David Branch
@dbranch9.bsky.social
Retired ex-CIO, living in Wadawarrung country 🇦🇺. Exiled long-suffering Norwich City supporter. 1/8th Canadian 🇨🇦.
Climate action now. I hate corruption in politics so I hate the LNP, Tories and the GOP.
I get my daily Ukraine update from balloon-juice.com.
Climate action now. I hate corruption in politics so I hate the LNP, Tories and the GOP.
I get my daily Ukraine update from balloon-juice.com.
Good luck fighting the Lib-Lab coalition
January 18, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Good luck fighting the Lib-Lab coalition
I’ll be honest. This would have finished me too.
January 18, 2026 at 7:52 AM
I’ll be honest. This would have finished me too.
Not sure we’ll ever get to this step with Albo. He’s too small a thinker.
January 18, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Not sure we’ll ever get to this step with Albo. He’s too small a thinker.
That's before the new rule that you have to give up 5 years of social media history so they can check if you've said anything nasty about the Toddler in Chief before you're allowed in.
I wouldn't go now.
I wouldn't go now.
January 18, 2026 at 12:42 AM
That's before the new rule that you have to give up 5 years of social media history so they can check if you've said anything nasty about the Toddler in Chief before you're allowed in.
I wouldn't go now.
I wouldn't go now.
Neil Finn is sounding a bit rough
January 17, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Neil Finn is sounding a bit rough
I presume he wants access to jail for recruitment purposes
January 17, 2026 at 1:58 AM
I presume he wants access to jail for recruitment purposes
ICE aren’t looking for illegal immigrants, they’re looking for non-whites.
January 16, 2026 at 10:44 PM
ICE aren’t looking for illegal immigrants, they’re looking for non-whites.
It also reads that they’ve been deporting massive numbers of US citizens
January 16, 2026 at 9:07 PM
It also reads that they’ve been deporting massive numbers of US citizens
All the hotel rooms are free for the week?
January 16, 2026 at 10:51 AM
All the hotel rooms are free for the week?
He’s realised he can increase paid membership by restricting pörn creation to paid accounts. So that’s what he’s done.
Ban X.
Ban X.
January 16, 2026 at 9:19 AM
He’s realised he can increase paid membership by restricting pörn creation to paid accounts. So that’s what he’s done.
Ban X.
Ban X.
We need to get this right wing Liberal Party out and vote Labor back … oh!
January 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM
We need to get this right wing Liberal Party out and vote Labor back … oh!
Does the Bureau of Meteorology keep a count of the number of severe weather warnings it issues?
It would be interesting to see if the was an upward trend year by year. There seems to be one or more every day at the moment.
#climatechange
It would be interesting to see if the was an upward trend year by year. There seems to be one or more every day at the moment.
#climatechange
January 16, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Does the Bureau of Meteorology keep a count of the number of severe weather warnings it issues?
It would be interesting to see if the was an upward trend year by year. There seems to be one or more every day at the moment.
#climatechange
It would be interesting to see if the was an upward trend year by year. There seems to be one or more every day at the moment.
#climatechange
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What a legend. Skip up the thread for her video
@cohen489.bsky.social on here, give her a follow!
January 16, 2026 at 12:09 AM
What a legend. Skip up the thread for her video
In a nutshell, yes.
January 15, 2026 at 11:23 PM
In a nutshell, yes.
I’m sure the villagers of Lidice or Oradour-Sur-Glane would agree - if there were any left
January 14, 2026 at 9:52 AM
I’m sure the villagers of Lidice or Oradour-Sur-Glane would agree - if there were any left
It’s wonderful how the country comes together after a tragedy. Oh!
Fuck you and your political opportunism, Liberal Party.
Absolute ghouls!
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Fuck you and your political opportunism, Liberal Party.
Absolute ghouls!
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Senior Liberals urge colleagues to vote against Labor’s hate speech and gun laws in wake of Bondi terror attack
Opposition leader Sussan Ley has spent weeks calling for better legislative protections to tackle antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:34 AM
It’s wonderful how the country comes together after a tragedy. Oh!
Fuck you and your political opportunism, Liberal Party.
Absolute ghouls!
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Fuck you and your political opportunism, Liberal Party.
Absolute ghouls!
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
We are all going to increasingly struggle to keep AI out of our homes as more and more household devices incorporate it to spy on us.
Frightening.
youtu.be/cxZgILm95BU?...
Frightening.
youtu.be/cxZgILm95BU?...
The Worst Devices of CES 2026
YouTube video by iFixit
youtu.be
January 14, 2026 at 8:03 AM
We are all going to increasingly struggle to keep AI out of our homes as more and more household devices incorporate it to spy on us.
Frightening.
youtu.be/cxZgILm95BU?...
Frightening.
youtu.be/cxZgILm95BU?...
I’m struggling to understand why supposedly left wing premiers of states and countries here and overseas continue to think that they have to act like the worst versions of their often nutcase opponents.
The examples are never ending.
The examples are never ending.
January 14, 2026 at 7:36 AM
I’m struggling to understand why supposedly left wing premiers of states and countries here and overseas continue to think that they have to act like the worst versions of their often nutcase opponents.
The examples are never ending.
The examples are never ending.
A set of beautiful tributes to the wonderful Alan Rickman on the 10th anniversary of his passing.
I always remember that Kevin Costner was supposed to have said after the filming of Robin Hood, “Never act with children, animals or Alan Rickman “
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
I always remember that Kevin Costner was supposed to have said after the filming of Robin Hood, “Never act with children, animals or Alan Rickman “
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
‘I fell in love with him on the spot’: Alan Rickman remembered, 10 years after his death
On the anniversary of his death aged 69, stars from Sigourney Weaver to Sharleen Spiteri, Tom Felton to Harriet Walter, remember the wit, charm and endless generosity of one of Britain’s best-loved ac...
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:33 AM
A set of beautiful tributes to the wonderful Alan Rickman on the 10th anniversary of his passing.
I always remember that Kevin Costner was supposed to have said after the filming of Robin Hood, “Never act with children, animals or Alan Rickman “
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
I always remember that Kevin Costner was supposed to have said after the filming of Robin Hood, “Never act with children, animals or Alan Rickman “
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
I think we all have to assume that the remaining 99.4% of the Epstein Files are all about Trump
January 13, 2026 at 7:46 AM
I think we all have to assume that the remaining 99.4% of the Epstein Files are all about Trump
She sent “an abusive email”
😂😂😂
😂😂😂
January 13, 2026 at 7:36 AM
She sent “an abusive email”
😂😂😂
😂😂😂
It’s pretty sad to see Labor leaders, both state and federal, trying to out-bigot Pauline
January 13, 2026 at 7:34 AM
It’s pretty sad to see Labor leaders, both state and federal, trying to out-bigot Pauline
Instead we get Hakeem Jeffries humming and hawing about the quality of ICE training. Not a good look from the “leadership” is it.
January 13, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Instead we get Hakeem Jeffries humming and hawing about the quality of ICE training. Not a good look from the “leadership” is it.