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Jo Ruksenas

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Jo Ruksenas @ruksenas.bsky.social · 4h
Our local Aussie power company? youtube.com/shorts/CIOra...
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Dumb Aussies 🤦
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𝕾𝖙𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖌𝖊 𝕳𝖔𝖚𝖘𝖊 @strangehouse.bsky.social · 17h
Gotta catch ’em all
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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
With Halloween coming up, it's time for the reminder to avoid buying/using fake spiderwebs. They can entangle and entrap birds. There's some good alternative ideas on this web page ... birdlife.org.au/news/bird-sa...
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Bird-safe Halloween decorations - BirdLife Australia
How to celebrate Halloween with bird-friendly decorations.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Telescopefish, a rare deep-sea creature known for its eyes adapted for spotting bioluminescence. Original post
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 22h
Everyone should be fighting for Universal Healthcare and disability rights. Health is fragile. You can become disabled or chronically ill in an instant. It’s not a moral failing. It can wipe out your savings and leave you destitute. Healthcare is a basic human right.
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Jo Ruksenas @ruksenas.bsky.social · 21h
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sea bunnies are actually a species of sea slug called Jorunna parva. They became an internet sensation because they look exactly like tiny, fluffy white rabbits. Original post
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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A case like this has not been brought before, but the constitutional principles are solid, and the impact of a win will be very significant. The case will be heard in Sydney on 2 and 3 Nov. Patrick vs Secretary DCCEEW, Minister Bowen and Snowy Hydro Ltd 3/3 #SaveTheDate #auspol
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🚨NEW by me: New ICE facility for unaccompanied migrant kids is about to open in Louisiana. While ICE is sanitizing optics, calling it the "Alexandria Family Staging Center," lawmakers and child advocates are raising the roof warning of child trafficking risks. www.thequeenzone.com/new-ice-faci...
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New ICE Facility for Migrant Children Raises Alarm Over Trafficking Risks
A new ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) facility for unaccompanied children, families, and single women is set to...
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Jo Ruksenas @ruksenas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Naomi Klein: AI is a fascist idea
YouTube video by The Maybe
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Ewart, Dave @davidewart.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
successfully slashed the cost of your weekly grocery shop by substituting half your meals with lightly toasted white bread crusts and tap water flavored with quiet desperation? Inflation is finally tamed, mostly because everyone is too depressed to buy anything fun. 🍞💧 #CostOfLiving #Budgeting
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Ewart, Dave @davidewart.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Australia’s new economic model is here. We are pivoting away from productivity, innovation, and housing affordability, and diving head-first into a glorious coperation with aukus .
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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 25/09/2026
As an academic, it feels like some colleagues have lost the ability to engage deeply: they don't want to read an article unless it directly answers a question they already have... basically like using a chatbot they only want an answer to a current issue & not to actually learn anything or explore.
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 02/10/2026
OpenAI disclose another hack on government department in Australia
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OpenAI disclose another hack on government department in Australia
Attack accessing historical data on bushfires occurred in June but not disclosed by the tech company until Thursday * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Artificial intelligence company OpenAI has disclosed another unauthorised hack on a government department in Australia. In June, an OpenAI agent hacked into a New South Wales state government department and accessed historical non-public data on bushfires without authorisation. Continue reading...
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Jo Ruksenas @ruksenas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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newstatesman on Instagram: "“Almost all of my books were stolen to teach AI how to create its voice.”But what really concerns Katherine Rundell is how the prol…"
“Almost all of my books were stolen to teach AI how to create its voice.”But what really concerns Katherine Rundell is how the proliferation of AI is going to affect children’s capacity to learn. Listen to The New Society wherever you get your podcasts.View all 1,492 comments
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Gnome De Plume (Sista Cate Ruth) ♿🎃👻💀🧛🏽‍♂️ @sistacatruthpurry.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If the mining industry is so bloody lucrative, why does the public purse keep bailing them out? Why is socialism ok when its the rich benefitting from it? #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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$200 million package announced for Bell Bay Aluminium smelter
The Commonwealth and state governments say the future of the Bell Bay Aluminium smelter has been secured, with a power deal reached and a $200 financial package announced.
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Pissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯🤔...
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Gustav Klimt - 1901
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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Govt has appealed another of my #FOI wins to the Federal Court. Again it’s seeking costs against me if I’m unsuccessful defending my win. It turns out winning an FOI in a Tribunal is expensive - and that’s exactly the message the Govt wants to send to citizens. 1/2 #auspol
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Jo Ruksenas @ruksenas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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How AI hacked the Australian government and almost got away with it | About That
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 01/10/2026
Here's a look at some of the highlights worth watching from late-night TV.
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Late Night Is Skeptical of A.I. Leaders Self-Regulating
“Sure, we don’t need laws! I’m sure we could trust these guys,” Jordan Klepper said of technology executives on “The Daily Show,” after Trump asked them to police themselves.
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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New legislation passed last month gives WA police additional temporary powers to manage next week's Land Forces event, and at least six people have already received letters banning them from protesting inside the security zone.
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WA police ban 'excluded persons' from protesting at defence expo
New legislation passed last month gives WA police additional temporary powers to manage next week's Land Forces event, and at least six people have already received letters banning them from protesting inside the security zone.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 01/10/2026
There’s a war on Iran choking global oil supplies, an artificial intelligence boom & a US president torpedoing the global trading system. But inflation simply MUST be normal, according to the RBA. 🎧 theaus.in/4hWT057 @grogsgamut.bsky.social @skyelark.bsky.social #auspol
Photo of Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock standing at a lectern
NEW EPISODE | New world, same Reserve Bank
Listen to the latest episode of Dollars & Sense now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts
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Zeteo UK @zeteo.uk · 30/09/2026
“Our social care system is completely broken and does need fundamental reform.” Andy Burnham has called for NHS-style social care. @graceblakeley.substack.com argues that care workers, people receiving it and families must have a say in shaping it. Read and subscribe: zeteo.uk/p/the-only-l...
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Brydie Lee-Kennedy @brydielk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Perfect piece. “I don’t need to be on the computer any more than I already am” really sums it up actually.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 01/10/2026
Prisoners freed early in England and Wales risk living on the streets, say probation officers
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Prisoners freed early in England and Wales risk living on the streets, say probation officers
Warning of a lack of hostel places for 2,000 criminals due to be released over the next month to ease overcrowding Hundreds of prisoners are due to be released early from jail on Thursday amid warnings that many will have nowhere to live and the probation system will struggle to monitor them. About 2,000 criminals including domestic abusers and violent offenders are to be freed over the next month, with another 3,000 in stages over the next year to ease overcrowding. The number was reduced from 6,000 after an intervention by the prime minister, Andy Burnham. Continue reading...
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 01/10/2026
An update to Google Maps has revealed the extent of devastation during the three-year Gaza war and the severity of the continuing humanitarian crisis faced by the territory’s 2.3 million inhabitants. Read more: www.theguardian.com/world/2...
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The latest corporate tax data just dropped. And congrats to Santos Ltd - 11yrs in a row of no company tax.
Table of Santos ltd company tax 2014-15 to 2024-25

Year	Total income	Company Tax
2014-15	$3,389,399,798	$0
2015-16	$3,476,002,729	$0
2016-17	$3,715,263,715	$0
2017-18	$3,498,043,596	$0
2018-19	$4,360,612,850	$0
2019-20	$5,013,931,702	$0
2020-21	$4,070,327,153	$0
2021-22	$4,746,037,784	$0
2022-23	$6,257,384,778	$0
2023-24	$8,210,276,022	$0
2024-25	$5,117,008,013	$0
Total	$51,854,288,140	$0
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Why doesn't Labor work with the Greens to tax gas? Why doesn't Labor work with the Greens to build public housing? Why doesn't Labor work with the Greens to end AUKUS? Greens are happy to be constructive about things that materially benefit the public. We are not a rubber stamp.
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WholesomeMemes @wholesomememe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Matt Golding @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Why do we need politicians and economists while we have the Reserve Bank governing our lives? Richard Sykes, Bell Park @theageaustralia.bsky.social letters
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It’s terrifying being disabled and completely reliant on someone else for survival. Being unable to feed or clean yourself is unsettling. There isn’t help available. If your caregiver doesn’t show? You suffer. If they’re abusive? You suffer. The system does not protect us.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Kogan CEO in June: Ruslan Kogan says changes to Capital Gains Tax will attract migrants motivated by “sick NDIS scams” and the welfare system." Today ATO Tax data for Kogan Pty Ltd: Income: $642.3m Taxable income: $0 Tax paid $0
Screenshot: "Sick scame": Kogan boss unleashes on Albanese government's capital gains tax changes"

rich lister Ruslan Kogan has issued an epic rant about Anthony Albanese's tax changes, warning they risk attracting a specific type of migrant to Australia'sSpreadsheet screenshot of ATO corporate tax transparency data

KOGAN AUSTRALIA PTY LTD: Total income $642,335,009; Taxable Income $0; Tax payable $0
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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 926: Don’t try to control every stage of the process. Make room for other people to do their job; and make room for surprise and spontaneity when doing yours.
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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is ferocious and empathetic piece. “In every study I have conducted with survivors, the participants whose parents told them “not to drink too much” or “not to use Tinder” were…the least willing to tell their parents about their assaults—and the tips did nothing to keep them safe anyway.”
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Adolfo Neto @adolfoneto.elixiremfoco.com · 30/09/2026
Listen to Iris
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Jo Ruksenas @ruksenas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
...this is a field intensely vulnerable to the science funding crisis. Last week, Liam Mannix reported 75 jobs would be slashed as the Hudson Institute of Medical Research closes due to the “slow strangulation” of the research sector by flat state and federal funding. www.smh.com.au/national/ult...
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‘Ultimate superbug’: New form of antibiotic resistance uncovered
You can blast these hospital-haunting bugs with radiation for 200 hours and they still won’t die.
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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 30/09/2026
Anthony Albanese's complete factional dominance accounts for much of the apparent timidity of his government’s policy agenda, writes Jason Koutsoukis. Without pushing from the factions, everything is done at the leader’s pace. trib.al/n7cdhOG
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Inside Albanese’s factional dominance: ‘They’ve all been executed, except one’
Through brutal calculation, Anthony Albanese has achieved complete control over Labor’s faction system – a fact reflected in the party’s cautious approach to policy.
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Jo Ruksenas @ruksenas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Politician CRASHES OUT When Asked About THIS
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WholesomeMemes @wholesomememe.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tomorrow I’ll be joined by Professor Timothy Snyder for a Substack Live. I've been an admirer of Prof. Snyder's lessons on tyranny and how we fight back against authoritarian governments. It will be an interesting conversation. Here's the link: open.substack.com/live-stream/368678
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 29/09/2026
Did you know that 83% of Australia’s gas is used for exports? Australia Institute research shows that over the past 5 years the Australian government has allowed the export of enough gas to supply Australia for more than 20 years? A 25% tax on gas exports could end the gas shortages. #auspol
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Maranoa Girl @maranoagirl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2026/09/moll...
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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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Dr Ingrid M🪁 @ingridm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
hearing that Australians who are fortunate enough to have land in their own name want cuts to federal spending cool cool cool lets start with cutting the billions we give to landlords and their very pricey high school alma maters and the blue chip diesel subsidies and franking handouts💰
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Jo Ruksenas @ruksenas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Pocock for PM! youtube.com/shorts/i8olQ...
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'Stare down' AI firms over copyright, says Pocock | ABC NEWS
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed... "How will you pay for it?" The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts... "How much do you need?" It doesn't have to be this way.
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