Briony Kidd
@brionykidd.bsky.social
Film & theatre maker, PhD candidate, film programmer.
Against fascism, corporate rule & cynicism. For old movies, ideas for the future & pretzels.
Tasmanian & citizen of the world.
Against fascism, corporate rule & cynicism. For old movies, ideas for the future & pretzels.
Tasmanian & citizen of the world.
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Briony Kidd
@brionykidd.bsky.social
· Apr 16
How crazy is it that so many people need to be persuaded to care about human rights. I mean, they’re *human rights* and you’re a human. What are you not getting here?
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👇🏽Worth the read
But if you are short for time tl:dr look at the headline and obscene packaging of single strawberries
But if you are short for time tl:dr look at the headline and obscene packaging of single strawberries
“We stand at a precipice where hunger and spectacle are colliding in full view — where the performance of plenty becomes more valued than the provision of sustenance.”
Angelique Minas on the Versailles-era turn in grocery.
Angelique Minas on the Versailles-era turn in grocery.
Let them eat content: when ordinary staples become signifiers of wealth - Overland literary journal
We stand at a precipice where hunger and spectacle are colliding in full view — where the performance of plenty becomes more valued than the provision of sustenance, where food functions more as an im...
overland.org.au
November 26, 2025 at 4:19 AM
👇🏽Worth the read
But if you are short for time tl:dr look at the headline and obscene packaging of single strawberries
But if you are short for time tl:dr look at the headline and obscene packaging of single strawberries
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It’s so cool to have hitched your wagon 20 years ago to an industry that was booming beyond anyone’s expectations and have it turn out to be stripmined and utterly hollowed out by Shareholder Value, and every other industry you could slot into has been, surprise, hollowed out by Shareholder Value
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It’s so cool to have hitched your wagon 20 years ago to an industry that was booming beyond anyone’s expectations and have it turn out to be stripmined and utterly hollowed out by Shareholder Value, and every other industry you could slot into has been, surprise, hollowed out by Shareholder Value
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#ResistanceRoots
Mamie Till was born on this day in 1921 in Webb, Miss. Till became a pivotal figure in the Civil Rights Movement after the 1955 murder of her 14-year-old son, Emmett, and her decision to have an open-casket funeral for her son, showing the world the brutality of racial violence. /1
Mamie Till was born on this day in 1921 in Webb, Miss. Till became a pivotal figure in the Civil Rights Movement after the 1955 murder of her 14-year-old son, Emmett, and her decision to have an open-casket funeral for her son, showing the world the brutality of racial violence. /1
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
#ResistanceRoots
Mamie Till was born on this day in 1921 in Webb, Miss. Till became a pivotal figure in the Civil Rights Movement after the 1955 murder of her 14-year-old son, Emmett, and her decision to have an open-casket funeral for her son, showing the world the brutality of racial violence. /1
Mamie Till was born on this day in 1921 in Webb, Miss. Till became a pivotal figure in the Civil Rights Movement after the 1955 murder of her 14-year-old son, Emmett, and her decision to have an open-casket funeral for her son, showing the world the brutality of racial violence. /1
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#DailyGlimmer 👇This more than an excellent article - this is a brilliant and awe-inspiring read !!!
🙏 @jacktoohey.bsky.social
🙏 @jacktoohey.bsky.social
Excellent article by @jacktoohey.bsky.social in @smhaustralia.nzcow.com on our obsession with real estate & its many negative consequences;
“Aust finds itself in a paradox. Passive property ownership appears more financially rewarding than productive work…distorted reward system”
Tax reform now!
“Aust finds itself in a paradox. Passive property ownership appears more financially rewarding than productive work…distorted reward system”
Tax reform now!
November 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
#DailyGlimmer 👇This more than an excellent article - this is a brilliant and awe-inspiring read !!!
🙏 @jacktoohey.bsky.social
🙏 @jacktoohey.bsky.social
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November 22 - Clara Lemlich
On this day in Labor History the year was 1909. That was the day that a young garment worker by the name of Clara Lemlich made a speech that would have a resounding impact on the labor movement in New York City. Lemlich was at a union meeting, where she sat listening t
On this day in Labor History the year was 1909. That was the day that a young garment worker by the name of Clara Lemlich made a speech that would have a resounding impact on the labor movement in New York City. Lemlich was at a union meeting, where she sat listening t
November 22 - Clara Lemlich
On this day in Labor History the year was 1909. That was the day that a young garment worker by the name of Clara Lemlich made a speech that would have a resounding impact on the labor movement in New York City. Lemlich was at a union meeting, where she sat listening to men discuss whether garment workers should call a general strike. Finally she asked to speak.
laborhistoryin2.podbean.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:30 AM
November 22 - Clara Lemlich
On this day in Labor History the year was 1909. That was the day that a young garment worker by the name of Clara Lemlich made a speech that would have a resounding impact on the labor movement in New York City. Lemlich was at a union meeting, where she sat listening t
On this day in Labor History the year was 1909. That was the day that a young garment worker by the name of Clara Lemlich made a speech that would have a resounding impact on the labor movement in New York City. Lemlich was at a union meeting, where she sat listening t
Waiting for politicians in this country to show that they understand their core responsibilities… or even some basic decency. If anyone in the Liberal or Labor parties in Tasmania had either they would immediately withdraw support for the stadium and fund affordable housing. #politas #auspol
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Trump wrongly indicted me. I’ll rightly impeach him.
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Trump wrongly indicted me. I’ll rightly impeach him.
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
These two “geniuses” have infected the world with their pettiness, wrecking and spreading toxicity just because they can. Imaging that they’re somehow creative because they can push a button that says “more”. This video needs to be taught in schools so that kids understand what we’re up against.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
These two “geniuses” have infected the world with their pettiness, wrecking and spreading toxicity just because they can. Imaging that they’re somehow creative because they can push a button that says “more”. This video needs to be taught in schools so that kids understand what we’re up against.
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The interesting thing is that it’s Google. The “I’m posting this to tell Facebook it’s not allowed to steal all my stuff” garbage was going around for years before the AI bubble, but Google have always managed to remain Teflon, no matter how evil they claim not to be.
People *really* hate AI.
People *really* hate AI.
it is absolutely the tech companies fault that people now assume they’re doing something evil and sneaky even when they actually aren’t (regarding the latest Google kerfuffle)
like, no kidding that people have zero willingness to cut big tech the benefit of the doubt anymore
like, no kidding that people have zero willingness to cut big tech the benefit of the doubt anymore
November 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The interesting thing is that it’s Google. The “I’m posting this to tell Facebook it’s not allowed to steal all my stuff” garbage was going around for years before the AI bubble, but Google have always managed to remain Teflon, no matter how evil they claim not to be.
People *really* hate AI.
People *really* hate AI.
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“in my experience it is always people who don’t understand Ai who are enchanted by it” said Adio Dinika, who studies the human labour required to produce “Ai” slop at the Distributed Ai Research Unit.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:49 AM
“in my experience it is always people who don’t understand Ai who are enchanted by it” said Adio Dinika, who studies the human labour required to produce “Ai” slop at the Distributed Ai Research Unit.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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I don't even think this should be a conversation. Tech billionaires should be imprisoned for running AI data centres. Unless you can run your AI using renewable resources, jail.
November 23, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I don't even think this should be a conversation. Tech billionaires should be imprisoned for running AI data centres. Unless you can run your AI using renewable resources, jail.
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It’s beyond bonkers that the central premise for the stadium is based on the idea there’s no way to grow the economy without one. #politas
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Trump-style tactics used in Hobart stadium push, protest rally claims
The Tasmanian government has taken a "leaf out of the Trump White House" by "smearing opponents" to the proposed Hobart AFL stadium, according to a rally against the project.
www.abc.net.au
November 23, 2025 at 4:59 AM
It’s beyond bonkers that the central premise for the stadium is based on the idea there’s no way to grow the economy without one. #politas
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
I find this utterly bizarre and kind of insulting, actually. We’re dealing with a major crisis here - like a real actual thing that’s happening and will probably bankrupt the state - and it’s just a bit of fun for everyone else. Screen Tas funding is the cherry on a shitty cake. #politas #auspol
We're not funding creative arts, but at least we're inspiring them, I guess. 🙃 #politas
Ground Up: Tasmania’s stadium saga becomes ABC comedy series
Ground Up will take aim at Tasmania’s bid for an AFL team…
pulsetasmania.com.au
November 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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There has literally never been a universal basic income trial program that didn't deliver real and measurable results above and beyond any other form of social welfare, and every time another concludes with the same findings the powers that be go "interesting! Anyway," and pretend it wouldn't work.
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
There has literally never been a universal basic income trial program that didn't deliver real and measurable results above and beyond any other form of social welfare, and every time another concludes with the same findings the powers that be go "interesting! Anyway," and pretend it wouldn't work.
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In this tough and moving essay, Caroline Kennedy's 35-year-old daughter Tatiana Schlossberg reveals that she is terminally ill with leukemia. She has some choice words about how her cousin Bobby has made the limited time she has left worse. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
In this tough and moving essay, Caroline Kennedy's 35-year-old daughter Tatiana Schlossberg reveals that she is terminally ill with leukemia. She has some choice words about how her cousin Bobby has made the limited time she has left worse. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
So much this.
November 22, 2025 at 12:28 PM
So much this.
“Hurwitz is caught in the pincer of that recognition on one side and her Zionism on the other. For her, the lesson of the Holocaust is: Never again to us. And it's darker than I can bear for someone who sat upon the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council to say these things.” 🥲
I felt like I was losing my mind watching this person's remarks and had to write about how disgusting they are.
Sarah Hurwitz Profanes the Holocaust
Holocaust education has worked too well for the Obama speechwriter, since when she rationalizes Israel's genocide, "I sound obscene." Maybe sit with that, Sarah
www.forever-wars.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
“Hurwitz is caught in the pincer of that recognition on one side and her Zionism on the other. For her, the lesson of the Holocaust is: Never again to us. And it's darker than I can bear for someone who sat upon the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council to say these things.” 🥲
@drjackbrown.bsky.social I would be interested in your take on this. It seems like almost a cultural pathology rather than an individual one. Like they are the embodiment of a society gone wrong. But I guess that’s not a very scientific way of looking at it? www.fox4news.com/news/haitian...
NTX men planned to murder men, enslave women on foreign island: Indictment
Two North Texas men have been indicted for an alleged scheme to sail to a foreign island, murder all the men, and enslave the women and children.
www.fox4news.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
@drjackbrown.bsky.social I would be interested in your take on this. It seems like almost a cultural pathology rather than an individual one. Like they are the embodiment of a society gone wrong. But I guess that’s not a very scientific way of looking at it? www.fox4news.com/news/haitian...
How surreal and disturbing. Imagine having that horrible man patting your arm like you’re his favourite nephew.
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
How surreal and disturbing. Imagine having that horrible man patting your arm like you’re his favourite nephew.
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Should we limit home ownership to two homes?
November 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Should we limit home ownership to two homes?
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This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
"They're completely dependent on the accuracy of the AI to spot the products for them. Given that things are falling between the cracks, you do have to ask the question whether they put enough effort into making the AI accurate enough."
Coloured sand for sale on eBay removed days after asbestos recall: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-21/coloured-sand-product-for-sale-on-ebay-after-asbestos-recall/106029476
Coloured sand for sale on eBay removed days after asbestos recall
The online retail platform eBay Australia told the ABC it uses artificial intelligence to stay informed of product recalls and to flag items that may be subject to a notice so they can be removed.
www.abc.net.au
November 21, 2025 at 8:45 AM
"They're completely dependent on the accuracy of the AI to spot the products for them. Given that things are falling between the cracks, you do have to ask the question whether they put enough effort into making the AI accurate enough."
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It's important to boycott Uber. They will use the drones that killed children, who stood in line for flour, to deliver your food order. Do not use Uber. For anything.
November 21, 2025 at 5:09 AM
It's important to boycott Uber. They will use the drones that killed children, who stood in line for flour, to deliver your food order. Do not use Uber. For anything.
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EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE:
Israel moved to expand the area under its control in Gaza on Thu. following yesterday’s attacks that killed dozens of Palestinians by advancing w/ a tank incursion in east. Gaza City & physically moving the yellow concrete blocks that demarcate the “yellow line” where its...
Israel moved to expand the area under its control in Gaza on Thu. following yesterday’s attacks that killed dozens of Palestinians by advancing w/ a tank incursion in east. Gaza City & physically moving the yellow concrete blocks that demarcate the “yellow line” where its...
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE:
Israel moved to expand the area under its control in Gaza on Thu. following yesterday’s attacks that killed dozens of Palestinians by advancing w/ a tank incursion in east. Gaza City & physically moving the yellow concrete blocks that demarcate the “yellow line” where its...
Israel moved to expand the area under its control in Gaza on Thu. following yesterday’s attacks that killed dozens of Palestinians by advancing w/ a tank incursion in east. Gaza City & physically moving the yellow concrete blocks that demarcate the “yellow line” where its...