David McLeish
@mcleish.id.au
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I have been logged out of my toothbrush.
May 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I have been logged out of my toothbrush.
Random #auspol thought: tariffs on politics. If you import your ideas wholesale from the US then 25% of your votes don't count.
Yes Clive I'm looking at you.
Yes Clive I'm looking at you.
March 31, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Random #auspol thought: tariffs on politics. If you import your ideas wholesale from the US then 25% of your votes don't count.
Yes Clive I'm looking at you.
Yes Clive I'm looking at you.
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I spoke with Prime Minister Albanese over the phone this morning about strengthening Canada and Australia’s trade and defence relationship.
Against tariffs and a shifting global economy, Canada is working with reliable allies to build lasting and resilient ties.
@albomp.bsky.social
Against tariffs and a shifting global economy, Canada is working with reliable allies to build lasting and resilient ties.
@albomp.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I spoke with Prime Minister Albanese over the phone this morning about strengthening Canada and Australia’s trade and defence relationship.
Against tariffs and a shifting global economy, Canada is working with reliable allies to build lasting and resilient ties.
@albomp.bsky.social
Against tariffs and a shifting global economy, Canada is working with reliable allies to build lasting and resilient ties.
@albomp.bsky.social
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oh god, the people who were predicting Iraq WMD style fabrication of "fentanyl labs in Canada" as a pretext for invasion might have been spot on the nose
SCOOP—Trump plans to issue an executive order designating fentanyl as a "Weapon of Mass Destruction," per copy of EO reviewed by me. Source at State speculates purpose is to designate cartels as terrorist orgs/justify military ops in Mexico/Canada.
Context/full text of draft only on The Handbasket:
Context/full text of draft only on The Handbasket:
Trump to declare fentanyl “Weapon of Mass Destruction," per draft EO
A copy of the draft was obtained and reviewed by The Handbasket.
www.thehandbasket.co
March 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
oh god, the people who were predicting Iraq WMD style fabrication of "fentanyl labs in Canada" as a pretext for invasion might have been spot on the nose
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Huh, I thought I wrote a whole piece on why managers perceiving their role to be "shit umbrella" is a bad thing, but the only thing I'm turning up is this Twitter thread from 2023. 🤔
However, you specifically mention contracting and clients, and that can be a very different matter!
However, you specifically mention contracting and clients, and that can be a very different matter!
March 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Huh, I thought I wrote a whole piece on why managers perceiving their role to be "shit umbrella" is a bad thing, but the only thing I'm turning up is this Twitter thread from 2023. 🤔
However, you specifically mention contracting and clients, and that can be a very different matter!
However, you specifically mention contracting and clients, and that can be a very different matter!
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5 years ago today I said, in a video meeting, that the team should stop coming to the office.
March 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
5 years ago today I said, in a video meeting, that the team should stop coming to the office.
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RFK Jr is blaming a dead child for not exercising more
March 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
RFK Jr is blaming a dead child for not exercising more
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Reminder: if you haven’t yet read “The Mythical Man Month,” buy two copies so you can read it faster.
March 6, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Reminder: if you haven’t yet read “The Mythical Man Month,” buy two copies so you can read it faster.
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Jesus Christ what craven cowards. I know it's always been rainbow capitalism but this fucking hurts. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Meta and Google opt out of Sydney Mardi Gras amid move away from DEI in US
Former sponsors walk away from 2025 event – while organisers say they do not meet partnership requirements
www.theguardian.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Jesus Christ what craven cowards. I know it's always been rainbow capitalism but this fucking hurts. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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I understand why these stories exist but it’s important to be clear that he’s not “saving” 16 billion, he’s choosing, personally, without oversight, to wipe out 16 billion dollars of government services to veterans and the disabled and food safety etc etc
DOGE says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that
DOGE Says It’s Saved $55 Billion, Itemized Data Show Far Less
The federal cost-cutting effort dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that.
www.bloomberg.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I understand why these stories exist but it’s important to be clear that he’s not “saving” 16 billion, he’s choosing, personally, without oversight, to wipe out 16 billion dollars of government services to veterans and the disabled and food safety etc etc
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Also screwworm and rinderpest! And if you don’t know what those were, hoo boy, if you think beef is expensive now…
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE:
1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
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1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
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February 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Also screwworm and rinderpest! And if you don’t know what those were, hoo boy, if you think beef is expensive now…
Black Mirror S6E04 came out a year and a half ago and Supermassive Black Hole is *still* stuck in my head
November 24, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Black Mirror S6E04 came out a year and a half ago and Supermassive Black Hole is *still* stuck in my head
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In my hands is my first iPod. Steve Jobs is smiling at me. Everybody at the Apple Store is smiling.
I take off my Apple Vision. I am back in the retirement home. Nobody has visited me for 12 years. I put it back on.
I hold my iPod. Everybody in the Apple Store is smiling.
I take off my Apple Vision. I am back in the retirement home. Nobody has visited me for 12 years. I put it back on.
I hold my iPod. Everybody in the Apple Store is smiling.
February 3, 2024 at 12:44 AM
In my hands is my first iPod. Steve Jobs is smiling at me. Everybody at the Apple Store is smiling.
I take off my Apple Vision. I am back in the retirement home. Nobody has visited me for 12 years. I put it back on.
I hold my iPod. Everybody in the Apple Store is smiling.
I take off my Apple Vision. I am back in the retirement home. Nobody has visited me for 12 years. I put it back on.
I hold my iPod. Everybody in the Apple Store is smiling.
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is it time to bust out my "bigfoot is bears" photo collection again? if your mental image of a bear is a thick-furred, fat glossy male bear in autumn, you're probably not prepared for how weird their proportions can look in spring, or when walking upright, like they frequently do.
January 20, 2024 at 4:21 PM
is it time to bust out my "bigfoot is bears" photo collection again? if your mental image of a bear is a thick-furred, fat glossy male bear in autumn, you're probably not prepared for how weird their proportions can look in spring, or when walking upright, like they frequently do.
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When the enormity of the world's horrors makes you feel helpless, narrow your focus. Find one stranger and scold them for posting a recipe while kids are dying. Call out a new mom for not adding alt text to a baby photo. Critique a selfie. Correct a joke. Show people you care more than them.
January 1, 2024 at 8:50 PM
When the enormity of the world's horrors makes you feel helpless, narrow your focus. Find one stranger and scold them for posting a recipe while kids are dying. Call out a new mom for not adding alt text to a baby photo. Critique a selfie. Correct a joke. Show people you care more than them.
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May we all live our lives so that social media sites don’t rejoice like Ewoks at the end of Jedi upon news of our death.
November 30, 2023 at 2:31 AM
May we all live our lives so that social media sites don’t rejoice like Ewoks at the end of Jedi upon news of our death.