Auspol Pre Election: Mama Mia

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Launchpad McQuack posted:

"2 weeks to flatten the curve and give our hospitals a chance to get ready."

Remember that. Then I couldnt work for months and almost lost my house.

I don't know how we got here but we have gotten to the point where anyone getting sick in a pandemic is totally unacceptable from a political point of view.

This is going to go on for years over here while the rest of the world.has moved on isn't it?

yes it will and it's literally the fault of the NSW state government.

# ¿ Jul 7, 2021 11:01

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# ¿ May 9, 2024 11:54

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Tommunist posted:

Actually getting covid is bad

Won't someone think of the numbers????????

# ¿ Jul 7, 2021 11:25

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Tommunist posted:

Hrrmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

https://twitter.com/juliette_io/status/1412604628584206342?s=20

Here we can compare two recent lock downs. I ask the thread to come to its own conclusion s based on the evidence.

it appears (from my, heh, brief glance) that NSW isn't really locking down at all.

Why do these ghouls lust for the blood of the vulnerable???

# ¿ Jul 7, 2021 11:32

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Chadzok posted:

Sounds like they might expand the business grants to under $75k. Thank gently caress, because I'm sitting here at home watching case numbers go up in the busiest time of my year, making absolutely zero income.

I don't understand why they can't just turn JobKeeper into "Lockdowm Payment" (they should have done for Melbourne, but, you know, now it's affecting me) but I knew that the comprehensive covid rescue back in 2020 was directly a result of their own pants-making GBS threads fear and not out of actual concern for living humans.

It's super short sighted because it doesn't take an economist with 6 months of data to tell you there is a direct link between how much they are willing to support people and how seriously they will take lockdown measures.

yeah, but Bootstraps Berejiklian and Scrooge Morrison don't want you to get fat off welfare. Lifters and leaners, mate.

# ¿ Jul 7, 2021 23:04

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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:

I take it you haven't been following the news?

What are you talking about my person???

Turn your monitor on

# ¿ Jul 11, 2021 12:52

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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:

https://www.theguardian.com/austral...dents-opted-out

16 homes at least in Vic completely no shots, almost none at all second dose at the time of this article - ie almost the entire Vic system was vunerable to Delta. NSW wont be much better - the only good thing out of this is the Victorian outbreak jolted enough people out of complacency that some more coverage has been achieved since.

I mean this article is around 2 months old now. The staff vaccinations are a really valid point but the point still stands that residents are more likely to have a level of protection relative to the general population. It�s telling that the lady who died of Covid was not vaccinated despite being eligible.

It�s a complete failure of messaging.

# ¿ Jul 11, 2021 21:18

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Launchpad McQuack posted:

You guys realise aot of older people have zero intention of getting the vaccine. The internal polling the aged care company my parent works for came up with 35% having no intention of getting the vaccine. The remaining 65% have pretty much all had these now. How does that fit in with all of the napkin calculations being done in this thread?

35% is a larger proportion of people than 65%. I am very smart.

# ¿ Jul 12, 2021 01:03

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-13/sydney-covid-lockdown-1-billion-week-economic-cost/100287426

How much could 50 million doses of Pfizer cost, Michael? Seven billion dollars???

# ¿ Jul 12, 2021 21:41

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Launchpad McQuack posted:

We were sold a bunch of lies from state premiers and CMOs that this can be eliminated. The population believed it. We aren't world leaders, we are better than any country, we have had our head up our so far up our arse and now it is gonna come around to bite us in the arse. Aussie are about to get a sorely needed lesson in the facts of life. We are gonna go through this year what the rest of the world went through last year. We are kidding ourselves if we think otherwise.

You... want a whole bunch of people to die???

# ¿ Jul 14, 2021 04:39

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Solemn Sloth posted:

Yes, and I trust ATAGI to reassess the exposure risk and issue new advice if they deem it necessary rather than going off the word of some internet shut-ins and a twice-sacked marketing executive from the shire.

It�s honestly astounding that you seem to think that following the advice of the expert body established specifically to provide this kind of advice is some kind of fringe position.

the bureaucracy defender has logged on

# ¿ Jul 14, 2021 13:08

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freebooter posted:

This was in the context of Victoria recording hundreds of cases a day, and lmao that you either bookmarked it or trawled that far back through my post history

Sick "haha made you look at my post history" post????

# ¿ Jul 15, 2021 10:14

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The Before Times posted:

It's like when Socialist Alternative/Alliance rock up to every leftist rally to sign people up to their newsletter, except these lot are actually effective at radicalising people

# ¿ Sep 23, 2021 10:20

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Hang on, the SAlties are reaaaaalllly effective at making you feel uncomfortable when you walk past them at UQ on your way to GyG

# ¿ Sep 23, 2021 10:21

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hooman posted:

Every time someone has a go at me for not giving a poo poo about recyclying I can only laugh at them.

Working offshore and carefully segregating waste and then watching all our carefully segregated waste all get dumped into the exact same bin (the stuff that wasn't incinerated aboard, or pulped and dumped into the sea) has made me very cynical about any of these programs.

The Chad Recycler vs. the Virgin Cynical Goon

# ¿ Oct 11, 2021 21:19

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Flushing wet wipes to own society

# ¿ Oct 11, 2021 21:29

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Seemlar posted:

Fascinating that Dan Andrews completely got away with amplifying that claim given it was not only bullshit, but Victoria got exactly the same treatment a month later

It's almost as if prioritizing places of need is appropriate and something only a legitimately bad person would oppose

Found Daryl Maguire's parachute account

# ¿ Oct 12, 2021 21:20

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Laserface posted:

His mother helped the terrorism unit investigate.

Im not blaming his mother/parents, but theres a whole lot of steps between 'talking to your child about what they are doing is wrong and also what is happening that makes them feel this way' and 'dobbing them in to the terror police'

because trying this kid as an adult with full blown terrorism plans surely wont ruin his life or anything.

what the heck

# ¿ Nov 5, 2021 02:49

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hooman posted:

Those nooses aren't far away, they're really really small, you couldn't hang a loving chihuahua on that thing. Check out the size of the hand that's holding it. It's all just dumb posturing.

Those burning crosses aren't a big deal, they're really small. Man, you couldn't burn a loving child on one of those crosses

# ¿ Nov 15, 2021 04:13

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hooman posted:

Mock guillotines have been brought to protests against billionaires, were you concerned about those? I wasn't, I though it was funny.

If they were erecting a usable scaffold, yes, I'd be more concerned.

EDIT In auspol news, someone actually dedicated to killing us all

The LNP is gonna win the next election and doing nothing on climate is going to the policy for the next 5 years as well.

Won�t someone please think of those poor billionaires but gently caress them drat policies?

# ¿ Nov 15, 2021 08:01

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hooman posted:

What are you saying here?

To be clear, I'm *for* bringing guillotines to protests against billionaires. I'm just aware that that particular brand of comedy cuts both ways and I'm not going to twist my jocks over some moron with a handheld noose collection.

Call me old fashioned but a bunch of white right-wingers whose particular brand of politics is very much about violently taking out politicians is a bit Wowzers.

I�d be more worried about left-wing activists doing the same but they�d have to actually do something and kick some goals first.

# ¿ Nov 15, 2021 13:01

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hooman posted:

And ask the congressional baseball shooter too if you want an example from the left. I know there are more cases of stochastic terrorism being performed by right wing people (of the nazi and non nazi varities) which being conservative does not protect you from (David Ames).

Bringing a shittily made string of miniature nooses to a protest is not any of those.

Fair.

EDIT: MORE *clap* WOMEN *clap* IN *clap* STOCHASTIC *clap* TERRORISM

what the heck is this?

# ¿ Nov 15, 2021 21:36

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Megillah Gorilla posted:

Two confirmed with the omnicrom in Sydney.

Yay.

EDIT: Ah, didn't realise the video posted upthread also had the confirmation. Thought they were still just speculating that it might be here.

it's fine

# ¿ Nov 28, 2021 22:56

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Sierra Madre posted:

As long as symptomatic infection carries with it a mandatory period of quarantine, it should absolutely be avoided and the risk alleviated where possible. This was the reason we all got two doses, which we are now being told by medical experts and fancy charts is not particularly effective against this new variant.

what the heck is this

e: more about the comment about medical experts and fancy charts thing.

Recoome fucked around with this message at 21:41 on Dec 19, 2021

# ¿ Dec 19, 2021 21:38

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The Peccadillo posted:

I am going to kill you with a bomb that yields several gigatons and is the first of its kind

lmao please get therapy

# ¿ Dec 22, 2021 22:34

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Bucky Fullminster posted:

I think I do actually generally agree with this, even if I have trouble articulating exactly why. I guess it's mostly summed up by that Horne quote. And compulsory voting. And it's probably the reason I didn't even really get to Australia until about article number 6.

In that sense my work here is mostly precautionary, but I don't feel we can afford to be complacent, cos that's how it grows. And time after time we've been sprung. We didn't think Trump would win. We didn't think Brexit would happen. Both of those were a handful of votes in the right place that massively impacted the world. We didn't think they'd storm the loving capitol either. And yes, the point is that Australia still feels like a different case, but how long can we guarantee that for. Especially since the "fascists" (or whatever you want to call the conservative capitalists) don't necessarily need to actually win specifically fascist seats to fight progressivism. It's the narratives and idea that are the problem.

Because yes, what we're seeing is the loud part, and the people may be mostly idiots. But we also need to know that the Liberal party (and almost certainly the UAP) have contracts with firms like Crosby Textor and Topham Guerin, and the Kochs and Bannons and Mercers are going to continue deploying their resources to advance their agenda in ways that won't always be so immediately noticeable as Murdoch.

Sir Lynton Crosby and the dark art of kingmaking

This is a global issue, and the world is an interconnected place. Content can be pumped in from anywhere on telegram. And these cunts know exactly which voters in which electorates they need to target to to win. They know how to influence them, and they have the skills and ability to do it.

In a sense this isn't new of course, it's the same game we've always played, but it is an exponential evolution which has does not yet seem to be accounted for in most analysis. It's like they're playing soccer with rocket boots or something.

Their objective is for rich old white men to do what they want. That's what it basically all boils down to. A tale as old as time. So they'll fight unionism, BLM, CRT, Antifa, feminism, trans rights, as well as more existential threats, like public projects and international cooperation, with lies delivered in increasingly convincing ways. And of course perhaps the most significant issue of all, action on climate change.

https://twitter.com/MrKRudd/status/1103452146828304384?s=20&t=gD0s5wOa0LrI7gLsyR6v2A

https://twitter.com/gomichild/status/1327224953486381057?s=20

Who the heck is "we" here?

# ¿ Jan 31, 2022 23:16

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I would like to know what the "my work here" is actually though because I get to that sentence and I have been re-reading it like 10 times and I still dont get it

# ¿ Jan 31, 2022 23:51

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Spookydonut posted:

Mental Health needs so much more funding in this country.

loving beaten like Bucky Foolminster's keyboard after a long medium "session"

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# ¿ Feb 1, 2022 00:59

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Amethyst posted:

There is nothing even close to mental derangement in those long arse posts.

the insane screed defender has logged on

# ¿ Feb 1, 2022 01:02

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Bucky Fullminster posted:

Come on man this is gross. Feel free to find fault in the actual article if you want but don't gaslight like this.

literally trying to load but medium keeps throwing up an error, can you like do some kind of summary in a few sentences?

# ¿ Feb 1, 2022 01:07

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Amethyst posted:

Hobo Erotica, a year after a bunch of misinformed idiots broke into the whitehouse and trashed the joint: Reactionary Elements of society are whipping themselves up over conspiracy theories. Why am I the only one who sees this?!

# ¿ Feb 1, 2022 01:12

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Amethyst posted:

WIFE, FROM UPSTAIRS: What are you chuckilng about down there?
ME, TRYING TO GET THE PHRASE "INFO PEACE" OUT OF MY HEAD: n-nothing dear

eXXon posted:

I want to hear more from Mister Fucky Bull, Minister of Agriculture.

Now we know why the wife is upstairs...

# ¿ Feb 1, 2022 02:11

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bell jar posted:

grace tame is not an interesting person to care or hear about so the quicker she's dumped by the news cycle, the better imo

holy poo poo, this is a take and a half??

Like bell jar please consider reading literally anything about sexual assault in our society before you do whatever the gently caress you call this

# ¿ Feb 1, 2022 23:59

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bell jar posted:

not sure how this impacts on whether i find grace tame an interesting person

I definitely want to know why you think they aren't an interesting person, given not only what they've been through but the advocacy around her circumstances.

Also you'll find the media cycle will definitely move on anyway due to how "normal" sexual assault is in Australia so I guess that's your wish fulfilled my friend.

# ¿ Feb 2, 2022 02:02

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bell jar posted:

there was a big to-do last week where she didn't smile at the prime minister or something and my only thought was: who cares

like if it had literally anything to do at all with her activism, sure, go nuts. but if it's just grace tame is good/bad for smiling/not smiling, i'll happily give that a miss

Hahaha Jesus Christ

# ¿ Feb 2, 2022 03:03

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Definitely found PvO�s SA account

# ¿ Feb 2, 2022 03:04

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lih posted:

order of australia & australian of the year are selected by different government-appointed boards but the australian of the year selection process seems to be more robust and less prone to political interference and culture war bullshit like bettina arndt's order of australia clearly was. like arndt was appointed 'member of the order of australia' which they're allowed to appoint up to 605 of per year. much easier to slip someone controversial through the cracks there

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/federal...56-544ce243e90b

lol i didn't know that even the coalition was happy to back stripping arndt's award though after she went too far even for them.

yeah turns out stanning GT's actual abuser was the bridge too far

# ¿ Feb 2, 2022 10:51

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wish they'd make a licence to be a bloody politician hahahah wheeze

# ¿ Feb 7, 2022 06:55

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there's literally no demand anywhere in society for greater powers to discriminate by religious institutions other than some weird fundie schools who can't help but say the quiet part out loud.

# ¿ Feb 8, 2022 04:34

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man, Grace Tame is an excellent orator. The speeches at the press club today are great.

# ¿ Feb 9, 2022 02:50

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# ¿ May 9, 2024 11:54

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ITT: goons who clearly have large enough houses where they can better delineate work from home.

Like I have a 2 bedroom apartment and WFH freaking sucks. Where are the people at??

# ¿ Feb 17, 2022 09:39

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