Bin Chicken 🗑𓅠
@binchicken.rants.au.ap.brid.gy
I am a Bin Chicken who rants about politics.
Interests: #AusPol #SpringSt #Australia #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming #Renewables […]
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Interests: #AusPol #SpringSt #Australia #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming #Renewables […]
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Louise Adler resigns as director of Adelaide writers’ week
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/jan/13/louise-adler-resigns-as-director-of-adelaide-writers-week-ntwnfb
Respect for Louise Adler.
After the Board overruled her and cancelled Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah’s invitation, she resigned […]
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/jan/13/louise-adler-resigns-as-director-of-adelaide-writers-week-ntwnfb
Respect for Louise Adler.
After the Board overruled her and cancelled Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah’s invitation, she resigned […]
Original post on rants.au
rants.au
January 13, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Louise Adler resigns as director of Adelaide writers’ week
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/jan/13/louise-adler-resigns-as-director-of-adelaide-writers-week-ntwnfb
Respect for Louise Adler.
After the Board overruled her and cancelled Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah’s invitation, she resigned […]
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/jan/13/louise-adler-resigns-as-director-of-adelaide-writers-week-ntwnfb
Respect for Louise Adler.
After the Board overruled her and cancelled Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah’s invitation, she resigned […]
Adelaide Festival music program hit as SA faces multimillion-dollar black hole
https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/01/12/adelaide-festival-music-program-hit-as-sa-faces-multimillion-dollar-black-hole
Some big lessons from this Adelaide Festival debacle:
- Never underestimate the […]
https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/01/12/adelaide-festival-music-program-hit-as-sa-faces-multimillion-dollar-black-hole
Some big lessons from this Adelaide Festival debacle:
- Never underestimate the […]
Original post on rants.au
rants.au
January 13, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Adelaide Festival music program hit as SA faces multimillion-dollar black hole
https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/01/12/adelaide-festival-music-program-hit-as-sa-faces-multimillion-dollar-black-hole
Some big lessons from this Adelaide Festival debacle:
- Never underestimate the […]
https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/01/12/adelaide-festival-music-program-hit-as-sa-faces-multimillion-dollar-black-hole
Some big lessons from this Adelaide Festival debacle:
- Never underestimate the […]
X, formerly known as Twitter, is a machine that automates the mass-production of CSAM. Its Generative AI chatbot, Grok, is being used to produce non-consensual sexually-explicit images of children. The people who run Twitter know it, and appear to be fine with that […]
[Original post on rants.au]
[Original post on rants.au]
January 12, 2026 at 10:31 PM
X, formerly known as Twitter, is a machine that automates the mass-production of CSAM. Its Generative AI chatbot, Grok, is being used to produce non-consensual sexually-explicit images of children. The people who run Twitter know it, and appear to be fine with that […]
[Original post on rants.au]
[Original post on rants.au]
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You got it easy kid
January 7, 2026 at 3:15 AM
You got it easy kid
Victorian Liberal Party deputy leader Sam Groth will exit politics at next election
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-05/sam-groth-victorian-liberal-party-deputy-leader-exit-politics/106199004
It's curious that Sam Groth is quitting Parliament (some media are saying quitting politics […]
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-05/sam-groth-victorian-liberal-party-deputy-leader-exit-politics/106199004
It's curious that Sam Groth is quitting Parliament (some media are saying quitting politics […]
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rants.au
January 5, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Victorian Liberal Party deputy leader Sam Groth will exit politics at next election
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-05/sam-groth-victorian-liberal-party-deputy-leader-exit-politics/106199004
It's curious that Sam Groth is quitting Parliament (some media are saying quitting politics […]
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-05/sam-groth-victorian-liberal-party-deputy-leader-exit-politics/106199004
It's curious that Sam Groth is quitting Parliament (some media are saying quitting politics […]
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Having an oil industry makes you a target of United States imperialism.
Ditching fossil fuels is a national security and sovereignty imperative.
Ditching fossil fuels is a national security and sovereignty imperative.
January 5, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Having an oil industry makes you a target of United States imperialism.
Ditching fossil fuels is a national security and sovereignty imperative.
Ditching fossil fuels is a national security and sovereignty imperative.
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#australia ABC breathlessly reporting on the Venezuela action as 'capturing' Maduro and not 'kidnapping' or 'abduction'.
And the 'toppling of the Maduro regime' while the govt remains firmly intact.
The reflexive pro-US obedience, and obvious partisan bias is disturbing.
#auspol #abc […]
And the 'toppling of the Maduro regime' while the govt remains firmly intact.
The reflexive pro-US obedience, and obvious partisan bias is disturbing.
#auspol #abc […]
Original post on aus.social
aus.social
January 3, 2026 at 11:17 PM
#australia ABC breathlessly reporting on the Venezuela action as 'capturing' Maduro and not 'kidnapping' or 'abduction'.
And the 'toppling of the Maduro regime' while the govt remains firmly intact.
The reflexive pro-US obedience, and obvious partisan bias is disturbing.
#auspol #abc […]
And the 'toppling of the Maduro regime' while the govt remains firmly intact.
The reflexive pro-US obedience, and obvious partisan bias is disturbing.
#auspol #abc […]
United States midterm election is only five months away. Trump should be starting an election campaign now, but he's starting a war campaign.
Trump knows the House of Representatives will flip hard to the Democrats, and enough of the Senate is up for grabs that he'll lose control of it, too. A […]
Trump knows the House of Representatives will flip hard to the Democrats, and enough of the Senate is up for grabs that he'll lose control of it, too. A […]
Original post on rants.au
rants.au
January 3, 2026 at 9:21 PM
United States midterm election is only five months away. Trump should be starting an election campaign now, but he's starting a war campaign.
Trump knows the House of Representatives will flip hard to the Democrats, and enough of the Senate is up for grabs that he'll lose control of it, too. A […]
Trump knows the House of Representatives will flip hard to the Democrats, and enough of the Senate is up for grabs that he'll lose control of it, too. A […]
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War is hell.
What is it good for?
Making lots of money*
*not for you LOL. and if you don't agree you hate America.
What is it good for?
Making lots of money*
*not for you LOL. and if you don't agree you hate America.
January 3, 2026 at 10:56 AM
War is hell.
What is it good for?
Making lots of money*
*not for you LOL. and if you don't agree you hate America.
What is it good for?
Making lots of money*
*not for you LOL. and if you don't agree you hate America.
A few minutes ago, Donald Trump stated that US forces have invaded Venezuela. They bombed numerous parts of Caracas, and it appears they kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and are taking them to the USA.
This is extraordinary. As deranged as this military operation […]
This is extraordinary. As deranged as this military operation […]
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rants.au
January 3, 2026 at 10:56 AM
A few minutes ago, Donald Trump stated that US forces have invaded Venezuela. They bombed numerous parts of Caracas, and it appears they kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and are taking them to the USA.
This is extraordinary. As deranged as this military operation […]
This is extraordinary. As deranged as this military operation […]
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I’m not anti-Zionist—I’m anti-genocide.
I drafted the definition of antisemitism. Rightwing Jews are weaponizing it
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/13/antisemitism-executive-order-trump-chilling-effect
I drafted the definition of antisemitism. Rightwing Jews are weaponizing it
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/13/antisemitism-executive-order-trump-chilling-effect
I drafted the definition of antisemitism. Rightwing Jews are weaponizing it | Kenneth Stern
The ‘working definition of antisemitism’ was never intended to silence speech, but that’s what Trump’s executive order accomplished this week
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:44 PM
I’m not anti-Zionist—I’m anti-genocide.
I drafted the definition of antisemitism. Rightwing Jews are weaponizing it
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/13/antisemitism-executive-order-trump-chilling-effect
I drafted the definition of antisemitism. Rightwing Jews are weaponizing it
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/13/antisemitism-executive-order-trump-chilling-effect
What housing crisis? For most, there isn’t one – but look how the other third live
https://www.smh.com.au/national/what-housing-crisis-for-most-there-isn-t-one-but-look-how-the-other-third-live-20251210-p5nmjs.html
This article by Dr Kate Shaw, an urban geographer at the University of Melbourne […]
https://www.smh.com.au/national/what-housing-crisis-for-most-there-isn-t-one-but-look-how-the-other-third-live-20251210-p5nmjs.html
This article by Dr Kate Shaw, an urban geographer at the University of Melbourne […]
Original post on rants.au
rants.au
January 2, 2026 at 4:55 AM
What housing crisis? For most, there isn’t one – but look how the other third live
https://www.smh.com.au/national/what-housing-crisis-for-most-there-isn-t-one-but-look-how-the-other-third-live-20251210-p5nmjs.html
This article by Dr Kate Shaw, an urban geographer at the University of Melbourne […]
https://www.smh.com.au/national/what-housing-crisis-for-most-there-isn-t-one-but-look-how-the-other-third-live-20251210-p5nmjs.html
This article by Dr Kate Shaw, an urban geographer at the University of Melbourne […]
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The best of 2025 : Accountabiility.
January 1, 2026 at 6:54 PM
The best of 2025 : Accountabiility.
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December 18, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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The idea that changing a definition to include criticism of Israel as being anti-Semitic and cracking down even further on anti-genocide protests would have in any way made anyone safer is madness. That the Coalition have so comprehensively jumped to blame here is insanity. Who is this speaking to?
December 17, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The idea that changing a definition to include criticism of Israel as being anti-Semitic and cracking down even further on anti-genocide protests would have in any way made anyone safer is madness. That the Coalition have so comprehensively jumped to blame here is insanity. Who is this speaking to?
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Jesus F Christ. This guy in Israel tried to Inmail pitch me a cybersecurity social marketing service today, and his last public LinkedIn post is a racist post bashing the Australian PM about the Bondi shooting that… pretty much would offend anyone in Australia.
December 15, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Jesus F Christ. This guy in Israel tried to Inmail pitch me a cybersecurity social marketing service today, and his last public LinkedIn post is a racist post bashing the Australian PM about the Bondi shooting that… pretty much would offend anyone in Australia.
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I'm trying not to look at reports of whatever's going on at Bondi at the moment 'cos they'll all be sketchy for a while. But bloody hell, there shouldn't be anything going on in Bondi apart from the usual blend of hedonism and narcissism.
#sydney
#sydney
December 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I'm trying not to look at reports of whatever's going on at Bondi at the moment 'cos they'll all be sketchy for a while. But bloody hell, there shouldn't be anything going on in Bondi apart from the usual blend of hedonism and narcissism.
#sydney
#sydney
Russia was banned from competing in Eurovision. Why has Israel been allowed to?
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/eurovision-2026-israel-russia-boycotts-explainer/1x47p6or9
Good question. Why do the organisers of Eurovision keep making excuses for Israel's invasion and genocide in Palestine? […]
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/eurovision-2026-israel-russia-boycotts-explainer/1x47p6or9
Good question. Why do the organisers of Eurovision keep making excuses for Israel's invasion and genocide in Palestine? […]
Original post on rants.au
rants.au
December 12, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Russia was banned from competing in Eurovision. Why has Israel been allowed to?
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/eurovision-2026-israel-russia-boycotts-explainer/1x47p6or9
Good question. Why do the organisers of Eurovision keep making excuses for Israel's invasion and genocide in Palestine? […]
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/eurovision-2026-israel-russia-boycotts-explainer/1x47p6or9
Good question. Why do the organisers of Eurovision keep making excuses for Israel's invasion and genocide in Palestine? […]
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@rubenbolling/115691564369915601
By shifting to 98% renewable energy "The total cost of electricity production [in Uruguay] decreased by roughly half ... About 50,000 new jobs were created in construction, engineering, and operations, roughly 3% of the labor force … […]
By shifting to 98% renewable energy "The total cost of electricity production [in Uruguay] decreased by roughly half ... About 50,000 new jobs were created in construction, engineering, and operations, roughly 3% of the labor force … […]
Original post on mastodon.scot
mastodon.scot
December 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@rubenbolling/115691564369915601
By shifting to 98% renewable energy "The total cost of electricity production [in Uruguay] decreased by roughly half ... About 50,000 new jobs were created in construction, engineering, and operations, roughly 3% of the labor force … […]
By shifting to 98% renewable energy "The total cost of electricity production [in Uruguay] decreased by roughly half ... About 50,000 new jobs were created in construction, engineering, and operations, roughly 3% of the labor force … […]
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There's a good news story on the ABC about how the town of Castlemaine, in northwestern Victoria, formed a member-owned co-op to keep a community hub in community hands:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS7taIGo-9A
Hopefully it inspires more people to form member-owned co-ops.
They can ensure […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS7taIGo-9A
Hopefully it inspires more people to form member-owned co-ops.
They can ensure […]
Original post on gts.sadauskas.id.au
gts.sadauskas.id.au
December 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
There's a good news story on the ABC about how the town of Castlemaine, in northwestern Victoria, formed a member-owned co-op to keep a community hub in community hands:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS7taIGo-9A
Hopefully it inspires more people to form member-owned co-ops.
They can ensure […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS7taIGo-9A
Hopefully it inspires more people to form member-owned co-ops.
They can ensure […]
Bananaby Joyce has joined One Nation, and will be blowing the racist neo-nazi dog-whistle until the 2028 Federal Election in the hopes they give him a seat in the Senate.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/08/barnaby-joyce-joins-one-nation-pauline-hanson
#auspol #barnabyjoyce […]
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/08/barnaby-joyce-joins-one-nation-pauline-hanson
#auspol #barnabyjoyce […]
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rants.au
December 8, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Bananaby Joyce has joined One Nation, and will be blowing the racist neo-nazi dog-whistle until the 2028 Federal Election in the hopes they give him a seat in the Senate.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/08/barnaby-joyce-joins-one-nation-pauline-hanson
#auspol #barnabyjoyce […]
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/08/barnaby-joyce-joins-one-nation-pauline-hanson
#auspol #barnabyjoyce […]
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"No Wind Farms in State Forests" and "Betrayed by state govt" signs littering an area south of Oberon, where Australia's biggest wind farm will be built in a massive pine forest, and will generate 8% of NSW's energy. What's not to like?Cookers cooking up all sorts of disingenous reasons against […]
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toot.community
December 7, 2025 at 1:53 AM
"No Wind Farms in State Forests" and "Betrayed by state govt" signs littering an area south of Oberon, where Australia's biggest wind farm will be built in a massive pine forest, and will generate 8% of NSW's energy. What's not to like?Cookers cooking up all sorts of disingenous reasons against […]
[CW: rape, Bruce Lehrmann]
Bruce Lehrmann loses appeal against failed defamation case ruling
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-03/live-bruce-lehrmann-defamation-appeal-finding/106090370
Convicted rapist and Liberal Party staffer, Bruce Lehrmann, has lost another court case. He was trying to […]
Bruce Lehrmann loses appeal against failed defamation case ruling
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-03/live-bruce-lehrmann-defamation-appeal-finding/106090370
Convicted rapist and Liberal Party staffer, Bruce Lehrmann, has lost another court case. He was trying to […]
Original post on rants.au
rants.au
December 3, 2025 at 12:23 AM
[CW: rape, Bruce Lehrmann]
Bruce Lehrmann loses appeal against failed defamation case ruling
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-03/live-bruce-lehrmann-defamation-appeal-finding/106090370
Convicted rapist and Liberal Party staffer, Bruce Lehrmann, has lost another court case. He was trying to […]
Bruce Lehrmann loses appeal against failed defamation case ruling
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-03/live-bruce-lehrmann-defamation-appeal-finding/106090370
Convicted rapist and Liberal Party staffer, Bruce Lehrmann, has lost another court case. He was trying to […]
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What an amazing Day 1 for the #metrotunnel !
Thousands of people showed up to see the new stations, ride the trains and have a look around.
Everyone I've spoken to had lots of good things to say, with hopes for the improved public transport services that this […]
[Original post on aus.social]
Thousands of people showed up to see the new stations, ride the trains and have a look around.
Everyone I've spoken to had lots of good things to say, with hopes for the improved public transport services that this […]
[Original post on aus.social]
November 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
What an amazing Day 1 for the #metrotunnel !
Thousands of people showed up to see the new stations, ride the trains and have a look around.
Everyone I've spoken to had lots of good things to say, with hopes for the improved public transport services that this […]
[Original post on aus.social]
Thousands of people showed up to see the new stations, ride the trains and have a look around.
Everyone I've spoken to had lots of good things to say, with hopes for the improved public transport services that this […]
[Original post on aus.social]