www.afr.com/companies/pr...
✍️ @paulkarp.bsky.social in the AFR on the consultancy's $440,000 Targeted Compliance Framework report:
www.afr.com/companies/pr...
August 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Big 4 consultancy reports have always been slop, but at least that slop was created by interns before.
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From a story about a new species of pseudoscorpion, this sort of highlighted the management of Australia in a nutshell
au.news.yahoo.com/incredible-p...
au.news.yahoo.com/incredible-p...
August 12, 2025 at 3:45 AM
From a story about a new species of pseudoscorpion, this sort of highlighted the management of Australia in a nutshell
au.news.yahoo.com/incredible-p...
au.news.yahoo.com/incredible-p...
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Right now, there’s a proposal to build an open cut lead mine in the middle of Mudgee’s famous food producing region.
It would be built 2km from a primary school.
Business and community leaders are calling for a lead mining exclusion zone to protect people and country.
It would be built 2km from a primary school.
Business and community leaders are calling for a lead mining exclusion zone to protect people and country.
August 9, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Right now, there’s a proposal to build an open cut lead mine in the middle of Mudgee’s famous food producing region.
It would be built 2km from a primary school.
Business and community leaders are calling for a lead mining exclusion zone to protect people and country.
It would be built 2km from a primary school.
Business and community leaders are calling for a lead mining exclusion zone to protect people and country.
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The Fossil Fuel industry wants your mental space & energies to be consumed in outrage at LNP stooge pronouncements (avidly reported by 🇦🇺's compliant media)
Every time you see one of these stories of distraction, share @timinclimate.bsky.social's piece👇 & ask Labor why it enables 📈 Coal+Gas exports
Every time you see one of these stories of distraction, share @timinclimate.bsky.social's piece👇 & ask Labor why it enables 📈 Coal+Gas exports
August 1, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The Fossil Fuel industry wants your mental space & energies to be consumed in outrage at LNP stooge pronouncements (avidly reported by 🇦🇺's compliant media)
Every time you see one of these stories of distraction, share @timinclimate.bsky.social's piece👇 & ask Labor why it enables 📈 Coal+Gas exports
Every time you see one of these stories of distraction, share @timinclimate.bsky.social's piece👇 & ask Labor why it enables 📈 Coal+Gas exports
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I reviewed the Tesla Diner, congrats to me on my new career as a food critic
Elon Musk's Tesla Diner Is the Cybertruck of Restaurants
Elon Musk's new Tesla Diner in Hollywood: long lines, chaotic service, disappointing food and a puzzling design with drive-in movie screens.
www.rollingstone.com
July 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I reviewed the Tesla Diner, congrats to me on my new career as a food critic
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First Dog on the Moon Homewares are finally here! Years in the planning, designs from First Dog cartoons on beautifully hand crafted plates by Hey Saurus - available now. I am so delighted by these. firstdogonthemoon.com.au/product-cate...
Plates – Product categories – First Dog On The Moon
firstdogonthemoon.com.au
July 27, 2025 at 8:02 AM
First Dog on the Moon Homewares are finally here! Years in the planning, designs from First Dog cartoons on beautifully hand crafted plates by Hey Saurus - available now. I am so delighted by these. firstdogonthemoon.com.au/product-cate...
Happy National Tree Day, everybody. There was not very much Blue Sky involved, but a bunch of local legends plus one excellent visitor from Albury helped get 600 native trees, shrubs and grasses planted at Black Sallee Reserve while getting damp and muddy.
July 27, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Happy National Tree Day, everybody. There was not very much Blue Sky involved, but a bunch of local legends plus one excellent visitor from Albury helped get 600 native trees, shrubs and grasses planted at Black Sallee Reserve while getting damp and muddy.
No cheating post your lock screen
July 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
No cheating post your lock screen
It’s the Jacqui Lambie Netquietquitting
#BREAKING 🚨 All ex-Jacqui Lambie Network MPs – Rebekah Pentland (Bass), Miriam Beswick (Braddon) and Andrew Jenner (Lyons) – have lost their seats in the Tasmanian election
Beswick and Jenner had joined the Nationals, while Pentland ran as an independent
Beswick and Jenner had joined the Nationals, while Pentland ran as an independent
July 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
It’s the Jacqui Lambie Netquietquitting
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July 7, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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Giving up on either mitigation or adaptation is deadshit thinking.
July 6, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Giving up on either mitigation or adaptation is deadshit thinking.