dee_le_brun
@deelebrun.bsky.social
Sydneysider, inner westie, parent to zoomers. I'd rather live in a functioning society than pay less tax.
I've been very clear about that.
I've been very clear about that.
As a life long football fan this obsequious BS from FIFA really makes me inclined to give the world cup a miss this year.
#trump #fifa #worldcup #soccer #football
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
#trump #fifa #worldcup #soccer #football
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Trump awarded inaugural Fifa peace prize at World Cup draw in Washington
US president receives new Fifa honour as scrutiny grows over Infantino’s political alliances and Trump’s disputed record on global conflicts
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
One thing about the Booker Prize winner this year that I haven't heard any critic mention - David Szalay's Flesh is a retelling of William Makepeace Thackeray's The Luck of Barry Lyndon. Once you figure that out it's boring ...
#BookerPrize #DavidSzalay #Thackeray #books #boringbooks
#BookerPrize #DavidSzalay #Thackeray #books #boringbooks
December 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
One thing about the Booker Prize winner this year that I haven't heard any critic mention - David Szalay's Flesh is a retelling of William Makepeace Thackeray's The Luck of Barry Lyndon. Once you figure that out it's boring ...
#BookerPrize #DavidSzalay #Thackeray #books #boringbooks
#BookerPrize #DavidSzalay #Thackeray #books #boringbooks
#AnnabelCrabb snarky take on #AlboPM wedding. She also gets in a dig at renewable energy for some reason.
"renewable energy rollout that is simultaneously too slow ... and too fast for regional Australians who are horrified both by high power prices and the scarring of their landscapes."
#auspol
"renewable energy rollout that is simultaneously too slow ... and too fast for regional Australians who are horrified both by high power prices and the scarring of their landscapes."
#auspol
November 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
#AnnabelCrabb snarky take on #AlboPM wedding. She also gets in a dig at renewable energy for some reason.
"renewable energy rollout that is simultaneously too slow ... and too fast for regional Australians who are horrified both by high power prices and the scarring of their landscapes."
#auspol
"renewable energy rollout that is simultaneously too slow ... and too fast for regional Australians who are horrified both by high power prices and the scarring of their landscapes."
#auspol
Take a moment to appreciate this headline.
#openai #ai #suicide #headlines #auspol
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
#openai #ai #suicide #headlines #auspol
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
OpenAI says dead teen violated TOS when he used ChatGPT to plan suicide
OpenAI’s response to teen suicide case is “disturbing,” lawyer says.
arstechnica.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Take a moment to appreciate this headline.
#openai #ai #suicide #headlines #auspol
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
#openai #ai #suicide #headlines #auspol
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Hi. This is #PeterDutton Australia's most incompetent opposition leader. He tried to cruise into power by doing an imitation of #DonaldTrump & had no real policies. Despite this the Australian mainstream media, including the taxpayer funded #ABC campaigned on his behalf. Have a nice day.
#auspol
#auspol
November 28, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Hi. This is #PeterDutton Australia's most incompetent opposition leader. He tried to cruise into power by doing an imitation of #DonaldTrump & had no real policies. Despite this the Australian mainstream media, including the taxpayer funded #ABC campaigned on his behalf. Have a nice day.
#auspol
#auspol
F**king #ABC730 is in full campaign mode. According to #JacobGreber the "focus" is shifting from the Coalition's "troubles" and is now firmly on the Govt, & "Albanese" (wince like just saying the name is offensive), is "haunted" by promises made during the election.
#auspol #alboPM
#auspol #alboPM
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 AM
F**king #ABC730 is in full campaign mode. According to #JacobGreber the "focus" is shifting from the Coalition's "troubles" and is now firmly on the Govt, & "Albanese" (wince like just saying the name is offensive), is "haunted" by promises made during the election.
#auspol #alboPM
#auspol #alboPM
I don't believe that AI is the cause of layoffs in the tech industry. I think it's the excuse they've been looking for after years of over hiring.
#AI #tech #unemployment #layoffs #auspol
www.trueup.io/layoffs
#AI #tech #unemployment #layoffs #auspol
www.trueup.io/layoffs
Layoffs Tracker - All Tech and Startup Layoffs
Latest layoffs across big tech, tech unicorns, and startups. So far in 2025, there have been 653 layoffs at tech companies with 199,849 people impacted (609 people per day). In 2024, there were 1,107 ...
www.trueup.io
November 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I don't believe that AI is the cause of layoffs in the tech industry. I think it's the excuse they've been looking for after years of over hiring.
#AI #tech #unemployment #layoffs #auspol
www.trueup.io/layoffs
#AI #tech #unemployment #layoffs #auspol
www.trueup.io/layoffs
This is #ScottMorrison Companion of the Order of Australia - our laziest, most incompetent & most corrupt Prime Minister. Despite this the mainstream media, including the taxpayer funded #ABC campaigned for his reelection.
Fortunately they were unsuccessful.
Have a nice day.
#auspol #coal
Fortunately they were unsuccessful.
Have a nice day.
#auspol #coal
November 21, 2025 at 12:10 AM
This is #ScottMorrison Companion of the Order of Australia - our laziest, most incompetent & most corrupt Prime Minister. Despite this the mainstream media, including the taxpayer funded #ABC campaigned for his reelection.
Fortunately they were unsuccessful.
Have a nice day.
#auspol #coal
Fortunately they were unsuccessful.
Have a nice day.
#auspol #coal
Someone should write a self help book titled: So You're In The Epstein Files.
It could be a best seller.
#EpsteinFiles #selfhelp #books #auspol
It could be a best seller.
#EpsteinFiles #selfhelp #books #auspol
November 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Someone should write a self help book titled: So You're In The Epstein Files.
It could be a best seller.
#EpsteinFiles #selfhelp #books #auspol
It could be a best seller.
#EpsteinFiles #selfhelp #books #auspol
Yeah, so hanging around with a child sex trafficker is bad for business if you're an author of children's books. Who would have thought?
#SarahFerguson #Epstein #books
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
#SarahFerguson #Epstein #books
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Sarah Ferguson’s new children’s book ‘pulped’ after scrutiny over Jeffrey Epstein links
Copies of Flora and Fern: Kindness Along the Way, which was set to be published in October, have been sent for recycling
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Yeah, so hanging around with a child sex trafficker is bad for business if you're an author of children's books. Who would have thought?
#SarahFerguson #Epstein #books
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
#SarahFerguson #Epstein #books
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Who remembers that 15 of the 19 9/11 hijackers were Saudi Arabian (the others were from UAE, Egypt and Lebanon) and in response to the terror attack the US invaded Iraq? 🙃
#nineeleven #terror #SaudiArabia #uspol #trump #MBS #iraq #iraqwar
#nineeleven #terror #SaudiArabia #uspol #trump #MBS #iraq #iraqwar
November 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Who remembers that 15 of the 19 9/11 hijackers were Saudi Arabian (the others were from UAE, Egypt and Lebanon) and in response to the terror attack the US invaded Iraq? 🙃
#nineeleven #terror #SaudiArabia #uspol #trump #MBS #iraq #iraqwar
#nineeleven #terror #SaudiArabia #uspol #trump #MBS #iraq #iraqwar
#JaneNorman from the #ABC literally had a multiple orgasm live on air the other night over the #LNP decision to dump #netzero and that "immigration is next." I can't believe taxpayers fund this ...
#auspol
#auspol
November 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
#JaneNorman from the #ABC literally had a multiple orgasm live on air the other night over the #LNP decision to dump #netzero and that "immigration is next." I can't believe taxpayers fund this ...
#auspol
#auspol
“In retrospect, Sandy Hook marked the end of the U.S. gun control debate. Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over.”
#uspol #guns #auspol
Thoughts and Prayers Documentary Explores School-Shooting Industry
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
#uspol #guns #auspol
Thoughts and Prayers Documentary Explores School-Shooting Industry
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
“In retrospect, Sandy Hook marked the end of the U.S. gun control debate. Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over.”
#uspol #guns #auspol
Thoughts and Prayers Documentary Explores School-Shooting Industry
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
#uspol #guns #auspol
Thoughts and Prayers Documentary Explores School-Shooting Industry
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Umm, I didn't read the article but I assume they're just going to start selling degrees, you know, just cut out the unnecessary expense of having to pay teachers...
#auspol #universities
#auspol #universities
November 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Umm, I didn't read the article but I assume they're just going to start selling degrees, you know, just cut out the unnecessary expense of having to pay teachers...
#auspol #universities
#auspol #universities
Another #privatisation gone wrong. #TAFE was gutted by the #LNP and the #VET space was filled by dodgy operators that charged students thousands of dollars for worthless qualifications.
#endprivatisation #auspol #corruption
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#endprivatisation #auspol #corruption
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
At least 30,000 graduates lose qualifications in Australia’s vocational education crackdown
Since late 2024, registrations of 11 VET organisations have been cancelled, voiding diplomas, certificates and statements of attainment
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Another #privatisation gone wrong. #TAFE was gutted by the #LNP and the #VET space was filled by dodgy operators that charged students thousands of dollars for worthless qualifications.
#endprivatisation #auspol #corruption
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#endprivatisation #auspol #corruption
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Every political pundit in Australia - Labor is riding high in the polls as the Coalition tears itself apart over climate change. Here's why that's bad news for Albanese.
#auspol
#auspol
November 8, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Every political pundit in Australia - Labor is riding high in the polls as the Coalition tears itself apart over climate change. Here's why that's bad news for Albanese.
#auspol
#auspol
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
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November 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Yesterday I signed an #AmnestyInternational petition to support the Palestine. The person took my name & phone number. Today I have been bombarded with marketing calls from people using my name. I really hope this is a coincidence.
#auspol #spam
#auspol #spam
November 6, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Yesterday I signed an #AmnestyInternational petition to support the Palestine. The person took my name & phone number. Today I have been bombarded with marketing calls from people using my name. I really hope this is a coincidence.
#auspol #spam
#auspol #spam
Can someone explain the purpose of the #ABC these days.
#auspol #ABCNews #zionism
www.lamestream.com.au/we-dont-inte...
#auspol #ABCNews #zionism
www.lamestream.com.au/we-dont-inte...
'We don’t intend to': ABC bosses admit they don't want to investigate lobbyist influence
This week, the ABC's Hugh Marks admitted the broadcaster hasn't even looked into whether lobbyists have been appeased, in cases other than Antoinette Lattouf's firing, and they don't intend on looking...
www.lamestream.com.au
November 2, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Can someone explain the purpose of the #ABC these days.
#auspol #ABCNews #zionism
www.lamestream.com.au/we-dont-inte...
#auspol #ABCNews #zionism
www.lamestream.com.au/we-dont-inte...
Another neo-liberal f**k up costing a round a 100 million dollars in taxpayer's money. As usual big consultancies have led the way...
#BoM #auspol #Deloitte #Accenture
‘Practically unusable’: Inside the BoM’s website shambles | The Saturday Paper
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2025/11...
#BoM #auspol #Deloitte #Accenture
‘Practically unusable’: Inside the BoM’s website shambles | The Saturday Paper
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2025/11...
‘Practically unusable’: Inside the BoM’s website shambles
The Bureau of Meteorology’s new website was rushed out – years overdue and almost $47 million over budget – despite testing scores falling below the standard for release.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
October 31, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Another neo-liberal f**k up costing a round a 100 million dollars in taxpayer's money. As usual big consultancies have led the way...
#BoM #auspol #Deloitte #Accenture
‘Practically unusable’: Inside the BoM’s website shambles | The Saturday Paper
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2025/11...
#BoM #auspol #Deloitte #Accenture
‘Practically unusable’: Inside the BoM’s website shambles | The Saturday Paper
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2025/11...
October 31, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Well, that was taxpayer's money well spent...
#auspol #ABCNews #AntoinetteLattouf
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...
#auspol #ABCNews #AntoinetteLattouf
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...
ABC executive who sacked Antoinette Lattouf paid $836,000 for eight-month employment, annual report shows
Chris Oliver-Taylor’s remuneration exceeded by former managing director David Anderson’s $1.2m package, broadcaster says
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Well, that was taxpayer's money well spent...
#auspol #ABCNews #AntoinetteLattouf
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...
#auspol #ABCNews #AntoinetteLattouf
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...