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George Hirst

@crankycurlew.bsky.social
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Artist/wanna-be screenwriter, politics junkie, Yunbenun admirer, half of Cranky Curlew Productions. He/him. Tropes: When we all back the underdog. crankycurlew.com.au

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Dr nick nobody @nicknobody.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Zionists want to destroy Adelaide Writers Week again, to silence criticism of Israel’s genocide. These fascists continue to attack culture in service to a foreign terrorist state #auspol www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-...
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Exclusive: pro-Israel extremists launch campaign to cancel Randa Abdel-Fattah from Adelaide Writers’ Week
Pen Power Australia’s AI-generated email campaign targets the Palestinian-Australian academic
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Mehreen Faruqi @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Amazon poured over half a million dollars into the Labor and the Liberal coffers over 6 years while pursuing a massive expansion of data centres across Australia.
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Donations to major parties and an ex-premier as a lobbyist: how datacentres play the political game in Australia
As governments face community backlash for fast-tracking developments, big tech’s financial contributions face renewed scrutiny
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Megan Herbert @meganjherbert.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Brilliant work by @mackinnonart.bsky.social
A reimagining of/homage to M. C. Escher's "Drawing Hands" showing a realistic human hand emerging from the paper drawing a robotic/AI hand which is also emerging from the paper... and that robotic hand, having turned the pencil around, is erasing the human hand. By Bruce MacKinnon
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 12/10/2026
This is NOT an ad for @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social’s new documentary “MUSK” (in theaters now). We are promoting it for free. Join us right here on October 20, 2026 at 9am Pacific/noon Eastern for a livestream hosted by @niedermeyer.online.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
#EthnicCleansing added to Israel's #GazaGenocide.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
This hero doesn't need a cape she has a Primus T-shirt & good morals! ✨I love her!
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Jill Walker Rettberg @jilltxt.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Staff at HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette tell Wired that these publishers now use AI to generate publicity, book blurbs etc, without disclosure to authors or readers.
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Roberts was described as a prominent British military historian who was in Australia to give what Doogue referred to as “really big speeches”. michaelwest.com.au/abcs-geraldine-d…
The Roberts Report. How the ABC was stooged by the Israel lobbyRoberts was described as a prominent British military historian who was in Australia to give what Doogue referred to as “really big speeches”.The Roberts Report and non-disclosuresCedarsoak Ltd
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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Yes, avian influenza A/H5N1 continues to spread and kill animals (mainly birds) in Australia. It won't go away. It's here to stay. www.agriculture.gov.au/campaigns/bi...
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Sex is great but have you ever read Bram Stoker's Dracula whilst enjoying dark chocolate tiramisu and a vintage bottle of Pinot Noir in front of a crackling fire in a secluded cottage on the Scottish coast during a raging thunderstorm?
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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gmf 1979 🇦🇺 @gmf1979.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Given the fukn brutality of assaults on NSW residents by state police, the obvious reluctance of NSW #auspol & mossad minns to hand over evidence. Why isn't this before the NSW supreme court or the high court of Australia? Now they're being armed with fukn machine guns FFS.
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NSW Police Watchdog Must Be Given the Power to Require Evidence of Brutality
There are calls to empower the police watchdog to require evidence regarding the use of excessive force by police during the protest against Israeli president Isaac Herzog.
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Lilly @lillyull.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
An #FOI a day stops democracy decay. Grampians, Victoria. #WorkFromRoam
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Mommapolitico @mommapolitico.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Twitter Exile @twitter-exile.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
#PeteWhishWilson Nobody is talking about this... We all need to wake up to this! The rise of #OneNation is so off the charts it defies usual political explanations. #Greens won't let this potential foreign interference slide by unchecked. Nothing less than our democracy is at stake. #AUSPOL
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mariewalsh18.bsky.social @mariewalsh18.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Last Night, I joined the NSW Greens. I have Voted Labor, State & Federal since Geoff Whitlam in 1972. Now, with IDF trained Police, with Assault Machine Guns, roaming our Streets. NSW Labor Party chose Minns as Premier (we didnt) & have supported his Madness A VOTE for LABOR is a VOTE for NETANYAHU
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Dana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Pandora’s AI box has been opened and what an ugly world is being made where peoples’ creativity is stolen And yes it’s “artificial” and it lack intelligence, just mimicry and theft. Nothing super here
abc.net.au
Once a home for handmade, artists say Etsy's now overrun with AI
Global online marketplace Etsy is known as a home for the handmade, with Etsy proclaiming its mission to "keep commerce human." But buyers and sellers are reporting an influx of AI-generated products ...
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Corey O'Neill @coreyoneill.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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batkaren @batkaren.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
You’ve been warned, parents.
MOVIE REVIEW
I Called Him Morgan
*** (Out of four stars)
• Directed by Kasper Collin.
Distributed by Submarine Deluxe.
• Running time: 1 hour, 29 mins.
• Parent's guide: Not rated (adult themes, drug use, murder, jazz).

[I circled JAZZ in red]
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Again he’s really losing it with the AI stuff now
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
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The White House considers anyone that uses the term, "Artificial Intelligence," as opposed to the highly accepted new and more accurate term,
"Super Intelligence," THE ENEMY! President
DONALD J. TRUMP
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Nazi memorabilia
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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Find a special enemy in your life who hates you as much as Chris Minns hates activists
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Meanwhile Stephen Conroy is working for Palantir
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Steve Anichini @solidangle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Reading through this paper AI adoption is shifting programmer labor from writing code to code reviews, which sounds like a good way to burn out a lot of programmers (and limit the pool of future reviewers), for "statistically insignificant" gains in final software output
We find evidence of a bottleneck from the code review process: The average time to review a pull request increases by 49%, the share of pull requests with changes requested nearly doubles, and
the number of comments per pull request increases by 35%. Firms also reallocate labor toward review activities: the share of workers performing code reviews increases by 14%. This bottleneck persists
following the adoption of AI code review tools. Although firms increasingly use AI to assist with code review, human reviewers continue to play a central role in the review process.
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Solilequn @selwyndavis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
@albomp.bsky.social How's that "social cohesion" going Anthony? Treating the public as the enemy of the state, only goes one way Tony, is that what you want for us? www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
abc.net.au
Heavily armed police unit set to hit Sydney's streets
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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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Fox hosts will be wearing their pants at half-zipper today to “honor” serial child molester Dennis Hastert.
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Wild Colonial Girl - Voting Green 💚 = Voting against genocide 🍉 @colonialgirl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Just got home from Politics In The Pub with David Shoebridge💚 It was packed. New membership numbers are through the roof. The biggest issue discussed was AUKUS, & US weapon stockpiles near our town and others, making us targets. Amazing to see so many people resisting the Lib/Lab/ON war party.
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Dee Madigan @deemadigan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
One Nation says AI is coming for Australian jobs then used AI to make their campaign video.
They didn’t hire an Aussie videographer or Aussie editor or Aussie actors.
Turns out it’s only ‘Australian jobs first’ when One Nation doesn’t have to pay.
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The DILETTANTE @demwar.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Just so we are clear what the LNP and One Nation are suggesting on immigration numbers and focus will destroy the entire university sector. Not harm it. Destroy it. The govt will not subsidise the losses to University revenue which flows into research. Thousands of jobs will be lost.
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Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Labor's spend on KPMG has nearly doubled from $32 mil in 2024-25 to $59 mil in 2025-26. Labor has been watching a repeat of scandals & still hasn’t delivered meaningful reform. The temporary month-to-month freeze on KPMG is nothing but a pathetic, tokenistic punishment.
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Twang 🍉 @twangmaker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Westpac Bank has made the immoral decision to parter with US spy company Palantir. Do you want your personal information to be accessed by Palantir? Are you a customer? Contact them. youtube.com/shorts/_rlhV... #auspol
youtube.com
Westpac Tower Anti-Palantir Stunt
YouTube video by GetUp! Australia
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helagoddessofdeath.bsky.social @helagoddessofdeath.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
it is not that we don't have money for UBI the rich ones want to keep their slaves , yep we are slaves , modern slaves, but slaves in the end all our damned life unless we change that only a few hold grab all the money
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𝙱𝚊𝚋𝚎 𝚁𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 @unfitz.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
If by “adult toys” you mean words, then yes. I love to play with them.
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Climate, Ecology, War & More: Dr. Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.ai · 04/10/2026
AI, War and Civil Unrest: Why the Rich Are Getting Their Bunkers Ready ->Newsweek | More on "Wealth inequality and bunker demand" at BigEarthData.ai | #AI #CivilUnrest
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AI, War and Civil Unrest: Why the Rich Are Getting Their Bunkers Ready
"In your lifetime, do you feel like the world has become a better place or a worse place?" That is the question Cory Hubbard asks prospective clients. As co-owner of DEFCON Underground, a U.S.-based manufacturer of bomb shelters, Hubbard caters to a growing, increasingly mainstream market of consumers seeking protection from worst-case scenarios. From backyard bunkers in the Midwest to deep subterranean hideouts in Northern Europe and the Middle East, the industry offers a range of designs, locations, and price points. Developers told Newsweek that business is booming amid an era of heightened geopolitical and technological upheaval. Read More on U.S. “Interest has grown sharply. I haven't put a precise figure on it, but the rise in inquiries and website traffic has been unmistakable,” Michael Brait, CEO of the Massachusetts-based Bunker Building Consulting LLC, said. “More people reaching out, asking more serious questions, and moving faster from curiosity to real planning than I saw even a year ago." He added: “A subject once treated as fringe has become a mainstream conversation among people with the means to act on it.” Civil War and Iran: What's Behind the Bunker Boom Those in the disaster preparedness business who spoke with Newsweek listed...
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Australian Politics 🇦🇺 @auspol.info · 03/10/2026
The olive harvest is a lifeline for 80,000+ Palestinian families. Now, Al Jazeera reports, settlers and soldiers are attacking and blocking farmers from reaching their groves as the season begins. 🫒 Watch: aje.news/qieb71 #Palestine #WestBank #OliveHarvest
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Israeli settlers attack Palestinian farmers during olive harvest
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian farmers during olive harvest
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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David J. @mallee-man.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"All up, 1213 companies with revenue above $100 million paid $0 tax off the back of a combined $652 billion in income," writes Greg Jericho. The @albomp.bsky.social govt needs to put their foot on free gas exports by introducing a 25% export tax! 🤔🤑😎 www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026...
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Santos paid no company tax for 11th year in a row, ATO data shows
The latest corporate tax data released by the Australian Tax Office showed that once again, major gas producers are paying no company tax.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is why technofascists, oligarchs, and their servants, such as JD Vance, hate this Pope.
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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We have a right to know where #AUKUS nuclear waste will be buried, and how our Foreign Investment Review Board decides if Aussie companies can be sold to foreigners. Despite the Govt appealing my #FOI wins, and seeking legal costs if I lose, I’m in for the fight. Game on! #auspol
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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 02/10/2026
"A dozen orcs stormed the Palantir offices in Seattle this week to apply for jobs at the surveillance tech company. Palantir's militarized AI products attracted the horde of orcs, who hoped that their history of serving the Dark Lords would land them a gig. Unfortunately, Palantir didn't bite." 🤣
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Jason, ex Inferis @benedictsred.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I got the Covid vaccine and sure enough five years later sent a text to the wrong person
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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
On so many issues (climate, human rights, Palestine) Labor is now right wing. The irrelevant Liberals & Nationals are reps for the fossil fuels & mining industries. Pauline Hanson's One Nation serves Gina Rinehart. The Greens (and some Independents) represent the interests of Australia. #auspol
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Michael Beveridge @tattieboy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If the ABC dont have at least one pro Israeli story per day, Segal gets on the phone.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 01/10/2026
This leads to the uncomfortable conclusion that, like average Russians, many Americans would be largely okay with fascism so long as they felt the economy was improving for themselves personally. trib.al/JBa1Ma6
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America Has Turned on Trump. But Has It Really Said No to Fascism?
Polling shows the president in free fall. Unfortunately, a number of his most reactionary policies still have disturbing levels of support.
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Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Oh hai Aotearoa! Which party’s policies are best at closing the loopholes that multinationals use to dodge taxes? We need this revenue to pay for public services and investment in infrastructure. #nzpol
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Andy @vicozandy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Many more would transition if they could afford it. But Aus government only has funds for US military soldiers, miners, foreign gas profits, and bailouts for smelters and the like. Traitors.
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