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David Peetz
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Researcher, FASSA. Employment relations; labour markets; economics; pol science; gender; climate & finance; science; birdies. Carmichael Fellow at Centre for Future Work, Australia Institute, but views mine. Meanjin (Brisbane) & Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland). .. more

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 16h
S Morrison - “I don’t hold a ho-ho-hos"

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 1d
'Secret Santa' for adults, individual gifts for children.

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 1d
Mine did that, and also (later) would instead wrap the decimal coins in aluminium foil.

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 1d
good luck

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 1d
Sir, would you like hot custard with that?

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 3d
“Today, only 3% of bank activity consists of 'lending to firms and individuals engaged in the production of goods and services.'

The other 97% of finance is gambling."

pluralistic.net/2025/12/18/s...
Pluralistic: A perfect distillation of the social uselessness of finance (18 Dec 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net

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NK JJB @neiljrm.bsky.social · 5d
Can highly recommend on audio book 'A Different Kind of power' by Ms Ardern and narrated by her. Absolutely superb.

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 5d
If you get a chance to see “Prime Minister”, about Jacinda Ardern, take it. I saw it tonight. You’ll never see another political bio documentary like it.

Two features of its production make it more like a revealing diary. Very rare with living political figures.

www.flicks.co.nz/movie/prime-...
Prime Minister | Movie session times & tickets in New Zealand cinemas | Flicks
Find where to watch Prime Minister in New Zealand cinemas + release dates, reviews and trailers. Sundance audience award-winning documentary chronicling Jacinda Ardern's tenure as New Zealand PM, navi...
www.flicks.co.nz

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 6d
"And can you tell me, doctor, why I still can't get to sleep?
And why the Channel Seven chopper chills me to my feet?
And what's this rash that comes and goes?
Can you tell me what it means?
God help me
I was only nineteen"
sophianyx.bsky.social Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophianyx.bsky.social · 9d
Name your fav song lyric.

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Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophianyx.bsky.social · 9d
Name your fav song lyric.

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 11d
It’s important to accept that most people who have dementia don’t behave like this.

That’s because they’re mostly otherwise ordinary, decent people for whom dementia is an illness & personal tragedy.

But when you combine dementia with extremely undesirable personality, this is what it looks like.
pbump.com Philip Bump @pbump.com · 11d
utterly incapable of grace

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 11d
utterly incapable of grace

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 11d
They said it.

They’re winning.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia’s gun lobby says it’s ‘winning’ the fight against firearm control as numbers surge
There are now more than 4m guns in the community – almost double the number recorded in the years after the Port Arthur massacre that prompted a national crackdown
www.theguardian.com

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 13d
DNA too. (p57210, 3rd column, para (i))
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
www.govinfo.gov

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 13d
Disagree. A sweep is as lucky, as lucky can be.

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 13d
I don’t recall seeing anyone in public life with as little ability to perceive how they are seen by others, and without an excuse such as dementia or being surrounded by sycophants.

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 13d
The length of time my jaw was on the floor before I could act meant that I can’t compete against that.

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 13d
You can see the transcript of that 730 interview at www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

(I turned on the TV just before she said it, and could not bear much more than that.)
Linda Reynolds speaks out
Sarah Ferguson presents Australia's premier daily current affairs program, delivering agenda-setting public affairs journalism and interviews that hold the powerful to account. Plus political analysis...
www.abc.net.au

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 13d
Only this week, Reynolds said "I still don't understand how it was okay for [Wilkinson] to put a victim of a rape on national TV and exploit her like that...And I think a lot of her colleagues across the media...have a lot to answer for."

To claim that someone else exploited a rape victim…!! FMD!

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 14d
The third-country removal tracker has been updated with this week's transfer deportation/chain refoulement. Egypt took Russians in ICE custody and forced them onto a plane to Moscow; Kuwait took Iranians in ICE custody and forced them onto a plane to Tehran. hardghistory.ghost.io/tracking-all...
A map of the world with countries that have accepted third-country nationals from ICE highlighted in red. The countries are: Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Ghana, South Sudan, Rwanda, Eswatini, Egypt, Qatar, Kuwait, Poland, Uzbekistan, and Bhutan.

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 14d
The report containing the data from the previous post (see p19).

**How Amazon uses monopoly power and algorithmic pricing to extract huge profits from govt procurement.**

ilsr.org/wp-content/u...

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 14d
Let us all be thankful that Linda Reynolds is absolutely nowhere near a position of power anymore.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Brittany Higgins declared bankrupt by federal court
Former senator Linda Reynolds's bid to have Brittany Higgins declared bankrupt has succeeded in a federal court.
www.abc.net.au

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 14d
Disappointing, but not surprising. Mediocrity and cowardice are the coin of Australian politics these days. Looking overseas, I guess we should be grateful it's no worse than that. #auspol
It took years to come up with a plan to cut road deaths, and just 11 days to kill it
There is nothing like floating the idea of lower speed limits to make people angry.
www.smh.com.au

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 15d
"Australia passes a shameful milestone: over one million children now living in poverty" #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251212-...
Australia passes a shameful milestone: over one million children now living in poverty
For all the focus on inflation, interest rates and cost-of-living pressures this year, the nation quietly passed a shameful milestone in 2025, ensuring a bleak Christmas for more Australian families t...
thepoint.com.au

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 15d
June 2023: Deloitte boss, on council of Uni Adelaide, votes for merger with UniSA;

later 2023: Deloitte awarded contract as an integration ‘partner’;

August 2025: Deloitte boss quits council;

Dec 2025: unis admit contract with Deloitte is worth $185 MILLION

www.indailysa.com.au/news/in-dept...
Conflict concerns after Deloitte awarded uni merger contract - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia
The Art Gallery of South Australia hosted its Eat Your Art Out event as part of its Contemporary Collectors series.
www.indailysa.com.au

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 15d
Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case
www.nytimes.com

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 16d
I suspect lots of silhouettes.

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 16d
#ScienceUnderSiege
luckytran.com Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 16d
The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website. No US government website can be trusted for science information.

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 16d
How are the photos taken from so high above the water?