Laurence
@coomerchie.bsky.social
These are songs of the Friends I neglected—And the Foes, too, in part;
These are songs that were mostly rejected—And songs from my heart.
H. Lawson
These are songs that were mostly rejected—And songs from my heart.
H. Lawson
That’s also the cost of the big fat social media Wild West and all the profits that its polarising algorithms engender - acting as defacto misinformation minister for one or another narcissist in power.
November 23, 2025 at 10:54 AM
That’s also the cost of the big fat social media Wild West and all the profits that its polarising algorithms engender - acting as defacto misinformation minister for one or another narcissist in power.
The car permitted the free-standing block urban sprawl farther afield.
The relatively high distribution and ownership of roof real estate fostered an economies of scale in outsourcing it for solar PV generation.
Now we can charge said car - our de facto energy store on wheels.
The relatively high distribution and ownership of roof real estate fostered an economies of scale in outsourcing it for solar PV generation.
Now we can charge said car - our de facto energy store on wheels.
November 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The car permitted the free-standing block urban sprawl farther afield.
The relatively high distribution and ownership of roof real estate fostered an economies of scale in outsourcing it for solar PV generation.
Now we can charge said car - our de facto energy store on wheels.
The relatively high distribution and ownership of roof real estate fostered an economies of scale in outsourcing it for solar PV generation.
Now we can charge said car - our de facto energy store on wheels.
And reliably delivering the message about the cuts using technology developed by CSIRO.
November 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
And reliably delivering the message about the cuts using technology developed by CSIRO.
Popular conservatism seems to have nudged them centre-right.
November 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Popular conservatism seems to have nudged them centre-right.
Likely when they stand up or flush, trying to hold the phone and push the button at the same time. Otherwise it’s more likely to just drop onto the ground at their feet.
November 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Likely when they stand up or flush, trying to hold the phone and push the button at the same time. Otherwise it’s more likely to just drop onto the ground at their feet.
Do we even need a brain? 🤔😕
November 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Do we even need a brain? 🤔😕
They like pulling vote-for-us-we’re-struggling-but-desperate rabbits out of the hat, don’t they?
November 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
They like pulling vote-for-us-we’re-struggling-but-desperate rabbits out of the hat, don’t they?
I guess it will give the residents a better view of the rising water level as the waves lash at their fundaments - rooted dirt and denial.
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I guess it will give the residents a better view of the rising water level as the waves lash at their fundaments - rooted dirt and denial.
Little to be proud about…
November 15, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Little to be proud about…
Yep, inequality engenders more inequality.
Just discussed in the interview on ABC’s LNL between David Marr and Joseph Stiglitz before the G20 summit in Johannesburg.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Just discussed in the interview on ABC’s LNL between David Marr and Joseph Stiglitz before the G20 summit in Johannesburg.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Nobel Laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz warns of 'inequality emergency' - ABC listen
In 1966, Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz wrote his PhD thesis on inequality. Almost sixty years later, after decades of research, numerous books, and international acclaim, he has led a new report for ...
www.abc.net.au
November 14, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Yep, inequality engenders more inequality.
Just discussed in the interview on ABC’s LNL between David Marr and Joseph Stiglitz before the G20 summit in Johannesburg.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Just discussed in the interview on ABC’s LNL between David Marr and Joseph Stiglitz before the G20 summit in Johannesburg.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Sounds like he wants to Brexit too.
There’s no inheritance tax in Oz.
There’s no inheritance tax in Oz.
November 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Sounds like he wants to Brexit too.
There’s no inheritance tax in Oz.
There’s no inheritance tax in Oz.
Or Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast in QLD where you could also play putt putt golf.
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Or Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast in QLD where you could also play putt putt golf.
To appeal to a market of mostly male workers at the time on their smoko break or truck stop.
November 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
To appeal to a market of mostly male workers at the time on their smoko break or truck stop.
True. And it’s not a bargain if you don’t need it.
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
True. And it’s not a bargain if you don’t need it.
No not exactly $0 in Australia though it’s not in the same league as the US. Private insurers here are not in the business of routinely denying claims either.
November 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
No not exactly $0 in Australia though it’s not in the same league as the US. Private insurers here are not in the business of routinely denying claims either.
It is becoming more expensive in Oz, particularly specialist and surgical team gap fees.
Private health’s sustainability leans heavily on the public system. And there are some dark forces to the far right of who would dearly love to Americanise it further - to benefit special interest investors.
Private health’s sustainability leans heavily on the public system. And there are some dark forces to the far right of who would dearly love to Americanise it further - to benefit special interest investors.
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
It is becoming more expensive in Oz, particularly specialist and surgical team gap fees.
Private health’s sustainability leans heavily on the public system. And there are some dark forces to the far right of who would dearly love to Americanise it further - to benefit special interest investors.
Private health’s sustainability leans heavily on the public system. And there are some dark forces to the far right of who would dearly love to Americanise it further - to benefit special interest investors.
If the reference is to the cost of raising the living standard - one cannot reasonably begrudge that from a comfortable armchair. Per capita consumption remains incredibly small by Western standards. However, there are some significant environmental issues - like any big country and exporter.
November 11, 2025 at 12:24 PM
If the reference is to the cost of raising the living standard - one cannot reasonably begrudge that from a comfortable armchair. Per capita consumption remains incredibly small by Western standards. However, there are some significant environmental issues - like any big country and exporter.
After 1957’s Great Leap Forward? I’m aware of it. Yes a great folly. One can learn from the mistakes of the past or repeat history. I think they’ve doubled down on learning.
November 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
After 1957’s Great Leap Forward? I’m aware of it. Yes a great folly. One can learn from the mistakes of the past or repeat history. I think they’ve doubled down on learning.
If there’s ‘No Time to Die’ then he should be able to live in some line of the plot, surely? 😁
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
If there’s ‘No Time to Die’ then he should be able to live in some line of the plot, surely? 😁
Within a short space of 3 decades it managed to pull millions out of poverty - not achieved on that scale in human history.
November 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Within a short space of 3 decades it managed to pull millions out of poverty - not achieved on that scale in human history.