Paul Taylor
@taylorpaul.bsky.social
Gettin' by
Views expressed on here are mine alone etc etc.
Views expressed on here are mine alone etc etc.
🇻🇪 situation where multiple things true at the same time:
- Maduro a ruthless, oppressive dictator that deserves to face justice
- Venezuelans are right to feel joy in this moment
- Trump pardoned an intl drug trafficker he liked 1 month ago
- this is about oil - Trump quite open about this
- Maduro a ruthless, oppressive dictator that deserves to face justice
- Venezuelans are right to feel joy in this moment
- Trump pardoned an intl drug trafficker he liked 1 month ago
- this is about oil - Trump quite open about this
January 4, 2026 at 1:23 AM
🇻🇪 situation where multiple things true at the same time:
- Maduro a ruthless, oppressive dictator that deserves to face justice
- Venezuelans are right to feel joy in this moment
- Trump pardoned an intl drug trafficker he liked 1 month ago
- this is about oil - Trump quite open about this
- Maduro a ruthless, oppressive dictator that deserves to face justice
- Venezuelans are right to feel joy in this moment
- Trump pardoned an intl drug trafficker he liked 1 month ago
- this is about oil - Trump quite open about this
We used to condemn authoritarian governments using military force against their own citizens
October 3, 2025 at 11:58 AM
We used to condemn authoritarian governments using military force against their own citizens
Moderate but painted as Marxist.
Articulate and across the brief.
Broadly liked by their constituents.
Delivers results in their portfolio(s).
Can't breathe without copping the white hot rage of Sky News.
Doesn't care.
Enjoys it, even.
Chris Bowen is Australia's Gavin Newsom.
Articulate and across the brief.
Broadly liked by their constituents.
Delivers results in their portfolio(s).
Can't breathe without copping the white hot rage of Sky News.
Doesn't care.
Enjoys it, even.
Chris Bowen is Australia's Gavin Newsom.
October 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Moderate but painted as Marxist.
Articulate and across the brief.
Broadly liked by their constituents.
Delivers results in their portfolio(s).
Can't breathe without copping the white hot rage of Sky News.
Doesn't care.
Enjoys it, even.
Chris Bowen is Australia's Gavin Newsom.
Articulate and across the brief.
Broadly liked by their constituents.
Delivers results in their portfolio(s).
Can't breathe without copping the white hot rage of Sky News.
Doesn't care.
Enjoys it, even.
Chris Bowen is Australia's Gavin Newsom.
I'm a centre-left social democrat who simply believes in public education and universal healthcare in a mixed-market economy. Yet the kleptocracy are wasting no time labelling us as basically terrorists. If you don't tell your story, someone else will. Speak up for yourself.
September 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I'm a centre-left social democrat who simply believes in public education and universal healthcare in a mixed-market economy. Yet the kleptocracy are wasting no time labelling us as basically terrorists. If you don't tell your story, someone else will. Speak up for yourself.
Sorry I missed the part where it was 'Australian values' to look away from crimes against humanity and let war criminals get away with it.
August 7, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Sorry I missed the part where it was 'Australian values' to look away from crimes against humanity and let war criminals get away with it.
who else got these on their Bluesky...
July 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
who else got these on their Bluesky...
Can't believe AI had the temerity to tell me that the way to get rid of dark circles under my eyes is to get 7-9 hours of sleep...
July 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Can't believe AI had the temerity to tell me that the way to get rid of dark circles under my eyes is to get 7-9 hours of sleep...
"They tried to divide the Australian community in the election campaign, and they ended up dividing themselves. And the consequence of that is that the Liberal Party is now barely bigger than the crossbench in the parliament."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Chalmers did not miss historic moment to take revenge on 'smoking ruin'
Treasurer Jim Chalmers held a press conference last week that will enter Australian political folklore, announcing major twin victories: one economic, one political.
www.abc.net.au
May 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"They tried to divide the Australian community in the election campaign, and they ended up dividing themselves. And the consequence of that is that the Liberal Party is now barely bigger than the crossbench in the parliament."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
What's been happening on here for the past few weeks then
May 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM
What's been happening on here for the past few weeks then
Peter Dutton and the LNP will fire 30,000 public servants then contract out the same amount for the same work and charge the Australia taxpayer double for the privilege - just like what they did last time.
March 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Peter Dutton and the LNP will fire 30,000 public servants then contract out the same amount for the same work and charge the Australia taxpayer double for the privilege - just like what they did last time.
Total crock. The dissolutionment is from media establishment types like Keane who peddle the uniparty lie while omitting any consideration to how tax cuts, free TAFE, HECS changes, Medicare, domestic manufacturing etc make a tangible difference to people's lives.
Opinion | Disillusionment is the only logical reaction to the terrible state of major party politics in Australia and the awful choice they'll present at the election, @keanebernard.bsky.social writes.
How did we wind up with duds like Albanese and Dutton?
www.crikey.com.au
February 27, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Total crock. The dissolutionment is from media establishment types like Keane who peddle the uniparty lie while omitting any consideration to how tax cuts, free TAFE, HECS changes, Medicare, domestic manufacturing etc make a tangible difference to people's lives.
The right love to highlight legal loopholes to say why things need to get tougher. But when they win, due to arrogance or incompetence, they do absolutely nothing and bitch about people standing up for themselves. People aren't breaking the law, they're defending their rights.
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
February 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The right love to highlight legal loopholes to say why things need to get tougher. But when they win, due to arrogance or incompetence, they do absolutely nothing and bitch about people standing up for themselves. People aren't breaking the law, they're defending their rights.
Do you get it yet?
February 2, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Do you get it yet?
Trump actually never got rid of DEI he just altered it so DEI exclusively elevates people who have money and privilege that are also stupid
robert f. kennedy jr. submits his application to harvard university. his application is, in its entirety, a single page with his name "Robert F. Kennedy Jr."
he is accepted immediately.
he is accepted immediately.
January 30, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Trump actually never got rid of DEI he just altered it so DEI exclusively elevates people who have money and privilege that are also stupid
The best thing about the Greens getting elected is that they get to show us who they really stand with when push comes to shove on housing. Not people that are actually looking for homes, but the crusty old NIMBYs that care about the "charm" of decripit shit buildings not even heritage listers touch
January 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The best thing about the Greens getting elected is that they get to show us who they really stand with when push comes to shove on housing. Not people that are actually looking for homes, but the crusty old NIMBYs that care about the "charm" of decripit shit buildings not even heritage listers touch
Education. Education. Education. The great equaliser. Not by bringing some down, but lifting everyone up. It not only changes lives but transforms nations. Let's seize the opportunity this election to fully fund public schools. #auspol
January 24, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Education. Education. Education. The great equaliser. Not by bringing some down, but lifting everyone up. It not only changes lives but transforms nations. Let's seize the opportunity this election to fully fund public schools. #auspol
Reposted by Paul Taylor
"What’s happening here is the creeping oligarchy of companies and capital aligning around an authoritarian president, with everyone fully aware that sucking up to him personally, ideally along with staggering sums of cash, is the only way to evade scrutiny."
How TikTok is burnishing Trump's strongman image
If you kiss the ring hard enough, laws disappear.
www.publicnotice.co
January 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
"What’s happening here is the creeping oligarchy of companies and capital aligning around an authoritarian president, with everyone fully aware that sucking up to him personally, ideally along with staggering sums of cash, is the only way to evade scrutiny."
Reposted by Paul Taylor
One hill I’ll die on is that humanity, at its core, has more good than bad. Recognizing that isn’t downplaying the bad; it’s about acknowledging our immense capacity for good. The entire arc of human progress, including democracy, rests on this belief. Now more than ever, let’s not lose sight of it.
January 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
One hill I’ll die on is that humanity, at its core, has more good than bad. Recognizing that isn’t downplaying the bad; it’s about acknowledging our immense capacity for good. The entire arc of human progress, including democracy, rests on this belief. Now more than ever, let’s not lose sight of it.
Also the first country to reference for any dipshit that tells you that trans people existing is just a trend that's only been around for the last decade.
Thailand just became the first country in Southeast Asia to allow same-sex marriages as a landmark law takes effect
Thailand to Celebrate Southeast Asia’s First Same-Sex Marriages
Hundreds of LGBTQ couples will today officially marry in Thailand, which becomes the first country in Southeast Asia to guarantee equal marital rights for same-sex couples.
www.bloomberg.com
January 23, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Also the first country to reference for any dipshit that tells you that trans people existing is just a trend that's only been around for the last decade.
He will do to TikTok what Disney does to everything it touches.
MrBeast, the popular YouTube star and the internet’s highest-earning content creator, is holding discussions with several groups that are interested in buying TikTok
MrBeast Discussing TikTok Bid With ‘Several’ Interested Buyers
MrBeast, the popular YouTube star and the internet’s highest-earning content creator, is holding discussions with several groups that are interested in buying TikTok before a possible ban, according t...
www.bloomberg.com
January 23, 2025 at 7:51 AM
He will do to TikTok what Disney does to everything it touches.
If inciting an insurrection on the US Capitol, assaulting police officers and hunting down members of the US Congress are "very minor incidenst" I need to know what a major incident is. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Very minor incidents’: Trump defends January 6 pardons in first interview since inauguration
In interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, US president also hinted that predecessor Joe Biden made an error by not pardoning himself
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2025 at 7:50 AM
If inciting an insurrection on the US Capitol, assaulting police officers and hunting down members of the US Congress are "very minor incidenst" I need to know what a major incident is. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The Noalition is not sending their best people: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Labor calls Coalition’s tax breaks for business lunches a ‘farce’ as Dutton fails to clarify cost
Policy pitched as incentive for businesses to spend more at local venues amounts to using taxpayer money ‘to shout your boss steak tartare’, government says
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The Noalition is not sending their best people: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
shout out to teen vogue for doing the most
This is really good. A lot of you will be looking for something tangible you can do to protect those who are targeted by state kidnappers. I really like the idea of neighborhood ICE watches.
How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood
Here’s a step-by-step guide.
www.teenvogue.com
January 23, 2025 at 7:19 AM
shout out to teen vogue for doing the most