@therealpembo

"Who seeks out #auspol toots, but only ones that are specifically about rusted-on ALP voters?"

Possibly no-one. Possibly everyone. Who knows?

The point of having a hashtag that specifically identifies tweets about #ALP #rustadons is to connect with like-minded people who share the same (contemptuous) attitude to #rustadons. Or to allow #rustadons (who share the same (contemptuous) attitude to left-wing critics of the #ALP) to connect with each other.

Gets messy though, if all those toots end up being listed under a hashtag that belongs to a pre-existing on-line programming community.

#PSA for #Auspol

TIL that on Mastodon #Rusties are people who use the #Rust programming language.

So, I guess it's time for me to go back to calling rusted on #ALP supporters #Rustadons. Or #drips

You might wish to do likewise.

RT @Lisaisalooseun1@twitter.com

Wow!

@AustralianLabor@twitter.com

#MarrickvilleALP

#ACTgovt

$130 million of ACT govt assets missing!

You are courageous @blakandblack@twitter.com

What do you make of this all you #rustadons ALP supporters? https://twitter.com/blakandblack/status/1607320595167055872

@RayCavemanH3
Ray,

Thanks for the boost, the favourite, the follow and the reply. So much dopamine - a pretty big hit to get from Mastodon.

And thanks for expressing interest in how things are done here down-under. The perfect excuse for me to post the magnificent #auspol #teatowel* an essential reference for political tragics in Australia.

The tea towel is the creation of cartoonist Jon Kudelka. It’s a bingo card of excuses that you can expect to hear from Australian Labor Party (ALP) #rustadons** whenever their beloved party is criticised for being anything less than the progressive party they (the rustadons) imagine the ALP to be.

Just going to leave it at that for now, as explaining every square on the bingo card to someone outside Australia is a big task best undertaken over a few days & right now I’ve got a shit ton of Alt-text to write.

*teatowel: used for drying washed dishes. A common souvenir for tourists in all nations.

**rustadon: someone who supports a political party because that’s what they’ve done all their life so far and nothing’s going to change that. Often descended from one or more previous generations of rustadons, all the way back to the Stone Age.