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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 01/09/2026

A couple of days ago, Australia post started a promo with HBO for the Harry Potter TV series. It you noticed the app logo changed to incorporate an owl, that's why. A bunch of people sent in complaints about the association with that revolting TERF JK Rowling. Today they replied. Partnership ended!

Screenshot of an email from AusPost replying to my complaint sent in yesterday. It reads:

Thank you for contacting Australia Post.

Australia Post is an inclusive organisation that values diversity and is committed to fostering a respectful and welcoming environment for all people, including LGBTQIA+ communities.

The Harry Potter Owl Post Experience was a promotional fan event delivered in partnership with HBO Max to celebrate letter writing and provide an engaging experience for Harry Potter fans.

We apologise if the activation has left you disappointed. We understand your concerns and your feedback has been heard and shared with the relevant teams. As a result, the partnership has now ended. Your feedback will also inform how we think about future partnerships and activations.

I highlighted "As a result" and added exclamation marks after the following sentence.

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 10/08/2026

The Sharknado sequel nobody asked for

Typhoon Dolphin | The most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year has made landfall on the country’s east coast, bringing torrential rain and warnings of flooding and landslides.

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 24/07/2026

I've had a comprehensive listen, and I've decided that Massive Attack aren't against Iran

News headline:
US-Israel war on Iran
Trump says decision on 'massive attack' against Iran is close

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 19/07/2026

A powerful article from Abdaljawad Omar @hamayel.bsky.social "Gaza and the Problem of Moral Stupidity" gets to the bottom of something I've only half-understood up until now, with useful intellectual context. www.equator.org/articles/moral-stup…

Moral stupidity, understood this way, signals the unbearable in negative form, marking the place where recognition was refused precisely because recognition was available. These people act morally stupidly not because they know nothing, but because they know too much – and because what they know, if inhabited fully, would cost them their world.

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 09/07/2026

Hmmm, I wonder why that is, Jillian?

Screenshot from Guardian Australia news email.
First headline:
‘Very serious perception’ in Jewish community that ABC’s Middle East reporting creates negative impression of Israel, Jillian Segal says

Third headline:
Photo of bound Palestinian detainee corroborates Israeli torture reports, say rights groups

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 24/06/2026

You've got to respect a ratio like this. The most perfectly-formed dumb shit aimed squarely at the bsky readership.

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 22/06/2026

Oh no! It appears some embarrassing pictures of the new PM have surfaced. Dirt units these days!

A ginger cat has her head in a toilet bowl - you can see her back and her fluffy tail hanging out

A ginger cat lies on the carpet with her front paws clasped together and an insane look on her face

A ginger cat sits on floorboards of a similar colour to her fur. Her back leg sticks out awkwardly as she looks into the camera, having probably just been licking her own bum

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 22/06/2026

I, too, have decided to step down as Prime Minister of the UK. It's time for new blood (my cat, Lola). (Picture of new PM provided for full transparency)

A ginger cat lying on a set of stairs. There are gaps between each step. The cat looks very comfortable, and her fluffy tail is hanging off the step.

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 21/06/2026

At least they can tell I'm not Péter Holló, but then there are the hallucinations - really just even more incorrect. At least all that water's going to good use!

GLM 4.7 Flash thinks I'm known for my work with The Necks

Mistral 3.2 24B thinks I'm a rock songwriter, known my work in bands like The Drones and Total Control

GLM 4.7 Flash also has a version of me as an Australian bassoonist in the ACO?

Mistral 3.2 24B has also hallucinated a version of me who's an entrepreneur and founder of the Golden Plains festival

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 21/06/2026

AI models on Peter Hollo. I'm in the top 8%. 530 strength? Most of the models have something a bit weird to say. Claude Haiku 4.5 and Gemini 3.1 Lite are the least incorrect I guess. intheweights.com/p/peter-hollo

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 06/06/2026

"What is this sorcery?" Back in September. She ignores it now :)

A little fluffy ginger cat stares up at a disturbing fluttering thing hanging off the ceiling. She's pretty sure it wasn't there before!

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 18/05/2026

Saw Split Enz tonight and it was LOVELY. They played nearly all the hits, but missed a trick by neglecting the best Bad Pun Song ever... #AnotherGreatDivide www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmWb...

Photo of the stage at the terribly-named, fairly terrible TikTok Entertainment Centre in Sydney, with Split Enz performing.
Neil Finn wears a blue suit. His brother Tim Finn wears an orange suit which looks kind of mustard yellow here, Noel Crombie (who of course designed all the attire) is in a brown suit, then the two kids sitting in on drums and guitar, drummer wears a shirt & vets, guitarist in a black & white suit patterned in what I can only call "David Jones", and the great Eddie Rayner at the keyboards is in multiple warm colours.

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 15/05/2026

Thing I hate: Australian sellers on @discogsofficial.bsky.social selling in US dollars. Many seeming bargains which are anything but.

A screenshot from Discogs showing an Australian seller selling an item for $34.31 + $3.00 shipping, but when you look underneath it says "About A$51.49 +GST", showing that those prices are in USD.

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 27/04/2026

David Brat is the wurst choice they could have made

Screenshot from the Guardian reporting that "The White House has nominated David Brat, a former Republican member of the US House of Representatives, to be the next ambassador to Australia."

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 31/03/2026

Anyway, best kneidlach coming for tomorrow night's Seder.

A portrait photo of a clump of matzo dumpling mixture on a wooden spoon above a red plastic container with the rest of the matzo dumpling mix. Chicken crackling is crumbled through the mixture, which also has parsley, melted butter and hot water, but the eggs are waiting until the mixture cools.

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 20/03/2026

OK, but you're telling me this is his 15 year old promo pic and not AI-generated?

Screenshot from Stereogum of a news article titled "Singer-Songwriter Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Streaming Services Of $8 Million With Ai-Generated Songs".
The hero pic features a man, apparently 39 years old at the time, wearing a hat (trilby maybe?) and a white t-shirt, holding a guitar, standing in front of a wall with a huge multi-coloured graffiti tag (I mean, it's just a big tag, with some background green splotches. It's probably not even real graffiti). He's photographed from an angle, staring into middle distance, hoping to look soulful.

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 11/03/2026

It says something about the state of my head that I thought, "Wait, they're testing napalm on kids now?" Although it also says something about the Guardian style guide's dogged insistence on only using initial cap for common acronyms.

A headline from the Guardian that says, "Naplan testing paused on first day for 1.4 million students amid widespread tech issues"

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 25/02/2026

“Diane, 11:30 a.m., February 24th. Entering the town of Twin Peaks.”

Three people in spacesuits enter the Event Horizon spaceship.

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 04/02/2026

Actually, I don't think I will

Screenshot of menu in Japanese with an open for "extra flesh cream"

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 30/01/2026

Portrait of the poster as an avid CD collector. Standing outside Record Jungle in Kanazawa. I bought 16 albums including two 3CD sets and one double CD - all for ¥8,800 - about AUD$82. Classic jungle, Japanese trip-hop, glitch IDM. Japan is CD heaven 💜💿🇯🇵

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 29/01/2026

I'm on this app now as @celloraven - but while it doesn't have desktop support I probably won't use it much. Anyway, find me there so I can find you! @upscrolled.bsky.social

Does UpScrolled have a web or desktop version?

Currently, UpScrolled is available exclusively as a mobile app — downloadable on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

The app is fully supported on smartphones and tablets, giving you a seamless experience across mobile devices.

Web and desktop version are on our roadmap.

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 07/01/2026

Tells you everything you need to know really. Quote-unquote "Jewish leaders" concerned that the Royal Commissioner on Bondi will be "too left-leaning". And Frydenberg further detailing that they want someone to deliver the right(-wing) conclusions. (cont'd)

Crikey this morning quoting SMH:
It also notes some Jewish leaders in NSW have expressed concern over the potential appointment of Bell “over their belief she might be too left-leaning”.

Former Liberal treasurer Josh Frydenberg responded to the coverage last night by posting a statement on X declaring: “The Prime Minister has been told directly by leaders of the Jewish community that they have serious concerns about this appointment,” adding: “Prime Minister, I appeal to you, this is the time to do the right thing and call a Commonwealth Royal Commission with the appointment of the right Commissioner whose leadership will provide the answers and solutions our country so urgently needs.”

The report in the SMH also says Bell declined to comment when contacted by the newspaper and that Jewish leaders “have privately acknowledged they risk blowback from the wider community if they appear to be making political attacks against the royal commission after the prime minister yields”.

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 13/12/2025

Can't wait to read @theguardian.com's best albums of the year from 5 to -4!

A screenshot from The Guardian's website, with the heading "No 5 coming soon", followed by the sentence: "Come back tomorrow for the next 10 albums in the countdown!"

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 19/11/2025

Thanks Google AI, my IP address definitely is the IP address of a random Google crawling bot. Great work 👏🏼

Screenshot of an AI Overview section of a Google search page, confidently stating the "Your current public IP address is 66.249.74.34."
It goes on to state some info about what IP addresses are and the difference between public and private IP addresses. It has a widget with the "What Is My IP Address" site, which contains that same googlebot IP address in the excerpt.

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 05/11/2025

I don't see why she can't still shoot people in the face if she wants to?

News headline saying: "Liz Cheney wanted to follow her father's legacy. Instead, Trump ended her career"

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 30/10/2025

Also need to add that I really cringe at the maleness of these selections! It's reflective of the times, sure, but also of my listening (im)maturity. Looking through the great replies, there's Kate Bush's Sensual World, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation & others... Here's 4 more, see alt txt as always!

The belated, long-awaited debut album from the ever-remarkable Neneh Cherry - Raw Like Sushi

Slint's iconoclastic debut album "Tweez", post-hardcore or pre-post-rock or art-punk or all of the above

Malcolm McLaren's irreverant disco-Strauss, adopting New York gay clubs' voguing a year or so before Madonna did...

Well, this one I remember blowing my mind when I discovered it sometime in the '90s. Sonic- er, Ciccone Youth, the quartet joining with Wharton Tiers for a bizarre & experimental tribute to Madonna Ciccone. Girl Power!
Oh and... Kim Gordon singing ("singing") Robert Palmer's "Addicted To Love". What more do you need?

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 29/10/2025

And... sorry. I was 15 in 1989, so, you know...

Pop Will Eat Itself's first masterpiece, IMHO, "This is the Day, This is the Hour, This Is THIS!"

Everybody's favourite NoMeansNo album, although every NoMeansNo album is my favourite NoMeansNo album

Before the immortal Mutton Birds, Don McGlashan wrote this perfect 10 album

"Claim", a pivotal album for Not Drowning, Waving, probably little-known outside of Australia

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 29/10/2025

But need to add a few more for coverage

The beautiful, unnerving, abstract cover to Peter Gabriel's "Passion" soundtrack, an album of untold influence

My favourite Severed Heads album, "Rotund For Success". I caned the tape around when it came out, and have bought it twice more on CD...

New Order's best album "Technique", with its weird inverted exposure and pink-to-blue gradient background

The The's era-defining "Mind Bomb". Say no more.

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 29/10/2025

Agree with everything posted here, and also:

The deep red cover of Fugazi's immortal album "13 Songs"

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 26/09/2025

Hahahaha fuuuuuuuuck. Darkest timeline.

Haaretz headline saying "U.S. to Tap ex-British PM Tony Blair as Temporary Governor of Gaza, Source Tells Haaretz"

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 06/09/2025

it's me, it's Charli, I've come ho-oo-me

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 27/08/2025

Ah yes, this is the bicycle helmet for me, thanks Amazon

A screenshot of Amazon results for bicycle helmets, centred with a replica crusader's metal helmet with a cross on the front and slits for eyes

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 19/08/2025

Well this was lovely but I've had enough now. I really don't like blocking people but even this relatively polite interaction involved entirely different realities (and immediate screenshotting; yeah I'm doing it too, sorry) (I have no idea who this person is or how they immediately found my post)

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 19/08/2025

"Intercepted Either peacefully by hungry people or forcefully armed actors, during transit in Gaza" As you're continuing to screenshot me, I'll be blocking your in a sec. Never admit point having these arguments on social media platforms

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 19/08/2025

Bibi, history will remember you as the man who chose to commit genocide in order to avoid a corruption trial. Neither you, nor the State of Israel speaks for Australian Jews like me.

Tweet from @IsraeliPM that reads:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

History will remember Albanese for what he is: A weak politician
who betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia's Jews.

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 12/08/2025

ATTEMPTING TO RAISE MY WIZENED HEAD ABOVE MY BENT NECK: Come on, I'm not *that* old...

Awards are offered across 11 categories, including: Dance/Electronic, Hip Hop/Rap, Popular Contemporary, Screen Composition, Classical & Experimental, and more.
There are three awards for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musical talent with two dedicated categories: General (2x awards) and a special award to celebrate our Senior artists (for entrants aged 50 and over).

The screenshot highlights the word "Senior" and then "aged 50 and above"

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 06/08/2025

Accidentally subscribed to TheMusic's email list when filling in their "favourite record store" poll (which I was disappointed to discover only allowed you to vote in your own state). Anyway... I've now unsubscribed.

Email from The Music News which is a PARTNER ANNOUNCEMENT saying "Pre-Order Guy Sebastian's 100 Times Around The Sun NOW!"
Screenshot shows a picture of Guy looking pensive-yet-self-satisfied with his tatooed left arm on display.
Screenshot does not show the deep feeling of nausea that washed over me as I clicked on the email.

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 03/08/2025

As you may know by now, we were turned back before most people could exit on the north side. Much confusion. We were nearly there too! It was pretty amazing heading back the other way seeing just as many people stretching all the way into the city. Massive. #FreePalestine

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 03/08/2025

Free Palestine (Crowd is big enough to congest the 5G network)

Crossing Sydney Harbour Bridge, protesting Israel's genocide in Gaza

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Peter Hollo @peterhollo.com · 29/06/2025

Nice of Robert Smith (er, "Robert Smith") to give me a shoutout in the comments on @australia.theguardian.com's fbi.radio article. Read the article, and then read the dumb AI comment from "FredNurker". What even is radio for? www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...