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A Little Thought @alittlethought.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Suddenly, without adding a credit card which somehow proves I'm over 18, I'm no longer allowed to see or buy mature games on Steam. I've been buying games on Steam for over 16 years **with my credit card** 🙄

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andrewtown.bsky.social @andrewtown.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

What a world we live in when proposing to address a cost-of-living crisis and represent public interest rather than vested interest is seen as radical.

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“Biggest improvement in housing affordability for 40 years”

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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 21/09/2026

12. it is usually better to focus on people, and why people are doing things a) why are tech CEOs saying these things? b) why are bosses so excited about it? c) why do we write, draw, and make art? d) what is the fucking point?

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Prof Deborah Lupton, MPH PhD @dalupton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... Absolutely appalling - the Australian government is now charging $150 for the COVID vax for most people. The last protection now out of reach for most people

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COVID vaccine set for price hike - ABC listen

From October the COVID vaccine is expected to cost around $150.

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Beth Stratford @bethstratford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Opponents of rent controls typically argue that rent controls would lead to landlords selling up. Of course that presents risks. But it also presents a historic opportunity. Because when a landlord sells, the home does not vanish – only the owner changes!

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A Little Thought @alittlethought.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I have come to realise that our 2-party system is not major left-wing party vs major right-wing party, but Government & Opposition. As soon as the other party is in power, they start doing the very same things they were loudly against about while in Opposition!

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Then we might have a chance of policy-making that reflects the public interest, of the dog wagging the tail, of discussion and argument leading to better outcomes, rather than being used as a distraction from the real nature of power. Thank you.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We can spend our lives debating the justifications (I more or less have); but we are wasting our time. What we need is a massive clampdown on the influence of money over politics, including lobbying transparency, campaign finance reform, an end to the revolving door between politics and lobbying.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

That’s because the decision has already been made. The issue being debated is merely the post-hoc justification. Where decisions happen and where debate happens are different places. The idea that debate leads to policy outcomes is a fiction designed to create an impression of democratic consent.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Then the government must find a find of selling this policy, which might be very harmful. It will argue that it’s essential for “growth”, “jobs”, “international standing” etc. Opponents will then argue these claims, engaging in the great democratic tradition of “debate”. But debate is irrelevant.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Here is how politics, in most cases, works: Rich and powerful interests, whether in fossil fuels, finance, big tech, media, meat, pharma or foreign governments, make a demand, and use their sophisticated tools to persuade a government to adopt it. The government adopts it. Please read whole🧵

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The Chaser @chaser.com.au · 29/09/2026

"As I said to the help while they cleaned my mansion, we all need to be ready to make sacrifices,” said the RBA boss. chaser.com.au/general-news...

RBA tells working class people to stop wasting money on ‘luxuries’ like food, shelter and transport - The Chaser

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Good of the Albanese govt to give Wilson the ability to cut programs in the NDIS by 99% without having to bother with legislation...

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Antipoverty Centre @antipovertycentre.org · 29/09/2026

Our statement: apcentre.substack.com/p/urgent-act...

Follow link in post to read full statement

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Big T @big-tony.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'd rather my grandkids definitely have food, education, housing and employment than possibly have AUKUS subs. Yeah, I know, how selfish of me.😡

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Big T @big-tony.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

How come we can afford to subsidize data centers for the rich, but can't afford public housing for the poor? I mean after all, the working poor are providing most of the tax money. 🙎

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A Little Thought @alittlethought.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Maybe this is the way forward for the left. Listen and understand the concerns of people outside the big cities. Use language they understand. Not because they're stupid or uneducated. But because we want to communicate with them. Because their concerns are important. They are important too.

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A Little Thought @alittlethought.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

LNP releases over 100 annual reports on a Friday before big sportsball game to avoid media scrutiny. When called out, their response is the Labor leader is so unpopular that his own party is trying to get rid of him. neener neener neener How fucking juvenile! #auspol

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Qld opposition says premier needs to 'front up' after child deaths report

The Queensland Family and Child Commission's annual report reveals 452 children died in the last financial year, with preliminary figures showing 91 of those children were known to the child protectio...

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Melissa Johnson, PhD @ladyhistorian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We should let people dream of something besides labor

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 27/09/2026

At a time when LGBTQ+ communities around the world face uncertainty, New York City remains committed to protecting, supporting, and celebrating LGBTQ+ New Yorkers.

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Max Johns (MxDEJ) @maxjohns.nz · 27/09/2026

I'm no demographer nor a criminologist, but I reckon that the Herald probably has Auckland's murder rate wrong here. I reckon it's probably lower than 3.6 per person.

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A Little Thought @alittlethought.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Her carer found it too difficult to access NDIS funding (a hospital social worker applied for it). That's the part more people need to understand - getting onto the NDIS is very difficult, and then spending the funding is more difficult again, sometimes bordering on impossible. Often farcical.

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A Little Thought @alittlethought.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Why aren't we happy to live in a country that's so great, other people want to come and make a life here. Why aren't we goddamn PROUD that we can offer refuge to people whose lives have been torn apart by war or violence or other traumas!

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"It’s funny being called ‘COVID forever people’ by the people ensuring that COVID is forever." Source: x.com/unMaskedRogu...

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Dr Ingrid M🪁 @ingridm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“you can’t lock up a robot” they chuckle, actively spreading misinformation about slop tech to the public. This means “nobody will lock up a billionaire and they know it”. The mega wealthy who intentionally violate personal privacy are not locked up. Rupert Murdoch has legal personhood.

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A Little Thought @alittlethought.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The NSW Department of Planning skipped consultation when issuing application rules for a proposed gas-fired power plant to run a data centre campus in the Southern Highlands. Consultation was skipped because the developer threatened legal action. !!!

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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The people who built AI with seemingly little care for the havoc it could cause and no guardrails to protect public should be held accountable for every problem AI is now causing. They want to make billions but don’t want to accept responsibility for their technology. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...

abc.net.au

Breaking: OpenAI agent hacked Medicare portal, PM says

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says an Open AI agent gained unauthorised accessed to the Medicare statistics reporting service portal.

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A Little Thought @alittlethought.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Australians and New Zealanders do not trust AI ABC: "trust is not necessarily a prerequisite for usage,” Ipsos chief executive in the Asia-Pacific. [...] respondents say they wanted to opt out of the AI increasingly present in software or were abandoning programs that did not give them this option.

A graph showing trust and acceptance of AI in various Asia-Pacific countries. New Zealand is lowest with 34% trust and 48% acceptance, followed by Australia with 36% trust and 49% acceptance.

Full text:
Attitudes towards AI
Trust and acceptance of AI systems across Asia-Pacific countries

India 76% trust. 90% acceptance.
China 68% trust. 92% acceptance.
Singapore 50% trust. 75% acceptance.
South Korea 44% trust. 75% acceptance.
Japan 28% trust. 60% acceptance.
Australia 36% trust. 49% acceptance.
New Zealand 34% trust. 48% acceptance.

Findings based on 48,000 online survey responses in 47 countries covering all global geographic regions.
ABC News Source: University of Melbourne Trust Chair research group

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Lucibee @lucibee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If folks need an impression of how dismal things are wrt treatment of ME and LC in the NHS, you just need to look at the services stocktake that was done in January 2025. There was "no data" for ME/CFS clinic referrals.

Annex 1 - Data Dashboard - Long Covid ME/CFS Stock take December 2024.

Highlighted box shows that there is NO DATA for total referrals to ME/CFS clinics for the period examined in the stocktake.

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I realize "fans believe sex workers are human and have feelings" is a low bar to shoot for, but the religious right and a whole lot of second-wave feminists have campaigned for years that no one could actually see these people as human so...

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George Monbiot

Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Thommo67 @thommo67.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Capitalism: Privatise the profit and socialise the costs

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Craig Johnson @cajohnson-craig.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

the whole point of LLMs is to add another layer of separation between the people doing the social harms and the harms themselves like hiring a consultant, the point is for it to do what you always wanted while you go "haha that thing has a mind of its own"

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A Little Thought @alittlethought.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

There's been a loud constant droning noise happening since 8am due to random roadworks (no notification) going on outside my house. Literally no break or variation in noise. Still audible with all the doors and windows shut and noise-cancelling earphones in. Plus it's bloody hot with no airflow!

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Kitty Katze @bindieyez.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In a System designed to keep are certain percentsge of people unemployed its fuxking cruel to punish those people for being gasp unemployed!

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Esther Anatolitis @anatolitis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The world’s scientists have been entirely unambiguous on what’s needed to prevent climate catastrophe – united and clear. None of those urgent calls ask governments to do “a bit”

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A Little Thought @alittlethought.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Disappointing. I was looking forward to this game. This quote "It's okay as long as the final asset is made by hand by the developer." shows a misunderstanding of why (some) people are against genAI. It still uses scarce environmental resources to generate art, even if it's a place holder.

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 21/09/2026

The “jaw-dropping” El Niño currently heating up the planet has burst through the highest temperature ever recorded for the phenomenon, several months before its expected peak.

A line chart showing temperature anomalies in the Niño 3.4 region of the Pacific Ocean, compared to a 30-year rolling base period since 1982.

A gold line shows temperatures in 1997, a teal line in 2025, and a red line in 2026. The red line surpasses all others reaching 3.07ºC, and at an earlier point (September) than the previous El Niño that reached a comparable range in November 2015.

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A Little Thought @alittlethought.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Proud to pay taxes and contribute to my chosen country 🫡

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Things that aren't patriotic: - Racism - Moving abroad for tax purposes Things that are patriotic: - A love and sense of duty to your country, including paying taxes that contribute to it

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Big T @big-tony.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Dear Auntie, next time you are looking for a reaction to a world headline please ask a cleaner for their opinion instead of Pauline Hanson. I'd rather listen to an expert at cleaning up shit than an expert at spreading it.

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A Little Thought @alittlethought.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

YES! Use that money to make everyone's lives better, instead of further enriching the already ultra-wealthy.

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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is a great insight from a young woman in Canberra on housing and time and multiculturalism www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...

The woman who feels priced out of spare time

Rosie* is in her 30s and lives in Canberra. She captured the point vividly.

"Housing gets covered as deposits, rates, supply. Living it, the real cost is time. You work the hours the housing demands, in the suburb the housing pushed you to, and what gets sacrificed is the ability to sit down with the people around you.

"Multiculturalism worked in this country when people had time to spend with people unlike themselves. Not policy time — ordinary time. Backyards, front steps, sport, the shops, someone's kitchen. That's how a stranger stops being a category and becomes a neighbour.

"We have spent 30 years pricing that time out of people's lives and now we're surprised that cohesion is fraying and asking what went wrong with our values.

"When people are exhausted and stretched and never in the same room, difference stops being interesting and starts being threatening. That's not a failure of tolerance. It's a failure of time. That's what I'd want people in power to understand."

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DC Leclair @dcleclair.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

That's why I post on BlueSky. I can be sure very few people will ever see it.

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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

To put that into dollar terms: Oregon residents are now paying $1.6 billion more for electricity than they were paying just 5 years ago, which comes out to roughly $950 extra per household per year. Alternately, that $611,000 from the pockets of Oregonians each year for each data center job.

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