iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Across the US, workers are souring on AI. The tech industry has insisted that AI would make workers’ lives easier and more productive, that the more people understood and used AI, the more they would like it. Something closer to the opposite has happened.

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Why office workers are turning against AI

Whether or not you like AI at work ultimately boils down to a question of power.

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Jørgen Heszlein @heszlein.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

New estimate of Elon Musk’s death toll just dropped www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Thom @jokevinegar.org · 05/07/2026

herstamine is that anything

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Thom @jokevinegar.org · 26/06/2026

dobbed to the bus driver about some yanks drinking beers and blabbing about their tech jobs. got em kicked off #praxis

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Osmond Chiu (赵明佑) @redrabbleroz.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

More public holidays that better reflect Australia’s cultural diversity would help with interculturalism #justsaying #auspol

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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

NPR has a 'Word of the Week' series, and this week it's LUDDITE I spoke with Emma Bowman about who they really were and about the new luddites organizing against big tech + AI A fun one and, since it's airing on All Things Considered, maybe the biggest-audience luddite rehabilitation effort yet

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Get with the times — here's what a 'Luddite' means today

It's often a derogatory term used to describe digital dinosaurs and technophobes. That wasn't always the case. NPR's Word of the Week looks back at the not so backwards-looking Luddites.

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Thom @jokevinegar.org · 01/06/2026

if you are interested in the infinite from a human perspective i would recommend adrian moore’s short podcast www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...

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BBC Radio 4 - A History of the Infinite - Downloads

Podcast downloads for A History of the Infinite

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

NEW — My first true foray into AI haterdom is about how those of us not convinced by AI’s inevitability are a real constituency worthy of a voice. Give it a read:

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Hating AI is good, actually

LinkedIn may be awash with boosters, but shunning AI is the human choice.

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Jeremy Poxon @jeremypoxon.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

A man on JobSeeker calls into ABC Melbourne to say he hasn't eaten in three days He says all his job provider does is pray for him.

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Luke Foley @lukefoley.me · 25/05/2026

May 26. National Sorry Day. As a nation we need to always acknowledge and be part of the healing process for the Stolen Generations and communities. The forced removal of children from their families is one of Australia’s great shames. If ever there was a need for “social cohesion” this is it. 🖤💛❤️

Graphic for National Sorry Day featuring the words 'National Sorry Day' in bold white text over a teal silhouette of Australia, with raised hands in the colours of red, yellow and black of the Aboriginal flag along the bottom.

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RT @ryankturnbull.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Finally, a clear repudiation of the brain-dead “it’s just a tool” argument that gets floated cynically about every new technology:

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Thom @jokevinegar.org · 23/05/2026

queensland day public holiday

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Thom @jokevinegar.org · 18/05/2026

for the record monash university got the name of the degree they were giving me wrong even without ai

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Thom @jokevinegar.org · 17/05/2026

i am launching a zine about the queensland performing arts centre, qpac, with images and an essay, on queensland day 6 june

QPAC ZINE LAUNCH. KEPK, Yeerongpilly. Sat 6 June 2pm

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Thom @jokevinegar.org · 14/05/2026

feels special that knifing rudd was the tragedy instead of the farce, for once

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Public Services International @psiglobalunion.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

HR tells you: "AI is your best friend!" AI tells you: "HR is your best friend." Don't trust fake friends. Join our webinar please. publicservices.international/resources/ev...

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How AI is transforming Human Resources - Webinar

Join PSI for a webinar that will examine how AI is being integrated into the field of Human Resources.

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samuel @quilombo.eurosky.social · 14/04/2026

This. The conflation of far-right with populism comes indeed from a liberal 'hatred of democracy', of democracy in the truly radical sense of the word.

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Elias Greig @eliasgreig.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Capital & landed interests in Australia have, since invasion, consistently rejected white settler labour as too entitled/organised, while insisting on stringent border policies to assuage fears of racial contagion, dilution, and invasion. What these interests want are, ultimately, grateful slaves.

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Thom @jokevinegar.org · 06/04/2026

question for my friends, if i move my email to fastmail (or another), should I use their domain or revive an address at jokevinegar.org?

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Ben Rosenzweig @benrosenzweig.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

During the Allende government, the Australian Embassy became home to CIA agents because it was too obvious to operate out of the US Embassy - despite allowing this use of Australian property not being policy of the actual elected government in Australia at the time. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

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Bondi nanny accused of torture for Pinochet makes last stand to evade extradition

Adriana Rivas has been a fugitive in Australia since fleeing Chile while on bail 20 years ago. A federal court hearing will determine whether she is removed to face trial for the alleged crimes of tor...

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Speaking of squids ... 'Call it “Antisemitism 3.0” – ideological, narrative-driven, geopolitically functional antisemitism has spread throughout China, even without the religious or racial traditions that mark the hateful ideology in the West.' thediplomat.com/2025/12/how-...

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How Antisemitism Took Hold in China

Call it “Antisemitism 3.0” – ideological, narrative-driven, geopolitically functional antisemitism has spread throughout China, even without the religious or racial traditions that mark the hateful id...

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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

NEW: Pope Leo XIV just called for the permanent abolition of aerial bombing — a first for any pope. “Airplanes should always be vehicles of peace, never war. No one should have to fear that threats of death and destruction might come from the sky.” This comes as Trump’s Iran War enters week four.

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Pope Leo XIV Says Aerial Bombings Should Be Banned Forever

The first American pope rebukes the American president's war — and Trump says he doesn't want a ceasefire.

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Sarah Missen @sarahmissen.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

🧵 Putting together a thread of statements put out by Australian unions regarding the 2026 War in Iran. I was collecting these for myself, and thought others might find it useful. Let me know if your union puts out a statement and I'll add it. #ausunions

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 20/01/2026

“Early this morning, Israeli forces stormed the UNRWA Headquarters, a United Nations site, in East Jerusalem.” Statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini: www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...

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Thom @jokevinegar.org · 19/01/2026

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emily s. @emily.news · 14/01/2026

A U.S. president cannot be held accountable. Therefore, a U.S. president must never make a policy decision.

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Thom @jokevinegar.org · 08/01/2026

@liamhogan.id.au hello Liam! heritage question. are you aware of any canonical formulations of the views that, concerning renovations (either residential or public) 1) the new should be seamless with the old and 2) the new should be clearly distinguished from the old?

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Thom @jokevinegar.org · 02/01/2026

there is no where near enough day time cricket going on this summer

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Thom @jokevinegar.org · 27/12/2025

how does he bowl with his tongue

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Tòfol @cristofol.org · 24/12/2025

This is 'vi piment', a recreation of a Catalan peppered (spiced) wine recipe that was very popular in the medieval period here. The name 'vi piment' comes from the Latin 'vinum piperatum', a similar wine style enjoyed by Rome also known as 'conditum'. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conditum

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Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

An English local council innovates, evaluates what it did, finds it works (replicating an earlier study in Scotland) … and all councils are told by the Labour government not to try it. What message does this convey? Another victory for ideology & cowardice www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Councils warned against adopting four-day week

Local Government Secretary Steve Reed has told council leaders to not introduce four-day working weeks.

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Jeremy Poxon @jeremypoxon.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

#BREAKING: The Commonwealth Ombudsman has published their investigation into the Targeted Compliance Framework & Mutual Obligations system Their findings on the Department's administration of many parts of the system are incredibly damning 👇

Fairness in the Targeted Compliance Framework: when decisions are made beyond your control

An investigation into the remediation of income support cancellations and oversight of decisions made by emmployment service providers affecting job seekers in the Targeted Compliance Framework

DEWR’s approach to remediating the unlawful cancellation decisions
is not fair or reasonable.
• Providers give insufficient information to Services Australia to conduct
capability assessments and mutual obligation failure investigations
of job seekers.
• Services Australia do not provide sufficient written explanation of
penalty decisions to job seekers.
• DEWR and Services Australia’s information for job seekers on how to
seek a review or make a complaint lacks transparency, clarity and
accessibility.
• A high rate of provider decisions are overturned.
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• Automatic suspensions in the Penalty Zone undermine a job seeker’s
ability to challenge penalties.
• DEWR’s assessment of provider performance lacks transparency.
• DEWR should continue to improve its oversight of providers, utilising
their complaints mechanism.
• Compliance activities against providers do not appear to align to the
high number of overturned rates of provider decisions.

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Thom @jokevinegar.org · 05/12/2025

in the queen st mall open air ashes prison

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Thom @jokevinegar.org · 28/10/2025

suSSan ley has her own antisemitism questions to answer

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Vivzilla @vivzilla.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

SOME #MONDAYNIGHTMIXEDDIVISIONFIVEANDSIXNETBALL news from @jokevinegar.org and I your flying Vs got their first win in months

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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 13/09/2025

One of the reasons why people often prefer debating ("dining across the divide") with the far right than the left is that the former makes them feel good about themselves by comparison Debates with/amongst the left bring up uncomfortable reflections about our participation in systems of oppression

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Thom @jokevinegar.org · 16/08/2025

genuinely interested in any coverage of the online second hand book market collapse

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Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

What happened to second hand books online 😭 it used to be my preference for a lot of stuff and now they're basically AS expensive as brand new minus Amazon's cheap shipping!

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