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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 12h

That one's a cracker, Dublin band of the moment in a crowded field long past featuring Fontaines

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 13h

They pull good things from the palette

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 14h

Automatic - Shadowplay Sounds a fair bit Automatic and a fair bit Joy Division and a fair bit a secret third thing, safe to say the ladies appear to have understood the assignment

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Automatic - Shadowplay (Official Visualizer)

YouTube video by Automatic

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 15h

Thinking of living my life in a manner that means never having to tell the newspaper I "utterly reject this characterisation" in relation to a series of allegations

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 16h

Footscray but yes, white whale - have a partial answer but not the full journey

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 16h

Madra Salach (Green Man Festival | Session) someone bring these lads to Jamberoo pub

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Madra Salach (Green Man Festival | Session)

YouTube video by Green Man Festival

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 18h

heavens to betsy - ain't never goin' back before co-forming Sleater-Kinney in 1994, Corin Tucker anchored punchy diy riot grrrl prototype duo heavens to betsy; album out tomorrow is built around previously unreleased demos and a couple of 7"

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heavens to betsy - ain't never goin' back (Official Lyric Video)

YouTube video by heavens to betsy

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 20h

Marika Hackman - 33 splendid slice of existential hourglass slipping from the English multi-instrumentalist, shades of Sigur Ros and Sufjan, only complaint is it disappears far too quickly but as an album opener it's probably spot on

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Marika Hackman - 33 (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by MarikaHackmanVEVO

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 21h

Yeah would say circa 2001-3 non WC

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 21h

PISS - Rote Zora. “Resistance is Possible.” Emma, no. 6, June 1984, pp. 39-41. Of all emerging acts I can't think of any better capturing the ~all this gesture~ of it all. I hope Zantingh is looking after her vocal cords and mental wellbeing

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PISS - Rote Zora. “Resistance is Possible.” Emma, no. 6, June 1984, pp. 39-41. (Official Video)

YouTube video by PISS

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 22h

(Th' / Tha / Theee / The) RETAIL SIMPS - Real Simple speakin of Montreal proto-garage duos that don't ever really miss

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RETAIL SIMPS - "Real Simple" (2026, full album)

YouTube video by Tremendo Garaje

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Stone Sober - Insane Hacks speakin of Hungarian psych-garage duos that don't ever really miss

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Stone Sober - Insane Hacks (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Stone Sober

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

No out-of-your-depth book deal for you with that kind of attitude

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

sorry I call bs, the world's foremost things knower insisted otherwise

Ban Vadham fb post: What does the Ukrainian bombing of Russian “Yandex” data centres have to do with Australian politics?

If you go on social media today, you may notice that you’re seeing a LOT less content from crazy right wing accounts - and potentially also nutty “left” ones, too.

In the escalation of Russia’s war against Ukraine, Russia has been bombing Ukraine civil infrastructure - especially the heating and electricity systems required for civilians to survive the harsh Ukrainian winter.

Ukraine has retaliated by bombing Russian data centres; there are very few human casualties, but massive disruptions to Russian logistics - “Yandex” is the Russian equivalent of Google and imagine the disruption to your own life if Google and all its associated apps and systems stopped working for you.

Well, well, well… an inability to get into email is not the only problem Russia has this morning.

Russian data centres run with the integrated cooperation of the Putinist regime, and the scale of Russia’s online dirty work is vast to behold…

… because since Ukraine started taking out the data centres, people have noticed that a HUGE network of the angry, right-wing pages and accounts that represent MAGA in the US, the AfD in Germany, Reform in the UK and all those other right-wing extremist parties have suddenly gone CONSPICUOUSLY dark.

In fact, on Threads, large accounts have been publishing outright engagement bait to a noticeable LACK of the typical outrage-machine response since the Russian data centres started burning.

We KNOW that Russia amplifies content that drives division in democracies. We KNOW that they promote movements that share their authoritarian values and demonise their opponents. You can read my book “QAnon and On” to see the hard research on this stuff.

But to wake up and see people putting out content that says “Trump is in the Epstein Files” to NO pushback from someone with a name like PrincessPatriotMAGA3837754 makes “obvious troll obvious” …

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Sorry we gotta stop giving Geese these slots, solid local act choices and itching for a Westside Cowboy sideshow though

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Tradie: so here's a quote equivalent to the GDP of a small nation state Me: um ouch, wow, okay sure, when can you start? Tradie:

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Time to play 'weaponised incompetence or just plain ineptitude?'

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

It's the 76 group whatsapp chats that are killing me - 95% 'sorry Billy won't be at training tonight he has explosive diarrhoea'

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Time to play 'binnable piece of trash or important missive brought home from school requiring parental action'

Scrunched up ball of paper belying the fact it's an important note from school

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Purple Pilgrims - Outside speakin of kiwi dreampop sister duos that don't ever really miss

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Purple Pilgrims - Outside (Visualiser)

YouTube video by Purple Pilgrims

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Ah cool that's how these things work; anyone need something done hmu for his number

In a speech last night at an Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) event, Anthony Albanese revealed he personally intervened in the situation after getting a text message from ACCI chief executive Andrew McKellar.

"My door is always open. Andrew did text me last Thursday morning and by Friday morning we had an announcement," Albanese said.

Anthony Albanese contact card in my phone

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

He clearly read your analysis between inningses

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

blessed are the fillum format wankers who restored the sun theatre 🙏

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

No spoilers, curious to see how the Germans fare

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Guess I'm going to have to go see Digger to further entrench my view you're all wrong about everything always

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Share someone who looks stylish wearing a headband

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Great list, little short on Australian releases but those two are a good start

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

This gronk is the most 'put your coaster over your drinks ladies' a dude has ever looked

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Tramhaus - Blister (album) Gnarly knotty Rotterdam post-punk with a hardcore tinge, this opening track threads through hints of Janes Addiction wail and each subsequent track takes its own turn somewhere a little less trammeled.