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”
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call me crazy but it really feels like “World’s Richest Man Creates AI Chatbot That Generates Child Porn” would’ve been a huge international outrage requiring a governmental crackdown not even 24 months ago
January 2, 2026 at 7:06 AM
call me crazy but it really feels like “World’s Richest Man Creates AI Chatbot That Generates Child Porn” would’ve been a huge international outrage requiring a governmental crackdown not even 24 months ago
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oh you know our boy is thirsty if he's pumping neuralink
Elon Musk says Neuralink plans to start "high-volume production" of brain-computer interface devices and move to a fully automated surgical procedure in 2026 (Reuters)
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January 1, 2026 at 1:53 AM
oh you know our boy is thirsty if he's pumping neuralink
Personally, I think if he made those demands, got Sky to pay for them and ghosted them, that makes him a even bigger Aussie hero
Mark Calvert being so butt hurt he writes an essay about how Sky News’ chequebook is the real victim in all of this is the funniest and most embarrassing piece of Australian journalism in a long time.
December 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Personally, I think if he made those demands, got Sky to pay for them and ghosted them, that makes him a even bigger Aussie hero
This is the best description of politics in Australia too
Politicians are terrified of an electorate they think is far more authoritarian and angry and right wing than it actually is, because they are out of touch because the literal media - the thing that mediates between public and polity - is corrupted
December 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
This is the best description of politics in Australia too
I need Bryan to explain the chemical release that has prompted my feeling of revulsion at reading this. Or, better yet, not bother
I am begging everyone on here to read this new post by Bryan Johnson — the super rich tech guy who is now doing the “never die” protocol.
I need to talk about it with you all.
I need to talk about it with you all.
December 30, 2025 at 9:40 AM
I need Bryan to explain the chemical release that has prompted my feeling of revulsion at reading this. Or, better yet, not bother
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Again: they thought they’d win a shattering court victory with the Harry Potter lady’s money, then the public would rise up in gratitude, salute them as heroes and stomp all over transgender people on their behalf. That hasn’t happened, because the public mostly aren’t vicious cranks, like they are.
December 30, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Again: they thought they’d win a shattering court victory with the Harry Potter lady’s money, then the public would rise up in gratitude, salute them as heroes and stomp all over transgender people on their behalf. That hasn’t happened, because the public mostly aren’t vicious cranks, like they are.
Do you reckon we will ever treat motor vehicles as the weapons they can be?
A man who caused the death of an elderly couple while driving with methamphetamine in his blood is ordered to complete 100 hours of community service and four months of home detention.
Driver on meth who killed couple in bridge crash avoids jail
A man who caused the death of an elderly couple while driving with methamphetamine in his blood is ordered to complete 100 hours of community service and four months of home detention.
www.abc.net.au
December 30, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Do you reckon we will ever treat motor vehicles as the weapons they can be?
This is just hilarious
December 30, 2025 at 4:06 AM
This is just hilarious
Went to the GP for a check up yesterday. GP, who also cycles, was surprised when I told him how much weight I can loose when on the trainer (up to 2kg). He was so surprised, I started doubting myself.
December 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Went to the GP for a check up yesterday. GP, who also cycles, was surprised when I told him how much weight I can loose when on the trainer (up to 2kg). He was so surprised, I started doubting myself.
Watching the 2023 version of Great Expectations and a couple of things occur to me: Olivia Coleman is by far the best actor in it; and there are only about 5 or 6 people in England
December 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Watching the 2023 version of Great Expectations and a couple of things occur to me: Olivia Coleman is by far the best actor in it; and there are only about 5 or 6 people in England
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If any group in our community needs armed protection they must get it and it must be done by the state and democratically controlled. Any (ANY!) form of sectarian or ethnic militia is a road to madness imho. 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 10:04 AM
If any group in our community needs armed protection they must get it and it must be done by the state and democratically controlled. Any (ANY!) form of sectarian or ethnic militia is a road to madness imho. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
In all honesty, we really need a permanent Truth and Reconciliation Commission with a broad mandate covering institutional racism more than we need a narrowly focused RC.
December 29, 2025 at 6:55 AM
In all honesty, we really need a permanent Truth and Reconciliation Commission with a broad mandate covering institutional racism more than we need a narrowly focused RC.
Lord of the Ring (cameras)
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
Sauron, the high-end home security startup for "super premium" customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos | TechCrunch
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
techcrunch.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Lord of the Ring (cameras)
I have travelled to countries where it's normal to see police and military on the street with automatic and semi-automatic weapons. I have never felt safer for having them around
December 29, 2025 at 6:38 AM
I have travelled to countries where it's normal to see police and military on the street with automatic and semi-automatic weapons. I have never felt safer for having them around
Love a bit of security theatre
December 29, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Love a bit of security theatre
![Quote from Anthony Albanese:
“The issue there is that royal commissions can be good at deciding facts. What the Richardson review will do is decide facts. [The next sentence is highlighted to reflect the statement leading to my exclamation] Where royal commissions are not as good, is to consider things that are not agreed, where people have differences of views, and to enable, which is what it would do, a repetition of some of the worst developments,” he said.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:is7mtapkpnvxq77sxyv64xzq/bafkreifg33uzr4seeocwnaumrkju7ehcenyug3xmtmg2w6xdnurizsm4xm@jpeg)
I said this as a sardonic joke but in reality, we need to be making sure fewer people are armed than giving the right to carry guns to more of them.
Looking forward to every identity group getting its own militia
December 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I said this as a sardonic joke but in reality, we need to be making sure fewer people are armed than giving the right to carry guns to more of them.
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That this is happening makes me so sad because I know I never could have gotten through University if I had to write everything in class on paper in person. I was simply too disabled. Trying to stop AI usage in classrooms (understandable) is going to disproportionately impact disabled students.
Best semester ever, thanks to going fully analog katemanne.substack.com/p/i-prevente...
I Stopped Students Using AI This Semester
The results—and the reactions—were startling.
katemanne.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
That this is happening makes me so sad because I know I never could have gotten through University if I had to write everything in class on paper in person. I was simply too disabled. Trying to stop AI usage in classrooms (understandable) is going to disproportionately impact disabled students.
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Chris Minns perpetually looks like he needs to check the cooktop before leaving the house for the 3rd time, which is the same illogical approach he takes being premier.
December 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Chris Minns perpetually looks like he needs to check the cooktop before leaving the house for the 3rd time, which is the same illogical approach he takes being premier.
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LeMonde said, not on our watch
December 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
LeMonde said, not on our watch
I don’t want to falsely accuse someone of using gAI to write an article and then slap their name on it but I’ve just read a piece that if it’s not that, the author has internalised the way gAI writes so completely that there is no difference
December 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I don’t want to falsely accuse someone of using gAI to write an article and then slap their name on it but I’ve just read a piece that if it’s not that, the author has internalised the way gAI writes so completely that there is no difference
Funny, no mentions of the words ‘racist’ or ‘bigot’
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Reactions to the death of French film icon Brigitte Bardot
Tributes to Brigitte Bardot, an icon of French cinema, poured in on Sunday following the announcement of her death at the age of 91. Below are a selection.
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December 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Funny, no mentions of the words ‘racist’ or ‘bigot’
To be fair to Minns, privatised cops was the only thing the neoliberals had not achieved
December 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
To be fair to Minns, privatised cops was the only thing the neoliberals had not achieved
Looking forward to every identity group getting its own militia
December 28, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Looking forward to every identity group getting its own militia
Australian politicians have the memories of goldfish
December 28, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Australian politicians have the memories of goldfish