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Kaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

AI ‘author’ ‘at’ a writers’ festival?! AI is not work, not writing, not a person, not creative, not a partner. It doesn’t create beauty or meaning or tell stories. It doesn’t respect its readers or sign books. It’s a sociopathic word & image extruder using stolen work: it insults readers & writers.

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Cass M @cassiemac.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

First #AFLW fixturing rant from me this year - with Melbourne AFLM playing 415 at the MCG and AFLW playing 735 at Whitten Oval, it's literally impossible to get from one to the other by public transport unless you miss the start or end of one of the games

A screenshot of the Melbourne public transport app showing a trip plan leaving the MCG at 6.49pm and arriving at Whitten Oval at 7.34pm

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Kaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Meta stealing copyrighted books for its AI-training isn’t just criminal, it’s dangerous. Several of my older or out of print stolen titles have outdated medical info in them, now being fed into its maw to eventually poo out wrong AI info on critical women’s health, baby safety advice, etc.

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WIRED @wired.com · 18/03/2025

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

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Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow

As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

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Iva Vukušić @vukusiciva.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Stop calling them "peace talks". Ukraine is not there and this is about Ukraine, so no, they're not peace talks. It's two rotten empires taking about their preferences for dominance and control of others. #Ukraine #PeaceTalks www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

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Ukraine war: Russian and US officials meet in Saudi Arabia for peace talks, without Kyiv – Europe live

European officials not part of discussions as Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns his country will not recognise peace deals made without Ukrainian participation

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David Burbach 🇺🇸 @dburbach.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

There is a reason we have kept all this personal data about YOU compartmentalized, and run by extremely boring and fastidious bureaucrats who seek neither fame nor fortune. Because you are not going to enjoy the alternative.

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Listen, Broligarchy is not some cute synonym for oligarchy. It's genuinely different & WAY more dangerous. I'm a sociologist who's been studying the ultra-rich globally for 17 yrs, entering their world as an offshore wealth mgr. Published 2 books abt them. 🧵Broligarchs are distinct in 3 ways:

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Dr Peter Davidson @pagdavidson.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

In Australia the Finance Dept generally estimates future expenditure needs by mechanically plugging in population projections etc. No assessment of unmet need across Govt! Then we get nasty surprises like the rot in aged care revealed by a royal commission.

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Cass M @cassiemac.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

FYI for Australian pet people (Not sure how much of Aussie cat Tw*tter has made it over here. I know @scruffkit.bsky.social is here, any others?)

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do. Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.

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Ellen L. Weintraub @ellenlweintraub.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.

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Osman Faruqi @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Insane question and insane approach to “impartiality”, which Ferguson would never deploy on issues like gendered violence, for example.

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Congratulations on reaching the point where crimes against humanity are now inside the Overton window. Well done journalism. You really did your job well. So fearless. Sleep well. (I mean, you have been asleep for decades now so that won't be an issue).

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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 27/01/2025

Hey, while we're talking about erasing history: In 1949 the US military held its first Aeriel Gunnery Competition, later known as "Top Gun." The best of the best competed in dogfighting and other skills. The team that won, was the 332nd: The Tuskegee airmen. So they refused to announce a winner🤡

James Harvey III, Tuskegee airman, leader of the team that won the US military's first aerial gunnery competition for combat aviators. AKA, Top Gun. James Harvey is a handsome Black man in WW2 uniform with an indomitableble look of calm confidence.

Tom Cruise in an aviation suit and Rayban aviator sunglasses from Top Gun.

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triana (she/it) ⛤ DISCOVER @triana.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

idk who told you this but you literally do not have the same number of hours in a day as Beyoncé. she has people who trade their own time for money, giving her more than 1300 hours of human-hours a day to help build her career/wealth. you're not employing 170 people. she is. cut yourself some slack

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Becca Hayne @beccahayne.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Dis is the most under-reported story right now If the Sub-Reddits ban the hellsite, that's a LOT of engagement lost for the Twitter Fuhrer.....and it could drive sports teams to Skies of Blue It's a lot of ifs and it's, but y'all gotta follow the story www.forbes.com/sites/esatde...

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X Ban Spreads Across Reddit As Communities React To Musk’s Gesture

Reddit communities with millions of subscribers lead charge as social media landscape faces period of unprecedented turbulence

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Cass M @cassiemac.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Latest finished project - knitted 🧶 mitts as a gift for my dear friend who has two adorable Welsh Springer Spaniels 🐶🐶 #knitsky

A pair of hand knitted fingerless mittens. They are black, white and brown, with a picture of a brown and white spaniel on each one

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Serena Joyner @serenajoyner.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Great resource (maybe via threads?) penned by @itsjenniferwalter.bsky.social - thank you.

Screenshots of posts on Threads - original here https://www.threads.net/@itsjenniferwalter/post/DFIu3Q2q-5P

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 23/01/2025

It is really wild how the fossil fuel industry in Aus has managed to spread the false perception that the Aus economy relies on fossil fuel sector jobs + cash www.industry.gov.au/publications... australiainstitute.org.au/report/clima...

employment as a percentage of all jobs - nearly zero for oil, coal and gas and about 3 to 4% for the mining industry

perceived jobs, money and tax all far higher than actual

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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

A bit of a personal note. I’m working on a paper on wage theft from staff at Australian universities at the moment. The level of wrongdoing is nuts. We’re up to $265m in underpayments that have been admitted to by Australian public universities. No university VCs have faced any consequences

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Dominic Meagher @dom-ma.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

How to be clear without getting sued:

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Chris Addison @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Absolute motherfuckers.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

in my experience the genuine male feminists are just like, nice to women and treat them normally and don’t start podcasts or seek awards for it. performative behavior should always be a red flag.

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Neil Gaiman, Justin Baldoni, and the End of the Male Feminist

This ignominious crew of famous men seemed to align with women against sexist oppression in public as they mistreated women in private.

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Cass M @cassiemac.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Illusion knit scarf for my cousin (belated Xmas present). First attempt at illusion knitting, won't be the last! Pattern adapted from www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... Yarn is Morris & Sons Estate 8ply in French Navy and Aegean

A long striped navy and aqua hand knit scarf, with motifs of a planet, rocket, and stars in illusion knitting

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Damon Young @damonyoung.com.au · 14/01/2025

Free accommodation, free home labour, free babysitting — done by the young, the poor, the ill, the homeless, the jobless, and so on. Gaiman (and Palmer) were surrounded by the conveniently endangered. And that’s how the financial elite like their workers: conveniently endangered.

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Damon Young @damonyoung.com.au · 14/01/2025

It’s good and necessary that the discussion around Gaiman isn’t just about “bad man did bad things” (though he did). It’s also about how the wealthy *require* poverty and precariousness to exploit others. They need a ready supply of the vulnerable.

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

The take I am most certain of that gets me in the most trouble is just "The reason homes are so expensive is because there are not enough of them, so we really really really need to build more of them."

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

I remember in 2005 when Jude Law cheated on Sienna Miller with their nanny and I was like “what’s WRONG with him, Sienna is a CATCH” and my mom was like “it has actually nothing to do with her. there is just a certain type of man for whom nothing is ever enough” I think about that like every day

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Congratulations to all the useful idiots who decided to treat “hypothetical bias in video algorithms is a dire national security threat” as a serious argument rather than a punchline. The right-wing billionaires consolidating their grip on American media thank you for your service.

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Kaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Thinking of all the housekeepers, waiters, valets, cooks, drivers, teachers, shop assistants, support industry minimum wagers, many with no safety net or prospects, out of work because of the LA fires.

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Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Let's see how long Meta's "no fact checking" policy lasts.

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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 11/01/2025

As your friendly neighbourhood jock-nerd, I'm here to remind you once again that nerds have always been more misogynistic than jocks, and it's not particularly close. I said what I said. Y'all act surprised every time this gets revealed to be true.

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greatgenes @greatgenes.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Bluesky tips: Unlike twitter, liking a post on Bluesky doesn’t get it seen by others. If you want to share a message, you have to repost. Likes: Tell the algorithm what you like, so the app can tailor your Discovery feed Reposts: Tells the algorithm the post is worth sharing with your followers

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 11/01/2025

The media has focused on wealthy, White neighborhoods. But the fire in Altadena--a racially and economically diverse suburb--deserves more attention, because insurance may not cover their rebuilding costs, forcing families out and leading the neighborhood to gentrify. www.reuters.com/world/us/far...

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Far from Hollywood's wealth, Los Angeles fire survivors feel forgotten

Residents say that insurance companies might shortchange less affluent households.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

utterly enraging www.latimes.com/california/s...

"We hit a drone this afternoon - first one," said L.A. County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone. "Our Super Scooper hit a small drone."
He said the incident occurred over the Palisades fire Thursday. He didn't have details on who was flying the drone, but said the drone was destroyed and the Super Scooper - a massive fixed-wing plane that can drop large amounts of water - was damaged.
"It put a hole in the wing," he said. "It's grounded now."

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Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Not lost on me that it's nonprofit tech, app.watchduty.org, showing up & actually working in the midst of the LA fires (donate to them!) Meanwhile platforms fail to surface key news, vital info is paywalled... As I've been saying, we need a new tech paradigm, yesterday!

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Watch Duty - Wildfire Maps & Alerts

Real-time information about wildfire and firefighting efforts nearby

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Cass M @cassiemac.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

The Australian Open is a non-negotiable part of summer for me and family. The Age used to print a fill-in-the-blanks copy of the draw. I remember, as a kid, sitting in our campervan on summer holidays filling it out as a a daily ritual. Might recreate it with these! #tennis #AusOpen

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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Since the Australian Open won’t do it, I made legible, printable, annotable, space-efficient drawsheets for the main singles draws, with qualifiers placed. You can download them here: fogmountaintennis.wordpress.com/draws-oops/

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Draws & OOPs

Links to printable draws and orders of play for imminent, current, and recent tournaments: Weeks of January 12 and 19: Australian Open (Draw sheets homemade due to useless tournament website) Women…

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 08/01/2025

Your periodic reminder that if you need to get out of your house FAST, do not bother trying to stuff your cats into carriers, just scoop them up in pillowcases. (You can drop said squirming rage sacks into carriers for added security if you have time.)

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Mike from Burke (now Cville) @mikefrburkecville.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

As I’ve said before, insurance companies believe in climate change, and they’re good at math.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

I've harped on this before, but "availability of home insurance" will keep growing as a political issue, and a whole lot of people's brains are not equipped to handle it. Insurers aren't doing stuff like this (nor leaving markets outright) for fun. Climate change is making stuff uninsurable.

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 08/01/2025

Hope the LA Times is being sure to print the fire’s point of view too.

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Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

For history’s sake, record of a late stage capitalism life arc

Keith Wasserman v @Keith _Wasserman
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Does anyone have access to private firefighters to protect our home in Pacific Palisades? Need to act fast here. All neighbors houses burning. Will pay any amount. Thank you.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

“Will pay any amount.” Feels like one of those futile pleas we’re going to hear from wealthy people more and more in the era of climate change.

Keith Wasserman: Does anyone have access to private firefighters to protect our home in Pacific Palisades? Need to act fast here. All neighbors houses burning. Will pay any amount. Thank you.

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Jenniphred @oakborn.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

crochet & knitting tip I just figured out: 🧶 I went to start a new yarn skein and it barfed bad... so I got the idea to stick the end down through a big straw and wrapped the yarn around the straw itself to create a center pull mini-ball to work from until the barf is used up.

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Cass M @cassiemac.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

What are your go-to sources for learning about 'technical' aspects of yarn 🧶? Stuff like the difference between worsted and woollen spun yarn, best ways to weave in ends, speed hacks, etc I can google these specific q's, but I want places where I can learn stuff that I didn't even think to look up!

A baby sitting up, wearing a colourwork hand knitted Christmas jumper in green, white and red. The baby's face is covered by a 'baby' emoji with a pale skin tone

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