Aaron
@librarycommie.bsky.social
Library worker | 32 | Into video games, anime, reading (science fiction, fantasy, mystery, history), gunpla | Queer 🏳️🌈 | He/Him
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We’re so happy to see Pipistrello reaching 1.000 overwhelmingly positive Steam reviews! Thank you all for playing it! 💜🦇
January 11, 2026 at 4:24 AM
We’re so happy to see Pipistrello reaching 1.000 overwhelmingly positive Steam reviews! Thank you all for playing it! 💜🦇
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everyone must stop thinking like this. nobody is illegal. the united states' immigration policies have been cruel and inhumane regardless of who the president is. demand better than the lesser evil
January 11, 2026 at 7:13 AM
everyone must stop thinking like this. nobody is illegal. the united states' immigration policies have been cruel and inhumane regardless of who the president is. demand better than the lesser evil
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american liberals are fine with millions of deportations as long as they happen quietly and the police don't hurt any white people. proud of it, really
Obama deported 3 million illegal immigrants during his time in office and I don’t remember a single scene like this.
January 11, 2026 at 7:07 AM
american liberals are fine with millions of deportations as long as they happen quietly and the police don't hurt any white people. proud of it, really
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My information is that this is an out and out lie.
It's extraordinary that the SA Premier sees no problem trashing the reputation of one of the few organisations in his state that is internationally celebrated as a leader in its field.
Don Dunstan must be turning in his grave.
It's extraordinary that the SA Premier sees no problem trashing the reputation of one of the few organisations in his state that is internationally celebrated as a leader in its field.
Don Dunstan must be turning in his grave.
January 10, 2026 at 10:51 AM
My information is that this is an out and out lie.
It's extraordinary that the SA Premier sees no problem trashing the reputation of one of the few organisations in his state that is internationally celebrated as a leader in its field.
Don Dunstan must be turning in his grave.
It's extraordinary that the SA Premier sees no problem trashing the reputation of one of the few organisations in his state that is internationally celebrated as a leader in its field.
Don Dunstan must be turning in his grave.
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I am leisurely making my way through Ursula Le Guin’s “Always Coming Home” and I came across a poem I just have to share.
The ending especially slaps.
The ending especially slaps.
January 10, 2026 at 10:57 AM
I am leisurely making my way through Ursula Le Guin’s “Always Coming Home” and I came across a poem I just have to share.
The ending especially slaps.
The ending especially slaps.
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The story is bullshit. Friedman cancelled due to scheduling issues, he wasn’t cancelled by the festival. @roycerk2.bsky.social has the receipts.
January 10, 2026 at 11:15 AM
The story is bullshit. Friedman cancelled due to scheduling issues, he wasn’t cancelled by the festival. @roycerk2.bsky.social has the receipts.
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Oh look! In 2024, the Festival Board recognised that an international reputation for supporting artistic freedom of expression was worth protecting.
(Note too that despite News Corp's desperate framing, Friedman was NOT uninvited from the 2024 Writers' Week)
(Note too that despite News Corp's desperate framing, Friedman was NOT uninvited from the 2024 Writers' Week)
I have been sent a copy of Adelaide Festival's response to the letter raising concerns about Thomas Friedman's participating in Adelaide Writers Week.
The response says that Friedman could not participate due to "last minute scheduling issues".
The response says that Friedman could not participate due to "last minute scheduling issues".
January 10, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Oh look! In 2024, the Festival Board recognised that an international reputation for supporting artistic freedom of expression was worth protecting.
(Note too that despite News Corp's desperate framing, Friedman was NOT uninvited from the 2024 Writers' Week)
(Note too that despite News Corp's desperate framing, Friedman was NOT uninvited from the 2024 Writers' Week)
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You have to understand that they do not and will not ever play ‘fair’. They will distort reality in whatever way suits them. Their side are martyrs and anyone else killed by their thugs is just collateral.
January 9, 2026 at 8:41 PM
You have to understand that they do not and will not ever play ‘fair’. They will distort reality in whatever way suits them. Their side are martyrs and anyone else killed by their thugs is just collateral.
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Rallies will be held across Australia against a visit from Israel's president Isaac Herzog, with organisers calling on the government to instead impose sanctions on Israeli officials
Melbourne rally organiser Jasmine Duff spoke to 6 News: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlRl...
Melbourne rally organiser Jasmine Duff spoke to 6 News: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlRl...
Rally set to oppose Israeli president's visit to Australia
YouTube video by SIX News Australia
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Rallies will be held across Australia against a visit from Israel's president Isaac Herzog, with organisers calling on the government to instead impose sanctions on Israeli officials
Melbourne rally organiser Jasmine Duff spoke to 6 News: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlRl...
Melbourne rally organiser Jasmine Duff spoke to 6 News: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlRl...
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Any writer’s festival that would let politicians dictate who is allowed to speak isn’t an event worth associating with
January 10, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Any writer’s festival that would let politicians dictate who is allowed to speak isn’t an event worth associating with
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Please don’t tell me that a single letter was behind the Adelaide Festival board’s decision
January 9, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Please don’t tell me that a single letter was behind the Adelaide Festival board’s decision
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Some incredible acrobatics here from the SA premier: 'We had to destroy the village in order to save it' areas.
“I think the board has made the right judgment to seek to preserve the contest of ideas as distinct from silencing people by denying them cultural safety.”
“I think the board has made the right judgment to seek to preserve the contest of ideas as distinct from silencing people by denying them cultural safety.”
Writers' Week under threat of collapse as list of writers leaving nears 100 - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia
A multitude of high-profile authors has joined the flood of names demolishing the Writers' Week lineup.
www.indailysa.com.au
January 10, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Some incredible acrobatics here from the SA premier: 'We had to destroy the village in order to save it' areas.
“I think the board has made the right judgment to seek to preserve the contest of ideas as distinct from silencing people by denying them cultural safety.”
“I think the board has made the right judgment to seek to preserve the contest of ideas as distinct from silencing people by denying them cultural safety.”
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My ridiculous painting based on a true story of a shameless thieving gull who took my pizza while I was trying to have lunch on the shores of the Bosphorus
January 9, 2026 at 8:13 PM
My ridiculous painting based on a true story of a shameless thieving gull who took my pizza while I was trying to have lunch on the shores of the Bosphorus
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No greater "skill issue" than failing to make a movie of the coolest premise ever with an Oscar winner
Marvel Reportedly Shelves “Blade” Film
www.darkhorizons.com/marvel-repor...
www.darkhorizons.com/marvel-repor...
January 9, 2026 at 9:06 PM
No greater "skill issue" than failing to make a movie of the coolest premise ever with an Oscar winner
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really love thinking about how ICE is not only a recent creation and serves no purpose but also every presidency in my lifetime is far more restrictive and punitive on immigration than reagan, of all fucking people, was
Continue to think that saying “abolish ICE” without explaining how you’ll enforce the law is a trap, but boosting this
"YouGov has ICE at 39% favorable, 52% unfavorable...But this top line really understates the intensity of public backlash to ICE and its tactics. In February 2025, just 19% of Americans held a strongly unfavorable view of ICE. Today, 40% do."
open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...
open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...
January 9, 2026 at 5:34 PM
really love thinking about how ICE is not only a recent creation and serves no purpose but also every presidency in my lifetime is far more restrictive and punitive on immigration than reagan, of all fucking people, was
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January 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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Nerd's hairline part 2
January 9, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Nerd's hairline part 2
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Add another one to the great big board of "Urban Planning Debates: Academic Research vs. Some Guy"
January 8, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Add another one to the great big board of "Urban Planning Debates: Academic Research vs. Some Guy"
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As Chair of the Australian Society of Authors, I stand for writers’ rights to participate freely in public discourse, to be engaged fairly and to work under fair conditions.
The Board’s decision is one that undermines all those rights.
The Board’s decision is one that undermines all those rights.
January 9, 2026 at 12:18 AM
As Chair of the Australian Society of Authors, I stand for writers’ rights to participate freely in public discourse, to be engaged fairly and to work under fair conditions.
The Board’s decision is one that undermines all those rights.
The Board’s decision is one that undermines all those rights.
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Yesterday I wrote to the Adelaide Festival Board to withdraw my participation from Adelaide Writers Week.
Their decision to intervene in Writers Week programming and cancel the participation of author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah is completely unacceptable.
Their decision to intervene in Writers Week programming and cancel the participation of author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah is completely unacceptable.
January 9, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Yesterday I wrote to the Adelaide Festival Board to withdraw my participation from Adelaide Writers Week.
Their decision to intervene in Writers Week programming and cancel the participation of author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah is completely unacceptable.
Their decision to intervene in Writers Week programming and cancel the participation of author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah is completely unacceptable.
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Bendigo Writers Festival, Meanjin, now Adelaide Writers … powerful vested interests would rather destroy the cultural institutions they are supposedly responsible for than allow certain voices to be heard
Adelaide Festival board facing a stark choice: Are they willing to sacrifice the entire festival to prevent a single Palestinian-Australian author from speaking?
January 9, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Bendigo Writers Festival, Meanjin, now Adelaide Writers … powerful vested interests would rather destroy the cultural institutions they are supposedly responsible for than allow certain voices to be heard
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ABC
Creative Australia
SLV
SLQ
Bendigo Writers Fest
Sydney Theatre Co
MSO
NGA
Monash Museum of Art
Meanjin
Adelaide Writers Week…
Creative Australia
SLV
SLQ
Bendigo Writers Fest
Sydney Theatre Co
MSO
NGA
Monash Museum of Art
Meanjin
Adelaide Writers Week…
I wrote earlier about the catastrophic effects of pro-Israel pressure campaigns on our cultural institutions, but it seems no lessons have been learned
open.substack.com/pub/nickfeik...
open.substack.com/pub/nickfeik...
January 9, 2026 at 4:25 AM
ABC
Creative Australia
SLV
SLQ
Bendigo Writers Fest
Sydney Theatre Co
MSO
NGA
Monash Museum of Art
Meanjin
Adelaide Writers Week…
Creative Australia
SLV
SLQ
Bendigo Writers Fest
Sydney Theatre Co
MSO
NGA
Monash Museum of Art
Meanjin
Adelaide Writers Week…