Alan Simpson
@simmofrombrissie.bsky.social
Retired, married to my beautiful wife and living happily in Queensland Australia.
This makes me chuckle.
October 11, 2025 at 5:18 AM
This makes me chuckle.
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This captures much of the frustration of today.
September 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This captures much of the frustration of today.
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What the USA thinks it's #1 in (and its actual rankings):
Life Expectancy: 46th
FreePress: 42nd
Healthcare: 30th
Education: 26th
Happiness: 23rd
Freedom: 17th
What the USA is #1 in:
Military Spending
Number of Billionaires
Incarceration
Bankruptcy filings
Medical debt
Gun deaths
Life Expectancy: 46th
FreePress: 42nd
Healthcare: 30th
Education: 26th
Happiness: 23rd
Freedom: 17th
What the USA is #1 in:
Military Spending
Number of Billionaires
Incarceration
Bankruptcy filings
Medical debt
Gun deaths
September 20, 2025 at 11:54 PM
What the USA thinks it's #1 in (and its actual rankings):
Life Expectancy: 46th
FreePress: 42nd
Healthcare: 30th
Education: 26th
Happiness: 23rd
Freedom: 17th
What the USA is #1 in:
Military Spending
Number of Billionaires
Incarceration
Bankruptcy filings
Medical debt
Gun deaths
Life Expectancy: 46th
FreePress: 42nd
Healthcare: 30th
Education: 26th
Happiness: 23rd
Freedom: 17th
What the USA is #1 in:
Military Spending
Number of Billionaires
Incarceration
Bankruptcy filings
Medical debt
Gun deaths
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Pretty accurate huh.....
August 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Pretty accurate huh.....
Pretty well sums things up.....
June 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Pretty well sums things up.....
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We are currently in a war being run by reality TV personality Commander-in-Chief and his TV talk show chatterbox Secretary of Defense.
Have a nice day.
Have a nice day.
June 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
We are currently in a war being run by reality TV personality Commander-in-Chief and his TV talk show chatterbox Secretary of Defense.
Have a nice day.
Have a nice day.
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Lemme explain what bilateral trade deficits are, so that you can better understand -- and perhaps be infuriated by -- the intellectual error that's transforming our economy. #TeachEcon
May 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Lemme explain what bilateral trade deficits are, so that you can better understand -- and perhaps be infuriated by -- the intellectual error that's transforming our economy. #TeachEcon
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Patrick Gaspard was the U.S. ambassador to South Africa from 2013 to 2016. 🇺🇸 🇿🇦
May 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Patrick Gaspard was the U.S. ambassador to South Africa from 2013 to 2016. 🇺🇸 🇿🇦
I'm an Aussie who just witnessed the oval Office meeting with the South African prime Minister. This is one of the most embarrassing moments ever.
May 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I'm an Aussie who just witnessed the oval Office meeting with the South African prime Minister. This is one of the most embarrassing moments ever.
This pretty much sums things up......
May 16, 2025 at 3:22 AM
This pretty much sums things up......
The world needs to quote this.... Slowly and in unison.
(1/4) It was America and Britain that guaranteed the sovereignty of Ukraine and its borders in return for persuading them to give up their nuclear weapons.
April 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The world needs to quote this.... Slowly and in unison.
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Why couldn’t people google “tariffs” BEFORE the election…🫣
April 16, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Why couldn’t people google “tariffs” BEFORE the election…🫣
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Trump’s tariffs won’t wreck Australia’s economy. But America’s could be cooked.
On this Dollars & Sense, @grogsgamut.bsky.social & @haydenstarr.bsky.social discuss Trump’s tariffs, the RBA's magic 8-ball monetary policy & why minimum wage increases don’t drive up inflation.
#auspol
On this Dollars & Sense, @grogsgamut.bsky.social & @haydenstarr.bsky.social discuss Trump’s tariffs, the RBA's magic 8-ball monetary policy & why minimum wage increases don’t drive up inflation.
#auspol
Trump's tariffs won't wreck Australia's economy. But America's could be cooked.
Americans are going to bear the brunt of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs.
australiainstitute.org.au
April 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Trump’s tariffs won’t wreck Australia’s economy. But America’s could be cooked.
On this Dollars & Sense, @grogsgamut.bsky.social & @haydenstarr.bsky.social discuss Trump’s tariffs, the RBA's magic 8-ball monetary policy & why minimum wage increases don’t drive up inflation.
#auspol
On this Dollars & Sense, @grogsgamut.bsky.social & @haydenstarr.bsky.social discuss Trump’s tariffs, the RBA's magic 8-ball monetary policy & why minimum wage increases don’t drive up inflation.
#auspol
I'm an Aussie and I am shocked by the cost of pharmaceuticals in the US. OMG how do people there afford this. Does this explain why estimated life expectancy in the US is plummeting??
April 4, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I'm an Aussie and I am shocked by the cost of pharmaceuticals in the US. OMG how do people there afford this. Does this explain why estimated life expectancy in the US is plummeting??
Well at least you wore a suit this time.
April 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Well at least you wore a suit this time.
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It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
April 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
A lot of people are surprised by this?
April 2, 2025 at 12:26 AM
A lot of people are surprised by this?
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One of many reasons why Canadians should never be part of the US. And don't start me on guns, racial problems and drugs.
March 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
One of many reasons why Canadians should never be part of the US. And don't start me on guns, racial problems and drugs.
Just musings from an Aussie observer.... Are friends and relatives from US and Canada still talking to each other??
March 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Just musings from an Aussie observer.... Are friends and relatives from US and Canada still talking to each other??