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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 13h
Absolutely not wtf
@news.abc.net.au@news.abc.net.au
New Armed Response Command to begin public training on Sydney's streets
abc.net.au
New armed police unit unveiled after Bondi terror attack
The new long-arms carrying unit is expected to begin public training on Sydney's streets after months of secretive work behind the scenes.
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 17h
If you think that a woman is making herself vulnerable by being alone and outdoors at night,(or drinking, or going to a party, or just being at home), you are openly admitting that men are inherently violent and incapable of controlling themselves.
@claireconnelly.bsky.social@claireconnelly.bsky.social
“I spent quite a lot of time explaining to her that this isn’t her fault. Just because she put herself in a vulnerable position doesn’t give a man an excuse to physically or sexually assault her.” Sorry, by that you mean being female and outside at night?! www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
phoenixnewtimes.com
Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive.
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 19h
“I spent quite a lot of time explaining to her that this isn’t her fault. Just because she put herself in a vulnerable position doesn’t give a man an excuse to physically or sexually assault her.” Sorry, by that you mean being female and outside at night?! www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
phoenixnewtimes.com
Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive.
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
My little one woke every two hours last night. But not to worry, he woke up with the ability to stick out his tongue, grasp things with his little hand, and scream cry. So… new skills acquired 🫠
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
What journalist or editor worth their salt would allow anyone to use their interviews and recordings full stop? This is hack stuff
@nbedera.bsky.social@nbedera.bsky.social
Earlier this week, I agreed to interviews with two USA Today journalists. They wrote fantastic articles about the Cornell case that I'm proud to have been a part of. What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist.
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Re Cornell: Where are the bathroom defenders now?
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
PSA: If you’re ever considering taking your kids to one of those ball pit places on a rainy Sunday… don’t.
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Bsky search showing me everything but the original post when I go looking for this ice coffee discourse thing everyone seems to be raking about
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
😂😂😂🤦🏻‍♀️
The Onion@theonion.com
“I remember seeing him on TV and thinking, ‘No, that can’t be Kash,’ but sure enough, there he was, addressing the nation about a missing person case.” — Daisy, local golden retriever
theonion.com
Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI
WASHINGTON—Reflecting on the past fling and remarking how time had flown by, local golden retriever Daisy told reporters Thursday that she could not believe the guy she hooked up with 10 years ago was...
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
… arrest him?
@acyn.bsky.social@acyn.bsky.social
Room empties out at the UN as Netanyahu begins his speech.
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
‘The future will belong to people with a very specific combination of personality traits and psychosexual neuroses.’ harpers.org/archive/2026...
harpers.org
Child’s Play, by Sam Kriss
Tech’s new generation and the end of thinking
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Kid asks for extra cuddles during bed time; so I, encouraging him to keep his blanket on, go “blankie on, that’s the rule”. And without skipping a beat he goes: “that’s the goal now.” 😂
static.klipy.com
Tucker Carlson
ALT: Tucker Carlson
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
… and yet you tried to justify it
@en.afp.com@en.afp.com
BREAKING Pop star Ed Sheeran says the situation in Gaza is "unjustifiable," following a wave of criticism that he had failed to back his opening act's pro-Palestinian comments
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Surely someone else has raised this already but also those stadiums should be picketed and boycotted to hell. Not just Sheeran’s gigs, but all events. Vendor & customer boycott.
@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
nice www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...
forbes.com
Ed Sheeran Ticket Prices Slashed Nearly 50% Following Macklemore Controversy
Sheeran’s supporting acts and backing band withdrew from his North American tour after rapper Macklemore was barred from opening for Sheeran at multiple venues following remarks supporting Palestinian...
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Watching Ratatouille for the first time with my kid. Never seen it before but we are barely halfway and I have already cried twice. The first kitchen scene and subsequent canal scene seemed to hold his interest but he then immediately demanded I put on Toy Story. No dice, kid. This film is great
static.klipy.com
Ratatouille You'Re Welcome
ALT: Ratatouille You'Re Welcome
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Would have more credibility were it not published in the wapo…
@michaelpascoe01.bsky.social@michaelpascoe01.bsky.social
"No episode in Trump’s second term better encapsulates the triviality of his agenda and the pettiness of the man. We knew he was a bully, we knew he was a narcissist; the plot had been building all along to those inescapable conclusions." wapo.st/4cVv6nL
wapo.st
Column | The Kennedy Center is empty and in peril. Its community is in anguish.
The fiasco of this week’s closure reveals the truth of President Trump’s motivations — and what the arts community stands to lose.
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It’s hell out there, but today I baked pumpkin bread with my toddler and then I helped put on his gardening gloves and sat on the stoop in the sunshine and watched him help tend to the garden. My heart is so full; I don’t take days like this for granted.
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
read and shared part of that Gyges thread about AI sex cults and now my feed is being flooded by AI in-fighting that I absolutely do not understand, nor care to
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I am sorry to have missed your email, my inbox has been overrun by spam and newsletters and no longer serves its purpose
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
For the record, the story was published while the Liberals were in government. But much of these decisions - at least half, if I recall - were made under Rudd / Gillard / Rudd.
@claireconnelly.bsky.social@claireconnelly.bsky.social
I wrote this almost ten years ago. I really wish it would stop being so fucking relevant. www.sbs.com.au/language/ita...
sbs.com.au
Life on a bridging visa
Experts claim Australia’s future economic prosperity inevitably depends on increasing its intake of skilled migrants, but those already living and working here remain powerless over their own.
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I wrote this almost ten years ago. I really wish it would stop being so fucking relevant. www.sbs.com.au/language/ita...
sbs.com.au
Life on a bridging visa
Experts claim Australia’s future economic prosperity inevitably depends on increasing its intake of skilled migrants, but those already living and working here remain powerless over their own.
@asherwolf.bsky.social@asherwolf.bsky.social
JFC the cruelty of this
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
static.klipy.com
Creepy Skeletal Figure with Long White Hair
ALT: Creepy Skeletal Figure with Long White Hair
@10-5.bsky.social@10-5.bsky.social
Gen Z is turning 30 this year Sky
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I have a sore throat, fever and chills, and neither of my children will agree to go to sleep
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
What is it about toddlers and babies that makes them seemingly wait for you to reach your most exhausted state to test you. And why always both at the same time? Do they communicate telepathically?
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Once again asking Apple why it can make a phone that can fold in half but it can’t make a keyboard where the delete button isn’t located directly above the send button.
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Am in the hyper productive phase of unmedicated adhd, so, sleep is utterly elusive. And yes, I will be up late doom scrolling, and yes, will absolutely be paying for this 24-48 hour energy boost about a week to 10 days from now.
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
So I just finished the Pavement “documentary”. It might be due to the fact I have been watching it in like 10-15 minute increments over the last week, but I am… confused
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
‘Then we get to the Albanese government’s plan to deal with social media feeds – not because of any moral imperative, but because it is now impacting democracy in a way the government can not ignore.’ www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
thenewdaily.com.au
How sovereignty has become a calculated issue-by-issue choice
Sovereignty should be on the minds of most Australians, but it’s not – mostly because politicians don’t want it there.
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Sport… is inherently unfair. That’s kind of how it works. One or more people have a physical advantage over others. This whole thing is stupid and deranged and if you think it stops at trans people you’re absolutely kidding yourself
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com
Talarico: "I oppose trans athletes playing in girls' sports if it endangers safety or fairness"
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Just a reminder there was no justice for the cancer patients and the potentially thousands of other people that were scammed by Elizabeth Holmes. She was not imprisoned for putting people’s lives in jeopardy, but for defrauding her wealthy investors. www.wsj.com/articles/the...
wsj.com
Agony, Alarm and Anger for People Hurt by Theranos’s Botched Blood Tests
Questionable results led to changes in medical treatment. Weeks or months passed before Theranos told many people their results were unreliable.
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I would really like to stop reposting the same quote over-and-over again but so long as they continue trying to outlaw having their big boy feelings hurt… I will continue tapping the sign
@claireconnelly.bsky.social@claireconnelly.bsky.social
“If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better…” - Anne Lammott
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
“If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better…” - Anne Lammott
@australia.theguardian.com@australia.theguardian.com
Australia’s top bureaucrats want to block sharing of clips from parliament on social media to save them from ‘ridicule’
theguardian.com
Australia’s top bureaucrats want to block sharing of clips from parliament on social media to save them from ‘ridicule’
Secretaries board concerned material posted without proper context as Greens warn ban could result in lack of transparency The nation’s top bureaucrats want the Albanese government to ban video footage from parliamentary hearings being edited and shared on social media by politicians, in an extraordinary attempt to stop online ridicule and abuse. But the Greens say highly paid public service chiefs shouldn’t be allowed to control footage from open parliamentary hearings, warning the proposed controls would limit a key tool of government transparency. The secretaries board – made up of the heads of government departments and chaired by the Prime Minister and Cabinet boss Steven Kennedy – said they were concerned about material from hearings being presented online without proper context. Continue reading...
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
For 11 years you slept at the end of our bed. Slept later than us most days. Then the naps got longer, the walks got shorter. Coffee runs became pit stops out the front or slow marathons around the block. I’m sorry for the frustrations that came with age. I love you Max, more than you can ever know.
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The more you know 🌈
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Cutting ties or just concluding their contracted agreement at its pre-agreed date? “will not extend beyond 2027, ending a partnership signed in early 2024” www.smh.com.au/technology/c...
smh.com.au
Coles cuts ties with controversial CIA-linked data giant Palantir
The 2024 deal handed the Peter Thiel-founded company 10 billion rows of data covering every store, shift and one of Australia’s largest workforces.
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Oh please… oh please please please. The universe needs a win. Give us this, voters, for the love of all that is holy
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I know this is secondary to affordability stress etc but a side-effect of that housing crisis is that it really sucks constantly losing friends and support networks to relocation as people are forced to move further and further out just to have somewhere to live.
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It would be like saying “now is not the time to discuss greater gun control reforms” right after a massacre.
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Cool. Cool cool cool
@tuta.com@tuta.com
If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Every so often one of us gets into a manic cleaning / tidying frenzy and tonight it’s his turn and I have to say it’s so refreshing when I’m the one with my feet up while the place transforms around me. It’s rare this happens. But when it happens, it happens.
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This is burned into my memory: observing the video store clerk of my suburban local obliterate some normie wannabe hipster for committing the grave sin of asking for a recommendation that would earn him film buff credentials. He just looked at him deadpan and said: “Don’t do it. Don’t be that guy”.
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
*Correction: NSW Rail Museum. Apologies
@claireconnelly.bsky.social@claireconnelly.bsky.social
Took the kids on an outing to the NSW Train Museum which on its own is awesome but coupled with a train ride on Thomas The Tank Engine with a crew of daycare friends, was really quite special. Eldest skipped his nap, didn’t melt down, and we got to bedtime without incident. 🏆❤️💪
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Took the kids on an outing to the NSW Train Museum which on its own is awesome but coupled with a train ride on Thomas The Tank Engine with a crew of daycare friends, was really quite special. Eldest skipped his nap, didn’t melt down, and we got to bedtime without incident. 🏆❤️💪
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Was having what I thought was a perfectly lovely conversation today with a stranger at my local cafe who, upon complementing my newborn child, recommended I google “Joe Rogan vaccines”. Immediately took a giant step backwards while perhaps less than politely declining.
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Who could have seen this coming?
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Seems a good time to relisten to Behind The Bastards episodes on Peter Thiel and Alex Karp: podcasts.apple.com/my/podcast/p... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com
Part One: Alex Karp: How Palantir's CEO Went From Marxist To Anti-Woke Crusader
Episod Podcast · Behind the Bastards · 11 Ogos · 51 minit
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
wtf?!
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Accidentally said a very polite “hello, how are you?“ to Tim James who was out pressing the flesh this morning, because I had my pods in and wasn’t paying attention. Please forgive this grievous error. Nobody is more disappointed in me than I am.
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Fascism is bad, unfortunately even when it happens to fascists. But doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy a little schadenfreude for a moment, as a treat, before refocusing.
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claireconnelly.bsky.social @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Building (more) houses that exclusively fall down just to own the libs www.crikey.com.au/2026/08/28/a...
crikey.com.au
People in woke houses shouldn’t throw stones
We don’t all need to live in "woke palaces", says Angus Taylor. Perhaps he could be first to give up his own.
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