Tim Coronel
@timcoronel.bsky.social
Toiling in the word mines for decades. Publishing/comms lecturer at Unimelb. Opinions, I got plenty. Join your union/s!
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Tim Coronel
@timcoronel.bsky.social
· Oct 2
‘Everything that is wrong with the human race’: inside Hollywood’s bizarre war on the leaf blower
For 18 years, Cate Blanchett has railed against the hated garden gadget – and she’s not alone. From Hugh Grant to Danny DeVito, the backpack blower has united stars in unlikely, furious contempt
www.theguardian.com
in furious agreement www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
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Wow I am blown away by this new data on Australia's climate views
Highest levels of outright science denial since 2009. Highest level of 'gov't is doing too much' (!!!)
And more people afraid of 'self aware AI' than climate.
What a nightmare set of results
pca.st/episode/6577...
Highest levels of outright science denial since 2009. Highest level of 'gov't is doing too much' (!!!)
And more people afraid of 'self aware AI' than climate.
What a nightmare set of results
pca.st/episode/6577...
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Wow I am blown away by this new data on Australia's climate views
Highest levels of outright science denial since 2009. Highest level of 'gov't is doing too much' (!!!)
And more people afraid of 'self aware AI' than climate.
What a nightmare set of results
pca.st/episode/6577...
Highest levels of outright science denial since 2009. Highest level of 'gov't is doing too much' (!!!)
And more people afraid of 'self aware AI' than climate.
What a nightmare set of results
pca.st/episode/6577...
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There’s a gentleman employed at the French fry restaurant asserting that he is, as a matter of fact, Elvis Aaron Presley.
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 AM
There’s a gentleman employed at the French fry restaurant asserting that he is, as a matter of fact, Elvis Aaron Presley.
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I wish a philosopher would just nail it for once. Enough hemming and hawing!
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I wish a philosopher would just nail it for once. Enough hemming and hawing!
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Vaccinating boys and girls. It works bitches.
November 26, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Vaccinating boys and girls. It works bitches.
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can’t decide if Veet using “your body, your choice!” to market hair removal products is heinous or just regrettably inevitable
November 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM
can’t decide if Veet using “your body, your choice!” to market hair removal products is heinous or just regrettably inevitable
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"This is not an essay about psychogeography or being a flâneur, it is a question of what about settling somewhere is it that resists what is otherwise one of life’s great pleasures."
@sylvswarren.bsky.social writes about familiar walks she describes as 'mizmazes.
[via @thearsonista.bsky.social]
@sylvswarren.bsky.social writes about familiar walks she describes as 'mizmazes.
[via @thearsonista.bsky.social]
Mizmaze by Sylvia Warren
The first time I walked a city without direction was in Florence. Before that trip each day was regimented by parents—a designated set of sites to visit, walking through the streets was a chore bet…
burninghousepress.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
"This is not an essay about psychogeography or being a flâneur, it is a question of what about settling somewhere is it that resists what is otherwise one of life’s great pleasures."
@sylvswarren.bsky.social writes about familiar walks she describes as 'mizmazes.
[via @thearsonista.bsky.social]
@sylvswarren.bsky.social writes about familiar walks she describes as 'mizmazes.
[via @thearsonista.bsky.social]
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#bds #boycott #israel #palestine
Recently reunited shoegazers My Bloody Valentine are among the latest wave of artists to join the “No Music for Genocide” boycott, geo-blocking their music from streaming platforms in Israel. The campaign, now includes over 1,000 artists and labels.
Recently reunited shoegazers My Bloody Valentine are among the latest wave of artists to join the “No Music for Genocide” boycott, geo-blocking their music from streaming platforms in Israel. The campaign, now includes over 1,000 artists and labels.
My Bloody Valentine Pull Music from Israeli Streaming Services in Protest of Gaza
My Bloody Valentine have joined the "No Music for Genocide" campaign alongside Denzel Curry and Shygirl, geo-blocking their music in Israel.
consequence.net
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 AM
#bds #boycott #israel #palestine
Recently reunited shoegazers My Bloody Valentine are among the latest wave of artists to join the “No Music for Genocide” boycott, geo-blocking their music from streaming platforms in Israel. The campaign, now includes over 1,000 artists and labels.
Recently reunited shoegazers My Bloody Valentine are among the latest wave of artists to join the “No Music for Genocide” boycott, geo-blocking their music from streaming platforms in Israel. The campaign, now includes over 1,000 artists and labels.
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"I've thought about this a lot...."
November 26, 2025 at 6:20 AM
"I've thought about this a lot...."
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It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Emeritus Professor Graeme Turner AO FAHA FQA — one of Australia’s most influential humanities scholars and a towering figure in the Academy’s history. humanities.org.au/our-communit...
November 26, 2025 at 6:26 AM
It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Emeritus Professor Graeme Turner AO FAHA FQA — one of Australia’s most influential humanities scholars and a towering figure in the Academy’s history. humanities.org.au/our-communit...
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World Linguistics Day is on the 26th of November because that's de Saussure's birthday. It's a great opportunity to celebrate linguistics.
If you want more linguistics in your feed, here's a linguistics starter pack from @gretchenmcc.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
#WorldLinguisticsDay
If you want more linguistics in your feed, here's a linguistics starter pack from @gretchenmcc.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
#WorldLinguisticsDay
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
World Linguistics Day is on the 26th of November because that's de Saussure's birthday. It's a great opportunity to celebrate linguistics.
If you want more linguistics in your feed, here's a linguistics starter pack from @gretchenmcc.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
#WorldLinguisticsDay
If you want more linguistics in your feed, here's a linguistics starter pack from @gretchenmcc.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
#WorldLinguisticsDay
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"The growth of AI has been called the “savior” of the gas industry. In Virginia alone, the data center capital of the world, a new state report found that AI demand could add a new 1.5 gigawatt gas plant every two years for 15 consecutive years"
@ariellesamuel.bsky.social ---->
@ariellesamuel.bsky.social ---->
AI is guzzling gas
Big Tech is paying for gas plants and pipelines to directly power data centers, threatening global climate goals.
heated.world
November 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
"The growth of AI has been called the “savior” of the gas industry. In Virginia alone, the data center capital of the world, a new state report found that AI demand could add a new 1.5 gigawatt gas plant every two years for 15 consecutive years"
@ariellesamuel.bsky.social ---->
@ariellesamuel.bsky.social ---->
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This is a huge issue for First Nations women. The qld death review found that 100% of First Nations women murdered by their partners had previously been misidentified as perpetrators by police.
November 26, 2025 at 2:38 AM
This is a huge issue for First Nations women. The qld death review found that 100% of First Nations women murdered by their partners had previously been misidentified as perpetrators by police.
1976 Certina DS3 with fabulous sunburst blue dial
November 26, 2025 at 4:50 AM
1976 Certina DS3 with fabulous sunburst blue dial
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My mom told her physical therapist she wears a mask because her husband and daughter are immunocompromised. The PT said she is too but isn't worried bc she knows if she dies she is going to heaven. Then her co-worker yelled, “Shut up Debbie you wear a seatbelt and take blood pressure meds” 👀
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
My mom told her physical therapist she wears a mask because her husband and daughter are immunocompromised. The PT said she is too but isn't worried bc she knows if she dies she is going to heaven. Then her co-worker yelled, “Shut up Debbie you wear a seatbelt and take blood pressure meds” 👀
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The thing about Trump stories is that they always have that extra layer of stupidity that you’re not expecting. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
November 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The thing about Trump stories is that they always have that extra layer of stupidity that you’re not expecting. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
ah, Microsoft has paid up on the 'no I didn't want the AI version' refund offer
November 26, 2025 at 4:05 AM
ah, Microsoft has paid up on the 'no I didn't want the AI version' refund offer
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almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
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If you’re in Australia, please stop and look at a war memorial, and contemplate why Palestine is commemorated in every suburb and country town.
November 26, 2025 at 2:36 AM
If you’re in Australia, please stop and look at a war memorial, and contemplate why Palestine is commemorated in every suburb and country town.
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My hot take is that pies with meat in them are just dumplings.
What about pies with meat in them
November 26, 2025 at 2:57 AM
My hot take is that pies with meat in them are just dumplings.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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Everyone knows data centers use a ton of water.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
AI’s water problem is worse than we thought
A new investigation reveals how Amazon is amplifying Oregon’s nitrate pollution crisis.
heated.world
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Everyone knows data centers use a ton of water.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
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Spontaneous in-class assignment: "Explain situationships to Guy Debord."
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Spontaneous in-class assignment: "Explain situationships to Guy Debord."
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Sad, but they really needed the soup.
The beloved Galapagos tortoise named Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo at an estimated 141 years, has died.
Gramma the Galápagos tortoise, oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, dies at about 141
The beloved Galápagos tortoise named Gramma that was the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo at an estimated 141 years has died. Zoo officials say she died on Nov. 20.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Sad, but they really needed the soup.
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OMG. The Guardian have confused Kenneth Clark, presenter of the 1969 series 'Civilisation' with Tory ex-MP & former Chancellor Kenneth Clarke in their review of the new BBC series 'Civilisations:Rise & Fall'
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
OMG. The Guardian have confused Kenneth Clark, presenter of the 1969 series 'Civilisation' with Tory ex-MP & former Chancellor Kenneth Clarke in their review of the new BBC series 'Civilisations:Rise & Fall'
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“The former ANU vice-chancellor’s golden handshake means that her new annual salary will be more than the total annualised savings ANU sought from the proposal to disestablish the ANU School of Music.”
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/911946...
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/911946...
More details about ANU former vice-chancellor payments released
'In accordance with her entitlements under her contract.'
www.canberratimes.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
“The former ANU vice-chancellor’s golden handshake means that her new annual salary will be more than the total annualised savings ANU sought from the proposal to disestablish the ANU School of Music.”
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/911946...
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/911946...