Peter Murphy

@peterkmurphy.bsky.social

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Programming, teaching, programming again; unsuccessful Greens state election candidate. Likes to play bass guitar. View on AI is "Butlerian Jihad".

AI generated slop poster of "Reclaim Our Rights" - a Rally for Sex Based Rights - stand with Sall Grover. Speakers - Sall Grover, Senator Malcolm Roberts, Dr. Jillian Spencer and Drew Hutton All against a Brisbane rover background.
Bob Katter and Andrew Wilkie dressed as inflatable pigs to protest supermarket gouging.
Drew Hutton speaking for the "Restore Women's Rights Rally" in front of Victorian Parliament House, being filmed by RebelNews.
Pauline Hanson at the National Press Conference, standing at a podium with a Westpac logo. To the left of here is a banner with a cheerful Pauline Hanson standing while being rained on my money. The banner says "I OPPOSED A PAY RISE FOR WORKERS" in big red text (with two Australian flags). Underneath it, it says "WHILE I TOOK A $100,000 PAY RISE FOR MYSELF", with two heart emoticons. The banner is partially obscured by a table with a laptop on it. Image from The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jun/17/australia-news-live-victoria-marines-weapons-pauline-hanson-one-nation-national-press-club-labor-childcare-medicare-anthony-albanese-ntwnfb?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other#top-of-blog
Maria von Trapp and kids, singing in some alpine grassland somewhere in Austria.
A screenshot of a news article headline from a mobile device. The headline reads: "It's war: Greens' founder quits party." The article is by Jamie Walker, published 57 minutes ago. Below the headline, there is a photo of Australian Greens co-founder Drew Hutton, 79, sitting on a wooden bench in a park. The caption reads: "Australian Greens co-founder Drew Hutton, in Brisbane, contemplates his resignation on Wednesday from the party. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen." The article text begins with: "Australian Greens co-founder Drew Hutton has quit the party in disgust, despite winning a costly legal battle to have his life membership reinstated."
Drew Hutton Love her or hate her, she is doing the right thing here. Let’s see who votes for this Bill and who votes against. [Image of screenshot: Sex Discrimination Amendment (Acknowledging Biological Reality) Bill 2024 Type Private Sponsor(s) HANSON, Sen Pauline Originating house Senate Status Not Proceeding Parliament no 47 Track (What's this?) Permalink Summary Amends the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 to remove references to ‘gender identity’.] URL for screenshot: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=s1429
Jennifer Ching Peter Murphy Your ideas do indeed reveal you as a misogynist. Nothing could be more obvious. Your fellow male chauvinists would see that as a badge of honour and celebrate you as a person for it. "What a great bloke that Peter is, eh mate! Putting those uppity sheilas in their place!". The lingo might have changed but thats who you remind me of--the yobbo male chauvinists of the 1970s. Actually, I preferred them. At least they knew they weren't progressive, but you think you are! But if YOU think your misogyny reflects poorly on you as a person, don't blame me, the words came out of your mouth, and literally every woman who's responded to you whose comments I can see, has recognised your contempt for women. If you feel ashamed about it, you should think about examining those toxic ideas you keep spouting. 1d Reply Peter Murphy Jennifer Ching Interesting comment. Would you be proud if I (hypothetically) took a screenshot and shared it on Facebook or Bluesky? 1d Reply Jennifer Ching Peter Murphy Do whatever you like. You will anyway. Bluesky is an absolute cesspit. But a great place for people who believe in the gender woo woo, people who believe in killing any prominent influencers who disagree with them, and people who hate Israel.
Lyle Shelton · Follow otoenrsdSpct05 a159a2:ht3uu8a7y2eds1acur25093ci2Y2 9gt11amea · The modern Left has gone so far… even the Greens co-founder is pushing back. #ModernLeft #GreensFounder #ProgressiveDebate #PoliticalBacklash #IdeologyShift Then: Video of Lyle Shelton talking to a dejected Drew Hutton, with the text: GREENS CO-FOUNDER 'MEN CAN'T BE WOMEN!' Under it: YOUR GREENS ROYALTY IN THIS COUNTRY
Drew Hutton rnodSsopet3hy7m8i149i:3h13u5ta0t h m52112019M tguati4ag6a169 · Every party except Labor and the Greens has now agreed to change the Sex Discrimination Act to protect women’s-only spaces. If Labor and Greens don’t want to lose large numbers of seats at the 2028 election, change your stupid extremist gender policies now. Peter Murphy For those like Drew Hutton that thinks there's some "silent majority" that wants particular changes to the SDA, I've got news for you. "The Redbridge polling was conducted for Equality Australia between February 3 and 7 this year with a sample of 1,013 Australians aged 18 and older. Key findings: 86% agree or strongly agree that government and opposition should not politicise trans issues for political gain 89% agree or strongly agree that LGBT people deserve to live with dignity and respect 91% agree or strongly agree that trans people should have the freedom and choice to live their lives in the way that makes them happy 81% agree of strongly agree that trans people deserve the same rights and protections as other Australians Top three issue for people for the upcoming election: cost of living, healthcare and housing affordability (in that order). " It was true for 2025, and remains true for 2026. https://equalityaustralia.org.au/australian-voters-reject-clive-palmers-divisive-ads-new-poll-shows/ 2d Reply Peter Murphy Drew Hutton Honestly, mate: this is silly. A negligible amount of voters are going to change their vote because Labor and the Greens won't change the Sex Discrimination Act the way you want it. The ones who don't like trans people vote One Nation, Family First or the Coalition already. The ones who do may switch their vote between Labor and the Greens, but for unrelated reasons. Everybody else (the vast majority) will have their own reasons for voting (or writing obscene things on the ballot paper in lieu of voting). 3d Reply
Drew Hutton Sosertpondh276acc8lc4c5i8lm0tti6508hm1l3997a273u19cg0mit0llm · I am thinking of writing to the Greens suggesting they change their name to the Puberty Blocker Party to more closely reflect their priorities. With LNP and One Nation supporting biological sex and Labor now wavering, soon the Greens will be the only party hanging on to the gender madness and going into oblivion as a result.
Drew Hutton eoptndsroSmig0lh018ai928i1lcfi56hc8um01u3gca04tl5gmim0187961 · It seems clear the Greens membership consists of: 1. Those who don’t know or don’t want to know that their party has been taken over by extremists 2. Those who don’t agree with the extremists but are keeping their heads down for fear of getting into trouble (including some politicians) 3. Those who go along with the extremists so they can have access to power and influence in the party (including politicians) 4. Those who are keeping their heads down for now hoping for better days 5. The fundamentalists and extremists who control the key positions in the party. I considered standing in the Qld Greens elections later in the year for convenor in an attempt to move the party away from this destructive path but I fear, given the analysis above, this would be misplaced energy on my part.
Drew Hutton eoptndsroSmig0lh018ai928i1lcfi56hc8um01u3gca04tl5gmim0187961 · It seems clear the Greens membership consists of: 1. Those who don’t know or don’t want to know that their party has been taken over by extremists 2. Those who don’t agree with the extremists but are keeping their heads down for fear of getting into trouble (including some politicians) 3. Those who go along with the extremists so they can have access to power and influence in the party (including politicians) 4. Those who are keeping their heads down for now hoping for better days 5. The fundamentalists and extremists who control the key positions in the party. I considered standing in the Qld Greens elections later in the year for convenor in an attempt to move the party away from this destructive path but I fear, given the analysis above, this would be misplaced energy on my part.
It's Tim of the Goodies!
‪Mark Copelovitch‬ ‪@mcopelov.bsky.social‬ · 2h Other rich democracies don’t do this. They just hold elections, quickly count all the ballots, & then announce the results. Everyone accepts them. No one lies about fraud or rushes to the courthouse. We could be a normal country like that, too. ‪Nicholas Grossman‬ ‪@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social‬ · 11h They love presenting Election Night(s) like a sports event, where count reports that come in early are like points scored in the first half, so a candidate can "come from behind" or "extend their lead" in the second. It's the highest-rated night of the year, and they won't give it up willingly. ‪Daniel West‬ ‪@dwest73.bsky.social‬ · 1h Nonsense. It’s the same kind of stupid election coverage in Sweden. Not much talk about election fraud though. But we’re surely getting there eventually. 😒 ‪Mark Copelovitch‬ ‪@mcopelov.bsky.social‬ · 42m No, they count all the votes and then report them. Maybe there’s stupid talk beforehand, but it’s not the same. And again, all the parties immediately accept the results once announced
Screenshot of comment from Chris Clapoudis on Facebook. Text: "I really wish The Greens would stick to environmental issues. Most reasonable people would support that."
Retro Airship (Michael Moorcock - The Warlord Of The Air) Shows a big zeppelin with "ROYAL INDIAN AIR SERVICE" on it, and "PERICLES" on the undermachine and on the fins (which have the Union Jack on it). Below it is a figure, back to the camera, wearing a torn up shirt and shorts with no shoes, looking at the airship.
Flag of the Torres Strait Islanders.
80s Kate Bush on top of hill, pointing massive Cloudbusting machine into sky. Donald Sutherland out of shot.
A graph of GDP Per Capita (US $) for Việt Nam. A little bump around 1987, a drop to $96 / capita (!) around 1990, and then growth to $4282.09 per / capital in 2023.
The 1979 poster for The Muppet Movie. Above: Miss Piggy holding Kermit the Frog in a loving embrace while draped by a rainbow. Below: all the Muppets in a Studebaker driving towards Hollywood. Then there's the text "The Muppet Move" and all the list of main actors. (Actual list of actors available on request).
A post from Facebook: Andrew Bartlett While there are some similarities, there are also significant differences between the UK (and England in particular) and Australia. The UK has a different (and far worse) electoral system for starters - voluntary voting with the stone-age first past the post voting. And while Labor in Australia isn't doing great, they aren't the wildly corrupted shambolic, dishonest shit-show that Labour is in the UK. Labor in Australia isn't a shambolic shitshow, but it is gradulaly oozing more to the right - leaving plenty of space for the Greens to expand into if they have the capacity and the nous. The big challenge for them is (a) to modify the way they (or their 'brand') is perceived, so they are less loathed by a sizeable proportion of the population, and (b) (which links to (a)), do far better at being genuinely engaged in, involved with and taking on board the views of their local communities, rather than appearing like just another political party which engages for marketing/transactional purposes. In a Qld context, that means focusing on local government elections in 2028, rather than pouring all the money and people into an outside chance of winning one extra House of Reps seat -- and also deciding that winning seats isn't the be all and end all for them, but rather building community support for major social change on key issues like housing, wealth inequality &work rights, and climate/biodiversity. (which may also get them some extra votes, but that shouldn’t be the goal) Allowing some new people on board with fresh ideas rather than rehashing the same approach with the same people wouldn't be a bad idea either. --- 3d - Like - Reply Edited (11 likes and loves)
A screenshot of an ad for the Australian from Facebook. "Progressives must embrace Australia Day and ensure the nation’s flag is not surrendered to be used as 'propaganda for the hard right', says government frontbencher Julian Hill. Read the full story: https://bit.ly/4b7qIRY" Under it is a photo of a young woman, with her back to the camera, looking at a body of water, with an Australian flag over her body. Over it is the text: "Why on earth would we cede our flag, our national day and institutions as propaganda for extremists and the hard right? - Julian Hill, Assistant Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs"
The Young Ones
Ralph Fiennes in the middle of a bone ossuary. Candlelight is involved.
‘I Hate You, Alice Moon’ My original tweet condemned people threatening Alice with physical violence (and verbally abusing her non-stop) just for sharing her experience with CHS. [Photo of Alice Moon] Alice Moon Courtesy of Alice Moon I thought the issue was clear-cut: you can’t be mad at someone for sharing their experiences with a certain ailment. Nonetheless, my one tweet turned into a viral discussion filled with trolls calling Alice a “killer,” talking about how her speaking up was setting the entire cannabis movement back, and about how that, in turn, made her responsible for people dying because of a lack of access to legal, medical cannabis.
A field of poppies, presumably in northern France. Over it in white text: BLACKADDER ©BBC tv MCMLXXXIX
A Facebook post Title "Turning Point Australia's post" Text: "There's nothing wrong with being proud to be white and being concerned with how fast Australia is changing" Pictures - different maps of Australia, broken down by state, for 1965, 2025 and 2050. In 1965, only NT is not exclusively white. In a "future" 2050 Australia, NSW and VIC are now not exclusively white.[*] Below: 1.8K likes, 493 comments, 87 shares. [* Stats almost certainly made up. The Australian census takes a record of ancestry, but doesn't use "white" to classify people.]
Top "knightcartoonist" with avatar of Mark Knight to left. Below: cartoon of Josh Frydenberg in suit (with "JOSH" written on it to let you know who it is) wearing a kippah and holding a giant shepherd's hook, walking into the Pacific Ocean with waters parted. Behind it is Bondi Pavilion, and crowd of people walking with him into the deep. Speech bubble: "SOMEONE HAS TO LEAD US TO AN AUSTRALIA FREE OF ANTISEMETISM" Next to Pavilion: two shooters are still firing.
White text on red background: "Any attempt by this Government to make it harder for our Farmers to do their job ... is a distraction. Firearms are essential for Farmers"
(In bold) Bugey libre replied to your comment on The real reason Europe backs the war in Ukraine . (Underneath it in normal text) the idea that Russia would "invade"it's European neighboring countries is ludicrous. Russia has a big demographic problem. It has the largest land ownership on earth, thus larger border to control with a limited amount of manpower... It's population has been turned into materialist consumers thus lacking the ideological motivation for conquest... Please, start thinking with these notions... Putin is not Sauron and the 5th column is very powerful... Below it: a "View Comment" button and a "Mute thread" button.
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. (L-R): Guy Pearce, Terence Stamp and Hugo Weaving. In drag, of course.
A front windscreen with a crack that's a mix of bullseye and star break, with at least six edges coming off it. At 90 degree angle - windscreen wiper on left.
Pigsy from Saiyūki (西遊記; lit. 'Account of the Journey to the West', titled Monkey in English, but often referred to as Monkey Magic due to the lyrics of its title music), as played by Toshiyuki Nishida (西田 敏行, Nishida Toshiyuki.
Illinois Nazis being driven off a bridge by the Blues Brothers.
A screenshot of a Courier Mail poll on Facebook, dated 25 October at 10:00. Text reads "It's not idea for children to be out of school for any length of time but it is important our kids understand consequences of actions, writes Kylie Lang. Vote in our poll: https://bit.ly/42Vr2z1" Underneath of it is a classroom, viewed from the back, with a power point projected on the screen. Kids are visible from behind, and the teacher is visible on the front. Over it is the words in Times New Roman white "Do disabled kids belong in mainstream schools?" Above it is a giant NO - white on red, with a crying face emoji. Next to it is a giant YES - white on blue, with a thumbs up emoji. A thousand curses to everybody involved in this story.
Title: Tom Tanuki's post (Comments listed below. If name tagged, I mark it with square brackets.) Nicholas Wragg: It's interesting that you're specifically focused on "no White Australia" - does that mean you want White people eradicated or made into an extreme minority? It seems weird that you'd hate your own ethnic group. Peter Murphy: [Nicholas Wragg] "White Australia" means how people used the term at the beginning of Federation: an Australia _exclusively_ for white people. That's a pretty shit idea. Nicholas Wragg: [Peter Murphy] I know what that's about, however that finished a long time ago and these protestors are protesting something from the "present day". Their goal is to make sure that there is no country in the entire world where White people are a majority, there's why there is incessant mass immigration from the third world and government programs to subsidise the breeding activities of the new arrivals, also whilst providing free housing and taxing the White/remainder of the population to pay for it. White people are paying for their own replacement in Ireland, France, Germany, England, Canada, Norway, Belgium (where 88% of young people in Brussels do not have a Belgian background), Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, USA.... I could keep listing Western countries, but would you get the point? Do you think it's a good idea to ensure that Whites are made into an extreme minority? How do you think that would go for them once that happens? Do you think that others would be as accommodating as the White people are? If so, I've got a harbour bridge to sell you... Peter Murphy: [Nicholas Wragg] That's quite the fantasy you are telling yourself there - just like Lord of the Rings or the Narnia books, except far less believable.
The Nice Guys
Gavrilo Princip, cell, headshot, bw
James Franco in a noose from Ballad of Buster Scruggs, asking "First time?"
Still from Der Untergang (Downfall) - Hitler - sitting down with his back to the camera is addressing multiple German generals and admirals standing up. In front of Hitler is a map on a table.
Sir David Attenborough watches Wimbledon men's semi-finals with binoculars in hand.
Facebook post with title "____'s post", where you can observe the author's name is blanked out, as is their avatar. Dated: 1hr. Text: "The left needs some Charlie Kirks. Not just one but thousands; and not espousing authoritarian fantasies, as Charlie did, but engaging with all people around humane, democratic and nonviolent values. Not with anger or the resentments of aggrieved groups but with respect. Not beginning conversations with, “What are your politics?” but with, “What are your concerns?” And if we have to fight against oppression, like the current laws in Australia against environmental protests, we do it with courage and determination using all the traditional principles of nonviolent resistance. Of course, there are many good people out there doing these things, working for social justice or the environment, but we need more and we need them doing it for the right reasons." Below: the names of all likers are also blanked out, but one can observe at least one line. On the right hand side: "26 comments 1 share" Underneath - buttons for "Like", "Comment" and "Share".
Screenshot of a post on Facebook from "March for Australia" (with a Join hyperlink next to it), but purportedly written by Leigh Owe (avatar: Australian flag) on 5 September at 18:42. Image of text "If you put 100 black ants and 100 red ants in a jar, nothing happens. But if you shake the jar hard, they start fighting until they destroy each other. The red ants thing the black ants are the enemy, and the black ants thing the red ants are the enemy. But the real enemy is the one shaking the jar. The same thing happens in human society. Before we fight each other, we should ask: who is shaking the jar?" Underneath it is a jar full of ants. But rather than the aforementioned black ants and red ants, they seem to be one species of ants - heads and abdomen black; thorax red. A bit suspicious that. At the bottom thumbs up and heart icons 1.8K; 112 comments; 711 shares.
Three men enjoying good German beer and food around a table. One asks the others "What brings you to Argentina?"
A ChatGPT5 generated table for UK prime ministers, with "Gordon Brown" and "Brown Gordron", and two Margaret Thatchers, one of each gender.
A table of all the "Austalian Prime Ministers of Australia" since Menzies, with interesting choices of image for John Howard, Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard, culminating in a quantum superimposition of Scomo and Albo.
Image of lots of miserable and unhealthy looking old people in a row at poker machines in some gloomy casiono. Has "alamy" watermark over it.
Average high and low temperatures for Brisbane and Austin compared. Underneath is a table with the following data: High Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport 17°C 19°C 23°C 27°C 30°C 33°C 35°C 35°C 32°C 27°C 22°C 17°C Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Brisbane Airport 20°C 21°C 23°C 25°C 26°C 27°C 28°C 28°C 27°C 25°C 23°C 21°C Low Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport 4°C 7°C 11°C 14°C 19°C 22°C 23°C 23°C 20°C 15°C 10°C 6°C Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Brisbane Airport 10°C 11°C 14°C 16°C 19°C 21°C 22°C 21°C 20°C 17°C 14°C 12°C Above is the data graphed, looking like a bell curve (with offset locations in the Southern Hemisphere by 182 days to be seasonally comparable to those in the Northern Hemisphere). The average high for Brisbane is 28°C in the summer; for Austin, it is 36°C. The latter doesn't look very nice, does it?
An actual #labubu. Not a monster from "Where the wild things are".
Shaded cover outside a building near Phan Thiết, looking out on dragon fruit fields.
An iced tea from Phạm Ngũ Lão.
Map of HCMC metro. Completed line in blue. Other 10 or so lines to be built in grey.
Picture of small shopfront with grass roof and bamboo sides, with Vietnamese conical hats on counter.
A very sober Richard E Grant as Doctor "Withnail" Who.
Photo of window with "Fire Fighting Access - Do Not Obstruct". Looking through, see bright green leaves on trees in front of high-rises along Balestier Road.
Still from "Cells at Work" - a live action adaptation of a Japanese mange about anthropomorphic cells in the human body. Woman at left has red hair with red beret and is dressed in red; she is representing a red blood cell. Man at right has white hair, white shirt and a white basketball cap; he's meant to be a white blood cell.
Bob Brown. Parliamentary leader of the Australian Greens. Also gay. These two things are not mutually exclusive.
A road sign on the right-hand side of the highway. Printed (in blue text on yellow background) - Speeding Costs You Printed (in yellow text on blue background) - Speed Fines 120 km/h = $95 130 km/h = $220 140 km/h = $295
A bog standard working order X-wing fighter.