Georgia O'Queefe
@georgiaoqueefe.bsky.social
I'm a cranky, chronically ill, pedantic bastard who enjoys ancient history, RWBY, mythology, reading and seeing all your delightful pets.
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2/ Anyway, I dunn0 about you, but Bob Katter MP declaring that, along w other migrants from MENA, Ahmed Al Ahmed -- the Australian citizen of Syrian background who disarmed one of the Bondi attackers -- is not welcome in Katter's Australia, is, to put it mildly, rather inappropriate @ this juncture.
December 15, 2025 at 5:29 AM
2/ Anyway, I dunn0 about you, but Bob Katter MP declaring that, along w other migrants from MENA, Ahmed Al Ahmed -- the Australian citizen of Syrian background who disarmed one of the Bondi attackers -- is not welcome in Katter's Australia, is, to put it mildly, rather inappropriate @ this juncture.
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This 2019 exposé on PHONy seeking some filthy lucre from the sepp0 gun lobby seems especially relevant today somehow.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/3/...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/3/...
Australia’s One Nation offered ‘change to voting system’ for cash
Far-right party sought up to $20m from pro-gun groups in the United States, undercover Al Jazeera investigation reveals.
www.aljazeera.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:31 AM
This 2019 exposé on PHONy seeking some filthy lucre from the sepp0 gun lobby seems especially relevant today somehow.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/3/...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/3/...
two random farkwits who happen to be Muslims killed people at Bondi. it's horrible. a Muslim man, a Syrian refugee, took action and put a stop to it. far right influence has been building for years and we're gonna see more racist massacres as retaliation against an imagined enemy
December 15, 2025 at 2:57 AM
two random farkwits who happen to be Muslims killed people at Bondi. it's horrible. a Muslim man, a Syrian refugee, took action and put a stop to it. far right influence has been building for years and we're gonna see more racist massacres as retaliation against an imagined enemy
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
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There’s a specific mechanism in authoritarian movements that we’re seeing play out in real-time across American media and tech. It’s a simple rule: "If we cannot co-opt it, we must destroy it."
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
December 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
There’s a specific mechanism in authoritarian movements that we’re seeing play out in real-time across American media and tech. It’s a simple rule: "If we cannot co-opt it, we must destroy it."
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
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And finally, the assault on Section 230. This is the endgame for independent speech.
If you repeal 230, you don’t hurt Google or Meta—they have the lawyers to survive. You destroy the small forums, the independent blogs, the dissenters. You make the cost of speaking the truth too high to bear.
If you repeal 230, you don’t hurt Google or Meta—they have the lawyers to survive. You destroy the small forums, the independent blogs, the dissenters. You make the cost of speaking the truth too high to bear.
How Democrats’ Attack On Section 230 Plays Right Into Trump’s Censorial Plans
Like clockwork, lawmakers are once again rallying around the idea of eliminating Section 230. That Republicans are leading this charge is hardly surprising—repealing Section 230 is explicitly laid …
www.techdirt.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
And finally, the assault on Section 230. This is the endgame for independent speech.
If you repeal 230, you don’t hurt Google or Meta—they have the lawyers to survive. You destroy the small forums, the independent blogs, the dissenters. You make the cost of speaking the truth too high to bear.
If you repeal 230, you don’t hurt Google or Meta—they have the lawyers to survive. You destroy the small forums, the independent blogs, the dissenters. You make the cost of speaking the truth too high to bear.
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December 14, 2025 at 5:18 AM
who is more annoying? feet gooners or belly gooners?
December 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
who is more annoying? feet gooners or belly gooners?
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In general, there is a high risk that the law will end up being extremely complex. The risk categories in the Commission's text, in particular, will quickly lead to mandatory maximum-risk mitigation measures (such as scanning and age verification). www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
After Years of Controversy, the EU’s Chat Control Nears Its Final
After a years-long battle, the European Commission’s “Chat Control” plan, which would mandate mass scanning and other encryption-breaking measures, at last codifies agreement on a position within the
www.eff.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:33 AM
In general, there is a high risk that the law will end up being extremely complex. The risk categories in the Commission's text, in particular, will quickly lead to mandatory maximum-risk mitigation measures (such as scanning and age verification). www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
I commissioned Emma
Miller aka jeezdavis to recreate this painting by John Everett Millais called "Only A Lock Of Hair" with Blake Belladonna. A particularly keen observer might notice that this painting has been used as the cover for copies of Jane Eyre #rwby
Miller aka jeezdavis to recreate this painting by John Everett Millais called "Only A Lock Of Hair" with Blake Belladonna. A particularly keen observer might notice that this painting has been used as the cover for copies of Jane Eyre #rwby
December 10, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I commissioned Emma
Miller aka jeezdavis to recreate this painting by John Everett Millais called "Only A Lock Of Hair" with Blake Belladonna. A particularly keen observer might notice that this painting has been used as the cover for copies of Jane Eyre #rwby
Miller aka jeezdavis to recreate this painting by John Everett Millais called "Only A Lock Of Hair" with Blake Belladonna. A particularly keen observer might notice that this painting has been used as the cover for copies of Jane Eyre #rwby
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This is unhinged, unadulterated white nationalism that is so off-the-charts fascist not even David Duke would have said that in public.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 6:02 AM
This is unhinged, unadulterated white nationalism that is so off-the-charts fascist not even David Duke would have said that in public.
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A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
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The green mesh without flame retardant is the major cause. Bamboo scaffolding does not spread fire.
November 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
The green mesh without flame retardant is the major cause. Bamboo scaffolding does not spread fire.
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damn that's crazy, is that what caused grenfell too? or maybe it was the building cladding and developers cheaping out at the cost of human lives?
November 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
damn that's crazy, is that what caused grenfell too? or maybe it was the building cladding and developers cheaping out at the cost of human lives?
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was waiting for the wave of “ooo those weird asians” bs. spoiler: it wasn’t the bamboo, it was the building cladding, the same as it was at grenfell
While bamboo scaffolding is considered a treasured Hong Kong tradition, it’s recently drawn scrutiny for being combustible and prone to deterioration over time.
Hong Kong’s bamboo scaffolding, a centuries-old technique, comes under scrutiny after city’s deadliest fire in years | CNN
The Hong Kong residential towers engulfed by smoke and flames on Wednesday were surrounded by an ancient construction material familiar to anyone who’s spent time in the one of the world’s most densel...
www.cnn.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
was waiting for the wave of “ooo those weird asians” bs. spoiler: it wasn’t the bamboo, it was the building cladding, the same as it was at grenfell
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my partner and i can no longer buy a home together because they were fired by Rockstar, without warning,
*checks notes*
for talking about working conditions with their colleagues in a private union discord server.
🙂
*checks notes*
for talking about working conditions with their colleagues in a private union discord server.
🙂
EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
The Messages Rockstar Saw Before Firing 34 Union Members
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
my partner and i can no longer buy a home together because they were fired by Rockstar, without warning,
*checks notes*
for talking about working conditions with their colleagues in a private union discord server.
🙂
*checks notes*
for talking about working conditions with their colleagues in a private union discord server.
🙂
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"Under the guise of technological inevitability, companies are using the AI boom to rewrite the social contract — laying off employees, rehiring them at lower wages, intensifying workloads, and normalizing precarity. [...] AI is not the cause of the layoffs but their justification."
"Countering Big Tech will require a political project to reclaim democratic control over the use to which the products of human intelligence are being put." jacobin.com/2025/10/arti...
The AI Gold Rush Is Cover for a Class War
The tech giants behind the AI boom have become too big to fail and are using their position to mount an assault on labor.
jacobin.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"Under the guise of technological inevitability, companies are using the AI boom to rewrite the social contract — laying off employees, rehiring them at lower wages, intensifying workloads, and normalizing precarity. [...] AI is not the cause of the layoffs but their justification."
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imagine having to hear shit like "study confirms giving diabetic children insulin reduces their death rates by 100%" as if that hasn't been known for like a hunred years. that's what being trans is like
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
imagine having to hear shit like "study confirms giving diabetic children insulin reduces their death rates by 100%" as if that hasn't been known for like a hunred years. that's what being trans is like
man fuck those kiwi cunts
November 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
man fuck those kiwi cunts
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bro seethed so much he turned gay
Well, y'all did it AGAIN!
November 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
bro seethed so much he turned gay
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Founders on LinkedIn still seem to be struggling with the difference between telling people about their humble beginnings and admitting to straight up committing fraud.
November 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Founders on LinkedIn still seem to be struggling with the difference between telling people about their humble beginnings and admitting to straight up committing fraud.
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This regards the UK media’s bias but it’s true in the US too where big media like nyt, now joined by Condé Nast, have enabled bigotry, misogyny and predation.
“It’s a clear example of institutional bias, contributing to a climate that harms women, the Trans+ community and gender-nonconforming cis people.” - @jamiewareham.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
This regards the UK media’s bias but it’s true in the US too where big media like nyt, now joined by Condé Nast, have enabled bigotry, misogyny and predation.
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I don’t actually think you people comprehend the kind of suffering on even a school level scale the queer people and children at these institutions have to go through like you’re actually brain dead stupid
November 17, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I don’t actually think you people comprehend the kind of suffering on even a school level scale the queer people and children at these institutions have to go through like you’re actually brain dead stupid
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I will never be disappointed in the Catholic Church because they are rapist fascists. Thank you
November 17, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I will never be disappointed in the Catholic Church because they are rapist fascists. Thank you