Simon Frew
@akfru.bsky.social
Musician, Anarchist, general trouble maker.
Helps with Food Not Bombs Wollongong.
Music: https://soundcloud.com/simonfrew-1
Helps with Food Not Bombs Wollongong.
Music: https://soundcloud.com/simonfrew-1
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This seems like a maliciously put headline to make people feel a certain way.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written by volunteers, is embracing artificial intelligence to mark its 25th anniversary.
Wikipedia unveils new AI licensing deals as it marks 25th birthday
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written by volunteers, is embracing artificial intelligence to mark its 25th anniversary.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 7:08 PM
This seems like a maliciously put headline to make people feel a certain way.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
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All of this and not a single cent of funding towards community based deradicalisation programs, support groups for families of radicalised people, harm reduction, anti-racist and respectful relationships programs in schools etc. State oppression is apparently the only answer.
January 14, 2026 at 6:08 AM
All of this and not a single cent of funding towards community based deradicalisation programs, support groups for families of radicalised people, harm reduction, anti-racist and respectful relationships programs in schools etc. State oppression is apparently the only answer.
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"Members of the public have reportedly also shared information about agents in hotels and even neighbors.
“'I’ve had hotel staff sending post-it notes, bar staff sending DHS IDs, and loads of people saying their neighbour is an agent,' Skinner said."
Hey, ICE? Everybody fucking hates you. Resign!
“'I’ve had hotel staff sending post-it notes, bar staff sending DHS IDs, and loads of people saying their neighbour is an agent,' Skinner said."
Hey, ICE? Everybody fucking hates you. Resign!
Hero: A DHS whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach ever for the department.
Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents: 'The last straw'
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach fo...
www.rawstory.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:37 PM
"Members of the public have reportedly also shared information about agents in hotels and even neighbors.
“'I’ve had hotel staff sending post-it notes, bar staff sending DHS IDs, and loads of people saying their neighbour is an agent,' Skinner said."
Hey, ICE? Everybody fucking hates you. Resign!
“'I’ve had hotel staff sending post-it notes, bar staff sending DHS IDs, and loads of people saying their neighbour is an agent,' Skinner said."
Hey, ICE? Everybody fucking hates you. Resign!
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The problem is that the child porn website is owned by the richest man in the world, who no one wants to pick a fight with, and even less so now that he's aligned with the president of the U.S., himself a maniacal sex criminal. Nothing gets fixed without breaking the political power of big money
I am once again reminding you all that the UK government introduced an Online Safety Act that is effectively a porn ban on most adult porn websites, but is dithering over banning a website that is actually creating child porn.
January 13, 2026 at 2:21 PM
The problem is that the child porn website is owned by the richest man in the world, who no one wants to pick a fight with, and even less so now that he's aligned with the president of the U.S., himself a maniacal sex criminal. Nothing gets fixed without breaking the political power of big money
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After ruining the Adelaide and Bendigo writers festivals, pro-Israel supporters are now targeting WOMADelaide’s inclusion of Sama’ Abdulhadi
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Exclusive: pro-Israel campaign seeks removal of Palestinian DJ from WOMADelaide
After ruining the Adelaide and Bendigo writers festivals, pro-Israel supporters are now targeting WOMADelaide’s inclusion of Sama’ Abdulhadi
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January 12, 2026 at 10:14 PM
After ruining the Adelaide and Bendigo writers festivals, pro-Israel supporters are now targeting WOMADelaide’s inclusion of Sama’ Abdulhadi
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January 12, 2026 at 9:23 PM
I wonder which social institution will sacrifice itself on the altar of covering up an ongoing genocide next?
January 12, 2026 at 8:37 AM
I wonder which social institution will sacrifice itself on the altar of covering up an ongoing genocide next?
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We're out here with
@sacfoodnotbombs at John Moss. Get down here and get soup, posters, zines and schwag while supplies last. @916eyesonice @crimethinc.com @k9lifecoach
@faygodrinkit
#ReneGood #ICEbad #defendlavenderheights #weekofaction
Peace police get fucked.
@sacfoodnotbombs at John Moss. Get down here and get soup, posters, zines and schwag while supplies last. @916eyesonice @crimethinc.com @k9lifecoach
@faygodrinkit
#ReneGood #ICEbad #defendlavenderheights #weekofaction
Peace police get fucked.
January 12, 2026 at 1:14 AM
We're out here with
@sacfoodnotbombs at John Moss. Get down here and get soup, posters, zines and schwag while supplies last. @916eyesonice @crimethinc.com @k9lifecoach
@faygodrinkit
#ReneGood #ICEbad #defendlavenderheights #weekofaction
Peace police get fucked.
@sacfoodnotbombs at John Moss. Get down here and get soup, posters, zines and schwag while supplies last. @916eyesonice @crimethinc.com @k9lifecoach
@faygodrinkit
#ReneGood #ICEbad #defendlavenderheights #weekofaction
Peace police get fucked.
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it's absolutely wild that very few people have heard about the ICE wagon getting torched in pennsylvania
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January 11, 2026 at 11:15 PM
it's absolutely wild that very few people have heard about the ICE wagon getting torched in pennsylvania
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a lot of people are being radicalized by ICE this week so please remember that the most important thing when someone comes to any kind of radical politics is to immediately scold them for doing activism wrong as someone who has been doing it much longer
January 12, 2026 at 1:12 AM
a lot of people are being radicalized by ICE this week so please remember that the most important thing when someone comes to any kind of radical politics is to immediately scold them for doing activism wrong as someone who has been doing it much longer
Genocide apologists can get fucked.
Piffle. 'Divisive' isn't a rebuke for a cartoonist, it's a requirement. People express their divided opinions & beliefs on every political cartoon, opinion piece, whether they want a cup of tea & increasingly, on scientific facts. Often in articles & 'letters to the editor' solicited by the SMH.
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Genocide apologists can get fucked.
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"Not so much underfunded and undervalued as unsupported and despised, our future artists are the key to building the social fibre that will sustain a healthy, resilient and successful Australia."
‘A nation of rich cowards’: Australia needs its dreamers but the arts are underfunded, undervalued and despised
We need a society that values its visionaries, those who go against the grain to create new dreams that reveal other ways of being
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:17 PM
"Not so much underfunded and undervalued as unsupported and despised, our future artists are the key to building the social fibre that will sustain a healthy, resilient and successful Australia."
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Noting today’s apology in the SMH, I feel it important to say that I stand with @cathywilcox.bsky.social & @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
#auspol
Australian’s should be governed by Australian not foreign interests. All, irrespective of faith, have a right to free speech & protection from hate speech.
#auspol
Australian’s should be governed by Australian not foreign interests. All, irrespective of faith, have a right to free speech & protection from hate speech.
The two pieces that most accurately capture the events of this week #auspol
January 11, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Noting today’s apology in the SMH, I feel it important to say that I stand with @cathywilcox.bsky.social & @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
#auspol
Australian’s should be governed by Australian not foreign interests. All, irrespective of faith, have a right to free speech & protection from hate speech.
#auspol
Australian’s should be governed by Australian not foreign interests. All, irrespective of faith, have a right to free speech & protection from hate speech.
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Indonesia today became the first country to block Grok.
"The government views non-consensual deepfake practices as a serious violation of human rights, dignity, and the security of citizens in the digital space."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/indonesia-suspends-grok-ai-over-sexualized-images/
"The government views non-consensual deepfake practices as a serious violation of human rights, dignity, and the security of citizens in the digital space."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/indonesia-suspends-grok-ai-over-sexualized-images/
Indonesia suspends Grok AI over sexualized images
Elon Musk's platform is facing global backlash after reports emerged that its image creation feature allowed users to sexualize pictures of women and children using simple text prompts.
www.cbsnews.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Indonesia today became the first country to block Grok.
"The government views non-consensual deepfake practices as a serious violation of human rights, dignity, and the security of citizens in the digital space."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/indonesia-suspends-grok-ai-over-sexualized-images/
"The government views non-consensual deepfake practices as a serious violation of human rights, dignity, and the security of citizens in the digital space."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/indonesia-suspends-grok-ai-over-sexualized-images/
Organizers in Chicago and elsewhere around the country have experienced over and over that ICE was only able to continue about its business because of local police deployed by Democrats "keeping order." Cops everywhere stand with ICE—see attachment.
crimethinc.com/Broadview2025
crimethinc.com/Broadview2025
January 11, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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The irony is incredible.
The AJA invited Lauren 'The Great Replacement' Southern & her Nazi security detail to tour Bondi & Caulfield in 2018.
A few months later, the Christchurch killer put her thesis into practice, slaughtering 51 Muslims.
Those Nazi are now known as the NSN.
The AJA invited Lauren 'The Great Replacement' Southern & her Nazi security detail to tour Bondi & Caulfield in 2018.
A few months later, the Christchurch killer put her thesis into practice, slaughtering 51 Muslims.
Those Nazi are now known as the NSN.
January 11, 2026 at 6:27 AM
The irony is incredible.
The AJA invited Lauren 'The Great Replacement' Southern & her Nazi security detail to tour Bondi & Caulfield in 2018.
A few months later, the Christchurch killer put her thesis into practice, slaughtering 51 Muslims.
Those Nazi are now known as the NSN.
The AJA invited Lauren 'The Great Replacement' Southern & her Nazi security detail to tour Bondi & Caulfield in 2018.
A few months later, the Christchurch killer put her thesis into practice, slaughtering 51 Muslims.
Those Nazi are now known as the NSN.
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“I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.”
January 9, 2026 at 10:49 PM
“I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.”
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crazy that this is happening in a country which a) bans social media for u16s and b) blocks access to The Pirate Bay
Elon Musk's X is currently mass-producing deepfake images of women and children.
The federal government — which says it's "committed to restricting access to nudify tools" — has no plans to stop its 7 figure X annual advertising spend or using it as a major comms platform
The federal government — which says it's "committed to restricting access to nudify tools" — has no plans to stop its 7 figure X annual advertising spend or using it as a major comms platform
The Australian government is spending millions supporting Elon Musk's deepfake porn factory, X
A spokesperson for the prime minister says the government is committed to protecting Australians from online harms. Tell that to the Australian victims of X-produced image-based abuse.
www.crikey.com.au
January 9, 2026 at 5:34 AM
crazy that this is happening in a country which a) bans social media for u16s and b) blocks access to The Pirate Bay
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New analysis from me on the Royal Commission, the campaign behind it, and what it is set up to achieve: www.lamestream.com.au/this-royal-c...
This Royal Commission Won’t Give Us Answers To Bondi. It’s Set Up To Protect Israel
The terms of reference for the Royal Commission should put aside any doubt: this is an inquiry designed to castigate critics of Israel.
www.lamestream.com.au
January 9, 2026 at 1:27 AM
New analysis from me on the Royal Commission, the campaign behind it, and what it is set up to achieve: www.lamestream.com.au/this-royal-c...
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“Cultural sensitivity” means destroying an entire arts festival rather than allowing a Palestinian person to come along and talk about her new novel.
January 9, 2026 at 12:09 AM
“Cultural sensitivity” means destroying an entire arts festival rather than allowing a Palestinian person to come along and talk about her new novel.
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Holy fuck they actually did it
January 8, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Holy fuck they actually did it
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The Board can’t claim they didn’t see this coming after this happened at Bendigo.
The Board’s job is to protect the org first and foremost.
The Board has decided to kill the event, hurting the org and the org’s reputation, costing the org money.
This Board has to go. Not fit for purpose.
The Board’s job is to protect the org first and foremost.
The Board has decided to kill the event, hurting the org and the org’s reputation, costing the org money.
This Board has to go. Not fit for purpose.
people are withdrawing from Adelaide writers week faster than can be reported. In addition to the names listed here are Ren Wyld, Emma Shortis, and Fiona Katsaukas. Important detail: the only creative, Stephen Page, has left the Adelaide Festival board.
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Authors withdraw from festival after Palestinian Australian author dropped
After Randa Abdel-Fattah was dropped from Adelaide Writers' Week by the Adelaide Festival Board, a slew of authors, including Michelle de Kretser, have withdrawn from the event.
www.abc.net.au
January 8, 2026 at 11:52 PM
The Board can’t claim they didn’t see this coming after this happened at Bendigo.
The Board’s job is to protect the org first and foremost.
The Board has decided to kill the event, hurting the org and the org’s reputation, costing the org money.
This Board has to go. Not fit for purpose.
The Board’s job is to protect the org first and foremost.
The Board has decided to kill the event, hurting the org and the org’s reputation, costing the org money.
This Board has to go. Not fit for purpose.