Ric Morgan
@riccm.bsky.social
Was @R_C_M on tweeter
Music fan;dad to twin boys;bike rider;lawyer;gardener;design architecture sustainability politics healthcare;Kensington & Maldon dweller;skeptic;sometime(oft) curmudgeon
That’s Ringo the Dingo in the photos
Music fan;dad to twin boys;bike rider;lawyer;gardener;design architecture sustainability politics healthcare;Kensington & Maldon dweller;skeptic;sometime(oft) curmudgeon
That’s Ringo the Dingo in the photos
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I stand with Francesca Albanese. No one should be punished for reporting the truth.
Silencing her doesn’t change the reality; it only exposes the pressure to hide it.
Silencing her doesn’t change the reality; it only exposes the pressure to hide it.
December 7, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I stand with Francesca Albanese. No one should be punished for reporting the truth.
Silencing her doesn’t change the reality; it only exposes the pressure to hide it.
Silencing her doesn’t change the reality; it only exposes the pressure to hide it.
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Can we talk about Christians getting ready to celebrate the birth of a baby they would have had deported? 😬✝️🛑❄️
#MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays
#MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays
a group of people sit around a table with a laptop
ALT: a group of people sit around a table with a laptop
media.tenor.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Can we talk about Christians getting ready to celebrate the birth of a baby they would have had deported? 😬✝️🛑❄️
#MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays
#MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays
I’ve just spent a week in Warsaw then Munich
Munich—an interesting new old city with modern “industry” & also some old But it feels “old European” in some ways
Warsaw—feels young as a result of rebuilding & youth presence everywhere. Seemed to have the perfect mix of hope & nihilism for our times
Munich—an interesting new old city with modern “industry” & also some old But it feels “old European” in some ways
Warsaw—feels young as a result of rebuilding & youth presence everywhere. Seemed to have the perfect mix of hope & nihilism for our times
December 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I’ve just spent a week in Warsaw then Munich
Munich—an interesting new old city with modern “industry” & also some old But it feels “old European” in some ways
Warsaw—feels young as a result of rebuilding & youth presence everywhere. Seemed to have the perfect mix of hope & nihilism for our times
Munich—an interesting new old city with modern “industry” & also some old But it feels “old European” in some ways
Warsaw—feels young as a result of rebuilding & youth presence everywhere. Seemed to have the perfect mix of hope & nihilism for our times
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For all the talk of Andrew Tate and Adolescence, I wrote about the more dangerous phenomenon we’re all choosing to ignore: the radicalisation of middle aged men
For the @thenewworldmag.bsky.social
www.thenewworld.co.uk/zoe-grunewal...
For the @thenewworldmag.bsky.social
www.thenewworld.co.uk/zoe-grunewal...
December 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
For all the talk of Andrew Tate and Adolescence, I wrote about the more dangerous phenomenon we’re all choosing to ignore: the radicalisation of middle aged men
For the @thenewworldmag.bsky.social
www.thenewworld.co.uk/zoe-grunewal...
For the @thenewworldmag.bsky.social
www.thenewworld.co.uk/zoe-grunewal...
Seems legit to me
I assumed this was a transcription error but @australia.theguardian.com are usually pretty quick to fix this stuff, and it’s still there six hours later? (Admittedly it is a weekend.)
December 6, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Seems legit to me
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Thinking of this in light of any real reform following the Robodebt scandal, the refusal to raise the social security rate to any substantial level, and the acknowledgement by the public service that 140 aspects of the social security system have been operating illegally.
'Asked what risks Labor faced if it failed to evolve at an organisational level and with its policies, Swan was blunt.
“We end up looking like the Democrats in the US or any number of once large, proud, centre-right parties around the world that have collapsed,” he said.'
“We end up looking like the Democrats in the US or any number of once large, proud, centre-right parties around the world that have collapsed,” he said.'
Wayne Swan warns Labor not to speak to Australians in ‘highly stylised political way’
Exclusive: ALP national president urges party to urgently renew its ageing grassroots membership base in suburban and regional areas
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Thinking of this in light of any real reform following the Robodebt scandal, the refusal to raise the social security rate to any substantial level, and the acknowledgement by the public service that 140 aspects of the social security system have been operating illegally.
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Corrupt processes yield corrupt results. Inevitable.
Multiple sources confirm the Albanese government has pushed lobbyists and industry groups to use encrypted messages and verbal briefings when proposing policy ideas, to avoid FOI and disclosure requirements. Read more: satpa.pe/h3OmIrz
December 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Corrupt processes yield corrupt results. Inevitable.
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Man from high-profile Melbourne family convicted of raping a woman twice, while pretending to be her boyfriend, is given special treatment of name suppression, even after being convicted!
Once again the judicial system operating as a protection racket for men!
#RapeCulture
Once again the judicial system operating as a protection racket for men!
#RapeCulture
December 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Man from high-profile Melbourne family convicted of raping a woman twice, while pretending to be her boyfriend, is given special treatment of name suppression, even after being convicted!
Once again the judicial system operating as a protection racket for men!
#RapeCulture
Once again the judicial system operating as a protection racket for men!
#RapeCulture
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Anyone who still watches any TV “news” is just swilling propaganda
December 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Anyone who still watches any TV “news” is just swilling propaganda
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Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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" The problem is that according to current neuroscience, human thinking is largely independent of human language — and we have little reason to believe ever more sophisticated modeling of language will create a form of intelligence that meets or surpasses our own. "
Is language the same as intelligence? The AI industry desperately needs it to be
The AI boom is based on a fundamental mistake.
www.theverge.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:09 AM
" The problem is that according to current neuroscience, human thinking is largely independent of human language — and we have little reason to believe ever more sophisticated modeling of language will create a form of intelligence that meets or surpasses our own. "
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![[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]
JANET:
Ugh...
LIZ:
What's up?
JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!
LIZ:
Have you tried...
AI peas?
JANET:
AI peas?
LIZ:
They're peas with AI!
[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].
LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas
JANET:
What
LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]
Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?
[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]
LIZ:
Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine
[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]
LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!
JANET:
What
LIZ:
Shut up
LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow
From opening the bag of peas
to boiling the peas
to eating the peas
To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.
JANET:
Is it really necessary to-
LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET
[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:
AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.
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This genocidal psychopath had planned this for decades 🤬
He just needed an excuse..thats why he allowed Oct 7th to happen
He just needed an excuse..thats why he allowed Oct 7th to happen
October 29, 2025 at 2:03 AM
This genocidal psychopath had planned this for decades 🤬
He just needed an excuse..thats why he allowed Oct 7th to happen
He just needed an excuse..thats why he allowed Oct 7th to happen
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Australian journalist here, just popping in to confirm Jim's point that the cowering and silence actually makes you all look like a pack of gutless wonders. Have some self-respect and tell the bully and thug where to get off for Christ's sake.
Would it kill somebody to say “Nancy is not stupid.” It pains me to see the WH press corps just accept the abuse. Sends the wrong image to Americans and the world IMHO.
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Australian journalist here, just popping in to confirm Jim's point that the cowering and silence actually makes you all look like a pack of gutless wonders. Have some self-respect and tell the bully and thug where to get off for Christ's sake.
It’s never actually for you. It’s what someone else wants for you…
Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation
Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:46 AM
It’s never actually for you. It’s what someone else wants for you…
And the sooner you realise it, the better off you are (if you do still want to use it, you do it armed with that insight)
Every prompt to chatbot software is “generate me some text.” If it generated you some text, it performed its function correctly. It never lies, it never wants anything, it’s text generating software that generates text.
Not wanting to disappoint you so much that it lies is the last quality I want in a computer.
November 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM
And the sooner you realise it, the better off you are (if you do still want to use it, you do it armed with that insight)
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❗️"The only reason you are still sitting here calmly is because Ukraine is bleeding every minute." — Garry Kasparov at the Halifax International Security Forum
"If Ukraine is forced to accept Trump's 'deal', you will be next!"
"If Ukraine is forced to accept Trump's 'deal', you will be next!"
November 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
❗️"The only reason you are still sitting here calmly is because Ukraine is bleeding every minute." — Garry Kasparov at the Halifax International Security Forum
"If Ukraine is forced to accept Trump's 'deal', you will be next!"
"If Ukraine is forced to accept Trump's 'deal', you will be next!"
🤣😂🤣
November 28, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🤣😂🤣
Honestly, from outside the USA, this just seems business as usual from the Trump administration
Among other things, the (nebulous but clearly unconstitutional) attack on naturalized US citizens contained in this screed is a significant escalation.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Honestly, from outside the USA, this just seems business as usual from the Trump administration
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question: Chatbots have a habit of grovelling when they're caught making stuff up. Who actually wants the chatbot to grovel? How did this become the standard behaviour? Who asked for this?
I mean, I could hypothesise and so could you. But how did this actually become standard across the chatbots?
I mean, I could hypothesise and so could you. But how did this actually become standard across the chatbots?
November 28, 2025 at 10:10 AM
question: Chatbots have a habit of grovelling when they're caught making stuff up. Who actually wants the chatbot to grovel? How did this become the standard behaviour? Who asked for this?
I mean, I could hypothesise and so could you. But how did this actually become standard across the chatbots?
I mean, I could hypothesise and so could you. But how did this actually become standard across the chatbots?
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I've seen people say that getting attached to ChatGPT is like "believing the stripper really loves you", but that's not true. It's more like believing that the dryer personally composed that little jingle on a lonely sockless night just to win your affections.
November 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I've seen people say that getting attached to ChatGPT is like "believing the stripper really loves you", but that's not true. It's more like believing that the dryer personally composed that little jingle on a lonely sockless night just to win your affections.
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Vaccinating boys and girls. It works bitches.
November 26, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Vaccinating boys and girls. It works bitches.
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The party of kicking down on the vulnerable with a kid from social housing as leader.
So Labor and the Liberals teamed up to pass legislation to give police the power to recommend cancellation of Centrelink payments of people who have not been found guilty of a crime by a court of law. It’s discriminatory financial punishment of people in poverty who are already over-policed
November 26, 2025 at 5:31 AM
The party of kicking down on the vulnerable with a kid from social housing as leader.
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David Pocock arguing in the #Senate against the cancelling of Centrelink benefits pending criminal prosecution. This is what an ethical equality warrior looks like. We need 20 more like him in the halls of power and hope we get them in the next election. He makes me proud to be Australian. #auspol
November 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM