Ella
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"We have this idea that those in poverty have to be punished and we don't — we're already punished enough.
I think lifting people out of poverty is a policy choice. That's all it is and the government could make that choice." -
@artistaffame.bsky.social
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
I think lifting people out of poverty is a policy choice. That's all it is and the government could make that choice." -
@artistaffame.bsky.social
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Price of poverty hurts us all, yet research reveals an easy fix
In 2020, Australia massively increased welfare payments and conducted a live experiment in ending poverty, but when the subsidy was removed, many were thrown back into hardship. Leaving aside the mora...
www.abc.net.au
October 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"We have this idea that those in poverty have to be punished and we don't — we're already punished enough.
I think lifting people out of poverty is a policy choice. That's all it is and the government could make that choice." -
@artistaffame.bsky.social
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
I think lifting people out of poverty is a policy choice. That's all it is and the government could make that choice." -
@artistaffame.bsky.social
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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Moving right won’t help the Democrats win elections. Moving left won’t help the Democrats win elections. The only thing that will help is moving down. It’s time for the Democrats to become the party of molemen
October 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Moving right won’t help the Democrats win elections. Moving left won’t help the Democrats win elections. The only thing that will help is moving down. It’s time for the Democrats to become the party of molemen
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Exclusive from my colleague Anton Nilsson:
Ecuador's armed forces are using rocket launchers to attack illegal miners operating at a site licensed to a subsidiary of Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting
www.crikey.com.au/20...
Ecuador's armed forces are using rocket launchers to attack illegal miners operating at a site licensed to a subsidiary of Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting
www.crikey.com.au/20...
October 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Exclusive from my colleague Anton Nilsson:
Ecuador's armed forces are using rocket launchers to attack illegal miners operating at a site licensed to a subsidiary of Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting
www.crikey.com.au/20...
Ecuador's armed forces are using rocket launchers to attack illegal miners operating at a site licensed to a subsidiary of Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting
www.crikey.com.au/20...
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This article quotes the university president saying Lia was on the women's swimming and diving team, but she's not on this year's roster on their athletic department website. The NCAA banned her from being on the team when Trump first took office.
Lía Smith, a missing trans student in Vermont has been found dead.
"Vermont State Police touted the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for those in distress or their loved ones." This is the same lifeline the Trump admin cut for LGBTQ people in crisis.
www.boston.com/news/local-n...
"Vermont State Police touted the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for those in distress or their loved ones." This is the same lifeline the Trump admin cut for LGBTQ people in crisis.
www.boston.com/news/local-n...
Missing Middlebury College student confirmed dead after dayslong search, Vermont police say
Middlebury student Lia Smith, 21, was found dead Thursday, Vermont police confirmed. She had been reported missing several days prior.
www.boston.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This article quotes the university president saying Lia was on the women's swimming and diving team, but she's not on this year's roster on their athletic department website. The NCAA banned her from being on the team when Trump first took office.
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"Whatever you make of the Mutual Obligations system, I think it has to be said that the obligation on the part of the government — that is, to act lawfully — is not being met in this instance" - christopherrudge.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM
"Whatever you make of the Mutual Obligations system, I think it has to be said that the obligation on the part of the government — that is, to act lawfully — is not being met in this instance" - christopherrudge.bsky.social
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Albanese Govt made sensational claims about freedom of info being exploited by AI bots, criminal gangs, foreign agents.
Those arguments fell apart, but not before doing real damage to eSafety Commission, the stalking horse for this leg - on @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Those arguments fell apart, but not before doing real damage to eSafety Commission, the stalking horse for this leg - on @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Government’s thin excuse for FOI changes gives win to eSafety Commission foes
The faltering case for FOI restrictions is part of a broader pattern. The Albanese Government lacks confidence to develop and prosecute a reform agenda.
thepoint.com.au
October 28, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Albanese Govt made sensational claims about freedom of info being exploited by AI bots, criminal gangs, foreign agents.
Those arguments fell apart, but not before doing real damage to eSafety Commission, the stalking horse for this leg - on @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Those arguments fell apart, but not before doing real damage to eSafety Commission, the stalking horse for this leg - on @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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It should be very very clear to everyone right now that the Attorney General was asked under oath if she possesses pics of the President with undressed teens and she refused to say “no.”
October 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It should be very very clear to everyone right now that the Attorney General was asked under oath if she possesses pics of the President with undressed teens and she refused to say “no.”
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Are you a non-Black person pissed at Bluesky leadership and feeling a little jealous of all the good vibes coming from Blacksky?
There are Blacksky adjacent options for you! Here’s info from the Blacksky migration guide!
docs.blacksky.community/migrating-to...
There are Blacksky adjacent options for you! Here’s info from the Blacksky migration guide!
docs.blacksky.community/migrating-to...
October 8, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Are you a non-Black person pissed at Bluesky leadership and feeling a little jealous of all the good vibes coming from Blacksky?
There are Blacksky adjacent options for you! Here’s info from the Blacksky migration guide!
docs.blacksky.community/migrating-to...
There are Blacksky adjacent options for you! Here’s info from the Blacksky migration guide!
docs.blacksky.community/migrating-to...
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This is really said in envy rather than criticism
News Corp Australia chair says social media platforms are ‘true monsters’ and ‘torment our children’
News Corp Australia chair says social media platforms are ‘true monsters’ and ‘torment our children’
Michael Miller also says media must unite against second ‘big steal’ by tech companies seeking changes to copyright law to access content for free
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Social media is to blame for social cohesion issues across the globe, News Corp Australia’s executive chair, Michael Miller, has said, as he calls for media to present a united front against the platforms and AI companies seeking content for free.
Miller told the Melbourne Press Club on Wednesday social media was rife with “misinformation, disinformation [and] the rabbit holes [that] they drag you down. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:09 AM
This is really said in envy rather than criticism
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NVIDIA and OpenAi:
Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“
@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“
@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
October 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
NVIDIA and OpenAi:
Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“
@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“
@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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I'm not an economist but seems worrying that the whole US economy is seven companies in a trenchcoat, passing the same $20 up and down
NVIDIA and OpenAi:
Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“
@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“
@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
October 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I'm not an economist but seems worrying that the whole US economy is seven companies in a trenchcoat, passing the same $20 up and down
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I am once again asking why these data centers are all fucking SECRETS
"A controversial plan to build a 2.2-million-square-foot data center on farmland may still happen. A rural community... is looking to settle a lawsuit recently filed by a development firm working for an unidentified tech giant."
"A controversial plan to build a 2.2-million-square-foot data center on farmland may still happen. A rural community... is looking to settle a lawsuit recently filed by a development firm working for an unidentified tech giant."
October 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I am once again asking why these data centers are all fucking SECRETS
"A controversial plan to build a 2.2-million-square-foot data center on farmland may still happen. A rural community... is looking to settle a lawsuit recently filed by a development firm working for an unidentified tech giant."
"A controversial plan to build a 2.2-million-square-foot data center on farmland may still happen. A rural community... is looking to settle a lawsuit recently filed by a development firm working for an unidentified tech giant."
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Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild
October 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
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"The results haven’t lived up to the hype."
AI Coding Is Massively Overhyped, Report Finds
The AI industry's claims about AI coding assistants boosting productivity significantly appear to be massively overblown, per a new report.
trib.al
September 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"The results haven’t lived up to the hype."
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David Pocock asks Don Farrell some serious questions about why the govt has not implemented an important recommendation from the #RobodebtRC.
Farrell caught playing on his phone, not even paying attention.🙄 Pocock hasn’t the patience to try again & moves on. #Estimates
Farrell caught playing on his phone, not even paying attention.🙄 Pocock hasn’t the patience to try again & moves on. #Estimates
October 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
David Pocock asks Don Farrell some serious questions about why the govt has not implemented an important recommendation from the #RobodebtRC.
Farrell caught playing on his phone, not even paying attention.🙄 Pocock hasn’t the patience to try again & moves on. #Estimates
Farrell caught playing on his phone, not even paying attention.🙄 Pocock hasn’t the patience to try again & moves on. #Estimates
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A letter to those who taught me my Jewishness, and who now sit on the other side of a deep chasm.
When you first heard me speak against this genocide, you heard my words as betrayal. But they were meant as love
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
When you first heard me speak against this genocide, you heard my words as betrayal. But they were meant as love
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
When you first heard me speak against this genocide, you heard my words as betrayal. But they were meant as love | Sarah Schwartz
Not speaking would go against everything I was taught to honour: the righteous among the nations – those who refused to be bystanders to injustice
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:28 AM
A letter to those who taught me my Jewishness, and who now sit on the other side of a deep chasm.
When you first heard me speak against this genocide, you heard my words as betrayal. But they were meant as love
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
When you first heard me speak against this genocide, you heard my words as betrayal. But they were meant as love
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"It was not until Othniel Antwi had finished his masters and was looking for work that he realised his degree was not accredited."
This is horrendous from public unis - *I sold you this great car for your commute, but oopsie you can't drive it on a public road, sorry.* www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
This is horrendous from public unis - *I sold you this great car for your commute, but oopsie you can't drive it on a public road, sorry.* www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Careers in limbo after graduates discover university courses were never accredited
Students have been left with HECS debts and careers that are "non-existent" after completing degrees that were not accredited. Class actions have been launched against two Australian universities.
www.abc.net.au
October 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"It was not until Othniel Antwi had finished his masters and was looking for work that he realised his degree was not accredited."
This is horrendous from public unis - *I sold you this great car for your commute, but oopsie you can't drive it on a public road, sorry.* www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
This is horrendous from public unis - *I sold you this great car for your commute, but oopsie you can't drive it on a public road, sorry.* www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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No troops, or no deal to reopen the government
With masked goons running wild in Chicago and the president murdering people on boats, Democrats must seize the shutdown crisis as an opportunity to wage the fight against fascism we need to happen NOW
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
With masked goons running wild in Chicago and the president murdering people on boats, Democrats must seize the shutdown crisis as an opportunity to wage the fight against fascism we need to happen NOW
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
Dems must say: No troops, or no shutdown deal | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, billionaire saved by Penn wants to wreck it.
www.inquirer.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
No troops, or no deal to reopen the government
With masked goons running wild in Chicago and the president murdering people on boats, Democrats must seize the shutdown crisis as an opportunity to wage the fight against fascism we need to happen NOW
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
With masked goons running wild in Chicago and the president murdering people on boats, Democrats must seize the shutdown crisis as an opportunity to wage the fight against fascism we need to happen NOW
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
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Someone should start asking why we’re hearing and seeing Stephen Miller so much all of a sudden.
October 7, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Someone should start asking why we’re hearing and seeing Stephen Miller so much all of a sudden.
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Part of Russell T Davies' speech on being awarded Outstanding Contribution to Television at the Bafta Cymru awards. (via www.instagram.com/baftacymru)
October 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Part of Russell T Davies' speech on being awarded Outstanding Contribution to Television at the Bafta Cymru awards. (via www.instagram.com/baftacymru)
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After claiming Commr Brereton rarely provides advice to IGADF, NACC CEO Philip Reed then says it’s going to “take some time” for Brereton to advise him on how many times he’s provided advice.
Shoebridge “Bcoz there’s so much advice?”
“Those things don’t sit together Mr Reed”💥🙄 #Estimates
Shoebridge “Bcoz there’s so much advice?”
“Those things don’t sit together Mr Reed”💥🙄 #Estimates
October 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
After claiming Commr Brereton rarely provides advice to IGADF, NACC CEO Philip Reed then says it’s going to “take some time” for Brereton to advise him on how many times he’s provided advice.
Shoebridge “Bcoz there’s so much advice?”
“Those things don’t sit together Mr Reed”💥🙄 #Estimates
Shoebridge “Bcoz there’s so much advice?”
“Those things don’t sit together Mr Reed”💥🙄 #Estimates
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I asked if the Government would take steps to stop Australians fighting in the IDF while it is perpetrating a genocide
The Minister says he wishes for peace. What??
The Minister says he wishes for peace. What??
October 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I asked if the Government would take steps to stop Australians fighting in the IDF while it is perpetrating a genocide
The Minister says he wishes for peace. What??
The Minister says he wishes for peace. What??
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Tired: the Gartner Hype Cycle
Wired: The Joshi death spiral
(reckon Spotify's just under the x axis here)
Wired: The Joshi death spiral
(reckon Spotify's just under the x axis here)
October 7, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Tired: the Gartner Hype Cycle
Wired: The Joshi death spiral
(reckon Spotify's just under the x axis here)
Wired: The Joshi death spiral
(reckon Spotify's just under the x axis here)
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Source: www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
Unbelievable stupidities.
How the press can rise to the moment.
www.cjr.org
October 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Source: www.cjr.org/the_media_to...