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Tom Conway

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computer scientist | bioinformatician | educator | humanist | melbourne / naarm

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Tom Conway @threeprime.bsky.social · 11h
Thinking of my queer brothers and sisters in Senegal. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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LGBTQ+ people go into hiding in Senegal as hundreds are arrested
At least 320 people detained for ‘acts against nature’ after law criminalising homosexuality toughened, HRW reports
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Been a while since I've had this much mail on a column - let me know what you think x Double standards from groceries to a 'shrug emoji' www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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Double standards from supermarkets to a convenient 'shrug emoji'
One reason these double standards are accepted is because the political class refuses to acknowledge them and there is little pushback.
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Roger The Dodger @rogerthedodger.bsky.social · 22h
Cartoon by Bill Bramhall. The fifth horseman of the apocalypse... misinformation
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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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1EarthMedia @1earthmedia.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Happy 94th birthday to Barry Owen Jones AC FAA FAHA FTSE FASSA FACE FRSA (born 11 October 1932). Australian writer, teacher, lawyer, social activist, quiz champion, & former politician in the Australian Labor Party. He is on the National Trust's list of Australian Living Treasures. #auspol
A 1974 photo of Barry Jones, MLA for Melbourne.Australian Politician Barry Jones at a Fabian Society event at the Victorian Trades Hall in 2000Barry Jones at the March for Science – Melbourne 2017
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mariewalsh18.bsky.social @mariewalsh18.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Mommapolitico @mommapolitico.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
😏😏😏
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max power 🌌 @sneptech.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Appalachian Blue @republicofcascadia.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Ewart, Dave @davidewart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Rav BOO!dram 🎃👻 @rvbdrm.com · 05/10/2026
If you’re arresting a Jewish 94-year-old human rights lawyer for peacefully protesting, you’re on the wrong side of history. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...
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‘I’m rather proud’: Barrister, 94, arrested for supporting Palestine Action
Margaret Owen OBE, a celebrated human rights lawyer and friend of Ed Miliband’s late mother, talks to Al Jazeera.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Biggest improvement in housing affordability for 40 years”
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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If ABC Election Analyst Emeritus @antonygreenelec.bsky.social published a book combining • his holiday travel photos with • an essay on the electoral voting systems of the countries he visited & their current political state, I would buy THAT book in a heartbeat. #travel #politics 🗳 📚
Photo of ABC Election Analyst Emeritus Antony Green.
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Tom Conway @threeprime.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
As I have taught my kids since the were small: in all our interactions with others respect and consent apply.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Why learn science? Because lots of things can seem like a big scary conspiracy theory when you don’t understand how the world works! Empower yourself by learning about facts and evidence and reality. As a bonus, it’ll lead to a healthier and more prosperous society for others around you.
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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 24/09/2026
Among the delegations who didn't walk out was the Australian one.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 25/09/2026
‘That’s so AI!’ What gen Alpha’s biggest insult tells us
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‘That’s so AI!’ What gen Alpha’s biggest insult tells us
The year’s most popular slang reveals what young people think about artificial intelligence – and it’s not positive
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Tom Conway @threeprime.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Tom Conway @threeprime.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#irony www.tomshardware.com/software/win...
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Putin casts online vote using unlicensed Windows on an American Dell PC — 'Activate Windows' watermark visible in official Kremlin clip, uses foreign Dell PC despite Russian tech mandate
“You can’t go wrong,” says the Russian president squinting at the screen to check that he didn’t go wrong, before thanking the computer.
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rain-singer.bsky.social @rain-singer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Tom Conway @threeprime.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #auspol
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We terminated a pregnancy so our daughter never had to suffer. It was agony. It cannot be the right of One Nation – or any anti-abortion activist – to choose for us | Anonymous
We must defend – ardently, passionately, implacably – the right of parents to decide, in whatever circumstances they find themselves
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Tom Conway @threeprime.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Hume has such Prue & Trude vibes, it's hard to take her seriously. The rubbish she spouts doesn't help. #auspol
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Tom Conway @threeprime.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Apparently 🥀 was the fastest growing emoji last year, which is ironic since it's wilting.
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Mark @mark-melbin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Gina Rinehart’s gas on the nose. “Australia’s dependence on gas generation during evening energy peak falls by almost 70%” “Batteries now meet almost half of the grid’s dispatchable power needs during hours of highest demand” #auspol #renewables www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Australia’s dependence on gas generation during evening energy peak falls by almost 70%
Batteries now meet almost half of the grid’s dispatchable power needs during hours of highest demand
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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
In the #Rationale magazine, cartoonist Matt Bissett-Johnson gives his take on what’s happening in current affairs. Check out his other recent cartoons here: rationalemagazine.com/index.php/au... @mbjcartoonist.bsky.social #auspol
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Tom Conway @threeprime.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Hanson has a pattern of saying something outrageous, then getting all butthurt when she is called out for it. Grow up! #auspol
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
My column Horror warnings about Australia’s ‘collapsing’ housing market are absurd – and very much in bad faith www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
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Why the horror warnings about Australia’s ‘collapsing’ housing market are absurd – and very much in bad faith | Greg Jericho
If prices were to take a 10% fall from the March 2026 peak, as CBA has suggested, that would still only mean prices were back where they were at the end of 2024
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Native to the Australian mainland and Tasmania, the Tawny Frogmouth’s main defense is to freeze and blend into tree bark, relying on their disguise rather than fighting. They are closely related to nightjars and potoos. 🤭 IG: @ivan.carter
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 09/09/2026
Yarra council bans smart glasses from pools, gyms, playgrounds and childcare centres
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Smart glasses banned from Melbourne council's pools, gyms and playgrounds
The City of Yarra has banned glasses with built-in cameras from its leisure centres, playgrounds and childcare centres to protect the community.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
it's me
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Everything Finally Clicks For Man After Getting Diagnosed As Stupid
CARY, NC—Describing the experience as “a revelation,” 38-year-old Derrick Henard told reporters Wednesday that everything had finally clicked for him after he was given a diagnosis of stupid. “I remem...
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy 60th anniversary to the brilliant universe of Star Trek, and all who made it possible. Live long and prosper. 🖖
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Prof Matt Haggis 🐀 🍉 @matthaggis666.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Barnaby as dumb as dog shit, as usual. #auspol
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Tom Conway @threeprime.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Economic modelling is "conceptualised by socialism". Who knew?! #auspol
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God @thegodshow.com · 06/09/2026
Seriously, they just told Grok to make the imperial officer uniforms from Star Wars but “more Hitlery.”
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Blakandblack @blakandblack.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Pauline Hanson has spent three decades in and around Australian politics making one thing abundantly clear: her primary concern has never been the everyday Australian. It has always been Pauline Hanson. That pattern is not a recent development or a media exaggeration blakandblack.com/2026/07/25/w...
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Who She Has Always Been: Pauline Hanson and the Politics of Self
Pauline Hanson has not changed. She is the same as she has always been.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 06/09/2026
Pick which country is bigger, then watch it morph from Mercator to Equal Earth projection to see how close you were.
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Can you guess the real size of each country on the new world map?
Pick which country is bigger, then watch it morph from Mercator to Equal Earth projection to see how close you were.
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Lucy Hamilton @lucyham.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Absolute perfection from @cathywilcox.bsky.social #Auspol
Baffled at how a racist grifter who's been flogging her schtick for 3o years with minimal success has suddenly Shot to prominence?
I present: A PLEASE EXPLAINER
THE STRATEGIST
THE MODEL
THE BILLION/TRILLIONAIRE
Fake news
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THE VESTED INVESTOR
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THE PRODUCT
Wathy
journalist no good
Muslims trans insurgency climate hoax
THE INDONESIAN BOT FARM
Pumping out Al content and disinformation to boost Hanson and atfack ner political enemies kand Vietnamese and ludian
THE AVERAGE PUNTER
She seems authentic
Wilcox
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Kaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Newly-updated books for peeps who want info that's easy to read, fun, evidence-based & expert-informed, from pregnancy, caring for babies & toddlers, being a girl, & perimenopause/menopause. An alternative to the wrong info on AI & searches dominated by advertisers, 'influencers' & creeps.
The covers of my books Girl Stuff 8-12, Girl Stuff 13+, Up The Duff, Babies & Toddlers, You're Foing It Wrong (The History of Bad & Bonkers Adbice yo Women, & It's the Menopause, each of them up to date.
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canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#FossilFriday
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Philip Thalis @philipthalis.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Shrill media headlines about ‘plunges’ in house prices… But what if you calculated it over the last 3, or 5, or 10 years instead? Or based on the average length of people’s tenure of their housing? False impression No perspective
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Tom Conway @threeprime.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Eat the rich! www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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Rich people more likely to steal children’s sweets, finds Ig Nobel prize-winning study
We round up the winners at awards for achievements that ‘first make people laugh and then make them think’
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Ian Mannix @sedvitae.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Do we have an issue: readmissions after discharge for heart attack patients and other things which block beds. From Aust #Health Journal. CSIRO @croakeynews.bsky.social
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Unaccountable madness. Marles and the government he speaks for have become Australia’s greatest national security risk. #AUKUS #auspol
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Tom Conway @threeprime.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Right. Because now is not the time to talk about climate change.
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Peter Gardner @peterdgardner.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
One of Australia's biggest ports swaps out diesel trucks for battery electrics, to save money and emissions thedriven.io/2026/07/14/o...
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One of Australia's biggest ports swaps out diesel trucks for battery electrics, to save money and emissions
Owner of one of Australia's biggest ports says it has made big savings on costs, and emissions, after swapping half its diesel fleet for heavy-duty battery electric trucks.
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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 02/09/2026
With no clear plan to curb government spending in the US or in Australia, investors are pushing up interest rates to decade highs.
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Why the rise in government debt is freaking out the bond market
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The Shovel @theshovel.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Onlookers said the lake now resembled a giant bowl of rancid guacamole, or a reflecting pool in a national capital. Read the full story: theshovel.com.au/2026/08/31/l...
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Wikipedia @wikipedia.org · 31/08/2026
The pseudo-riddle "Why did the chicken cross the road?" dates to 1847. And we still don't know the right answer. 🎨 Greg Nussbaum
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Tom Conway @threeprime.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
From here in Melbourne/Naarm, the weirdest thing about this is how big Starbucks is given how bad their coffee is.... www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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‘Revenge of the Rust belt’: Starbucks film-maker on Baristas vs Billionaires
Director Mark Mori followed coffee chain workers’ struggle to unionize: ‘These young kids are so inspirational’
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