@bigdenz.bsky.social
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could we please get some emergency services reporting on Bluesky #ffs
many Australians are here, and don’t wish to trawl f/b ot twitter for these warnings
many Australians are here, and don’t wish to trawl f/b ot twitter for these warnings
January 17, 2026 at 4:32 AM
could we please get some emergency services reporting on Bluesky #ffs
many Australians are here, and don’t wish to trawl f/b ot twitter for these warnings
many Australians are here, and don’t wish to trawl f/b ot twitter for these warnings
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Reading an article about ants AND coming here to tell you how fascinating it is… wasn’t on my bingo card today.
theaimn.net/the-unseen-a...
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The Unseen Architects: What ants teach us about our place in the world
We are raised to believe in a pyramid of life. Humanity, with its cities and satellites, sits proudly at the apex. It is a comforting story of dominance. But below our feet, holding up the [...]
theaimn.net
January 11, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Reading an article about ants AND coming here to tell you how fascinating it is… wasn’t on my bingo card today.
theaimn.net/the-unseen-a...
theaimn.net/the-unseen-a...
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As a former Director of Adelaide Writers' Week I am appalled that the Adelaide Festival Board has rescinded Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah's invitation to the 2026 AWW, explicitly linking its decision to the shattering crimes in Bondi.
A shocking decision that will and should have far-reaching consequences.
A shocking decision that will and should have far-reaching consequences.
January 8, 2026 at 4:50 AM
As a former Director of Adelaide Writers' Week I am appalled that the Adelaide Festival Board has rescinded Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah's invitation to the 2026 AWW, explicitly linking its decision to the shattering crimes in Bondi.
A shocking decision that will and should have far-reaching consequences.
A shocking decision that will and should have far-reaching consequences.
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I stand with Randa and everyone standing against hate, genocide, oppression and terror. In all its forms.
January 8, 2026 at 5:28 AM
I stand with Randa and everyone standing against hate, genocide, oppression and terror. In all its forms.
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The bullies that went after first the Bendigo and now Adelaide writers festival for daring to include a Palestinian voice don't give a fuck that this will wreck the festival. They just want to make it clear they'll do this again and again, so you're best complying in advance.
January 8, 2026 at 7:13 AM
The bullies that went after first the Bendigo and now Adelaide writers festival for daring to include a Palestinian voice don't give a fuck that this will wreck the festival. They just want to make it clear they'll do this again and again, so you're best complying in advance.
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Well, I was going to be on a panel at the Adelaide Writers' Festival but I'm not any more.
January 8, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Well, I was going to be on a panel at the Adelaide Writers' Festival but I'm not any more.
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Time to make some changes.
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
www.disconnect.blog
January 4, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Time to make some changes.
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Having killed hundreds of aid workers, Israel is now completely banning 37 aid orgs from entering Gaza, including Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children, Oxfam, Caritas, and World Vision. This is an obvious war crime and thousands will die.
Any comment from our government?
Any comment from our government?
'Simply unprecedented': Israel banning dozens of charities from Gaza
The Israeli government says the organisations have not met new requirements, which include recognising Israel as a Jewish and democratic state and banning any so-called "de-legitimisation" of Israel.
www.abc.net.au
December 31, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Having killed hundreds of aid workers, Israel is now completely banning 37 aid orgs from entering Gaza, including Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children, Oxfam, Caritas, and World Vision. This is an obvious war crime and thousands will die.
Any comment from our government?
Any comment from our government?
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“You cannot silence the truth”
Francesca Albanese—
"It is becoming more and more intense—personal threats, physical threats, the sanctions—it has not silenced me because you cannot silence the truth in the face of a genocide.
"It's just a matter of time before this injustice ends, sooner or later, it will not last forever."
"It is becoming more and more intense—personal threats, physical threats, the sanctions—it has not silenced me because you cannot silence the truth in the face of a genocide.
"It's just a matter of time before this injustice ends, sooner or later, it will not last forever."
December 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“You cannot silence the truth”
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Here's @lucyham.bsky.social. 'Eugenics is back on the menu, boys'
Eugenics is back on the menu, boys - The Shot
The new name for the ideology, human biodiversity (HBD), is handy: it’s not just race science that this marketing of biological determinism promotes. It allows for the idea that class, like Murray arg...
theshot.net.au
November 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Here's @lucyham.bsky.social. 'Eugenics is back on the menu, boys'
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“Far from adding to Australia’s colourful story, Tony Abbott has whittled it down to an outdated, destructive doctrine,” writes Grace Tame. satpa.pe/lvdRcPb
Tony Abbott’s warped story of Australia
Tony Abbott’s history of Australia is a version that sanitises the worst effects of colonialism and immigration policy, and leans into the destructive doctrine of Trump.
satpa.pe
November 2, 2025 at 6:31 AM
“Far from adding to Australia’s colourful story, Tony Abbott has whittled it down to an outdated, destructive doctrine,” writes Grace Tame. satpa.pe/lvdRcPb
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My article is about how Australia has sold its resources to the USA to our detriment, and how most of our media were fixated, not on these issues, but on a very minor, manufactured Kevin Rudd culture wars
It has very little to do with how Mr Albanese held his knife and fork while eating with Trump
It has very little to do with how Mr Albanese held his knife and fork while eating with Trump
November 1, 2025 at 8:23 AM
My article is about how Australia has sold its resources to the USA to our detriment, and how most of our media were fixated, not on these issues, but on a very minor, manufactured Kevin Rudd culture wars
It has very little to do with how Mr Albanese held his knife and fork while eating with Trump
It has very little to do with how Mr Albanese held his knife and fork while eating with Trump
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The days of “she‘ll be right, mate” are over, and all thinking Australians need to take action against ecocide and genocide and not let one 22-year-old woman take the burden of the crises of the world on her shoulders. #auspol #GretaThunberg #Gaza
Is Greta Thunberg the lone voice for justice in our world?
As the world moves from one crisis to another and our politicians ignore the immense injustices that are happening in their nation and in the world, what do ordinary non-violent citizens do to let their politicians know they aren’t happy with their lack of moral and ethical fortitude?
johnmenadue.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The days of “she‘ll be right, mate” are over, and all thinking Australians need to take action against ecocide and genocide and not let one 22-year-old woman take the burden of the crises of the world on her shoulders. #auspol #GretaThunberg #Gaza
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“They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others”
“Lorenzo D’Agostino, a journalist and another flotilla participant, said after returning to Istanbul that Thunberg was “wrapped in the Israeli flag and paraded like a trophy” – a scene described with disbelief and anger by those who witnessed it.”
Once again, they are truly psychotic.
Once again, they are truly psychotic.
Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags
Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
“They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others”
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Here's me. "The Yanks are cooked (and cooking the rest of us)"
The Yanks are cooked (and cooking the rest of us) - The Shot
American authoritarianism is an echo of tyrants’ past and its own unique perversion: shrouded in goldleaf, ski masks, and utter bullshit.
theshot.net.au
September 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Here's me. "The Yanks are cooked (and cooking the rest of us)"
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Yep. A brilliant read. Ian
September 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Yep. A brilliant read. Ian
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“If the most prestigious university in Australia will not fund our most prestigious literary journal, then it makes you question whether or not universities actually care about Australian culture.”
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...
Australian writers shocked and ‘disgusted’ by closure of 85-year-old literary journal Meanjin
After 85 years of continuous publication, Meanjin, Australia’s second-oldest literary journal, is closing.
johnmenadue.com
September 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
“If the most prestigious university in Australia will not fund our most prestigious literary journal, then it makes you question whether or not universities actually care about Australian culture.”
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...
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"Australia’s punitive migration system has already caused immeasurable harm to thousands of people over decades in violation of international law. It is not too late for the government to halt this plan and prevent further abuses."
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...
Australia should halt plan to deport refugees, migrants to Nauru
Last week, the Australian Government struck a A$400 million (US$260 million) deal with Nauru to deport 280 people to the small Pacific island nation. It is also proposing new legislation to strip thos...
johnmenadue.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"Australia’s punitive migration system has already caused immeasurable harm to thousands of people over decades in violation of international law. It is not too late for the government to halt this plan and prevent further abuses."
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...
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My latest in The Shot.
"The pro-lsrael lobby in Australia do not have the power - they have bluff. They're a farce, a smokescreen, a collection of paranoids intent on defending a foreign power’s despicable actions at the expense of Australia’s own social democracy."
👇🏽
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"The pro-lsrael lobby in Australia do not have the power - they have bluff. They're a farce, a smokescreen, a collection of paranoids intent on defending a foreign power’s despicable actions at the expense of Australia’s own social democracy."
👇🏽
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Bendigo Writers’ Festival And The Curious Case Of The Missing Democracy - The Shot
It started off well enough, as all well-intentioned stories do. The Bendigo Writers’ Festival’s marketing for their August event had...
theshot.net.au
August 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
My latest in The Shot.
"The pro-lsrael lobby in Australia do not have the power - they have bluff. They're a farce, a smokescreen, a collection of paranoids intent on defending a foreign power’s despicable actions at the expense of Australia’s own social democracy."
👇🏽
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
"The pro-lsrael lobby in Australia do not have the power - they have bluff. They're a farce, a smokescreen, a collection of paranoids intent on defending a foreign power’s despicable actions at the expense of Australia’s own social democracy."
👇🏽
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
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If you're the kind of person who might enjoy a long essay about how awful Musk is and what that tells us about society (and being autistic), you may appreciate this:
oolong.medium.com/elon-musks-a...
oolong.medium.com/elon-musks-a...
Elon Musk’s Autistic Anti-Patterns
How Not To Do Being Autistic
oolong.medium.com
August 21, 2025 at 9:16 AM
If you're the kind of person who might enjoy a long essay about how awful Musk is and what that tells us about society (and being autistic), you may appreciate this:
oolong.medium.com/elon-musks-a...
oolong.medium.com/elon-musks-a...
successfully helped no one into the #hottest100
July 26, 2025 at 10:57 AM
successfully helped no one into the #hottest100
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Curious to see the way that Australian media treated Monique Ryan when her husband caught was caught pulling down a sign versus Jill Segal when her husband’s family trust donated $50k to Advance.
July 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Curious to see the way that Australian media treated Monique Ryan when her husband caught was caught pulling down a sign versus Jill Segal when her husband’s family trust donated $50k to Advance.
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Here's @ronnisalt.bsky.social. 'Israel: silencing dissent everywhere'
Israel: silencing dissent everywhere - The Shot
The pro-Israel lobby isn’t designed to balance debate nor to enrich it – it is designed to silence it.
theshot.net.au
July 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Here's @ronnisalt.bsky.social. 'Israel: silencing dissent everywhere'