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Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 1h

More research is needed. I'd like to volunteer to be a part of this research project

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 1h

I'm Australian & I like Halloween but I find it a bit odd to celebrate it in our Spring. I wonder if in the Southern Hemisphere we could find an appropriate date for Halloween in Autumn, like 30 April

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 1h

Plan changed. I haven't seen Love & Death. I'll watch that instead

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Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 1h

I used to live in a townhouse with a lovely shared garden. My neighbour hung bird feeders in a big tree & it attracted lots of cockatoos. If the feeders happened to be empty, the cockies would start chewing on everything else. Outdoor furniture, pots, the house itself. Incredible mass destruction

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 1h

I'm going to watch Reds tonight. A movie I only knew about because of 80s All Over, btw

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Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 2h

A big, hearty vale to Diane Keaton. She produced a lifetime of great work and elevated everything she was in.

Actor Diane Keaton as she appeared in the movie Reds

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 2h

@juliannes.bsky.social You nailed it in this morning's op ed. Albo's approach at the moment is straight out of the Liberal Party playbook and it proves he's more interested in retaining power than addressing real problems

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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 3h

Adopting a ‘she’ll be right’ attitude to Australian politics may be seductive, but it certainly isn’t guaranteed

Australians are rightfully proud of their robust election process, yet surveys suggest very few fully understand it Beware of political leaders encouraging apathy, patting your hand and assuring you that the status quo is all hunky dory, encouraging a very Australian “she’ll be right” attitude, there’s nothing for you to do. For decades conservative political leaders have fostered this in Australia. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Kevin ANTIFA Ressler 💙🐈‍⬛ @kevinressler.bsky.social · 3h

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 1d

These freaks keep getting on TV talking about opposing antifa and how they believe antifa wants to destroy them, and not a single person in mainstream media has asked or commented on what is the opposite of antifascism and who is threatened by antifascists

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Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 1d

I believe this is a much larger problem than people realise. It's not just AI, it's data centres in general. The amount of energy and water they use is astronomical. Us humans just can't help but destroy our environment

theconversation.com/openais-newl...

OpenAI’s newly launched Sora 2 makes AI’s environmental impact impossible to ignore

As AI shifts from text to video, its appetite for power and water soars, presenting a climate-policy issue.

theconversation.com

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 1d

Billy Corgan is easy to dislike but holy shit the man can write a song and shred. The Pumpkins as a whole are killer musicians. Criminally underrated. Jimmy Chamberlain is easily top 3 in my favourite drummers list. And they're still going.

music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Geek U.S.A. (Live In San Diego, 1/30/96) - Album by The Smashing Pumpkins

Listen to Geek U.S.A. (Live In San Diego, 1/30/96) by The Smashing Pumpkins on YouTube Music - a dedicated music app with official songs, music videos, remixes, covers, and more.

music.youtube.com

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MJ 🪣 @wrassletrash.is.goblin.fyi · 2d

I miss wondershowzen man

A small child in a trenchcoat says "today we're learning about wall street" she approaches a business man and asks "when the revolution comes, where will you hide?"

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Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 1d

LOL

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 2d

This classic song sums up how I feel this Friday morning

music.youtube.com/watch?v=_Nv1...

I'm So Tired

YouTube video by Fugazi - Topic

music.youtube.com

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 2d

Hey, but at least I don't live in the US at the moment

darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 2d

"we are going to murder americans without due process"
~pam bondi, US attorney general

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 3d

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 2d

If you stopped bank robbers it would kill the whole robbery industry

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 2d

A lot of people at the organisation I work for got made redundant yesterday. It's a pretty grim atmosphere around the office this morning.

Something in the system isn't right when non-profit community services organisations can't stay afloat.

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 3d

This is all ok. Not alarming at all

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Increasing rent driving people away from employment

Median rental prices have risen to more than $700 per week for the first time, according to Cotality's Quarterly Rental Review.

www.abc.net.au

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JA Westenberg @joanwestenberg.com · 3d

This seems responsible

What harm could it possibly do

The image shows a woman sitting at a desk with a laptop, notebook, and a cup of coffee in her hand. She appears relaxed, dressed casually in beige pants and a white top. Text over the image reads: “I asked chatGPT to write me a 32 page guide called ‘breastfeeding for new moms,’ sold 326 copies at $14. you can copy this too…”

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Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 3d

How many elderly Australians could get home care packages for $600 million?

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Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 3d

cc @punterspolitics.bsky.social

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Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 3d

How about our government tells them to pull their head in. "But they'll pull out of Townsville!" Fine. Let Glencore pull out of Townsville. Then our government can invest in keeping the refinery open under Australian government ownership.

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Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 3d

And our government gave them $600 million of OUR tax dollars to renovate one of their assets. It's criminal.

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Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 3d

Glencore is majority owned by 3 people/entities.

Ivan Glasenberg: South African "business professional" worth 10.4 billion USD
Telis Mistakidis: Greek trader worth 3.3 billion USD
Qatar Investment Authority: Qatar's sovereign wealth fund. Holds an estimated $557 billion USD in assets.

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