Sammy
@oldmatesammy.bsky.social
20-something country boy turned Melbourne dweller. Social worker. Probably spewing takes about AFL and lefty politics
The irony of accusing whoever sabotaged weapons made by Lovitt Technologies to kill people of “terrorism” is beyond ironic and shows the word can be politicised and applied as needed to suppress dissent. Threatening life in prison for damaging private property designed for mass murder… right #Auspol
As a member of the “radical far-left” who has picketed and fought against literal fucking neo-nazis, I can assure you that leftists aren’t out for violence against Jews in Australia or otherwise. More bullshit from the royal commission designed to restrict protest against literal genocide #auspol
I’d love for Labor to do something meaningful about HECS debt. I love the work I do and the loan (and 1000 hours of unpaid labour during placement) make it worthwhile but… man, that $100 a week that goes into paying off loan for a job which is supposedly crucial would be handy #Auspol
Angus Taylor and Sarah Henderson may just be the two most useless and embarrassing figures the Coalition machine has coughed up over the past couple of decades… which is really quite an achievement #Auspol
Jillian Segal and her quest to strangle factual reporting, freedom of speech and any criticism of a rogue state actively committing a genocide is fucking terrifying, frankly #Auspol
I would pay good money to never have to hear or see anything related to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce again
David Farley is bound to become a (community-based) independent at some point. Question is, will he quit One Nation or will Pauline Hanson fire him? Can’t wait to watch it all unfold #Auspol
What if a piece of fabric was a bomb. What if a shark was swimming in the catered soup? What if David speers fired a gun instead of a question
Aaaand Anthony folds under a little pressure as expected. A reminder that the gov won’t pay a living wage for people on the DSP or jobseeker and won’t adequately fund and build the public housing we desperately need. Corporate welfare gets priority I guess #Auspol
Sammy@oldmatesammy.bsky.social · 3mo agoAustralian entrepreneurs, start-ups and investors, young and old, should frankly shut the fuck up. I want my taxes paying for education, the environment, health and social services, not underwriting your gambles and business decisions #Auspol
Bit-by-bit, despite Mossad & Netanyahu information blackouts, more truth emerges about what really happened on October 7th ... meme via Occupy London
“Benjamin Netanyahu declares victory over Iran.” Yeah righto champ, in the spirit of that I’ll just declare that it’s the weekend at 12pm on Wednesday and go home for the week too
We allowed Elon Musk to become a trillionaire because no one’s been able to properly stand up and overthrow the system. Bring back the fucking guillotine
Cathy Wilcox is an Australian treasure.
James Fitzgerald@jamesfitzjourno.bsky.social · 2mo ago*chef's kiss* #Auspol
Angus Taylor called Anthony Albanese an arrogant prick, which is both true and funny. However, Angus Taylor is also a useless fuck, so there’s that #Auspol
Props to Ed Husic for again being one of the only Labor figures to have enough of a backbone to call for real action against Israel #Auspol
Australian entrepreneurs, start-ups and investors, young and old, should frankly shut the fuck up. I want my taxes paying for education, the environment, health and social services, not underwriting your gambles and business decisions #Auspol
Penny Wong rebukes wannabe fascist Itamar Ben-Gvir buuuut won’t change Australia’s unyielding support for the genocidal “state” of Israel, even as it ethnically cleanses the West Bank, tortures aid flotilla volunteers and commits genocide in Gaza. Great work Labor! #Auspol
Beyond funny to me that part of Israel’s response to being a global pariah (due to committing genocide) is trying to rig a singing competition by getting their own people to vote multiple times?? Yeah, good work guys, that’ll make you look legitimate #Eurovision
Media faffing on about “broken promises” like it wasn’t there rule-in-rule-out technique that prevented changes being taken to the election. They don’t go far enough. CGT discount and neg gearing are a cancer on our system. Not a Labor supporter but they for once took a (small) positive step #auspol
And this: "The political legacy of Anthony Albanese is not a man from social housing championing equality, but a leader proudly smiling for a photo as he puts a band-aid on a haemorrhage." #auspol
Denise Difficult-Shrivell@deniseshrivell.bsky.social · 3mo agoGreat line here by Hannah Ferguson in her post looking at Albanese's legacy 1 yr from the election "The Coalition aren’t sure where the phone is, Labor is screening the call & ON is answering - but putting everyone on hold to check with Gina first" #auspol > cheekmedia.substack.com/p/a-year-sin...
Of course Anthony Albanese backs Keir Starmer, they’re both spineless sellouts. Cowards feel safer when they stick together #auspol
It’s not impossible that this whole Kyle and Jackie O thing is just some cynical stunt and they’ll be back to broadcasting their usual quality slop in due process. If not, Jackie O enabled that vile prick Sandilands for a quarter of a century and I find it pretty hard to feel sympathy for her
Israel and Trump defenders really out here like “please bro just one more act of aggression 😭 I swear bro just a couple more human rights violations 😭 please I swear the TikTok Army is the most moral in the world bro 😭”
Always noteworthy to see the issues Albanese is willing to speak out on. Today it’s Andrew’s succession. Only the safe options - never the tough options. Weak. Disappointing. Could and should be SO different #auspol
Albanese doing nothing to fix the structural problems in Australia and instead swipes David Pocock and “The Greens Political Party” (so clever). Everything - materially, economically, socially - continues to get worse, Labor does nothing and thus ON and Hanson rise. I’m so fed up and angry #Auspol
Sussan Ley has no fucking clue what being punk means #Auspol
Watching how Australian Labor, the Coalition and fringe RWNJs (Hanson et al.) have carried on and privileged Herzog’s visit and Israeli interests is but one in a sea of reminders that they don’t govern in the public interest. Support the Socialists, Greens, or progressive independents #Auspol
