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Reuben Eberhardt
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"Why be part of the solution when you can be the whole entire problem."
Urgh every time I forget about this dragon of a woman I'm reminded she's still in office. I would dearly love to name names on who fucked Tas Labor up. She's on the shortlist. But one must pretend to behave a while longer yet.
December 11, 2025 at 5:06 AM
That tracks.

Rocky will be retired between Xmas 26 & Easter 27 - at very latest.

Shelts to go mid term for S. Cameron.

K. Vincent only agreed to one 6 year term.

Party's cooked.

#politas
On the grapevine, hearing Font PR is closing down. Becher retiring and Brad doing his own thing.

Interesting times. #politas
December 10, 2025 at 8:08 AM
A brilliant article from Crikey on how the social media ban came to be. As suspected, it's got absolutely nothing to do with the safety of young people and everything to do with mainstream media retaining its fading relevance.

www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/09/3...

#auspol #politas
December 9, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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The latest Dollars & Sense pod is up - featuring @amyremeikis.bsky.social’s panel from the Revenue Summit with @maiyazize.bsky.social and @purplepingers.bsky.social

thepoint.com.au/podcasts/251...
How bad policy created a housing crisis
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 13, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Advocating for game meat to go to charities. The SFFP et al have done ZERO community consultation on that. Refuse to. Claim they can't afford to.

I say they're using the poor as leverage just to shoot more deer.

They don't really represent farmers or fishers, they're all about the guns.
#politas
November 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Seeing a couple of comments suggesting a Labor / Green coalition.

Never. Gonna. Happen.

Tas Labor LOATHE the greens, & constitutionally can't form coalition with them if sharing portfolios is involved, & need permission from the national executive, who'll never give it anyway. #politas
#EMRS Tas (state)

"🔵 Lib 34 (-4)
🔴 ALP 25 (+1)
🟢 Grn 17 (+4)
⚪️ Ind 19 (=)

Net Favs
🔵 Rockliff -1 (-19)
🔴 Willie -4 (-8)

n=1,000 50% CATI 50% CAWI Nov 17-21"

An ordinary poll for the govt after a good run lately but again Labor doesn't pick up much and the winners are the Greens. #politas
November 24, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Organising campaign gazebos and having an absolute bitch of a time with it. I shall persevere!
November 18, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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"The AFL ought to get back to its core business of addicting people to gambling and ripping off the taxpayers of Tasmania." Never a truer word from the doyen of sports journalists Gideon Haigh on #Offsiders this morning. #politas
November 15, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Rockliff and O'Byrne were responsible for this. Libs gave him something they were already considering re hunt feral deer in forestry, DOB has been getting pally with Di Falco for a while. He'll be another one term wonder.

#politas
Carlo di Falco (SFF) who ran on an anti-stadium platform at the election, will be voting for the stadium. Says debate changed his mind + didn't know enough about issue during campaign. #politas
November 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Dick Cheney is dead.
Good. Rest in piss.
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Join the unbannable short-form video app!

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You can join on iOS or Android:
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April 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
There's a new social media app being built called skylight.

It's built on the Bluesky platform so much the same as being here but a bit like TikTok. It's decentralised and secure.
October 5, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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Thank you for coming to my Teddy talk.
September 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Exactly my problem with this. Creating 'almost creatures' that aren't actually what they look like. It cheapens life and diminishes the harsh and painful lesson of extinction.
Yes this is another concern I have about it. Trivialises the fight to save threatened species because some people will go "who cares if they become extinct, you can just clone them back anyway".
September 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I've forgotten what a breath of fresh air this place is!
September 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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kevinbonham.blogspot.com/2025/09/hare...

Hare-Clark! Why Do We Have It? Are There Any Alternative Approaches?

#politas
Hare-Clark! Why Do We Have It? Are There Any Alternative Approaches?
Tasmanian and Australian psephology, opinion poll analysis, election analysis and political commentary by Dr Kevin Bonham.
kevinbonham.blogspot.com
September 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Thank you @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social for the reminder that golf courses should be forcibly seized by the government and converted to solar farms

interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/so...
August 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
For those that are interested. I help organise this competition.
August 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
FPV arrays on dams to reduce evap, & build day/night PV/hydro cycle. R&D for sand batteries, micro grids, agrivoltaics etc.. Our infrastructure fails every winter, remember when the whole NW coast went dark!! Get industry to invest in exchange for subsidised power. It worked before. #politas
Tasmania needs to restore ecosystems/build resilience and energy security within and for our own island. Rooftop solar, community batteries, electrification of agriculture and transport should be priorities as global heating reduces dam inflows. Ditch political vanity projects. Ditch AEMO ISP junk.
August 27, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.

While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
August 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
@marcsettle.bsky.social Boya has just dropped a new version of the mini, this time with a receiver meant for beefier rigs.
August 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Josh Willie is the new leader of Tasmanian Labor with Janie Finlay deputy. #politas
August 20, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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Nostalgia is a toxic impulse but also I miss the time when tech trends were things like "let's put everything in a translucent colored plastic case" instead of "let's add software to everything that lies and also accelerates climate change"
August 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Remember when getting caught doing something immoral or illegal would end a politician’s career?

That was awesome.
August 19, 2025 at 2:44 AM