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I J Baker

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Author, lover, dad, rider, cook. Mr O Winds Back the Clock is intoxicating, funny, and novel. More: ijbaker.com.au

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The Register @theregister.com · 1h
Dutch tax office ditches Microsoft 365 cloud for on-premises alternative
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Dutch tax office ditches Microsoft 365 cloud for on-premises alternative
Email and calendars move in-house in 2027, with European open source tools to follow
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Ellsworth Green @greenellsworth.bsky.social · 14h
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David Emmett @motomatters.com · 05/10/2026
Motegi #MotoGP subscriber notes posted: - why how you name your tyres really matters - how Marc Marquez won, and how razor-thin are the margins he is operating on - why Jorge Martin is the only rider able to challenge Marquez - Gigi Dall'Igna cements his legacy motomatters.com/analysis/202...
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Motegi MotoGP Sunday Subscriber Notes: A Tire By Any Other Name Would Be As Fast | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks
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Benjamin Husstad-Nedberg @factforce.bsky.social · 6h
Today, #Putin turns 74—seven years beyond the average life expectancy for Russian men. Putin has secured a permanent place in history as one of the worst criminals of all time. #Russia #Ukraine⤵️
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 20h
Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over two decades The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.
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Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades
The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.
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Sande @sande0724.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Fact.
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I J Baker @ijbaker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
He wouldn't even think so if it just took his money.
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Martin Shaw @thebooksdesk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Peter Carey's memoir An Unstable Element was announced today. From the synopsis of the UK edition: "...An antic career in advertising. He was still attached to one of the world's great tinned-tuna accounts when writing his first Booker winner..." www.waterstones.com/book/an-unst...
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An Unstable Element by Peter Carey | Waterstones
Buy An Unstable Element by Peter Carey from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
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David Emmett @motomatters.com · 03/10/2026
There's a proposal to drop warm up for MotoGP from next year.
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David Emmett @motomatters.com · 02/10/2026
Motegi MotoGP Friday Round Up: Are We In For A Red Bull Ring Repeat? motomatters.com/analysis/2026/10/02… Motegi MotoGP Friday Round Up: Are We In For A Red Bull Ring Repeat? Actions speak louder than words. On Thursday, Marc …
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Jack Cousteau ⚓️ @angrywaterman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Bob Ballentine @raballentine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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swirlOsquirrel @swirlosquirrel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#BreakfastAgenda: Turkish eggs and sweet potato latkes
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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
All I want is a seaside cottage, the distant rumble of thunder, a vintage mystery novel, a kettle on the stove, a comfortable reading chair, a crackling fire, a raven keeping watch, and a basket of freshly-baked emotional support scones.
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Gareth Bouch @garethbouch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Tonight’s supper: Ox Cheeks, braised in red wine for six hours in the slow cooker. Served up with a stupidly buttery mash and roast carrots.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Love it! 👏👇
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Martin Shaw @thebooksdesk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Didn't know this. Hilary McPhee on signing Tim Winton: "Allen & Unwin discovered Tim first, I must make that clear, and looked after him very well. But the big mistake they made was having a policy that they didn’t publish short stories, which hardly any publishers did in those days. And we said,
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I J Baker @ijbaker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's funny how habit works. When I first came to #Bluesky I found myself checking in frequently to my account at X. Over several months I've lost that habit. And X looks very dull. Most of what I want to see is on Bluesky. Many accounts I liked on X are here now. I hope Bluesky doesn't sell out.
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David Emmett @motomatters.com · 30/09/2026
By The Numbers: Jorge Martin's Most Dangerous Weapon In The 2026 Title Fight motomatters.com/analysis/2026/09/30… By The Numbers: Jorge Martin's Most Dangerous Weapon In The 2026 Title Fight Every MotoGP title is won on a different …
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.
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I J Baker @ijbaker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Fascinating piece on a literary artist I will soon be reading. And extremely heartening for anyone with more interest in producing art than in producing money. #LitFic
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😈Miss Hell Batkeeper😈 @mishellbaker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If you're going to be one of those authors who does nothing but self-promo (several times a day), I do at least appreciate the fact that book titles, by nature of their uniqueness, are easy to mute. >.> (The occasional post is fine, but also maybe be a person.)
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Artem Zakharchenko @kettanaito.com · 26/09/2026
Maybe it's just me, but the book community seems to be much stronger on Bluesky. Honestly, only makes me happy. Authors need a place to share and to speak and to be, no matter where it is.
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Jamie Smart @jamiesmart.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Can’t eat a sandwich until you subscribe to sandwiches. Can’t eat today’s sandwich until it has applied daily sandwich updates. Sandwich now has adverts even though you paid for ad-free sandwich. Can pay again to have less sandwich adverts. Now you can eat the sandwich, but it’s smaller.
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Chris Schweizer @ NYCC (H27) @schweizercomics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sometimes I miss reading pretentious (in a good way, young artists SHOULD bristle with pretension) literary fiction by under-thirties about deep passion and heartache and aspirations and the like. Who're the best wordsmiths these days reaching for the stars? I don't even know where to look!
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I J Baker @ijbaker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Yes, yes and yes! You might find this refreshingly different. And ... it's got two non-genre short stories hidden inside. Is it a grab at the stars? Well it's found lovers and haters, so maybe. 😀 ijbaker.com.au
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Home - I J Baker Author
Bio, resources and contact for the Australian author I J Baker, who offers remarks on his intricate novel Mr O Winds Back the Clock.
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
There, fixed it complete with statue
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I J Baker @ijbaker.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Funny, I'm in the opposite corner. I'm a very good enthusiast cook, but every few months I find myself out somewhere for dinner. And while that's rarely awful, it's usually a reminder of why I cook for myself. 😄
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE.......
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Who did this? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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I J Baker @ijbaker.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is weird and it is also true. 😄
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A Philadelphia family just bought their first home with a $10,000 first-time homebuyer grant funded by a group of Quakers It’s part of the congregation’s racial justice plan to redistribute wealth to Black residents in the Germantown area as a form of reparations
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A Philly family bought their first home thanks to reparations from Quakers in Germantown
Green Street Friends Meeting, a Quaker congregation in Germantown, pledged to spend $50,000 a year for 10 years as part of its reparations work. It’s helping Black Philadelphians become homeowners.
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David Emmett @motomatters.com · 17/09/2026
Austria MotoGP Preview: Acosta Time At Last? motomatters.com/analysis/2026/09/17… Austria MotoGP Preview: Acosta Time At Last? There is a curious contrast between the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg and the Motorland Aragon circuit near …
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Coffee @coffeeexplorer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Sipping on this latte feels like a warm hug on a cozy day! ☕❤️ #Coffee #Latte #Cozy #Cafe #Art
A beautifully crafted latte in a white cup on a wooden table.
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
You know you're a coffee addict when you get excited for bedtime, because you know coffee will be waiting in the morning.
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Martin Shaw @thebooksdesk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"Just over 70 years after the First Fleet landed in Australia in 1788, only seven per cent of Australia's pre-colonial population was estimated to have survived..."
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
18 months ago, Trump was yelling at Zelenskyy that he didn’t have any cards and was about to lose the war. Now he’s begging him to stop bombing Russia.
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coffeelabadvisor @coffeelabadvisor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
☕ New guide: What Is a Lungo? The Long Espresso Shot, Explained (2026) Tested by our editors, written without fluff. Details: www.coffeelabadvisor.com/guides/wha… #CoffeeLabAdvisor #SpecialtyCoffee #Espresso #HomeBarista #Coffee
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What Is a Lungo? The Long Espresso Shot, Explained (2026)
A lungo is a long espresso shot: the same dose of coffee with roughly twice the water run through it.
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coffeelabadvisor @coffeelabadvisor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🎯 🧠 Caffeine takes about 45 minutes to fully enter your bloodstream after drinking coffee, and its effects last 3-5 hours. #CoffeeAddict #Barista #CaffeineFix #Espresso
Coffee: Caffeine takes about 45 minutes to fully enter your bloodstream after drinking c
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coffeelabadvisor @coffeelabadvisor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
⚡ 💬 Did you know? Coffee makes it possible to get out of bed. What more do you want from a beverage? #CoffeeLover #CoffeeGeek #CoffeeLife #CoffeeTime
Coffee: Coffee makes it possible to get out of bed. What more do you want from a beverag
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lerrrgan @lerrrgan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
it’s paneer makhani with garlic naan o’clock
A bowl of paneer makhani with jasmine rice and garlic naan on the side.
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David Emmett @motomatters.com · 11/09/2026
Misano MotoGP Thursday Round Up: Wired Different - Why Did Marc Marquez Post That Picture? motomatters.com/analysis/2026/09/10… Misano MotoGP Thursday Round Up: Wired Different - Why Did Marc Marquez Post That Picture? Wired …
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coffeelabadvisor @coffeelabadvisor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
✨ 🇺🇸 A Missoula roaster crafting exceptional coffee in the Rocky Mountains, known for its light roasts and commitment to sustainability. This is Dragonfly Coffee Roasters in Missoula, Montana. #Espresso #CaffeineFix #CoffeeBreak #HomeBarista
Coffee: Dragonfly Coffee Roasters in Missoula, Montana
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I J Baker @ijbaker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Insight here into how hard the AI frenzy is partying. OMFG. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The 24-Year-Old Who Lost Billions
Leo Aschenbrenner claimed to know the future of AI.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Kushner and Witkoff press conference in Kyiv was a complete disaster. They have zero understanding of what they are doing. ​They dedicated a large portion of it to convincing Ukrainians, in an extremely patronizing tone, that peace is good for us. Like, yeah???
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Freethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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