I think this is really insightful analysis, great post. I often wonder why some of you key points around the headwinds that Labor faces (and progressive politics in general) don’t really get much of an airing.

It’s so obvious that LNP’s messages get boosted and the Labor ones get blunted when you pay attention to it. Sam happens when LNP are in Govt, so it’s not just a "going the opposite a voice- type thing.

Don’t even start on the amount of dark and dirty money, backroom influence and corporate interference.

Feels bleak sometimes, but sanity will prevail at some point. 🤞

As someone who grew up in NSW and moved to Vic after driving for a decade, I can say that in my experience a lot of people in NSW consistently drive at 15- 20 over on the freeway (especially Pacific hwy to Newcastle) and consistently 10 over on other roads. During double demerits they drop down in speed a bit.

In Victoria people seem to not drive at the same amount over the speed limit. More like 10 over on freeways and 5-10 over on other roads.

I always thought this was to a difference in policing. In NSW I never heard of anyone being booked for less than 10km over. In Victoria I have heard of people being done for as little as 4km over, and when I first moved here I got done for doing 6km over in an 80 zone (old habits died that day).

An additional observation, post COVID it feels like Victorians are driving faster, not to the same level as NSW but headed towards it.

Dickheads in cars on their phones that will run me over and kill me from behind one day. RIP me. But it’s been a hell of as ride until that point in the future.

Ooh, and freehub incompatibility and different “standards” fuck those.

Even better but a ZTTO HAG tool. Teach a person to fish and all that.

https://escapecollective.com/ztto-hag-5-derailleur-hanger-alignment-gauge-review/

Hmm, I missed that. Wow.

This Bloke has really broken Godwin’s law hasn’t he?

Dnt know anything about them. I assume they are all pretty good. The reason I went quadlock am was for the wireless car mag lock holder which is super convenient when driving. That and they seem pretty ubiquitous so I figure I can get replacement parts easily on trips etc.

Quadlock are head and shoulders above anything else I’ve seen. Well worth the cost, and lots of options.

Absolutely must watch TV!

I agree with you on almost all points, apart from the line about all the people that voted for HER, I saw something yesterday that showed that the overwhelming number of votes for her Senate run were above the line, which said that people were therefore voting for the party rather than her as an individual.

Interesting point and based on how people talk and vote around me it makes sense, I don’t think many people could actually tell you who their senators are.

But again, I agree that the party vote rule is terrible and should be removed.

Worse than that, it’s an intentional miss direction so that their billionaire benefactors can continue to squeeze the fossil fuel sponge well into the future. They want to get every last almost free drop out of our resources.

That wasn’t my question. What is Trump going to do to help Palestinian children?

Yeah but you’re forgetting that Biden beat him. That fact alone changes the equation massively I think. Trump will delight in pushing Biden into the mud face down.

And what do you think Trump will do to help the Palestinian children? Please be specific.

Slightly different approach, but where I am Omnium cargo bikes have become very popular, they have a platform at the from, but aren’t super long like a Bullet, and handle more like a regular bike. I’ve even come across a mod that means you can fold the platform up to store it easily in an apartment, or even in a hallway when combined with a stem that rotates the bars around.

“Dont commit to the fuck up assuming it’ll get better.”

Solid advice in adventuring and in life 🤘

Come one Riven, don’t hold out on us with the recipe huh? We needs it.

In most places it actually rains a lot less that you would.think, and often it only rains a small part of the day. I know that when the forecast is for rain often the 30 minutes it takes me to commute are dry.

I commute everyday in a place that has a reputation for being a bit rainy in winter and I get actually wet like 5 times a year.

Am I being way too cynical by thinking this sudden burst of “RFK actually bad for Trump” content that seems to be everywhere is actually some kind of reverse phycology propaganda trick to make the left leaning folks let it play out?

I always wondered how it came about, Wws the govt that introduced it rewarded by being proven to be illegitimate? I could easily imagine they’d get pounded at the next election just for forcing people to come out and vote when they’d rather not!