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Wandering and wondering. Mostly in Brisbane. Australia and UK current affairs. Cycling - with or without lycra. Weakness for old cars.

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What he really means is, “I, and people like me, know the rules. The rules aren’t written down anywhere, my kind of people know the rules and thus only we are allowed to occupy important positions.”

14.03.2026 12:06 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Turns out there’s a reason to be a responsible member of a democratic society, complete with taxation and public services…

13.03.2026 06:30 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Perfect!

13.03.2026 04:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
eBike parked in front of Shell gas station sign displaying prices over $6 a gallon.

eBike parked in front of Shell gas station sign displaying prices over $6 a gallon.

Donald did that.

Fortunately, I have a machine that fights fascism.

#bikesky

12.03.2026 20:10 👍 205 🔁 44 💬 10 📌 1

Warm rain anyway 😉

13.03.2026 04:45 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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British tourist among 20 charged in Dubai over videos of Iranian missile strikes UAE cybercrime law means sharing images or footage of war can bring jail, prison time and deportation

No doubt the Free Speech loving Isabel Oakeshott will be all over this and down the nick in Dubai protesting against it...

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

13.03.2026 00:17 👍 1027 🔁 276 💬 44 📌 4
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Fatal crash, Goodna - Queensland Police News The Forensic Crash Unit and Ipswich Child Protection Unit are investigating a fatal traffic crash in Goodna last night, 11 March. Initial investigations

A 16 year old passenger in this car driven by a 17 year old has died. The Queensland road toll has gone well past 50 in less than 2 and a half months this year.

Tell me again about the "emobility crisis".

11.03.2026 23:54 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Remember guys, you can’t afford a gas rig, or a coal mine, or a nuclear power station, but you can afford to put some cheap solar panels on your roof.

That’s why the fossil fuel industry has spent billions trying to kill renewable energy.

The dealer needs to keep you addicted.

10.03.2026 09:35 👍 6465 🔁 2199 💬 231 📌 96

I'm sure it's just a massive coincidence that they used all the same words, ideas and punctuation.

08.03.2026 09:15 👍 1394 🔁 370 💬 88 📌 6
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One Nation seeks a foothold in Farrer as it names byelection candidate David Farley will contest the New South Wales seat of former Liberal leader Sussan Ley in May ballot

Hey Guardian ( @australia.theguardian.com ), and editor ( @lenoret.bsky.social ):

Can you explain why whenever an independent is mentioned, you say "the Climate200 backed independent"

but never "the Gina Rinehart backed One Nation candidate".

Why not?

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #auspol

07.03.2026 10:26 👍 70 🔁 37 💬 5 📌 3

Shit.

07.03.2026 10:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

If hiring a private jet to avoid taxes makes financial sense, you don’t pay enough tax and have more money than you need.

07.03.2026 10:44 👍 21 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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This iceberg was once the biggest in the world. Now it has just weeks left - BBC News A23a was once twice the size of Greater London but now its 40-year journey is coming to an end.

'This iceberg was once the biggest in the world. Now it has just weeks left.' 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

07.03.2026 09:53 👍 43 🔁 23 💬 4 📌 2

TACO.

07.03.2026 09:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Not going to Vietnam was a very, very good decision. So is this.

07.03.2026 09:33 👍 20 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Study: No Significant Driving Impairment Found 12 to 15 Hours After Marijuana Use in Frequent Consumers A study published in the Journal of Cannabis Research finds that frequent marijuana users did not show measurable driving impairment the morning after use, even when detectable levels of THC remained ...

Study: No Significant Driving Impairment Found 12 to 15 Hours After Marijuana Use in Frequent Consumers

themarijuanaherald.com/2026/03/stud...

07.03.2026 05:37 👍 8 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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“Very, very few people can break the speed limit on a bike”: James May slams Mr Loophole’s call for clampdown on ‘speeding’ cyclists, claiming problem is with illegal e-motorbikes and “nothing to do w... James May has criticised calls for a police crackdown on ‘speeding cyclists’, arguing that “very, very few people” can break the speed limit on a bike and that campaigns focused on speed “always demon...

“Absolute balls. 30mph on the flat on a bicycle is Tour de France stuff… These campaigns always demonise ‘speeding cyclists’,” the former Top Gear host said

06.03.2026 15:32 👍 126 🔁 24 💬 10 📌 1
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"Bicycling has done more to emancipate women than anything else." — Susan B. Anthony, 1896.

Yet today, women only make up 40% of riders. This International Women’s Day, let’s push for ambitious and inclusive cycling policies that make our cities more equitable places for women and girls. #IWD

06.03.2026 18:23 👍 158 🔁 37 💬 3 📌 5

It's almost like billionaire agents of discord and hate have created a narrative that is starkly at odd with the reality of life in Britain isn't it.

06.03.2026 12:20 👍 280 🔁 58 💬 6 📌 1

That’s why sensible nations tax it a lot 🤷

07.03.2026 08:33 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Lost? Think they’ve simply died of old age.

07.03.2026 08:05 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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More people are moving out of the U.S. than moving in for the first time since the Great Depression—a bad omen for the $38.8 trillion national debt | Fortune With more people leaving the U.S. than coming in, economists worry the country’s “most potent fiscal engine” is sputtering.

More people are moving out of the U.S. than moving in for the first time since the Great Depression—a bad omen for the $38.8 trillion national debt

fortune.com/2026/02/27/t...

07.03.2026 06:06 👍 33 🔁 14 💬 5 📌 2

Top issue for Clacton.

07.03.2026 06:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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This is the message Nigel Farage should be taking to Donald Trump, but he won’t because he cares more about what Trump thinks, than the British people.

07.03.2026 05:36 👍 122 🔁 45 💬 3 📌 3
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Thought this was worth a share. Good start to the mornIng to see something positive!!

06.03.2026 06:16 👍 157 🔁 26 💬 14 📌 0
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I love this for the influencer class who make a living out of slagging off western democracies because they can’t handle paying taxes like everybody else. Love it.

06.03.2026 07:07 👍 166 🔁 40 💬 10 📌 10
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Zali Steggall tears into racist political group Advance for platforming ‘far right, white supremacist’ views
“What’s more frightening is a former PM Tony Abbott openly supporting & being at that conference in support…& current Liberal senators.”🔥 #auspol

06.03.2026 07:58 👍 236 🔁 95 💬 13 📌 5

Today's abysmal jobs report is a reminder that tax cuts for corporations and the rich don’t create jobs or grow the economy.

What's required is investment in working people — and better wages.

When workers have money to spend, the economy grows and businesses create more jobs.

Remember this.

06.03.2026 16:00 👍 9124 🔁 3084 💬 345 📌 129
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Obama is giving a truly inspirational eulogy at Jesse Jackson's celebration of life.

It's Shakespearean. Supreme. @barackobama.bsky.social

06.03.2026 20:03 👍 744 🔁 90 💬 33 📌 2