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Virginia Muzik

@writenoise.bsky.social
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Writes memoir and features, published in The Guardian, Big Issue, Grieve anthology, SMH | music obsessive | sometime singer | spiritual seeker | dog mama | bird marveler. Strives for altruism and sufficiency. On unceded Gadigal land.

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Carissa Véliz @carissaveliz.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
It's not OK to wear smart glasses around other people. It's not cool. It's creepy, disrespectful. It pollutes the public sphere with the oppression of surveillance. It puts the onus on non-Glassholes; that's not asking for consent. www.vogue.com/article/do-s...
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Do Smart Glasses Have a Surveillance Problem?
Big Tech is investing in fashion’s cultural legitimacy to make AI smart glasses socially acceptable, but consumers view them as synonymous with surveillance. Is removing the camera the key to adoption...
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Puppydog eyes. My @smh @theage cartoon.
Four frames. Intro: “Sometimes it’s hard to say ‘NO’ when they give you those big eyes. 1. Sitting white dog with black spot, paw raised, tail wagging, big eyes, thinks, “You gave me that tax break once before, and that means I should always get that tax break.” 2. Fluffy grey dog, big eyes, sitting with paws raised, “But how would I reap such fabulous profits from gambling addicts if you took away my poker machines?” 3. Large brown dog crouching flat with tongue out, big eyes, tail wagging, “Even if they do use masses of water and electricity, and AI is an existential threat to humanity, all the cool kids have data centres…” 4. Little fluffy blond dog, big eyes, belly up, “If you keep subsidising my digging up resources and diesel fuel use, I promise I’ll cut back on my emissions.”
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Lol, US military commanders are telling their troops they're on a "spiritual mission" to bring about "Armageddon", and the Zionists have been using their old religious books to justify bombing kids in EIGHT fkn countries, and our media is like "IRAN IS AN UNHINGED THEOCRACY"
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Doug Cameron @dncameron.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
We were told Herzog was here on a “pastoral” visit. Why was a foreign head of a state that illegally forged Australian passports given privileged access to Australia’s security agency? Who authorised the meeting ? Why was the meeting kept secret from the public? Answers needed
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AliceK @coalisdead.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The US is defending the American people by bombing a primary school & killing 85 girls and their teachers? @albomp.bsky.social - you're a fucking disgrace @australianlabor.bsky.social #WarCrime #auspol www.middleeasteye.net/news/least-2...
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At least 85 girls killed in strike on school in southern Iran
Eyewitness tells MEE girls aged between seven and 12 seen lying dead across their school
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
"Pre-emptive strike" is and always has been propaganda speak for "we started another war"
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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 10/02/2026
Their head of state
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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 10/02/2026
“It was Australian soldiers who liberated the Holy Land” Mate, you’ve literally bulldozed our war graves in Gaza
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Cohesion. My @smh cartoon.
Single frame. Chris Minns stands beside a massive tonne weight marked NSW POLICE being lowered by a crane. Visible sticking out from under the weight are hands, legs, a woman’s face, a keffiyeh and placards saying “NO TO GENOCIDE”, “FREE PALESTINE”, “HERZOG OUT”, “NO TO VIOLENCE” Minns says, “Thst should socially cohere them nicely.”
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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 10/02/2026
Some of our staff were at the Sydney rally last night and report that the degree of police brutality was terrifying and unhinged.
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Dumbe Blonde @dumbeblonde.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Welcoming a war criminal with a genocide fetish and selfies with a rapist and suspected pedophile…stay classy @albomp.bsky.social
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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
In Australia The Police Beat You Up For Opposing Genocide Australian authorities were fully aware that inviting Israel’s president was going to ignite unrest and furious opposition. They invited him anyway, and sent in the police to assault the protesters. www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/in-austral...
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In Australia The Police Beat You Up For Opposing Genocide
Reading by Tim Foley:
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 05/02/2026
Lead story @pressgazette.co.uk "To the journalists of the Washington Post I say, there is another way.... What if you could try to do journalism in a different way? And persuade a community of readers to build a new kind of journalism?" THANK YOU to our community for making the Nerve a success 🔗👇
screenshot of Press Gazette homepage leading with "A letter to the 300 axed Washington Post staffers from Carole Cadwalladr"
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 31/01/2026
What’s happening in America is technofascism. It could happen here Peter Thiel's data company is powering ICE operations in the US. In part 2 of the Nerve’s Palantir series, @carolecadwalla.bsky.social argues that the UK will be next - and we map Thiel’s network🧵 www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
Graphic showing Peter Thiel - chair of Palantir Technologies - and some of the powerful figures in his network including Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Larry Ellison, Peter Mandelson, Steve Bannon
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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Our Rulers Are Psychopaths And They’re Making Everything Awful The US is preparing for war with Iran. They’re going in for the kill shot on Cuba. The latest batch of Epstein emails looks horrifying. The US is full of protests because ICE keeps killing people. www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/our-rulers...
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Our Rulers Are Psychopaths And They're Making Everything Awful
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Bronwyn Clark @bronwynhill1.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Sometimes I sit on my deck and think how it would be if First Nations people around the world had developed weapons of mass destruction first and blown white people out of their waters and white people would’ve been blown to smithereens and, frankly, with hindsight, we would’ve deserved it.
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Rhys Parton @rhysparton.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
There appears to be quite a bit of cohesion among that social group there.
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Bronwyn Clark @bronwynhill1.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I keep thinking how First Nations People must feel knowing they don’t even qualify for a voice with most of our parliamentarians, much less hate speech laws. Sorry 🖤💛❤️
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 12/01/2026
Flying foxes die in their thousands in worst mass-mortality event since Australia’s black summer
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Flying foxes die in their thousands in worst mass-mortality event since Australia’s black summer
Volunteers found thousands of dead bats at Melbourne’s Brimbank park, wildlife expert says * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Thousands of flying foxes have perished in the heatwave that scorched south-east Australia last week, the largest mass mortality event for flying foxes since black summer. Extreme temperatures resulted in deaths in camps across South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. Grey-headed flying foxes, listed as vulnerable under federal environment laws, were the most affected. Continue reading...
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
PM Albanese is a stooge to the violent pedophilic fascists in the US and Israel. Saying things like "we've always been concerned about human rights and democracy" as the Empire flattens both is gaslighting and propaganda. Australia needs a strong, moral leader. We have a toad.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Support for international law, you say.
The Australian Government is monitoring developments in Venezuela.

We urge all parties to support dialogue and diplomacy in order to secure regional stability and prevent escalation. 

Australia has long held concerns about the situation in Venezuela, including the need to respect democratic principles, human rights and fundamental freedoms. 

We continue to support international law and a peaceful, democratic transition in Venezuela that reflects the will of the Venezuelan people.

Australians in Venezuela who need assistance can contact the 24/7 emergency consular assistance team at +61 2 6261 3305 from anywhere in the world or 1300 555 135 from within Australia.
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Rhys Parton @rhysparton.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
At this rate it’s simpler to list the people who Israel hasn’t accused of being antisemitic. They’ve killed the meaning of the word. Which is dangerous when it comes to actual instances of antisemitism.
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
On Wednesday the Sydney Morning Herald published an opinion piece by Cumberland City councillor Ahmed Ouf about Muslim-Jewish solidarity in the wake of Bondi. The piece was quickly taken down. We're publishing it here in full. www.deepcutnews.com/p/ahmed-ouf-...
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Ahmed Ouf: I went to Bondi and hugged people who'd never spoken to a Muslim before
Read Cumberland councillor's deleted opinion piece for the Sydney Morning Herald
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The Shovel @theshovel.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
“I honestly thought I’d be inundated,” the PM said at a press conference today, staring at his phone’s empty notifications screen. “Not even a scam text pretending to be Australia Post”. theshovel.com.au/2025/10/14/a...
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Albo Yet to Receive Single Phone Call After Number Leaked Online — The Shovel
“Not even a scam text pretending to be Australia Post”.
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Mehreen Faruqi @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
The absolutely horrific reports of inhumane and degrading treatment that the courageous people abducted from the Sumud Flotilla have been subjected to should jolt the Prime Minister Albanese and Minister Wong into action.
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Margaret Morgan 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇦🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
This is a powerful piece. Highly recommended. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...
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To understand how AI will reconfigure humanity, try this German fairytale | Clemens J Setz
Artificial intelligence will replace creativity with something closer to magical wishing. The challenge for future generations will be dealing with the feeling of emptiness that leaves us with
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Virginia Muzik @writenoise.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Do you have a friendly pooch and live in Sydney? Delta Therapy Dogs are sniffing for new Sydney volunteer teams to visit aged care and other facilities to bring joy to someone's day. I did it for 10 years, and if our current dogs were suitable, I still would be! 🐾🐾 www.deltasociety.com.au/volunteer
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Blah blah blah. Yes - the PM's office is writing some nice lines for him, but he's still #NoActionAlbo. #StopIsrael #GazaGenocide #insiders #SundayShot #auspol
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Virginia Muzik @writenoise.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Not a leader, either.
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Virginia Muzik @writenoise.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Two years today since Sinéad O’Connor left us. I wrote a Substack piece about her influence on me, and discovering how much we have in common. I often wonder what she’d make of this ever-collapsing world. open.substack.com/pub/writenoi...
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Feel So Different
... but then I learned how much I share with Sinéad O'Connor.
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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
We can all relate, dear George. Hang tough, my friends.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 27/06/2025
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Antoinette Lattouf v ABC | The West Report
How does the Israel lobby control the media? After more than 2 decades working in msm newsrooms we break it down. The carrot and the stick. We also Antoinette Lattouf’s great win over the ABC #auspol Support Us here https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 23/06/2025
World War 3!? Whose idea was that? | First Dog on the Moon
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World War 3!? Whose idea was that? | First Dog on the Moon
The world is up in arms and maybe even ending! What is going on. I’m frightened! * Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published * Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...
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John Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Love and mercy is what we need tonight .
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."
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Virginia Muzik @writenoise.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Update on #madleen: Israeli army has boarded the vessel. #alleyesondeck via freegazaaustralia
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Israeli drones are spraying #Madleen ship with unknown white liquid. Vessel’s communications are jammed.
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Dumbe Blonde @dumbeblonde.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Scott Morrison is the classic ‘participation award’ kid…so woke
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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Choices- yesterday’s #Gaza cartoon
Title: The Crossroads 
World is standing at the crossroads. Sign pointing left says: act now and stop the violence 
Sign pointing right says: Witness the annihilation of the Palestinian people
Sign under both: No turning back
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Never forget how many of those advising the ALP are patting themselves on the back for ensuring the govt did nothing in this. “Not an issue/we made sure it hurt the Greens” Those doing so are truly putrid. At best excusing murder, at worst cheering for it. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
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Israel is keeping up its blockade of aid as kids starve to death
As the total ban on any humanitarian aid entering Gaza stretches into its third month, doctors warn babies are starving in hospitals.
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 21/04/2025
how about we just kill capitalism before it takes our climate with it?
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Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer
Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Here's me. 'On doing the same inadequate shit over and over again until the end of democracy'
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On doing the same inadequate shit over and over again until the end of democracy - The Shot
The consequence of not good enough, as evidenced in the United States right now, is that you inevitably get much, much worse.
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Virginia Muzik @writenoise.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
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May the 3rd be with you
The outcome of the next election is uncertain but the trend is plain as day
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Virginia Muzik @writenoise.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
News reports say filmmaker, Hamdan Ballal, co-director of "No Other Land", which won the Oscar for Best Documentary, was attacked by settlers on the West Bank, then arrested by Israeli Defence Forces. He has since disappeared. Revoke the Australia/Israel Coproduction Treaty. chng.it/yfntCS2c6T
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Sign the Petition
Revoke the Australia/Israel Coproduction Treaty and demand freedom for Hamdan Ballal
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mr dog @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Beaches covered in horrid toxic lumps? No its not english backpackers it's the salmon industry! ahaah www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Destroying the environment and sending species extinct is one thing, but now I can’t take my dogs to the beach!? | First Dog on the Moon
The toxic Tasmanian salmon industry has gone too far this time
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Australian Society of Authors @asauthors.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
The ASA has heard from concerned writers who have been asked by their publisher, Black Inc, to opt in to a sublicence arrangement that would allow Black Inc. to license their work for generative AI training. www.asauthors.org.au/news/black-i...
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Black Inc. AI licensing - what authors need to know - Australian Society of Authors
The ASA has heard from concerned writers about a sublicence arrangement that would allow Black Inc. to license their work for AI training.
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Anna Featherstone @annafeatherstone.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Australian authors being asked by their publisher to sign over rights to their books to AI...not given much detail and only given 3 days to decide. #authorsky www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
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‘Sign our own death warrant’: Australian writers angry after Melbourne publisher asks them to sign AI agreements
Authors were asked to allow Black Inc to use their work for ‘training, testing, validation and the deployment of a machine learning’
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