Willy T

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Moving Picture, Sound & Phrase Wrangler.
Willy TDec 12, 2022

An interesting read on APRA…and a decision by former Treasurer Frydenberg.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-12/apra-mortgage-serviceability-interest-rate-floor/101745144

Did bank regulator APRA slip up on its interest rate floor? And could it cost Australians their homes?

The Reserve Bank of Australia is copping a lot of heat for the mortgage stress that many Australians now find themselves under, but a little-publicised decision by the obscure bank regulator may have done far more damage, writes Michael Janda.

ABC News
Willy TNov 22, 2022

An interesting read on stochastic terrorism.

“It’s defined as “the public demonization of a person or group resulting in the incitement of a violent act, which is statistically probable but whose specifics cannot be predicted.”

https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/the-motive-behind-the-massacre-isnt?utm_source=direct&r=52q2j&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&fbclid=IwAR0zTAKq79tydGZGJYn0S9aKrEZnzZldBOHlm9zmkDxpNOOLh436nA8M28E

The Motive Behind the Massacre Isn’t the Right Question To Ask

It didn’t take long after the horrific shootings at Club Q in Colorado Springs before the media, politicians and the public focused on the motive of the killer. Was it a hate crime, or just some random attack? Papers were at pains to say that the club and the community deemed it a hate crime, even while withholding judgment and waiting for authorities to issue more information on the background of the murderer. Fox News, true to form, ran a

The Status Kuo
Willy TNov 22, 2022
Show threadVan BadhamNov 22, 2022
It is THE most important issue in #auspol today that the IR Bill is passed. @[email protected] - do you know when people feel more confident supporting ambitious climate action? When they’re not experiencing economic fear. Economic security is environment policy.
Willy TNov 17, 2022
Justin PotNov 16, 2022
WIRED just published my beginner's guide to Mastodon! Thank you to the 100+ people who responded to my request for tips and advice for understanding the culture here. https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-get-started-use-mastodon/
Willy TNov 12, 2022
@TasDave yes…everything crossed!
Willy TNov 10, 2022
@TasDave It certainly put forward a vision I had not considered. Perhaps there is hope for the ‘American Experiment’ - ie Democracy - after all.
Show threadWilly TNov 10, 2022
@grumpysmiffy a fair point, well said…and yes, except for our indigenous brothers and sisters, most Aussies are only a generation or two from the proverbial ‘boat.’ ☮️
Willy TNov 10, 2022
An interesting read…. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/11/now-ron-desantis-has-wrest-gop-off-donald-trump/672046/
Now Ron DeSantis Has to Wrest the GOP Off Donald Trump

The midterm election defeats that the ex-president cost his party create an opportunity for the Florida governor—if he’ll take it.

The Atlantic
Willy TNov 7, 2022

I had only recently joined Twitter before it became totally Musked-up.

So I took the advice of my favourite provocatrice - Van Badham - and joined this platform.

I am a video producing, picture taking, sound recording, concrete-surfing amateur muso : with a keen interest in all things social, political, & equitable.

If #s are the pathway to
#engagement, #exploration, #elucidation, #education, #enlightenment & #entertainment;
I am eager.
Feel free to add me.
#☮️