Lurkington J. O’lurkerton III
@lurkyolurkerton.bsky.social
Revisiting my childhood on Bluesky via Mad Magazine
Some Political stuff, but I'll try to keep it under control
Some Political stuff, but I'll try to keep it under control
A 65 year old Class 37 work horse sits in Hull Paragon Station this afternoon. With a sleek Transpennine 802 Nova behind it.
#hull #yorkshire #travel #railways #engineering #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited
#hull #yorkshire #travel #railways #engineering #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited
October 2, 2026 at 10:45 PM
#EricSchmitt: Did you, or did you not, appear on stage with a performer who joked about our president being shot as a birthday present?
#JackSmith: That was Jack Black
#JackSmith: That was Jack Black
October 2, 2026 at 10:41 PM
#EricSchmitt: Did you, or did you not, appear on stage with a performer who joked about our president being shot as a birthday present?
#JackSmith: That was Jack Black
#JackSmith: That was Jack Black
#auspol
Remember the 😱 when some schoolkids took the day off and went to the city to protest against PHON?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
Remember the 😱 when some schoolkids took the day off and went to the city to protest against PHON?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
Violent protests in France over conditions in high schools
French students and police have accused each other of violence as protests continue over conditions in education.
www.abc.net.au
October 2, 2026 at 10:35 PM
#auspol
Remember the 😱 when some schoolkids took the day off and went to the city to protest against PHON?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
Remember the 😱 when some schoolkids took the day off and went to the city to protest against PHON?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
#auspol
Oh no!
Won't someone think of the upper middle class nanny employing class 😱
When we said we wanted stricter immigration controls, we meant on darkies, not attractive white girls, dammit!
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
Oh no!
Won't someone think of the upper middle class nanny employing class 😱
When we said we wanted stricter immigration controls, we meant on darkies, not attractive white girls, dammit!
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
'Hundreds' of au pairs stuck outside country amid visa delays
Australian families who rely on au pairs are facing ongoing uncertainty amid working holiday visa processing delays.
www.abc.net.au
September 30, 2026 at 10:24 PM
#auspol
Oh no!
Won't someone think of the upper middle class nanny employing class 😱
When we said we wanted stricter immigration controls, we meant on darkies, not attractive white girls, dammit!
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
Oh no!
Won't someone think of the upper middle class nanny employing class 😱
When we said we wanted stricter immigration controls, we meant on darkies, not attractive white girls, dammit!
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
#auspol
@albomp.bsky.social,
The #ALP wedge the opposition by implementing / keeping pro-EV policies
Who's buying EV's?
Homeowners / Older people with 💵💵💵.
i.e. Tories 🎩
Who sooks the loudest when their perks are threatened?
See above.
thedriven.io/2026/09/04/a...
@albomp.bsky.social,
The #ALP wedge the opposition by implementing / keeping pro-EV policies
Who's buying EV's?
Homeowners / Older people with 💵💵💵.
i.e. Tories 🎩
Who sooks the loudest when their perks are threatened?
See above.
thedriven.io/2026/09/04/a...
Australian electric vehicle sales by month in 2026 - by model and by brand
A full breakdown of all electric vehicle sales by month in Australia in 2026. Latest data includes most car brands for August.
thedriven.io
September 29, 2026 at 1:32 AM
#auspol
@albomp.bsky.social,
The #ALP wedge the opposition by implementing / keeping pro-EV policies
Who's buying EV's?
Homeowners / Older people with 💵💵💵.
i.e. Tories 🎩
Who sooks the loudest when their perks are threatened?
See above.
thedriven.io/2026/09/04/a...
@albomp.bsky.social,
The #ALP wedge the opposition by implementing / keeping pro-EV policies
Who's buying EV's?
Homeowners / Older people with 💵💵💵.
i.e. Tories 🎩
Who sooks the loudest when their perks are threatened?
See above.
thedriven.io/2026/09/04/a...
#ourABC #auspol
2 theories why the ABC runs this story:
1) Click farming.
An EV scare story is likely to provide 'engagement'.
2) Anti-EV agenda
Politically driven shit from the same crew that oversee their "balanced" 🇮🇱stuff
Either way - not good enough
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
2 theories why the ABC runs this story:
1) Click farming.
An EV scare story is likely to provide 'engagement'.
2) Anti-EV agenda
Politically driven shit from the same crew that oversee their "balanced" 🇮🇱stuff
Either way - not good enough
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Warning from EV owner caught with low charge in bushfire
The owner of an EV chauffeur service learned a valuable lesson when he found himself in a bushfire zone with a dwindling battery.
www.abc.net.au
September 26, 2026 at 11:15 PM
#ourABC #auspol
2 theories why the ABC runs this story:
1) Click farming.
An EV scare story is likely to provide 'engagement'.
2) Anti-EV agenda
Politically driven shit from the same crew that oversee their "balanced" 🇮🇱stuff
Either way - not good enough
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
2 theories why the ABC runs this story:
1) Click farming.
An EV scare story is likely to provide 'engagement'.
2) Anti-EV agenda
Politically driven shit from the same crew that oversee their "balanced" 🇮🇱stuff
Either way - not good enough
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Saying this like it's the first time...
Benjamin Netanyahu is in the United States.
We are hosting a war criminal.
We are hosting a war criminal.
September 26, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Saying this like it's the first time...
Makes sense. Far fewer moving parts, fluids and filters to wear, clog or leak
High-mileage electric cars are more reliable than petrol ones, study finds. EVs with 90,000 to 120,000 miles on the clock are more likely to pass MOTs than petrol models of the same age.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
High-mileage electric cars are more reliable than petrol ones, study finds
EVs with 90,000 to 120,000 miles on the clock are more likely to pass MOTs than petrol models of the same age
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Makes sense. Far fewer moving parts, fluids and filters to wear, clog or leak
#climate
Nothing will be done about climate change.
People will suffer, viz Nepal, but they will mainly be poor and non-white.
If rich or white people's land is impacted they will take 'good' land from whoever has it.
The era of climate colonialism is upon us
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nothing will be done about climate change.
People will suffer, viz Nepal, but they will mainly be poor and non-white.
If rich or white people's land is impacted they will take 'good' land from whoever has it.
The era of climate colonialism is upon us
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn
New report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms
www.theguardian.com
September 21, 2026 at 11:12 PM
#climate
Nothing will be done about climate change.
People will suffer, viz Nepal, but they will mainly be poor and non-white.
If rich or white people's land is impacted they will take 'good' land from whoever has it.
The era of climate colonialism is upon us
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nothing will be done about climate change.
People will suffer, viz Nepal, but they will mainly be poor and non-white.
If rich or white people's land is impacted they will take 'good' land from whoever has it.
The era of climate colonialism is upon us
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The solution's simple, Ed:
Don't Be a Cunt
Don't Be a Cunt
Ed my dude
It ain’t to late for you to turn around and make a full stand if your regretting this.
And why do you give a shit about playing stadiums anyway you started you career busking in la or some shit.
It ain’t to late for you to turn around and make a full stand if your regretting this.
And why do you give a shit about playing stadiums anyway you started you career busking in la or some shit.
September 21, 2026 at 10:56 PM
The solution's simple, Ed:
Don't Be a Cunt
Don't Be a Cunt
#auspol
Opposition housing minister unveils latest plan to pump up house prices & increase the tax burden of pensions for future generations
FFS!
Opposition housing minister unveils latest plan to pump up house prices & increase the tax burden of pensions for future generations
FFS!
September 21, 2026 at 10:52 PM
#auspol
Opposition housing minister unveils latest plan to pump up house prices & increase the tax burden of pensions for future generations
FFS!
Opposition housing minister unveils latest plan to pump up house prices & increase the tax burden of pensions for future generations
FFS!
#auspol #ourABC
So it's settled then.
Thanks ABC, sounds like it's OK to buy a Chinese EV.
I'll just put sticky tape on the cameras and use the mirrors. Too easy! 👍💯
#sinophobia
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
So it's settled then.
Thanks ABC, sounds like it's OK to buy a Chinese EV.
I'll just put sticky tape on the cameras and use the mirrors. Too easy! 👍💯
#sinophobia
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Chinese-made cameras banned from government buildings show up in EVs
Just a year after hundreds of Chinese CCTV cameras were removed from federal government buildings over surveillance fears, cameras from the same company were being used in EVs.
www.abc.net.au
September 21, 2026 at 10:21 AM
#auspol #ourABC
So it's settled then.
Thanks ABC, sounds like it's OK to buy a Chinese EV.
I'll just put sticky tape on the cameras and use the mirrors. Too easy! 👍💯
#sinophobia
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
So it's settled then.
Thanks ABC, sounds like it's OK to buy a Chinese EV.
I'll just put sticky tape on the cameras and use the mirrors. Too easy! 👍💯
#sinophobia
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
🤮
Taylor Swift at the Chiefs game tonight!
That’s my husband, that’s my husband”
— Taylor Swift following Travis Kelce’s touchdown. #TaylorSwift #Swiftie #TaylorNation #TravisKelce #chiefs
That’s my husband, that’s my husband”
— Taylor Swift following Travis Kelce’s touchdown. #TaylorSwift #Swiftie #TaylorNation #TravisKelce #chiefs
September 21, 2026 at 10:15 AM
🤮
#auspol #ourABC #antiEV
So, they hacked a BYD.
You can hack just about any car on the market. I wonder why they picked a BYD?
Ohh. BYD would MAYBE share your data with Chinese government👻😱
Like Japanese/US/Euro/Korean makers wouldn't?
Sinophobic Anti-EV Bullshit
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
So, they hacked a BYD.
You can hack just about any car on the market. I wonder why they picked a BYD?
Ohh. BYD would MAYBE share your data with Chinese government👻😱
Like Japanese/US/Euro/Korean makers wouldn't?
Sinophobic Anti-EV Bullshit
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
We asked a cybersecurity expert to remotely access a BYD. It was too easy
To test the risks of surveillance and sabotage, Four Corners asked a hacker to show what China's top EV brand could see and do remotely.
www.abc.net.au
September 20, 2026 at 10:54 PM
#auspol #ourABC #antiEV
So, they hacked a BYD.
You can hack just about any car on the market. I wonder why they picked a BYD?
Ohh. BYD would MAYBE share your data with Chinese government👻😱
Like Japanese/US/Euro/Korean makers wouldn't?
Sinophobic Anti-EV Bullshit
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
So, they hacked a BYD.
You can hack just about any car on the market. I wonder why they picked a BYD?
Ohh. BYD would MAYBE share your data with Chinese government👻😱
Like Japanese/US/Euro/Korean makers wouldn't?
Sinophobic Anti-EV Bullshit
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Niice
Turns out lauren boebert was the one eating cats the whole time.
September 20, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Niice
You can say what you like about #kidrock, #tednugent et al, but at least they don't do the nauseating 'keep everyone happy' fence sitting that #ed is trying on.
He had a chance to make a statement, and the statement was: I don't care about Palestine
#edsheeran
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s...
He had a chance to make a statement, and the statement was: I don't care about Palestine
#edsheeran
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s...
Ed Sheeran says situation in Gaza ‘unjustifiable’ in first show since tour plunged into turmoil
Pop star has faced boycott calls after rapper Macklemore was removed from tour after shouting ‘free Palestine’ at concert
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2026 at 9:21 AM
You can say what you like about #kidrock, #tednugent et al, but at least they don't do the nauseating 'keep everyone happy' fence sitting that #ed is trying on.
He had a chance to make a statement, and the statement was: I don't care about Palestine
#edsheeran
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s...
He had a chance to make a statement, and the statement was: I don't care about Palestine
#edsheeran
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s...
#auspol
Hard reading but true.
Spoiler alert: the reason things are tough isn't because of #albo or #immigration
"we had to accept that we could not vote our way back to the 'magnificent period' from 1950 to 2020."
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Hard reading but true.
Spoiler alert: the reason things are tough isn't because of #albo or #immigration
"we had to accept that we could not vote our way back to the 'magnificent period' from 1950 to 2020."
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
The next 30 to 40 years to be 'very difficult' famed economist warns
An emeritus professor at the London School of Economics and former senior official at the Bank of England says the 70 years to 2020 were as good as things ever got, and there is little hope of returni...
www.abc.net.au
September 15, 2026 at 10:23 PM
#auspol
Hard reading but true.
Spoiler alert: the reason things are tough isn't because of #albo or #immigration
"we had to accept that we could not vote our way back to the 'magnificent period' from 1950 to 2020."
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Hard reading but true.
Spoiler alert: the reason things are tough isn't because of #albo or #immigration
"we had to accept that we could not vote our way back to the 'magnificent period' from 1950 to 2020."
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
#auspol #ourABC
More anti-Labor garbage from the Liberal party's PR arm.
This is how grants work. This is the process.
The grants are awarded in Labor electorates because they ARE the ones with the WORST infrastructure, and where jobs are needed most.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
More anti-Labor garbage from the Liberal party's PR arm.
This is how grants work. This is the process.
The grants are awarded in Labor electorates because they ARE the ones with the WORST infrastructure, and where jobs are needed most.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Labor pledged $5m for soccer precinct before it was planned or costed
Labor urged a local council to seek election funding for an Adelaide soccer precinct before the project had been fully scoped, costed or designed.
www.abc.net.au
September 15, 2026 at 10:13 PM
#auspol #ourABC
More anti-Labor garbage from the Liberal party's PR arm.
This is how grants work. This is the process.
The grants are awarded in Labor electorates because they ARE the ones with the WORST infrastructure, and where jobs are needed most.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
More anti-Labor garbage from the Liberal party's PR arm.
This is how grants work. This is the process.
The grants are awarded in Labor electorates because they ARE the ones with the WORST infrastructure, and where jobs are needed most.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Reposted by Lurkington J. O’lurkerton III
So literally "Allahu akbar," only in English
September 14, 2026 at 4:48 AM
So literally "Allahu akbar," only in English
#auspol
Sound advice for political parties. Equally so if you find yourself in a political 'discussion' with a PHON type
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Sound advice for political parties. Equally so if you find yourself in a political 'discussion' with a PHON type
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
The political pile-on that could be Pauline Hanson's best weapon
In both Liberal and Labor research on how to meet the growing electoral threat from One Nation, one piece of advice does not change.
www.abc.net.au
September 13, 2026 at 10:07 PM
#auspol
Sound advice for political parties. Equally so if you find yourself in a political 'discussion' with a PHON type
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Sound advice for political parties. Equally so if you find yourself in a political 'discussion' with a PHON type
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
I think Terry Pratchett would have loved this
#sirterry #discworld #GNUterrypratchett
From Reddit:
Milky Way is travelling through space at 600 k's per second, oscillating slightly, as if it were flapping its wings through the cosmos.
#sirterry #discworld #GNUterrypratchett
From Reddit:
Milky Way is travelling through space at 600 k's per second, oscillating slightly, as if it were flapping its wings through the cosmos.
September 12, 2026 at 11:29 PM
I think Terry Pratchett would have loved this
#sirterry #discworld #GNUterrypratchett
From Reddit:
Milky Way is travelling through space at 600 k's per second, oscillating slightly, as if it were flapping its wings through the cosmos.
#sirterry #discworld #GNUterrypratchett
From Reddit:
Milky Way is travelling through space at 600 k's per second, oscillating slightly, as if it were flapping its wings through the cosmos.
September 11, 2026 at 8:28 AM