chris j
@chrisjohnston.bsky.social
non-fiction - melbourne
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#Epstein File EFTA00004179 :: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
FBI notes detail grim demands Epstein made for procurement of underage girls
Interview from 2019 reveals specific preferences for recruitment, including age and race
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM
#Epstein File EFTA00004179 :: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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‘Naveed was investigated and Sajid was interviewed. Naveed Akram was deemed not to be a threat. At the time, Scott Morrison was prime minister and Peter Dutton the home affairs minister.’ 🔥
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Howard has gone too far. His comments about Albanese tear us apart
Slagging off the man entrusted with trying to steer the nation through this powerfully difficult moment will not help John Howard’s side of politics.
www.smh.com.au
December 20, 2025 at 7:05 AM
‘Naveed was investigated and Sajid was interviewed. Naveed Akram was deemed not to be a threat. At the time, Scott Morrison was prime minister and Peter Dutton the home affairs minister.’ 🔥
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
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billionaire: i have 3 brains. in my skull
interviewer: incredible
interviewer: incredible
December 20, 2025 at 4:33 AM
billionaire: i have 3 brains. in my skull
interviewer: incredible
interviewer: incredible
literally Christ on a Bike
Precious little mystery.
Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas...$70 per ticket.
December 20, 2025 at 6:06 AM
literally Christ on a Bike
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Forgive me if I don’t take moral guidance about the killing of innocents from Netanyahu
December 15, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Forgive me if I don’t take moral guidance about the killing of innocents from Netanyahu
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On Bondi Beach today: the belongings of people who ran away in the chaos of yesterday’s shooting, in case they come back to claim them
Including tiny shoes and toys of the kids
Including tiny shoes and toys of the kids
December 15, 2025 at 9:25 AM
On Bondi Beach today: the belongings of people who ran away in the chaos of yesterday’s shooting, in case they come back to claim them
Including tiny shoes and toys of the kids
Including tiny shoes and toys of the kids
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In the wake of the tragedy in Australia today, someone took the time to create a fake news website and made up a white “IT professional” named "Edward Crabtree" and claimed he stopped the Bondi shooting.
The real hero is a man named Ahmed Al Ahmed. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
The real hero is a man named Ahmed Al Ahmed. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
December 15, 2025 at 5:51 AM
In the wake of the tragedy in Australia today, someone took the time to create a fake news website and made up a white “IT professional” named "Edward Crabtree" and claimed he stopped the Bondi shooting.
The real hero is a man named Ahmed Al Ahmed. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
The real hero is a man named Ahmed Al Ahmed. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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Really important to stress that 36 Months accused academics and experts critical of the ban of being 'paid' by big tech. When asked for evidence of this, the MD said "I haven't looked into it."
Meanwhile 36 Months itself was directly funded by a business helping promote the gambling industry.
Meanwhile 36 Months itself was directly funded by a business helping promote the gambling industry.
Scoop: the pro-teen social media ban lobby group 36 Months was funded & co-staffed by its co-founder's ad production firm that was simultaneously making gambling ads
The federal government has ignored calls for a gambling ad ban while pursuing the social media ban.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
The federal government has ignored calls for a gambling ad ban while pursuing the social media ban.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
December 12, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Really important to stress that 36 Months accused academics and experts critical of the ban of being 'paid' by big tech. When asked for evidence of this, the MD said "I haven't looked into it."
Meanwhile 36 Months itself was directly funded by a business helping promote the gambling industry.
Meanwhile 36 Months itself was directly funded by a business helping promote the gambling industry.
spotify made fake king gizz music
If you haven't already canceled SPOTIFY now is the time! futurism.com/future-socie...
King Gizzard Pulled Their Music From Spotify in Protest, and Now Spotify Is Hosting AI Knockoffs of Their Songs
An impersonator appears to be using generative AI to poorly clone rock band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's iconic sound on Spotify.
futurism.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
spotify made fake king gizz music
"catch up"
ah thanks albo, very helpful
December 9, 2025 at 1:59 AM
"catch up"
Road to somewhere :: or, a long break-up letter #musicsky @themonthly.com.au themonthly.com.au/december-202...
Road to somewhere: David Byrne’s ‘Who Is the Sky?’
Was something great lost during the former Talking Heads frontman’s evolution from affected irony to chronic positivity?
themonthly.com.au
December 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Song of the Earth, the first comprehensive survey of John Nixon’s art practice from the 1960s until his death in 2020, is a testament to his tireless creativity. Read more: satpa.pe/QGOc7Db
December 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Song of the Earth, the first comprehensive survey of John Nixon’s art practice from the 1960s until his death in 2020, is a testament to his tireless creativity. Read more: satpa.pe/QGOc7Db
Road to somewhere :: or, a long break-up letter #musicsky @themonthly.com.au themonthly.com.au/december-202...
Road to somewhere: David Byrne’s ‘Who Is the Sky?’
Was something great lost during the former Talking Heads frontman’s evolution from affected irony to chronic positivity?
themonthly.com.au
December 5, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Road to somewhere :: or, a long break-up letter #musicsky @themonthly.com.au themonthly.com.au/december-202...
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EXCLUSIVE: The APY Art Centre Collective is suing Nationwide News for $4.4 million over its ‘white hands on black art’ stories. Read more: satpa.pe/lDIur8P
November 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
EXCLUSIVE: The APY Art Centre Collective is suing Nationwide News for $4.4 million over its ‘white hands on black art’ stories. Read more: satpa.pe/lDIur8P
what Andy said.
Over the last few years Martin McKenzie-Murray has been one of the best journalists working anywhere. Between articles, he's been working on his next book, 'Sirens: Inside the Shadow World of First Responders', which is now available for pre-order:
Sirens by Martin McKenzie-Murray
A moving, poetic insight into life on the front line
www.blackincbooks.com.au
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
what Andy said.
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these live action remakes are always missing something (like an anvil)
Wonder why this scene looks so familiar...
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
November 5, 2025 at 11:31 PM
these live action remakes are always missing something (like an anvil)
poor thing, so hard - www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/li...
‘I was brought to tears by the overwhelming chaos’: My home renovation came at a cost
No one told me the emotional toll it would take.
www.theage.com.au
November 5, 2025 at 10:26 PM
poor thing, so hard - www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/li...
and she fits the word 'necromancer' into it - respect
“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 3, 2025 at 4:42 AM
and she fits the word 'necromancer' into it - respect
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40 years after The Bone People won the Booker
‘You’re pulling my leg’: Forty years ago today, Keri Hulme won the Booker Prize
‘You’re pulling my leg’: Forty years ago today, Keri Hulme won the Booker Prize
The night Keri Hulme's masterpiece disrupted British publishing and changed the novel forever....
thespinoff.co.nz
October 31, 2025 at 1:46 AM
40 years after The Bone People won the Booker
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Wind in the Willows ass story
October 27, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Wind in the Willows ass story
legend. in music in this city since 1964
A tribute of sorts ("a boomer's delight!") to Joe Camilleri, The Soul Man, on the occasion of #TheBlackSorrows' FOURTH greatest hits album and 60+ years in Melbourne music for Joe. In @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/culture/musi...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/culture/musi...
The Quintessential Black Sorrows
The Black Sorrows’ fourth compilation album showcases a rich, versatile talent that spans generations.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
October 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
legend. in music in this city since 1964
A tribute of sorts ("a boomer's delight!") to Joe Camilleri, The Soul Man, on the occasion of #TheBlackSorrows' FOURTH greatest hits album and 60+ years in Melbourne music for Joe. In @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/culture/musi...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/culture/musi...
The Quintessential Black Sorrows
The Black Sorrows’ fourth compilation album showcases a rich, versatile talent that spans generations.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
October 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM
A tribute of sorts ("a boomer's delight!") to Joe Camilleri, The Soul Man, on the occasion of #TheBlackSorrows' FOURTH greatest hits album and 60+ years in Melbourne music for Joe. In @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/culture/musi...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/culture/musi...
This one is right up there in the 'Fake Admiral' stories :: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Colourful past of 'admiral' peddling disaster relief scheme exposed
A NSW man has claimed to be an admiral for 25 years while peddling a disaster relief scheme, but he has never served in the navy.
www.abc.net.au
October 22, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This one is right up there in the 'Fake Admiral' stories :: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...