Sir Render Monkey

If Canavan fails in his run for the lower house, at least he can fall back on his vast experience as a coal miner. (Or as an actor playing coal miners.) (Or as a traffic cone.) #insiders #auspol #hivis

Cannot fault Savva’s US midterm prediction! 😆 If Trump maintains control of the Congress he will be even more dangerous and erratic, however if he loses control of the Congress, he will be even more dangerous and erratic. Safe bet! #insiders 

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Backgrounding journos is common practice in politics and had no part to play in the Haines tragedy. Hypocrisy is the universal yardstick we should focus on, not this sensationalism, which distracts from the real concern - violent rhetoric and public attempts to otherise and dehumanise. #insiders

I agree with respectful debate but I reserve the right to mock the false narratives and unsupported claims of any politician or person. Especially when the intent of that rhetoric is to vilify and otherise. Ridicule is an act of non-violent resistance. #insiders #onemillionunderwatervolcanoes

A little less “belief” and a little more education in economics might be a better way for Angus to go. Keep your ideology in your church and sports team choices, and let science and tested hypotheses inform economic choices. #nowarbutclasswar #insiders #yeahscience #auspol #auseconomics

Angus says there is a higher risk to national security when migrants come from “bad regimes.” That’s the end of US immigration I guess? #insiders #auspol

I swear. The gap between #insiders commentary and Facebook economically illiterate commentary gets narrower every fucking week. #auseconomy #auspolitics #auspol #EatTheRBA

Increasing rates actively tightens the labour market by pushing more workers into doing more hours at the expense of productivity, and the cycle perpetuates. External factors need domestic spending to manage. The alternative is we suffer. Not all spending is smart, but smart is needed. #insiders

When people say government spending should come down, perhaps they can say exactly who should miss out. #insiders

Look I’m no expert but I do know the IMF has very standardised ways of defining spending, and it is not nuanced at all. Not all spending is inflationary, and I don’t expect dummies to get that but the IMF should, and it doesn’t help when other dummies (waves at #insiders) parrot the bullshit.

God I have so many things to say about this

“Matt has got the problem the wrong way around “ Karen Middleton on toxic male students. Could be the motto for Matt Canavan’ entire political career. 😒 #insiders

Asking Pauline to explain her policies is an act of violence because it gives her a headache. #insiders

Getting kids off the algo is one thing. Getting the older generations off it is the other. Both are peddling disinformation to corral users into neat little consumption units. Smash disinfo an the algo loses its power. #insiders #auspol #algoholicsanonymous

My cat explains why debt is not scary. #insiders #auspol #letmycatonthecouch vt.tiktok.com/ZSVmmCF4b/

FFS. MMT. #insiders

True NOM is NOM plus more NOM… And maybe a bit more NOM. NOM NOM NOM… 🤤 #insiders

Package that Cory Doctorow interview on ABC Breakfast just now and give it to me for Xmas.

I am shocked that an industry as ethically robust as the gambling sector has been acting so scandalously. What are the odds? #insiders #auspol #gamblingreform

There needs to be an economics equivalent to #insiders, preferably straight after, where people who understand economics explain why so much said on Insiders is bullshit. #auspol

#ICAC should have room to look at LNP corruption, free of political interference. Not quite the same vibe for ALP or union corruption, I see. Hypocrisy, the universal yardstick. #insiders #auspol

I’ve had to start tricking One Notion supporters (and others, let’s be honest) into learning about economic realities with cat videos, FFS. #insiders #auspol #economics #debttoGDP #trilliondollardebtcrisis #cats www.instagram.com/reel/DaJoznz...

Fine. Call me an elitist, BUT I don’t think there needs to be an age limit on social media. I would like to see an IQ & EQ limit. #insiders #auspol #idiotfilter

How about if instead of a rescue package for free-to-air broadcasters loss of earnings from banning gambling advertising, we start sending them the bill for the predictable consequences of pushing a harmful product? #insiders #auspol

Glad to hear Speers is pushing back on Tehan’s claims about costs of maintaining coal. Apparently, investment in fossils are yay but investment in renewables are boo. Technology agnostic is yay but Tehan is completely ideological about markets. No room for people or planet. #insiders #auspol

The Liberal Party has been radicalised by the Institute of Public Affairs and the Israel lobby.

A look inside what's happening in white house.

It feels like our MSM usual suspects and especially the ABC since the budget have sought to air every little niche investor class gripe about losing their tax fudge. Contrast this with NDIS recipients losing funding. Maybe a day or two of coverage? Shows you how the privileged rule. #insiders #CGT

This must be AI because there’s no way landlords could have existed before 1999. #insiders #auspol #payyourtaxes

The one thing I reckon Labor need to address is the role Labor has played in supporting and promoting the status quo. That is the missing lyric in the song sheet of reform that allows the populists to divide the working class. We notice the gap in the chorus. #insiders #auspol

Here’s a link I just looked up for entrepreneurs that shows you a shit tonne of assistance (taxpayer funded, of course - everything is) you can access. Feel free to use this and you can pay us back if our support makes you rich. You’re welcome. 🤗 #insiders #auspol www.ato.gov.au/businesses-a...

Hey, startups, just quietly. Entrepreneurs in Australia have a shit tonne of welfare they can fall back on that they don’t have in the US. They can still go to hospital if they go broke, for starters, thanks to taxes. You will be taxed if your idea makes heaps of money. Good. #insiders #auspol

You know… if you’re selling your house and prices have dropped 5%, you can buy another one for 5% less. It’s only affecting people who use housing as an investment, not as a personal home. That’s. The fuck. King point. #insiders #auspol

So funny flicking between Bluesky, where the main debate on my feed is "is it unfair to call Keir Starmer the worst prime minister ever?" and X, where discussion of the day is whether liberals should accept there are some good arguments for not letting women vote

Australia go coast-to-coast for the opening goal scored by Nestory Irankunda