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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 3h

Congratulations

Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 3h

Rowan Dean, always the outsider 😢

Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 3h

Yeah, but he'll still go home alone. No one wants to wake up next to Rowan Dean the morning after.

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Eleanor Padman @ellie1p.bsky.social · 6h

Horrible reporting from the ABC describing China as “once a climate villain”. Actually no, on a per capita basis and since industrialisation they are middle of the pack. Whereas Australia 👇

#auspol

Graph showing global emissions on a per capita basis since 1750.

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 7h

An amazing person.

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 7h

Yes, Centrelink is basically that.

“Oh but there are good people trying to help those in need.”

No.

#auspol

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 7h

Yes!

Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 7h

Taxpayers fund government over $1B per annum to employ thousands to police the poor trying to live on less than half minimum wage in one of the most expensive countries in the world.

Because they might be lazy, but are likely age discriminated or have few skills to find work.

#auspol

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 8h

It’s a pity they no longer use actual touring cars…

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 8h

I feel like this should be a Nintendo Switch game…

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Jeremy Poxon @jeremypoxon.bsky.social · 10h

Here is a current DIRECTOR within the Department effectively blowing the whistle to Deloitte that the system doesn't demonstrate "natural justice"

The Robodebt vibes here are off the charts and I'm begging media to cover this

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 8h

Ha! Let me introduce you to my friend Siri…

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 8h

Just.
Like.
Nazis.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Kristi Noem compares antifa to MS-13, Hamas, Hezbollah and the Islamic State

Homeland security secretary calls loosely affiliated network of anti-fascist street activists ‘just as dangerous’

www.theguardian.com

Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 11h

Apple might soon see its business whither just like Tesla?

404 Media @404media.co · 17h

BREAKING: Apple removed an app for preserving TikToks, Instagram reels, news reports, and videos documenting abuses by ICE

🔗 www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 11h

Interesting. I guess New Years will be cancelled
also this year?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Court prohibits pro-Palestine march to Sydney Opera House after police raise safety concerns

Police had objected to planned march citing fears of a crowd crush

www.theguardian.com

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 13h

The trick’s going to be what happens to Palestine after ceasefire conditions are met by Hamas and Israel. And there are warcrimes to be tried and justice served.

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Peter George @indy4franklin.bsky.social · 1d

Tasmanian ship’s captain Madeleine Habib has been detained after the boat The Conscience was intercepted in international waters off the coast of Gaza in recent hours.

The ship was carrying 92 passengers, all journalists and medical staff, with the mission to open sea access for Gazans 1/3

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 13h

Fair.

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 16h

So Presidential…
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump calls for jailing of Chicago mayor and Illinois governor as national guard arrives in city

President accused Brandon Johnson and JB Pritzker of failing to protect Ice officers as troops deploy to Chicago

www.theguardian.com

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 16h

#OnThisDay in 2023.

The day after clinching his third World Championship after finishing 2nd in the sprint race, Max Verstappen won the Qatar Grand Prix. Oscar Piastri & Lando Norris finished 2nd & 3rd.

www.statsf1.com/fr/2023/qata...

© Getty Images

#F1

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 16h

…and people say AI will never be as smart as people…

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 16h

The beautiful story of the much loved Doug. ❤️ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

My featherless cockatoo Doug looked like a monster – but his flaws only made me love him more | Hannah Parslow

Doug and I were inseparable. He taught me a lot about human relationships, and how we are never too ugly to be loved

www.theguardian.com

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 16h

Ha ha ha ha ha…
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Musk’s X settles lawsuit with ex-Twitter executives over $128m in unpaid severance

Four former executives say Musk falsely accused them of misconduct and fired them after he acquired the company

www.theguardian.com

Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 18h

AI bubble is just like the search engine bubble and the browser bubble before that.

Alta Vista, Netscape anyone?

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 18h

Final Grand Prix for Team Surtees.

René Arnoux (Surtees-Ford-TS20) retiring (oil pressure) from the race on lap 37. Struggling to find sponsorship, the team would withdraw from the World Championship in November.

Canadian Grand Prix, Circuit Île Notre-Dame, 8 October 1978.

#F1

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