SarahFromOz
@SarahFromOz@lemmy.world
Part time writer, full time slut
- Comment on I don't actually read the news. I surmise the news based on memes that begin popping up for which I have no context. 2 days ago:
That’s ok because 59% of people who share an article don’t read it either.
- Comment on 'It was agony': Grandparents injured in Sydney anti-Herzog protest 4 days ago:
Because they could.
The parallels to the past are striking! I have just been reading about Joh Belke-Peterson and it is eerie the way the past appears to be repeating:
1971 Springbok Tour & Secret Deals: In response to anti-apartheid protests, Bjelke-Petersen declared a month-long state of emergency, giving police extended powers. Evidence, including revelations in the book Three Crooked Kings, showed Bjelke-Petersen made a secret deal with the police union, promising officers they would not be penalized for any actions taken to suppress demonstrators.
- Comment on 'It was agony': Grandparents injured in Sydney anti-Herzog protest 4 days ago:
Worth highlighting I think:
"The protest also fell within a designated area declared a “major event” under state legislation, which gives police expanded powers to move protesters on and search people for the duration of Herzog’s visit. It extinguished the ability for anybody who alleges they were the victim of any tortious acts by police to sue the state. Lawrence added: “There will be no civil liability, because under the Major Events Act declaration, all civil liability is extinguished.”
- Comment on Sydney protest: NSW premier defends police in ‘impossible situation’ after accusations of violence against protesters 4 days ago:
‘Violent’; Greens MLC Abigail Boyd describes her experience with police
www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/…/106325118
“I was at the rally, it was peaceful and loving, and then the police decided we couldn’t leave but then they decided we couldn’t stay either and they just started assaulting people. I got pushed so hard my feet left the ground after I told them I was a member of parliament and then I got shoved so hard in my chin…”
- Comment on Sydney protest: NSW premier defends police in ‘impossible situation’ after accusations of violence against protesters 4 days ago:
‘Sickening state violence’: Protest organiser slams police over Sydney rally | 7NEWS www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMxhAZJ8zVg
- Comment on Sydney protest: NSW premier defends police in ‘impossible situation’ after accusations of violence against protesters 4 days ago:
Intimidatory protestor: packaged-media.redd.it/…/m2-res_720p.mp4?m=DASHPl…
- Comment on Sydney protest: NSW premier defends police in ‘impossible situation’ after accusations of violence against protesters 4 days ago:
How many cops does it take to beat a middle aged office worker? About 6
- Comment on Sydney protest: NSW premier defends police in ‘impossible situation’ after accusations of violence against protesters 4 days ago:
- Sydney protest: NSW premier defends police in ‘impossible situation’ after accusations of violence against protesterswww.theguardian.com ↗Submitted 4 days ago to australia@aussie.zone | 11 comments
- Comment on Through the heatwave haze, the hypocrisy of Australia’s fossil fuel policy shines bright | Adam Morton | The Guardian 2 weeks ago:
Did you know that in Australia 44% of adults (roughly 7.3 to 9 million people aged 15-74) do not possess the literacy skills necessary for everyday life and work.
Since the OECD’s Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) began in 2000, Australian 15-year-olds have shown a steady, significant decline in reading literacy.
Why is this? Do we blame larger class sizes, changes to the curriculum, teacher burnout or something else?
Because that many people not being able to read and write properly is an absolute fucking disgrace and makes me wonder what the point of school is these days. Was it shitified intentionally because the public were asking too many questions about the way this world operates?
Anyway if people can’t read you can hardly expect them to educate themselves about climate science. Instead they will just trust the opinions aired on the main-stream media. It’s easier.
- Comment on Queensland PhD candidate accused of plotting to firebomb Australia Day 3 weeks ago:
Saryazdi has a master of mathematical sciences from the University of Sydney, according to his online profiles.
Math - not even once!
- Comment on Melbourne goes from among the most to least expensive capital cities 3 weeks ago:
I wonder if there will be a riot/strike anyway?
I mean how long before people refuse to work just to pay someone else’s mortgage?
- Comment on Melbourne goes from among the most to least expensive capital cities 3 weeks ago:
So increased land taxes and unoccupied home taxes do work to stop prices rising quickly. Now take away negative gearing and CGT discounts and do all of this across the country!
- Quoting religious text could be defence against Australia’s new hate speech laws, draft bill showswww.theguardian.com ↗Submitted 4 weeks ago to australia@aussie.zone | 1 comment
- Comment on My petty gripe: a large flat white is an oxymoron – a bastardisation of the drink Australia gave the world 4 weeks ago:
I am glad someone finally had the courage to stand up and say this.
- Comment on Ibis chicks are as ugly as I imagined... 4 weeks ago:
Maybe it murdered its sibling.
So it could eat more KFC from the local bins itself !
- Comment on Supermarket giant [Woolworths] to slap customers with additional charge [$2 delivery fee on Sundays & public holidays, $20 for all island deliveries, even for people who pay for Delivery Unlimited] 5 weeks ago:
LOL sounds like Delivery Unlimited certainly has its limits!
- Comment on Tyler Robinson and Luigi Mangione are a glaring example of how attractive people get treated against ones who are not attractive 5 weeks ago:
Reddit is a really good site - have you tried it Grimreaper? I think they would like you
- Comment on Choosing to not to help your friends dying child doesn't make you an asshole 5 weeks ago:
You already did this one: lemmy.world/post/38119616
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
If they are very devout they have probably been taught that homosexuality is a sin. They didn’t know what to say so went with “that’s nice”
That’s what I would expect anyway.
- Comment on Victoria, SA, NSW brace for 'worst' heatwave since Black Summer 5 weeks ago:
Time to stock up on Zooper Doopers !
- Comment on Do people actually believe those "gurus" on the internet that supposedly "give advice"? These seems very sussy and feel scam-adjacent, isn't it? 5 weeks ago:
Some do apparently or they wouldn’t keep making the videos. Same thing for people who send out phishing emails and other scams. It must work sometimes.
“Spiritual gurus”, “self help gurus”, “crypto gurus”, “business gurus” they tend to be full of shit because if they were as good as they claim they would be making money with their skills and insights instead of making YouTube videos.
Why people fall for it just because someone claims to be an “expert” I will never understand, but I guess you could say the same about many things: advertising, politics, religion etc.
- Comment on Is "depress" ever used in this context? 5 weeks ago:
It’s weird because the words desynchronize, de-stress, decriminalize mean un-synchronize, un-stress, un-criminalize
So it would seem like depress should mean un-press (let go of the button).
But depress = press !
- Comment on The amount of sense NYE party glasses make has rapidly declined. 1 month ago:
Don’t really have any local ones.
Does a boomer count ?
- Comment on The amount of sense NYE party glasses make has rapidly declined. 1 month ago:
Ha ha now this is an answer I can get behind !!
- Comment on The amount of sense NYE party glasses make has rapidly declined. 1 month ago:
It’s true. With COVID and the cost of living it is a bit hard to celebrate another year coming.
What can we do to make 2026 better ?
- Comment on People that go commando have pee and poo on their pants 1 month ago:
Using a butt plug will mitigate the poo particles.
- Comment on oi mates wtf is going on over there 1 month ago:
Peter Dutton was advocating nuclear about a year ago but I haven’t heard much since then.
Why we haven’t pivoted more towards solar, I don’t know.
I guess because it threatens the profits of coal, oil and gas?
- Comment on Magic mushroom use rises despite concerns about little known paralysis syndrome 1 month ago:
Who to believe?
“Wood-lover’s Paralysis (WLP) is an extremely rare, but potentially fatal, toxidrome causing unpredictable muscle weakness.
Dr Simon Beck, an MD in his final year of psychiatry training, and Mr Caine Barlow MSc, a mycologist and education officer for Ethnogenesis Australis, along with Dr Monica Barratt and Dr Liam Engel, have been the first to describe Wood-lover’s Paralysis in a study published in Toxicon.
According to the Victorian Coroner’s report, released this month, WLP was potentially associated with the death of Rachael Lee Dixon, who ingested magic mushrooms at a wellness retreat last year.”
- Comment on Suicide is the last DIY project some people do. 1 month ago:
Bit dark OP
