[ts_fab authorid=”2″ tabs=”bio,twitter,custom”] This is the second in a new No Fibs series edited by Margo under her collaborative thesis. The first piece was by Michael Burge … and the next one will be by Tim Dunlop. The Fifth Estate might be new kid on the block, but it already packs a mighty punch above its weight. Everyone […]
Storify: Melbourne #MarchInMarch Street Party Protest @geeksrulz
March 16, 2014
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How the media stuffed up twice on $10 billion black hole yarn
August 29, 2013
Supreme confusion reigns among our esteemed media on the story, the players, their roles and the status of information released by the Government today. The Government claims that earlier performed departmental costings and modelling of the Coalition’s policies showed that they are likely to produce a $10 Billion black hole. Below is a quick summary […]
When blocking a troll escalates risk of troll-harm: A @geeksrulz investigation
July 5, 2013
by Tony Yegles (The Geek) 5 July 2013 In which my investigation into who is behind Twitter DIRTBOT accounts @LaborDirt and @ALPdirt and websites Labordirt.com and Twittertrolls.com reveals a series of inadvertent coincidences, happenstances and riddles wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. What do you do when you come across obnoxious online behaviour of the troll-abuser-defamer […]
@geeksrulz compares IPA 100 point list and Labor policies and achievements
June 21, 2013
Interesting comparison in the ideas debate of policies, ideology and outcomes. The highlighted items on the IPA list are the ones the Coalition has committed to implementing. Please also check out Margo’s My people’s petition for Abbott to reveal his other IPA policies. IPA Conservative Manifesto Updated 2019 IPA Wishlist Updated 2019 Sell the ABC Hold […]
Mal Brough style politics is back
June 14, 2013
A record breaking news and information about #menugate collated from Twitter
The MSM’s NDIS: Make the frame, change the frame, WTFs the frame?
May 4, 2013
By Tony ‘The Geek’ Yegles May 4 2013 I was fascinated by the media’s framing of the NDIS debate this week. Within 48 hours it moved from reporting a naked tax grab by the Prime Minister, to a worthy initiative when Mr Abbott put the national interest ahead of his political interest. Update below May 15 […]
