Nathan Williams
@opulentbastard.bsky.social
Security Operations Engineer working in threat detection
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🚨 NEW: 'Don't know' is the preferred Liberal Party leader in the latest Newspoll, followed by Sussan Ley and Andrew Hastie
November 23, 2025 at 9:14 AM
🚨 NEW: 'Don't know' is the preferred Liberal Party leader in the latest Newspoll, followed by Sussan Ley and Andrew Hastie
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“When they slaughtered Congress, we didn't wake up. When they blamed terrorists and suspended the constitution, we didn't wake up then, either. Nothing changes instantaneously. In a gradually heating bathtub, you'd be boiled to death before you knew it.”
—Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
—Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
June 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
“When they slaughtered Congress, we didn't wake up. When they blamed terrorists and suspended the constitution, we didn't wake up then, either. Nothing changes instantaneously. In a gradually heating bathtub, you'd be boiled to death before you knew it.”
—Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
—Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
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A landlord who demanded more than $32,000 from a tenant before they had even moved in, and then threatened to kick them out if they didn't agree to a huge rent hike, is fined for a string of breaches of WA's tenancy laws.
Landlord demanded $32k from tenant before moving in, then hiked rent $1.7k
A landlord who demanded more than $32,000 from a tenant before they had even moved in, and then threatened to kick them out if they didn't agree to a huge rent hike, is fined for a string of breaches of WA's tenancy laws.
www.abc.net.au
May 29, 2025 at 2:48 AM
A landlord who demanded more than $32,000 from a tenant before they had even moved in, and then threatened to kick them out if they didn't agree to a huge rent hike, is fined for a string of breaches of WA's tenancy laws.
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There's someone pretending to be me --if you could report and block, that would be great.
@marthawells.com You have someone pretending to be you, FYI.
May 29, 2025 at 1:50 AM
There's someone pretending to be me --if you could report and block, that would be great.
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Elon has tried so hard to make Grok take his side on South Africa that it just randomly brings it up when you ask any question
May 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Elon has tried so hard to make Grok take his side on South Africa that it just randomly brings it up when you ask any question
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Australia's new opposition leader appealed a federal court ruling that the gov't must consider future generation in fossil fuel project approvals - and won
"Sussan Ley does not have a duty of care to protect young people from the harms of climate change" - 2022
theconversation.com/todays-disap...
"Sussan Ley does not have a duty of care to protect young people from the harms of climate change" - 2022
theconversation.com/todays-disap...
May 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Australia's new opposition leader appealed a federal court ruling that the gov't must consider future generation in fossil fuel project approvals - and won
"Sussan Ley does not have a duty of care to protect young people from the harms of climate change" - 2022
theconversation.com/todays-disap...
"Sussan Ley does not have a duty of care to protect young people from the harms of climate change" - 2022
theconversation.com/todays-disap...
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So I had to find out more, and sure enough: there's a video.
The singing!
Now I need to know if Irene Pepperberg has taught her greys to converse in English on video calls...
youtu.be/OHcAOlamgDc
The singing!
Now I need to know if Irene Pepperberg has taught her greys to converse in English on video calls...
youtu.be/OHcAOlamgDc
Lonely Parrots Flock Together with Video-Calling Technology
YouTube video by Conservation Mag
youtu.be
May 13, 2025 at 9:08 AM
So I had to find out more, and sure enough: there's a video.
The singing!
Now I need to know if Irene Pepperberg has taught her greys to converse in English on video calls...
youtu.be/OHcAOlamgDc
The singing!
Now I need to know if Irene Pepperberg has taught her greys to converse in English on video calls...
youtu.be/OHcAOlamgDc
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Pet parrots were taught to do video calls, and it was a hit.
The birds not only made friends with each other, and selected who they wanted to call and when, but also picked up new skills from fellow parrots.
Good enrichment option for improving captive parrot welfare.
🧪🦜
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
The birds not only made friends with each other, and selected who they wanted to call and when, but also picked up new skills from fellow parrots.
Good enrichment option for improving captive parrot welfare.
🧪🦜
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
May 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Pet parrots were taught to do video calls, and it was a hit.
The birds not only made friends with each other, and selected who they wanted to call and when, but also picked up new skills from fellow parrots.
Good enrichment option for improving captive parrot welfare.
🧪🦜
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
The birds not only made friends with each other, and selected who they wanted to call and when, but also picked up new skills from fellow parrots.
Good enrichment option for improving captive parrot welfare.
🧪🦜
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
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US pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk’s Starlink, cables show
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
U.S. pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk’s Starlink, cables show
Some countries have turned to the satellite internet firm in preparation for trade talks, State Department staffers wrote. The U.S. has a strategic interest in countering Chinese internet providers,…
www.washingtonpost.com
May 9, 2025 at 7:41 AM
US pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk’s Starlink, cables show
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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NSW launches new tender for long duration storage, seeking at least 1 GW of capacity by 2034 – ahead of the planned closure of the last of its coal generators
NSW launches new tender for 1 GW of long duration storage, with longer timelines for pumped hydro
NSW launches new tender for long duration storage, seeking at least 1 GW of capacity by 2034 – ahead of the planned closure of the last of its coal generators.
reneweconomy.com.au
May 9, 2025 at 6:32 AM
NSW launches new tender for long duration storage, seeking at least 1 GW of capacity by 2034 – ahead of the planned closure of the last of its coal generators
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“Most of my friends are leftists, but I do still have one ultra-conservative friend. He’s a member of the Labor Party," says one young voter.
That army of right-wing young men coming to save Dutton? A mirage
Political commentators got the read on young men very wrong, in part because they would not be swayed from their US-inspired framing.
www.crikey.com.au
May 9, 2025 at 6:22 AM
“Most of my friends are leftists, but I do still have one ultra-conservative friend. He’s a member of the Labor Party," says one young voter.
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May 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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April 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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It's not partisan or spin to call out a terrible train-wreck of a campaign while it's still in motion (sideways, sliding toward a cliff most of the time). It's just calling it as it is.
#Auspol
So many dumb things.
Also, the visuals of 3 stuck/damaged trucks, then the bus stuck in Pitt St. 🧵
#Auspol
So many dumb things.
Also, the visuals of 3 stuck/damaged trucks, then the bus stuck in Pitt St. 🧵
May 4, 2025 at 9:41 AM
It's not partisan or spin to call out a terrible train-wreck of a campaign while it's still in motion (sideways, sliding toward a cliff most of the time). It's just calling it as it is.
#Auspol
So many dumb things.
Also, the visuals of 3 stuck/damaged trucks, then the bus stuck in Pitt St. 🧵
#Auspol
So many dumb things.
Also, the visuals of 3 stuck/damaged trucks, then the bus stuck in Pitt St. 🧵
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But then he gets his son to stand front-and-centre in tradie high-vis to talk about how he's 'saving like mad' for a house and it feels so out of reach...
Dad's a millionaire, so the media ask whether he'll help out.
It takes a DAY to respond that he'll help at some point.
Dad's a millionaire, so the media ask whether he'll help out.
It takes a DAY to respond that he'll help at some point.
May 4, 2025 at 9:41 AM
But then he gets his son to stand front-and-centre in tradie high-vis to talk about how he's 'saving like mad' for a house and it feels so out of reach...
Dad's a millionaire, so the media ask whether he'll help out.
It takes a DAY to respond that he'll help at some point.
Dad's a millionaire, so the media ask whether he'll help out.
It takes a DAY to respond that he'll help at some point.
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Weird many Americans see our compulsory voting as overreach.
No. Everyone 18+ has a civic duty & a choice when it comes to who leads their country & makes policy for the next 3 years.
ALL of us.
(It’s not only those w the means &/or impetus - less than half population in the US - who vote.
No. Everyone 18+ has a civic duty & a choice when it comes to who leads their country & makes policy for the next 3 years.
ALL of us.
(It’s not only those w the means &/or impetus - less than half population in the US - who vote.
May 4, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Weird many Americans see our compulsory voting as overreach.
No. Everyone 18+ has a civic duty & a choice when it comes to who leads their country & makes policy for the next 3 years.
ALL of us.
(It’s not only those w the means &/or impetus - less than half population in the US - who vote.
No. Everyone 18+ has a civic duty & a choice when it comes to who leads their country & makes policy for the next 3 years.
ALL of us.
(It’s not only those w the means &/or impetus - less than half population in the US - who vote.
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The GOAT of election nights parting gift
May 4, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The GOAT of election nights parting gift
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James McGrath still sitting in the ABC studio saying we have to wait for the pre-polls.
May 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
James McGrath still sitting in the ABC studio saying we have to wait for the pre-polls.
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A new show planned for Sky News Australia..
May 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
A new show planned for Sky News Australia..
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BREAKING: News Corp Declares Victory for Coalition
News Corp Declares Victory for Coalition — The Shovel
“If we take a step back, ignore all of the woke commentary from the woke media and do some sober analysis, it’s plain to see that the Coalition has the much larger chunk on our pie chart"
theshovel.com.au
May 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
BREAKING: News Corp Declares Victory for Coalition
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When @AlboMP acknowledged country last night….. that was the fucking best.
May 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
When @AlboMP acknowledged country last night….. that was the fucking best.