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Nick Feik

@nickfeik.bsky.social
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Writer, journalist, former editor of The Monthly. nickfeik.substack.com Email: nickfeik at proton dot me

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Wait one of these guys doesn't have the regulation fascist moustache. Shouldn't he at least have a full face mask? www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“Refusing me martinis. I’m out.”
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Not man enough to pull it off amirite
abc.net.au
PM Anthony Albanese declines floral head garland in Tuvalu
Follow the latest headlines from ABC News, Australia's most trusted media source, with live events, audio and on-demand video from the national broadcaster.
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Barely any media reporting on this. Instead it's one big tech weirdo after another talking about how their god machines want to kill us all so they need all of earth's resources immediately
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"A landmark ruling in the High Court has found planning authorities are required to consider the emissions caused by burning fossil fuels overseas when approving projects." This is a big deal, surely.
abc.net.au
NSW coalmine climate ruling a massive shake-up to Australia's oil and gas
Australia's High Court rules in favour of a Hunter Valley community group in a landmark climate ruling that could redraw how fossil fuel projects are approved in Australia.
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
never seen a dude who looks more like they went to Cornell
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"If I hear from one more 'youth' about their 'future'..."
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trump and Musk’s corruption is now built into Australia’s most expensive defence procurement. Congrats everyone, never saw this coming.
aljazeera.com
US firm gets $2.9bn sub deal after boss joins war study with Musk
Anduril said it would invest $3.7bn to develop shipyard that would build submarine parts.
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David Gerard @davidgerard.circumstances.run.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
henstomper

oh my god the slot machine company says i have to keep putting coins in their machine or Im Gonna Get Left Behind. thats so scary. and it has to be true because they know more about slot machines than i do

oh my god the slot machine company says if we dont give them money to build the world's biggest slot machine the chinese are gonna build it first and win all the prizes. and then there wont be any prizes anymore
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
maybe if someone could articulate "the benefits of AI" first?
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 04/10/2026
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Josh Bornstein @joshbornstein.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Same grift, different bucket
thepoint.com.au
Santos paid zero company tax for 11th year in a row, ATO data shows
The latest corporate tax data released today by the Australian Tax Office (ATO) showed that once again, major gas producers are paying no company tax, and despite claims that changes to the Petroleum ...
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Dominic Kelly @dominickelly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Sensible takes on Victorian politics are very rare; a nice relief to read this excellent piece by Paul Strangio. insidestory.org.au/oh-victoria-...
insidestory.org.au
Oh Victoria, Victoria! • Paul Strangio
A kind of dread hangs over the state as the November election approaches
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Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is enraging. So the ONLY thing available to counter inflation is to constantly ratchet up my mortgage repayments but they can’t do a thing about this shit in 11 years? I pay company tax, personal tax, council rates, exorbitant interest, every kind of fkn govt payment but look at these pricks.
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Essential listening for anyone interested in the Greens:
podcasts.apple.com
Did the Greens Seize Their Moment? Plus, Nine's Turmoil and What Australia's AI Hack Means
Podcast Episode · Lamestream · 30 September · 1hr 20min
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I’d prefer a bit more transparency from our premier integrity body when they’re bitching about their critics
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The FOI system and the NACC combining to deliver some great stuff here 🤌
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
He was told it was coming and did nothing.
abc.net.au
Netanyahu was warned of October 7 Hamas attack, reports say ahead of election
With only weeks to go until elections in Israel, an unrelenting stream of well-sourced, detailed stories has suddenly appeared, documenting multiple failures by Benjamin Netanyahu to heed warnings of ...
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Thinking of you, Jonathan, and wishing you a full recovery
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
More than 50 Palestine Action support rally protesters arrested
More than 250 protesters sat outside Labour's party conference in Liverpool to support the banned group.
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Cool and normal. Gotta stop this vile antisemitism!
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The Chaser @chaser.com.au · 29/09/2026
"As I said to the help while they cleaned my mansion, we all need to be ready to make sacrifices,” said the RBA boss. chaser.com.au/general-news...
RBA tells working class people to stop wasting money on ‘luxuries’ like food, shelter and transport - The Chaser
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Lol. I actually went back to my older essay on carbon credits bc I thought a couple of lines sounded familiar. I’m none the wiser tho.
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Whoever it is, they’re using ChatGPT I reckon. Not Angus Taylor..?
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
as a satire on so-called late stage capitalism how could one beat investors pouring a trillion into a company offering to wipe out humankind
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hastie?
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Albanese and Chalmers: let’s bring these guys to Australia and give them everything they want. This is a great opportunity for Australia to lead the world.
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hell of a pitch.
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Tougher new standards”. Honestly. We’re threatening to “impose” a slightly different mandatory self-reporting requirement on AI companies that hack govt websites. If you were a human you’d be facing jail.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New from 404 Media: when you upload images to Copilot, they're not private. Human contractors are reviewing Copilot users' prompts/images, according to internal docs we got And they're horrified at what they're seeing. Bombarded with requests to make sexual AI images www.404media.co/humans-readi...
404media.co
Humans Are Reading Copilot Prompts — And They're Horrified
Human contractors are reviewing Copilot users’ prompts and uploaded images, according to internal documents obtained by 404 Media. The contractors are also bombarded with users’ requests for sexual AI...
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Sarah, manic pixie dream MILF @goatsarah.org · 28/09/2026
“Those guys sure talk a lot of sense. Don’t vote for them”
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
People need to be charged over AI hacking offences. If a human uses a tool to break into a physical premises, they get charged. Same must apply with the people who program AI.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026
The before and after it's even more haunting.
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The war you supported
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justthefactsplease.bsky.social @justthefactsplease.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Indeed. If you or I had systematically gathered unauthorised personal information from an Australian government database (as openAI did), we would have been arrested aready and quite possibly raided by the AFP.
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Western governments: So, AI is going to cost jobs, it's eating up all investment dollars, it's environmentally ruinous, it's stealing everyone's work with no proven benefits, and people hate it? SIGN US UP.
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The AI industry is unsustainable in every way, and will likely also cause a financial crash of unprecedented proportions. Our legal system needs to find a way *stat* of holding the industry responsible: for $mismanagement; for stealing copyrighted material; for hacking orgs & companies; harm, etc
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump: I’m gonna make billions in crypto, sell US foreign policy to the highest bidders and make all corruption legal now One Nation: built a shed
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Haha they’re such small time grifters. A shed, ffs.
theguardian.com
One Nation admits using party funds to build $56,000 shed on James Ashby’s private property
Email to members says money lent to a party-linked company to establish a micro distillery
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 26/09/2026
Ireland v Israel: Day of infamy exposes serious lack of leadership in FAI
irishtimes.com
Ireland v Israel: Day of infamy exposes serious lack of leadership in FAI
Gavin Bazunu has been left brutally isolated as any semblance of squad unity has been utterly sundered
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Class solidarity by tech freaks
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Facebook really doesn't want you to see the new documentary exposing Elon Musk Neither do TikTok or Google or the eX social media site. Since they won't accept paid advertising, let's do some free advertising. Go see Musk in theaters October 9 www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
hollywoodreporter.com
The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
So the war criminal Netanyahu gets to deliver a speech at the UN, but Palestinian Authority’s Mahmoud Abbas is denied a US visa and can’t attend.
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Maybe even an inquiry!
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Wait til Penny Wong issues a firmly worded followup expressing our government’s disapproval and asking for a formal response. That’s it for for these tech weiners 😎 🔥
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Extreme concern”! Holy shit. I didn’t think he had it in him. Altman is so fcked now.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 24/09/2026
Israel facing water shortages caused by destruction of Gaza’s treatment plants
theguardian.com
Israel facing water shortages caused by destruction of Gaza’s treatment plants
Five desalination plants shut down for days, while Gaza remains in grip of severe water and sanitation crisis Israel is facing weeks of water shortages after an exceptional algae bloom crippled much of its desalination capacity, in a crisis scientists say was triggered when Israeli attacks destroyed much of Gaza’s wastewater infrastructure, causing a massive discharge of untreated sewage. “Pollution does not recognise political borders,” said the Zalul Environmental Association, an Israeli NGO dedicated to protecting the country’s seas and shores. “The discharge of untreated sewage from the Gaza Strip into the sea is contributing to the worsening crisis affecting the Israeli desalination facilities. The wastewater contains nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus, which feed microalgae and cyanobacteria and may intensify their blooms.” Continue reading...
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Someone needs to pay for that stadium
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I spoke to Ruby Jones and 7am about Nauru Airlines and how our government props it up. An encapsulation of the major issues:
podcasts.apple.com
The absurd lengths Australia goes to keep Nauru Airlines flying
Podcast Episode · 7am · 23 September · 16min
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The best leader the Liberals could come up with
theguardian.com
Angus Taylor pledges to repeal swathe of climate policies, saying ‘Australia has done its bit’
Several measures were previously introduced or supported by Coalition, prompting claim Liberals and Nationals would ‘let climate change rip’
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