twinfold
@twinfold.bsky.social
No faith in humanity.
End two-party politics.
Hold power to account.
Integrity and transparency are everything.
End two-party politics.
Hold power to account.
Integrity and transparency are everything.
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Bluesky doesn’t have a central algorithm that’s forced on everybody, and allows users to create their own feeds.
I think that is the *only* ethical model for social media going forward:
english.elpais.com/technology/2...
I think that is the *only* ethical model for social media going forward:
english.elpais.com/technology/2...
Algorithms do widen the divide: Social media feeds shape political polarization
A study shows that the order in which platforms like X display content to their users affects their animosity towards other ideological groups
english.elpais.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Bluesky doesn’t have a central algorithm that’s forced on everybody, and allows users to create their own feeds.
I think that is the *only* ethical model for social media going forward:
english.elpais.com/technology/2...
I think that is the *only* ethical model for social media going forward:
english.elpais.com/technology/2...
Hey @politico.com, when does it stop being a "stable ceasefire"? Israel has continued killing daily and denying aid to those who need it.
Genuinely doesn't seem to fit a ceasefire definition, let alone a stable one, does it? #Gaza
Genuinely doesn't seem to fit a ceasefire definition, let alone a stable one, does it? #Gaza
As first phase of ceasefire nears end, Israel returns 15 more Palestinian bodies to Gaza
But unrest continued in the West Bank.
www.politico.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Hey @politico.com, when does it stop being a "stable ceasefire"? Israel has continued killing daily and denying aid to those who need it.
Genuinely doesn't seem to fit a ceasefire definition, let alone a stable one, does it? #Gaza
Genuinely doesn't seem to fit a ceasefire definition, let alone a stable one, does it? #Gaza
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The agreement over environmental reforms is a great outcome for Labor, the environment and the Greens themselves, @rachelwithers.bsky.social writes. It’s almost as if this is how parliament is supposed to work.
The Greens, Labor, and the environment all scored a win today — it's a lesson in how politics *should* work
www.crikey.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:39 AM
The agreement over environmental reforms is a great outcome for Labor, the environment and the Greens themselves, @rachelwithers.bsky.social writes. It’s almost as if this is how parliament is supposed to work.
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WTF @jimchalmers.bsky.social - the gov currently subsidises fossil fuels to the tune of $15b while science gets cut? How are we going to be ‘future made in Australia’ with no investment in what makes us smart as a nation? You are fuelling a more stupid Oz, as shown in the inc in PHON votes #auspol
Climate of fear: are CSIRO’s sweeping job cuts a sign Australia doesn’t care about the extinction crisis?
Ever decreasing funding for the globally respected government agency mirrors an industry-wide trend that could hinder scientific breakthroughs www.theguardian.com/australia-ne....
Ever decreasing funding for the globally respected government agency mirrors an industry-wide trend that could hinder scientific breakthroughs www.theguardian.com/australia-ne....
Climate of fear: are CSIRO’s sweeping job cuts a sign Australia doesn’t care about the extinction crisis?
Ever decreasing funding for the globally respected government agency mirrors an industry-wide trend that could hinder scientific breakthroughs
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
WTF @jimchalmers.bsky.social - the gov currently subsidises fossil fuels to the tune of $15b while science gets cut? How are we going to be ‘future made in Australia’ with no investment in what makes us smart as a nation? You are fuelling a more stupid Oz, as shown in the inc in PHON votes #auspol
@australia.theguardian.com Why are all the section headings on the website still not hyperlinked?
As I scroll down the page, I can't click 'In focus', 'Features', 'More opinion', 'More news'.
It's like you don't want people to take more than a cursory glance at the site. 😶
As I scroll down the page, I can't click 'In focus', 'Features', 'More opinion', 'More news'.
It's like you don't want people to take more than a cursory glance at the site. 😶
Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardian
Latest news, sport, comment, analysis and reviews from Guardian Australia
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
@australia.theguardian.com Why are all the section headings on the website still not hyperlinked?
As I scroll down the page, I can't click 'In focus', 'Features', 'More opinion', 'More news'.
It's like you don't want people to take more than a cursory glance at the site. 😶
As I scroll down the page, I can't click 'In focus', 'Features', 'More opinion', 'More news'.
It's like you don't want people to take more than a cursory glance at the site. 😶
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The first question should be “Good evening Sussan, you are irrelevant to actual policy, so we’ll leave it there, thanks for joining us” #abc730
November 17, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The first question should be “Good evening Sussan, you are irrelevant to actual policy, so we’ll leave it there, thanks for joining us” #abc730
The real question is why are @albomp.bsky.social and @australianlabor.bsky.social more prepared to deal with Ley on EPBCA changes than they are the Greens?
The PM's hatred of the Greens is driving his party off a cliff as they follow the Coalition into the abyss on gas & inaction. #auspol
The PM's hatred of the Greens is driving his party off a cliff as they follow the Coalition into the abyss on gas & inaction. #auspol
The Coalition is spinning a line that climate action is economically bad. How are they getting away with it? | Zoe Daniel
In this post-truth environment, the interests of coal and gas are somehow able to win the hearts and minds of voters
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The real question is why are @albomp.bsky.social and @australianlabor.bsky.social more prepared to deal with Ley on EPBCA changes than they are the Greens?
The PM's hatred of the Greens is driving his party off a cliff as they follow the Coalition into the abyss on gas & inaction. #auspol
The PM's hatred of the Greens is driving his party off a cliff as they follow the Coalition into the abyss on gas & inaction. #auspol
And @australianlabor.bsky.social continues to support gas and weaken the EPBC to the point of ineffectiveness.
Fucking Australia folks. Well done @albomp.bsky.social. #auspol #shameful #climatechange
Fucking Australia folks. Well done @albomp.bsky.social. #auspol #shameful #climatechange
And the LNP dumps Net Zero
Humanity could be just 3 years away from crossing a dire climate threshold, report warns
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
November 16, 2025 at 8:37 AM
And @australianlabor.bsky.social continues to support gas and weaken the EPBC to the point of ineffectiveness.
Fucking Australia folks. Well done @albomp.bsky.social. #auspol #shameful #climatechange
Fucking Australia folks. Well done @albomp.bsky.social. #auspol #shameful #climatechange
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There was a time when it was considered patriotic to remove Nazis from society.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘We can’t police our way out of fascism’: experts urge holistic approach to counter Australia’s neo-Nazis
Reactive lawmaking and off-the-cuff ideas won’t deal with the problem, counter-terrorism expert and researcher at ANU says
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:33 AM
There was a time when it was considered patriotic to remove Nazis from society.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
What a bunch of fucking idiots. #auspol
Liberals poised to dump net zero target after majority reject policy in marathon five-hour meeting
Senior Liberal sources say 28 speakers wanted to jettison the 2050 net zero emissions target entirely, 17 expressed desire to retain it in some form, while four were on the fence
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 AM
What a bunch of fucking idiots. #auspol
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Unless our elected representatives are keen to welcome a time when we consider replacing them with artificial intelligence, they might like to take a moment to rethink this approach to the human expertise that governments employ.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australian government could explore using AI for cabinet submissions despite security concerns
Finance minister Katy Gallagher says the public service is building its own artificial intelligence program and spruiks productivity benefits
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Unless our elected representatives are keen to welcome a time when we consider replacing them with artificial intelligence, they might like to take a moment to rethink this approach to the human expertise that governments employ.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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How Australia’s national security chief used AI to write speeches and ‘personnel communications’
Pretty wild story from @cameronwilson.bsky.social who has done the first chatbot FOI in Australia (possibly the world??)
www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/12/a...
Pretty wild story from @cameronwilson.bsky.social who has done the first chatbot FOI in Australia (possibly the world??)
www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/12/a...
How Australia's national security chief used AI to write speeches and 'personnel communications'
As the government pushes public servants to use AI, this is the first time that FOI has been used to reveal how the government staff are already using the technology.
www.crikey.com.au
November 12, 2025 at 5:50 AM
How Australia’s national security chief used AI to write speeches and ‘personnel communications’
Pretty wild story from @cameronwilson.bsky.social who has done the first chatbot FOI in Australia (possibly the world??)
www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/12/a...
Pretty wild story from @cameronwilson.bsky.social who has done the first chatbot FOI in Australia (possibly the world??)
www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/12/a...
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Victorian Labor: our Northern Territory colleagues tried to out-conservative the conservatives on the subject of crime and lost. The LNP ran on crime in Queensland and our Queensland counterparts lost to them. The Victorian Liberals are picking crime too, so let’s try and out-conservative them!
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Victorian Labor: our Northern Territory colleagues tried to out-conservative the conservatives on the subject of crime and lost. The LNP ran on crime in Queensland and our Queensland counterparts lost to them. The Victorian Liberals are picking crime too, so let’s try and out-conservative them!
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Why is Nauru's president being snuck into Parliament House for secret meetings that we only hear about in a tweet after it has been exposed?
If this deal is so defensible, why won't Labor tell Australians what they're discussing behind closed doors?
If this deal is so defensible, why won't Labor tell Australians what they're discussing behind closed doors?
I had a productive meeting with Nauru’s President Adeang today in Canberra - the relationship between our countries is critical on a range of issues.
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Why is Nauru's president being snuck into Parliament House for secret meetings that we only hear about in a tweet after it has been exposed?
If this deal is so defensible, why won't Labor tell Australians what they're discussing behind closed doors?
If this deal is so defensible, why won't Labor tell Australians what they're discussing behind closed doors?
"Big Plastic" didn't con us. Capitalism did.
The pursuit of endless profit growth and shirking responsibility got us here.
#FuckCapitalism
The pursuit of endless profit growth and shirking responsibility got us here.
#FuckCapitalism
How we got conned into recycling by Big Plastic
Rinsing that yoghurt tub was never going to solve the problem. We’ve all been fooled.
www.theage.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
"Big Plastic" didn't con us. Capitalism did.
The pursuit of endless profit growth and shirking responsibility got us here.
#FuckCapitalism
The pursuit of endless profit growth and shirking responsibility got us here.
#FuckCapitalism
What a shame... 🙄
*don't speak ill of the dead, don't speak ill of the dead...*
One less racist on the streets. #Queensland
*don't speak ill of the dead, don't speak ill of the dead...*
One less racist on the streets. #Queensland
‘Never afraid to speak up’: Former police union boss Ian Leavers found dead at home
Leavers led the police union for 15 years from 2009 to 2024 and was appointed the first Cross-Border Commissioner.
www.brisbanetimes.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
What a shame... 🙄
*don't speak ill of the dead, don't speak ill of the dead...*
One less racist on the streets. #Queensland
*don't speak ill of the dead, don't speak ill of the dead...*
One less racist on the streets. #Queensland
@albomp.bsky.social is a coward who dishonours Peta Murphy's memory & legacy every single day he refuses to act on her report. #auspol #ShameOnYou #LaborSucks
"fear within the Labor caucus is leading to silence."
And that silence is leading to very bad policy.
The Silence of the Labor Lambs is just amplifying the voices of gambling, sports and media lobbyists [and so many others] who have successfully captured Albanese and his gutless Cabinet. #auspol
And that silence is leading to very bad policy.
The Silence of the Labor Lambs is just amplifying the voices of gambling, sports and media lobbyists [and so many others] who have successfully captured Albanese and his gutless Cabinet. #auspol
Andrew Wilkie has asked the PM to allow a free vote on banning gambling advertising and it appears many Labor MPs would support it.
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
@albomp.bsky.social is a coward who dishonours Peta Murphy's memory & legacy every single day he refuses to act on her report. #auspol #ShameOnYou #LaborSucks
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What's currently wrong with @australianlabor.bsky.social's EPBC Act reform package & how can they make it fit for purpose?
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social has put together a detailed policy brief.
12 key concerns are discussed & solutions are provided.
biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/ge...
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social has put together a detailed policy brief.
12 key concerns are discussed & solutions are provided.
biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/ge...
Getting the EPBC Act right | Biodiversity Council Australia
Our factsheet outlines the strengths, weaknesses, and recommended improvements to the Australian Government’s proposed environmental law reforms.
biodiversitycouncil.org.au
November 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
What's currently wrong with @australianlabor.bsky.social's EPBC Act reform package & how can they make it fit for purpose?
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social has put together a detailed policy brief.
12 key concerns are discussed & solutions are provided.
biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/ge...
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social has put together a detailed policy brief.
12 key concerns are discussed & solutions are provided.
biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/ge...
Environment groups regard the proposed reforms as the “biggest test the Albanese government has faced” but believe they contain too many loopholes. satpa.pe/UjWQ9YG
Watt’s race to environment law reform
Environment Minister Murray Watt tells The Saturday Paper he is convinced his reforms will pass before the end of the year, although the Greens and the Coalition are both wary of supporting them in their current form.
satpa.pe
November 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
“The equation is simple: If we build more homes where people most want to live, housing will be cheaper and our cities will be wealthier, healthier and more vibrant.”
Except what infrastructure would support the plan? Parking? Public transport? Roads?
Seems horribly considered. #auspol #Grattan
Except what infrastructure would support the plan? Parking? Public transport? Roads?
Seems horribly considered. #auspol #Grattan
Radical plan to revamp nation’s capital cities – and shave $100,000 off house prices
The cost of housing, and its impact on young Australians, has become one of the nation’s biggest issues. A new plan calls for a “housing revolution”.
www.brisbanetimes.com.au
November 5, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Didn't Crisafulli run an election campaign on meeting their targets & stepping down if they couldn't?
That was a load of shit, wasn't it? Just like everything else they promised.
#qldpol #FuckingLNP #3moreyears
That was a load of shit, wasn't it? Just like everything else they promised.
#qldpol #FuckingLNP #3moreyears
Examining the Queensland government’s performance on elective surgery
Queensland's government declared victory on elective surgery wait times but thousands of patients are waiting longer than recommended — and specialists warn the fix is short-term at best.
www.abc.net.au
November 2, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Didn't Crisafulli run an election campaign on meeting their targets & stepping down if they couldn't?
That was a load of shit, wasn't it? Just like everything else they promised.
#qldpol #FuckingLNP #3moreyears
That was a load of shit, wasn't it? Just like everything else they promised.
#qldpol #FuckingLNP #3moreyears
November 2, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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And, bashing the Greens (again) for simply demanding Labor listen to and act on the urgent advice of those that _actually know_, Zoe, is as cliche as it is reckless.
November 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
And, bashing the Greens (again) for simply demanding Labor listen to and act on the urgent advice of those that _actually know_, Zoe, is as cliche as it is reckless.
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Yes, I'm angry, and deeply saddened. I'm so tired of the enablers that are actively contributing to our dying planet. Pieces like @zoedaniel.bsky.social's do tremendous harm to genuine environmental law reform and are deeply upsetting to the many scientists and experts on the front lines.
Zoe Daniel joins the chorus of deeply unhelpful hot takes from non-experts about the EPBC reforms.
This opinion piece is so poorly constructed and full of deeply ignorant and superficial commentary. It reads like it’s written by a Labor staffer.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This opinion piece is so poorly constructed and full of deeply ignorant and superficial commentary. It reads like it’s written by a Labor staffer.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Australia must put politics aside and pass nature laws that benefit the economy and the environment. We owe it to our kids | Zoe Daniel
There’s no such thing as a perfect legislative solution. It’s about finding one that’s workable – for the community, for the economy and for nature
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Yes, I'm angry, and deeply saddened. I'm so tired of the enablers that are actively contributing to our dying planet. Pieces like @zoedaniel.bsky.social's do tremendous harm to genuine environmental law reform and are deeply upsetting to the many scientists and experts on the front lines.
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ZoeD:"a bill that’s undoubtedly a vast improvement on what currently exists" ⁉️ 🤯
👎industry carve-outs
👎veg clearing loopholes
👎vague 'unacceptable impacts' & 'national interest'
👎bilateral agreements devolving Fed powers to states/territories
👎NO fully independent EPA
👎pay-to-destroy enviro offsets
👎industry carve-outs
👎veg clearing loopholes
👎vague 'unacceptable impacts' & 'national interest'
👎bilateral agreements devolving Fed powers to states/territories
👎NO fully independent EPA
👎pay-to-destroy enviro offsets
Some of the key concerns with Minister Watt's proposed EPBC reforms, as identified by the Biodiversity Council
Read 👉 biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/environ...
Read 👉 biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/environ...
November 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
ZoeD:"a bill that’s undoubtedly a vast improvement on what currently exists" ⁉️ 🤯
👎industry carve-outs
👎veg clearing loopholes
👎vague 'unacceptable impacts' & 'national interest'
👎bilateral agreements devolving Fed powers to states/territories
👎NO fully independent EPA
👎pay-to-destroy enviro offsets
👎industry carve-outs
👎veg clearing loopholes
👎vague 'unacceptable impacts' & 'national interest'
👎bilateral agreements devolving Fed powers to states/territories
👎NO fully independent EPA
👎pay-to-destroy enviro offsets