@mrsbrisbarker.bsky.social
Sweary librarian. Allergic to wilfully stupid.
Worth a read.
This is a great article that continually steelmans the opponent's arguments and finds that every argument isn't supported by the data.
Incredible what you find when you start looking for data on the "white men can't get jobs anymore" phenomenon
www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/12/17/w...
www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/12/17/w...
December 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Worth a read.
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Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
December 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Seriously? He is seriously suggesting that we trust him and his AI with our health care over the government? In Australia we have Medicare and we love it.
MechaHitler, M.D.
December 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Seriously? He is seriously suggesting that we trust him and his AI with our health care over the government? In Australia we have Medicare and we love it.
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Looking at you, Brisbane City Council, Moreton Bay Regional Council.
Unfortunately this comment is probably applicable everywhere…
Unfortunately this comment is probably applicable everywhere…
December 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Looking at you, Brisbane City Council, Moreton Bay Regional Council.
Unfortunately this comment is probably applicable everywhere…
Unfortunately this comment is probably applicable everywhere…
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Well he has continued Pope Francis’s tradition of allowing the homeless to sleep in and around St Peter’s square. Agree he could do more but at least they are not being harassed by racist thugs parading as some sort of “law” enforcement.
December 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Well he has continued Pope Francis’s tradition of allowing the homeless to sleep in and around St Peter’s square. Agree he could do more but at least they are not being harassed by racist thugs parading as some sort of “law” enforcement.
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A head of state who publicly celebrated bombs used on civilians should not be welcomed by Australia. Inviting Isaac Herzog isn’t diplomacy — it’s complicity. There is no moral cover for this decision.
December 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A head of state who publicly celebrated bombs used on civilians should not be welcomed by Australia. Inviting Isaac Herzog isn’t diplomacy — it’s complicity. There is no moral cover for this decision.
Sounds “family” friendly?
From SBS. A family-themed event being organised by a Zionist Jewish group in Melbourne has been labelled "disgraceful" for "celebrating" Israel's pager attacks in Lebanon last year, which killed dozens of people and injured thousands, including civilians.
www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast...
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'Lions of Zion' group event celebrating Israel's pager attacks condemned
Victoria Police has said it will continue to monitor the event billed as "fun for all ages".
www.sbs.com.au
December 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Sounds “family” friendly?
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"To celebrate on a factually inaccurate day would be ridiculous."
From the archive: chaser.com.au/general-news...
From the archive: chaser.com.au/general-news...
December 25, 2025 at 8:22 AM
"To celebrate on a factually inaccurate day would be ridiculous."
From the archive: chaser.com.au/general-news...
From the archive: chaser.com.au/general-news...
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This is so fucking frustrating and there is no degree of defensive writing that can stop someone from this kind of selective quotation.
A small (personal) example of this book’s intellectual dishonesty:
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
December 25, 2025 at 4:29 AM
This is so fucking frustrating and there is no degree of defensive writing that can stop someone from this kind of selective quotation.
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Something else that will be a little bit triggering for racists, my favourite thing. #auspol #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe
December 25, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Something else that will be a little bit triggering for racists, my favourite thing. #auspol #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe
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🎶 I don’t want a lot for Christmas
I just want one thing from you.
For that A.I. bubble to burst,
And all the tech bros get sued. 🎶
🎄
I just want one thing from you.
For that A.I. bubble to burst,
And all the tech bros get sued. 🎶
🎄
December 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
🎶 I don’t want a lot for Christmas
I just want one thing from you.
For that A.I. bubble to burst,
And all the tech bros get sued. 🎶
🎄
I just want one thing from you.
For that A.I. bubble to burst,
And all the tech bros get sued. 🎶
🎄
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We cannot fix the Pentagon or the billionaires, so let’s create our own square foot of Earth where the rules are different—where people are seen, heard, and respected.
That’s a lot of square footage if we all do it. 🖖
I hope you are having a wonderful day.
That’s a lot of square footage if we all do it. 🖖
I hope you are having a wonderful day.
December 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
We cannot fix the Pentagon or the billionaires, so let’s create our own square foot of Earth where the rules are different—where people are seen, heard, and respected.
That’s a lot of square footage if we all do it. 🖖
I hope you are having a wonderful day.
That’s a lot of square footage if we all do it. 🖖
I hope you are having a wonderful day.
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You know who’s not in the Epstein files?
Undocumented immigrants.
Trans people.
Drag queens.
People who write books & create art with LGBTQ+ content.
It’s rich, powerful and mostly white men.
They want you to blame the “others” so you won’t blame them.
Undocumented immigrants.
Trans people.
Drag queens.
People who write books & create art with LGBTQ+ content.
It’s rich, powerful and mostly white men.
They want you to blame the “others” so you won’t blame them.
December 25, 2025 at 4:23 AM
You know who’s not in the Epstein files?
Undocumented immigrants.
Trans people.
Drag queens.
People who write books & create art with LGBTQ+ content.
It’s rich, powerful and mostly white men.
They want you to blame the “others” so you won’t blame them.
Undocumented immigrants.
Trans people.
Drag queens.
People who write books & create art with LGBTQ+ content.
It’s rich, powerful and mostly white men.
They want you to blame the “others” so you won’t blame them.
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It’s never too late to choose to care about people www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.com
December 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
It’s never too late to choose to care about people www.bbc.com/news/article...
Huge loss
Can’t get to sleep, not because I’m thinking about Santa, but by thoughts that my final Monkey Cage is on in ten hours and I am troubled by putting together what led to my departure and why I felt I had to resign - deeply frustrated
Despite the title of this week’s @bigissue.com column , it is more about my love of Manchester than resigning from Monkey Cage - but here it is
www.bigissue.com/opinion/robi...
www.bigissue.com/opinion/robi...
December 25, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Huge loss
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Imagine your nightly news if this was happening to Christains clebrating Xmas in a Muslim country. #auspol
With Christmas approaching, celebrations in Haifa were met with chaos after Israeli police stormed the Wadi al-Nisnas neighbourhood, arresting and beating Christians in the area.
December 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Imagine your nightly news if this was happening to Christains clebrating Xmas in a Muslim country. #auspol
Late Xmas gifts for everyone.
Zionists are upset that cosmetics retailer Lush is donating the proceeds from their watermelon soap to help amputee children in Gaza! Zionists are protesting a company for providing support to amputee children! Shop in-store or online at www.lush.com/au/en
#IsraeliTerrorism #FreePalestine
#IsraeliTerrorism #FreePalestine
December 25, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Late Xmas gifts for everyone.
But a peaceful protest against genocide is deemed divisive??
A week before the Bondi shooting the Lions of Zion held a “ family friendly” party in a Melbourne park, celebrating the Mossad pager attack which killed 42 people and injured 4000.
December 25, 2025 at 5:12 AM
But a peaceful protest against genocide is deemed divisive??
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A week before the Bondi shooting the Lions of Zion held a “ family friendly” party in a Melbourne park, celebrating the Mossad pager attack which killed 42 people and injured 4000.
December 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
A week before the Bondi shooting the Lions of Zion held a “ family friendly” party in a Melbourne park, celebrating the Mossad pager attack which killed 42 people and injured 4000.
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This woman gives absolutely zero fucks.
Francesca Albanese—
"The international community is made of 193 states. This is the time to give the USA what it has been looking for—isolation."
"The international community is made of 193 states. This is the time to give the USA what it has been looking for—isolation."
December 25, 2025 at 4:55 AM
This woman gives absolutely zero fucks.
High school economics students know that this not how GDP works ffs.
That’s like saying because the tech billionaires and Wall Street Bankers made and spent a lot of money, everyone else will get big raises.
December 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
High school economics students know that this not how GDP works ffs.
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Al Quran: "Jesus [is] honoured, and he will be one of those nearest to Allah".
Israeli minister Ben-Gvir:
"We spit when passing a monastery or a priest. I believe this violates nothing."
Selective, sure, but Ben-Gvir and Bibi have all the power.
I mean, would Jesus do this? ⬇️
#Christmas
Israeli minister Ben-Gvir:
"We spit when passing a monastery or a priest. I believe this violates nothing."
Selective, sure, but Ben-Gvir and Bibi have all the power.
I mean, would Jesus do this? ⬇️
#Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Al Quran: "Jesus [is] honoured, and he will be one of those nearest to Allah".
Israeli minister Ben-Gvir:
"We spit when passing a monastery or a priest. I believe this violates nothing."
Selective, sure, but Ben-Gvir and Bibi have all the power.
I mean, would Jesus do this? ⬇️
#Christmas
Israeli minister Ben-Gvir:
"We spit when passing a monastery or a priest. I believe this violates nothing."
Selective, sure, but Ben-Gvir and Bibi have all the power.
I mean, would Jesus do this? ⬇️
#Christmas
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AI falsely labelled him a sex offender.
This is why we say don’t use AI.
It hallucinates. It gets things wrong. It destroys the environment.
Yet people are relying on it for medical advice, legal advice and more.
It’s dangerous. Stop using it.
This is why we say don’t use AI.
It hallucinates. It gets things wrong. It destroys the environment.
Yet people are relying on it for medical advice, legal advice and more.
It’s dangerous. Stop using it.
New from me: The storied fiddler Ashley MacIsaac wanted to play a show at a Nova Scotia First Nation. It got cancelled because Google's AI search summary incorrectly called him a sex offender. Now he's worried for his safety www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
Fiddler Ashley MacIsaac has show cancelled over Google AI-generated misinformation
Cape Breton musician was set to perform in Nova Scotia before a search summary incorrectly described him as a sex offender
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:55 PM
AI falsely labelled him a sex offender.
This is why we say don’t use AI.
It hallucinates. It gets things wrong. It destroys the environment.
Yet people are relying on it for medical advice, legal advice and more.
It’s dangerous. Stop using it.
This is why we say don’t use AI.
It hallucinates. It gets things wrong. It destroys the environment.
Yet people are relying on it for medical advice, legal advice and more.
It’s dangerous. Stop using it.