RanTLaw
@rantlaw.bsky.social
Australian law talker. Would prefer to be out on a bike. He/him.
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RanTLaw
@rantlaw.bsky.social
· Aug 17
I love how the orthodox answer to all policy problems in the English-speaking world is “moar capitalism”
It only ever seems to be the Sydney test that bad light is an issue
January 5, 2026 at 5:19 AM
It only ever seems to be the Sydney test that bad light is an issue
I think Smith was hoping the new ball would do all the work for him
January 5, 2026 at 2:36 AM
I think Smith was hoping the new ball would do all the work for him
I hate summer
Most significant heatwave since black summer to blast Australia’s southern states as band of hot weather moves east
Most significant heatwave since black summer to blast Australia’s southern states as band of hot weather moves east
Parts of Victoria and SA could expect highs of 46 or 47C, with winds bringing bushfire danger later in week
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January 5, 2026 at 2:10 AM
I hate summer
I like that Drew had to repost his own post
January 5, 2026 at 1:13 AM
I like that Drew had to repost his own post
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January 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Webster should be fresh after his nap in the slips
January 5, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Webster should be fresh after his nap in the slips
Green is going for 6.6 runs per over and has no wickets. Going well, he is.
January 5, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Green is going for 6.6 runs per over and has no wickets. Going well, he is.
I reckon Marnus would have at least moved for that
January 5, 2026 at 12:31 AM
I reckon Marnus would have at least moved for that
All series, the commentators have been singing the praises of Carey coming up to the stumps. Now, looking for something to talk about, they are questioning it.
January 5, 2026 at 12:27 AM
All series, the commentators have been singing the praises of Carey coming up to the stumps. Now, looking for something to talk about, they are questioning it.
Once again, Smith has no ideas here
January 5, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Once again, Smith has no ideas here
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I will be governing your country remotely via shitposting and late night threats on social media. If you don’t do what I say, I will blockade, bomb and eventually starve you. This is called freedom
January 5, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I will be governing your country remotely via shitposting and late night threats on social media. If you don’t do what I say, I will blockade, bomb and eventually starve you. This is called freedom
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Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
January 5, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
Commentators talking about how Green lacked rhythm yesterday, like he has had any form all series.
January 5, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Commentators talking about how Green lacked rhythm yesterday, like he has had any form all series.
January 4, 2026 at 11:57 PM
That sort of shot reminds you how comparatively small the SCG is
January 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
That sort of shot reminds you how comparatively small the SCG is
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sufficiently advanced postmodernism is indistinguishable from the effects of getting kicked in the head by a horse
January 4, 2026 at 11:46 PM
sufficiently advanced postmodernism is indistinguishable from the effects of getting kicked in the head by a horse
The groups of blokes who do dress up at the cricket are deeply strange to me
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 PM
The groups of blokes who do dress up at the cricket are deeply strange to me
The problem seems to have been my lack of shitposting the team yesterday
I don't get any impression Steve Smith has an idea how to get these two out and so has given up trying.
January 4, 2026 at 11:13 PM
The problem seems to have been my lack of shitposting the team yesterday
I don't get any impression Steve Smith has an idea how to get these two out and so has given up trying.
January 4, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I don't get any impression Steve Smith has an idea how to get these two out and so has given up trying.
First day into new working year and it's time for my second coffee.
January 4, 2026 at 10:42 PM
First day into new working year and it's time for my second coffee.
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losing my fucking mind at the braindead liberals who think that trump annexing greenland is somehow about russia. it’s about america. we just can’t get enough of taking other people’s land and have been this way since 1619
January 4, 2026 at 10:03 PM
losing my fucking mind at the braindead liberals who think that trump annexing greenland is somehow about russia. it’s about america. we just can’t get enough of taking other people’s land and have been this way since 1619
I have just renewed my petition to be recognised as a millenial
Hey man, that Gen X commemorative coin you have is bad ass
January 4, 2026 at 10:03 PM
I have just renewed my petition to be recognised as a millenial
I reckon a lot of what we see in economic and political systems at the moment can be explained by the nihilistic tendencies of boomers as they draw nearer to death
January 4, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I reckon a lot of what we see in economic and political systems at the moment can be explained by the nihilistic tendencies of boomers as they draw nearer to death
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For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
Disturbing Messages Show ChatGPT Encouraging a Murder, Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit against OpenAI reveals the chilling ChatGPT messages that drove a middle aged man to kill his 83-year-old mother.
trib.al
January 4, 2026 at 1:32 PM
For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines