DocConnor
@docconnor.bsky.social
Gamer, wine w*nker, foodie, dad, sport, emotion and military culture academic. C₈H₁₀N₄O₂ addict. My (co-authored) book on abuse within the ADF is out now https://www.mup.com.au/books/warrior-soldier-brigand-paperback-softback
New disc golf frisbees. Flying well. Nice to have some new choices after I might have lost my choice driver in a lake recently…
January 9, 2026 at 6:59 AM
New disc golf frisbees. Flying well. Nice to have some new choices after I might have lost my choice driver in a lake recently…
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New from @birmo, a very steady-handed piece: “This is what fascism looks like” aliensideboob.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
This is what fascism looks like.
It’s been a while since I read any Stalin biographies.
aliensideboob.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:49 AM
New from @birmo, a very steady-handed piece: “This is what fascism looks like” aliensideboob.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
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I feel nothing but fury at the fossil fuel companies destroying our way of life on catastrophic fire days like today.
The sheer greed and selfishness of these gas and coal executives killing the Australian dream of care free summers camping by the beach with friends and family.
The sheer greed and selfishness of these gas and coal executives killing the Australian dream of care free summers camping by the beach with friends and family.
Live: Town of Ruffy 'severely' impacted by bushfire, as thousands lose power across Victoria
Victorian and South Australian authorities are bracing for "catastrophic" and "extreme" fire conditions as Australia continues to swelter through a heatwave. Follow live.
www.abc.net.au
January 9, 2026 at 12:21 AM
I feel nothing but fury at the fossil fuel companies destroying our way of life on catastrophic fire days like today.
The sheer greed and selfishness of these gas and coal executives killing the Australian dream of care free summers camping by the beach with friends and family.
The sheer greed and selfishness of these gas and coal executives killing the Australian dream of care free summers camping by the beach with friends and family.
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Enjoyable piece on the enshittification of academic publishing. You know, the corporatisation & profit-making leading to decline in quality & the birth of predatory journals. Once again a call to reevaluate metrics & reclaim academic publishing. #academia theconversation.com/the-5-stages...
The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing
Academic publishing now shows the same decline that has hit social media and online marketplaces.
theconversation.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Enjoyable piece on the enshittification of academic publishing. You know, the corporatisation & profit-making leading to decline in quality & the birth of predatory journals. Once again a call to reevaluate metrics & reclaim academic publishing. #academia theconversation.com/the-5-stages...
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Where’s the Royal Commission into racism?
January 8, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Where’s the Royal Commission into racism?
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Libraries, museums & festivals getting trashed by cuts & because so many boards now stacked with business people, ex-politicians, incompetents & toadies & one or no arts reps. More & more public & iconic cultural institutions have been taken over, charters abandoned; now being wrecked from the top.
This is just the start of the backlash
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 6:58 AM
Libraries, museums & festivals getting trashed by cuts & because so many boards now stacked with business people, ex-politicians, incompetents & toadies & one or no arts reps. More & more public & iconic cultural institutions have been taken over, charters abandoned; now being wrecked from the top.
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Where’s the Royal Commission for the frequent violent deaths of women in Australia?
January 8, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Where’s the Royal Commission for the frequent violent deaths of women in Australia?
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Statement from @australiainstitute.org.au on Adelaide Festival.
January 8, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Statement from @australiainstitute.org.au on Adelaide Festival.
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As a former Director of Adelaide Writers' Week I am appalled that the Adelaide Festival Board has rescinded Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah's invitation to the 2026 AWW, explicitly linking its decision to the shattering crimes in Bondi.
A shocking decision that will and should have far-reaching consequences.
A shocking decision that will and should have far-reaching consequences.
January 8, 2026 at 4:50 AM
As a former Director of Adelaide Writers' Week I am appalled that the Adelaide Festival Board has rescinded Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah's invitation to the 2026 AWW, explicitly linking its decision to the shattering crimes in Bondi.
A shocking decision that will and should have far-reaching consequences.
A shocking decision that will and should have far-reaching consequences.
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I do love me some politics of civility and scolding in academia, it really does get interesting when the pro-AI crowd in academia encounter the not-so-pro-AI crowd.
Suddenly we’re all a rabid mob because we have opinions that aren’t yours.
It’s also interesting WHO gets scolded for being ‘rude’
Suddenly we’re all a rabid mob because we have opinions that aren’t yours.
It’s also interesting WHO gets scolded for being ‘rude’
January 7, 2026 at 3:52 AM
I do love me some politics of civility and scolding in academia, it really does get interesting when the pro-AI crowd in academia encounter the not-so-pro-AI crowd.
Suddenly we’re all a rabid mob because we have opinions that aren’t yours.
It’s also interesting WHO gets scolded for being ‘rude’
Suddenly we’re all a rabid mob because we have opinions that aren’t yours.
It’s also interesting WHO gets scolded for being ‘rude’
Seriously, grow the fuck up CA - if you can’t cop a bit of critique then quit. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
Cricket Australia boycotts player interviews with ABC after Stuart Clark criticises team setup
Former fast bowler called head of cricket James Allsopp a ‘grade coach’ and said selector George Bailey lacks gravitas
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Seriously, grow the fuck up CA - if you can’t cop a bit of critique then quit. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
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A PM so out of touch with public sentiment that he thinks Newscorp is in touch with public sentiment is the root cause of so much bad politics and poor policy right now.
January 6, 2026 at 9:22 AM
A PM so out of touch with public sentiment that he thinks Newscorp is in touch with public sentiment is the root cause of so much bad politics and poor policy right now.
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Day at the cricket, the pink test in Sydney!
January 6, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Day at the cricket, the pink test in Sydney!
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so cool, love the internet our tech overlords have built
Meta reportedly projected 10% of 2024 sales came from scam, fraud ads
Meta projected that about $16 billion in 2024 revenue came from running ads for scams and banned goods, according to a Thursday report from Reuters.
www.cnbc.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:43 AM
so cool, love the internet our tech overlords have built
Beer o’clock. Bit Wobbly.
January 4, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Beer o’clock. Bit Wobbly.
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Apropos of nothing in particular, the main charge at Nuremburg was plotting and waging aggressive war.
January 3, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Apropos of nothing in particular, the main charge at Nuremburg was plotting and waging aggressive war.
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Happy new year, Aussie friends!
a little girl in a pink sweater is dancing with her arms in the air .
ALT: a little girl in a pink sweater is dancing with her arms in the air .
media.tenor.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Happy new year, Aussie friends!
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December 31, 2025 at 1:23 PM
When your eldest is home and insists on hill climbing on bikes. Blurgh.
December 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
When your eldest is home and insists on hill climbing on bikes. Blurgh.
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Australian Femicide Watch journalist @sherelemoody.bsky.social: Australian men have murdered 10 women in the last 22 days. Then asked "I wonder what would happen if women murdered 10 men in three weeks." 🤔 #DV #VAW
December 28, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Australian Femicide Watch journalist @sherelemoody.bsky.social: Australian men have murdered 10 women in the last 22 days. Then asked "I wonder what would happen if women murdered 10 men in three weeks." 🤔 #DV #VAW
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Just spitballing here, but if the Aus gov wanted to combat community disharmony they could legislate that Hatebook be required to a) have community standards that aligned with our modern pluralistic society) and b) enforced them and could require Aus Media co. not engage in ragebaiting. #auspol
December 27, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Just spitballing here, but if the Aus gov wanted to combat community disharmony they could legislate that Hatebook be required to a) have community standards that aligned with our modern pluralistic society) and b) enforced them and could require Aus Media co. not engage in ragebaiting. #auspol
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Can strongly recommend; strikes a chord in the time of smiling cultists
“A series about one of the only people on Earth not to have their minds taken over by an alien virus, Pluribus is not only critically adored, but recently became Apple TV’s most-watched show”
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
“A series about one of the only people on Earth not to have their minds taken over by an alien virus, Pluribus is not only critically adored, but recently became Apple TV’s most-watched show”
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘Bob Odenkirk called to check on me after he saw it’: Rhea Seehorn on the intensity of making hit show Pluribus
The star has hit the big time as a total grump in her new Apple TV drama – no mean feat, given how delightful she is. She talks Lego therapy, freaking out her Better Call Saul co-star and her frustrat...
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Can strongly recommend; strikes a chord in the time of smiling cultists
“A series about one of the only people on Earth not to have their minds taken over by an alien virus, Pluribus is not only critically adored, but recently became Apple TV’s most-watched show”
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
“A series about one of the only people on Earth not to have their minds taken over by an alien virus, Pluribus is not only critically adored, but recently became Apple TV’s most-watched show”
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...