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Google let a small group of us try to help save the world, or at least try to save a lot of lives. Always to try to leave the world in a better state than you found it. Join your union. 626 did nothing wrong I'm a dad. A+ good Signal: swearyanthony.01

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Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · May 27

so, did I miss much?

It's been a bit over a month at St Vincents' Hospital for fairly major head surgery, and then some rehab time at Sacred Heart - I've been discharged and am home again. Lots of outpatient stuff and a whole lot of medication still to come, of course.

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Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 1m

As ever the time a roo kicked the shit out of a children's TV host youtu.be/JUz93v_s18A?...

Rags the Kangaroo attacks Marty the Monster

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Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 1m

Kangaroos aren't a threatened species ffs

Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 2m

Oh look Callide hasn't exploded a heap - ah

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Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 23h

Amusingly, frogs once were a Nazi thing - Richard Spencer was punched in the head while trying to explain his Pepe the Frog badge. (As ever, youtu.be/IKICKcMU3MU?...) and now ICE are having to deal with a sexy inflatable frog dance.

Aamer Rahman: Is it really ok to punch nazis?

YouTube video by FEAR OF A BROWN PLANET

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slowhed @slowhed-comics.bsky.social · 2h

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Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 37m

~peter garrett voice~ how can we sleep while our frogs are churning?

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 1h

Albanese defending it as "raising money for charity" and c'mon man.

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Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 1h

Ayup.

Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 1h

There's a reason shitty old coal plants are being put back online to power datacenters.

Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 1h

And this is from a couple of days ago share.google/83JpAN87O6NU...

Global gas turbine shortages add to LNG challenges in Vietnam and the Philippines

Global gas turbine shortages set to increase delays and costs for gas-to-power projects in Vietnam and the Philippines.

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Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 1h

Thing is, the gas turbine shortage is a thing that's been known in the industry for *ages* eg this is from 6 months ago www.powermag.com/gas-powers-b...

Gas Power's Boom Sparks a Turbine Supply Crunch

Gas power is experiencing a stunning resurgence, driven by soaring electricity demand. As utilities scramble to secure new capacity, a turbine supply crunch is unfolding.

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Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 1h

"This is an organisation that raises money for charity." Lol same defense of the midwinter ball lolololol

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Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 2h

Sports in a gambling club? Tch.

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Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 5h

Really saying the quiet bit rather loudly, hey.

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 5h

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 Independent ACT senator David Pocock – a former Wallabies captain – been banned from attending parliament house’s social sports club after raising concern about its sponsorship by the gambling industry. The former rugby star was on Thursday night told he was no longer welcome at Australian Parliament Sports Club events, and accused of politicising the organisation. He has been removed from group chats discussing its events. Continue reading...

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 12h

ME: Now Mom, just remember, there's a lot of disinformation and AI in your social feed and your friends' Facebook.
MOM: I know! My friend sent me this crazy post where someone used AI to make an image of a giant frog fighting Army troops!
ME: ... okay, no, that one's ... goddamit, Portland.

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Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 22h

It's always been so unclear before now, something about printers and parking machines?

Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 22h

Musk's new xAI DCs are burning a hell of a lot of gas with absolutely no efforts to control pollution let alone climate impact. (Anyone still thinking he's going to help re climate, I don't know what to say to them)

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Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 22h

There is a non zero overlap between the two of course, with data centers dedicated to this rubbish burning fossil fuels

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Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 23h

Aamer Rahman: Is it really ok to punch nazis?

YouTube video by FEAR OF A BROWN PLANET

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Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 1d

An earlier draft was very much "the AI will eat our brains" and I was ok, no. That's missing the entire problem with this crap.

Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 1d

Like there's a heap of shit wrt "AI" ethics, but that's a useful shorthand for a whole class of ways it can be misused. I did work to ensure the Greens policy on this was sensible so far.

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Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 1d

@maximumwelfare.bsky.social one of the things I've been pushing whenever the subject of AI ethics comes up is "can this be used to do a robodebt? If not, are you sure? How?"

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Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 1d

Dear god

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

From Donald Trump's Roundtable on Antifa just now —
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."
— special guest Jack Posobiec

Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 2d

Disney isn't likely to pull Kimmel a second time. But this is how to respond to a fucking pissant bully.

Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 2d

Holy crap. Trump will make the FCC crucify Jimmy Kimmel for this.

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 2d

Holy crap. Trump will make the FCC crucify Jimmy Kimmel for this.

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