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frank pires

@brimlad.bsky.social
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domestic goddess; retirement is a beautiful thing :) formerly an Econometrician, Options trader and R language programmer. Ngunnawal-Ngambri country

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 6h
Penny Wong has had 24 hours, but still nothing. No statement of concern, no raised eyebrow... and no late signing of this very reasonable joint statement of foreign ministers. The Australian govt's craven failure to say [let alone do] anything critical of the Trump regime is humiliating. #auspol
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
My column on the latest building data and the resources devoted to building data centres www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
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Australia is building a lot of new homes. But is the datacentre boom holding us back? | Greg Jericho
Housing construction is at its strongest level since 2016, but it’s AI that is sucking up resources for builders
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Like so many in Australia's media class, Karvelas extols "the sensible centre". A mindless cliche that only protects powerful interests and the neoliberal nightmare, fails to fix rising #inequality, #poverty and the #ClimateCrisis, and fuels One Nation and #FarRight. aka toxic centrism. #auspol
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Reuters @reuters.com · 01/10/2026
10 year US Treasury yield hits highest since 2002 reut.rs/4iUc3y0
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10 year US Treasury yield hits highest since 2002
The US 10-year Treasury ​yield hit its ‌highest level in 24 ​years on ​Thursday, as a ⁠brutal bonds ​selloff gathered ​pace.
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Quentin Dempster @quentindempster.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Please Senator Jane Hume don’t sell out Australia’s original content creators to US AI with your “getting the balance right” response. Our American friends will walk through our Copyright Act with Trump’s support. Time for our ALP/LNP duopoly to demand fair compensation for local AI training.
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KimberCanada @kimberleybsb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Hilarious youtube.com/shorts/Qvayr...
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Please do not leak these top-secret annexation plans of Australia and New Zealand
YouTube video by Tod Maffin
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 25/09/2026
With mortgage rates around 7%, sellers are slashing prices and offering concessions to try and get their homes off the market
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Mortgage Rates at 7% Are Forcing Home Sellers to Slash Prices
Less than a week after listing his Marlborough, Massachusetts, home for $1.28 million, Alton Bradshaw had already cut the price twice.
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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The young Adelaide rosella being fed by its parent in one of my backyard apple trees. (As I tried to hide behind a rose bush 😄)
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Dan Ilic @danilic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Another funny episode… great guests this week:
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 15/09/2026
Pocock says Labor easing copyright protections for AI datacentre investment would throw creatives ‘under the bus’
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Pocock says Labor easing copyright protections for AI datacentre investment would throw creatives ‘under the bus’
Proposals revealed as senior personnel from OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, met with Albanese ministers The Albanese government is considering giving AI companies access to Australian creatives’ works by default as its pursues a compromise with American tech giants. The proposals were revealed as senior personnel from OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, met with Labor ministers and warned Australia’s copyright laws were preventing the company training models locally. Continue reading...
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 15/09/2026
Bond traders have piled into bearish positions ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting, betting that the Treasury selloff driving yields to their highest levels in over a decade will continue.
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Bond Market’s ‘Extreme’ Short Counts on Fed to Deliver Rate Hike
Bond traders have piled into bearish positions ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting, betting that the Treasury selloff driving yields to their highest levels in over a decade will continue.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 15/09/2026
The US controls or has access to more than 100 defence facilities on Australian soil, according to new research. Richard Tanter joins @emmashortis.bsky.social to discuss his research on US involvement on Australian bases & the consequences of the war on terror for the alliance. 🎧 theaus.in/46ICtM1
Photo of US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaching out during a speech
NEW EPISODE | America’s “shocking” access to Australian bases, revealed
Listen to After America now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Let me know what areas you would like to see covered - we are building a lovely loyal audience and would love you to be part of it. Trying to cover live parliament a little differently, but also absolutely accurately. So you'll find Gaza, gas and other issues covered as they are
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Jewish Council of Australia @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Shanah Tova! As the Jewish New Year approaches, now is a time for both celebration and reflection. We will be marking this period with our tashlich gatherings in Naarm/Melbourne and Gadigal/Sydney on 13 September - see you there? www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2026/08/tash...
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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
How American unity was squandered after the attacks of 9/11, as the country went from September 11th to January 6th. My latest at History Never Ended. Free to all. historyneverended.substack.com/p/how-americ...
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 09/09/2026
Is One Nation rising in popularity with young professionals? Barrie Cassidy and George Megalogenis examine George’s new book, Three Shocks: Who We are Becoming in the 21st Century, and how these forces are reshaping our national identity and Australian politics.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Tuesday parliament means @amyremeikis.bsky.social is back and she comes off the long run to deal with Barnaby first up live.thepoint.com.au
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The Point Live: Barnaby Joyce melts down (again) trying to explain party superannuation policy, Labor pushes for more algorithm control. As it happens
Barnaby Joyce has melted down (again) when asked for simple answers over One Nation's superannuation policy in an ABC interview, while Labor pushes ahead with plans to put controls over what people se...
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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
My conversation with author, thinker and great Australia explainer, George Megalogenis on his new book, Three Shocks: Who We Are Becoming in the 21st century. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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George Megalogenis has some advice for our politicians - ABC listen
When politicians make announcements wearing hi-vis and hard hats they are making a terrible miscalculation about who Australian voters really are, says one of Australia's great journalists George Mega...
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
"Call on governments, regulators and institutions to reject the #IHRA definition, and not let Israel define antisemitism." ICYMI, please sign the petition and repost. #auspol
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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The challenge of putting 911 into words - the literary response to such an epic moment in history. My latest at History Never Ended. Free to all: historyneverended.substack.com/p/putting-91...
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Kate Littlejohn @kelittlejohn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I'm currently in the middle of PhD research that is showing unequivocally that this is not even close to a thing. Women are still massively underrepresented in the curriculum and almost every teacher I interviewed raised the manosphere's influence on male students as an explicit blocker.
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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
A weekend read: I’ve updated my piece on the not so quiet Canadian, Mark Carney, and thrown in some August monthly marginalia as well, including my movie of the month. History Never Ended, my Substack, is free to all. historyneverended.substack.com/p/the-not-so...
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Christopher Mootham @chrismootham.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We're not changing the name of Lake Ontario. Name it whatever you want at your leisure: gulfof.mapquest.com/lakeontario (tag us so we can see your work 🙂)
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 25/08/2026
This is truly heartbreaking. Dolly Parton was an extraordinary person and an irreplaceable champion of the working class. We are a better country because of her.
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Dr Liz Allen @drdemography.com · 24/08/2026
Statement on ANU apology for ‘indefensible treatment’
I am pleased with the resolution agreed with the Australian National University. I look forward to helping the University rebuild trust, and helping to ensure that what happened to me is not the experience of future whistleblowers.
I would like to thank: my lawyer Dougal Hurley who has worked tirelessly in pursuit of accountability, my friends in parliament and academia, and my husband and family whose unwavering support sustained me.
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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
With each passing week, Trump’s presidency looks more and more like a home improvement show aimed at a niche audience of rich retirees in Boca Raton. He is, after all, the main tenant of America’s ultimate gated community. My latest: historyneverended.substack.com/p/pulling-at...
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NPR @npr.org · 20/08/2026
Many people don't pay attention to bond markets, but they should — especially now. This is why they matter and why the drop in bond prices is signaling investor concerns about the U.S. economy. n.pr/4ztpJpq
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The bond market is signaling trouble ahead. This is why you should pay attention
Many people don't pay attention to bond markets, but they should — especially now. This is why they matter and why the drop in bond prices is signaling investor concerns about the U.S. economy.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
"Excuse me while I sadly cross off another three months on my “waiting for a wages breakout” calendar." www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
Charts showing annual private sector wage growth in Dec 2025, March 2026 and June 2026 going from 3.4% to 3.2% to 3.1%
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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Your regular reminder that the whole of Australian foreign and security policy rests on the idea that these guys - *these guys* - will keep us safe
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USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reports
Aircraft carrier’s crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 17/08/2026
Sydney, we haven’t even arrived yet… and you’ve already snapped up most of our Climate Integrity Summit tickets. We have a lineup of incredible speakers to spotlight the event. 📅Tuesday 15 September · 9am - 5pm AEST 📍 NSW Parliament, Sydney 🎟️ theaus.in/3Ui7qDy
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Of course the press gallery types love the melon thing - they actively seek out stories that require no reading and no understanding of policy. They look stories that amble them to talk about the "look" or how "the politics play out" *and* ones that enable them to take the "high moral ground".
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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
“So why are we talking about melons, a month after the Bush Deep podcast aired and about a month after the last controversy from the same podcast?” Read the full piece by @amyremeikis.bsky.social on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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Alex Papadopoulos @egeasri.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Italian researchers found that semi-transparent solar panels over olive groves increased olive yields by 12%, reduced water evaporation by 19%, generated clean electricity, and even improved olive oil quality. 🌿⚡🫒 #Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #ClimateSolutions
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Police to have right to seize mobile phones without a warrant, use IDF tech to search data, under new legislation brought to NSW Parliament #auspol #nswpol @michaelsainsbury.bsky.social michaelwest.com.au/the-police-s...
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Surveillance State. NSW Police to seize mobile phone data without a warrant - Michael West
Legislation before NSW Parliament to allow police access to mobile phone data without a warrant, developed by Israel Defence Force veterans.
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Antoinette Lattouf @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Oh no. Some blokes at Courier Mail can't deal with a woman who wins and also doesn't like genocide. I'm with Trent, I reckon let readers decide for themselves (given I've had no trouble filling halls around the country). Must be awkward when a billionaire backed tabloid can't call all the shots.
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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I've interviewed hundreds of people on Saturday Extra. I can't remember a conversation that got such a powerful listener response......
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Trump has officially declared war on bad hair days /chadledger
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 07/08/2026
Shares in United Wholesale Mortgage fell by a record 49% Thursday.
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Top US Mortgage Lender Plunges Most Ever After Pausing Dividend
Shares in United Wholesale Mortgage fell by as much as 49% Thursday, a record slide after the country’s biggest mortgage lender announced a net loss of $452 million and suspended its dividend for the first time.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 06/08/2026
Black text on a white page that reads:

Too many lives have been cut short by high-speed, illegal e-bikes and e-scooters.

That’s why we are issuing cease-and-desist orders against 42 online retailers that have been selling these dangerous devices to New York City residents — including Target, Temu, Wayfair, Walmart, and Amazon. 

The safety of New Yorkers is not for sale.
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
In the room. My @smh @theage cartoon.
Single frame. Room with male psychologist in chair with notepad; on couch is Anthony Albanese looking anxious, shoes on floor beside him. Behind the scene is a line of people including: a blond woman in a suit with a folder; a pinstripe-suited businessman with cigar; a man in suit with hi-vis vest and hard hat; a croupier in waistcoat flipping a coin; a man in military garb with US flag on chest pocket; a tech bro with phone in jeans, t-shirt and jacket and peaked cap. Psychologist says “So tell me - are those lobbyists in the room with us now?”
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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The parable of the Reflecting Pool. In a highly symbolic setting, an emblematic Trumpian tale. My latest. Free to all. open.substack.com/pub/historyn...
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Naarm/Melbourne has again showed up in force to protest Israeli atrocity in Gaza and the West Bank, grotesque Australian government and corporate complicity, and the silence and indifference of the husks posing as human among us. From the river to the sea.
The streets of Naarm/Melbourne filled with protesters and flags
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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Climate fatigue in a time of climate emergency. Why has media coverage fallen off when the earth continues to hot up? My latest, which comes with a mea culpa….. open.substack.com/pub/historyn...
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The poor room looks like it has some sort of golden scabies. Gross to contemplate that this once dignified building is a ruin at one end and this Liberace nightmare rummage sale at the other.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Gee, why would they be concerned??
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arrest-them-all🫘 (godless radical leftist pond scum/vermin/it) @arrest-them-all.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
THIS RIGHT HERE!!!
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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
You could definitely give these people a Trojan Horse and they’d be like “wow a big horse thank you” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/u...
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New Air Force One Lacks Defensive Countermeasures of Previous Model, Officials Say
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