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Ben Eltham
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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · Sep 8
RALLY TO SAVE MEANJIN

Thursday 11 Sep 9am
Outside the Melbourne University Publishing office, 715 Swanston St, Carlton.

A number of Australian writers and editors will speak in support of this vital cultural institution
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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 11h
“Employers have always refused to recognise the rights of workers to organise …” chicagoreader.com/news/labor/l...
Illinois rideshare drivers organize for labor rights - Chicago Reader
Uber and Lyft drivers are joining together to fight for better working conditions.
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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 14h
The Albanese govt’s first term was the second most secretive on record.

Rather than changing their ways, they’re doubling down and tightening our FOI system to make it even harder to get information. Not a single expert or member of parliament outside of the Labor party has backed their new bill.
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The Tonearm @thetonearm.com · 12h
"Many remarkable artists didn’t make it onto this list, but I hope it inspires readers to dive deeper into Polish jazz and discover the vast universe of creative minds it holds."

Introduction to Today’s Unconventional Polish Jazz Scene (Part II):
Introduction to Today’s Unconventional Polish Jazz Scene (Part II)
Free Jazz Collective, reviews of avant garde and free jazz music and media
www.freejazzblog.org
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Alan Dettlaff @alandettlaff.com · 13h
Yesterday I was told that the class I’m scheduled to teach this month, Confronting Oppression & Injustice, is no longer part of our curriculum. This is a required class yet there was no discussion, no faculty vote, just an email saying the class no longer exists. This is what it’s like in Texas now.
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Tom Conley @tomjconley.bsky.social · 13h
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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 13h
I guess this is something you could find out if,for instance, you decided to read the scientific literature
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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 13h
John 18:38.
Comparative Calm or 'Hellscape'? In Portland, Depends on the Narrator.
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Hearing Things @hearingthingsco.bsky.social · 23h
It seems safe to say the prolific composer, producer, and saxophonist Joseph Shabason is the only person on Earth who played on the latest albums by both Destroyer and Miley Cyrus
Like J Dilla Zooted Off a Few Lines of Pixy Stix Powder
Plus the catchiest song Dry Cleaning have ever made, a grown-and-sexy house-pop situation, and more.
www.hearingthings.co
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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 23h
Fair bit of kiting going on with Nvidia’s customers
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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 1d
The US sub-prime mortgage sector was not particularly large in 2008. That didn’t stop a disorderly unwinding spilling over to cause huge damage in the rest of the economy
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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 1d
Sure it’s no big deal
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 1d
Antarctica may have passed a climate tipping point of no return, scientists are warning, with mounting evidence that a sudden slump in sea ice formation since 2016 is linked to human-induced ocean warming.
Antarctica may have crossed a tipping point that leads to rising seas
Scientists are beginning to understand the sudden loss of sea ice in Antarctica – and there is growing evidence that it represents a permanent shift with potentially catastrophic consequences
www.newscientist.com
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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 1d
Re-reading Barry Lopez again. This guy never wasted a word
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d
in 2011, the president of antifa hired me to give fashion consultancy to the organization. i recommended everyone wear navy suits with tan shoes, dress sneakers, and golf polos with slim chinos. if you arrested everyone today wearing these things, you'd destroy antifa
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Cam McCartney @camphoto.bsky.social · 1d
Sentinels
Towards #Gariwerd
Near Willaura, Victoria

#BlueSkyArtShow #stunday
#bluesky #photography #landscape #travel #nature #EastCoastKin
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #scape #fujifilm #canola #FCKNZS
Yellow canola paddocks occupy the entire foreground. In the background Gariwerd mountains rise up in a blue silhouette. Above them grey cloudy skies
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Josh Taylor @joshtaylor.bsky.social · 1d
Lol lmao
Herald Sun Steve Price Abbott return is what Libs need
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d
I don't think there's any better example of leopards eating faces than the Lebanese immigrant who opened a Trump-themed burger restaurant and then got arrested by ICE.
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Chron.com @chron.com · 1d
🍔 Houston’s Trump Burger appears to have shut its doors after a brief run on Chimney Rock: bit.ly/46LpQAx
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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 1d
People think the first thing Gutenberg printed was the Bible. This is false. The first things he printed were a political prophecy, propaganda about the Turks’ threat to Christendom, & a popular school text. If you want a parallel to AI, that’s it: making $ from conspiracies, racism, & school slop.
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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 1d
really nice piece on this btw from @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social sonjadrimmer.com/blog-1/2025/...
"The Printing Press Democratized Knowledge": When Slogans Masquerade as History — Sonja Drimmer
The phrase is said so frequently it seems, like the mechanism it celebrates, to mechanically replicate itself.  It's become a favorite catchphrase among tech boosters of any sort (see my post on...
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Municipal Fox @amunicipalfox.bsky.social · 3d
This frog is your FRIEND
He fights for FREEDOM
Person in a frog costume faces down ICE agents
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Cameron Clark @cameronclark.bsky.social · 2d
I think the core question now regarding the AI bubble is: what's the catalyst?

If it's broader acceptance that revenues can't match investment, that might still be some way off

However, that's not usually how these crises unfold...
JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon sounds warning on US stock market fall
Jamie Dimon said he was
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 2d
David Pocock grills ANU COO Jonathan Churchill on why he skipped out of previous #Estimates
DP “I’ve since seen notes…that your presence was not required, is that correct?”
JC “That’s correct”
DP “why did u tell this committee that noone from council was available…?”
JC “…”🙄
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Talia Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 2d
in case you want some non bullshit about antifa here is something i wrote

buttondown.com/theswordandt...
We Keep Us Safe: On Antifa
This past Saturday, Donald Trump announced that his administration would be deploying federal troops to Portland, OR, authorizing the military to use “full...
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Nekrởtzar @nekrotzar.bsky.social · 2d
ICE wasn’t prepared to face amphibious units.
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2d
Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 2d
Federal Government officials have admitted they can’t identify Freedom of Information requests from artificial intelligence bots, or even if they are any, despite that being a reason given for changing FoI laws region.com.au/no-bots-abou...
No bots about it, government can't even identify if an FoI request is AI-generated | Region Canberra
Federal Government officials have admitted they can’t identify Freedom of Information requests from artificial intelligence bots, or even if they…
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Beddy @lancecalhoon.bsky.social · 2d
I did not realise that arms manufacturers sponsored the National Press Club until this story came out but jfc how compromised can you be
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Donna Benenson @donnabenenson.bsky.social · 2d
"...the NPC’s list of sponsors reveals the problem. Among them are no less than ten firms with links to the arms industry that is profiting from Israel’s destruction of Gaza, including four of the very largest defence manufacturers in the world – BAE, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and Thales."
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 2d
New:
Censorship by any other name.
The National Press Club cancelled a speaker, Chris Hedges, who planned to address the mass killing of journalists in Gaza. The mainstream press didn’t report it.
nickfeik.substack.com/p/censorship...
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