Political Satire

[sptrawler]

Sadly it seems a little too close to reality.

Society certainly seems to be going that way.

 

[basilio]

Only a slight exaggeration I suggest. In any case surely most of them would have been seconded to creating content for the No referendum campaign ?


September 26, 2023

Mass Lay-Offs as Herald Sun Disbands Its Dan Andrews Department ​

Up to 40,000 journalists are without work after newspaper The Herald Sun announced it would be closing its Dan Andrews division, due to changing market conditions. The division produced up to eleven thousand stories a day about the Victorian Premier.

Herald Sun staff held out hopes that the sub departments ‘The Dan Andrews Mornington Peninsula Staircase Investigative Division’ and ‘Dan’s Car Crash From 2013 Conspiracy Unit’ – which together employ 18,000 journalists – would avoid the cuts.

A spokesperson for the newspaper said he was optimistic that some staff could be re-assigned to other teams. “We do have some openings on the Voice to Parliament Misinformation Team, and there is talk of re-opening the African Gangs Unit, just to fill column inches. We’ll have to wait and see”.

The news comes as a blow for the newspaper which recently had to also close its Robodebt Victim Vilification Squad after it lost its major sources Alan Tudge and Stuart Robert.

Mass Lay-Offs as Herald Sun Disbands Its Dan Andrews Department — The Shovel

Up to 40,000 journalists are without work after newspaper The Herald Sun announced it would be closing its Dan Andrews division, due to changing market conditions.

theshovel.com.au

 

[sptrawler]

OMG how is the fire department going to manage, the P.M is out of the country.

Firefighters warn they are struggling to control fast-moving fires in southern Queensland

Residents of Tara and Kogan are being warned to leave immediately due to fast-moving bushfires.

www.abc.net.au

NSW North Coast community on alert after second day of bushfire warnings

Residents around Glens Creek Road and Frickers Road at Nymboida are being advised to prepare now after a bushfire burning in the area returned to the emergency warning level.

www.abc.net.au

 

[basilio]

October and bushfires popping up everywhere.

The new reality.

Fires Near Me

www.rfs.nsw.gov.au

 

[Dona Ferentes]

October and bushfires popping up everywhere.

The new reality.

Fires Near Me

www.rfs.nsw.gov.au

a bit like every year other than La Niña ones

 

[moXJO]

a bit like every year other than La Niña ones

Especially after La Nina.
Plenty of growth that doesn't get managed.

The overgrowth next to the bloody highway where I live caught on fire. They let it grow way too much and didn't bother to cut it back.
This was close to a major part of the city nowhere near the bush.

God help us when the bush catches alight. The fuel load is insane.

 

[sptrawler]

Absolutely but there is a bit of satire in it, Albo's off on a jount and bushfires are raging, karma's a bitch.
Summer isn't even here and things are looking like Albo will have to cancel all summer holiday arrangements.

Anthony Albanese says Australians deserves better than Scott Morrison

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has vowed to never 'go missing' if he is elected Prime Minister in a sly dig at Scott Morrison for taking a holiday in Hawaii during the 2019-2020 bushfires.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[wayneL]

Hehehe

 

[basilio]

Trump Loses Interest in Israel/Palestine Dispute After Learning West Bank Not a Financial Institution​

Donald Trump says he will focus his attention elsewhere after discovering that the Palestinian Territories does not include a financial organisation targeted at Western markets.

“It sounded very appealing to me. I’ve been hearing a lot about some sort of ‘Gaza’ which is not a business I’m familiar with. But then also occasionally the term ‘West Bank’, which is something I do understand. I love Middle Eastern banks. They love me. A lot of good people work in those banks.

“And I just assumed all this stuff on the news was some sort of hostile takeover bid. Some sort of consolidation of the finance sector perhaps. I was thinking maybe I could get involved, do some sort of a deal. But it turns out it’s only people’s lives that are at stake, so I’ll pass,” he said in a video post today.
Asked where he stood on the Israel/Palestine conflict, Trump said he was perhaps the greatest President America has ever had.

 

[wayneL]

It's so hard to tell if something is satire or the real thing these days

 

[wayneL]

 

[SirRumpole]

Putin dies and goes to hell, but after a while, he is given a day off for good behavior.

So he goes to Moscow, enters a bar, orders a drink, and asks the bartender:

-Is Crimea ours?

-Yes, it is.

-And the Donbas?

-Also ours.

-And Kyiv?

-We got that too.

Satisfied, Putin drinks, and asks:

-Thanks, how much do I owe you?

-5 euros.

 

[Knobby22]

 

[basilio]

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek Grants Bruce Lehrmann Licence for Coal Mine He Accidentally Discovered While Digging Own Grave​

In a rare piece of good news in an otherwise disastrous day for the defamation litigant, Bruce Lehrmann has secured rights to a large coal mine, unearthed deep beneath the witness stand at the Federal Court in Sydney.

Lehrmann – who is suing Channel 10 for defamation – broke ground earlier this week when he told the court he had not bought Brittany Higgins any drinks on the night in question, and then proceeded to watch on as the court showed CCTV footage of him buying her several, even encouraging her to scull one.

The hole became bigger when he admitted he had lied to security personnel in order to gain access to Parliament House. And bigger still when he admitted he lied during an interview with Channel 7’s Spotlight program. He finally hit coal when he admitted lying again, this time in a letter he sent to the Minister Linda Reynolds.

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek said it was only fair that Lehrmann receive the licence, given the amount of work he had put into unearthing it. Lehrmann is now hoping the Government funding and tax breaks he receives for owning a fossil fuel mine will help offset his legal fees.

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek Grants Bruce Lehrmann Licence for Coal Mine He Accidentally Discovered While Digging Own Grave — The Shovel

In a rare piece of good news in an otherwise disastrous day for the defamation litigant, Bruce Lehrmann has secured rights to a large coal mine, unearthed deep beneath the witness stand at the Federal Court in Sydney.

theshovel.com.au

Bruce Lehrmann Suddenly Remembers He Initiated This Fucking Trial — The Shovel

"Who's the absolute dipshit who had the nerve to start these court proceedings in the first place? Oh, wait ..."

theshovel.com.au

 

[basilio]

In a Fitting Tribute to Scott Morrison, His Farewell Dinner Has Been Announced but Will Not Be Implemented​

Scott Morrison’s farewell dinner in The Shire has been announced and then quietly cancelled, in a touching tribute to the former PM’s reputation for never actually going through with anything.

Organisers of the event said they wanted to create a send-off for Morrison that captured the essence of his time in office. “When we thought back to what he had achieved as PM we came up with absolutely nothing. And that’s when we knew we’d hit on the perfect farewell,” one of the organisers said. “What better way to honour the man than with an elaborately-announced but never-actually-implemented leaving do?”

Organisers went to the trouble of printing invitations, engaging event consultants and organising PR for the event. “We wasted a lot of money; we wanted it to be authentic”.

The event received RSVPs from five former cabinet ministers, all of whom were Scott Morrison.

In a Fitting Tribute to Scott Morrison, His Farewell Dinner Has Been Announced but Will Not Be Implemented — The Shovel

“We wasted a lot of money. We wanted it to be authentic”.

theshovel.com.au

 

[basilio]

Kate Is AI Generated, Palace Admits​

Kate Middleton does not actually exist and was digitally created in 2001 using early AI technology, Buckingham Palaces has confirmed.
In a statement released today, The Palace said Kate was first invented to keep Prince William company and soon became a permanent fixture.

“We haven’t had a good track record of keeping princesses over the years, so we thought creating a digital princess might give us more success. It’s a lot harder to ask for a divorce or escape to Los Angeles if you’re just a collection of pixels. It was actually the Queen’s idea,” the statement said.

Graphics expert Jeremy Holder said there had been tell-tale signs for years that Kate may not be real. “If you look closely at the pictures, she seemed to enjoy being in the Royal Family, which was a giveaway that she wasn’t real. She also laughed at William’s jokes which is another obvious sign she is a simulation”.

The Palace said Kate had been missing from public view since December because the Palace’s subscription to ChatGPT Image Generator expired. “She’ll be back after Easter once we’ve paid the monthly fee again”.

A spokesperson said that Kate was the only fictional member of the Royal Family. “Unfortunately Prince Andrew is very much real”.

Kate Is AI Generated, Palace Admits — The Shovel

Kate Middleton does not actually exist and was digitally created in 2001 using early AI technology, Buckingham Palaces has confirmed.

theshovel.com.au

 

[sptrawler]

When satire becomes just sad $hit @basilio, humour at other peoples expense is great, until it isn't.

Smugness isn't attractive, that's what the shovel needs to realise, ridiculing people you don't like actually doesn't raise your self worth.

There's also a common denominator between people who write it and people who enjoy it IMO.

 

[sptrawler]

In a Fitting Tribute to Scott Morrison, His Farewell Dinner Has Been Announced but Will Not Be Implemented​

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Scott Morrison’s farewell dinner in The Shire has been announced and then quietly cancelled, in a touching tribute to the former PM’s reputation for never actually going through with anything.

Organisers of the event said they wanted to create a send-off for Morrison that captured the essence of his time in office. “When we thought back to what he had achieved as PM we came up with absolutely nothing. And that’s when we knew we’d hit on the perfect farewell,” one of the organisers said. “What better way to honour the man than with an elaborately-announced but never-actually-implemented leaving do?”

Organisers went to the trouble of printing invitations, engaging event consultants and organising PR for the event. “We wasted a lot of money; we wanted it to be authentic”.

The event received RSVPs from five former cabinet ministers, all of whom were Scott Morrison.

In a Fitting Tribute to Scott Morrison, His Farewell Dinner Has Been Announced but Will Not Be Implemented — The Shovel

“We wasted a lot of money. We wanted it to be authentic”.

theshovel.com.au

Funnily enough that is probably the next cab off the rank, poor old ScoMo remembered for nothing other than being on holidays with his teenage daughters and wife when a bushfire was happening.

Well the reality will hit home soon, people forget he also froze deeming rates for pensioners at 2.25%, until July this year, that is due to be reviewed.

Maybe the Shovel could do a follow up on that, wouldn't it be just as funny when pensioners lose money, as taking the pizz out of someone who saved them money.

Probably not, the shovel is just a sad person really, making his populist satire to the impressionable muppets.

I noticed he didn't make much of a mention, of the fact that single mums finally got their child entitlement back, for their kids over eight years old.
It has been raised to 14 years old, after Julia reduced it to eight when she was in office.

God I love this hypocrisy .

 

[basilio]

When satire becomes just sad $hit @basilio, humour at other peoples expense is great, until it isn't.

Smugness isn't attractive, that's what the shovel needs to realise, ridiculing people you don't like actually doesn't raise your self worth.

There's also a common denominator between people who write it and people who enjoy it IMO.

Lighten up SP. The "joke" about Kate being AI generated isn't a great look with the revelation of her challenges with cancer.

However I suggest the satire was directed far more at the Royal Families efforts at striving to create a good family impression to keep the Royals in business. The facts are that Kate Middleton is an exceptionally personable royal and as down to earth as one could want. She does the Royals proud. One could make a joke that she is so good she was created.

I think The Shovel produces many excellent pieces of political humour. That doesn't mean everyone likes/agrees with/ gets every item or that some items might miss the mark. But in IMV they make a very good contribution to the net. A difference of perspective I suggest.

 

[sptrawler]

I've just never liked the shovel, as you know Bas, making a living out of constantly criticising people isn't my bag, the same reason I don't watch Bolt. There is enough hate and anger in Australia, without constantly adding to it IMO.
As for political humour it would be better if it was balanced, then at least it would be political humour rather than party specific humour, it is the reason the ABC has lost its audience also.
As I say, people are getting over the nasty one sided agenda, as is being shown by elections the World over.

As you say some people like the shovel, some don't, all can chose to applaud or criticise him, that's life. It would be boring if we all liked the same thing.