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...
Rowe is the only Australian cartoonist who even vaguely approaches the caricatures of the British press.
Not sure if this is a good or bad thing, but there we are.
Not sure if this is a good or bad thing, but there we are.
Wednesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
February 18, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Rowe is the only Australian cartoonist who even vaguely approaches the caricatures of the British press.
Not sure if this is a good or bad thing, but there we are.
Not sure if this is a good or bad thing, but there we are.
Again, when she says "what Australians are thinking" it's very much "what Australians have been told they should be thinking".
Even as a demagogue she's derivative.
Even as a demagogue she's derivative.
Pauline Hanson is a ███ing ███ who deserves to ███ but she isn't saying anything about Lakemba we didn't already hear from Tim Blair and the Daily Telegraph a decade ago - our racist media doesn't just pump her tyres they are in complete goosestep the entire way
Mayor responds to Hanson's 'unwelcoming' western Sydney suburb claim
It comes as Pauline Hanson faces a backlash over anti-Muslim remarks.
www.sbs.com.au
February 18, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Again, when she says "what Australians are thinking" it's very much "what Australians have been told they should be thinking".
Even as a demagogue she's derivative.
Even as a demagogue she's derivative.
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"We think nothing less complex and showy than a computer or a jet bomber deserves to be called “technology” at all...as if paper, ink, wheels, knives, clocks, chairs, aspirin pills...steel saucepans...and fleece vests...grew on trees, and we just picked them when they were ripe"
—Le Guin
—Le Guin
is there a technology that "the left" is excited about?
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 18, 2026 at 4:08 AM
"We think nothing less complex and showy than a computer or a jet bomber deserves to be called “technology” at all...as if paper, ink, wheels, knives, clocks, chairs, aspirin pills...steel saucepans...and fleece vests...grew on trees, and we just picked them when they were ripe"
—Le Guin
—Le Guin
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I thought Aaron Rupar's comment was a hyperbolic joke. However, it is literally what this asshole is saying. A yellow star. A *yellow star*.
I don't know if these dickheads don't know their history, or if they very much do. Either answer is terrifying.
I don't know if these dickheads don't know their history, or if they very much do. Either answer is terrifying.
Mike Rounds says Republicans just want to make you show your document with a yellow star in order to vote
February 18, 2026 at 4:20 AM
I thought Aaron Rupar's comment was a hyperbolic joke. However, it is literally what this asshole is saying. A yellow star. A *yellow star*.
I don't know if these dickheads don't know their history, or if they very much do. Either answer is terrifying.
I don't know if these dickheads don't know their history, or if they very much do. Either answer is terrifying.
USians thinking the postwar Western Alliance was an altruistic (or even pragmatic) rallying behind liberal values remains a grimly amusing bit of posthoc rationalisation...
February 18, 2026 at 4:15 AM
USians thinking the postwar Western Alliance was an altruistic (or even pragmatic) rallying behind liberal values remains a grimly amusing bit of posthoc rationalisation...
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You couldn't make 30 Rock now*
*a sitcom with a well-staffed writing room, strong ensemble cast, a budget and long enough seasons to allow heaps of talented guests and recurring minor characters to rotate through
*a sitcom with a well-staffed writing room, strong ensemble cast, a budget and long enough seasons to allow heaps of talented guests and recurring minor characters to rotate through
February 18, 2026 at 3:06 AM
You couldn't make 30 Rock now*
*a sitcom with a well-staffed writing room, strong ensemble cast, a budget and long enough seasons to allow heaps of talented guests and recurring minor characters to rotate through
*a sitcom with a well-staffed writing room, strong ensemble cast, a budget and long enough seasons to allow heaps of talented guests and recurring minor characters to rotate through
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every day someone posts Smart Boy Systemic Analysis About Society at the same time a news article is coming out about Meta launching a baby-mulching device that has no practical use case and cant even be explained by conventional profit motives
Recurring gripe: people on the left have social media and generative AI exactly backwards. Gen AI is the printing press: it cannot and will not be uninvented. It can run on a laptop at this point. Social media is a handful of specific companies with specific first mover and network effects.
February 18, 2026 at 1:41 AM
every day someone posts Smart Boy Systemic Analysis About Society at the same time a news article is coming out about Meta launching a baby-mulching device that has no practical use case and cant even be explained by conventional profit motives
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anyway let’s check in with keir starmer to see how “conceding to popular prejudice” is working our for the labour party
February 18, 2026 at 2:53 AM
anyway let’s check in with keir starmer to see how “conceding to popular prejudice” is working our for the labour party
Stop! Stop! I was already going to buy it, you don't need to keep going.
February 17, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Stop! Stop! I was already going to buy it, you don't need to keep going.
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"I forced the shape of English onto resisting tongues and then dared to call it 'broken.'"
I’m Still Your America
Hey, patriot. It’s been a week. As ICE spreads terror through the streets, and Teacup Eichmann presided over the murder of yet another innocent civ...
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
"I forced the shape of English onto resisting tongues and then dared to call it 'broken.'"
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His alleged mistress left her precious heated blanket on the other plane, so Corey Lewandowski demanded the pilot turn the plane around to go get it.
When he refused, Lewandowski -- who has zero authority to fire anyone at any time -- tried to fire the pilot IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLIGHT.
When he refused, Lewandowski -- who has zero authority to fire anyone at any time -- tried to fire the pilot IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLIGHT.
it's even worse than first reported
the fucking guy caused an inflight disruption so bad the pilot had to leave the command deck then he was like I RELIEVE U OF DUTY
absolute toddler baby shit brained government at the highest levels
the fucking guy caused an inflight disruption so bad the pilot had to leave the command deck then he was like I RELIEVE U OF DUTY
absolute toddler baby shit brained government at the highest levels
New details emerge about in-flight blow-up between Corey Lewandowski and pilot
Additional details have emerged about a mid-flight showdown between Homeland Security advisor Corey Lewandowski that led to a Coast Guard pilot's firing — and immediate reinstatement.DHS Secretary Kri...
www.rawstory.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:56 PM
His alleged mistress left her precious heated blanket on the other plane, so Corey Lewandowski demanded the pilot turn the plane around to go get it.
When he refused, Lewandowski -- who has zero authority to fire anyone at any time -- tried to fire the pilot IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLIGHT.
When he refused, Lewandowski -- who has zero authority to fire anyone at any time -- tried to fire the pilot IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLIGHT.
a man and a woman are jogging down a sidewalk .
ALT: a man and a woman are jogging down a sidewalk .
media.tenor.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:39 AM
February 17, 2026 at 11:36 AM
February 17, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Malcolm going on a joy ride across Melbourne in his model tram. 1986
YouTube video by 20th Century Oz History
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 11:31 AM
"not recently cleaned"
Oh my god.
Oh my god.
February 17, 2026 at 8:32 AM
"not recently cleaned"
Oh my god.
Oh my god.
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I went to bed and woke up 8 hours later and this guy is still going 🥴
February 17, 2026 at 7:01 AM
I went to bed and woke up 8 hours later and this guy is still going 🥴
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No, bitch.
Worrying about kids playing a ttrpg with orcs and elves or listening to metal (or hip hop) is moral panic
Raping stolen children is a moral evil.
And it is literally only my long-held beliefs against the death penalty keeping me from burning every one of you at the stake.
Worrying about kids playing a ttrpg with orcs and elves or listening to metal (or hip hop) is moral panic
Raping stolen children is a moral evil.
And it is literally only my long-held beliefs against the death penalty keeping me from burning every one of you at the stake.
Noah Rothman on the Epstein files: "It is a witch hunt. It‘s a moral panic."
February 17, 2026 at 4:53 AM
No, bitch.
Worrying about kids playing a ttrpg with orcs and elves or listening to metal (or hip hop) is moral panic
Raping stolen children is a moral evil.
And it is literally only my long-held beliefs against the death penalty keeping me from burning every one of you at the stake.
Worrying about kids playing a ttrpg with orcs and elves or listening to metal (or hip hop) is moral panic
Raping stolen children is a moral evil.
And it is literally only my long-held beliefs against the death penalty keeping me from burning every one of you at the stake.
The league needs to investigate the Liberal Party at this point. They are clearly trying to tank for draft picks.
February 17, 2026 at 6:55 AM
The league needs to investigate the Liberal Party at this point. They are clearly trying to tank for draft picks.
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'Moving forward'...'strategic priorities'... Congratulations to weasel words committee who composed this press release. tvtonight.com.au/2026/02/matc...
Matchbox Pictures to close | TV Tonight
"Following an extensive evaluation of the business and the broader production landscape, Matchbox will be closing after 18 years."
tvtonight.com.au
February 17, 2026 at 5:39 AM
'Moving forward'...'strategic priorities'... Congratulations to weasel words committee who composed this press release. tvtonight.com.au/2026/02/matc...
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Now?
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
February 16, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Now?
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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D'oh!
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social (with apologies to Matt Groening)
And in case you'd like to know the episode this references, it's "Duffless", Ep 16, Season 4... google "Bart gets electrocuted by muffin" for a Youtube clip of the moment. You're welcome. 🤓)
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social (with apologies to Matt Groening)
And in case you'd like to know the episode this references, it's "Duffless", Ep 16, Season 4... google "Bart gets electrocuted by muffin" for a Youtube clip of the moment. You're welcome. 🤓)
February 16, 2026 at 10:49 PM
D'oh!
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social (with apologies to Matt Groening)
And in case you'd like to know the episode this references, it's "Duffless", Ep 16, Season 4... google "Bart gets electrocuted by muffin" for a Youtube clip of the moment. You're welcome. 🤓)
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social (with apologies to Matt Groening)
And in case you'd like to know the episode this references, it's "Duffless", Ep 16, Season 4... google "Bart gets electrocuted by muffin" for a Youtube clip of the moment. You're welcome. 🤓)