Tim Lyons
@picketer.bsky.social
Ex union boss. Organising, political economy, labour markets, tax, pensions, climate, China, Spinoza. Proud @UnitedWorkersOz member since 1990.
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Why the Left Needs to Get Serious and Constructively Engage with the Potential of the Torment Nexus
February 17, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Why the Left Needs to Get Serious and Constructively Engage with the Potential of the Torment Nexus
Looks like because of AI we won't have any smartphones or TVs or laptops anymore but we will have a shit-tonne of paperclips.
February 18, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Looks like because of AI we won't have any smartphones or TVs or laptops anymore but we will have a shit-tonne of paperclips.
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I mean normal people can go there, but yeah, high profile racists like Hanson might have a harder time
February 18, 2026 at 12:21 AM
I mean normal people can go there, but yeah, high profile racists like Hanson might have a harder time
Imagine what she really thinks if this is what she says after 30 years on the mic, holding back. This is the person Liberal elders want an alliance with.
The One Nation leader qualified her earlier remarks, which had been met with condemnation, while reiterating calls for tougher vetting processes for Muslim migrants.
Hanson issues partial apology for suggestion there are no 'good' Muslims
The One Nation leader qualified her earlier remarks, which had been met with condemnation, while reiterating calls for tougher vetting processes for Muslim migrants.
www.abc.net.au
February 17, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Imagine what she really thinks if this is what she says after 30 years on the mic, holding back. This is the person Liberal elders want an alliance with.
Giving your 14 yo son, who you know is "obsessed" with school shooters, an assault rifle and ammunition *for Christmas* AFTER the cops / FBI have turned up and asked about his posting is about as criminally negligent a thing to do as I can think of.
Students in Georgia describe the terror of a school shooting as prosecutors try to convict the suspect's father for giving him the gun.
Georgia students recall horror of being shot as father of accused school shooter goes on trial
Students in Georgia describe the terror of a school shooting as prosecutors try to convict the suspect’s father for giving him the gun.
bit.ly
February 17, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Giving your 14 yo son, who you know is "obsessed" with school shooters, an assault rifle and ammunition *for Christmas* AFTER the cops / FBI have turned up and asked about his posting is about as criminally negligent a thing to do as I can think of.
Dinrking milk in the pool while wearing jeans. Definitely not off his tits on something.
Who's up for an official U.S. government video showing RFK Jr. working out with Kid Rock and doing a cold water plunge in jeans
February 17, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Dinrking milk in the pool while wearing jeans. Definitely not off his tits on something.
"Bring your marriage certificate or a note from your father and you can vote, ladies." Very normal country.
Sen. Mike Rounds on concerns that women will be disenfranchised by the SAVE America Act: "If you get married, you show them your marriage certificate and you're on your way once again"
February 17, 2026 at 10:14 PM
"Bring your marriage certificate or a note from your father and you can vote, ladies." Very normal country.
In my mind, these two blokes are the same person
February 17, 2026 at 8:55 PM
In my mind, these two blokes are the same person
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Trains can't jump, but ok.
February 17, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Trains can't jump, but ok.
How could [checks notes] Robo-Care go wrong? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Algorithm-based tool for home support funding is ‘cruel’ and ‘inhumane’, Australian aged care workers warn
Mark Aitken, who worked in the sector for 16 years, said eight times out of 10 he disagreed with the integrated assessment tool
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:26 PM
How could [checks notes] Robo-Care go wrong? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
"Shadow Assistant Minister For The Cost Of Living" LMAO
February 17, 2026 at 6:10 AM
"Shadow Assistant Minister For The Cost Of Living" LMAO
Just a column in the SMH casually dropping that Australia needs nukes. What are we gonna do with one - drag a Canberra or an F-111 off a plinth and try and get it going again? This is madness. www.smh.com.au/national/us-...
US nuclear umbrella will no longer shelter us from the rising threat of war
Many countries are breaking a long-standing taboo to say the “n” word. Australia must confront the challenge of a new nuclear age.
www.smh.com.au
February 17, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Just a column in the SMH casually dropping that Australia needs nukes. What are we gonna do with one - drag a Canberra or an F-111 off a plinth and try and get it going again? This is madness. www.smh.com.au/national/us-...
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Guys, if you haven't checked your Melania-coin investments for a while, maybe look away now.
February 17, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Guys, if you haven't checked your Melania-coin investments for a while, maybe look away now.
"two bidets on a plane"
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal
Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:47 AM
"two bidets on a plane"
The construction story in Victoria isn’t really about industrial relations - it’s about Vic Pol missing major organised crime activity
February 17, 2026 at 12:53 AM
The construction story in Victoria isn’t really about industrial relations - it’s about Vic Pol missing major organised crime activity
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February 16, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Why is he signing other people’s names on checks? makuthink
This is pretty scummy even by Republican fundraising standards.
February 17, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Why is he signing other people’s names on checks? makuthink
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White supremacy is just a job you do, like architect or serial killer
Chicago Magazine named Nick Fuentes #7 in its list of Top 50 powerful Chicagoans of 2025.
February 16, 2026 at 11:16 PM
White supremacy is just a job you do, like architect or serial killer
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Sounds like a laudable work around. When in Rome,really Rome the fuck out of it.
February 16, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Sounds like a laudable work around. When in Rome,really Rome the fuck out of it.
Sure. We're all idiots apart from the Septics. Evidence is all around us.
February 16, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Sure. We're all idiots apart from the Septics. Evidence is all around us.
"You must use this stuff rather than do your own work and exercise your own judgement....... No! Not like that!"
February 16, 2026 at 9:21 PM
"You must use this stuff rather than do your own work and exercise your own judgement....... No! Not like that!"
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who else is loving doing their banking on x the everything app?
February 16, 2026 at 8:24 PM
who else is loving doing their banking on x the everything app?