lucie digitální

luciedigitalni@aus.social

I'm a policy nerd and velocipedestrian, studying Italian and Indonesian, trying to grow veggies and learning to be more tolerant and empathetic. I like tea, libraries, jigsaw puzzles, fridge magnets, cooking, mountains, trains, rescue dogs and tropical islands.When I grow up I want to be a train driver. Or a librarian. Or maybe a character in a William Gibson novel.I only boost pics with Alt Text. Most of my posts vanish after three months.Cover: Sam Kerr post-goal backflip

Posts

Post #4499308
Patrick Boyle at his best. https://youtu.be/rE75WvOtcu8
Post #4484966
Albanese is so full of shit, making out that restricting gambling advertising will somehow affect 'people who just want to have a punt on the weekend'. #LaborValues #Gambling #AusPol
Post #4425441
#Privacy via @stilgherrian@eigenmagic.net https://decrypt.co/375037/duckduckgos-meta-trolling-normal-fing-sunglasses-sell-out-in-under-a-week
Post #4131572
#Spam
Post #4079875
Nice lady at the Woolies check out asked me if I was collecting whatever it is they're giving away this month. I said, "is that plastic crap that will just end up in the ocean and kill fish?". She said "yes it is. I will pass your feedback on to management."
Post #3902339
Reminder that the Pharmacy Guild are the worst rent-seekers in the country. "...the guild also fought a furious but ultimately unsuccessful public campaign against the introduction of 60-day prescribing in 2023, an initiative that meant patients with certain chronic diseases enjoyed a dramatic reduction in the cost of their medications and needed fewer visits to their doctor and pharmacist. While the guild claimed at the time the move would lead to the closure of between 200 and 600 commun...
Post #3795992
Quality analysis, as always, from Sam Neill's ex-girlfriend. #AusPol https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-11/nato-geopolitical-landscape-shifted-around-trump/106900808
Post #3570909
"We heard similar arguments before tobacco advertising was banned. We heard them before seatbelt laws, random breath testing and plain packaging. Powerful industries almost always argue that reform will go too far. History usually judges otherwise." #AusPol https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260703-from-guns-to-gambling-fierce-industry-backlash-is-often-a-sign-reform-is-necessary
Post #3415760
Does anyone know of any Australian advocacy groups that focus on noise pollution, maybe something similar to the UK's Noise Abatement Society? I know groups like the Public Health Association do work in this area but I wonder if there's a dedicated group somewhere? Any tips or boosts welcome! #AusPol #NoisePollution
Post #3005804
Reminder that Mark Zuckerberg really really really wants you not to read Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams. So, obviously, whatever you do, don't read it or little Mark will get upset. #Censorship https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/31/meta-legal-action-forces-facebook-whistleblower-to-stay-silent-at-hay-festival
Post #2862918
Further to yesterday's discussion about the word drongo, I just saw Dan Tehan speak on the telly. I reckon he's a bit of a drongo. #AusPol
Post #2564992
I think I want a new wifi router for NBN FTTN connection. Any suggestions?
Post #2528341
$50 million per year for the Active Transport Fund. They left off a zero again. #AusPol
Post #2522047
#AusPol https://www.tio.com.au/form/join-digital-platform-ombudsman
Post #2324689
ID requirements for voting are a form of voter suppression and must be resisted. #Elections #UKpol #AusPol https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/07/local-elections-england-monitors-voters-id
Post #2299029
Cory Doctorow: But that&#39;s not the world capitalists want. For capitalists, the point is to restrict other people&#39;s choices in order to maximize your own freedom. That&#39;s how we get economic doctrines like &quot;revealed preferences&quot;: the idea that if a person says they want one thing, but does another thing, then you can tell what they *really* prefer by looking at the latter and disregarding the former. This is the kind of doctrine you can only fully embr...
Post #2202953
General reminder to never accept an offer from your electricity provider without first telling them that you&#39;re about to switch to another provider.
Post #2202951
If anyone needs some cheap specs, these folks are pretty good for the basics. I buy my single vision reading/computer glasses from them. I wouldn&#39;t risk it for more complex lenses, like multis though. https://dresden.vision/au/page/50-percent-off-all-glasses-may50
Post #2042298
&quot;No matter their background, an effective leader must earn their community’s trust, act beyond their own interests, and bring people along even when times are very tough and hard calls are necessary.&quot; #Canberra #ANU #AusPol https://region.com.au/cybernetics-silicon-valley-and-kool-aid-is-this-what-really-went-wrong-at-the-anu/958598/
Post #1827670
I have very little interest in golf, but I am looking forward to seeing the Bone Saw Blood Money Golf Tournament™ collapse into its amoral event horizon tomorrow. #SportWashing
Post #1675755
Someone needs to come up with whatever the Albo version of TACO is as shorthand for his visceral fear of implementing any meaningful, progressive reform and his apparently irresistible need to squander the largest parliamentary majority in recent Australian history. #AusPol
Post #1471763
Few things in life are certain - death, taxes and the IDF breaching a ceasefire.
Post #1465695
&quot;More than price, he said, access, coverage, reliability, and travel time matter more to change driving habits.&quot; #AusPol https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-20/free-public-transport-effect-on-motorists-fuel/106570576
Post #1356077
The Queensland ban on the phrase &#39;from the river to the sea&#39; is going great. I only heard it three times on the ABC News tonight. #AusPol
Post #1351557
“Every other US ally is busy rethinking decades-long assumptions and plans based on a reliable America. Australia is lonely in resisting admitting anything has changed, and even more extraordinarily, continuing with plans to make Australia’s military more dependent on America and American military production than we are now.” #AusPol #AUKUS https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/defence/2026/04/18/exclusive-keatings-aukus-sit-down-with-the-new-defence-chief
Post #1046184
Deflect, deny, distract #AusPol https://youtu.be/63tGuLELe1A
Post #1001995
&quot;Taylor is famously lazy. His decade in parliament is untouched by achievement. He rose quickly and without consequence. His contributions have been mostly to scandal. The euphemism that would best describe him is unnecessary.&quot; #AusPol https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2026/02/21/taylor-made-party
Post #933243
&quot;The reality is that Albanese does not want to upset the profitable nexus between sport, gambling and television. He has been convinced that without gambling revenue, television would not survive, and without television licensing deals sporting codes would not be able to support children’s football. &quot;It’s a sorry world if an under-7s side is dependent on gambling addicts for its existence. Somehow, this is the world in which Albanese lives. It’s very unlikely this is true, but...
Post #761428
Pocock: the Albanese Government has failed Australians #LaborValues #Gambling #AusPol https://youtu.be/daK9kj11lJo
Post #712541
Malinauskas telling people &quot;to celebrate capital as well as labour&quot; is everything you need to know about what the ALP has become. #LaborValues #SAvotes #AusPol