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Refugee from the land of journalism. Now helping charities Musings from Naarm/Melbourne, Australia. Gardens. Basketball. Basketball coaching. Caffeine. Books. Gaming. Sometimes news. Photography.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h
🗣️ 🇫🇷 “These are realities. Systemic inequalities... I’m glad young people and students are making their voices heard.” Wemby backs the student protests
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 08/10/2026
It's telling that men would rather try to invent tech to replace humans' role in caregiving than step up as equal partners in parenting. Telling, that is, in that it shows how financial capitalism and patriarchy work together to dissuade men from doing "unprofitable" labor, like the work of care.
X post from AI industry insider Alvin Sng :

My wife: Can you read our baby a book?
Me: I can just play an audiobook from my phone.
My wife: But then it won't be in your voice.
Me: I can train a voice model.
Parenting hits different when you work in Al.
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RUOK Speedwagon @uberpaul.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
You have to wonder why this fucked country fought the Taliban for so long when it's clear they really just wanted to join them.
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Given how much of an unfunny annoying whiner he is, the Libs ought to be paying him to stay away from their events. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Comedian Dave Hughes to stop speaking at Liberal party events over political donation concerns
Entertainer alleges complaint made about ‘in-kind’ donations over Victorian fundraisers, where he has been railing against Labor
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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
RIP Eva Marie Saint #HATM www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/m...
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Eva Marie Saint, Oscar Winner for ‘On the Waterfront,’ Is Dead at 102
A luminous beauty with dramatic depth, she brought a layered intensity to harrowing roles and seduced Cary Grant in the romantic thriller “North by Northwest.”
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Tom @tomgj.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Counterpoint: Sam should accept some bad things happening to him for the benefit of the world.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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🐯 ɹǝʞuıɹᗡ ǝǝɟɟoƆ ɐǝɹ∀ 🐯 @chris8875.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Never ever miss the chance to re-post anything referencing the childhood trauma caused by the animated Watership Down movie.
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Oh that movie messed me up properly.
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 02/10/2026
Foxes are native animals?! Quolls are an invasive species? When did that happen? | First Dog on the Moon
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Foxes are native animals?! Quolls are an invasive species? When did that happen? | First Dog on the Moon
Many Australians are uninformed about our adorable native creatures. How could this be? I’ve been banging on about them for years! * Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published * Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...
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🐯 ɹǝʞuıɹᗡ ǝǝɟɟoƆ ɐǝɹ∀ 🐯 @chris8875.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Something about the emperors clothes.
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THE (spooky af) LEGEND OF MATT @thelegendofmatt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
HAHAHAHAHA!!!!
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🐯 ɹǝʞuıɹᗡ ǝǝɟɟoƆ ɐǝɹ∀ 🐯 @chris8875.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Same thing happens with Gina Rinehart and radiation.
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The Sydney Morning Herald (unofficial) @smhaustralia.nzcow.com · 29/09/2026
📢 You can blast these hospital-haunting bugs with radiation for 200 hours and they still won’t die.
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‘Ultimate superbug’: New form of antibiotic resistance uncovered
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Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Super cool. Here’s a class traitor dispatch: when you start to make more money you start to pay more taxes. The size of the checks you send to the govt have big numbers on them. It’s unsettling. You need a strategy & that strategy is SUCK IT UP MOTHERFUCKER.
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Sato Juniper @satojuniper.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I've heard hot rhetoric from Israel's spokespeople insisting that the stories about wholesale death & destruction in Gaza are antisemitic lies. Apparently, even Google Earth has now caught up with what is being done & it's there for those willing to see. #Auspol www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...
independent.co.uk
Google Earth exposes devastation in Gaza with new updated images
Google Earth shows the unprecedented devastation in Gaza, illustrating the scale of the wreckage
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"This is just going to hurt Australians, and do bugger-all to actually reduce inflation." And as usual, the Australians most likely hurt are the ones who can afford it least and [ironically] have little scope for discretionary spending. #auspol
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I give you the annotated version of the RBA statement (just in case you want to know what they really mean) thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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The RBA has raised rates again. Here’s what its statement really means
Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute, annotates the RBA’s latest statement, breaking down what the central bank is really telling us.
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Wonder Why🦆Ducky🦆 @duck-flying.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Aussie mum-of-two kicked out of rental after requesting a working oven -requested the oven in her rental property to be fixed. Months later, she was asked to leave -After more months she was eventually provided with an offer: the reimbursement of an air fryer au.finance.yahoo.com/news/aussie-...
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Aussie mum-of-two kicked out of rental over oven fix despite new eviction rule
Victorian renters are facing unreasonable eviction notices despite the state government banning no-ground evictions.
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Australian Conservation Foundation @ausconservation.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One more piece on the Bogong moth resurgence... www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
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'A story of hope': Bogong Moths swarming the east coast are exciting researchers
Large moths have been visiting homes in NSW, ACT, and Victoria, which scientists say is great news for the species.
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🐯 ɹǝʞuıɹᗡ ǝǝɟɟoƆ ɐǝɹ∀ 🐯 @chris8875.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Please look after the moths
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🐯 ɹǝʞuıɹᗡ ǝǝɟɟoƆ ɐǝɹ∀ 🐯 @chris8875.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is just utter garbage. So many real things we could use real money on, and this is the stuff that continues to go forward.
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Comfortably Boo @numb.comfortab.ly · 29/09/2026
"So, what's your company valuation?" "2 trillion dollars" "What are you basing it on?" "We lost 42 billion dollars last year" bsky.app/profile/edzi...
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🐯 ɹǝʞuıɹᗡ ǝǝɟɟoƆ ɐǝɹ∀ 🐯 @chris8875.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Spot on. Insulting.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pope Innocent III,who died in 1216, spoke of a certain kind of older man, who is "easily provoked", "will believe anything and question nothing", is "stingy and greedy" and "praises the good old days and hates the present." Reform UK's voter base has been knocking around for a very long time.
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3 -Monorail 2 - Stonecutters Theme (We Do) 1 - See My Vest Honourable mentions to the Canyonero theme and the Softball episode song.
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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 27/09/2026
For those of you following the resuscitation of Australian literary journal Meanjin, an interview with establishing editor Ashley Hay. www.killyourdarlings.com.au/article/what... Disclosure: Meanjin is a client of mine.
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What's Next for Meanjin
An interview with establishing editor Ashley Hay
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 27/09/2026
Opinion | AI bosses are nothing but "fossil fuel cultists injecting methane gas directly into the heart of their machine god", writes Ketan Joshi. www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/22/a...
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Doomsday AI cultists aren't just good marketers — they're capturing governments
As soon as you realise the AI industry is packed with adherents to a cult of climate and fossil fuel dismissiveness, everything clicks into place.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 26/09/2026
Cat Internally Debates Whether Or Not To Rip Head Off Smaller Creature It Just Met theonion.com/cat-internally-debates…
Cat Internally Debates Whether Or Not To Rip Head Off Smaller Creature It Just Met
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.
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Patrick Matthews @matthewsp.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Classic regulatory capture attempt. Market leaders just flat-out asking the government to help them entrench their positions by erecting new barriers to entry.
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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 12/09/2026
lol the vibe shift in AI hype feels like a ploy by U.S. tech bros to permanently keep out competitors. They are cosplaying concern so they can "regulate" their competitors out of existence. It's not about safety. It's about money.
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🐯 ɹǝʞuıɹᗡ ǝǝɟɟoƆ ɐǝɹ∀ 🐯 @chris8875.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Absolutely. Why else would we be hearing about what AI agents have been doing in Australia recently? They want regulations to close the market and rescue themselves from a lack of profitability.
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026
I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility
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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yes but all those counter examples are terrible television, that’s the point
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Cost of extending ACA subsidies: $30 billion/year Cost of Trump's Iran War: $43 billion in roughly seven months (and that's a low estimate) It's not a question of what we can afford. It's a question of priorities.
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Frank The Hat @frankmani.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The media should now say "actually, we prefer it outside" and not turn up anyway. Rhe whole planet would be grateful if we never hear Mango Mussolini again.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Child: This is my first time meeting a mayor. Mamdani: Wow, have you ever met a prime minister? Child: No Norway PM Jonas Gahr Støre: *walks over*
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Some ppl reporting the data Quest has told them was included in the hack was “CAT_ID2”. Suggestion is it’s a room designation (standard or deluxe) identifier. Remember: the intruders also have cards with CVV: so they could filter for which cards are linked to deluxe room bookings
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Suggestion on Reddit is that it was the third party cloud based central reservations system that got hacked. Won’t name them til it’s confirmed because I don’t have money for a defo case
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Uh. Quest Apartment has updated info on the hacking of their systems. 46,727 credit cards (with CVV), 297,739 credit cards (no CVV), 225,300 vehicle regos, 104,268 passport or license numbers www.questapartments.com.au/update
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Nathalie Maréchal, PhD @nathaliemarechal.net · 17/09/2026
So you just learned about the AI cult, huh? Here is the longform explainer you need to make sense of the very, very strange ideas driving tech policy in 2026. Buckle up, it’s a wild ride. www.techpolicy.press/what-policym...
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What Policymakers and the Public Need to Know About the Cult of AI
Nathalie Maréchal asks, why are we betting the economy and the future of democracy on cult-like beliefs?
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🐯 ɹǝʞuıɹᗡ ǝǝɟɟoƆ ɐǝɹ∀ 🐯 @chris8875.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
They don't care. They just don't care.
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Will always stop to read Mr Flanagan. www.smh.com.au/national/alb...
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Albanese isn’t just betraying authors like me. He’s selling out Australia to AI colonists
Like standover goons, America’s AI giants are threatening our government – and it is rolling over to their demands like no other nation.
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Simon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A decade ago, a “weird” kitten was found on a road near a Bolivian forest. Too small to be a housecat, he had a scrunched-up face, short round ears, long whiskers, & a coat of leopard-like spots. DNA analysis now reveals him as the very first of a newly discovered species & I think I'm in love. 😻🧬🧪👇
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Meet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 Years
A small, spotted tiger cat from Bolivia may just be the beginning of a wave of new small cat species.
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🐯 ɹǝʞuıɹᗡ ǝǝɟɟoƆ ɐǝɹ∀ 🐯 @chris8875.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Oh yes.
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The Simpsons: Homer's Brain Monkey
ALT: The Simpsons: Homer's Brain Monkey
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🐯 ɹǝʞuıɹᗡ ǝǝɟɟoƆ ɐǝɹ∀ 🐯 @chris8875.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A shill and a grifter. Surely he doesn't need the money. Surely. But he wants the money, wants it, and will find something that suits him in order to earn it. Says more about him that Polymarket is his choice. He is nothing but a grifter preying on others.
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🐯 ɹǝʞuıɹᗡ ǝǝɟɟoƆ ɐǝɹ∀ 🐯 @chris8875.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
3 - I got you - Split Enz 2 - Out of mind out of sight - Models 1 - Tainted love - Soft Cell
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
David Pocock calls out the major parties for rejecting proposed Red Lines reform which seeks to protect taxpayers from funding illegal wars including Israel’s genocide in Gaza. “It shouldn’t matter where these crimes are being perpetrated…whether they are allies or not!”💥
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