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Nick Miller @nickdmiller.bsky.social · 13h

First-past-the-post systems are vicious, tactical voting essential.

Nick Miller @nickdmiller.bsky.social · 14h

People we need to stop splitting the cockatoo vote and unite behind the Baudin's otherwise the tawnies are going to run away with it.

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Nick Miller @nickdmiller.bsky.social · 1d

When their news is to close
And to this they say noes
That’s a Moray.

Press Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · 1d

All 26 councillors at Moray Council have jointly expressed strong opposition at STV's plan to end its dedicated news programme for the north of Scotland, which they said would mean a "significant and damaging loss" to communities newsroom.moray.gov.uk/news/moray-c...

Moray Councillors unite to oppose STV newsroom cuts | Moray Council News

All 26 councillors at Moray Council have signed joint letters to STV’s Chief Executive and OFCOM, voicing strong opposition to plans that would see the broadcaster end its dedicated news programme…

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Nick Miller @nickdmiller.bsky.social · 1d

"Why you suck and what you did wrong"

Nick Miller @nickdmiller.bsky.social · 1d

They keep doing variations on this headline, I hate it. Just feels cruel.

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Nick Miller @nickdmiller.bsky.social · 1d

One of the most underestimated classics. Whenever my movie mood is "I just want to be entertained", there is no better choice. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

A relic of horny Hollywood: why The Mummy remains a classic bisexual awakening movie

A floppy-haired Brendan Fraser, a smokey-eyed Rachel Weisz, some grisly scarabs and biblical plagues? Hail to a lost era of multiplex entertainment

www.theguardian.com

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Everyone In Symphony Audience Has Finger Cocked Under Beer Can Tab For First Sign of Crescendo

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 3d

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

“I found ‘One Battle After Another’ in 4DX to be slightly more suspenseful and slightly less funny than the other versions — when Bob (Leonardo DiCaprio) jumps out of a moving car ‘like Tom Cruise,’ it’s scarier in 4DX because the audience’s own chairs threaten to catapult them through the air.”

I Saw ‘One Battle After Another’ Six Times in Six Formats in Six Days

We compare Paul Thomas Anderson's latest masterpiece in VistaVision, 70mm IMAX, digital IMAX, regular 70mm, DCP and 4DX to see which is best.

www.indiewire.com

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Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 2d

Henceforth the red robes will only be worn as an away kit when the Canadian Supreme Court is playing the US one.

Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 2d

Tragic news from Canada where the Canadian Supreme Court has gone from the official dress on the left to the one on the right

Canadian Supreme court. Everyone is dressed in bright red wooly gowns, with a beige trim. It looks sort of like a Santa robe

The Canadian Supreme court. Everyone is dressed in black gowns with a bright white kravat, and two thin red vertical lines on the side of the robe

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 5d

Australians, please raid your Uncle's old PC in his shed, and help me find a copy of this to archive.

#Australia #AFL #DOSGaming #Wolfenstein #RetroGaming #MSDOS #RetroComputing

I HATE COLLINGWOOD Wolfenstein 3D mod on floppy disk. This version doesn't work. :(

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Nick Miller @nickdmiller.bsky.social · 3d

I'm voting Baudin's cockatoo, for the beauty, the precarity, the memorable call that soundtracked my childhood, and also the remarkable life of its namesake.

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Nick Miller @nickdmiller.bsky.social · 5d

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/oct/03/dear-computer-boffins-please-stop-trying-to-fix-problems-i-dont-have

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Nick Miller @nickdmiller.bsky.social · 5d

Nick I’m a big fan of your journalism - BUT - extrapolating from one politics column, about how australia is perceived overseas, that the Guardian is somehow delinquent in our critique of Labor’s climate policy is absurd! I could point you to many analyses making all the points you wish we’d made.

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Nick Miller @nickdmiller.bsky.social · 5d

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Albanese’s Oprah-style emissions target aims to please almost everyone but risks falling short on climate action

The prime minister has a stonking majority and a progressive crossbench that wants deeper cuts. So what has happened to lower the goal?

www.theguardian.com

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Nick Miller @nickdmiller.bsky.social · 5d

Rather disappointing article from the usually excellent Nick. Spends an inordinate amount of time focused on one Guardian politics column, claims this shows we’re shirking proper analysis of Labor’s climate target, fails to point out we did plenty. Eg www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Albanese’s Oprah-style emissions target aims to please almost everyone but risks falling short on climate action

The prime minister has a stonking majority and a progressive crossbench that wants deeper cuts. So what has happened to lower the goal?

www.theguardian.com

Nick Miller @nickdmiller.bsky.social · 7d

"Just what do you think you're doing, Dave?" www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

‘I think you’re testing me’: Anthropic’s new AI model asks testers to come clean

Safety evaluation of Claude Sonnet 4.5 raises questions about whether predecessors ‘played along’, firm says

www.theguardian.com

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Nick Miller @nickdmiller.bsky.social · 7d

Fun fact at the Guardian we employ a full-time haruspex

Nick Miller @nickdmiller.bsky.social · 7d

sacrificing virgins to social media ftw

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Nick Miller @nickdmiller.bsky.social · 7d

though I may be alone in finding this interesting.

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Nick Miller @nickdmiller.bsky.social · 7d

I find this graph fascinating. There is some strange vibe that makes these numbers move in parallel: the nation becoming more or less interested in Australia's winter sports grand finals, regardless of code or which teams are playing. WHYYYY? ( not weather, games in different cities a week apart)

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Nick Miller @nickdmiller.bsky.social · 7d

An incredible read - with amazing pix www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

People think they know what war is. Here’s what I learned in seven years on Ukraine’s frontline

Movies and news reels show us the tanks, soldiers, explosions and tears. But beyond that is an integration of horror and the mundane, as those who have chosen to stay cling to as much normality as the...

www.theguardian.com

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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 7d

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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 7d

At least 29 Americans have sought asylum in Australia since second Trump presidency began

Applications from US citizens make up less than 1% of monthly applications but have risen steadily since Trump’s inauguration * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Dozens of Americans are seeking asylum in Australia as their US homeland becomes increasingly fractured and politically volatile during Donald Trump’s second presidency. At least 29 US citizens applied for humanitarian protection visas in the first six months since Trump’s return to the White House in January 2025, according to Department of Home Affairs figures obtained under Freedom of Information laws. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Nick Miller @nickdmiller.bsky.social · 8d

Trying to work out why the US senate requires a supermajority vote to pass the budget and the whole system is an utter incomprehensible mess and it's frankly remarkable they're able to pass any laws at all. In a country that prides itself on its constitution. ccf.georgetown.edu/2021/01/25/s...

Senate Voting Rules and Budget Reconciliation Explained (Part 1)

In the House of Representatives, legislation passes with a simple majority of 218 of 435 votes recorded on an electronic voting system. The Senate system is, by comparison, stuck in the dark ages. …

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