Ben Lever
@benleverau.bsky.social
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Transport and climate activist from Victoria, Australia
https://linktr.ee/benleverau
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Katie Mack
about 19 hours ago
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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Greg Jericho
about 20 hours ago
Renmark in the SA Riverland is now forecast to be 49C on Tuesday with up to 40km/h winds
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Asher Wolf
3 days ago
ABC Indigenous doesn’t mince words
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Kyle Clark
1 day ago
Journalists, please remember that repeating obviously false statements is not balance or fairness. It is actively participating in deception.
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Jeff Rueter
1 day ago
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."
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Don Moynihan
1 day ago
Media: do not lead with the false government framing of what happened
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Public Transport Users Association
1 day ago
They said "a new timetable will be in place everywhere" - when the Metro Tunnel opens. But many lines are missing out, and 30-40+ minute waits remain common. More PT services more often are needed to fix the public transport network, and keep people moving.
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Radley Balko
1 day ago
And he didn’t. He tried to help a woman who’d just been assaulted. There was nothing rash, stupid, or radical about what he did. He showed kindness. And they killed him for it.
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Michael Hobbes
9 months ago
"Flatten the curve" is maybe the most successful slogan of the last 10 years and conveys a relatively complicated idea! The difference is that the media helped explain and operationalize its underlying message. With "Defund the police" the media did the opposite.
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Chris Karakaltsas
2 days ago
Still. Could be worse. Mildura.
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Greg Jericho
2 days ago
Strong agree. Also the 2028 Olympics.
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Erica Chenoweth
3 days ago
So great to see
@mariajstephan.bsky.social
on
@colbertlateshow.bsky.social
. First half below, second half here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Wv...
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ABC News Bot (unofficial)
3 days ago
The Federal Court has found a Victoria Police move to give officers greater powers in Melbourne's CBD for six months was invalid and unlawful.
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Extended police stop-and-search declaration unlawful, court finds
The Federal Court has found a Victoria Police move to give officers greater powers in Melbourne's CBD for six months was invalid and unlawful.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-23/federal-court-police-designated-area-designation-unlawful/106262240
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Rebecca Fernandez O'Shea
3 days ago
Awesome article by
@bicyclensw.bsky.social
about the Glebe Island Bridge, and all the efforts to try and get it repaired and re-opened for pedestrians and bike riders:
bicyclensw.org.au/a-new-future...
I'm really amazed how many people are advocating for this, makes me hope change is possible ❤️
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A new future for Glebe Island Bridge
A look at how Glebe Island Bridge could be transformed into Sydney's next exciting infrastructure for walking and cycling.
https://bicyclensw.org.au/a-new-future-for-glebe-island-bridge/
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CHOAM Nomsky
3 days ago
I just thought everyone should see this
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decryption
3 days ago
First set of stickers in the post! You can get some too at
laptopstickers.store/
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ABC News Bot (unofficial)
3 days ago
The future of a Victorian op shop is in doubt after a worker opened a bag containing the stuff of nightmares, leading to the destruction of stock and hefty cleaning bills that may prove to be a deadly financial blow.
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Op shop at risk of closure after donation leaves volunteer 'traumatised'
The future of a Victorian op shop is in doubt after a worker opened a bag containing the stuff of nightmares, leading to the destruction of stock and hefty cleaning bills that may prove to be a deadly financial blow.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-23/daylesford-op-shop-closed-after-bed-bug-donation/106257322
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Sean O’Kane
4 days ago
"I think self-driving cars is essentially a solved problem at this point," says Elon Musk, CEO of a company that has not solved self-driving cars
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kate wehwalt forever
4 days ago
wrote about the much-deserved death knell of the world's worst architecture project for
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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The Line, a Saudi Megaproject, Is Dead
It was always doomed to unravel, but the firms who lent their name to this folly should be held accountable.
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/the-line-neom-saudi-vision-2030/
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Chris Bertram
4 days ago
"Bayesian builder" conjures up images of someone who constructs houses by a process of trial and error, constantly updating their beliefs about whether the thing will stand up.
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Bayesian builder sues widow of Mike Lynch after yacht’s sinking
The Italian Sea Group is taking Angela Bacares to court, blaming the crew for the disaster and claiming it lost millions of euros in sales
https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/bayesian-superyacht-sues-mike-lynch-widow-zth9sqx9p
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Rachel Withers
4 days ago
One small upside to these rushed, illiberal "hate" laws that government ministers can't seem to explain: I've never heard so much "Are people allowed to say '𝑰𝒔𝒓𝒂𝒆𝒍 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆'?" in mainstream media interviews. Galling that govt can't answer, good that even Karl Stefanovic is asking.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers
4 days ago
"Stop calling ICE the Gestapo! ICE is nothing like the Gestapo. Now, let me innumerate all the many ways ICE is exactly like the Gestapo. Thank you for your attention to this matter."
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Don Moynihan
4 days ago
One court decision, two different headlines. Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
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Rachel Withers
4 days ago
Pretty good from Ley. If only she'd thought of this in the days after the attack...
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Ketan Joshi
4 days ago
Erm, here's the website - Mastodon, an open protocol created by a German software developer and located on many instances throughout Europe, seems to be...missing
wsocial.eu
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POLITICO Europe
6 days ago
Dutch far-right firebrand Geert Wilders has suffered an unprecedented setback after seven of his parliamentarians rebelled against his one-man party rule.
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‘Black day’ for Geert Wilders after historic mutiny within his own party
7 MPs quit Wilders’ party, meaning it is no longer the largest opposition force in the Netherlands.
https://www.politico.eu/article/netherlands-geert-wilders-pvv-party-lawmakers-defect/
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Micah
5 days ago
“nobody is insider trading off his death so it almost certainly didn’t happen” really sums up the state of the world in 2026 huh
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Luduvicu
6 days ago
“I'm glad you have enough love in your life that that response comes naturally. If anything, you should be proud of that :)”
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Rohan Pearce
5 days ago
Teenage girl wearing jersey with Palestinian flag refused entry to Sydney A-League game
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Teenage girl wearing jersey with Palestinian flag refused entry to Sydney A-League game
Exclusive: Girl had to agree to remove Club Deportivo Palestino shirt before being let into Allianz Stadium on Sunday night
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/21/teenage-girl-palestinian-flag-jersey-refused-entry-sydney-a-league-game-ntwnfb
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Julian Sanchez
5 days ago
I grew up hearing stories from my father about how folks abducted by Franco’s secret police would routinely “escape” to the roof of police HQ and “commit suicide.” The obviousness of the lie was itself an intimidation tactic.
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Gavin Shoebridge
5 days ago
This is me attempting to break a pure electric Riddara RD6. As you can see I failed. 😂
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Andy Craig
5 days ago
The Insurrection Act in no way whatsoever suspends, closes, or bypasses the courts. It is not a suspension of habeas corpus. It is not martial law. It does not authorize rule by decree. It allows using troops for law enforcement but that's it. It's not an instant dictatorship switch.
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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻🚫👑
6 days ago
French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy to try to intimidate her during Marine Le Pen's trial for embezzlement — and details how he has used similar fascistic tactics to intimidate other judges around the world who rule against his alt-right friends.
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Daniel Bowen
5 days ago
Remember the fuss about the shortcut between State Library and
#Melbourne
Central stations? Storm in a teacup, but they fixed it... by making the ticketing system think SL is actually MC. Kind of amusing given the insistence on giving them separate names in the first place.
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The free shortcut between stations
They fixed it
https://danielbowen.com/2026/01/21/free-shortcut-between-stations/
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UNRWA
6 days ago
“Early this morning, Israeli forces stormed the UNRWA Headquarters, a United Nations site, in East Jerusalem.” Statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini:
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Katie Mack
6 days ago
This is, in my opinion, not only the correct moral/ethical/legal position but also the correct political framing. Everyone can see the agency is out of control; everyone can see that it is constantly violating human rights. "Scrap it and start over" is the moderate position.
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Osman Faruqi
6 days ago
The Attorney General can’t rule out that accurately describing Israel as committing genocide could land you in jail for 15 years.
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Public Transport Users Association
6 days ago
We're on board with the City of Casey's call to extend the Cranbourne line. The fast-growing southeast of
#Melbourne
needs better public transport to help get people out of the traffic.
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Musicology Duck
6 days ago
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
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6 days ago
THIS IS HOW IT’S DONE 👇👇👇 👏👏👏
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Royce Kurmelovs
6 days ago
This seems to allow the Australian government to follow the UK example on groups like Palestine Action, but could probably applied to groups like Extinction Rebellion or Rising Tide.
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Jessie Gender
6 days ago
The way shows like Adolescence and attacks on girls and trans kids are being used to isolate marginalized people and justify expanding state & corporate control of the internet needs more scrutiny. The answer isn’t bans but dismantling the systems that profit from stoking fear, anger & division.
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Martin Nutbeem
7 days ago
So, if you ever wondered why people who understand surveillance are salty about video cameras on doorbells... It's only a matter of time before they get co-opted into mass surveillance. And if the regime you live under changes that's you spying on your neighbours.
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Olga Nesterova
7 days ago
Norwegian PM Støre says Trump repeatedly raises—complains about, pleads for, and demands—the Nobel Peace Prize every time they meet. Støre gives same answer each time: decision is made independently by Norwegian Nobel Committee, with no role for Norwegian gov—a concept Trump appears unable to grasp.
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Hugo Rifkind
8 days ago
I think the White House badly underestimates the strength of the pan-European folk memory of 1930s appeasement, and how deep it still cuts. I suppose this is what happens when you learn in school that WW2 started in 1941 in Hawaii.
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Patrick Andelic
8 days ago
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Ilya Petoushkoff
8 days ago
Till end of next week, Geelong/Warrnambool V/Line trains run to/from Wyndham Vale due to a new station being built on the RRL. Geelong to Melbourne (via Wyndham Vale, bus to Werribee, and Metro trains) takes 2h instead of 1h. Q: why don't we run V/Line trains to Werribee to save people around 30m?
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Alan Stedman
9 days ago
This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition, The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance Iconic imo
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Greg Jericho
8 days ago
Australians have absolutely given travel to the US the thumbs down. My column for
#ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
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I like to be in America? New travel figures suggest otherwise.
Australian travellers have given the Trump presidency a resounding thumbs down.
https://thepoint.com.au/off-the-charts/260118-i-like-to-be-in-america-new-travel-figures-suggest-otherwise
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Hank Green
8 days ago
The thing that I hate most in the world is some mother fucker in a Winter Park McMansion who thinks that scamming people is cool and smart but paying taxes is for suckers. These dicks think they’re winning but their souls smell like ass and they’ve built nothing but wealth.
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