MisterFrog
@MisterFrog@aussie.zone
- Comment on Greens defector’s use of slur against fellow senator exposed in text leak 17 hours ago:
Because of when I grew up, my mind simply doesn’t register this as an ableist slur, even though intellectually I know it is. It’s like the greens don’t know that trying to smear their defector doesn’t actually make them look good.
I tire of how bad at politics the greens are. Since they’re the furthest left party with any seats currently, it would be nice if they knew how to play the game better.
If they took her defection in stride, simply pointing out that she must not really have the same values, could have come across a lot better.
- Comment on 'Stupid' or misled? Voters demand AEC explain booth's 45% informal vote 1 day ago:
It’s not unheard of to call a by-election over something like this. That’s what they ought to do in my opinion. That and review training procedures
- Comment on 'Stupid' or misled? Voters demand AEC explain booth's 45% informal vote 1 day ago:
Funnily enough, this would be a valid vote, under the rules. As long as it’s abundantly obvious what the intended order is
- Comment on Hundreds join Sydney Uni Student General Meeting to reject university's new definition of antisemitism 1 week ago:
They ought to join their union, though I wonder if NTEU will backup their words with strikes in solidarity if these changes aren’t reversed:
- Comment on Hundreds join Sydney Uni Student General Meeting to reject university's new definition of antisemitism 1 week ago:
Any educator who doesn’t leave over this is unworthy of being an educator
It’s been enshittified by capitalism
I think this is unfair, because as you say, we live under capitalism. What do you expect educators to do, be unemployed? Under capitalism, this is not a very enticing prospect.
Staff themselves ought not to be blamed on the decisions of admin.
It’s not like they get a vote (though, in my opinion, they should get to vote on top administrative positions, as should every workplace)
- Comment on Nationals leaving Coalition as David Littleproud announces split with Liberal party after election defeat 2 weeks ago:
It’s so transparent it’s almost laughable.
What gets me about the Nationals, is they barely advocate for the region’s interests at all.
Climate change has, and is going to keep increasing the frequency and severity of droughts.
If I recall correctly, droughts in this country are strongly correlated with an increased rate of suicides of farmers, for fairly obvious reasons.
The Nationals ought to be on the “hey, how about we mitigate climate change” bandwagon.
But they’re so captured by Gina Rhinehart and other moneyed interests and apparently the voters in rural areas don’t care.
I don’t get it, honestly.
- Comment on Nationals leaving Coalition as David Littleproud announces split with Liberal party after election defeat 2 weeks ago:
As much as I hate the Liberals, if it effectively shifts the Overton Window left, I’ll call the Liberals working with Labor in the senate a win
- Comment on Nationals leaving Coalition as David Littleproud announces split with Liberal party after election defeat 2 weeks ago:
If he did, his scheme cooked up by his donors to delay clean energy would be revealed.
- Comment on Google Moderators Refuse to Take Down Fraudulent Puffing Billy Locations on Google Maps 2 weeks ago:
It is truly magical
- Comment on Google Moderators Refuse to Take Down Fraudulent Puffing Billy Locations on Google Maps 2 weeks ago:
Done, good suggestion!
- Comment on Google Moderators Refuse to Take Down Fraudulent Puffing Billy Locations on Google Maps 2 weeks ago:
This is a community not-for-profit organisation. The scam (according to the customer service person I called) is scamming people, not the org (other than the identity theft)
- Comment on Google Moderators Refuse to Take Down Fraudulent Puffing Billy Locations on Google Maps 2 weeks ago:
Yeah I’m not sure either, because I called puffing billy today and apparently they have been selling fake tickets. Perhaps the website is just broken at the moment.
Allegedly (according to the person I spoke to) they are re-selling group tickets to multiple groups.
Though not sure why their website is broken at the moment.
In any case they’re still falsely pretending to be puffing billy, so I hope google can remove them.
- Comment on Google Moderators Refuse to Take Down Fraudulent Puffing Billy Locations on Google Maps 2 weeks ago:
Thanks for this, I’ll make a complaint tomorrow
- Comment on Google Moderators Refuse to Take Down Fraudulent Puffing Billy Locations on Google Maps 2 weeks ago:
Thank you kind soul!
- Comment on Google Moderators Refuse to Take Down Fraudulent Puffing Billy Locations on Google Maps 2 weeks ago:
Just did actually, thanks for the suggestion!
- Comment on Google Moderators Refuse to Take Down Fraudulent Puffing Billy Locations on Google Maps 2 weeks ago:
Further, if someone can be bothered, make a complaint to www.auda.org.au/…/submit-a-complaint/
If you look at the WhoIS for puffingbillyrailwaymelbourne.com.au (the fraudulent website), the registrar complaint phone number is +1.1234567890, which seems like it’s against AuDA guidelines. (At least, I reckon the registrar will do nothing…)
- Google Moderators Refuse to Take Down Fraudulent Puffing Billy Locations on Google Mapsaussie.zone ↗Submitted 2 weeks ago to melbourne@aussie.zone | 18 comments
- Comment on Not difficult to understand 3 weeks ago:
This is on you then. Providing finished documents in an editable format just feels wrong to me
- Comment on Not difficult to understand 3 weeks ago:
Just lie. There is absolutely nothing unethical about lying about timeframes on your resume.
Looking for a job after being made redundant, but still in good standing with your former coworker or manager? Just say you still work there.
Otherwise they’ll have way more leverage when it comes to salary negotiation.
My friend did this when he got made redundant, landed a well paying job, after months of being unemployed.
You have no reason to have a gap on your resume because you’ll be unfairly punished for it.
Just lie. It’s 100% ethical.
- Comment on MP berates informal voters after dud ballot spike in NSW seat 3 weeks ago:
Yeah I agree, it’s definitely on NSW to reform, not everyone else…
- Comment on MP berates informal voters after dud ballot spike in NSW seat 3 weeks ago:
Wait NSW uses first past the post in state and local elections?
A search later: it’s preferential, but optionally so. elections.nsw.gov.au/…/examples-of-ballot-papers
I dunno if I’m a fan of less than 5 preferences being mandatory.
We must resist first past the post voting at all costs.
- Comment on [Satire] James McGrath urges public to wait for outcome of Harold Holt’s disappearance before jumping to conclusions about Liberal leadership 3 weeks ago:
I think the other guy was a former pollster for the liberals, who along with the guy sitting next to him (former pollster for the Labor party) both work for the ABC now.
That was my recollection anyway
- Comment on Australia 2025 – Wrap-up of the night 4 weeks ago:
Unless Australians are comfortable with sending a much larger number of lower house members, that would make the electorates get much bigger than they currently are, and I would guess removing local representatives would not be a popular move.
I’m not entirely convinced that 1 liberal and 1 Labor would be locked in everywhere. I think the change in electoral system would produce governments much more representative of how people vote. It would change us to a system where forming a coalition is practically expected.
5 does seem like a reasonable working number of members to send as a combined “delegation” from an electorate, but that’d be the maximum desirable, in my view.
With 225 members and sending 5 from each electorate, that would reduce the number to only 45 electorates in the whole country.
Something, I’m totally fine with, I think federal electorates ought to be much larger than state or local electorates, but it would probably be a hard sell to many people.
Really appreciate you sharing your thoughts on this :)
- Comment on Australia 2025 – Wrap-up of the night 4 weeks ago:
I reckon we ought to increase the number lower house seats to 225 seats by combining electorates in groups of 2, and sending 3 candidates from each.
That ought to fix the representation issues we currently have in the lower house, without entirely removing the local nature of lower house electorates.
Say what you will about any party, but when you see a party routinely get 10-13% of the vote, but only manage to get 0.66 to 1.33% of the seats, it’s kinda hard to argue we couldn’t improve the system any further.
Even taking preferences into account, I think our current system favours larger parties too much because of single-member electorates.
Though, I am very grateful for the system we already have. Thank Christ we are not the US or UK (or Canada).
- Comment on ABC 2025 Election Watch Party 4 weeks ago:
This was my favourite part of tonight hahaha
- Comment on ABC 2025 Election Watch Party 4 weeks ago:
Scotty from marketing, a whole lotta words, not much substance.
- Comment on Liberal Party drops 'diss track' aimed at Labor 1 month ago:
I LOVE they had to add the authorisation at the end because of electoral laws haha
Icing on the cringe cake
- Comment on Coalition’s claim that fuel efficiency standard would raise prices based on car no longer on sale 1 month ago:
I expect it’s at the behest of the oil industry anyway, gotta keep consumption as high as possible.
Brought to you by my conspiracy theory, which seems very plausible given oil companies’ history.
- Comment on 'Read the room': WA Greens reschedule Anzac Day dance party fundraiser 1 month ago:
I’ve been rather turned off by Anzac Day growing up, since it’s felt more and more the narrative has turned to “mateship” and how heroic the ANZACs were, instead of the reality which is that Australians were sent into the meat grinder by the British Empire (which in fairness, I was taught at school), and that war is hell, and we ought to do everything we possibly can to avoid it.
That all being said, excluding more modern veterans is total bullshit and anyone suggesting modern veterans are any less deserving are being dicks*. And I say this as someone very critical of Australia’s involvement in America’s imperialist invasions.
It’s not our soldiers fault they were sent. They’re the ones who actually had to endure the trauma of war, not Howard, who sent them.
Really hope all veterans in good standing can take part in any march they desire.
*Criticising the military in general, and specific soldiers/units who engaged in war crimes is fair game, in my opinion.
- Comment on Past performance backs Labor as better economic bet 1 month ago:
Thanks to Trump’s far-right power grab, we may retain our centre-left government.
Dutton just has a face that makes you think of fascism (in my opinion). The harry potter films have cemented that image in many people’s minds, I would guess.
Thanks Trump haha
