David Poyner
@davidpoyner.bsky.social
🦘Environmental qualifications, but now a retired IT professional. Gardener of Australian native plants. PoGo player, Dog Dad. Apple AI generated profile pic, just a bit flattering 😂
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A report that Comm Bank is spending $200m on sponsoring the Olympics. My post on how isn't it weird how such things are never reported as something that will cause fees/prices to rise, but a wage increase?? Horrors!!
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Why do the media treat rising wages as dangerous — but $200m sponsorships aren’t?
Perhaps the most screwed aspect of how the media covers economics and business is how profits and business expenses are written about as though they are glorious things with no losers, while wages gro...
thepoint.com.au
February 18, 2026 at 3:20 AM
A report that Comm Bank is spending $200m on sponsoring the Olympics. My post on how isn't it weird how such things are never reported as something that will cause fees/prices to rise, but a wage increase?? Horrors!!
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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basically, we've utterly erased the rights & healthcare access of a vulnerable minority because a very small group (of apparently very well-connected) of people became fanatical about it & the (also very small) group who decide press coverage decided they needed relentless coverage
February 12, 2026 at 1:41 PM
basically, we've utterly erased the rights & healthcare access of a vulnerable minority because a very small group (of apparently very well-connected) of people became fanatical about it & the (also very small) group who decide press coverage decided they needed relentless coverage
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The utter sham of offsets, yet again...
“Destroying the equivalent of 40 MCGs worth of greater glider habitat and then attempting to relocate all hollows and claim this somehow offsets the harm to greater gliders is genuinely deluded, and contemptuous.” - me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“Destroying the equivalent of 40 MCGs worth of greater glider habitat and then attempting to relocate all hollows and claim this somehow offsets the harm to greater gliders is genuinely deluded, and contemptuous.” - me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Qld coalmine expansion approved by Albanese government will clear habitat and fuel climate crisis, scientists say
Conservationists estimate coal exported from expanded mine to release CO2 equivalent of about half Australia’s annual carbon footprint
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:03 AM
The utter sham of offsets, yet again...
“Destroying the equivalent of 40 MCGs worth of greater glider habitat and then attempting to relocate all hollows and claim this somehow offsets the harm to greater gliders is genuinely deluded, and contemptuous.” - me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“Destroying the equivalent of 40 MCGs worth of greater glider habitat and then attempting to relocate all hollows and claim this somehow offsets the harm to greater gliders is genuinely deluded, and contemptuous.” - me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The government is refusing to answer questions about why the Secretary was sacked
"I don't think anyone...would appreciate the circumstances of their employment termination being discussed"
She was paid $1m/year to unlawfully cut ppl's payments. You can't bullshit your way past this one, sorry
"I don't think anyone...would appreciate the circumstances of their employment termination being discussed"
She was paid $1m/year to unlawfully cut ppl's payments. You can't bullshit your way past this one, sorry
February 12, 2026 at 12:41 AM
The government is refusing to answer questions about why the Secretary was sacked
"I don't think anyone...would appreciate the circumstances of their employment termination being discussed"
She was paid $1m/year to unlawfully cut ppl's payments. You can't bullshit your way past this one, sorry
"I don't think anyone...would appreciate the circumstances of their employment termination being discussed"
She was paid $1m/year to unlawfully cut ppl's payments. You can't bullshit your way past this one, sorry
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This doesn't sound like anything to do with stopping antisemitism, but it does look very much like it is intended to stop criticism of Israel & the genocide in Gaza. Protests aren't against Jews, they are against genocide.
#auspol #FreePalestine
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#auspol #FreePalestine
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australian universities to be graded on how well they deal with protests under antisemitism report card
Exclusive: Leaked documents show how universities will be assessed under new system, which was fast-tracked after Bondi terror attack
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:58 AM
This doesn't sound like anything to do with stopping antisemitism, but it does look very much like it is intended to stop criticism of Israel & the genocide in Gaza. Protests aren't against Jews, they are against genocide.
#auspol #FreePalestine
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#auspol #FreePalestine
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Let's get this straight.
Adani donates $600k the Qld LNP before election.
After the election, Qld LNP ends legal action over $400 MILLION in unpaid royalties.
Dodgy, dodgy, dodgy. Thread.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Adani donates $600k the Qld LNP before election.
After the election, Qld LNP ends legal action over $400 MILLION in unpaid royalties.
Dodgy, dodgy, dodgy. Thread.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
February 5, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Let's get this straight.
Adani donates $600k the Qld LNP before election.
After the election, Qld LNP ends legal action over $400 MILLION in unpaid royalties.
Dodgy, dodgy, dodgy. Thread.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Adani donates $600k the Qld LNP before election.
After the election, Qld LNP ends legal action over $400 MILLION in unpaid royalties.
Dodgy, dodgy, dodgy. Thread.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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We couldn’t possibly change the date. It’s just not something we do.
January 19, 2026 at 7:35 AM
We couldn’t possibly change the date. It’s just not something we do.
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This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
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Just finished watching this video, which explained why Americans voted the way they did. It doesn't delve heavily into the strong racial motivation, but it does give a general summary.
youtu.be/gUFMM9VYgpM?...
youtu.be/gUFMM9VYgpM?...
Why Millions of Americans Vote Against Their Own Self Interests
YouTube video by Tiana Thompson
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Just finished watching this video, which explained why Americans voted the way they did. It doesn't delve heavily into the strong racial motivation, but it does give a general summary.
youtu.be/gUFMM9VYgpM?...
youtu.be/gUFMM9VYgpM?...
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Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
January 24, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
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There you have it, the Board of Peace is nothing more than a corrupt real estate deal dressed up as diplomacy with the sole purpose of enriching Trump and his favoured cronies.
Trump makes concluding remarks. He says Gaza ceasefire push began because he is “a real estate person at heart, and it’s all about location, and I said, ‘look at this location, on the sea, look at this beautiful piece of property’”.
January 22, 2026 at 11:16 AM
There you have it, the Board of Peace is nothing more than a corrupt real estate deal dressed up as diplomacy with the sole purpose of enriching Trump and his favoured cronies.
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I’ve been reading Trump’s "Board of Peace Charter," and despite the name, this isn’t a multilateral institution, it’s a centralised structure built entirely around the authority of one person (Trump).
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
Full text: Charter of Trump’s Board of Peace
No mention of Gaza, which bolsters ToI's reporting that US also envisions panel helping resolve other conflicts worldwide; member countries must pay $1 billion for permanent spot
www.timesofisrael.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:26 AM
I’ve been reading Trump’s "Board of Peace Charter," and despite the name, this isn’t a multilateral institution, it’s a centralised structure built entirely around the authority of one person (Trump).
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
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We don't hate Jews or Judaism, Greg.
We hate genocide. We hate apartheid. We hate ethnic cleansing. We hate racism. We hate war. We hate terrorism. We hate settler-colonialism. We hate all these things that Israel was and is guilty of yesterday, today and tomorrow.
We want Israel to stop.
We hate genocide. We hate apartheid. We hate ethnic cleansing. We hate racism. We hate war. We hate terrorism. We hate settler-colonialism. We hate all these things that Israel was and is guilty of yesterday, today and tomorrow.
We want Israel to stop.
January 20, 2026 at 12:12 AM
We don't hate Jews or Judaism, Greg.
We hate genocide. We hate apartheid. We hate ethnic cleansing. We hate racism. We hate war. We hate terrorism. We hate settler-colonialism. We hate all these things that Israel was and is guilty of yesterday, today and tomorrow.
We want Israel to stop.
We hate genocide. We hate apartheid. We hate ethnic cleansing. We hate racism. We hate war. We hate terrorism. We hate settler-colonialism. We hate all these things that Israel was and is guilty of yesterday, today and tomorrow.
We want Israel to stop.
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Grok stands as the clearest example of an AI that is both ideologically aligned and operationally embedded in a social media platform, says Matthew Kirschenbaum; its mechanisms should be taken apart under bright lights, in much the same way people learn how to defuse a bomb. buff.ly/BveKSAw
Grok is an Epistemic Weapon
Elon Musk's Grok claims to be truth-seeking while shaping discourse and amplifying ideology, argues Matthew Kirschenbaum.
buff.ly
January 17, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Grok stands as the clearest example of an AI that is both ideologically aligned and operationally embedded in a social media platform, says Matthew Kirschenbaum; its mechanisms should be taken apart under bright lights, in much the same way people learn how to defuse a bomb. buff.ly/BveKSAw
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A whole bunch of artists and cultural workers have lost work because of the implosion of Adelaide Writers week — writers, producers, stage crew, front of house. None of this was their fault. Something for the Labor premier to think about
January 13, 2026 at 5:48 AM
A whole bunch of artists and cultural workers have lost work because of the implosion of Adelaide Writers week — writers, producers, stage crew, front of house. None of this was their fault. Something for the Labor premier to think about
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What is the end game here? No publicly funded cultural events that aren’t approved by Israel? No arts boards that aren’t pro-Israel? The sections of our political class and media who are active in this attempted gutting of our cultural landscape need to ask wtf they are doing here.
Exclusive: pro-Israel campaign seeks removal of Palestinian DJ from WOMADelaide
After ruining the Adelaide and Bendigo writers festivals, pro-Israel supporters are now targeting WOMADelaide’s inclusion of Sama’ Abdulhadi
www.deepcutnews.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:18 PM
What is the end game here? No publicly funded cultural events that aren’t approved by Israel? No arts boards that aren’t pro-Israel? The sections of our political class and media who are active in this attempted gutting of our cultural landscape need to ask wtf they are doing here.
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When this blows over I might have to share some of the emails I’ve received over the days which really make me wonder why I am the one accused of hatred. There is deep unresolved trauma being spewed by some of these people and we cannot consent to living according to their warped reality.
January 11, 2026 at 11:28 AM
When this blows over I might have to share some of the emails I’ve received over the days which really make me wonder why I am the one accused of hatred. There is deep unresolved trauma being spewed by some of these people and we cannot consent to living according to their warped reality.
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Not one person has lost their job or been forced to apologise for supporting Israel’s genocide.
You can support the mass murder of Muslims & you will never be in danger of losing your job in media or politics or the arts or business or education.
Suggest Israel are wrong, & you will be targeted.
You can support the mass murder of Muslims & you will never be in danger of losing your job in media or politics or the arts or business or education.
Suggest Israel are wrong, & you will be targeted.
January 11, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Not one person has lost their job or been forced to apologise for supporting Israel’s genocide.
You can support the mass murder of Muslims & you will never be in danger of losing your job in media or politics or the arts or business or education.
Suggest Israel are wrong, & you will be targeted.
You can support the mass murder of Muslims & you will never be in danger of losing your job in media or politics or the arts or business or education.
Suggest Israel are wrong, & you will be targeted.
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Some important new government policy that Native Americans might be interested in:
Trump talks about Denmark and Greenland just now: "The fact that they landed a boat there 500 years ago doesn't mean that they own the land."
January 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Some important new government policy that Native Americans might be interested in:
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the issue is instrumentalisation of antisemitism allegations to silence criticism of Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The Royal Commission TORs legitimise baseless accusations, inflated claims, and outright fabrications.
michaelwest.com.au/antisemitism...
The Royal Commission TORs legitimise baseless accusations, inflated claims, and outright fabrications.
michaelwest.com.au/antisemitism...
Antisemitism crisis. What is real and what is not - Michael West
Anthony Albanese has announced a Royal Commission into the Bondi Attacks and antisemitism. Is Australia's antisemitism crisis exaggerated?
michaelwest.com.au
January 10, 2026 at 8:50 AM
the issue is instrumentalisation of antisemitism allegations to silence criticism of Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The Royal Commission TORs legitimise baseless accusations, inflated claims, and outright fabrications.
michaelwest.com.au/antisemitism...
The Royal Commission TORs legitimise baseless accusations, inflated claims, and outright fabrications.
michaelwest.com.au/antisemitism...
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This influence of the pro-Israel lobby group in Australia is a sickness.
January 8, 2026 at 3:40 AM
This influence of the pro-Israel lobby group in Australia is a sickness.
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Zionist are a hate group.
Any Royal Commission needs to as a priority look into how the Israeli govt is interfering into Australia domestic politics.
Any Royal Commission needs to as a priority look into how the Israeli govt is interfering into Australia domestic politics.
Absolutely disgraceful.
The Adelaide Festival has cancelled Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah from appearing.
The Adelaide Festival has cancelled Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah from appearing.
January 8, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Zionist are a hate group.
Any Royal Commission needs to as a priority look into how the Israeli govt is interfering into Australia domestic politics.
Any Royal Commission needs to as a priority look into how the Israeli govt is interfering into Australia domestic politics.
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This is ridiculous and offensive
Announcement by Adelaide Writers Festival cancelling invitation to Randa Abdel-
Fattah
Fattah
Adelaide Festival Board Statement
www.adelaidefestival.com.au
January 8, 2026 at 1:44 AM
This is ridiculous and offensive