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“We’ve invented a magic computer. It uses all of the earth’s resources, we’ve spent trillions on it and it’s the sole growth area of the US economy.”
“What does it do?”
“We were hoping you could tell us.”
“What does it do?”
“We were hoping you could tell us.”
Delicious to me
January 22, 2026 at 7:36 AM
“We’ve invented a magic computer. It uses all of the earth’s resources, we’ve spent trillions on it and it’s the sole growth area of the US economy.”
“What does it do?”
“We were hoping you could tell us.”
“What does it do?”
“We were hoping you could tell us.”
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Amazing when you have a system that lets the private sector deliver a public service it gets rorted.
Grog’s Rule: When you privatise public services be sure to also allocate space in a few years for the Royal Commission into abuses in the system.
Grog’s Rule: When you privatise public services be sure to also allocate space in a few years for the Royal Commission into abuses in the system.
Weird that it’s turning out to be the providers, not the recipients, ripping off the NDIS.
It’s almost as if the Morrison government was so incompetent that it’s taken three years of organised work to clean it up. Incompetent and/or corrupt.
#AusPol
It’s almost as if the Morrison government was so incompetent that it’s taken three years of organised work to clean it up. Incompetent and/or corrupt.
#AusPol
Director of NDIS provider charged over alleged $3.6m fraud
Australian Federal Police allege Billal Chami submitted claims for supports and services never provided to participants.
www.abc.net.au
January 20, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Amazing when you have a system that lets the private sector deliver a public service it gets rorted.
Grog’s Rule: When you privatise public services be sure to also allocate space in a few years for the Royal Commission into abuses in the system.
Grog’s Rule: When you privatise public services be sure to also allocate space in a few years for the Royal Commission into abuses in the system.
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From the River to the Sea Palestine Will Be Free.
Israel is an evil nation led by murderers.
Israel is an evil nation led by murderers.
“Early this morning, Israeli forces stormed the UNRWA Headquarters, a United Nations site, in East Jerusalem.”
Statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini:
www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...
Statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini:
www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...
January 20, 2026 at 11:21 AM
From the River to the Sea Palestine Will Be Free.
Israel is an evil nation led by murderers.
Israel is an evil nation led by murderers.
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No one gives a shit about News Corp’s concocted culture wars, and the rest of the media shd be embarrassed they bought one again
January 18, 2026 at 11:10 AM
No one gives a shit about News Corp’s concocted culture wars, and the rest of the media shd be embarrassed they bought one again
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If you work for ice please understand that your kids will laugh at a character based on you dying in an action movie before the end of the decade. They’ll be in movies for really little kids. Like Phineas and Ferb shit. There will be an action figure of you with a detachable head
January 17, 2026 at 8:40 PM
If you work for ice please understand that your kids will laugh at a character based on you dying in an action movie before the end of the decade. They’ll be in movies for really little kids. Like Phineas and Ferb shit. There will be an action figure of you with a detachable head
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January 12, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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New from me this morning: Nick Shirley’s output is a family affair www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Behind the Somali daycare panic is a mother-and-son duo angling to be top Maga influencers
Nick and Brooke Shirley have for years published conspiracy-minded takes on hot-button rightwing issues
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:53 PM
New from me this morning: Nick Shirley’s output is a family affair www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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A decade apart. Same politician. You couldn’t script a sharper reversal on free speech.
January 9, 2026 at 1:20 AM
A decade apart. Same politician. You couldn’t script a sharper reversal on free speech.
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Pathetically insufficient. There's literally nothing the US could do that could inspire criticism from albanese
January 3, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Pathetically insufficient. There's literally nothing the US could do that could inspire criticism from albanese
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1. Headlines everywhere today read "Grok apologizes."
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
January 3, 2026 at 12:12 AM
1. Headlines everywhere today read "Grok apologizes."
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
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Rest in peace to Mike F, one of the all-time greats
December 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Rest in peace to Mike F, one of the all-time greats
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I see Santa is trending, which can only mean one thing. RIP, brother 🙏 Thanks for all the crap.
December 24, 2023 at 9:13 PM
I see Santa is trending, which can only mean one thing. RIP, brother 🙏 Thanks for all the crap.
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There is no credible evidence that the perpetrators of the Bondi terrorist attack had anything to do with recent protests www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NSW will move to ban phrase ‘globalise the intifada’ in crackdown on ‘hateful’ rhetoric. Here’s what we know so far
NSW parliament will sit next week to consider legislation to limit protests and ban hate speech in response to the Bondi attack, Chris Minns says
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
There is no credible evidence that the perpetrators of the Bondi terrorist attack had anything to do with recent protests www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Linking the march across the bridge to the massacre is disgusting and everyone doing so should be deeply ashamed of their giving tacit support for genocide
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NSW to effectively ban protests for up to three months as premier links Gaza rallies to Bondi terror attack
Chris Minns says state ‘can’t risk another mass demonstration on that scale in NSW [because] the implications can be seen, in my view, on Sunday’
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Linking the march across the bridge to the massacre is disgusting and everyone doing so should be deeply ashamed of their giving tacit support for genocide
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Sussan Ley out there fostering hate and division. The Liberal Party has not learned one lesson from its election loss. They only now appeal to extremists.
Using the “first they came for” lines is so fucking gross.
Also her team putting in “applause” is truly pathetic.
Using the “first they came for” lines is so fucking gross.
Also her team putting in “applause” is truly pathetic.
![Transcript from a speech the soon to no longer be Leader of the Opposition gave at Bondi today:
My team and I want you to be proud of your Jewish faith, to be able to celebrate a time like this. First they came for the Opera House, then they came to the Harbour Bridge, now they've come for Bondi, but we will not let them win. [Applause]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ebyirfmcml2wmydrexhxu27t/bafkreieborcz53jugom2e326uhkvo52qlrutbgdxwd443e5jrdfygtjafe@jpeg)
December 17, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Sussan Ley out there fostering hate and division. The Liberal Party has not learned one lesson from its election loss. They only now appeal to extremists.
Using the “first they came for” lines is so fucking gross.
Also her team putting in “applause” is truly pathetic.
Using the “first they came for” lines is so fucking gross.
Also her team putting in “applause” is truly pathetic.
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The idea that changing a definition to include criticism of Israel as being anti-Semitic and cracking down even further on anti-genocide protests would have in any way made anyone safer is madness. That the Coalition have so comprehensively jumped to blame here is insanity. Who is this speaking to?
December 17, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The idea that changing a definition to include criticism of Israel as being anti-Semitic and cracking down even further on anti-genocide protests would have in any way made anyone safer is madness. That the Coalition have so comprehensively jumped to blame here is insanity. Who is this speaking to?
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The conservatives forces using the Bondi Massacre to instigate a crackdown of freedoms of speech and the right to assembly are completely disgusting.
Protesting genocide and the actions of the Netanyahu Israeli govt are not antisemitic.
Protesting genocide and the actions of the Netanyahu Israeli govt are not antisemitic.
December 17, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The conservatives forces using the Bondi Massacre to instigate a crackdown of freedoms of speech and the right to assembly are completely disgusting.
Protesting genocide and the actions of the Netanyahu Israeli govt are not antisemitic.
Protesting genocide and the actions of the Netanyahu Israeli govt are not antisemitic.
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"[Segal's] plan conflates antisemitism with legitimate criticism of the State of Israel, threatens freedom of political speech... and is an undemocratic, punitive framework that risks exacerbating instead of combating antisemitism."
#auspol
1/3
www.amnesty.org.au/jewish-coali...
#auspol
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www.amnesty.org.au/jewish-coali...
Jewish Coalition Opposes Anti-Democratic Antisemitism Plan, Calls for United, Whole-of-Society ApproachJewish Coalition Opposes Anti-Democratic Antisemitism Plan
A coalition of nine Jewish organisations has today released an open letter urging the Australian Government to reject the plan proposed by Australia’s A coalition of nine Jewish organisations has toda...
www.amnesty.org.au
December 15, 2025 at 9:33 AM
"[Segal's] plan conflates antisemitism with legitimate criticism of the State of Israel, threatens freedom of political speech... and is an undemocratic, punitive framework that risks exacerbating instead of combating antisemitism."
#auspol
1/3
www.amnesty.org.au/jewish-coali...
#auspol
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www.amnesty.org.au/jewish-coali...
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HEY FRIENDS!! Did you know that Australia - #2 in the world for data centre investment - is now formally missing its climate targets thanks in large part to the resulting surge in power demand?
It's massive news - @crikey.com.au let me NERD OUT to explain why:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/d...
It's massive news - @crikey.com.au let me NERD OUT to explain why:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/d...
December 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
HEY FRIENDS!! Did you know that Australia - #2 in the world for data centre investment - is now formally missing its climate targets thanks in large part to the resulting surge in power demand?
It's massive news - @crikey.com.au let me NERD OUT to explain why:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/d...
It's massive news - @crikey.com.au let me NERD OUT to explain why:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/d...
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“Anti-trans activist and Binary Australia spokesperson Kirralie Smith has been ordered to pay $95,000 in fines and issue a public apology after she was found to have vilified two trans women earlier this year.”
Look, it’s possible to hold transphobes accountable for abusing trans people.
Look, it’s possible to hold transphobes accountable for abusing trans people.
Anti-Trans Activist Kirralie Smith Ordered To Pay Almost $100k & Issue Public Apology Following Vilification Ruling - Star Observer
Anti-trans activist Kirralie Smith has been ordered to pay $95,000 and issue a public apology after vilifying two trans women.
www.starobserver.com.au
December 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
“Anti-trans activist and Binary Australia spokesperson Kirralie Smith has been ordered to pay $95,000 in fines and issue a public apology after she was found to have vilified two trans women earlier this year.”
Look, it’s possible to hold transphobes accountable for abusing trans people.
Look, it’s possible to hold transphobes accountable for abusing trans people.
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Leopards never change their spots...
“They are like the mafia. Their business model is to come sniffing for work and hook the client before they realise it’s too late to change course when things start going wrong. And they always go wrong.”
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2025/11...
“They are like the mafia. Their business model is to come sniffing for work and hook the client before they realise it’s too late to change course when things start going wrong. And they always go wrong.”
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2025/11...
Inside the Bureau of Meteorology’s $96m website fiasco
Global IT consultancy Accenture has been accused of ‘strip mining’ the Bureau of Meteorology during its years-late delivery of a redesigned website not fit for purpose.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 28, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Leopards never change their spots...
“They are like the mafia. Their business model is to come sniffing for work and hook the client before they realise it’s too late to change course when things start going wrong. And they always go wrong.”
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2025/11...
“They are like the mafia. Their business model is to come sniffing for work and hook the client before they realise it’s too late to change course when things start going wrong. And they always go wrong.”
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2025/11...
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So, @tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social lost the public argument on this wretched amendment, allowing police to cancel Centrelink payments for ppl who have not been found guilty
So she went on Sky News to defame legal, disability, & community advocates as well as Senator Thorpe
revolting stuff
So she went on Sky News to defame legal, disability, & community advocates as well as Senator Thorpe
revolting stuff
November 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
So, @tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social lost the public argument on this wretched amendment, allowing police to cancel Centrelink payments for ppl who have not been found guilty
So she went on Sky News to defame legal, disability, & community advocates as well as Senator Thorpe
revolting stuff
So she went on Sky News to defame legal, disability, & community advocates as well as Senator Thorpe
revolting stuff
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not at all to dunk (I wrote a whole book on why capital should flow in this directions!) but these examples plus a cursory history of each seems like bad news to me
We need much more finance flowing to developing countries—according to leading estimates, 1-2% of developed countries' GDP and 3-5% of developing countries' GDP.
The good news: large-scale finance to developing countries has happened before and worked
The good news: large-scale finance to developing countries has happened before and worked
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
not at all to dunk (I wrote a whole book on why capital should flow in this directions!) but these examples plus a cursory history of each seems like bad news to me
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New: 100+ legal experts, welfare groups & academics demand the Minister bin an amendment, allowing police to cancel welfare payments for people who have not been found guilty of any crime
@tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social is trying to ram this amendment through today
Read more: archive.is/UHu9J
@tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social is trying to ram this amendment through today
Read more: archive.is/UHu9J
November 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
New: 100+ legal experts, welfare groups & academics demand the Minister bin an amendment, allowing police to cancel welfare payments for people who have not been found guilty of any crime
@tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social is trying to ram this amendment through today
Read more: archive.is/UHu9J
@tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social is trying to ram this amendment through today
Read more: archive.is/UHu9J