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Erin Cook

@erincook.bsky.social

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Following Southeast Asia and Timor-Leste, mostly elections, FP and Instagram posts. Don't complain to me that I don't cover business enough, I do not know of such things. Read my newsletter 🤓 https://darimulut.substack.com

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Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 14d

The last few weeks in the Indonesia-Australia relationship (except for the 2+2 because it was unusually boring) flatkopi.substack.com/p/west-papua...

🇮🇩🇦🇺 West Papua gun running? Oh jeeze

Suspicious death and organ mystery in Bali, unease with PNG proposal

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Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 1m

Scary to experience, I should clarify. Lots of videos from inside schools and workplaces

Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 1m

First death reported, photos and footage starting to come through now and it looks really, really scary

Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 1h

Australia is a lucky country, run mainly by freaks and dummies who share its luck

Jonathan Green @greenj.bsky.social · 3h

This is utterly … what’s the word? Oh yes … fucked.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Former Wallabies star David Pocock booted from parliamentary sports club

Exclusive: Senator accused of bringing social club into disrepute after raising concerns about its association with betting lobby

www.theguardian.com

Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 2h

'"Based on local tsunami scenario database, it is expected to experience wave heights of more than one meter above normal tides and may be higher on enclosed bays and straits," PHIVOLCS warned.'

ABS-CBN News @news.abs-cbn.com · 3h

Powerful quake strikes off Davao Oriental

A powerful quake struck the waters off Davao Oriental on Friday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said.

abs-cbn.com

Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 3h

Christ, the Philippines can't catch a break. That is enormous, fingers crossed for the next few hours

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3h

Philippines earthquake: tsunami warning issued after 7.4 quake hits Mindanao

The Philippines seismology agency said it strongly advises people in coastal towns in central and southern Philippines to immediately evacuate Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the earthquake in the Philippines. A quake measuring 7.4 has struck the Mindanao region, triggering a tsunami warning. The Philippines seismology agency has warned of damage and aftershocks after the quake struck the southern island. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 3h

it's also literally a gag from English Teacher season 1. they didn't invent shit!!!!!! get them, Disney!

Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 6h

i refuse to believe this

Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 6h

I hate when someone wins the Nobel and I don't know who they are

Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 7h

fascinating work from the Straits Times here tracing how these shady companies lure workers to Cambodia www.straitstimes.com/singapore/po...

Police probe S’pore firm recruiting job seekers for scam-linked Cambodian resort

The Straits Times looked into the firm, after a foreigner asked online if the company was legitimate. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

www.straitstimes.com

Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 18h

per reporting in recent days, Trump seems to be very convinced he has hashed out a lasting peace for Thailand-Cambodia which is, historically, funny to me.

Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 19h

yeah whoever that is. enjoy!

Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 1d

what lmfao

Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 1d

something stinky! something stinky! www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Western Sydney University graduates sent ‘fraudulent’ emails claiming degrees were ‘revoked’

University apologised to recipients, saying emails were referred to police and were not legitimate

www.theguardian.com

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Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 1d

don't you think this is weird that it came out a few hours after a lot of WSU grads got 'spam' emails saying their degrees had been revoked. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Careers in limbo after graduates discover university courses were never accredited

Students have been left with HECS debts and careers that are "non-existent" after completing degrees that were not accredited. Class actions have been launched against two Australian universities.

www.abc.net.au

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Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 1d

it was a joke. thanks.

Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 1d

'your subscription will begin with the fall edition' okay well i don't know what that means so forget it

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Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 1d

i love the one in Woden called the Shard. our people should not be using that word

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Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 2d

it's actually a curse to be a born internet addict but relegated to bluesky

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Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 2d

this has really annoyed me lol yes, they are Australians saying it the American way. I know how Brits and Euros do it thanks. what is your point?

Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 2d

I'm going deep, it's an amazing find haha

Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 2d

How did you find this haha this website is mental

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Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 2d

It's not about spelling tho

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Special Advisory Council for Myanmar @special-council.bsky.social · 2d

Once a time of joy across #Myanmar, #Thadingyut celebrations are now scenes of junta atrocities.

At least 20 civilians, including children, were killed in a junta air attack during a candlelight procession on Monday.

Monstrous.

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

myanmar-now.org/en/news/more...

More than 20 killed in Myanmar junta attack on religious festival

Many of the victims of the attack, which took place in Chaung-U Township, south of the Sagaing capital Monywa, were children

myanmar-now.org

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Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 2d

I'm actually so sad. The Front has become one. The Front!

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Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 2d

Soon, every cafe in Canberra will be Two Before Ten and I will have to seppuku

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