Tim Lyons
@picketer.bsky.social
Ex union boss. Organising, political economy, labour markets, tax, pensions, climate, China, Spinoza. Proud @UnitedWorkersOz member since 1990.
Or was it "murder the old duck and flog her house off"?
February 10, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Or was it "murder the old duck and flog her house off"?
15 years ago he promised to put people on Mars in 10 years.
SpaceX shifts focus from something that it will never do on Mars to something it will never do on the Moon.
February 9, 2026 at 11:50 AM
15 years ago he promised to put people on Mars in 10 years.
“Angus Taylor to cause some light Diarrhoea” is a wild take to reach for.
February 9, 2026 at 10:57 AM
“Angus Taylor to cause some light Diarrhoea” is a wild take to reach for.
Going well in the Liberal Party.
February 9, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Going well in the Liberal Party.
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I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
What a shitshow.
Watchdog launches investigation into head of Australia’s anti-corruption commission over defence work
Watchdog launches investigation into head of Australia’s anti-corruption commission over defence work
National Anti-Corruption Commission investigation under way over Paul Brereton’s assistance to ADF watchdog
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The watchdog overseeing the national anti-corruption body is investigating the agency’s commissioner, Paul Brereton, over two matters related to his involvement with the defence force.
The office of the inspector of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nacc), Gail Furness, has confirmed it was investigating “complaints of agency maladministration or officer misconduct concerning two matters” related to Brereton. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 AM
What a shitshow.
Poorline’s small business is the last line of defence………
February 9, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Poorline’s small business is the last line of defence………
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Speaking of this can we do something about the way Australian political journalists talk about ON, which is basically a long-con scam on rightwing voters, not an actual political party
Really not great how even centre-left journalism talks about the right and elections with an air of inevitability
February 8, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Speaking of this can we do something about the way Australian political journalists talk about ON, which is basically a long-con scam on rightwing voters, not an actual political party
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The job-ready graduate scheme has been amongst the worst educational policies in recent history, and that’s a competitive and crowded policy field. It’s cratered enrolments in creative, cultural, and artistic fields at a time when... https://benhr.xyz/2026/02/09/the-jobready-graduate-scheme-has.html
Ben Harris-Roxas
benhr.xyz
February 8, 2026 at 11:27 PM
The job-ready graduate scheme has been amongst the worst educational policies in recent history, and that’s a competitive and crowded policy field. It’s cratered enrolments in creative, cultural, and artistic fields at a time when... https://benhr.xyz/2026/02/09/the-jobready-graduate-scheme-has.html
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Also, “religious knives”? Was there An Incident with a mohel?
February 8, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Also, “religious knives”? Was there An Incident with a mohel?
The good news was they let you take your chainsaw and hockey mask on.
February 8, 2026 at 4:48 AM
The good news was they let you take your chainsaw and hockey mask on.
A few jars and we’d both have a red hot go at curling I reckon.
February 8, 2026 at 3:06 AM
A few jars and we’d both have a red hot go at curling I reckon.
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I assume this pub is similar to SMH's Good Weekend where the feature is invariably pitched to them by a PR firm, but they continually are taken by surprise that their puff piece comes out the same week a scandal about the subject occurs
February 7, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I assume this pub is similar to SMH's Good Weekend where the feature is invariably pitched to them by a PR firm, but they continually are taken by surprise that their puff piece comes out the same week a scandal about the subject occurs
Can report from on the ground here that it is snowing in Tokyo (not that common) and bitterly cold……
Happy Democracy Day to everyone in Japan. Remember, vote early, vote often.
February 7, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Can report from on the ground here that it is snowing in Tokyo (not that common) and bitterly cold……
Some tough kids from say Orange and Mackay just rinsing lads who think footy is played only in 10 second bursts. Priceless.
February 7, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Some tough kids from say Orange and Mackay just rinsing lads who think footy is played only in 10 second bursts. Priceless.
My coin is on the Kiwis.
February 7, 2026 at 12:14 PM
My coin is on the Kiwis.
I need a tee from Bagel Bakers Local 338.
#OtD 7 Feb 1952 workers won a bagel bakers' and drivers' strike in New York City. Bagel Bakers Local 338 had won their demands on 28 January, but drivers in the Teamsters union remained out until employers agreed to pay them back wages stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1069...
February 7, 2026 at 12:10 PM
I need a tee from Bagel Bakers Local 338.
Scratch match, shirts and skins, Green Bay vs Dunedin. Would watch.
February 7, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Scratch match, shirts and skins, Green Bay vs Dunedin. Would watch.
Origin Figure Skating.
February 7, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Origin Figure Skating.
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I really hope people advocating to ban kids from SM read this. Some kids are isolated by disabilities or circumstances. Furthermore, some kids grow up in abusive households. “Ideally, a child’s exposure to online worlds should be moderated by their parents” isn’t a reassuring sentiment for everyone
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The impacts of locking under 16 yos from their social media networks are now beginning to bite for those young people who relied on them for social connection
The impacts of locking under 16 yos from their social media networks are now beginning to bite for those young people who relied on them for social connection
‘I’ve lost my friends’: advocacy groups warn Australia’s social media ban risks isolating kids with disabilities
Despite the ban’s aim to protect young people, experts are concerned that those in marginalised communities or living with disabilities could lose vital support networks
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:06 AM
I really hope people advocating to ban kids from SM read this. Some kids are isolated by disabilities or circumstances. Furthermore, some kids grow up in abusive households. “Ideally, a child’s exposure to online worlds should be moderated by their parents” isn’t a reassuring sentiment for everyone
Downhill. It makes sense.
Rugby League should be an event at the Winter Olympics
February 7, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Downhill. It makes sense.
Have always thought of you as a Chaucer character.
February 7, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Have always thought of you as a Chaucer character.
Tripped is so fuckin funny - been laughing all day
February 7, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Tripped is so fuckin funny - been laughing all day
This cave art is 35000 years old. I’ve been privileged to see art that is even older on people’s country I’ve visited in my own nation.
Close-up of the head of a bison from the Altamira Cave, Cantabria, Northern Spain. Picasso saw these ancient creations, one of the greatest assemblages of cave paintings in prehistory, and declared "After Altamira, all is decadence".
February 7, 2026 at 11:38 AM
This cave art is 35000 years old. I’ve been privileged to see art that is even older on people’s country I’ve visited in my own nation.