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@tresantes on twitter. lawyer interested in administrative law, privacy and social justice. I like cats and the northern lights. she/her. posting from Ngunnawal and Ngembri Country / canberra, australia.

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L @tresantes.bsky.social · Nov 15

Ok so I only just found out these existed and while they’re clearly useful for my fatigued ass, they also just seem generally useful because cleaning the shower is the worst chore: www.kmart.com.au/product/long...

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Shop Long Handled Scrubbing Brush at Kmart. Enjoy Australia-wide delivery or free click & collect on selected items.

www.kmart.com.au

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L @tresantes.bsky.social · 44m

I finished my reading challenge for the year a whole 2 months early!!!! #26 was Ishiguro’s never let me go

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Once again making myself mad by watching cooking reels on fb

L @tresantes.bsky.social · 6h

For the first time in ages I’ve done a whole week (at least a part time week) of work and felt productive and engaged the whole time :)

L @tresantes.bsky.social · 7h

Only one of my two orders has dispatched and yet I have three different tracking codes with auspost. I am confused.

L @tresantes.bsky.social · 1d

Had coffee too late in the day and while dehydrated so now I feel anxious and nauseous lol

L @tresantes.bsky.social · 1d

I still remember when I had some respect for Baird for deciding to get rid of greyhound racing … quickly dissipating when he back flipped on the decision

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 1d

Many of the racing clubs slated for closure are in regional Australia, including at Broken Hill, where the loss of its club will mean the closest track is nearly six hours away.

Almost half of all NSW greyhound racing tracks to be permanently shut

Many of the racing clubs slated for closure are in regional Australia, including at Broken Hill, where the loss of its club will mean the closest track is nearly six hours away.

www.abc.net.au

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 1d

Happy anniversary to those who celebrate 🥳

The Age
Opinion
I wrote a book and no one read it. It's time to face up to what we have lost
Chip Le Grand
October 30, 2024

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L @tresantes.bsky.social · 1d

I’m feeling too lazy to make myself lunch and god it is so good to have multiple cafes in walking distance (this has been your regular “L loves living in a town centre” update)

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 3d

centrists will tell you to your face that we all need to abandon identity issues, and focus on kitchen table issues instead and yet when a leftist candidate runs a generational campaign based on kitchen table issues, it's the centrists weaponizing identity politics to smear the leftist.

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L @tresantes.bsky.social · 3d

He was I think around 12 at the time? Anyway he told me that his dad decided to forgo money that day by not doing the milk run (which apparently my dad sometimes helped with) so maybe it felt like a close brush w death

L @tresantes.bsky.social · 3d

Damn I asked my dad about the Woden flood in the 70s (he grew up in Canberra) and he got unexpectedly emotional

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L @tresantes.bsky.social · 3d

Shout out to the ACT greens for letterboxing right back in response to the disgusting white supremacist materials from a little while ago!

Yellow flyer that says “Woden rejects racism: chat with greens MPs” in large text.

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L @tresantes.bsky.social · 3d

That this is framed by openAI as an improvement is wild. Your “not affirming delusions” practice is generally providing more fodder for delusions! And in the off chance, ignoring a life threatening situation!

In one hypothetical example cited by OpenAl, a user tells ChatGPT they are being targeted by planes flying over their house. ChatGPT thanks the user for sharing their feelings but notes that "no aircraft or outside force can steal or insert your thoughts."

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ᴅʀ. ʟɪɴᴇꜱ @lines.snail.skin · 3d

Baseball isn't real and telling me about it is violence.

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Aysha @ayshaufarah.bsky.social · 3d

My dad sent me this

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Dinah Rose KC @dinahrose.bsky.social · 3d

Tuesday

The grey cat was sleeping.in the basin. He's annoyed to be disturbed. He's lying on his back showing a vast expanse of furry tummy and tail.

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Michael Bench-Cauldron @mikebenchcapon.bsky.social · 3d

It's fun how enshittification is driven by two quite distinct forces, the comprehensible one where websites are run for profit and so they try to maximize engagement and thus ad revenue rather than providing a good service, and the incomprehensible one where they just want to put AI into everything

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L @tresantes.bsky.social · 3d

I ordered another piece of art!!! Print of a painting of the aurora in Alaska

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AkaSci @akasci.bsky.social · 3d

One more outstanding and artistic shot of Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) by astro-photographer Marina Prol from the Canary Islands, taken on October 25.
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www.marinaprol.com/astroandnigh...
Credit: Marina Prol
#Astronomy

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) seen from high elevation with an orange backlit cloud layer below it, dark and starry skies above it and a golden glowing sea at the bottom.

Commentary by Marina Pol on X:
Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), Gran Canaria and Tenerife.
We went up to avoid the low clouds and there were also high ones. We took advantage of the windows we had and enjoyed the views and the good transparency, despite the pesky clouds.

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L @tresantes.bsky.social · 3d

Unfortunately it is Tuesday when I feel like it’s Friday

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L @tresantes.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah lol it is a bit strange but I’m not complaining bc I’m glad anyone is trying to do something lol

L @tresantes.bsky.social · 3d

Hells yeah Woden rejects racism!!!!

Yellow background leaflet that says “WODEN REJECTS RACISM” in big black text.

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L @tresantes.bsky.social · 3d

They’ve also organised some community stalls and some anti racism leaflets in response!

L @tresantes.bsky.social · 21d

Shout out to the ACT greens for being the first to respond to me with a genuine email

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John B @johnb78.bsky.social · 4d

This really was a shonky one - I knew there was a way of opting out from reading tech news, but still had to Google the instructions on forums because it was literally impossible to reach otherwise

Esther Rockett 🚀 @estherrockett.bsky.social · 4d

This is great news: Microsoft only allowed customers to opt out of Copilot and its accompanying 46% price hike when they hit the cancel button on their renewal cc @parismarx.com www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

ACCC alleges Microsoft 'deliberately hid' cheaper Microsoft 365 subscription

The consumer watchdog is suing Microsoft for allegedly misleading about 2.7 million Australians over its Microsoft 365 subscriptions.

www.abc.net.au

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L @tresantes.bsky.social · 4d

Why have I put this off when it’s free money