Surlysimon
@surlysimon.bsky.social
Retired,grew up from Menzies to Whitlam, still maintaining the rage comrade, grew up in Canberra but escaped to Melbourne. 40 years working in technical publications
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What the fuck is he (ever) talking about?
Trump: "Transgender for every member of your family. If they're not feeling well that night, let's just change their sex."
December 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
What the fuck is he (ever) talking about?
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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Anika Wells refers travel expenses to Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority. Like many cases before this one, the authority will be able to determine if there is anything outside the rules & if anything is to be repaid. #auspol
December 9, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Anika Wells refers travel expenses to Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority. Like many cases before this one, the authority will be able to determine if there is anything outside the rules & if anything is to be repaid. #auspol
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Dave Rowe. loud piggy. in AFR
December 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Dave Rowe. loud piggy. in AFR
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DUMB-AS-FUCK SENATOR TOM COTTON IS TOTES COOL WITH MURDERING SHIPWRECKED SAILORS BECAUSE — GET THIS — ONE OF THEM WAS 'TAKING OFF HIS SHIRT.' HE ACTUALLY SAID THAT, I SHIT YOU NOT. WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK? THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO ANOTHER OF MY EXTREMELY ANGRY POSTS. LINK IS HERE: bit.ly/4rEXKiR
December 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
DUMB-AS-FUCK SENATOR TOM COTTON IS TOTES COOL WITH MURDERING SHIPWRECKED SAILORS BECAUSE — GET THIS — ONE OF THEM WAS 'TAKING OFF HIS SHIRT.' HE ACTUALLY SAID THAT, I SHIT YOU NOT. WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK? THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO ANOTHER OF MY EXTREMELY ANGRY POSTS. LINK IS HERE: bit.ly/4rEXKiR
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here's today's post: "what kind of shithole senator roots for war crimes?" Tom Cotton justifies murder, because one guy was ‘taking off his shirt.’ what the fuck?
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what kind of shithole senator roots for war crimes?
Tom Cotton justifies murder, because one guy was ‘taking off his shirt.’ what the fuck?
bit.ly
December 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
here's today's post: "what kind of shithole senator roots for war crimes?" Tom Cotton justifies murder, because one guy was ‘taking off his shirt.’ what the fuck?
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Just watched The Hack on Stan, about the News of the World hacking scandal, and the Guardian’s efforts to expose it, leading to the Leveson Inquiry. Quite recent history - amazing how Murdoch’s power was barely dented by the whole affair.
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Just watched The Hack on Stan, about the News of the World hacking scandal, and the Guardian’s efforts to expose it, leading to the Leveson Inquiry. Quite recent history - amazing how Murdoch’s power was barely dented by the whole affair.
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The Advent hymn hasn’t changed. The world has. David O’Halloran asks what it now means to sing “Israel” in 2025 – and what faith, politics and moral responsibility demand today. @dvdhlo.bsky.social
#FaithAndPolitics #Advent #Theology #IsraelPalestine
#FaithAndPolitics #Advent #Theology #IsraelPalestine
The problem of biblical “Israel” in 2025
Words that once spoke of ancient hope now land in a world shaped by war and grief. What does it mean to sing “Israel” in Advent in 2025?
johnmenadue.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The Advent hymn hasn’t changed. The world has. David O’Halloran asks what it now means to sing “Israel” in 2025 – and what faith, politics and moral responsibility demand today. @dvdhlo.bsky.social
#FaithAndPolitics #Advent #Theology #IsraelPalestine
#FaithAndPolitics #Advent #Theology #IsraelPalestine
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A classic
Big Mouth Southern Smokehouse Burger – $14.99
The charred black bones of the farmhouse coughed and hissed and exhaled into the early morning fog, ghosts of smoke swirling whitehot against the sun, contrast in defiance of God ordained.
The charred black bones of the farmhouse coughed and hissed and exhaled into the early morning fog, ghosts of smoke swirling whitehot against the sun, contrast in defiance of God ordained.
Chili’s Menu, by Cormac McCarthy
Southwestern Eggrolls – $9.95 In a tortilla made by the boy’s abuela he watched her, with her armfat and canvas apron, cast frijoles negros upon fl...
buff.ly
December 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A classic
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I somehow missed this cartoon from my friend & co-author Tom Toles. It perfect captures the spirit of #ScienceUnderSiege, co-authored with my friend @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social:
December 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I somehow missed this cartoon from my friend & co-author Tom Toles. It perfect captures the spirit of #ScienceUnderSiege, co-authored with my friend @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social:
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Notice Barnaby Joyce does his media before lunch ?
December 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Notice Barnaby Joyce does his media before lunch ?
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sitting next to a sweaty guy on a plane who just finished a workout at terminal 8 while wearing a shirt, tie, and suit
Duffy on what he's doing to improve the airport experience for travelers: "Maybe I want a workout area where people might get some blood flowing doing some pull ups or step ups in the airport."
December 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
sitting next to a sweaty guy on a plane who just finished a workout at terminal 8 while wearing a shirt, tie, and suit
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No answer to why Library execs have evicted Mr Tulk cafe runner after years of tenacious & beloved service, in favour of a giant marketing company with HQs in London & Dubai which markets & caters events. (Mr Tulk named for the first librarian, which senior management didn't even know.) Pathetic.
December 8, 2025 at 11:04 PM
No answer to why Library execs have evicted Mr Tulk cafe runner after years of tenacious & beloved service, in favour of a giant marketing company with HQs in London & Dubai which markets & caters events. (Mr Tulk named for the first librarian, which senior management didn't even know.) Pathetic.
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The defenders of the State Library of Victoria won't be deterred by condescending platitudes & blandishments, corporate jargon or politicians who only seem to be listening to people spinning so hard they're whirling. We need an inquiry into what's happened & qualified leadership NOW.
December 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The defenders of the State Library of Victoria won't be deterred by condescending platitudes & blandishments, corporate jargon or politicians who only seem to be listening to people spinning so hard they're whirling. We need an inquiry into what's happened & qualified leadership NOW.
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Can you imagine getting emails like this at your workplace from none other than Dr. Oz?
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table”
This is the kind of world-class, cutting-edge scientific excellence we knew was coming when RFK appointed Dr. Oz to oversee Medicare and Medicaid
Scoop from @leahfeiger.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/dr-oz-...
This is the kind of world-class, cutting-edge scientific excellence we knew was coming when RFK appointed Dr. Oz to oversee Medicare and Medicaid
Scoop from @leahfeiger.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/dr-oz-...
Dr. Oz Tells His Federal Employees to Eat Less
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services staffers.
www.wired.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Can you imagine getting emails like this at your workplace from none other than Dr. Oz?
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“While he watched over FaceTime, I slowly poured liquid Tylenol all over my naked body. I loved him enough to make myself autistic. He wept.”
More Excerpts from Olivia Nuzzi’s American Canto
“Forget the sex; the real scandal here is the crime against language.” — Brian Phillips, The Ringer, on Olivia Nuzzi’s new memoir, American Canto, ...
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December 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“While he watched over FaceTime, I slowly poured liquid Tylenol all over my naked body. I loved him enough to make myself autistic. He wept.”
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Trump: "Every boat we shoot down ... "
December 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Trump: "Every boat we shoot down ... "
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Trump to ABC's Rachel Scott: "You are the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place. Let me just tell you -- you are an obnoxious-- a terrible reporter. And it's always the same thing with you. I told you."
December 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Trump to ABC's Rachel Scott: "You are the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place. Let me just tell you -- you are an obnoxious-- a terrible reporter. And it's always the same thing with you. I told you."
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“I’ve been amazed by the groundswell of grassroots, bipartisan opposition to this....everyone is affected by this, the opposition has been across the political spectrum. A lot of people don’t see the benefits coming from AI and feel they will be paying for it"
More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US datacenters
Exclusive: Congress urged to act against energy-hungry facilities blamed for increasing bills and worsening climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
“I’ve been amazed by the groundswell of grassroots, bipartisan opposition to this....everyone is affected by this, the opposition has been across the political spectrum. A lot of people don’t see the benefits coming from AI and feel they will be paying for it"
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1. When we first started talking about 'critical national infrastructure' while working at S African National Biodiversity Institute, I thought 'how ugly a term.' But when you think about Nature in all her connections, interdependencies, webs & corridors, she really is a gossamer infrastructure.🧵
Prof Nathalie Seddon, Director of @naturebasedsols.bsky.social, spoke at the UK’s first @nebriefing.bsky.social on the climate and nature crises. Addressing over a thousand leaders, she pushed for nature to be treated as core to policy - essential for resilience and a safe, thriving society ⬇️
December 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
1. When we first started talking about 'critical national infrastructure' while working at S African National Biodiversity Institute, I thought 'how ugly a term.' But when you think about Nature in all her connections, interdependencies, webs & corridors, she really is a gossamer infrastructure.🧵
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Marjorie Taylor Greene will never change because of self-awareness or contrition; she will only ever change because of opportunism.
December 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene will never change because of self-awareness or contrition; she will only ever change because of opportunism.