Lindsay Clarke
@davidlindsayclarke.bsky.social
64yo male. Started with an arts degree but drifted, am now an accountant helping people untangle their smsf and wrestles with the tax office. Still read literature, philosophy and theology. Leftie and an election tragic.
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New numbers from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that real wages have now grown for five consecutive quarters under the Albanese Labor Government.
This is a stark contrast to the Liberals, where real wages fell in the five quarters in the lead up to the election. #auspol #ausecon
This is a stark contrast to the Liberals, where real wages fell in the five quarters in the lead up to the election. #auspol #ausecon
February 19, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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It's not in spite of these indicators, it's *because* of them. Affluence and ennui are powerful drivers of modern authoritatianism.
Still hard to believe we voted for fascism with unemployment at 4.2%, the strongest performing economy in the rich world, & inflation, at 2.4% PCE in Nov 2024, closer to target than 85% of the months since we established it in 2012: bsky.app/profile/mcop.... Verily, a marvel of political economy.
Here's each G7 country's cumulative increase in real GDP per capita, since just before the pandemic:
🇺🇸 +9.4%
🇮🇹 +6.5% (thru Q3)
🇯🇵 +3.1%
🇫🇷 +1.8% (thru Q3)
🇬🇧 -1.1%
🇩🇪 -1.9% (thru Q3)
🇨🇦 -2.0% (thru Q3)
🇺🇸 +9.4%
🇮🇹 +6.5% (thru Q3)
🇯🇵 +3.1%
🇫🇷 +1.8% (thru Q3)
🇬🇧 -1.1%
🇩🇪 -1.9% (thru Q3)
🇨🇦 -2.0% (thru Q3)
February 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM
It's not in spite of these indicators, it's *because* of them. Affluence and ennui are powerful drivers of modern authoritatianism.
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When i first encountered the term "woke", it meant something like "aware that the US is a deeply, and structurally, racist country". In that sense, everyone is woke now, even if around 50 per cent of Americans combine this awareness with approval or acquiescence.
December 22, 2024 at 5:00 AM
When i first encountered the term "woke", it meant something like "aware that the US is a deeply, and structurally, racist country". In that sense, everyone is woke now, even if around 50 per cent of Americans combine this awareness with approval or acquiescence.
Notes from down under
Maitland Community 2320 Notice Board
Thank you to all the kind people who have reported the brushtail possum .
He has been assessed on 5 separate occasions and
it seems that he enjoys the breeze on his boys in this heat 🍒
Thanks all!
Maitland Community 2320 Notice Board
Thank you to all the kind people who have reported the brushtail possum .
He has been assessed on 5 separate occasions and
it seems that he enjoys the breeze on his boys in this heat 🍒
Thanks all!
December 11, 2024 at 10:59 AM
Notes from down under
Maitland Community 2320 Notice Board
Thank you to all the kind people who have reported the brushtail possum .
He has been assessed on 5 separate occasions and
it seems that he enjoys the breeze on his boys in this heat 🍒
Thanks all!
Maitland Community 2320 Notice Board
Thank you to all the kind people who have reported the brushtail possum .
He has been assessed on 5 separate occasions and
it seems that he enjoys the breeze on his boys in this heat 🍒
Thanks all!
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This Jane Norman story a content-free press release for Ted O'Brien www.abc.net.au/news/...
Labor's nuclear inquiry either a 'political stitch-up' or 'own goal'
Amid a fierce political debate over energy policy, the Labor-led nuclear inquiry was seen as a tactic to discredit the Coalition's policy and stir up opposition in the regional communities where it wants to build reactors. But after weeks of public hearings, the Opposition is making the most of the opportunity to spruik its plans.
www.abc.net.au
December 7, 2024 at 10:00 PM
This Jane Norman story a content-free press release for Ted O'Brien www.abc.net.au/news/...
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It appears Biden’s pardon for Hunter may be directly linked to Trump’s appointment of Patel.
The Big Reason Why Hunter's Pardon is Justified via @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
The Big Reason Why Hunter's Pardon is Justified: Kash Patel
I've listened to hundreds of interviews of Trump's FBI Director nominee
www.meidasplus.com
December 2, 2024 at 8:16 PM
It appears Biden’s pardon for Hunter may be directly linked to Trump’s appointment of Patel.
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The Gaetz nomination proves yet again what too many Americans forgot between 2020 and 2024 - that Trump is a bumbling, incompetent fool.
November 21, 2024 at 5:51 PM
The Gaetz nomination proves yet again what too many Americans forgot between 2020 and 2024 - that Trump is a bumbling, incompetent fool.
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How are my kids so much cooler than me? I mean I don’t mind but where did they get it from?
November 19, 2024 at 6:20 AM
How are my kids so much cooler than me? I mean I don’t mind but where did they get it from?
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