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Kevin St. Alder
@kevinstalder.bsky.social
· Apr 24
My General Observations on Global Protests:
Increase in protests: There has been a notable global trend of increasing protest movements over the past decade.
Motivations: Protests are driven by a wide range of issues, including political grievances, economic inequality, corruption, human rights. 🧵
Increase in protests: There has been a notable global trend of increasing protest movements over the past decade.
Motivations: Protests are driven by a wide range of issues, including political grievances, economic inequality, corruption, human rights. 🧵
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Alexa, play music!
November 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Alexa, play music!
Indigenous astronomy is believed to have preceded that of ancient Greece and Egypt by millennia
Variable stars have only been known about in Western astronomy for about 200 years, but Indigenous history charts them going back thousands of years
www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07...
Variable stars have only been known about in Western astronomy for about 200 years, but Indigenous history charts them going back thousands of years
www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07...
Aboriginal astronomers built an observatory older than Stonehenge, and discovered variable stars
Traditional custodian at the Aboriginal Trust in Lake Tyers Victoria, Wayne Thorpe, is learning as much about the traditional science and stories of the stars as he can.
www.abc.net.au
November 22, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Indigenous astronomy is believed to have preceded that of ancient Greece and Egypt by millennia
Variable stars have only been known about in Western astronomy for about 200 years, but Indigenous history charts them going back thousands of years
www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07...
Variable stars have only been known about in Western astronomy for about 200 years, but Indigenous history charts them going back thousands of years
www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07...
Loomer the Loonie is not taking it well... 😂🤭
November 22, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Loomer the Loonie is not taking it well... 😂🤭
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AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social : A swastika is one of the clearest symbols of hatred in all of humanity… to remove that designation… indicates a possible collaboration with those very elements, which I think is genuinely frightening to any American.
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social : A swastika is one of the clearest symbols of hatred in all of humanity… to remove that designation… indicates a possible collaboration with those very elements, which I think is genuinely frightening to any American.
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Sword of Donocles
November 20, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Sword of Donocles
PK was right then (2023) and still right today.
This is the brutal public takedown of a nation's media elite you have to see to believe.
On March 15, 2023, former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating faced a room of the country's most powerful journalists.
youtu.be/yoJI000zPCY?...
This is the brutal public takedown of a nation's media elite you have to see to believe.
On March 15, 2023, former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating faced a room of the country's most powerful journalists.
youtu.be/yoJI000zPCY?...
Former Australian PM BRUTALLY DESTROYS Pro-American Journalists
YouTube video by Global Insight Hub
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 5:59 AM
PK was right then (2023) and still right today.
This is the brutal public takedown of a nation's media elite you have to see to believe.
On March 15, 2023, former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating faced a room of the country's most powerful journalists.
youtu.be/yoJI000zPCY?...
This is the brutal public takedown of a nation's media elite you have to see to believe.
On March 15, 2023, former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating faced a room of the country's most powerful journalists.
youtu.be/yoJI000zPCY?...
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"Find friends by phone" is a common tool in social networks. We're proposing a secure scheme and requesting comments from the dev community.
Goals:
・Double opt-in: you're not findable by your phone unless YOU use the tool
・Secure to enumeration attacks
・Resistant to decryption if compromised
Goals:
・Double opt-in: you're not findable by your phone unless YOU use the tool
・Secure to enumeration attacks
・Resistant to decryption if compromised
Request For Comments: A secure contact import scheme for social networks | Bluesky
This article outlines plans for a future Bluesky feature \- it doesn’t exist yet\! By sharing our ideas early, we hope to solicit feedback from the community.
docs.bsky.app
November 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"Find friends by phone" is a common tool in social networks. We're proposing a secure scheme and requesting comments from the dev community.
Goals:
・Double opt-in: you're not findable by your phone unless YOU use the tool
・Secure to enumeration attacks
・Resistant to decryption if compromised
Goals:
・Double opt-in: you're not findable by your phone unless YOU use the tool
・Secure to enumeration attacks
・Resistant to decryption if compromised
Editors Ahoy! - November 16 - Esther Anatolitis and Antoun Issa
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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unravelling..?
November 16, 2025 at 6:24 AM
unravelling..?
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It’s a long road ahead, still. But the end is in sight.
November 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It’s a long road ahead, still. But the end is in sight.
NYC has Risen!
November 5, 2025 at 8:23 AM
NYC has Risen!
Mamdani taunts Trump in his victory speech: "Turn the volume up." Trump replies instantly on social media: "AND SO IT BEGINS!"
Zohran Mamdani: "So Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up."
November 5, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Mamdani taunts Trump in his victory speech: "Turn the volume up." Trump replies instantly on social media: "AND SO IT BEGINS!"
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AOC: I have to tell you, in my traveling across the country, I am hearing and have been seeing consistent things from everyday people. And it is that they are terrified, they are frustrated, they are angry, and they are shocked by a president violating the values that we hold dear
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
AOC: I have to tell you, in my traveling across the country, I am hearing and have been seeing consistent things from everyday people. And it is that they are terrified, they are frustrated, they are angry, and they are shocked by a president violating the values that we hold dear
The phrase "presage nocturne" means an omen or harbinger of the night.
The meaning is derived from the individual words:
Presage: an intimation or warning of something about to happen; a sign, omen, or portent.
Nocturne: a work of art dealing with evening or night, or evocative of the night's mood
The meaning is derived from the individual words:
Presage: an intimation or warning of something about to happen; a sign, omen, or portent.
Nocturne: a work of art dealing with evening or night, or evocative of the night's mood
My Tip.
Coming from France, Presage Nocturne is a proven stayer that comes to Australia with the longer Melbourne Cup distance in mind. In the Caulfield Cup, Presage Nocturne was "strong late". This ability to finish powerfully suggests he has the stamina required for the 3200m of the Melbourne Cup
Coming from France, Presage Nocturne is a proven stayer that comes to Australia with the longer Melbourne Cup distance in mind. In the Caulfield Cup, Presage Nocturne was "strong late". This ability to finish powerfully suggests he has the stamina required for the 3200m of the Melbourne Cup
November 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The phrase "presage nocturne" means an omen or harbinger of the night.
The meaning is derived from the individual words:
Presage: an intimation or warning of something about to happen; a sign, omen, or portent.
Nocturne: a work of art dealing with evening or night, or evocative of the night's mood
The meaning is derived from the individual words:
Presage: an intimation or warning of something about to happen; a sign, omen, or portent.
Nocturne: a work of art dealing with evening or night, or evocative of the night's mood
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Halloween from
Down Under
I love Kangaroos
Just had to share
(sound up) 🎃🤣
Down Under
I love Kangaroos
Just had to share
(sound up) 🎃🤣
October 31, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Halloween from
Down Under
I love Kangaroos
Just had to share
(sound up) 🎃🤣
Down Under
I love Kangaroos
Just had to share
(sound up) 🎃🤣
🤣🤣👏
October 26, 2025 at 4:02 AM
🤣🤣👏
Jo and Dave are joined by TRUTH, LIES AND MEDIA co-host Nicole Chvastek and Bruce Wolpe to discuss THAT meeting, plus Bob Carr assesses Rudd, AUKUS and the Chinese perspective.
Bruce's essay: www.croakey.or...
Nicole's podcast: https://shows.acast.co...���
Bruce's essay: www.croakey.or...
Nicole's podcast: https://shows.acast.co...���
When Anthony Met Donald - October 26 - Bob Carr, Nicole Chvastek and Bruce Wolpe
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
youtu.be
October 26, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Jo and Dave are joined by TRUTH, LIES AND MEDIA co-host Nicole Chvastek and Bruce Wolpe to discuss THAT meeting, plus Bob Carr assesses Rudd, AUKUS and the Chinese perspective.
Bruce's essay: www.croakey.or...
Nicole's podcast: https://shows.acast.co...���
Bruce's essay: www.croakey.or...
Nicole's podcast: https://shows.acast.co...���
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Watch this and listen carefully.
Singapore PM on the change in the global order given the US is no longer the insurer of stability - a sentiment that will go beyond the current administration. But nobody else has stepped in building a foundation of multipolarity amid turbulence.
Singapore PM on the change in the global order given the US is no longer the insurer of stability - a sentiment that will go beyond the current administration. But nobody else has stepped in building a foundation of multipolarity amid turbulence.
October 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Watch this and listen carefully.
Singapore PM on the change in the global order given the US is no longer the insurer of stability - a sentiment that will go beyond the current administration. But nobody else has stepped in building a foundation of multipolarity amid turbulence.
Singapore PM on the change in the global order given the US is no longer the insurer of stability - a sentiment that will go beyond the current administration. But nobody else has stepped in building a foundation of multipolarity amid turbulence.
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Rockin’ the boat… Ian Moss & @jimmybarnes.com #MerryGoRound 💙💙🎶
October 22, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Rockin’ the boat… Ian Moss & @jimmybarnes.com #MerryGoRound 💙💙🎶
Of course it's an Australian female reporter asking the question American reporters won't ask. 🇦🇺🦋🇦🇺
Q: You are the most powerful man on earth. Why don'y you just enable Ukraine to finish this war tomorrow?
TRUMP: Well, if you know anything about what you were talking about--
Q: I do
TRUMP: I don't think you do
TRUMP: Well, if you know anything about what you were talking about--
Q: I do
TRUMP: I don't think you do
October 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Of course it's an Australian female reporter asking the question American reporters won't ask. 🇦🇺🦋🇦🇺
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The best wood, the most beautiful cardboard
October 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The best wood, the most beautiful cardboard
The Jewish Council of Australia's Sarah Schwartz and international relations expert Dr Scott Burchill join the panel to discuss the precarious state of everything, and Dave interviews Pulitzer Prize winning war correspondent Chris Hedges, following his cancellation at the National Press Club.
SUNDAY SHOT - OCT 19 - CHRIS HEDGES, SARAH SCHWARTZ, SCOTT BURCHILL
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
youtu.be
October 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The Jewish Council of Australia's Sarah Schwartz and international relations expert Dr Scott Burchill join the panel to discuss the precarious state of everything, and Dave interviews Pulitzer Prize winning war correspondent Chris Hedges, following his cancellation at the National Press Club.
My Tip.
Coming from France, Presage Nocturne is a proven stayer that comes to Australia with the longer Melbourne Cup distance in mind. In the Caulfield Cup, Presage Nocturne was "strong late". This ability to finish powerfully suggests he has the stamina required for the 3200m of the Melbourne Cup
Coming from France, Presage Nocturne is a proven stayer that comes to Australia with the longer Melbourne Cup distance in mind. In the Caulfield Cup, Presage Nocturne was "strong late". This ability to finish powerfully suggests he has the stamina required for the 3200m of the Melbourne Cup
October 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
My Tip.
Coming from France, Presage Nocturne is a proven stayer that comes to Australia with the longer Melbourne Cup distance in mind. In the Caulfield Cup, Presage Nocturne was "strong late". This ability to finish powerfully suggests he has the stamina required for the 3200m of the Melbourne Cup
Coming from France, Presage Nocturne is a proven stayer that comes to Australia with the longer Melbourne Cup distance in mind. In the Caulfield Cup, Presage Nocturne was "strong late". This ability to finish powerfully suggests he has the stamina required for the 3200m of the Melbourne Cup
Candace Owens tried to enter Australia to sell racism & misogyny to the locals.
The High Court said NO!
We don't want what she is peddling!! 🇦🇺
We don't want King's or their minions.
The High Court said NO!
We don't want what she is peddling!! 🇦🇺
We don't want King's or their minions.
October 15, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Candace Owens tried to enter Australia to sell racism & misogyny to the locals.
The High Court said NO!
We don't want what she is peddling!! 🇦🇺
We don't want King's or their minions.
The High Court said NO!
We don't want what she is peddling!! 🇦🇺
We don't want King's or their minions.