counterpoint: no

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it's really funny to imagine going back to January when people were tipping a Peter Dutton to be PM and telling someone "actually he's going to lose so badly that it splits up a stable, governing political partnership that's existed for the better of a century"

i dont want to be a killjoy but we desperately need to make it socially unacceptable to talk about asking chatgpt things in regular conversation

When @AlboMP acknowledged country last night….. that was the fucking best.

"And for new Australians like me, it is the quiet proof that democracy — for all its flaws, frustrations, and noise — is still something worth believing in." Love this piece from @bang.xiao.au www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

I can't set a stopwatch on my Google Home anymore. I used to be able to. Why can't I now? 🤬

The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.

I wonder what sort of licensing fee Open AI paid Studio Ghibli to build the database that trained Chat GPT to be able to generate images in their style so accurately it must've been HUGE right? Right? RIGHT? 🙄

Fact: No matter how we generate electricity, Australia needs new and upgraded transmission lines. Scrapping our Rewiring the Nation plan is a reckless and dangerous thing to do.

This is astonishing. Does anyone know the US journo who backed up the Sky News reporter? Massive props to him.

Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know

WORK WITH ME! We’re making a new show. It’s a narrative history pod/vodcast. I’m looking for a sharp writer with production chops. Is that you? Hit me up. careers.abc.net.au/en/job/50465...

The electorate feels more divided and more disengaged than ever. Really enjoyed the podcast this week... the usual suspects... @lenoret.bsky.social @miketicher.bsky.social and @bridie.bsky.social chatting through how these fractures may shape the election campaign:

Roses are red Violets are blue

Oh cool! Nice to be reminded about this tiny, invisible creature whose sting hurts worse than death.

It's time for the weekly game of BBALL REFERENCE or SEVERANCE CLUE! 🤨

Politicians often say they haven’t broken any rules when they use taxpayer $ to attend sporting events. Reminder: politicians made these rules & could change them at any time to better reflect what most 🇦🇺ns expect of their elected representatives. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Just a normal, nice Australian charity doing normal, nice charitable things. And definitely not an Australian charity promoting the erasure of a people and/or ethnic cleansing. Because that would be wack.

republicans: fyi we are bombing france for being too gay and lead poisoning is now mandatory democrats: yeah? well prepare yourselves for several strongly worded haikus

it's pretty fucked that if you want to make a map of wind conditions using BoM data for reporting/journalism purposes you have to pay thousands of dollars

An Australian man credited with saving more than 2 million babies through decades of regular blood and plasma donations has died at age 88. www.nbcnews.com/news/world/p...

So lovely to see razor sharp science journo slash excellent human @carlsmithaus.bsky.social here! 👋 Go follow him already!

General Practice healthcare in Australia is so completely broken.

For a long time I've joked that Antony Green is immortal and will never retire. He is sharp, fast, funny, and it has been such a privilege to have a front row seat to the master at work for so long. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

Nice thread here. Antony was also an important voice for democratic reform. His advocacy for transforming the broken Senate voting system into what we have now — one of the best and fairest voting systems in the world — was vital. Will be missed!

Is "really good at reaction gifs" the sort of thing that people post about on LinkedIn?

At the end of s2's Act 2 my hottest #Severance take is that Mark will find a way to help Helly, not Gemma, escape the severed floor in the finale. 🎯 Right, @benstiller.redhour.com?

A tattoo of a single tear, indicating he has killed a man

I love living in Australia, where the internet stops working when it rains

Roses are red, dreams are aspirations, www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

Disgraced celebrity chef Pete Evans has told a QAnon podcast that he has been in the ear of US Health secretary-nominee RFK, lobbying him to make a US government "Make America Healthy Again" website using his paleo recipes. The pair have a relationship going back years. www.crikey.com.au/20...

Boston Dynamics Dog Unstoppable At Puppy Bowl theonion.com/super-b...

*starts chanting* bean cube Bean cube BEAN CUBE BEAN CUBE

I think this is my favourite report cover of all time. Any others?

A second Mitch McConnell has hit the ground

🧪 I have started to put together a Starter Pack of Australian Scientists and People who write about Australian Science. If you would like to be included, send me a message (maybe include your ORCID to help the process!). #science #Australia go.bsky.app/QukLhiL

Ah damn it turns out this whole political system relies on false assumptions about how big of an asshole someone could be

American science will not be same after all this.

I really want to know who was so eager to scrub the LSST page like this

OH NO YOU MEAN A COMPANY TOOK YOUR CONTENT WITHOUT ASKING AND USED IT TO OPTIMISE THEIR MODEL HOW AWFUL www.theverge.com/news/601195/...

Back in 2018, when we were making No Feeling Is Final, we didn't dare dream that people would still be listening to/talking about the show SEVEN YEARS later. But I'm so glad they are. I'm so proud of this show, and what it means to people. And this article from @bencannon.bsky.social really gets it.

Is this the first great thread of @bsky.app? It is if you're a Star Wars nerd like me.

"Maimed" lol

When a single billionaire can accumulate more money in 10 seconds than their employees make in one year, while workers struggle to meet the basic cost of rent and medicine, then yes, every billionaire really is a policy failure. Read our op-ed here ⤵️