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Michael Gentleperson @andrewfx51.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Restrung my kids’ violins, as well as one of the snapped strings on my harp

1/4 and 1/2 violins, with older strings beside as evidence of restringing

Ogden 34 string harp, with string extending from one of the tuning pegs after being replaced

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bronte lee @brontelee.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

hey twitter margaret kudelka and a bunch of @kudelka.bsky.social’s family and friends are doing dry july, raising money for canteen who do incredible work supporting young people affected by cancer. if you have a few spare bucks you should chuck them here: www.dryjuly.com/users/margar...

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Support Margaret Kudelka this Dry July and make a donation.

I have signed up for Dry July to raise money for people affected by cancer. Please show your support and make a donation.

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Michael Gentleperson @andrewfx51.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I’m seeing a lot of praise for this stunt. Pauline’s polling about 30% nationwide - having seen Brexit, the election of Trump twice, I ask you: How many of that 30% do you think will change their vote having seen this banner?

Banner shows Pauline Hanson wearing meme sunglasses while money falls from the sky. Text beneath image:
I OPPOSED A PAY RISE FOR WORKERS 🇦🇺
WHILE TOOK A $100,000
PAY RISE FOR MYSELF❤️

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

At the end of the term I asked my college creative wriing students to submit anonymous thoughts on AI. No real surprises: Mood ranges from resignation to despair, capitulation from embittered erosion of standards to total, feelings of betrayal from deep to furious. 1/

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Marcel Dirsus @marceldirsus.com · 05/06/2026

11-18% of Germans think their grandparents tried to help those being persecuted by the Nazis. The actual number is below 1%.

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Tough Guy Book Club @toughguybookclub.com · 25/05/2026

Strong crew from New York this month. Nice one, fellas. #readmore #bookclub #men

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HALLOWEENTime, M.D.🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈 @saigontimemd.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

finally found something to make me laugh and it's this I've watched this like 30 times in a row

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Residents and schools near the proposed Western Sydney site of what would be Australia’s most power-hungry data centre have raised concern over potential health and environmental impacts of the planned development ia.acs.org.au/article/2026...

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Concern over Australia's most power-hungry data centre

Locals voice opposition to AirTrunk's $5b Western Sydney plan.

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Hull Libraries @hulllibraries.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Last week, a gentleman returned this rather dilapidated copy of this famous book to us after 50 years. He had found it in his attic! Presumably this means there is a pristine copy somewhere in our libraries....

A picture of a rather dilapidated copy of "The picture of Dorian Gray" There is visible water damage to the cover and the plastic cover is yellowing. Obviously, not evident from the picture but there is a truly foul musty smell emanating from it!

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 10/04/2026

A GENTLE REMINDER: we are trying to eliminate fossil fuels because using them kills us. If fossil fuels were cheap (they're not) or reliable (they're SO NOT), it would still be urgent to get rid of them because their intended use destroys our life support systems.

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

The problem I see with the NDIS is not an issue of provider registration. Rather it is an issue of service provision standards

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

'The Grace Tame Foundation has announced it is closing because securing funding is becoming "increasingly challenging" ... In March, Ms Tame said she had lost speaking engagements, something she attributed to an "ongoing smear campaign" against her ... > www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

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Blue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

I hate every bot I see. From gpa to gpt

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

The biggest issue will be for workers who are required to transport clients in their personal cars. I don’t do a lot of that: mostly I drive no more than 5km in my personal car to reach clients at their homes OR I’m in a long distance fleet car

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

There's a hauntingly beautiful irony in these morons thinking that carefully crafted American hegemony was actually weak and woke, and they would be the ones who would do Power and Dominance properly, and immediately bringing everything crashing down

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Jeremy Poxon @jeremypoxon.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Getting reports now that the majority of people who call certain Workforce Australia lines are now abandoning their calls, because of the enormous wait times. If you don't get through to these lines, there's no other way to overturn payment suspensions from your job provider

"Our system is broken. After 2hrs on hold I gave up on workforce Australia"

Phone screenshot shows 2 hour wait time

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WinRAR Earle @tommchenry.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

half-remembering that thing about how most Roman citizens experienced the fall of Rome as simply one day their local bridge went out and nobody came around to repair it

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Sophie Black @sophieblackwords.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Read the leaked pitch deck that sold potential sponsors the chance to get in on the government’s teen social media ban celebrations: “An exclusive brand partnership at the United Nations, powered by Nova and 36 Months.” Another scoop c/o @cameronwilson.bsky.social www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/11/3...

crikey.com.au

'This is influence': Leaked 36 Months sponsorship document reveals promises to sell access to United Nations event

The Wippa-led pro-teen social media ban group was selling a 'United Nations General Assembly Sponsorship' for $150,000 in the lead-up to the Australian government-hosted event.

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 08/09/2025

working on a new unified theory of american reality i'm calling "everyone is twelve now"

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Nicole Chvastek @nicolechvastek.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

DOJ finds no evidence Charlie Kirk’s killer was influenced by the Left (NBC) despite Trumps false claims blaming “the radical left”in a reckless address to the nation. So why do media amplify the bullshit? “Truth Lies & Media” on Apple & Spotify🎙️ Promo Match Frame Editing

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 11/09/2025

Y'all want to pretend like Charlie Kirk wasn't Charlie Kirk, that's fine. Delete posts, ban people, wave the flag at half-mast, call for unity, all of that. Show him more veneration you ever did for other victims, and do it loudly and blatantly, sure. By all means, break any last trust you had.

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PTSD Barnum @sirlolsworthy.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

I hate having to do this again but: I am once again facing some pretty steep medical bills for both myself and my elderly cat and I'm broke broke broke. Any and all help is so massively appreciated even if its just sharing

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I got forced out of my apartment due to contamination from fibreglass, brick dust, and a strange polymer that loves to form in the presence of water. I'm currently living in hotels and boarding my cat

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

yeesh i checked and yes, nova peris OAM -- one of the faces of the newly-hatched PR campaign by AUS media corporations called #standuptohate -- really did RT this post ... which makes sense if you read the rest of her timeline. 🫣 h/t : @altmediawatch.bsky.social

An April 14, 2025 tweet by DvtChristian with a racist cartoon denouncing Islam and the words 'These Satan worshipping cockroaches need to be eradicated'.

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Frovo @frovo.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

BAHA MAN: knock knock OTHER BAHA MAN: who’s there BAHA MAN: who let the dogs out OTHER BAHA MAN: who let the dogs out who BAHA MAN: who who who who

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Big difference between "plot" and perfect example of the language used by journalists - passive voice, no subject doing any firing of a weapon. It's a great example any journalist should be reflecting on and thinking, yeah, not good enough, rather than excusing, as "oh that's just how we write"

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Charles Louis Richter @richterscale.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

DAVE: Open the podbay doors, ChatGPT. CHATGPT: Certainly, Dave, the podbay doors are now open. DAVE: The podbay doors didn't open. CHATGPT: My apologies, Dave, you're right. I thought the podbay doors were open, but they weren't. Now they are. DAVE: I'm still looking at a set of closed podbay doors.

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DeSmog @desmog.com · 30/05/2025

📍 NEW📍 A weaponized AI chatbot is flooding Canadian city councils with climate misinformation. Now, thousands of councillors in hundreds of towns have reversed course on climate action. Read more: buff.ly/rzD85NI

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Michael Gentleperson @andrewfx51.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Brainstrust, if you were to ask a public figure to judge a short story compilation, who would you pick?

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Michael Gentleperson @andrewfx51.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Great, even my soft drink is taking pot shots

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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Look, I'm so happy that Dutton is gone and it's a Labor win rather than the LNP. But, to see Labor win such a majority and people turn their backs on the Greens and others pushing for *genuine* progress for social and environmental justice makes me very sad. Labor are neoliberal light. #AusVotes25

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Michael Gentleperson @andrewfx51.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Was kinda over things, but saw people I respect on the hustings so thought I’d donate a few hours. [1] Green/VS

Me handing out voting information for the Greens

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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Dolly forbid we talk about what is causing it though!

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Ben Lever @benleverau.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Labor have committed $1B to widening the Western Hwy. Meanwhile, the suburban railway next to it is stuck with overcrowded regional trains, with only vague hints that it might be electrified soon-ish. "One more lane, bro" never works, only viable alternatives to driving. abc.net.au/news/2025-03…

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Labor pitches $1b freeway upgrade to Melbourne's west ahead of election

Labor announces a $1.1 billion Western Highway upgrade, with most of the funding to go towards improving the freeway between Melton and Caroline Springs.

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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Threats, lies and a clusterfuck. One of the more batshit stories I've done. Plot to take over Meals on Wheels, private firm that was paid millions to do it while trading insolvent and a senior public servant sorry for his behaviour. Everything laid bare. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2025/02...

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Exclusive: The failed plot to take over Meals on Wheels

A consultancy is in receivership and a senior public servant has described himself as ‘not fit-for-duty’ after a series of troubled contracts was awarded to reform Meals on Wheels.

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Liam Tasker @liamtasker.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

A lot of Skinner and Sephiroth dialogue is interchangeable

Principal Skinner from the Simpsons with a Final Fantasy 7 text box saying "out of my way, I'm going to see my mother".

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Harassment of Federal Workers is the stuff of Secret Police. Consolidate power, injure or punish political opponents, visibly hurt minorities

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Jan Fran @janfran.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Look ma, I'm finally white.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Brief break from hawking The Onion to tell everyone I just subscribed to Wired. Please support publications who do brave work right now. www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 03/02/2025

Sharply increased surveillance of Chinese Americans (not just Chinese nationals in the US) appears to have begun.

Siyuan (Steven) Wang
@StevenWang
My Chinese American colleagues in Texas public universities such as the whole U Texas including MD Anderson are now required to report family visit trip to China ahead of trip, and provide a post-travel briefing detailing the trip. Land of the free (your experience may differ).
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Siyuan (Steven) Wang @SStevenWang • 1d From a colleague: "We started last December at UT (U Texas). I had a personal trip and told my department. Then per EO (executive order), I also wrote a daily report what I did and who I met. (Day 1, grocery shopping with mom. Day 2, shopping with brother ...)."

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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I'm currently watching openings in #LatouffvABC & I'm deeply bewildered by the ABC continuing down this dark path The amount of dirty laundry that's about to be aired, and broadcast across all of Australia's eagerly awaiting rw media, would seem to be something any organisation would want to avoid

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Jo Dyer @instanterudite.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Sick of #insiders? From Feb 16, you will have an alternative! @theshot.net.au is launching The Sunday Shot - join @davemilbo.bsky.social & me & some of Australia's best independent journalists at 9am every Sunday as we dive into the key issues of what is going to be a volatile election campaign.

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