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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Countries that do not embrace salty tubed snacks could be 'left behind', says Pringles CEO
February 18, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Countries that do not embrace salty tubed snacks could be 'left behind', says Pringles CEO
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"Approaching Yarvin as a 'political philosopher' is approximately as helpful as approaching Jerry Springer as a moral theorist. One comes away with the sense that the joke is only ever on oneself for trying to get to the bottom of him in such terms."
hedgehogreview.com/issues/place...
hedgehogreview.com/issues/place...
February 18, 2026 at 7:34 PM
"Approaching Yarvin as a 'political philosopher' is approximately as helpful as approaching Jerry Springer as a moral theorist. One comes away with the sense that the joke is only ever on oneself for trying to get to the bottom of him in such terms."
hedgehogreview.com/issues/place...
hedgehogreview.com/issues/place...
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This GOOD BOY ran onto the course during the Women’s Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint event, crossing the finish line and being automatically recorded by OMEGA’s photofinish camera 😆
February 18, 2026 at 11:46 AM
This GOOD BOY ran onto the course during the Women’s Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint event, crossing the finish line and being automatically recorded by OMEGA’s photofinish camera 😆
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The correct attitude that one should take toward AI is as a left technocrat. Be relentlessly empirical about the powers and pitfalls of the technology, but do not forget the contingent material circumstances that shape its deployments.
Incidentally, I am a left technocrat.
Incidentally, I am a left technocrat.
February 17, 2026 at 7:40 PM
The correct attitude that one should take toward AI is as a left technocrat. Be relentlessly empirical about the powers and pitfalls of the technology, but do not forget the contingent material circumstances that shape its deployments.
Incidentally, I am a left technocrat.
Incidentally, I am a left technocrat.
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Ah, the Discover feed. Name checks out, at least.
February 18, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Ah, the Discover feed. Name checks out, at least.
Got real snail mail with an actual stamp on in about voting for an ALP National Conference Delegate with a How To Vote Card - the 90's are back baby!!!!!
February 18, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Got real snail mail with an actual stamp on in about voting for an ALP National Conference Delegate with a How To Vote Card - the 90's are back baby!!!!!
I would have thought that a hard-right landslide in Japan and Subaianto being increasingly in Trump World might have warranted more discussion or even coverage here but ok I guess.
February 18, 2026 at 4:45 AM
I would have thought that a hard-right landslide in Japan and Subaianto being increasingly in Trump World might have warranted more discussion or even coverage here but ok I guess.
He looks like a bloke that just got off the 86 Tram on a hot day on Smith Street Collingwood and is going shoplifting bsky.app/profile/itsa...
The ONE good thing about the video is that I now know I could kick this loser's ass without breaking a sweat lol
February 18, 2026 at 4:07 AM
He looks like a bloke that just got off the 86 Tram on a hot day on Smith Street Collingwood and is going shoplifting bsky.app/profile/itsa...
Old m8 Bobby Jr says this is the cure for syphilis
February 18, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Old m8 Bobby Jr says this is the cure for syphilis
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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
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.