Shaun Lambert
@alexanderlambrt.bsky.social
modernity values life over living, and we are all the poorer for it // whomever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible
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"Bipartisanship and political ease are not things that occur when you are trying to change the country to help those without power."
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thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Gough dreamed of a country that never was, and asked why not?
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
"Bipartisanship and political ease are not things that occur when you are trying to change the country to help those without power."
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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Yes!
And why taking SSRIs etc can cause increased bruising, etc.
And why taking SSRIs etc can cause increased bruising, etc.
TIL that blood platelets have serotonin receptors, which is why anemia can mimic depression symptoms and that is absolutely fucking fascinating.
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Yes!
And why taking SSRIs etc can cause increased bruising, etc.
And why taking SSRIs etc can cause increased bruising, etc.
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A lot of people when talking about Gough's economic record seriously underplay how beyond comprehension the 1973 Oil Crisis was.
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
A lot of people when talking about Gough's economic record seriously underplay how beyond comprehension the 1973 Oil Crisis was.
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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For some context, here's a log scale graph for those who love them (who doesn't!)
Each line on the Y axis is a doubling of the price.
13 months after his election the world oil price was 7 times higher than in Dec 1972.
The world oil price is now only 5 times higher than it was in Jan 1974
Each line on the Y axis is a doubling of the price.
13 months after his election the world oil price was 7 times higher than in Dec 1972.
The world oil price is now only 5 times higher than it was in Jan 1974
November 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
For some context, here's a log scale graph for those who love them (who doesn't!)
Each line on the Y axis is a doubling of the price.
13 months after his election the world oil price was 7 times higher than in Dec 1972.
The world oil price is now only 5 times higher than it was in Jan 1974
Each line on the Y axis is a doubling of the price.
13 months after his election the world oil price was 7 times higher than in Dec 1972.
The world oil price is now only 5 times higher than it was in Jan 1974
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Gough raised unemployment benefits to their highest level relative to poverty - then Fraser (and his treasurer John Howard) fucked it up as soon as they could.
Hawke/Keating repaired some of the damage... then Howard fucked it up for good
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Hawke/Keating repaired some of the damage... then Howard fucked it up for good
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Gough raised unemployment benefits to their highest level relative to poverty - then Fraser (and his treasurer John Howard) fucked it up as soon as they could.
Hawke/Keating repaired some of the damage... then Howard fucked it up for good
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Hawke/Keating repaired some of the damage... then Howard fucked it up for good
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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Wrote about the teen social media ban, specifically Reddit www.theguardian.com/media/commen...
From AusLegal to AmItheAsshole: why I’m downvoting the social media ban on Reddit | Deirdre Fidge
We know young people are dancing on Tik Tok, and doing whatever the hell is happening on Kick, but my sympathies are with those about to be booted off Reddit
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Wrote about the teen social media ban, specifically Reddit www.theguardian.com/media/commen...
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history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
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Millennials even less likely to have voted for the Coalition (21%) than Zoomers (27%) at the last #ausvotes www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... #auspol
New figures show Coalition's 'existential' millennial problem getting worse
As Liberals prepare to fly to Canberra to hash out their net zero stance, results from the Australian Election Study suggest those under 45 have continued to drift away from the Coalition.
www.abc.net.au
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Millennials even less likely to have voted for the Coalition (21%) than Zoomers (27%) at the last #ausvotes www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... #auspol
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Denver area transit agency bans advertising covering windows.
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RTD bans ads covering windows of metro Denver buses and trains
The prohibition means losing revenue at a time when agency officials are grappling with financial constraints.
www-denverpost-com.cdn.ampproject.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Denver area transit agency bans advertising covering windows.
www-denverpost-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.denv...
www-denverpost-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.denv...
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Written ten years ago now. My opinion on who the real villain of the Constitutional Crisis was. Sir Joh Sir Joh and Sir John | lentern share.google/2wBsnwM8ApNf...
Sir Joh and Sir John
The Dismissal of the Whitlam Government is now 40 years old and in this tediously stable democracy of ours it remains the most exciting thing to have occurred since the indignity of the Rum …
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November 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Written ten years ago now. My opinion on who the real villain of the Constitutional Crisis was. Sir Joh Sir Joh and Sir John | lentern share.google/2wBsnwM8ApNf...
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The biggest threats to our democracy come from the right.
And yet human rights, pro Palestine, and climate activists get greater restrictions and punitive actions than alt right fascists.
The biggest threats to our democracy come from the right.
And yet human rights, pro Palestine, and climate activists get greater restrictions and punitive actions than alt right fascists.
Female NSW MPs Allegra Spender and Kellie Sloane report death and rape threats after condemning neo-Nazi rally in Sydney
Allegra Spender and Kellie Sloane report threats to police, as premier says government is investigating whether ban on Nazi symbols should be expanded
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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The biggest threats to our democracy come from the right.
And yet human rights, pro Palestine, and climate activists get greater restrictions and punitive actions than alt right fascists.
The biggest threats to our democracy come from the right.
And yet human rights, pro Palestine, and climate activists get greater restrictions and punitive actions than alt right fascists.
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The director general of the BBC is resigning because an edit gave the impression that Donald Trump was attempting to foment an insurrection on Jan 6 2021
BBC Director-General Tim Davie said Sunday he’s resigning, capping days of turmoil spurred in part by allegations that the broadcaster misleadingly edited remarks by President Donald Trump in a documentary.
BBC Leaders Announce Resignation as Trump Editing Causes Turmoil
British Broadcasting Corp. Director-General Tim Davie is resigning from the UK national broadcaster amid allegations that it misled viewers by editing President Donald Trump’s remarks in a Panorama documentary last year.
bloom.bg
November 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The director general of the BBC is resigning because an edit gave the impression that Donald Trump was attempting to foment an insurrection on Jan 6 2021
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Why does the House, the larger of the two legislative bodies, not simply eat the Senate
November 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Why does the House, the larger of the two legislative bodies, not simply eat the Senate
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Incredibly bittersweet to be published in Teen Vogue this weekend after devastating layoffs, including my editor for this piece. It’s about how beauty influencers have fallen into and become part of the alt-right pipeline targeting girls and women
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
The 'Womanosphere' Is Coming for Teen Girls
How beauty and wellness influencers are part of a misinformation ecosystem pushing traditional values on girls.
www.teenvogue.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Incredibly bittersweet to be published in Teen Vogue this weekend after devastating layoffs, including my editor for this piece. It’s about how beauty influencers have fallen into and become part of the alt-right pipeline targeting girls and women
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
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if you are wondering what the fight over hospital and NDIS funding between the states and the commonwealth is all about, it is this. they were promised 45% two years ago, offer now is reportedly closer to 35%. they need to make a deal in time for next budget
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/910764...
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/910764...
November 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
if you are wondering what the fight over hospital and NDIS funding between the states and the commonwealth is all about, it is this. they were promised 45% two years ago, offer now is reportedly closer to 35%. they need to make a deal in time for next budget
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/910764...
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/910764...
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Slim pickings: what explains the unusual apple shortage in this Blue Mountains orchard?
Slim pickings: what explains the unusual apple shortage in this Blue Mountains orchard?
Growers are reporting a difficult apple season, which is having a knock-on effect for local tourism
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At this time of year, Pine Crest Orchard in the Blue Mountains town of Bilpin would usually have about 1,000 visitors a day picking their own fruit from trees laden with apples.
But this season, the trees are mostly bare – and no one really knows why. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Slim pickings: what explains the unusual apple shortage in this Blue Mountains orchard?
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He explicitly encouraged the Capitol riot
November 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
He explicitly encouraged the Capitol riot
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Now that's what I call news.
Somerset church tomb collapse exposes 1700s stone crypt
The church says it is currently unclear whether the collapse has damaged any surrounding graves.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Now that's what I call news.
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"I recognise this longing for more meaningful work from my twenties ... the belief that the move from one kind of labour towards another, more aligned with my values, could somehow inoculate me from the structures of which all work is part." Ooft www.killyourdarlings.com.au/article/the-...
The Haunted Workplace
A recent wave of fiction about the corporate world draws on the gothic and the weird to expose the failed promises of modern life.
www.killyourdarlings.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
"I recognise this longing for more meaningful work from my twenties ... the belief that the move from one kind of labour towards another, more aligned with my values, could somehow inoculate me from the structures of which all work is part." Ooft www.killyourdarlings.com.au/article/the-...
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I genuinely think there is a case that anyone using an AI product of this kind should face a short prison sentence. It's vandalism, just like painting on a wall or smashing a bus stop.
And you don’t even need an actually good bit of tech, which “Objector” may or may not be, to do this! If you just ask the free version of any genAI to do something plausible it still louses up everyone else’s productivity to work out it is bollocks!
The automated problem factory!
November 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I genuinely think there is a case that anyone using an AI product of this kind should face a short prison sentence. It's vandalism, just like painting on a wall or smashing a bus stop.
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This is a fascinating consultation happening in Queensland. For international urbanist folks, the plan was to build heavy rail between Brisbane and Maroochydore, about 150km north.
Instead, the govt is proposing a hybrid rail to Birtinya, and bus the rest.
People are...underwhelmed.
Instead, the govt is proposing a hybrid rail to Birtinya, and bus the rest.
People are...underwhelmed.
High-capacity, high-frequency service | The Wave Stage 3 (Metro)
A different way to travel
www.yoursay-projects.tmr.qld.gov.au
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
This is a fascinating consultation happening in Queensland. For international urbanist folks, the plan was to build heavy rail between Brisbane and Maroochydore, about 150km north.
Instead, the govt is proposing a hybrid rail to Birtinya, and bus the rest.
People are...underwhelmed.
Instead, the govt is proposing a hybrid rail to Birtinya, and bus the rest.
People are...underwhelmed.
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‘Set up to fail’: ATO outsourcing to private call centres focused on boosting profit not helping Australians www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Set up to fail’: ATO outsourcing to private call centres focused on boosting profit not helping Australians
Consumer advocates raise significant concerns as union says contractors use lower-paid staff to boost profit
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
‘Set up to fail’: ATO outsourcing to private call centres focused on boosting profit not helping Australians www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Sheany is a fantastic journalist and this is her at her best imo! A great one for outsiders to get across this
Gen. Suharto is a hero to some groups in Indonesia, but obviously, not a hero to many other groups. It’s much better if Indonesia is to end these jokes about national heroes. Let the public decide their own respective heroes www.arabnews.com/node/2621860...
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Sheany is a fantastic journalist and this is her at her best imo! A great one for outsiders to get across this
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This is wild: Bluesky says at least 3% of all posts made on November 1 -- Game 7 of the World Series -- were about baseball. bsky.social/about/blog/1...
The World Series Was Electric — So Was Bluesky - Bluesky
“How can you not be romantic about baseball?” — Moneyball 2011
bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
This is wild: Bluesky says at least 3% of all posts made on November 1 -- Game 7 of the World Series -- were about baseball. bsky.social/about/blog/1...
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Casa Praxis in Mexico City by Agustín Hernández Navarro (1975) r/brutalism
November 10, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Casa Praxis in Mexico City by Agustín Hernández Navarro (1975) r/brutalism