BetterRant
@betterrant.bsky.social
Watching the oncoming storm.
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“Never has there been a time where politics has been played so blatantly, so openly at the expense of a terrified, traumatised community and the wider nation at large.” @amyremeikis.bsky.social
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
Our hearts are shattered – and some have broken them further
There is no going back to where we were before December 14. But a social contract Australians relied on has been destroyed by the Coalition.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
December 21, 2025 at 12:08 AM
“Never has there been a time where politics has been played so blatantly, so openly at the expense of a terrified, traumatised community and the wider nation at large.” @amyremeikis.bsky.social
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
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also designing and writing code is the fun part. make an AI that goes chasing down half a dozen stakeholders and gets them to agree on requirements or something.
December 19, 2025 at 11:51 PM
also designing and writing code is the fun part. make an AI that goes chasing down half a dozen stakeholders and gets them to agree on requirements or something.
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One of the photos of the year.
Jackson Doolan, a lifeguard at Tamarama beach, Sydney, runs barefoot TOWARDS the gunfire at Bondi Beach, carrying medical equipment.
Just one of many extraordinary acts of heroism yesterday (Dec 14).
The photo was captured by local resident, Alexandra Ching.
Jackson Doolan, a lifeguard at Tamarama beach, Sydney, runs barefoot TOWARDS the gunfire at Bondi Beach, carrying medical equipment.
Just one of many extraordinary acts of heroism yesterday (Dec 14).
The photo was captured by local resident, Alexandra Ching.
December 15, 2025 at 10:24 AM
One of the photos of the year.
Jackson Doolan, a lifeguard at Tamarama beach, Sydney, runs barefoot TOWARDS the gunfire at Bondi Beach, carrying medical equipment.
Just one of many extraordinary acts of heroism yesterday (Dec 14).
The photo was captured by local resident, Alexandra Ching.
Jackson Doolan, a lifeguard at Tamarama beach, Sydney, runs barefoot TOWARDS the gunfire at Bondi Beach, carrying medical equipment.
Just one of many extraordinary acts of heroism yesterday (Dec 14).
The photo was captured by local resident, Alexandra Ching.
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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The Barmy Army spending longer in a plane to watch the first test than they did actually watching the first test will never not be funny
November 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The Barmy Army spending longer in a plane to watch the first test than they did actually watching the first test will never not be funny
So we have come to the point where I'm actually paying for services because they don't have AI. That's how bad AI is - I'm paying to not have it.
November 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
So we have come to the point where I'm actually paying for services because they don't have AI. That's how bad AI is - I'm paying to not have it.
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Great run-down of the mutual obligations system — both it's current unlawful administration, and it's rotten ideological underpinnings that destroys lives — by @amyremeikis.bsky.social here: www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
October 11, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Great run-down of the mutual obligations system — both it's current unlawful administration, and it's rotten ideological underpinnings that destroys lives — by @amyremeikis.bsky.social here: www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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Scale.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
October 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Scale.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
The Age of Men is over. The Age of the Orc is at hand.
- Gothmog
- Gothmog
Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."
September 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The Age of Men is over. The Age of the Orc is at hand.
- Gothmog
- Gothmog
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Well don't I feel stupid
September 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Well don't I feel stupid
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This is very good news. Meeting Trump is a bad idea that never helps anyone or any country. Stay as far away from the fetid, racist, sex pest as you can.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Anthony Albanese left off Donald Trump meeting schedule in New York
The Australian prime minister appears to have failed to secure a bilateral with the US president on his visit to the UN general assembly in New York
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
This is very good news. Meeting Trump is a bad idea that never helps anyone or any country. Stay as far away from the fetid, racist, sex pest as you can.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Dutch late night TV has its take
September 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Dutch late night TV has its take
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The only thing Charlie Kirk had in common with Jesus is that Christians get mad when you quote him to them.
September 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The only thing Charlie Kirk had in common with Jesus is that Christians get mad when you quote him to them.
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Given this is making some waves - here is the piece and you can judge for yourself.
(I'm fine, there are no issues - right wing ecosystem just doing what right wing ecosystem does).
Take care of you - it's rough out there! Ax
amyremeikis.substack.com/p/charlie-ki...
(I'm fine, there are no issues - right wing ecosystem just doing what right wing ecosystem does).
Take care of you - it's rough out there! Ax
amyremeikis.substack.com/p/charlie-ki...
Charlie Kirk died in the America he wanted
I mourn the loss of human life. I feel compassion, empathy and grief at an inexcusable killing. But I find nothing to lionise in his legacy.
amyremeikis.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Given this is making some waves - here is the piece and you can judge for yourself.
(I'm fine, there are no issues - right wing ecosystem just doing what right wing ecosystem does).
Take care of you - it's rough out there! Ax
amyremeikis.substack.com/p/charlie-ki...
(I'm fine, there are no issues - right wing ecosystem just doing what right wing ecosystem does).
Take care of you - it's rough out there! Ax
amyremeikis.substack.com/p/charlie-ki...
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I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset.
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
August 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset.
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
A friend of mine has tried multiple times to get his children to eat spicy food but they always decline, saying "It's to tasty Daddy!"
It is in that spirit that I shall now be referred to as Neurotasty.
Your compliance with my preferred pronoun is both expected and appreciated.
It is in that spirit that I shall now be referred to as Neurotasty.
Your compliance with my preferred pronoun is both expected and appreciated.
August 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
A friend of mine has tried multiple times to get his children to eat spicy food but they always decline, saying "It's to tasty Daddy!"
It is in that spirit that I shall now be referred to as Neurotasty.
Your compliance with my preferred pronoun is both expected and appreciated.
It is in that spirit that I shall now be referred to as Neurotasty.
Your compliance with my preferred pronoun is both expected and appreciated.
Cue the TERF outrage. Just Kidding is going to lose her mind because ... bathroom sports or something.
‘Mind blown’: scientists discover sex reversal in kookaburras and lorikeets with cause unknown
‘Mind blown’: scientists discover sex reversal in kookaburras and lorikeets with cause unknown
Almost all of the ‘sex discordant’ birds were genetically female but had male reproductive organs, study finds
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About 5% of common Australian wild birds including kookaburras and lorikeets could have undergone a “sex reversal” where their genetic sex does not match their reproductive organs, according to a new study.
The study is thought to be the first to find widespread sex reversal across multiple wild bird species, but the cause of the phenomenon is not yet known. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 14, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Cue the TERF outrage. Just Kidding is going to lose her mind because ... bathroom sports or something.
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FWIW, I spent the last six months looking to start a media company focused on serious political content that properly pays its way. It can't be done without a trade off to hype, because Australia is about 9 million people short of a sustainable domestic market. That's why we don't have one.
August 1, 2025 at 8:39 AM
FWIW, I spent the last six months looking to start a media company focused on serious political content that properly pays its way. It can't be done without a trade off to hype, because Australia is about 9 million people short of a sustainable domestic market. That's why we don't have one.
Once again, its time to start flagging boycotts to the World Cup and the Olympics.
A team of Venezuelan teenagers is denied entry to the US, despite winning their way to compete in the Senior Baseball World Series.
'It is a mockery': Champion junior baseball team denied entry to the US
A team of Venezuelan teenagers is denied entry to the US, despite winning their way to compete in the Senior Baseball World Series.
www.abc.net.au
July 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Once again, its time to start flagging boycotts to the World Cup and the Olympics.
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Bravo to the Sub here. Splendid work.
July 24, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Bravo to the Sub here. Splendid work.
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Actor Mandy Patinkin’s plea for Jews to consider how what Netanyahu’s Israeli government is doing to Gaza is not just harming Palestinians and killing kids — but also endangering Jews across the globe.
July 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Actor Mandy Patinkin’s plea for Jews to consider how what Netanyahu’s Israeli government is doing to Gaza is not just harming Palestinians and killing kids — but also endangering Jews across the globe.
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jokes aside, I don’t think this is going to make Teslas unsafe because we all know Grok will pay attention to the road rules since it’s been programmed to believe that white lines matter
July 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
jokes aside, I don’t think this is going to make Teslas unsafe because we all know Grok will pay attention to the road rules since it’s been programmed to believe that white lines matter
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Just days after Elon Musk's AI chatbot praised Hitler and called itself "MechaHitler", Australia's lead advisor on fighting antisemitism praised Musk's platform X's use of AI to "root out hate" 😵💫
www.crikey.com.au/20...
www.crikey.com.au/20...
July 11, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Just days after Elon Musk's AI chatbot praised Hitler and called itself "MechaHitler", Australia's lead advisor on fighting antisemitism praised Musk's platform X's use of AI to "root out hate" 😵💫
www.crikey.com.au/20...
www.crikey.com.au/20...