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Think Big (Peter Pat) @think-big.bsky.social · 3h

Thanks! My skies are somewhere between Bortle 7 and Bortle 8 so they are not the darkest either.

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Think Big (Peter Pat) @think-big.bsky.social · 4h

Their business model is theft!

The Verge @theverge.com · 14h

From May 2025: Meta’s former head of global affairs said asking for permission from rights owners to train models would “basically kill the AI industry in this country overnight.”

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

www.theverge.com

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Brenda @brendadk.bsky.social · 22h

Flotilla member tells about thuer treatment.

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Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.bsky.social · 5h

Oh dear. The chap behind Power 2 People is not just a March for Australia organiser, he's a fire ant baiting truther.

www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09...

MP slammed for speaking at 'scaremongering' rally that claimed fire ant bait shrinks babies' heads

A Queensland MP is facing criticism for speaking at a gathering of conspiracy theorists who erroneously claim vaccines cause stupidity and fire ant bait is harmful to fetal brain development.

www.abc.net.au

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fiirving.bsky.social @fiirving.bsky.social · 22h

Wtaf??? 🤯😡

The Age (unofficial) @theage.nzcow.com · 23h

📢 SBS staff remain unable to use the word Palestine in news reporting despite federal recognition of the state last month as tensions over reporting on the conflict in Gaza remain high.

SBS staff sworn off naming Palestine despite federal recognition

www.theage.com.au

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 19h

So much this. It also explains why there is now so much flirting with climate denial and deep state conspiracism on the right. When your theories have failed so completely it’s much easier to retreat from reality than attempt to explain it.

Indy @indy.bsky.social · 2d

It nags at me that people are dancing around the fact that one reason centre-right think-tanks are in an intellectual crisis moment is because we've spent over a decade where lots of their ideas were tried out and didn't pan out as advertised.

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Think Big (Peter Pat) @think-big.bsky.social · 19h

It was cloudy last night, so this is not the Harvest moon/super-moon, but instead the full moon from last month just before, and during, the total lunar eclipse.
Pentax K-5 DSLR, Skywatcher Esprit 80 with TV 2x Powermate (800mm focal length). The K-5 is over 12 years old now. 🔭 #astrophotography

September full moon just before the total lunar eclipse. The crater Tycho is at bottom-centre.

The total lunar eclipse (a.k.a. blood moon) from September 2025. A stack of 16 frames. Longer exposures were needed to bring out detail in the darker areas. More yellow-orange at bottom left and a deeper orange-red at top right.

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Think Big (Peter Pat) @think-big.bsky.social · 23h

Contagious? Not really.
The spread of far right, neo-fascist American populism is a deliberate strategy by connected, far-right groups who are themselves funded by the super rich. Unfortunately, the super-rich now also control the media, so there's no pushback on this agitprop.

NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 23h

Is America Contagious?

Scholars in political extremism are documenting the global spread of right-wing populism.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Is America contagious?

Scholars in political extremism are documenting the global spread of right-wing populism.

www.motherjones.com

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Sista Cate Ruth ♿ @sistacatruthpurry.bsky.social · 1d

Why is @australia.theguardian.com promoting this racist piece of shit?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

‘The ground is shifting’: what’s driving One Nation’s surge and could it replace the ‘floundering Liberals’?

As its support doubles, One Nation is targeting conservative voters disillusioned with the Liberals and Nationals on immigration and net zero

www.theguardian.com

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Ian Farquhar @ianfarquhar.bsky.social · 1d

Nine years ago MobileEye, the company which provided the processors which Tesla vehicles used to understand the world around them, dumped them because “Tesla was pushing the envelope in terms of safety." Musk’s recklessness and sociopathy writ large. arstechnica.com/cars/2016/09...

Mobileye spills the beans: Tesla was dropped because of safety concerns

Now we know who ended the relationship.

arstechnica.com

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Glen @gergyl.bsky.social · Jul 22

Prime Minister Albanese, last night on #ABC730, used standard climate denier word games to cast this event as 'natural' rather than global heating related.

'We had a briefing'
'Experts said...'

Terry Hughes @profterryhughes.bsky.social · Jul 22

The Australian government has never declared the catastrophic impacts of climate change on marine ecosystems as a so-called “natural” disaster.

If it did, issuing permits for more fossil fuel emissions would be exposed as reckless.

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

South Australian premier declares algal bloom catastrophe a ‘natural disaster’ in defiance of federal Labor

Peter Malinauskas says politicians do themselves a disservice ‘when they get caught up in technicalities’

www.theguardian.com

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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 2d

Jacinta McEwan calls for the Australian government to help her son amid reports he has been physically abused after being arrested on a flotilla trying to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza.

Mother of Australian from Gaza flotilla pleads: 'stand up for my son'

Jacinta McEwan calls for the Australian government to help her son amid reports he has been physically abused after being arrested on a flotilla trying to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza.

www.abc.net.au

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Jon Dee (JonDee.com) @jondeeoz.bsky.social · 2d

What happened to Google’s “Don’t Be Evil” motto?

Google is taking millions from Netanyahu’s Govt to promote lies about Greta Thunberg’s peaceful flotilla mission.

Search the flotilla on Google and you’ll see Israel’s paid propaganda first.

Bing and DuckDuckGo are not promoting this propaganda.

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 2d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

trib.al

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Nina @ninacherie.bsky.social · 2d

#GretaThunberg #GazaGenocide #evil

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 2d

Powerful words from Greta Thunberg, on her arrival in Greece, condemning the world's inaction to prevent or to take action to stop Israel's genocide in Gaza. Video: Independent #Israel #Gaza #GretaThunberg #GazaGenocide

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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 2d

Climate change is driving up insurance costs & making homes uninsurable

🇦🇺ns are paying the price while disasters worsen

As Minister Bowen said: "The cost of inaction will always outweigh the cost of action"

We need real action & investment in adaptation
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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Jessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧 @jessicaperthwa.bsky.social · 2d

Boycott Nike

🦋🐬🐳🐋🌊🧜‍♀️🦜☮️🌊🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🦋🔥 @lavegannative.bsky.social · 3d

Well here we go. Nike is supplying all the masks to ICE. EVERYONE YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO SHARE AND BOYCOTT NIKE

#boycottnike

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMhgHhcV/

TikTok video by Darren TenToez Jones

www.tiktok.com

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Dr Ingrid M @ingridm.bsky.social · 3d

according to this poll, the political class - major party politicians, corporate media outlets, institutions like Creative Australia and the ABC when they yield to orchestrated pro-Israel campaigns - represent about 20% of the general population on Gaza.

Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: Australians overwhelmingly recognise and oppose the genocide in Gaza and want the government to do more to stop it, according to a new poll released today.

www.deepcutnews.com/p/australian...

Australians overwhelmingly back sanctions on Israel, new poll finds

'Sizeable majority' of voters across political lines want Israel to end genocide in Gaza

www.deepcutnews.com

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Instrumental Communications @instrumentalcomms.bsky.social · 3d

Second released flotilla activist confirms Israel beat Greta Thunberg

Shared via #InstrumIntel

www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...

Second released flotilla activist confirms Israel beat Greta Thunberg

The rogue Zionist state's violence and humiliation of an activist like Greta Thunberg, known worldwide, can only backfire on it

www.thecanary.co

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Francesca Fiorentini @franifio.bsky.social · 3d

Every accusation is a confession. The right has been the perpetrators of these kinds of attacks and they want you to believe a dozen people writing in chalk outside Kavanaugh's home is terrorism.

donnadeka.bsky.social @donnadeka.bsky.social · 3d

“Judge Diane Goodstein is known for her recent ruling that blocked the Trump regime from accessing all sensitive information about South Carolina voters.”

www.live5news.com/2025/10/05/3...

3 hospitalized following reported Edisto Beach fire, SLED investigating

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating a house fire that hospitalized three people Saturday afternoon.

www.live5news.com

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 4d

Larissa Waters says the govt must call on the Israel ambassador to “let those 6 Australians” who’ve been illegally detained by Israel from a flotilla “be free and come home” & that if the ambassador is not prepared to do that, he should be expelled.💥 #Abcinsiders

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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 3d

NB This article is taken from Cory Doctorow's writing, so is worth reading, in case you were thinking it'd be pointless Sunday opinion piece handwringing.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?

Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and what we can do about it

www.theguardian.com

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 4d

As news comes out that Greta Thunberg and hundreds of other flotilla members are being tortured in Israeli 'prisons'.

I ask you.

Do you stand with Greta Thunberg?

Spread the message Free Greta Thunberg if you do.

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Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 4d

ABC now running completely untrue propaganda for America and Israel. The bombing hasn’t stopped and it has been widely reported that Netanyahu said to his own people they wouldn’t stop pretty much as soon as trump asked him to.

ABC News (Australia) headline: For the first time since the conflict in Gaza began nearly two years ago, an American president told Israel to stop — and it did.

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