Tenderizer

@Tenderizer@aussie.zone

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australia to recognise Palestinians' right 'to a state of their own', PM says⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  If the CIA whispers into the the Green’s ear “it’s not good enough” or something they could probably convince the Greens to topple Labor’s government. The Greens are really dumb.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australia to recognise Palestinians' right 'to a state of their own', PM says⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Given the experience with Gough Whitlam, the consequences would (presumably) be a near-immediate LNP government that would backtrack on any conviction we demonstrate and further make things worse not just for Palestine but for Australians.

  Alternatively the consequences could be being cut out of military supply chains in the future but like … pretty sure America wants to do that anyway so I don’t know if the government would make decisions based on that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Road tax for Australian EV users ‘sensible’, Tanya Plibersek says ahead of key economic summit⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  It is. EV’s are just slightly less bad cars. They still cause potholes, traffic, high housing costs, noise, and pedestrian deaths.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The AUKUS Submarine Deal is Dead. The US can’t provide the submarines. The UK can neither make up for the shortfall nor co-develop such a submarine in a reasonable timeframe⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  We’d probably better be able to rely on the Chinese ones during WW3 than the American ones.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australia Completely Loses The Plot, Plans To Ban Kids From Watching YouTube⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  If, hypothetically, VPNs and Gary’s mod don’t work, and our favourite channels don’t move elsewhere … how many of us would be willing to hand over our ID to maintain access to YouTube?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TikTok and online games driving surge in Defence Force recruitment⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I would never join the ADF, not just because I use adblock. Joining the Australian military is joining the American military in all it’s war crimes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australian Labor government threatens Signal encrypted messaging system⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
  • 9/10 murders
  • 3/4 serious assaults
  • 2/3 rapes
  • 1/4 robberies
  • 1/8 burgularies
  • 4/5 car thefts
  • 4/5 frauds

  Higher than I thought honestly. I thought it was like 1/4 murders that were solved.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australian Labor government threatens Signal encrypted messaging system⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Were they ever solved?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Top Australian writers urge Albanese to abolish Job-Ready Graduates, calling their humanities degrees life changing⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Perhaps these kinds of degrees should require work experience (or a disability) as a prerequisite. If they’re using taxpayer dollars to get a degree they don’t need, they should prove they would have the social skills to be employable in the fields in question.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australian Labor government threatens Signal encrypted messaging system⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s a legitimate argument to be had about privacy vs. safety. The police need information to investigate crimes, complete privacy means all crimes go unsolved. It should absolutely require the police put in some legwork, law enforcement shouldn’t be able to be automated, but where in-between the two extremes you draw the line on this issue is subjective.

  I don’t want the government to have all the information, and I do want the government to be able to enforce the law. VPN’s are probably where I draw the line, private access to information is a red-line for me. Signal chat is a grey area for me, because it is also a means of accessing information but privacy of association is not something I consider to be important enough for the risks to public safety.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat are running ads and events saying their services are safe for children⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d just ban the algorithm and comments section of YouTube. Because kids are 100% gonna get a VPN to access YouTube or die trying.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Young Australians have much higher student debt than generations before them, data shows⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What is this obsession with HECS debt. We’re not America, our student debt system is extremely reasonable and of basically no concern. The only reason it ever causes problems is because our housing market is an absolute nightmare but that’s true for everyone HECS debt or not.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Woman says faecal transplant saved her and could help many more like her⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I read that title as “facial transplant”.

  I will be taking no further questions.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wood heater pollution is a silent killer. Here's where the smoke is worst⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The electricity grid may not yet be able to handle the sudden influx in demand that replacing them would cause. Once electricity prices come down due to renewables naturally it would make no economic sense to use a wood-heater anyway.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube makes last-ditch attempt to lobby government against inclusion in under-16s social media ban⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I just want existing accounts grandfathered in. These kinds of bans are more effective at reducing uptake than getting people off the platforms, and more importantly I don’t want to do more paperwork.

  I can’t find my source for the fact that existing accounts won’t be grandfathered in.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australian army officer stripped of security clearance over Israel loyalty leaves defence force⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  He did not view Israel as a foreign government

  Totally reasonable I guess. Israel owns America, and America owns us. Wild to think that’s okay though even if it is technically reasonable.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New electric bike license scheme to be tested on school-aged riders⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Bicycle licensing systems are horrible. They discourage riding and push people to unhealthy and dangerous forms of transport like cars and they give kids bad interactions with police (or in America, gets them sent to El Salvador).

  That said, e-bike licensing for under-18’s makes a lot of sense. If it applied to all bikes, or to all ages then I’d take issue with it. But under-18’s on e-bikes should probably be licensed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Scott Morrison to testify before US House panel on China⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe to start with America can stop doing “economic coercion against democracies” itself.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Why the hell did we ever drop it?’: Labor should push for new carbon tax, ex-Treasury head says⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  A carbon tax is political suicide now, thanks Bandt.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Xi Jinping says Australia and China should ‘unswervingly’ work together despite global instability⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe don’t run laps around Australia in warships then.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Driving rules for elderly under scrutiny after Wantirna South crash kills woman, leaves man fighting for life⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  We collectively need far fewer people to have driver’s licenses in this country. Being part of the minority that can’t drive is harder when that minority is smaller and so less resourced. Although in some ways, with fewer people who can’t drive competition for jobs that don’t need a driver’s license may be lighter.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Human Rights Cannot Be Sidelined in Australia-China Meetings: "Xi Jinping’s Repression Renders Him an Unreliable Counterpart", Groups Says⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  When we publicly criticize China for their human rights record, their tendency is to double-down. They consider it “domestic interference” and so will break further human rights laws just to prove they take orders from nobody.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Powerful US lobby groups urge tariff retaliation against Australia’s ‘socialised medicine’⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Even Trump’s allies don’t know what’s going on … does he even have allies? I think it’s just El Salvador, Israel, Hungary, and Vietnam. Israel is the only one who they seem to tell anything.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨South Australia Government considers requiring developers to build bigger garages. The cost will be paid by home buyers. Whether they have a car or not.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Just take the Japanese approach, require proof that your garage is big enough before selling you the car.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Erin Patterson found guilty of three counts of murder⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Last I checked they were ghoulishly waiting at the prison in the hopes of watching her be sent in.

  The media is garbage. We did not need this many updates on the case, and they did not need to rub it in so much (I think she obviously did it, but on the off chance she didn’t they’re basically bullying her at this point).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australians will soon need their age checked to log into online search tools – here’s why⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Found it: “Partly owned by Axel Springer”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australians will soon need their age checked to log into online search tools – here’s why⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Just use Qwant. They won’t even LET you log in.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨NSW to ban people from appealing if working with children check denied⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This seems like a really stupid solution and I have no idea what the government’s thinking.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trial finds age assurance can be done, as social media ban deadline looms⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Can’t be bothered.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trial finds age assurance can be done, as social media ban deadline looms⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You can’t prove it, but you can evidence it. And in some cases you can prove it.

  Although this whole “produce studies” approach is such BS. The “do your own research” slogan is what got us anti-vaxxers (plus, and I can’t stress this enough, I really can’t be bothered). Expert consensus is how we should approach it. The experts know how to read the studies.