In our second dip into the tweets of the week that were popped into our barrel the past seven days or so, we particularly enjoyed those poking fun at the Dirty Digger’s financial woes of late. Big drop in expected earnings, etc, etc. Staff to be trimmed. Circulations in freefall.

Phillip Riley (below) took much pleasure at sharing an image of a sight common around Melbourne – piles and piles of unsold copies of the Herald Hun outside newsagents and awaiting collection. This is what happens when a pretend newspaper bags its own city and its citizens.

Devil’s Candidate had this to add on the news that Murdoch’s global news empire would have to shed one in 20 workers on the back of declining revenue forecasts.

We are reluctant to run the following opinions of several scribes that The Bug was honoured to work with way back when …. and why? What did Bonaparte say about not interrupting an enemy when he’s making mistakes? Nevertheless, here are Terry Sweetman and Peter Klages.

Let’s hope for Australia’s sake the Dirty Digger takes no notice of their wise words. When Rupe’s rotten Oz rags fold, it’s not as if many real journalists are going to lose their jobs.

John Donegan roped The Spud with Dead Eyes into his observations on the direction Newscorpse seems hellbent on following.

Michael Secomb rather decently saw things from the “little people” angle. And knowing Murdoch, we guess that means they’re fucked!

Now onto general media matters. We are indebted to amante2 because otherwise we might have never seen this amazing piece of risible, rightwing nutjobbery from another old newsroom workmate, Des Houghton. Yes, we’ve asked the same question ourselves: does Des blush when he writes this stuff? He surely can’t believe any of it.

Bronwyn Clark had a wonderful go at Samantha Maiden over her cringeworthy attempt to belittle and cost Anthony Albanese votes over his enormous property empire…

dadmatho gets a mention for this NACCs reference. We’re all waiting for the NACC, dadmatho! As Ned Ryerson said, it’s going to be a doozey!!!!

Cameron Davidson reminded us of the never-ending satirical source that is Lady Georgina, privileged and pampered daughter of Lord Downer, of Pout House in the Adelaide Hills. We luddites at The Bug couldn’t do his moving meme justice as Lady Georgina rushes to nominate for Alan “I didn’t impale!” Tudge’s old seat of Aston but you get the idea.

And as flagged yesterday, two lovely memes from dadmatho (again!) and Solo Monk to end up with, saluting a prime minister and a deputy prime minister Australia should never have had to suffer from.