Ian Carroll
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Bemused citizen. Hopeful humanist. High-maintenance gardener.
This is how to speak up.
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Vita Sackville-West
about 1 month ago
The sage is altogether an amiable plant; indeed, its Latin name, Salvia, comes from salvere, to save, or heal.
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Kara Swisher
about 1 month ago
Everywhere there's lots of piggies Living piggy lives You can see them out for dinner With their piggy wives Clutching forks and knives to eat the bacon — Piggies, The Beatles
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Dr Monique Ryan
about 1 month ago
With more than 1600 fossil fuel lobbyists attending the current conference in Brazil, Minister Bowen should demonstrate real commitment and leadership by banning fossil fuel lobbyists from COP31. It's time to stop the gaslighting, and kick fossil fuel interests out of climate conferences.
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The Cathy Wilcox
about 1 month ago
The cost. My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Justin Fleenor 🔁
about 1 month ago
PRESIDENTIAL QUOTES ------------ Franklin D. Roosevelt: "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." John F. Kennedy: "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." Ronald W. Reagan: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall." Donald J. Trump:
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Christopher Owen
2 months ago
The concept of “bird of the year”
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WIRED
3 months ago
Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Carl Schmitt, the German legal theorist tapped by the Nazi's to justify Germany's slip from democracy to dictatorship. Those theories have been a roadmap for the billionaire ever since.
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The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession
Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt. They’ve been a road map for the billionaire ever since.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-real-stakes-real-story-peter-thiels-antichrist-obsession/
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Bill McKibben
3 months ago
billmckibben.substack.com/p/the-stupid...
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The Stupidest Speech in UN History
Everyone's saying so!
https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/the-stupidest-speech-in-un-history
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L██ Mc████
3 months ago
Stop calling it “white supremacy” and start referring to it as what it really is: “white inferiority complex”
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Miriam Cosic
3 months ago
Look, Mr Trump ... 👇
#USPolitics
#freespeech
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6 News Australia
3 months ago
#BREAKING
🚨 Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, according to a report by a United Nations Commision of Inquiry The report has found Israeli authorities have "intended to kill as many Palestinians as possible" and committed the crime against humanity of extermination
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Amy Remeikis
3 months ago
Anyone surprised at the horrendous takes from centrists like Klein should read Orwell’s 1940 review of the Mein Kampf reprint - where he makes the point that the original version, printed one year before, was greeted sympathetically and cast Hitler as ‘kindly a light as possible’
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Ben Eltham
3 months ago
Melbourne’s hospital cancelled their seminar on “children and war” because they were worried it might offend the people who support war
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Tits McDick
5 months ago
This season of America really sucks.
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Craig's Late Night Douche Bag Patrol
3 months ago
That's threats with violence in my books. Threaten people with death by lethal injection.
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Craig's Late Night Douche Bag Patrol
3 months ago
Might watch 4 Corners tomorrow night.
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Maz Jovanovich
4 months ago
Napping with a toddler is basically having your heart refilled with rainbows but occasionally a rainbow pokes you in the eye.
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www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
The "political environment" is that Labor has a huge House majority and broad crossbench support for strong environmental policy.
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Bowen says political environment may prevent 2035 emissions target becoming law
The climate change minister says he will have to assess whether legislating the government's 2035 emissions target is politically feasible, with the major waypoint towards net zero due to be announced...
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-04/2035-emissions-target-may-not-be-legislated/105728510?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link
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What do these people actually want done to cater to their huge lists of complaints?. Any serious solutions? Any sensible ideas?
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4 months ago
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Go harder Albo, or get out of the way
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4 months ago
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Pissweak, Albo. Go harder!
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Charles Keener
4 months ago
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David Marler
4 months ago
"We’re all bloody boat people," Mr Hawke said. "That’s how we found the place."
#auspol
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Abbott mad as a cut snake, says 'boat-person' Hawke
Bob Hawke says there is no way to "stop the boats" as Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has claimed he will do to the asylum-seekng craft regularly arriving on islands off Australia's north-west coast.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/abbott-mad-as-a-cut-snake-says-boatperson-hawke-20100813-122fr.html
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Mrs. Betty Bowers
4 months ago
The only thing more disgraceful than having groveling cabinet members so willing to debase themselves in this shameless way is having such a damaged, insecure, and needy president that they know desperately needs to hear this BS.
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Valentenya 🍉 🐈⬛
4 months ago
Speaking as a comfortably superannuated retiree: no, we don’t deserve special treatment. Also absurd privilege must be ended. You can’t pretend there’s a win/win solution to inequality of wealth and income. It’s substantially a zero some game for housing and super and govt needs to face this.
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TCMFanatics
4 months ago
Louis Armstrong, Grace Kelly, and Bing Crosby photographed by Bob Willoughby on the set of "High Society", 1956.
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ART
4 months ago
Paul Signac, Saint Tropez
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Sarah Dempster
4 months ago
Remarkable how many cuts of meat sound like veteran news anchors facing multiple accusations of workplace harassment: Chuck Brisket Rib Silverside Rump Foreshank Plate Centreloin Flank Saddleback
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Generative AI still not anywhere near trustworthy so why all the hype?
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Researchers asked AI to show a typical Australian dad: he was white and had an iguana | Tama Leaver and Suzanne Srdarov for the Conversation
New research finds generative AI depicts Australian themes riddled with sexist and racist caricatures
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/15/researchers-asked-ai-to-show-a-typical-australian-dad-he-was-white-and-had-an-iguana?CMP=share_btn_url
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David Pocock
4 months ago
This is how broken our lobbying laws are. Every resources minister since 2001 went on to work for fossil fuel companies & 8 ex-ministers & senior advisers now lobby for gambling💰 It's time for complete reform of lobbying rules + independent watchdog.
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'Revolving door' between politics and lobbying rings transparency alarm bell
Lobbying has become big business, with around 727 lobbyists registered in the national capital, more than three times the number of elected officials sitting in parliament.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-22/calls-for-greater-scrutiny-over-political-lobbyists/105678762
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Serena
4 months ago
#southpark
#timcook
@lsaclassof2000.bsky.social
@plexnetflix.bsky.social
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Morgan J Freeman
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Amy Remeikis
4 months ago
The Abundance book sucks and the only thing worse is the cult it’s created around it
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https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025/08/16/abundance-fever-red-tape-canberra
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Republicans Against Trumpism
4 months ago
Compare and contrast
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Keezy Young🌼
4 months ago
I'm so so so furious at the future creativity and artistry that AI is taking away from all of us by convincing kids nothing is worth doing on their own
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What an own-goal! Another sport where players let down by clueless administrators (who didn't do due diligence on halftime performers at the Grand Final!)
#netball
#own-goal
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Elite netballers reveal distress after singer who pleaded guilty to domestic violence performs at grand final
Netball Australia says it will strengthen event protocols to prevent future issues after it was revealed Siala Robson pleaded guilty to two assault charges in 2024
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/aug/08/super-netball-australia-grand-final-singer-siala-robson-who-pleaded-guilty-to-domestic-violence-ntwnfb?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Nice to see Abbott, Joyce, Canavan keeping the climate wars going in what's left of the LNP 😂 Wasting their time, and ours.
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Coalition is wedging itself on climate crisis with net zero debate, warns Liberal MP in Scott Morrison’s former seat
Exclusive: Simon Kennedy warns closed-door meeting against backsliding on efforts to cut carbon emissions
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/01/liberal-mp-simon-kennedy-warns-coalition-over-net-zero-debate-backlash?CMP=share_btn_url
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All the usual suspects react as expected. As if all their members were conscientious at their taxpaying obligations. Hah!
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Chalmers faces ‘Keating moment’ as business slams company tax plan
The Productivity Commission has proposed a world-first approach to company tax reform. Business says it will hurt consumers at the supermarket.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/chalmers-faces-keating-moment-as-business-slams-company-tax-plan-20250801-p5mjhz.html
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...and higher wages!
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Amy Remeikis
5 months ago
It’s the very least they can do
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We finally find out what Labor will do with its second term
The question we have been asking is ‘what will Labor do with power?” Now we have the answer – the least possible.
https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/australian-politics/2025/07/26/poarliament-labor-poer
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Forgotten Poets
5 months ago
Watched the entire 9 hour tribute show last week with my partner and we were a bit burned out at the end, so we saved the Ozzy and Black Sabbath sets for another day. I guess today’s that day! 😭🖤
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not the usual partisan political rant, this concerns the very dodgy dealings of the recent Lib candidate for Bruce.
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Miriam Cosic
5 months ago
I'm enjoying John's unconstrained criticism on Substack far more than I used to enjoy his edited writing in the SMH. Colonial Mentality Revisited - by John McDonald
#art
#artcriticism
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Colonial Mentality Revisited
# 600
https://www.everythingthe.com/p/colonial-mentality-revisited?r=4ejd9w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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"The reality, of course, is that people hate AI. Telling people that your product is "AI enabled" makes them less likely to use it:"
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Pluralistic: How much (little) are the AI companies making? (30 Jun 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
https://pluralistic.net/2025/06/30/accounting-gaffs/#artificial-income
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Michael Spicer
5 months ago
People think money has ruined football but the sight of a rapist dictator standing next to a corrupt football official in front of a big gold trophy at a competition bankrolled by Saudi Arabia reminds me the game still belongs to us.
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Rick Morton
5 months ago
this guy is a major investor in substack and the reason I left. hideous shit
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Joel Mendelson
6 months ago
This clip goes around quite a bit, but it’s always worth noting that The Great Dictator premiered just 13 months after Germany invaded Poland. Chaplin doesn’t just use his voice for the first time, he breaks the fourth wall, too. He called on the people to stand up against fascism.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸
6 months ago
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Yūnny, sheared hurricane (they/them)
6 months ago
I crumble a little more inside whenever I think about how much additional energy a single google search uses now that they're all automatically turned into chatbot inquiries. Adding "-ai" at the end of your google searches disables this (for now). Or switch to another engine.
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