Ardeet

7886th most popular cartoonist in the world. Co-host of the ‘Australia Talks’ podcast.

[Ardeet @Ardeet]

'Australia Talks' podcast - 25 Jun 2026: Live facial recognition + Defence sales to Canada and US storage in Aus

A weekly relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

https://t.co/7GweMp2RoR

Available on Apple, Spotify, Podbean and all other major platforms.

[Gardner Goldsmith - Liberty Conspiracy M-F 6pm @gardgoldsmith]

Collectivism in the head of someone so dedicated to tying me to his delusions -- a dangerous mix.

[Chloe from Clovelly (BATTERIES FOR SKYLIGHTS) @batteries9484]

This isn't new for the ATO
In the 90's, they were regarded as being the most wasteful department in regard to furniture
Refurbished Parramatta without ever using it
ATO questioned over $73m move into controversial Adelaide office tower https://t.co/xdmqDn1rEC via @ABCaustralia

[Wholesome Side of 𝕏 @itsme_urstruly]

A Scottish Highland cow born just two hours ago
🤍 🩶

[The White Rabbit @TheWyteRabbit1]

Wow this guy owns the FBI who turn up at his house because of a Social Media Post

Look at the shame on their faces.

This dude wins the internet today hands down.

[Ardeet @Ardeet]

@MichaelWestBiz Not a FIFA follower so that took me a bit 😄

[Handre @Handre]

Two countries split from the same colonial body in 1965. One picked economic freedom. The other picked handouts and racial spoils. You already know how this ended.

Singapore had no oil, no farmland, no hinterland. Just a swamp and a port. Lee Kuan Yew looked at that and trusted trade, low taxes, and hard money. Central planners hate what he did.

Malaysia went the other way. In 1971 Kuala Lumpur launched the New Economic Policy, a state program handing quotas, contracts, and university seats to ethnic Malays. Politicians decided who got what. A commissar fantasy dressed in liberal language.

Now let's look at the numbers. In 1965 both places sat around $500 per capita. Today Singapore clears $84,000. Malaysia sits near $13,000. Same climate, same starting line, one sixth the result.

The Singapore dollar holds its value because the Monetary Authority of Singapore manages it against a currency basket and refuses to print its way out of trouble. The ringgit has lost roughly two thirds of its value against the Singapore dollar since 1981.

You cannot subsidize your way to wealth. You cannot redistribute what you never let people produce. Every ringgit funneled through a quota is a ringgit some bureaucrat spent on his own vision instead of a customer's.

Malaysia bet on planners deciding outcomes. Singapore bet on people deciding for themselves. The gap between $84,000 and $13,000 is your answer.

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Watch @ElonMusk provide a technical update on SpaceX’s capability to manufacture, launch, and operate AI satellites at scale → https://t.co/PSCyWrNsOg

[Tony Tardio @tonytardio]

Victorians are paying eye watering taxes because of shit like this. The Premier is a disgrace. She is unwilling to call a Royal Commission when everyone knows disgraceful rorting has occurred. Her Labor colleagues are just as bad. They know what’s going on yet they are spineless.

[Community Notes & Violations @CNviolations]

Bro remembered he can swim

[Tony Tardio @tonytardio]

Well I will be buttered in all 4 sides.

[Trung Phan @TrungTPhan]

Lee Kuan Yew:

“Air conditioning was a most important invention for us, perhaps one of the signal inventions of history. It changed the nature of civilization by making development possible in the tropics. Without air conditioning you can work only in the cool early-morning hours or at dusk. The first thing I did upon becoming prime minister was to install air conditioners in buildings where the civil service worked. This was key to public efficiency."

[Ardeet @Ardeet]

@matt_barrie The daily grind.

[Proton Mail @ProtonMail]

If you use Gmail, you need to read this.

Google’s AI, Gemini, can read your emails, attachments, bank statements, etc.

For many, this feature was switched on without consent.

Here's how to turn it off 🧵

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[Ardeet @Ardeet]

'Australia Talks' podcast - 18 Jun 2026: Chinese missiles to Australia + Huge whale graveyard
A weekly relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
Available on Apple, Spotify, Podbean and all other major platforms.
https://t.co/7GweMp2jzj

[David Pocock @DavidPocock]

Today it's been confirmed: there will be a major overhaul of the parliamentary pass system. This will finally bring more transparency to who gets privileged access to the people's house, and who let them in.

A huge win for the community and crossbench advocacy that pushed for lobbying reform. But the job isn't done. We still need in-house and third-party rules aligned, the revolving door between government and industry closed and ministerial diaries published.
https://t.co/lA789YfoYQ

[Bjorn Lomborg @BjornLomborg]

20 years ago, An Inconvenient Truth put climate change at the center of global debate, shaping politics, influencing leaders, and inspiring a generation of activists.

Two decades later, we can assess not just its impact, but its accuracy. Many of the film’s most alarming predictions did not materialize, while many of the policies it inspired have proven costly and ineffective.

The lesson? Panic is a poor guide for public policy. Focusing on innovation, adaptation, and economic development can do far more to help both people and the climate—at a fraction of the cost.

https://t.co/EIJyuNeFU1

https://t.co/PTSyFXF4vt

[Bjorn Lomborg @BjornLomborg]

Climate campaigners tell you green is cheap

It isn't

Global green transition cost is now $14+ trillion, rising with over $2 trillion/year (2% of global GDP)

105x our spending to avoid hunger

Still, CO₂ emissions set another record last year

https://t.co/9u6W6pJxtr

You can see all the references in my Twitter thread:
https://t.co/HfBtBL2mlK

[David Pocock @DavidPocock]

Huge win on lobbying reform today with reports the govt will establish a public register for sponsored pass holders replicating the voluntary register I established, limit access to the building & publish more information about who has access.

We still need more reform to ensure ALL lobbyists (not just 3rd party lobbyists) are properly regulated by a body with teeth, and to shut the revolving door between government and industries.
https://t.co/oeNJmEFgrt