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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 2h
youtu.be/yYp5RCRVTl4?... A training is NOT "fair use" in the US and it is NOT "fair dealing" under Austalian copyright law. AND IT HAS TO STAY THAT WAY.
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US Third Circuit: AI training not fair use after all
YouTube video by Pivot to AI
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Dr Jeremy Walker @jeremywalker.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
To the eternal shame of the Minns Laberal govt: "No new wind farms have begun construction in NSW, or even secured a power purchase agreement, since the state govt approved & underwrote an extension of the country’s biggest coal generator Eraring in..2025." reneweconomy.com.au/australian-w...
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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
It’s almost here!
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Dr Sally @drsally.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Time to buy her books
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 23h
Vanilla Tony will do NOTHING as usual. This government is an abject thing.
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Lilly @lillyull.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Albo talks about "stepping up." Well now is the time for Australia to do just that. US sanctions could leave the International Criminal Court unable to bank, insure its staff, use essential technology or pay suppliers. Will Australia defend the court or watch it be dismantled?
pearlsandirritations.com
US sanctions could kill the ICC. Its allies must now defend it
US sanctions could leave the International Criminal Court unable to bank, insure its staff, use essential technology or pay suppliers. Its member states now face a choice between defending the court o...
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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
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Like Sabine Hossenfelder, I Was Offered Money to Tell You AI Will Kill Us
YouTube video by House of El: AI
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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
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Like Sabine Hossenfelder, I Was Offered Money to Tell You AI Will Kill Us
YouTube video by House of El: AI
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Allowing foreign AI companies to mine our power, water and data and giving a freebie on copyright is a new form of colonialism says the Pope’s AI adviser. He may not be infallible but he sure has hit the mark here. We needed defences and guardrails not white flags.
Pope's AI adviser warns Australia's copyright changes risk 'new form of colonialism'
By national AI reporter Cam Wilson
7.30
Topic:AI
Posted about 13h agoabout 13 hours ago, updated about 13h agoabout 13 hours ago
Father Paolo Benanti speaking at a lectern. 
Father Paolo Benanti has a background in engineering and is an adviser to Pope Leo XIV on artificial intelligence. (Getty Images: Massimo Di Vita)
In short:
The AI adviser to Pope Leo has praised Australia for taking a considered approach to tech companies.
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Gnome De Plume (Sista Cate Ruth) ♿🎃👻💀🧛🏽‍♂️ @sistacatruthpurry.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Every one of them needs to be investigated for war crimes.
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Matthew Spillane @spillanemj.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Albo will 100% see this as a feature not a bug
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Go get 'em Jacqui!
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mariecolemanao.bsky.social @mariecolemanao.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Wherever is the Albo of yesteryear?
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Barbara Hershey @barbarahershey.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Had this to say about Josh Frydenberg today and I think I may have been a bit too kind to him. #pfffft
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Murdoch: "Sydney's Day of Shame" "Subhuman ghouls" Israel lobbyist Rivchin: "Hateful" Andrew Brown: "They prayed for Jewish and Palestinian dead" Brown was there at the vigil. He tells the real story, debunks the extreme Israel lobby myths #auspol #antisemitism michaelwest.com.au/a-vigil-for-...
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A vigil for the dead for some. 'Subhuman ghouls' to Murdoch's goons - Michael West
Backed by their cheerleader-in-chief, Chris Minns, when you thought Murdoch's writers couldn't stoop any lower, they did.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
There are few people who demonstrate every day that they are a complete piece of shit more than Vance
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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... So who are they and where are they now?
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Senior Victorian public servants hid loss of up to $285m from Covid grants given to ineligible businesses
Whistleblowers applauded as Ibac finds ‘decisions were made to withhold information about the magnitude of the loss’
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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
youtu.be/mp7ArEhvrdU?...
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The Legal Scam Aussies Pay For Every Single Month
YouTube video by Punters Politics Podcast
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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw0I... Excellent interview. Excellent brain.
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'Big Short' Investor Explains How the AI Bubble Will Burst
YouTube video by New Money
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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Ten billion dollars for what?
YouTube video by Senator Andrew Bragg
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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
These were not unprovoked attacks. Saudi started it and the other side intends to finish it. It's called War.
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European Greens @europeangreens.eu · 11/10/2026
Who said demanding climate action couldn’t be a party? 60,000 in Brussels today! We want renewables to be a priority, not a backup plan. We want polluters to pay and our health to be protected. We want a future where destroying nature is considered a crime.
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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Total hero. And she's a lucky kid.
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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Remember Keating's comment about soufflés not rising twice. Frydenbaum (sic) is totally soufflé.
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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
It's called Follow My Leader. Or, "if the Prez can do it, so can I".
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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Wonder who provided the targeting?
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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Am trying to distinguish the allegations from DT's proven acts. Same same. Still, she does seem a Gorgon.
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Trump and Rubio weigh firing Kimberly Guilfoyle after reports of improper conduct
Senior official says president and US secretary of state are ‘extremely pissed off’ by conduct of US envoy to Greece
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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Those "donations" are payments for services rendered. They are bribes. Pure and simple. Political parties have become tawdry business ventures.
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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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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Albanese's "Labor" has created the petri dish for One Nation and has only him and his acolytes for any electoral drubbing. He is a blatant carpetbagger with no ideology.
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A banner along the Pacific Highway speaks volumes about why some communities are turning to One Nation
‘Centrelink is evil’ isn’t a call to slash welfare payments – it’s a sign people are frustrated about the ability to access government support
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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
youtu.be/WwD3nHcrrcg?... That interviewee - what an appalling sub-human.
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These Videos Are 100% Real, and It’s Disgusting…
YouTube video by Tucker Carlson Network
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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Another scam. Only explicable by brown paper bags of cash distributed through Canberra.
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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Masked thugs living out their personal fantasy of abusing other people. Brownshirts 2027
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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oc... Another one to avoid. The first victim in a merger is creativity.
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Matchbox: the Movie review – as pointless as a film based on a toy car could be
John Cena and Jessica Biel collect paychecks in a soulless and synthetic slab of corporate product that hints at what we can expect from the Paramount-Warner merger
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Openly Gay Animals 🌈 @openlygayanimals.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
😂🥹🥹
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
And they voted for him anyway 😕
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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Great for "demo" versions but not for mission critical deployment.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Completely predictable. Except to the pencil-necks who devised these cuts.
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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Can a party seek a declaration nullifying that costs claim?
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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
They lost, have appealed, and want me to pay their legal costs. It’s the second time in three months, except for the new appeal they’ve also added a ‘shake-down’ to the repertoire. @albomp.bsky.social clearly hates #transparency, especially #FOI wins. #auspol
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Shakedown at Transparency Corral. Government brings out the money gun - Michael West
The Albanese Government has reached a new low, using a Federal Court appeal application and questionable legal tactics to avoid scrutiny.
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Freethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The alarmists have yet to be wrong 😕🇺🇸
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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Now watch Vanilla Tony do a revision of laws to obviate this inconvenient judgement. There will be a queue of lobbyists outside the Prime Mover's door.
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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ditto the canned laughter. The whole show makes my skin craw.
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The Mekon. That old "can do" attitude..... @meekon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
She is a media-voice eminently suited to be ignored totally.
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