RanTLaw
@rantlaw.bsky.social
Australian law talker. Would prefer to be out on a bike. He/him.
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RanTLaw
@rantlaw.bsky.social
· Aug 17
I love how the orthodox answer to all policy problems in the English-speaking world is “moar capitalism”
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(Quietly) It isn’t hard to avoid being a piece of shit as an adult human
December 1, 2024 at 6:23 PM
(Quietly) It isn’t hard to avoid being a piece of shit as an adult human
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Non-Americans should receive a weekly stipend or regular compensation payout for the emotional labour of having to learn entirely against our will about the existence and exploits of every Olivia Nuzzi type character - we did nothing to deserve any of this
November 18, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Non-Americans should receive a weekly stipend or regular compensation payout for the emotional labour of having to learn entirely against our will about the existence and exploits of every Olivia Nuzzi type character - we did nothing to deserve any of this
Suetonius would have loved this US political era.
November 18, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Suetonius would have loved this US political era.
I would have thought teaching was a 'public commitment'
Larry Summers tells @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I would have thought teaching was a 'public commitment'
If you read this with knowledge of the Australian slang use of 'root' this post takes on a whole different meaning
Nuzzi, RFK Jr., and Lizza is a morally uncomplicated root for the asteroid scenario and I’m enjoying all of it
November 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
If you read this with knowledge of the Australian slang use of 'root' this post takes on a whole different meaning
The thing here is a get a serial killer vibe from the pic grok generated
I know people think Musk only bought Twitter to help the rise of fascism.
While that’s important, I still think it’s secondary to his primary goal, which was to own the place where his fans praise him.
With AI, Musk’s use of the platform for love and validation is only getting more transparent.
While that’s important, I still think it’s secondary to his primary goal, which was to own the place where his fans praise him.
With AI, Musk’s use of the platform for love and validation is only getting more transparent.
November 18, 2025 at 1:39 AM
The thing here is a get a serial killer vibe from the pic grok generated
YMMV but I wouldn’t be posting about my posts being subpoenaed
November 18, 2025 at 1:38 AM
YMMV but I wouldn’t be posting about my posts being subpoenaed
So, it's not just my gym then.
I guess it adds to the functional fitness aspect of it to have to search for weights strewn around the place.
I guess it adds to the functional fitness aspect of it to have to search for weights strewn around the place.
November 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
So, it's not just my gym then.
I guess it adds to the functional fitness aspect of it to have to search for weights strewn around the place.
I guess it adds to the functional fitness aspect of it to have to search for weights strewn around the place.
I have had another thought about the malaise of the ALP. The problem with being an ideology-free zone is that, when you get back in power, there is no basis from which to push back against the entrenched interests in the public service.
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I have had another thought about the malaise of the ALP. The problem with being an ideology-free zone is that, when you get back in power, there is no basis from which to push back against the entrenched interests in the public service.
So, the choice in the Libs is fundamentalist Christians or IPA zealots (throw in a few fundies that are also with the IPA for a bit of fun)?
November 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
So, the choice in the Libs is fundamentalist Christians or IPA zealots (throw in a few fundies that are also with the IPA for a bit of fun)?
"The Victorian Liberals have now had three leaders in less than a year as they seek to put aside internal divisions and unite ahead of the November 2026 state election."
This is irony
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
This is irony
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Victorian Liberal party ousts Brad Battin to install Jess Wilson as first female leader
First-term Kew MP elected leader after Battin lasted less than a year in role
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"The Victorian Liberals have now had three leaders in less than a year as they seek to put aside internal divisions and unite ahead of the November 2026 state election."
This is irony
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
This is irony
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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dw about it I'm sure it's fine
November 17, 2025 at 7:16 AM
dw about it I'm sure it's fine
Kid has roped in their other parent, who is on their way home and will be here soon, who then called me to confer.
There was a further question about identifying the “two parts of civil law”. I had no idea how they expected it to be divided. They could have wanted common law and equity; or contract and tort; or a few other combos
November 17, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Kid has roped in their other parent, who is on their way home and will be here soon, who then called me to confer.
Dog is currently wearing a cone of shame. He has developed a habit of licking it for food he spilt. We usually tell him to stop because it's gross. But, just then, he was doing it while looking at me out of the corner of his eye to see if I was looking and I just couldn't tell him off.
November 17, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Dog is currently wearing a cone of shame. He has developed a habit of licking it for food he spilt. We usually tell him to stop because it's gross. But, just then, he was doing it while looking at me out of the corner of his eye to see if I was looking and I just couldn't tell him off.
Kid is doing a high school humanities thing on the legal system. They just asked who has the burden of proof in a civil proceeding and were not impressed when I said "it depends". I then gave the answer needed for a year 8 task.
November 17, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Kid is doing a high school humanities thing on the legal system. They just asked who has the burden of proof in a civil proceeding and were not impressed when I said "it depends". I then gave the answer needed for a year 8 task.
Imagine the hospital system we could fund if only we taxed the fossil fuel exporters.
November 17, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Imagine the hospital system we could fund if only we taxed the fossil fuel exporters.
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Every state apart from Tas is pulling their weight with hospital expenditure. The Feds not wanting to pay for the additional demand on hospitals that the FEDS CREATE from underfunding their primary health, NDIS and aged care system responsibilities is pathetic bullshit www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
'Beyond belief': PM tells states to spend less on hospitals
Health ministers are furious with a letter from the prime minister demanding they rein in spending if they want a public hospital funding deal honoured.
www.abc.net.au
November 17, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Every state apart from Tas is pulling their weight with hospital expenditure. The Feds not wanting to pay for the additional demand on hospitals that the FEDS CREATE from underfunding their primary health, NDIS and aged care system responsibilities is pathetic bullshit www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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2/ On the plus side, in VIC an industrial & advertising campaign by the BIG unions targeting dangerous overwork practices resulted in
*checks notes*
'the overturning of a proposed ban on duck shooting recommended by a government inquiry'.
*checks notes*
'the overturning of a proposed ban on duck shooting recommended by a government inquiry'.
November 17, 2025 at 5:43 AM
2/ On the plus side, in VIC an industrial & advertising campaign by the BIG unions targeting dangerous overwork practices resulted in
*checks notes*
'the overturning of a proposed ban on duck shooting recommended by a government inquiry'.
*checks notes*
'the overturning of a proposed ban on duck shooting recommended by a government inquiry'.
The Larry Summers emails are not doing anything to change my view of economists.
I'm wary of anyone who reduces people to economic units
I'm wary of anyone who reduces people to economic units
November 17, 2025 at 4:26 AM
The Larry Summers emails are not doing anything to change my view of economists.
I'm wary of anyone who reduces people to economic units
I'm wary of anyone who reduces people to economic units
Engineers are out here at the moment assessing the structural integrity of the 'could' in this statement. They think it is structural and essential to support the whole thing.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei thinks AI could help find cures for most cancers, prevent Alzheimer’s, and even double the human lifespan. cbsn.ws/4oRZ8Nm
November 17, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Engineers are out here at the moment assessing the structural integrity of the 'could' in this statement. They think it is structural and essential to support the whole thing.
This is the thing with Labour/Labor parties moving to right: whatever they do will never be enough for the economic libertarians or the nationalist bigots, while they lose support from those on their left.
November 16, 2025 at 9:39 PM
This is the thing with Labour/Labor parties moving to right: whatever they do will never be enough for the economic libertarians or the nationalist bigots, while they lose support from those on their left.
Uh, what?
If you are not in academia, you might not know this, but job interviews used to be held at conferences IN HOTEL ROOMS. Women candidates in a hotel room alone with often all-male committees. People sitting on beds! The horror stories I've heard.
I thing I sometimes thing about is that university departments were still doing job interviews in hotel rooms in the mid aughts
November 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Uh, what?
So, we are plumbing new depths in this season of the United States, I see
November 15, 2025 at 5:56 AM
So, we are plumbing new depths in this season of the United States, I see
Just made the decision to simply not respond to an antagonising email. I think this is growth
November 14, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Just made the decision to simply not respond to an antagonising email. I think this is growth
I am still yet to meet a "Liberal moderate" who is liberal or moderate, particularly so nowadays.
November 14, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I am still yet to meet a "Liberal moderate" who is liberal or moderate, particularly so nowadays.