Ben Peake
@reddishraven.bsky.social
Somewhat random. Full of all the vices and none of the virtues of my Gen-X heritage. He/Him.
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Ben Peake
@reddishraven.bsky.social
· Jan 10
Given it's late March, probably past time I start a 2025 New Tunes thread.
First off the rank is art-rap group clipping. Daveed Diggs may not objectively be the best rapper in the world, but damn it if he's not my FAVOURITE.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvp5...
#NowPlaying
First off the rank is art-rap group clipping. Daveed Diggs may not objectively be the best rapper in the world, but damn it if he's not my FAVOURITE.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvp5...
#NowPlaying
Dodger
YouTube video by clipping. - Topic
www.youtube.com
Right. So writing my best 5 albums and tracks of 2025, as I've done in years past.
My Bluesky thread of 2025 new tunes is here, I'll add links to the reviews below that. Happy listening, to whatever you're into.
bsky.app/profile/redd...
My Bluesky thread of 2025 new tunes is here, I'll add links to the reviews below that. Happy listening, to whatever you're into.
bsky.app/profile/redd...
I just wanna give you up
Let you down
Run around
Desert you
I just wanna make you cry
Say goodbye
Tell a lie and hurt you
Let you down
Run around
Desert you
I just wanna make you cry
Say goodbye
Tell a lie and hurt you
February 13, 2026 at 12:10 PM
I just wanna give you up
Let you down
Run around
Desert you
I just wanna make you cry
Say goodbye
Tell a lie and hurt you
Let you down
Run around
Desert you
I just wanna make you cry
Say goodbye
Tell a lie and hurt you
Her ascension to Dep Leader was guaranteed by her lack of self awareness.
February 13, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Her ascension to Dep Leader was guaranteed by her lack of self awareness.
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Ex-fucking-squeeze me but who signed off on describing Wuthering Heights as "The Greatest Love Story Of All Time"?!
Is that the book about the most malignant cunts ever imagined and the violence they inflict on those around them?
Jesus Christ. It is a very good novel, but LOVE STORY?! Fuckin hell.
Is that the book about the most malignant cunts ever imagined and the violence they inflict on those around them?
Jesus Christ. It is a very good novel, but LOVE STORY?! Fuckin hell.
February 13, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Ex-fucking-squeeze me but who signed off on describing Wuthering Heights as "The Greatest Love Story Of All Time"?!
Is that the book about the most malignant cunts ever imagined and the violence they inflict on those around them?
Jesus Christ. It is a very good novel, but LOVE STORY?! Fuckin hell.
Is that the book about the most malignant cunts ever imagined and the violence they inflict on those around them?
Jesus Christ. It is a very good novel, but LOVE STORY?! Fuckin hell.
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'Angus Taylor has argued there is a distinction between “good migration” and “bad migration”, saying the former brought cappuccinos to Australia.'
Boy from The King's School say what?
Boy from The King's School say what?
February 13, 2026 at 3:42 AM
'Angus Taylor has argued there is a distinction between “good migration” and “bad migration”, saying the former brought cappuccinos to Australia.'
Boy from The King's School say what?
Boy from The King's School say what?
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1 in 3 girls and 1 in 5 boys are sexually abused before the age of 18.
Our obligation is to them, colleagues.
Them.
Our obligation is to them, colleagues.
Them.
February 13, 2026 at 2:23 AM
1 in 3 girls and 1 in 5 boys are sexually abused before the age of 18.
Our obligation is to them, colleagues.
Them.
Our obligation is to them, colleagues.
Them.
Just crib the Assassin's Creed phlebetonium about ancestors being in your genes, which you've learned to decode in times of stress, and if viewers can just invest in your stablecoin you'll be able to put your knowledge on the blockchain, and you too can receive their wisdom and mad parkour skillz...
February 13, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Just crib the Assassin's Creed phlebetonium about ancestors being in your genes, which you've learned to decode in times of stress, and if viewers can just invest in your stablecoin you'll be able to put your knowledge on the blockchain, and you too can receive their wisdom and mad parkour skillz...
Wish someone was live-monitoring Ley's cortisol levels. The falloff following the leadership decision would have been an incredibly steep cliff.
February 13, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Wish someone was live-monitoring Ley's cortisol levels. The falloff following the leadership decision would have been an incredibly steep cliff.
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The govt isn’t ’failing to close the gap’ they are succeeding in creating the impression that they are trying to close the gap while ignoring all the evidence of what should be done to actually close it.
February 13, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The govt isn’t ’failing to close the gap’ they are succeeding in creating the impression that they are trying to close the gap while ignoring all the evidence of what should be done to actually close it.
Again, nothing is ever Malcolm's fault.
(even if you agree with his underlying criticisms)
(even if you agree with his underlying criticisms)
Malcolm Turnbull says the problems he had while PM weren’t with Labor, but “with people like Angus Taylor & Tony Abbott, & their friends in the media”
“They had control over Dutton, they burnt it to the ground.”🔥
“They’ve now got their man in again with Angus Taylor” #auspol
“They had control over Dutton, they burnt it to the ground.”🔥
“They’ve now got their man in again with Angus Taylor” #auspol
February 13, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Again, nothing is ever Malcolm's fault.
(even if you agree with his underlying criticisms)
(even if you agree with his underlying criticisms)
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Momentum is building within the Nationals' membership for the party to contest the Farrer by-election against the Liberals, 6 News understands
Sussan Ley won the seat from the Nats in 2001, but they are now able to contest with no incumbent member in the running
Sussan Ley won the seat from the Nats in 2001, but they are now able to contest with no incumbent member in the running
February 13, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Momentum is building within the Nationals' membership for the party to contest the Farrer by-election against the Liberals, 6 News understands
Sussan Ley won the seat from the Nats in 2001, but they are now able to contest with no incumbent member in the running
Sussan Ley won the seat from the Nats in 2001, but they are now able to contest with no incumbent member in the running
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Reminder that Alex Taylor’s delusional belief that OpenAI had “murdered” his GPT4o companion precipitated the violent breakdown that ended with his suicide by cop. For some of these people, the consequences of losing this sycophantic model will be severe.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
February 13, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Reminder that Alex Taylor’s delusional belief that OpenAI had “murdered” his GPT4o companion precipitated the violent breakdown that ended with his suicide by cop. For some of these people, the consequences of losing this sycophantic model will be severe.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Not this again. I remember "the Liberals are done" after the Downer Months, and I got my hopes up...
February 13, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Not this again. I remember "the Liberals are done" after the Downer Months, and I got my hopes up...
The White Ambassador with Bjorn Stewart | Always Was Tonight
YouTube video by ABC Indigenous
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Loathe Dixers with a passion. Ban Government MPs from QWN. Can still do Constituency and Adjournment questions to peacock for their electorates.
February 13, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Loathe Dixers with a passion. Ban Government MPs from QWN. Can still do Constituency and Adjournment questions to peacock for their electorates.
The spiritual successor to Engadine Maccas.
February 13, 2026 at 12:14 AM
The spiritual successor to Engadine Maccas.
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If Labor doesn't run a candidate in Ley's seat it stops being a verdict on the government, and would more be a verdict on turfing Ley (although that's a factor either way)... will be interesting to watch
February 13, 2026 at 12:07 AM
If Labor doesn't run a candidate in Ley's seat it stops being a verdict on the government, and would more be a verdict on turfing Ley (although that's a factor either way)... will be interesting to watch
6% margin, a desire to punish the pastry plus a loss of personal following doesn't seem outlandish for a motivated independent.
Not necessarily disagreeing with you.
Not necessarily disagreeing with you.
February 12, 2026 at 11:16 PM
6% margin, a desire to punish the pastry plus a loss of personal following doesn't seem outlandish for a motivated independent.
Not necessarily disagreeing with you.
Not necessarily disagreeing with you.
Especially if Labor doesn't field a candidate.
February 12, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Especially if Labor doesn't field a candidate.
6.2% margin in Farrer, just noting.
February 12, 2026 at 11:07 PM
6.2% margin in Farrer, just noting.
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"As for the peculiar logic of the Adelaide board, I just found it shameful to attempt to connect an individual Palestinian academic with a terrorist attack. To me, that’s the logic of the mob. It’s not people running a literary festival, and a Palestinian writer is not a terrorist with a gun."
"If you create a special category of speech, in this case the speech of Palestinians, which is to be silenced before it’s even heard, then I think you make yourself ridiculous." www.theage.com.au/culture/book...
‘The logic of the mob’: Why Zadie Smith withdrew from Adelaide Writers’ Week
The acclaimed novelist explains her decision and why she believes writers have a duty to speak.
www.theage.com.au
February 12, 2026 at 11:01 PM
"As for the peculiar logic of the Adelaide board, I just found it shameful to attempt to connect an individual Palestinian academic with a terrorist attack. To me, that’s the logic of the mob. It’s not people running a literary festival, and a Palestinian writer is not a terrorist with a gun."
There are distinct differences!
At least Wedding Cake toppers have ascended to the pinnacle of something and are the centre of attention for one shining moment....
At least Wedding Cake toppers have ascended to the pinnacle of something and are the centre of attention for one shining moment....
February 12, 2026 at 10:53 PM
There are distinct differences!
At least Wedding Cake toppers have ascended to the pinnacle of something and are the centre of attention for one shining moment....
At least Wedding Cake toppers have ascended to the pinnacle of something and are the centre of attention for one shining moment....
"Angus Taylor Has The Worldview Of A Crony Capitalist, It's In Our Interests To Give Him A Go" - Jacqueline Maley
February 12, 2026 at 10:51 PM
"Angus Taylor Has The Worldview Of A Crony Capitalist, It's In Our Interests To Give Him A Go" - Jacqueline Maley
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The coalition/throupolition would need to win 20 seats at the next election to be competitive, 28 to take government.
Why is anyone pretending this leadership change will change anything?
Why is anyone pretending this leadership change will change anything?
February 12, 2026 at 10:46 PM
The coalition/throupolition would need to win 20 seats at the next election to be competitive, 28 to take government.
Why is anyone pretending this leadership change will change anything?
Why is anyone pretending this leadership change will change anything?