@liamnilon.bsky.social
Probably posting about my two passions - politics and writing.
If you came for one, I'm terribly sorry about the other.
Views here are mine, all mine
If you came for one, I'm terribly sorry about the other.
Views here are mine, all mine
Five jobs I’ve had:
- Grass waterer (calling me a gardener would have been overdoing it)
- checkout chick
- errand boy for barristers
- political staffer
- lobbyist (sorry)
- Grass waterer (calling me a gardener would have been overdoing it)
- checkout chick
- errand boy for barristers
- political staffer
- lobbyist (sorry)
Five jobs I've had:
Video store guy
Subway sandwich artist
Pizza hut dish pig
Public servant
Academic
Video store guy
Subway sandwich artist
Pizza hut dish pig
Public servant
Academic
Five jobs I’ve had:
NBN tech
Digging out old asbestos telco pits
Alcoholic cook
Alcoholic disability support worker
Alcoholic political staffer
NBN tech
Digging out old asbestos telco pits
Alcoholic cook
Alcoholic disability support worker
Alcoholic political staffer
January 29, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Five jobs I’ve had:
- Grass waterer (calling me a gardener would have been overdoing it)
- checkout chick
- errand boy for barristers
- political staffer
- lobbyist (sorry)
- Grass waterer (calling me a gardener would have been overdoing it)
- checkout chick
- errand boy for barristers
- political staffer
- lobbyist (sorry)
Good thread on One Nation
There's polling today that suggests on current numbers One Nation could win 30+ seats. Here's a quick thread of why I think this is *very* unlikely to actually pan out
Now, a federal election probably won't be until early 2028, and a lot could change, but here's why I'm not too worried now
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Now, a federal election probably won't be until early 2028, and a lot could change, but here's why I'm not too worried now
1/14
January 27, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Good thread on One Nation
@british-airways.bsky.social shout out to the team at Heathrow customer service who came to my rescue after I (stupidly) left my passport on the plane.
January 21, 2026 at 6:38 PM
@british-airways.bsky.social shout out to the team at Heathrow customer service who came to my rescue after I (stupidly) left my passport on the plane.
Did you finish that frozen kangaroo statue?
Sure boss, real fucking sexy just like you asked.
What?
Sure boss, real fucking sexy just like you asked.
What?
January 21, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Did you finish that frozen kangaroo statue?
Sure boss, real fucking sexy just like you asked.
What?
Sure boss, real fucking sexy just like you asked.
What?
One nation is constitutionally incapable of functioning as a normal party. The only way it resolves disputes is by the person whose name is not Pauline Hanson leaving or the entire party imploding only to be reborn again
I am quite happy if most of the Nats and a handful of Libs defect to One Nation, and in doing so destroy the orthodoxy of Australian political conservatism (including the Libs and the Nats) that has already been effectively dead for a decade. Too many on the left will shit the bed. You don't need to
January 21, 2026 at 12:52 PM
One nation is constitutionally incapable of functioning as a normal party. The only way it resolves disputes is by the person whose name is not Pauline Hanson leaving or the entire party imploding only to be reborn again
Went to a Swedish hockey game. Won a watch. May have appeased on Swedish television. It was an odd experience
January 18, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Went to a Swedish hockey game. Won a watch. May have appeased on Swedish television. It was an odd experience
Or…. He could… not?
James Cameron says he must find a cheaper way to produce the Avatar movies in order to continue making them. https://bit.ly/4qnlOpl
January 15, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Or…. He could… not?
In all seriousness I’d pay for one that just makes sure if that aneurism comes (fingers crossed) someone feeds my dog
'Are you dead?' Chinese app for single living goes viral reut.rs/3NjZoH2
'Are you dead?' Chinese app for single living goes viral
An app called "Are you dead" targeted at people living alone has gone viral in China, with surging downloads and widespread commentary on social media, prompting the company to introduce a subscription fee and change its name for a global audience.
reut.rs
January 14, 2026 at 9:49 AM
In all seriousness I’d pay for one that just makes sure if that aneurism comes (fingers crossed) someone feeds my dog
Watching the Phantom Menace for the first time in about twenty years and … was it always this … racist?
January 9, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Watching the Phantom Menace for the first time in about twenty years and … was it always this … racist?
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Despite everything we’ve seen over the past two years, this is probably the most shameful episode in Australian media history/ political collusion.
The lead story on the SMH is Albanese’s political opponent, who lost his seat, trying to force the government to back his own pick for a RC. Madness.
The lead story on the SMH is Albanese’s political opponent, who lost his seat, trying to force the government to back his own pick for a RC. Madness.
January 7, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Despite everything we’ve seen over the past two years, this is probably the most shameful episode in Australian media history/ political collusion.
The lead story on the SMH is Albanese’s political opponent, who lost his seat, trying to force the government to back his own pick for a RC. Madness.
The lead story on the SMH is Albanese’s political opponent, who lost his seat, trying to force the government to back his own pick for a RC. Madness.
Come on now brother.
January 6, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Come on now brother.
I think we can all agree this would be the funniest possible outcome
So like, what if Maduro is somehow acquitted?
January 5, 2026 at 1:25 AM
I think we can all agree this would be the funniest possible outcome
So what happens if/when a US court orders Maduro’s release?
Senator Lee said that Secretary of State Rubio told him Venezuelan President Maduro was arrested by U.S. forces to stand trial on criminal charges in the United States.
January 3, 2026 at 10:51 AM
So what happens if/when a US court orders Maduro’s release?
Ninth century Anglo Saxon warlord (can’t imagine that would end well for me)
Well, now I'm an English professor...
January 1, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Ninth century Anglo Saxon warlord (can’t imagine that would end well for me)
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I wrote about my family’s grandest New Year’s tradition for The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
For most families, New Year’s Eve is a time to come together. For mine, it’s time for a water-bomb war | Patrick Marlborough
For close to 50 years we’ve waged an ever-escalating battle against one other – and our home town
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I wrote about my family’s grandest New Year’s tradition for The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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In absolutely no way, shape or form should anything resembling or approaching a private militia be allowed to operate in Australia with any government imprimatur. This is kicked in the head by a donkey stuff www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Minns government ‘actively’ considering if Jewish security group should be armed after Bondi attack
NSW premier also announces police will carry long-arm rifles at major New Year’s Eve event in Sydney
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:30 AM
In absolutely no way, shape or form should anything resembling or approaching a private militia be allowed to operate in Australia with any government imprimatur. This is kicked in the head by a donkey stuff www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Mistborn the final empire as a prestige high value tv series.
OK, less contentious post:
You've been placed in charge of a movie studio, and have an unlimited budget to adapt any work of your choosing that has never been made into a live-action TV series or film. What are you picking?
For me: PC Hodgell's Kencyrath Cycle and there's no close second
You've been placed in charge of a movie studio, and have an unlimited budget to adapt any work of your choosing that has never been made into a live-action TV series or film. What are you picking?
For me: PC Hodgell's Kencyrath Cycle and there's no close second
December 24, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Mistborn the final empire as a prestige high value tv series.
Not anymore
December 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Not anymore
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We’ve created the self-regarding allegedly erudite child-molesting monsters from Vladimir Nabokov’s novel “Don’t Create The Self-Regarding Allegedly Erudite Child-Molesting Monster”
Not going to repost the images, but the first few feature the first paragraph of Lolita written in ink on the skin of a woman (or girl, impossible to tell)
See the newly released photos here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/cl62l...
December 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
We’ve created the self-regarding allegedly erudite child-molesting monsters from Vladimir Nabokov’s novel “Don’t Create The Self-Regarding Allegedly Erudite Child-Molesting Monster”
This is very good on that hockey show. My view: there’s nothing wrong with making a male/male romance for a predominantly female audience, but let’s not then pretend it’s something else
Again, I truly *loved* this week’s episode of Heated Rivalry, but IT IS A WISH FULFILLMENT ROMANCE. The success of a gay hockey romance TV show, largely watched by people who are neither hockey players nor hockey fans, is not “proof that the world is ready and all we would do is love you”
December 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
This is very good on that hockey show. My view: there’s nothing wrong with making a male/male romance for a predominantly female audience, but let’s not then pretend it’s something else
I don’t know who implied a right to political communication but I’m sure glad they did
December 20, 2025 at 7:17 AM
I don’t know who implied a right to political communication but I’m sure glad they did
Yeah… I’ll pay that
December 20, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Yeah… I’ll pay that
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Focussing on this from a pure security perspective, it’s wild that an IS-linked attack was just carried out in Australia and we’re barely talking about it - the focus is on protestors and universities.
www.afr.com/policy/forei...
www.afr.com/policy/forei...
December 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Focussing on this from a pure security perspective, it’s wild that an IS-linked attack was just carried out in Australia and we’re barely talking about it - the focus is on protestors and universities.
www.afr.com/policy/forei...
www.afr.com/policy/forei...
Magnificent:
"As I write, Australia’s mainstream journalists—many of whom rank among the dumbest on Earth—are riling up great dramas and screeds in a tone and style that is distinctly American, which is to say, worrying."
"As I write, Australia’s mainstream journalists—many of whom rank among the dumbest on Earth—are riling up great dramas and screeds in a tone and style that is distinctly American, which is to say, worrying."
December 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Magnificent:
"As I write, Australia’s mainstream journalists—many of whom rank among the dumbest on Earth—are riling up great dramas and screeds in a tone and style that is distinctly American, which is to say, worrying."
"As I write, Australia’s mainstream journalists—many of whom rank among the dumbest on Earth—are riling up great dramas and screeds in a tone and style that is distinctly American, which is to say, worrying."
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It has come to my attention that perhaps not everyone is aware that ISIS is fundamentally opposed to Palestinian nationalism, just as it is to Syrian, Lebanese, Egyptian, and Iraqi nationalism.
David Frum and the Atlantic couldn’t let the blood dry before getting this take out.
The actual evidence we have (imagine considering that!) suggests an ISIS connection for the shooters.
But no, we have to find a way to blame Palestinians and American college students as fast as possible.
Scum.
The actual evidence we have (imagine considering that!) suggests an ISIS connection for the shooters.
But no, we have to find a way to blame Palestinians and American college students as fast as possible.
Scum.
December 16, 2025 at 1:19 AM
It has come to my attention that perhaps not everyone is aware that ISIS is fundamentally opposed to Palestinian nationalism, just as it is to Syrian, Lebanese, Egyptian, and Iraqi nationalism.