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David
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Melbourne, Australia. PhD. Follower of “socio-materialism” (Deleuze, Latour, Stengers) & Tavistock Sociotechnical Systems thinking. 80. Interests: politics, music, economics, archeology, astronomy(esp. cosmology) philosophy of science & science fiction
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David @daverino.bsky.social · Mar 8
“Waves as high as "three or four-storey buildings" whipped up by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred have gouged millions of cubic metres of sand from about 500 kilometres of coastline between Coffs Harbour in New South Wales and Queensland's Sunshine Coast”

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred gouges 500km of coastline
Ex-Cyclone Alfred has caused beach erosion so extreme, it's left escarpments up to six-metres high in some dunes, including on iconic Gold Coast tourist stretches.
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 1d
The death of truth and accuracy in the mainstream media

Politicians and the media are distorting the truth; how can we avoid being duped? | Gary Gilligan
@centralbylines.co.uk @garygilligan.bsky.social
The death of truth and accuracy in the mainstream media
Politicians and the media are distorting the truth; how can we avoid being duped?
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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 8h
🔥 🚨🔥 Meet Randy Erwin. Randy is the president of the National Federation of Federal Employees — a union representing ~ 150k employees across the country. We need more RANDY ERWIN ENERGY in this country! Sound ⬆️ & Share. 1/2
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Marco Facchin @marcofacchin.bsky.social · 21h
New paper on Predictive Processing is forthcoming in Biology & Philosophy. The basic gist of the paper is: Predictive processing, in its most ambitiously unificatory form, entails equipotentialism.
Preprint and full abstract below

#philmind #philsci #philsky #philpsy #neurosky #neuroskyence
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Kiwifunknuckle @kiwifunknuckle.bsky.social · 1h
Does this sound at all familiar with what is happening in the USA right now?

www.youtube.com/shorts/Jkp7v...
Every Dictatorship Has One Obsession... #enemy #jakegyllenhaal
YouTube video by Malware Film
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h
WSJ: “.. the portion of subprime auto loans that are 60 days or more overdue on their payments hit a record of more than 6% ..”

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Leni @heradescends.bsky.social · 1h
Even if you don’t agree with every part of this or the dramatic title, the overarching argument is sound and unsettling like a lot of reality now not the unreality we’re all being subjected to almost 24/7, nothing good comes of a fallen France
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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 2h
My take on the unfolding French disaster, featuring the wise words of @julienhoez.eu:
France's political chaos could bring down Europe
This continent has a leadership vacuum at its most dangerous moment since World War II, facing an unprecedented threat from both Russia and America.
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jimbucktoo.bsky.social @jimbucktoo.bsky.social · 1h
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...
Opinion | The A.I. Prompt That Could End the World
www.nytimes.com
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Purplepingers ☭ @purplepingers.bsky.social · 1h
Nelson Alexander requiring tenants to use an AI chatbot to report urgent repairs. Reportedly this chatbot cannot differentiate between urgent and non-urgent repairs. Incredible.
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Po Murray @pomurray.bsky.social · 1h
Joseph Schnitt, a deputy chief of staff at DOJ’s Office of Enforcement Operations was caught on a hidden-camera video saying “They’ll redact every Republican or conservative person in those files, leave all the liberal, Democratic people in those (Epstein) files.” thehill.com/homenews/adm...
DOJ responds to official’s Epstein comments in hidden-camera video
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is pushing back on comments made by a senior official in a hidden-camera video recorded and published by far-right operative James O’Keefe in which the official weig…
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Reuters @reuters.com · 2h
'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 21h
"The Trump administration is building its case for authoritarian action on a fictional idea of America’s cities [as] wastelands of murder and despair, covered over with a patina of liberal decadence."

Good @aselrod.bsky.social on centrality of fiction to MAGA
www.liberalcurrents.com/all-in-our-h...
All In Our Heads: On Losing Our Democracy and Life Beyond Our Imaginations
Our language has to meet the moment, and we have to be relentless about dispelling the fiction MAGA is selling.
www.liberalcurrents.com
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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ 🏳️‍🌈 @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 8h
this needs to happen more regularly.

famous, and rich, ppl need to be told they can't buy their way out of things.
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 9h
LMAOOOOO

A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying
Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money
Taking money from those who took money from Saudi Arabia would impact perception of the org’s independence.
www.vulture.com
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David @daverino.bsky.social · 58m
Oh this is so good. Full tilt boogie merciless rocknroll delivered by a master practitioner.
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JEAARCHITX 🟦🟩 @jea-commonsense.bsky.social · 2h
Real Wild Child
TGIF - Here we go!
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Iggy Pop - Real Wild Child (Wild One)
YouTube video by Iggy Pop
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Smart Dissent @smartdissent.bsky.social · 1h
He's talking to Trump right?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h
Scalise: "When a good day for you is defined by how much suffering you can impose on other people, maybe you need to look in the mirror and check yourself at the door and wonder what it is you're up here trying to accomplish."
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David @daverino.bsky.social · 1h
Krugman

paulkrugman.substack.com/p/leprechaun...
Leprechauns, Effective Tariffs and Inflation
Yes, tariffs are hurting us. No, Trump wasn’t right.
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David @daverino.bsky.social · 1h
“María Corina Machado’s Nobel Prize sends a clear message about democracy under siege”

theplanet.substack.com/p/the-nobel-...
The Nobel Committee’s Brilliant Answer to Donald Trump
María Corina Machado’s Nobel Prize sends a clear message about democracy under siege
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David @daverino.bsky.social · 2h
Ketchup time methinks

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Live Updates: María Corina Machado Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
www.nytimes.com
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 1d
"Scientists warn that if current trends in sea level rise continue, more than 45% of the Delta could be submerged within decades, displacing millions and jeopardising Vietnam’s food security"

#Vietnam 🇻🇳
#ClimateEmergency
The Mekong Delta’s climate defences are failing
Infrastructure projects to keep out seawater have been plagued by failures. Experts say Vietnam must shift from hard fixes to nature-based solutions
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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 4h
‼️ Movement of missiles and drones during a night attack!

💡 Power outages are recorded in nine regions. Russia launched 450 drones and over 30 missiles at critical infrastructure: a child died, — Zelensky.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 11h
Michael Wolff: I've seen the pictures of Trump with Epstein's girls. Here's what's in them.
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A Whole Damn Town! @im.a.whole.damn.town · 5h
Twin Peaks: Donna in the girls bathroom at Twin Peaks High School.
Donna in the girls bathroom at Twin Peaks High School. Twin Peaks S01E05 - The One-Armed Man.
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Mike Christie @mikechristie.bsky.social · 4h
NGC7293 (Helix Nebula) imaged in HSO earlier this month with @astronomyedinburgh.bsky.social remote Murrell 12" Newtonian 🔭 at #Trevinca in Spain. 71 x 300s Ha, 96 x 300s Oiii, 171 x 300s Sii. Processed in PixInsight. #astrophotography
The Helix Nebula (NGC7293) is a planetary nebula in Aquarius. It is one of the closest planetary nebula to us and was formed by an intermediate to low mass star shedding its outer layers at the end of its life. The red colours are hydrogen-alpha, the yellowy clouds indicate some silicon2, and the blue colours are oxygen3
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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 7h
Octopus @ 3982m. Casper lives this far down I think? Idk if that's what this one is. @nautiluslive.org #CookIslands #MarineLife
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 12h
Inspector General of ADF James Gaynor says NACC Commissioner Paul Brereton who still works for him, on the side, had his compulsory retirement age extended twice so he can maintain access to sensitive material from Defence systems & that his work is fed to govt ministers.
🚩🚩🚩 #Estimates
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