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Andrew Garton

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Filmmaker, musician, producer and media comms educator of Ukraine/Austrian descent. Member of Association for Progressive Communications. https://linktr.ee/andrewgarton

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Andrew Garton @andrewgarton.bsky.social · Jul 31

Finished and gifted to the world, the Ian Urquhart Cinereel Archive, eight hours of silent Standard 8mm film shot by former British civil service officer, Ian Urquhart in Baram District, Sarawak, Malaysia. Available from the @archive.org search >> IAN URQUHART

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THE IAN URQUHART CINEREEL ARCHIVE

Introducing the Ian Urquhart Cinereel Archive, eight hours of silent Standard 8mm film shot by former British civil service officer, Ian Urquhart in Baram District,…

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Andrew Garton @andrewgarton.bsky.social · 6h

This appears to back up the author's assertions:

truthout.org/video/2025-n...

2025 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Is Aligned With US Imperialism, Says Historian

María Corina Machado has voiced support for sanctions against Venezuela and praised right-wing Latin American leaders.

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Andrew Garton @andrewgarton.bsky.social · 6h

Here's the actual piece from Truthout.

truthout.org/video/2025-n...

2025 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Is Aligned With US Imperialism, Says Historian

María Corina Machado has voiced support for sanctions against Venezuela and praised right-wing Latin American leaders.

truthout.org

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Andrew Garton @andrewgarton.bsky.social · 6h

How much worse can they get?

Andrew Garton @andrewgarton.bsky.social · 6h

Before folks get too excited by the Nobel Peace Prize winner, take care to note what Venezuelan's write about Maria Corina Machado. It's hard to know if the opinion piece is spin or not. They certainly took great pains to find a photo that sells the headline.

www.commondreams.org/opinion/peac...

'Peace' Has No Meaning When Right-Wingers Like Maria Corina Machado Win the Nobel Prize | Common Dreams

As Venezuelan-American, I know exactly what Machado represents: the smiling face of Washington’s regime-change machine, the polished spokesperson for sanctions, privatization, and foreign intervention...

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Andrew Garton @andrewgarton.bsky.social · 8h

Dub-a-liscious!

Andrew Garton @andrewgarton.bsky.social · 1d

More 'fear, greed and self-interest'. It's so obvious and yet the impunity is mind-blowing. They're just going to go ahead with business-as-usual anyway.

Andrew Garton @andrewgarton.bsky.social · 1d

If it were anyone else it would be considered fraud.

Andrew Garton @andrewgarton.bsky.social · 1d

I'm signing up for your Critical Thinking unit. There is a lot to unpack in this question.

Andrew Garton @andrewgarton.bsky.social · 1d

This is a terrific interview with the pianist, Hiromi. I got so emotional, such joy listening to her play at the end. How she gets to the piece she improvises on is wonderful. Hiromi shares such an intimate knowledge and understanding of some of the greats of jazz piano.

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Hiromi: The Most Electrifying Pianist Alive

YouTube video by Rick Beato

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Andrew Garton @andrewgarton.bsky.social · 1d

Me thinks this man is merely an opportunist dressed up as a liberal, a fabrication. I can’t even call him a disappointment anymore. Not since I realised it was all spin and sham from the get go. But he did manage to fool a great deal of us, trumped up hope and all, a mastery of sinister proportions.

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Andrew Garton @andrewgarton.bsky.social · 2d

You’ve lost me with the socks!

Andrew Garton @andrewgarton.bsky.social · 2d

But which flag? There are so many to choose from. I've noticed bogans transition to Birkenstocks and Crocs out my way. Choice!

Andrew Garton @andrewgarton.bsky.social · 2d

Does this mean I can fly a flag out the front of my place?

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Andrew Garton @andrewgarton.bsky.social · 2d

They are so on the ball this lot! I was born here!

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Andrew Garton @andrewgarton.bsky.social · 6d

KNOW ME - a semi-finalist in this years Australia Independent Film Festival. Missed out on a screening, but at the very least it was acknowledged alongside many impressive films.

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Andrew Garton @andrewgarton.bsky.social · 11d

Gut wrenching evil! This is not the work of a brother or sister. There is no love here for whom they believe their kin.

Andrew Garton @andrewgarton.bsky.social · 17d

I am hearing much the same around the dinner table, and more recently at the pub and had hoped this would be the extent of it, but clearly not. People are taking genAI way too seriously. It is depressing to witness such rapid acquiescence to it.

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Andrew Garton @andrewgarton.bsky.social · 17d

When there is a paucity of good news we must celebrate when events such as this rise to the surface. Alaa Abdel Fattah is a free man. @apc.org

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Alaa Abdel Fattah: British-Egyptian activist released from prison

Alaa Abdel Fattah, who was imprisoned in Egypt for six years, is reunited with his family in Cairo after being pardoned.

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Andrew Garton @andrewgarton.bsky.social · 18d

Click rates!

Andrew Garton @andrewgarton.bsky.social · 21d

Someone who lived in the shadows.

Andrew Garton @andrewgarton.bsky.social · 22d

Was it not Trumps business interests that disavowed him of a stake in an Australian casino some years ago?

www.newsweek.com/trumps-alleg...

Trump's Alleged Mafia Ties Lost Him Sydney Casino Bid

Australian authorities rejected Trump's bid as "dangerous."

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Andrew Garton @andrewgarton.bsky.social · 22d

... and disappoint, to put it mildly, the rest! This is not leadership, it is hiding under the covers until someone else steps up, takes what blows may come, but doing what's responsible, urgent and absolutely necessary. The politics of appeasement is a dead end street for us all.

Andrew Garton @andrewgarton.bsky.social · 22d

"My message to the world is simple:
if we are left to burn in this hell alone,
then humanity itself has already died.
This world is no longer human.
And the silence that allowed all of this
will haunt you forever."
@ali.gazandoctor, 17 September 2025

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David @daverino.bsky.social · 24d

“Marx thought technology ought to serve social & human needs. Today, we have the formula exactly backwards – society serves tech..it’s not the complex problems of the future that are the most intractable. It’s the age-old conundrums of money, class and power”

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

AI will make the rich unfathomably richer. Is this really what we want? | Dustin Guastella

The ‘knowledge economy’ promised cultural and social growth. Instead, we got worsening inequality and division. Artificial intelligence will supercharge it

www.theguardian.com

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Andrew Garton @andrewgarton.bsky.social · 24d

Hanna Ylitepsa reminds me of Damo Suzuki in terms of their approach. A striking addition to my morning listening out here in the Australian bush. Good on you, Bill.