Grumpybum
@grumpybum.net
Old Aussie dude into gaming and tech and sometimes politics.
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Yes. Tho impractical to implement all at once. Ppl definitely don't need 5 properties, as one of the owners in my block has, nor 11 like the investor who kept beating my son out of a home. Yes, rental properties are owned by investors but 50 yrs ago, investors owned 1 or 2 & ppl cld afford to rent.
November 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Yes. Tho impractical to implement all at once. Ppl definitely don't need 5 properties, as one of the owners in my block has, nor 11 like the investor who kept beating my son out of a home. Yes, rental properties are owned by investors but 50 yrs ago, investors owned 1 or 2 & ppl cld afford to rent.
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It is now clear when Albo said "no-one left behind", he really meant:
- the gambling industry
- big media
- fossil fuel lobby
- for-profit childcare corporations
- aged care companies
- employment service providers
- property developers...
But Australians with the greatest needs? Yeah nah. #auspol
- the gambling industry
- big media
- fossil fuel lobby
- for-profit childcare corporations
- aged care companies
- employment service providers
- property developers...
But Australians with the greatest needs? Yeah nah. #auspol
Gambling ruins lives. It is absolutely unacceptable that the Albanese government will continue to choose vested interests over the wellbeing of Australians and hide behind a watered-down policy - if they ever introduce one. We need action on gambling harms now.
Labor tipped to drop proposal for online gambling ad ban
Political and industry sources expect Communications Minister Anika Wells to crack-down on illegal offshore gambling websites.
www.afr.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:42 AM
It is now clear when Albo said "no-one left behind", he really meant:
- the gambling industry
- big media
- fossil fuel lobby
- for-profit childcare corporations
- aged care companies
- employment service providers
- property developers...
But Australians with the greatest needs? Yeah nah. #auspol
- the gambling industry
- big media
- fossil fuel lobby
- for-profit childcare corporations
- aged care companies
- employment service providers
- property developers...
But Australians with the greatest needs? Yeah nah. #auspol
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I got asked if I want to pitch on (another) major franchise reboot at Paramount. I replied saying that I can't in good conscience work for a guy who is currently sitting down to dinner with Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Mohammed bin Salman. Maybe I'm my own worst enemy, but... fuck to the no.
November 19, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I got asked if I want to pitch on (another) major franchise reboot at Paramount. I replied saying that I can't in good conscience work for a guy who is currently sitting down to dinner with Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Mohammed bin Salman. Maybe I'm my own worst enemy, but... fuck to the no.
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Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
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Dead, buried, cremated
November 13, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Dead, buried, cremated
The riff on Clark and Dawe at the end of this piece is priceless.
“Cop this: Australia’s government has just handed Mark Zuckerberg a sheriff’s badge and asked him to keep teens off his own casino floor. That’s not policy; that’s a Monty Python sketch with cabinet approval.”
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Australia’s Social Media Ban: A Billion-Dollar Theatre of the Absurd
Cop this: Australia’s government has just handed Mark Zuckerberg a sheriff’s badge and asked him to keep teens off his own casino floor. That’s not policy; that’s a Monty Python sketch with cabinet ap...
theaimn.net
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The riff on Clark and Dawe at the end of this piece is priceless.
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That's the bumper sticker
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
November 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
That's the bumper sticker
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Microsoft forced its AI into 365 and wanted people to pay extra for the privilege. Didn't make it obvious that there was an option without AI.
The ACCC is now suing them over it. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The ACCC is now suing them over it. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Microsoft sued for allegedly misleading millions of Australians with its AI pricing
Tech giant faces hefty fines from consumer watchdog for allegedly trying to convince customers to pay more than needed for their Microsoft 365 subscription
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Microsoft forced its AI into 365 and wanted people to pay extra for the privilege. Didn't make it obvious that there was an option without AI.
The ACCC is now suing them over it. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The ACCC is now suing them over it. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Here's me. '“People aren’t buying their shit anymore”: They think they can make you forget what you’ve seen'
“People aren't buying their shit anymore”: They think they can make you forget what you’ve seen - The Shot
Like colours, neurodivergence and political ideology, being a dickhead operates on a spectrum. From narcissistic middle managers, to people that...
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October 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Here's me. '“People aren’t buying their shit anymore”: They think they can make you forget what you’ve seen'
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“Balance in journalism can be good, but you don’t balance truth with lies.” - Chris Hedges #SundayShot
October 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
“Balance in journalism can be good, but you don’t balance truth with lies.” - Chris Hedges #SundayShot
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Donald Trump protests: Millions march against ‘authoritarian’ president in nationwide ‘No Kings’ rallies share.google/21wD44TXCvV2.... Not Murdoch's Newspapers here in Australia like Melbourne's Herald Sun. No coverage. Murdoch doesn't support Democracy #Auspol #News #Australia
Millions march for ‘No Kings’ in biggest protest against Trump to date
Protesters have rallied against what they believe to be an authoritarian, anti-democratic administration that has sidelined the Constitution.
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October 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Donald Trump protests: Millions march against ‘authoritarian’ president in nationwide ‘No Kings’ rallies share.google/21wD44TXCvV2.... Not Murdoch's Newspapers here in Australia like Melbourne's Herald Sun. No coverage. Murdoch doesn't support Democracy #Auspol #News #Australia
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The eSafety commissioner says every tech company has raised the prospect of a “workaround” for the government's teen social media ban. @cameronwilson.bsky.social reports.
YouTube and Snapchat want to wriggle out of the teen social ban. The government has a trump card
www.crikey.com.au
October 14, 2025 at 2:55 AM
The eSafety commissioner says every tech company has raised the prospect of a “workaround” for the government's teen social media ban. @cameronwilson.bsky.social reports.
This is really cool.
Imagine you are an ant. You are close to the ground, have pretty poor eyesight, and can’t see all that far ahead of you. How are you going to find your way back home?
Turns out ants and other insects navigate by a property of light humans can’t even see.
1/7 ⚛️🧪
Turns out ants and other insects navigate by a property of light humans can’t even see.
1/7 ⚛️🧪
October 13, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This is really cool.
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Making his point for him -- just asking about the power of the gambling lobby gets Senator David Pocock booted from sports club the Prime Minister heads. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Former Wallabies star David Pocock booted from parliamentary sports club
Exclusive: Senator accused of bringing social club into disrepute after raising concerns about its association with betting lobby
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Making his point for him -- just asking about the power of the gambling lobby gets Senator David Pocock booted from sports club the Prime Minister heads. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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As the clock counts down to the deadline the Qantas hackers have threatened to publish their data on, how much will the court injunction actually help the breach victims (which includes me)? www.troyhunt.com/court-injunc...
Court Injunctions are the Thoughts and Prayers of Data Breach Response
You see it all the time after a tragedy occurs somewhere, and people flock to offer their sympathies via the "thoughts and prayers" line. Sympathy is great, and we should all express that sentiment…
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October 9, 2025 at 12:04 AM
As the clock counts down to the deadline the Qantas hackers have threatened to publish their data on, how much will the court injunction actually help the breach victims (which includes me)? www.troyhunt.com/court-injunc...
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New from 404 Media: Apple just removed ICEBlock, the app for reporting sightings of ICE, from its App Store after DOJ pressure. ICEBlock's developer tells me "we are determined to fight this."
"Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never the right move."
www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
"Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never the right move."
www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’
Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...
www.404media.co
October 3, 2025 at 2:21 AM
New from 404 Media: Apple just removed ICEBlock, the app for reporting sightings of ICE, from its App Store after DOJ pressure. ICEBlock's developer tells me "we are determined to fight this."
"Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never the right move."
www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
"Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never the right move."
www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
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The Australian Govt says it is “deeply concerned” about the safety of Australian citizens aboard the #GlobalSumudFlotilla, given Israeli drone attacks on the ships. I'm guessing that concern doesn't extend to sanctions against Israel or expelling the Israeli Ambassador. 🙄 #auspol #IsraeliTerrorism
October 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Australian Govt says it is “deeply concerned” about the safety of Australian citizens aboard the #GlobalSumudFlotilla, given Israeli drone attacks on the ships. I'm guessing that concern doesn't extend to sanctions against Israel or expelling the Israeli Ambassador. 🙄 #auspol #IsraeliTerrorism
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NACC Commissioner Brereton engaged in misconduct when he involved himself in proceedings to reject further investigation into a senior public servant in the robo-debt scandal, that person turned out to be an army reserve colleague, now we learn this. 😳
He has to go. 👉
He has to go. 👉
Commissioner Brereton told the public and parliament that his position with Defence was entirely honourary, now we know that is not true, that he is part of a chain of advice to Ministers and Defence.
September 29, 2025 at 3:03 AM
NACC Commissioner Brereton engaged in misconduct when he involved himself in proceedings to reject further investigation into a senior public servant in the robo-debt scandal, that person turned out to be an army reserve colleague, now we learn this. 😳
He has to go. 👉
He has to go. 👉
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There’s not a hope in hell those responsible for Robodebt will want you watching this. A must watch, available now on SBSonDemand #PeopleVSRobodebt
September 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
There’s not a hope in hell those responsible for Robodebt will want you watching this. A must watch, available now on SBSonDemand #PeopleVSRobodebt
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Given this is making some waves - here is the piece and you can judge for yourself.
(I'm fine, there are no issues - right wing ecosystem just doing what right wing ecosystem does).
Take care of you - it's rough out there! Ax
amyremeikis.substack.com/p/charlie-ki...
(I'm fine, there are no issues - right wing ecosystem just doing what right wing ecosystem does).
Take care of you - it's rough out there! Ax
amyremeikis.substack.com/p/charlie-ki...
Charlie Kirk died in the America he wanted
I mourn the loss of human life. I feel compassion, empathy and grief at an inexcusable killing. But I find nothing to lionise in his legacy.
amyremeikis.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Given this is making some waves - here is the piece and you can judge for yourself.
(I'm fine, there are no issues - right wing ecosystem just doing what right wing ecosystem does).
Take care of you - it's rough out there! Ax
amyremeikis.substack.com/p/charlie-ki...
(I'm fine, there are no issues - right wing ecosystem just doing what right wing ecosystem does).
Take care of you - it's rough out there! Ax
amyremeikis.substack.com/p/charlie-ki...
Has anyone played Borderlands 4 on a series X? I’m curious what the performance is like.
September 12, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Has anyone played Borderlands 4 on a series X? I’m curious what the performance is like.
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Oh piss off. Kirk spread hate and punched down on anyone who could not punch back. The manner of his death does not mean he should be valorised.
September 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Oh piss off. Kirk spread hate and punched down on anyone who could not punch back. The manner of his death does not mean he should be valorised.
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No one deserves to be shot, but Charlie was not a good person. He is cruel and toxic, and the last person our college students should be listening to.
September 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
No one deserves to be shot, but Charlie was not a good person. He is cruel and toxic, and the last person our college students should be listening to.