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Wayne

@coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social

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I know one thing: I know nothing.

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Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 47m

Hey, but at least I don't live in the US at the moment

darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 1h

"we are going to murder americans without due process"
~pam bondi, US attorney general

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 4h

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 1h

If you stopped bank robbers it would kill the whole robbery industry

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 48m

A lot of people at the organisation I work for got made redundant yesterday. It's a pretty grim atmosphere around the office this morning.

Something in the system isn't right when non-profit community services organisations can't stay afloat.

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 4h

This is all ok. Not alarming at all

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Increasing rent driving people away from employment

Median rental prices have risen to more than $700 per week for the first time, according to Cotality's Quarterly Rental Review.

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JA Westenberg @joanwestenberg.com · 22h

This seems responsible

What harm could it possibly do

The image shows a woman sitting at a desk with a laptop, notebook, and a cup of coffee in her hand. She appears relaxed, dressed casually in beige pants and a white top. Text over the image reads: “I asked chatGPT to write me a 32 page guide called ‘breastfeeding for new moms,’ sold 326 copies at $14. you can copy this too…”

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 23h

How many elderly Australians could get home care packages for $600 million?

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 23h

cc @punterspolitics.bsky.social

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 23h

How about our government tells them to pull their head in. "But they'll pull out of Townsville!" Fine. Let Glencore pull out of Townsville. Then our government can invest in keeping the refinery open under Australian government ownership.

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 23h

And our government gave them $600 million of OUR tax dollars to renovate one of their assets. It's criminal.

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 23h

Glencore is majority owned by 3 people/entities.

Ivan Glasenberg: South African "business professional" worth 10.4 billion USD
Telis Mistakidis: Greek trader worth 3.3 billion USD
Qatar Investment Authority: Qatar's sovereign wealth fund. Holds an estimated $557 billion USD in assets.

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 23h

I can't tell you how much this pisses me off

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Breaking: Mining giant gets $600m worth of taxpayer funds to keep refinery open

The last Australian copper smelter processing third-party product will stay open after its owner accepted a support package.

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 1d

Boycott Prime Day

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 1d

A facepalm meme

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 1d

Jesus Allah Buddha Satan save me from this wage slave drudgery

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 1d

Massive jersey foul

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Paul Robichaud @pjrobichaud.bsky.social · 5d

As a flinty Gen Xer, I’m constantly embarrassed by the men of my generation who have embraced the worst possible politics. The only cool thing about our formative 80s decade was the counter-culture — everything else was about money and getting ahead.

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 4d

From the article:

"“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,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency."

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 4d

What. The. Fuck.

Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 4d

“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.

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

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Larissa Waters @larissawaters.bsky.social · 4d

DFAT has now confirmed Australians and others have been abused by Israeli authorities after their abduction from the flotilla.

Assaulted and injured. Deprived of sleep and medication. Still illegally detained.

The PM and Foreign Minister must urgently demand their safe release.

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Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 5d

You're supposed to be emotionally attached in a relationship. That's what a relationship is.

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 4d

They sure are. I'm not a Liberal voter but it is still disappointing to see. Our democracy works best with a functioning opposition. It doesn't matter which party is in govt, if there is no effective opposition the govt will eventually get its own head stuck up its arse & make some poor decisions

Dr Blair Williams @blairwilliams26.bsky.social · 5d

Wow, the Liberal Party really are choosing implosion, huh.

#AusPol

Andrew Hastie quits Coalition frontbench over immigration policy dispute

Liberal MP resigns as shadow home affairs minister, increasing pressure on opposition leader Sussan Ley

www.theguardian.com

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🎃 Really Spooky Smith @reallyseansmith.bsky.social · 5d

This is one of those statements that's so baldly at odds with reality that it's practically a diagnostic criteria from the DSM-5. But we've got a lot of that going around I guess.

An idiot: "A smart kid won't be bored in any learning environment is my real argument."

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 4d

I feel seen

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 6d

Niche gaming post: Sniper Elite 4 is the best Sniper Elite game. Endlessly replayable. For an 8 year old game the graphics hold up and honestly when is it not fun to virtually shoot fascists in the testicles?

A screenshot of the Sniper Elite 4 gameplay. It depicts a coastal Italian village during WWII

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Lucas Brown Eyes @lucasbrowneyes.bsky.social · 6d

Microsoft shoved their AI Copilot into everything in Windows 11. Which lead to an increase in Windows 10 use. So they announced they'd stop support for Windows 10, but its usage was still strong. So they started to put Copilot into Windows 10.

Windows 7 use is surging 5x now.

AI is product poison.