Pat Miller
@patmiller.bsky.social
Good grace, the common good and a healthy irreverence. Spare me the hatred and bullshit, give me the evidence.
Words matter, intelligence wins.
Living lightly and with respect on Bundjalung country in Australia. Gay.
Words matter, intelligence wins.
Living lightly and with respect on Bundjalung country in Australia. Gay.
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Pat Miller
@patmiller.bsky.social
· Dec 8
Thanks to my new followers - I follow most of you back, appreciating a little intelligent discourse.
But not the ones who are fruit loops, god botherers, corporate bullshitters, digital marketers, 'content creators' or just plain dickheads.
You know who you are. Smart, kind people float my boat.
But not the ones who are fruit loops, god botherers, corporate bullshitters, digital marketers, 'content creators' or just plain dickheads.
You know who you are. Smart, kind people float my boat.
The digital world is eroding our humanity bit by bit.
The One Nation / Advance Australia / general cookers wing of politics bleat on about immigration based on no facts. Now AI is exercising judgement over the very lives of refugees.
#auspol #immigration
www.lawyersweekly.com.au/biglaw/43171...
The One Nation / Advance Australia / general cookers wing of politics bleat on about immigration based on no facts. Now AI is exercising judgement over the very lives of refugees.
#auspol #immigration
www.lawyersweekly.com.au/biglaw/43171...
The ‘life-changing’ risks of AI replacing human reasoning in refugee and asylum decisions
There has been a global shift in the use of AI in legal systems, where these technologies have been used in life-changing decisions. New research calls for greater accountability and caution when usin...
www.lawyersweekly.com.au
October 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The digital world is eroding our humanity bit by bit.
The One Nation / Advance Australia / general cookers wing of politics bleat on about immigration based on no facts. Now AI is exercising judgement over the very lives of refugees.
#auspol #immigration
www.lawyersweekly.com.au/biglaw/43171...
The One Nation / Advance Australia / general cookers wing of politics bleat on about immigration based on no facts. Now AI is exercising judgement over the very lives of refugees.
#auspol #immigration
www.lawyersweekly.com.au/biglaw/43171...
I wonder what 'struggling business owners' means. All of them?
ACA isn't exactly a reliable source of journalism, but comparinf he Workers Compensation Scheme in Queensland to the NDIS is a bit of a stretch.
Then there's the overreach.
#auspol
9now.nine.com.au/a-current-af...
ACA isn't exactly a reliable source of journalism, but comparinf he Workers Compensation Scheme in Queensland to the NDIS is a bit of a stretch.
Then there's the overreach.
#auspol
9now.nine.com.au/a-current-af...
Employers hire private investigators to uncover shonky workers' compensation claims
9now.nine.com.au
October 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I wonder what 'struggling business owners' means. All of them?
ACA isn't exactly a reliable source of journalism, but comparinf he Workers Compensation Scheme in Queensland to the NDIS is a bit of a stretch.
Then there's the overreach.
#auspol
9now.nine.com.au/a-current-af...
ACA isn't exactly a reliable source of journalism, but comparinf he Workers Compensation Scheme in Queensland to the NDIS is a bit of a stretch.
Then there's the overreach.
#auspol
9now.nine.com.au/a-current-af...
Whose brilliant idea was this?
ICE-like fascism in Australia next?
Wyndham Vale and Manor Lakes are pretty much what their name suggests. Housing development suburbs that are a function of the appalling house price race in Australia.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
ICE-like fascism in Australia next?
Wyndham Vale and Manor Lakes are pretty much what their name suggests. Housing development suburbs that are a function of the appalling house price race in Australia.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Legal expert slams proposal to arm private security guards with guns - ABC listen
Legal expert Rick Sarre told Ali Moore Victorians should "be careful what you wish for" and arming security guards will result in someone getting "very very hurt".
www.abc.net.au
October 21, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Whose brilliant idea was this?
ICE-like fascism in Australia next?
Wyndham Vale and Manor Lakes are pretty much what their name suggests. Housing development suburbs that are a function of the appalling house price race in Australia.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
ICE-like fascism in Australia next?
Wyndham Vale and Manor Lakes are pretty much what their name suggests. Housing development suburbs that are a function of the appalling house price race in Australia.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Nope, nothing to see here.
Just lie back and think of the economy.
#auspol #climatechange
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Just lie back and think of the economy.
#auspol #climatechange
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
36 hours of record heat, winds, storms predicted for south-east Australia
From record October heat to dangerous thunderstorms and gale force winds, the next 36 hours could bring extreme weather across south-east Australia.
www.abc.net.au
October 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Nope, nothing to see here.
Just lie back and think of the economy.
#auspol #climatechange
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Just lie back and think of the economy.
#auspol #climatechange
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
All the records tumbling, not one mention of climate change.
Christ on a stick, when are we going to work it out?
Sleep walking into extinction is hot fun. Just keep thinking of the economy.
#auspol #climate #netzero
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Christ on a stick, when are we going to work it out?
Sleep walking into extinction is hot fun. Just keep thinking of the economy.
#auspol #climate #netzero
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Two of Australia's capital cities on track for warmest October on record
Unseasonable temperatures have lasted along the eastern seaboard for weeks — which has Sydney, and possibly Brisbane, on track to observe their warmest October on record.
www.abc.net.au
October 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
All the records tumbling, not one mention of climate change.
Christ on a stick, when are we going to work it out?
Sleep walking into extinction is hot fun. Just keep thinking of the economy.
#auspol #climate #netzero
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Christ on a stick, when are we going to work it out?
Sleep walking into extinction is hot fun. Just keep thinking of the economy.
#auspol #climate #netzero
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Well colour me surprised! Hatred seems to be the stock in trade for the digital world. Nothing like a bit of hate to get clicks.
Nothing like a bit of hate to dog whistle anybody who thinks rationally.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Nothing like a bit of hate to dog whistle anybody who thinks rationally.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people
Critics condemn Robby Starbuck, appointed in lawsuit settlement, for ‘peddling lies and pushing extremism’
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Well colour me surprised! Hatred seems to be the stock in trade for the digital world. Nothing like a bit of hate to get clicks.
Nothing like a bit of hate to dog whistle anybody who thinks rationally.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Nothing like a bit of hate to dog whistle anybody who thinks rationally.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Further to my last post. Facebook is following suit, Zucker Sucker will never admit it. #auspol
www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
October 4, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Further to my last post. Facebook is following suit, Zucker Sucker will never admit it. #auspol
www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
I keep a dead account on Twitter. Never post, never like, just wallflower.
In the last 6 months in particular it has become an absolute cesspit of hatred. There is no nuance, no kindness, no acceptance of anything that might differ from the alt-right narrative.
Watch it, Oz! #auspol
In the last 6 months in particular it has become an absolute cesspit of hatred. There is no nuance, no kindness, no acceptance of anything that might differ from the alt-right narrative.
Watch it, Oz! #auspol
October 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I keep a dead account on Twitter. Never post, never like, just wallflower.
In the last 6 months in particular it has become an absolute cesspit of hatred. There is no nuance, no kindness, no acceptance of anything that might differ from the alt-right narrative.
Watch it, Oz! #auspol
In the last 6 months in particular it has become an absolute cesspit of hatred. There is no nuance, no kindness, no acceptance of anything that might differ from the alt-right narrative.
Watch it, Oz! #auspol
This is instructive. I suspect the same proportion of wealth distribution is happening in Australia.
The/we old farts are hanging onto the property, benefitting from the negative gearing and tax breaks.
The alt-right will capitalise on the anger generated.
Chart c/- Tooze/Chartbook
#auspol
The/we old farts are hanging onto the property, benefitting from the negative gearing and tax breaks.
The alt-right will capitalise on the anger generated.
Chart c/- Tooze/Chartbook
#auspol
October 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM
This is instructive. I suspect the same proportion of wealth distribution is happening in Australia.
The/we old farts are hanging onto the property, benefitting from the negative gearing and tax breaks.
The alt-right will capitalise on the anger generated.
Chart c/- Tooze/Chartbook
#auspol
The/we old farts are hanging onto the property, benefitting from the negative gearing and tax breaks.
The alt-right will capitalise on the anger generated.
Chart c/- Tooze/Chartbook
#auspol
Just reading this anyone would think the Murdoch misery media had it in for Higgins.
And Lindaa reynolds is SUCH a lovely person.
What a miserable mob of aresholes.
#auspol
www.news.com.au/finance/cult...
And Lindaa reynolds is SUCH a lovely person.
What a miserable mob of aresholes.
#auspol
www.news.com.au/finance/cult...
www.news.com.au
September 23, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Just reading this anyone would think the Murdoch misery media had it in for Higgins.
And Lindaa reynolds is SUCH a lovely person.
What a miserable mob of aresholes.
#auspol
www.news.com.au/finance/cult...
And Lindaa reynolds is SUCH a lovely person.
What a miserable mob of aresholes.
#auspol
www.news.com.au/finance/cult...
Make no mistake, fascism is taking over the USA.
Australia will follow suit hand in glove.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Australia will follow suit hand in glove.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Kimmel pulled from air over Charlie Kirk comments, Trump celebrates
The late-night talk show's host suggested during a monologue earlier this week that Charlie Kirk's alleged killer may have been a pro-Trump Republican.
www.abc.net.au
September 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Make no mistake, fascism is taking over the USA.
Australia will follow suit hand in glove.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Australia will follow suit hand in glove.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Planning system part of the housing crisis?
iI's bullshit that is going to allow developers to pretty much circumvent environmental protections.
It's not about housing it's about return on investment.
#auspol #housingcrisis
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
iI's bullshit that is going to allow developers to pretty much circumvent environmental protections.
It's not about housing it's about return on investment.
#auspol #housingcrisis
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
NSW overhaul addresses 'complete nightmare' of planning approvals
The proposed centrepiece is a "single front door" authority to provide advice on development applications on behalf of all government agencies.
www.abc.net.au
September 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Planning system part of the housing crisis?
iI's bullshit that is going to allow developers to pretty much circumvent environmental protections.
It's not about housing it's about return on investment.
#auspol #housingcrisis
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
iI's bullshit that is going to allow developers to pretty much circumvent environmental protections.
It's not about housing it's about return on investment.
#auspol #housingcrisis
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
The Liberals' utter incompetence does gave a silver lining.
We might be rid of this arse clown.
#auspil #netzero
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
We might be rid of this arse clown.
#auspil #netzero
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Hastie flags demotion or resignation should Liberals not abandon net zero
Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie indicates he will quit or be dumped from the shadow cabinet if the Coalition does not abandon the target of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
www.abc.net.au
September 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The Liberals' utter incompetence does gave a silver lining.
We might be rid of this arse clown.
#auspil #netzero
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
We might be rid of this arse clown.
#auspil #netzero
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Only a gay publication could interpret this reasonably correctly, describing the Internet going insane over something, anything.
Or maybe it's just wishful thinking from millions of 'fans'.
In the age of AI, you can tweak it to suit.
#gay
gayety.com/nico-gramati...
Or maybe it's just wishful thinking from millions of 'fans'.
In the age of AI, you can tweak it to suit.
#gay
gayety.com/nico-gramati...
College Football’s New ‘Ship’? Nico Gramatica and Chase Leon Spark Viral Frenzy
College football players Nico Gramatica and Chase Leon went viral after a celebratory embrace sent Twitter into fanfiction mode.
gayety.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Only a gay publication could interpret this reasonably correctly, describing the Internet going insane over something, anything.
Or maybe it's just wishful thinking from millions of 'fans'.
In the age of AI, you can tweak it to suit.
#gay
gayety.com/nico-gramati...
Or maybe it's just wishful thinking from millions of 'fans'.
In the age of AI, you can tweak it to suit.
#gay
gayety.com/nico-gramati...
Our environmental laws are pissweak, anthropocentric and treat the environment as disposable. Climate change has largely fallen off any MSM coverage.
How frequent and severe will be the natural disasters that will make us notice?
#auspol #climatechange
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
How frequent and severe will be the natural disasters that will make us notice?
#auspol #climatechange
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Natural disasters forecast to cost Australia’s young people $100bn by 2060
Exclusive: Unicef-commissioned report shows being unable to finish high school – and the associated wage loss – is the most significant impact of increasingly frequent disasters on young people
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Our environmental laws are pissweak, anthropocentric and treat the environment as disposable. Climate change has largely fallen off any MSM coverage.
How frequent and severe will be the natural disasters that will make us notice?
#auspol #climatechange
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
How frequent and severe will be the natural disasters that will make us notice?
#auspol #climatechange
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The wannabe Adolf clone is going to have a great time in prison.
Oh the irony.
The same racism this fascist nong expounds is the same white bias that leads our justice system to incarcerating disproportionately not white people. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Oh the irony.
The same racism this fascist nong expounds is the same white bias that leads our justice system to incarcerating disproportionately not white people. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Neo-Nazi leader denied bail over Camp Sovereignty attack
Thomas Sewell will remain behind bars until he faces court on charges related to an attack on Camp Sovereignty over the weekend.
www.abc.net.au
September 5, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The wannabe Adolf clone is going to have a great time in prison.
Oh the irony.
The same racism this fascist nong expounds is the same white bias that leads our justice system to incarcerating disproportionately not white people. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Oh the irony.
The same racism this fascist nong expounds is the same white bias that leads our justice system to incarcerating disproportionately not white people. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Yeh piss off Izak.
Public grovelling and self flagellation won't make the stench of homophobia smell like roses.
It was the backlash rather than any remorse that caused all this windowdressing.
#auspol #afl
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Public grovelling and self flagellation won't make the stench of homophobia smell like roses.
It was the backlash rather than any remorse that caused all this windowdressing.
#auspol #afl
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
AFL star will work to regain 'everyone's trust' after homophobic slur
Adelaide Crows star Izak Rankine breaks his silence on the homophobic slur he directed towards an opponent, saying the word he used is "harmful" and "hurtful", and has "no place in our game or our soc...
www.abc.net.au
September 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Yeh piss off Izak.
Public grovelling and self flagellation won't make the stench of homophobia smell like roses.
It was the backlash rather than any remorse that caused all this windowdressing.
#auspol #afl
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Public grovelling and self flagellation won't make the stench of homophobia smell like roses.
It was the backlash rather than any remorse that caused all this windowdressing.
#auspol #afl
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Which is worse, really? The feds crow about a drug bust but are pissweak on gambling reform.
Rich kids on nose candy aren't as lucrative for the establishment.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Rich kids on nose candy aren't as lucrative for the establishment.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Trio charged after attempting to bring 500kg of cocaine into Sydney
Three Sydney men, aged 25, 38 and 42, were picked up by authorities after a shipment with legitimate cargo masking a haul of drugs was delivered on Sunday.
www.abc.net.au
September 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Which is worse, really? The feds crow about a drug bust but are pissweak on gambling reform.
Rich kids on nose candy aren't as lucrative for the establishment.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Rich kids on nose candy aren't as lucrative for the establishment.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
I'm all for beautiful kids in a totally non-sexual way. (That I feel compelled to add that shows us where we're at.)
But a beauty pageant for an 11yo? The fake eyelashes, lipstick, ball gowns...the only thing missing seemed to be the swimsuit modeling section.
Nup
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
But a beauty pageant for an 11yo? The fake eyelashes, lipstick, ball gowns...the only thing missing seemed to be the swimsuit modeling section.
Nup
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Australian primary school student crowned Little Miss Universe
From childhood crowns to adult advocacy, the world of Australian pageantry comes with opportunities and concerns.
www.abc.net.au
August 28, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I'm all for beautiful kids in a totally non-sexual way. (That I feel compelled to add that shows us where we're at.)
But a beauty pageant for an 11yo? The fake eyelashes, lipstick, ball gowns...the only thing missing seemed to be the swimsuit modeling section.
Nup
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
But a beauty pageant for an 11yo? The fake eyelashes, lipstick, ball gowns...the only thing missing seemed to be the swimsuit modeling section.
Nup
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Not an easy read published on August 13 pointing a careful finger at climate change as generating these two storms. The deniers don't understand even though the evidence is compelling, every new study has to be scrutinised intelligently.
#climatechange #auspol
www.publish.csiro.au/es/Fulltext/...
#climatechange #auspol
www.publish.csiro.au/es/Fulltext/...
Synoptic mechanisms behind historical rainfall records in Australasia: Cyclone Jasper and Auckland low
Two recent events in far north-east Australia and Auckland, New Zealand, produced rainfall of a seemingly unprecedented nature, with the Australian event involving Tropical Cyclone Jasper and the New ...
www.publish.csiro.au
August 26, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Not an easy read published on August 13 pointing a careful finger at climate change as generating these two storms. The deniers don't understand even though the evidence is compelling, every new study has to be scrutinised intelligently.
#climatechange #auspol
www.publish.csiro.au/es/Fulltext/...
#climatechange #auspol
www.publish.csiro.au/es/Fulltext/...
I'm 70. I think this bloke, after all these years, has defined my 'type'.
Holy shit. I always thought I was just cranky and desperately intolerant of small talk.
I really like people not pointlessness.
#social #mentalhealth
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Holy shit. I always thought I was just cranky and desperately intolerant of small talk.
I really like people not pointlessness.
#social #mentalhealth
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Don’t like joining in? Why it could be your superpower
Some people spend their lives feeling out of place in groups – but this tendency comes with unique opportunities
www.theguardian.com
August 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I'm 70. I think this bloke, after all these years, has defined my 'type'.
Holy shit. I always thought I was just cranky and desperately intolerant of small talk.
I really like people not pointlessness.
#social #mentalhealth
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Holy shit. I always thought I was just cranky and desperately intolerant of small talk.
I really like people not pointlessness.
#social #mentalhealth
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Why do you think the NSW health department has just issued new guidelines on social media posts from frontline health workers?
Shooting the messengers seems to be the modus operandi of government. Read between the lines.
#auspol #health #NSWhealth
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Shooting the messengers seems to be the modus operandi of government. Read between the lines.
#auspol #health #NSWhealth
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Stephen was fatally stabbed by a client. His son says it was 'preventable'
Stephen Douglas died in a seven-minute attack by a patient during a home visit. The situation bore "significant similarities" to another workplace stabbing 12 months earlier.
www.abc.net.au
August 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Why do you think the NSW health department has just issued new guidelines on social media posts from frontline health workers?
Shooting the messengers seems to be the modus operandi of government. Read between the lines.
#auspol #health #NSWhealth
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Shooting the messengers seems to be the modus operandi of government. Read between the lines.
#auspol #health #NSWhealth
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Why are we being ignored?
Murdoch can give us a half positive coverage imagine what it was like being there.
People are demonstrably angry, all the stern fucking words in the world aren't going to stop the genocide, forced starvation and torture. #auspol #palestine
www.news.com.au/travel/trave...
Murdoch can give us a half positive coverage imagine what it was like being there.
People are demonstrably angry, all the stern fucking words in the world aren't going to stop the genocide, forced starvation and torture. #auspol #palestine
www.news.com.au/travel/trave...
www.news.com.au
August 24, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Why are we being ignored?
Murdoch can give us a half positive coverage imagine what it was like being there.
People are demonstrably angry, all the stern fucking words in the world aren't going to stop the genocide, forced starvation and torture. #auspol #palestine
www.news.com.au/travel/trave...
Murdoch can give us a half positive coverage imagine what it was like being there.
People are demonstrably angry, all the stern fucking words in the world aren't going to stop the genocide, forced starvation and torture. #auspol #palestine
www.news.com.au/travel/trave...