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Dudley Brown

@thewinerules.bsky.social

Grower of grapes, maker of wine, regenerator of soil, writer of the gaps between the formal and informal rules of life. Politics tragic. #wine #regenerative

created November 12, 2024

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Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

Love the reporting, but the writing isn’t good.

31/8/2025, 11:30:55 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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His ancestors were from Lebanon. Why do Australians ID everyone where their ancestors are from?

31/8/2025, 6:39:13 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump is to Democrats like the Mule is the universe in Foundation.

31/8/2025, 6:37:44 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Mean wealth would be interesting too.

31/8/2025, 6:34:24 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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To be fair, journalism has been in a rut for a decade at least.

31/8/2025, 5:08:29 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

Finally.

29/8/2025, 11:29:26 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

And absolutely no one is talking about 1) addressing the “current load” that started it and 2) the CO2 emitted by the bloom. The nutrients could be managed with better / different farming. Climate change, not so much.

28/8/2025, 3:53:37 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The government using prosecutorial cruelty to intimidate future whistleblowers is the point of this case sadly.

28/8/2025, 1:09:36 AM | 7 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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Time to charge serious rents for resources. Or, just say no.

27/8/2025, 11:17:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Florida woman says what?

27/8/2025, 9:10:09 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social)

This Iranian link to synagogue firebombings boosted the Israeli cause in Australia. Harming Iran, Palestine supporters and organised crime while boosting anti-semitism efforts and awareness within Australia is an outcome even Mossad would be proud of having dreamed up.

26/8/2025, 11:09:07 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Actual terrorists.

26/8/2025, 9:04:17 AM | 10 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Best of the pack so far.

26/8/2025, 9:02:59 AM | 10 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Bravo Senator Walker!

26/8/2025, 7:13:38 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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They never envisioned an internet to connect all the village idiots.

26/8/2025, 2:55:50 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Hamilton did.

26/8/2025, 2:54:25 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Cruelty is the point.

25/8/2025, 12:29:49 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

Separation / divergence vs conformity is the essence of American history since the Puritans. Read Perry Miller’s Errand into the Wilderness (from 1956!). Techbros contempt for the arts is their fear of being found out and exposed. They are chumps protecting a lead with the nickel defense.

25/8/2025, 12:16:29 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

Kent State

25/8/2025, 11:58:43 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Was that st UofR? Middle of Knicks Lakers final too.

25/8/2025, 8:29:33 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Lived near Kent State as a kid. Remember it like yesterday. Same Guardsmen were protecting traffic below bridges (from allegedly violent Teamsters strikers) my school bus went under on way to school the previous week.

25/8/2025, 2:04:45 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) reposted

making my way through the ken burns JAZZ documentary and this portion of his interview with dave brubeck — who passed in 2012 — is a reminder of how *recent* american history really is. start at :55 or so. youtu.be/stadqAHRroA?...

25/8/2025, 1:06:37 AM | 1974 415 | View on Bluesky | view

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"The most efficient machine ever invented is the book." - Northrup Frye

25/8/2025, 1:27:04 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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JD Vacation

24/8/2025, 11:11:56 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Don’t forget the accounting / consulting firms that also lobby for large companies. Lotsa ministers there….

21/8/2025, 11:43:12 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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And the need for a bogan proof fence.

21/8/2025, 10:28:14 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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JD Vacation

21/8/2025, 3:26:43 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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(Anti) DEI fire.

20/8/2025, 10:48:49 AM | 20 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

This would also create huge demand to support an Australian battery industry. Think whole of government solutions…. reneweconomy.com.au/australia-ai...

19/8/2025, 11:48:38 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

Which is why change only occurs when the fear of not changing exceeds the fear of change.

19/8/2025, 10:20:58 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

Make the rebate into a deductible credit that can only be used for renewable capital goods - batteries, PV, EV, wind, etc. As their emissions reduce , the rebate slowly disappears. No effect on profits, big effect on renewables investments and carbon footprints.

19/8/2025, 10:06:21 PM | 4 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

Guessing it is how they were raised as in other abuse pathologies. But, at the core of it, is entitlement / insecurity of men that needs addressing.

19/8/2025, 9:55:13 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Like the security guarantee the USA gave Ukraine in exchange for giving up its nukes?

17/8/2025, 10:15:57 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s his code word.

17/8/2025, 9:29:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Just not the man for the future. We all have a role.

17/8/2025, 10:35:03 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

Nice one. We need more dot connectors. Especially in n media.

17/8/2025, 10:33:39 AM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

Never knew this, thank you for sharing. And, yeah, a perfect take.

17/8/2025, 10:29:22 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ashley Kuckelman (@ashleyvotesblue.bsky.social) reposted

Nailed it. 🎯🎯🎯

Meme with a dominant Obama talking to the murderous war criminal, Vladimir Putin. It reads: THE EXACT MOMENT PUTIN DECIDED RUSSIA WOULD BE BETTER OFF IF AMERICA HAD A WEAK, STUPID PRESIDENT
16/8/2025, 6:43:32 AM | 1246 404 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social)

We need to consider that it was never the pee tapes but the Epstein Tapes that Putin has up his sleeve.

15/8/2025, 10:48:42 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

How the National Socialism sobriquet came to be…

15/8/2025, 10:11:34 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

Great piece, great leadership.

15/8/2025, 9:07:04 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Cincinnati gone but Oxnard noted.

15/8/2025, 8:59:11 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

He just wants to do the double dick dance to I Will Survive and be filmed on stage doing it. Talk about viral load.

15/8/2025, 5:42:10 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

of course

15/8/2025, 5:36:18 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

which school?

15/8/2025, 5:23:23 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

MAGA hate is free speech. Libs pointing actual racism, etc is hate speech, etc. Orwell lives.

14/8/2025, 1:35:47 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

So SoCal

14/8/2025, 12:55:06 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social)

Quick poll. Which MAGA singer should sing Gloria Gaynor in at the Kennedy Center awards? (female MAGA singers are unicorns) - Kanye - Kid Rock - Jason Aldean - Billy Ray Cyrus - Kodak Black Pretty sure this is an elaborate grift to get Trump basking in I Will Survive video glory.

14/8/2025, 12:38:59 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

They could / should change diesel rebate into a credit that can only be accessed for renewable capital goods. Investment boom in heavy duty battery powered vehicles will boom, decreases in diesel emission s would accelerate rapidly.

13/8/2025, 11:30:29 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

Pretty perfect. Wondering what un-woke singer will sing Gloria Gaynor in….Lee Greenwood? I Will Survive was obviously written for Trump.

13/8/2025, 11:20:23 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

Their sense of fairness is remarkable.

13/8/2025, 11:16:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

Maybe Wine Australia’s new marketing campaign should be “We make a wine for that spit” rather than “We make a wine for that.” :)

13/8/2025, 11:07:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

Thanks!!

13/8/2025, 10:45:16 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He was. For the other side.

13/8/2025, 10:31:04 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

100%. Where can we read about the research on spit?

13/8/2025, 10:22:42 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The biggest (collateral) winners out of this will be Talarico and Crockett.

12/8/2025, 10:50:27 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

Always has been.

12/8/2025, 11:18:26 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Isn’t this the sort of problem we created the UN for?

12/8/2025, 9:28:24 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Jfc

12/8/2025, 9:25:58 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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and paywalled for good measure.

12/8/2025, 5:01:55 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

So, -400k visitors since Jan 1 2024 on rolling 30 day basis OR trend of -5 million per year. That'll start hurting real soon. Disneyland / Disneyworld #'s will be interesting...

12/8/2025, 5:00:40 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

Seems like we're in a 3rd grade "takes one to know one" tautology.

12/8/2025, 4:57:03 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

Dick Traitor and JD Vacation.

11/8/2025, 10:32:16 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Correct

11/8/2025, 10:04:01 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Just another step in escalating distraction for him but horrible for those involved.

11/8/2025, 10:31:01 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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They give hiring bonuses - why be a loser for free?

11/8/2025, 2:06:31 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I always liked the fact that there are something like 100 countries that share the same holiday on different days - the day they got rid of the British.

11/8/2025, 2:05:01 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithPalestiniansAndIranians🇵🇸🇮🇷 (@joneshowdareyou.bsky.social) reposted

Professor Jeffrey Sachs: "All problems in the world go back to the British." #LestWeForget #GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust

11/8/2025, 12:25:27 AM | 40 27 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

That $600 a month should bring them to heel. Ffs

10/8/2025, 6:32:25 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The “JD Vacation” sobriquet sits nicely.

10/8/2025, 12:05:24 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

They can always choose to split into five states and get 10 senators if they wish to under the terms of their annexation. Won’t help in the House but would change the Senate for a long time. From memory, they can achieve this with a vote of the legislature. Oh, wait. They’d need quorum!

9/8/2025, 2:23:07 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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More right than wrong by a lot….the-enshittification-of-the-wine-industry

9/8/2025, 2:05:45 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

Correct movie misquote response: “My name is Zohran K Mandami. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”

9/8/2025, 1:42:52 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The morning moon has been incredible this week.

9/8/2025, 12:59:59 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Stay with it.

9/8/2025, 12:53:44 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If it only applies to large investors, it will encourage more small ones and a lot more business model engineering. Just end it with a multi-year phase out of benefits.

8/8/2025, 11:45:18 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Elect clowns, expect circus.

8/8/2025, 7:47:43 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Only the best people.

6/8/2025, 5:50:03 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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no, I'm not.

6/8/2025, 4:31:41 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Those ballrooms don’t build themselves.

5/8/2025, 11:09:15 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Training

3/8/2025, 2:53:40 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social) reply parent

Guessing they skew high socioeconomically as well - private systems crowding out underfunded public systems. Break it, blame it, then sell or close it.

3/8/2025, 2:52:51 AM | 9 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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By this logic, corn grown for ethanol should be banned and replaced with wind and solar by decree. heatmap.news/sparks/inter...

2/8/2025, 6:13:06 AM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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But compared to corn grown for ethanol….

2/8/2025, 6:06:32 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Flood the zone?

2/8/2025, 1:10:02 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dudley Brown (@thewinerules.bsky.social)

So, was Maxwell a distraction for firing the head of BLS and the terrible jobs report? Or, vice versa?

2/8/2025, 12:13:00 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sharpies and hurricanes.

2/8/2025, 12:02:23 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Like skiing at Alta. All hot dogs….

1/8/2025, 11:55:54 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Or, 8x as high as pre-Trump in relative terms.

1/8/2025, 11:54:57 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Investors were looking for more flexible ways to invest in the administration apparently.

31/7/2025, 11:52:46 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“The Noble Peace Prize”. Ffs

31/7/2025, 11:25:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That would require far larger explosions than those normally associated with Musk.

31/7/2025, 3:59:03 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The follow up question is “what did he steal them for?”

31/7/2025, 2:45:46 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Is Blunt Rochester a porn name?

31/7/2025, 2:37:47 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Wow, Little Marty did leave a legacy after all.

27/7/2025, 12:25:52 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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What a weird guy.

26/7/2025, 11:12:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That books been to the bathroom. No refund!

26/7/2025, 7:50:36 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He correctly predicted retaliation...

25/7/2025, 5:10:24 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm not the only one.

25/7/2025, 2:29:31 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This guy is going to go a long way.

25/7/2025, 12:44:33 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view