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Eddie
@edpav.bsky.social
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Info seeker. Librarian. Movie/television/book lover. What's your damage??
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Just a reminder the media org that has been trumpeting that it cares about kids and their futures and wants social media banned is the same that worldwide has been running climate change disinformation and lies, ensuring the kids will live in a worse world
grogsgamut.bsky.social Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 14h
The November monthly temperatures have been released and 2025 looks set to be the 2nd hottest year on record.

Remember when warming apparently stopped in 1997?

That is more than 0.5C ago.
Chart showing the global land sea temperature anomaly from the 1880-1901 average - it shows in the past year to Nov temperature were more than 1.4C hotter than that base and are heating faster than the 1965-2010 range.
December 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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cathywilcox.bsky.social
State funeral.
My @smh cartoon.
Single frame. Image: dancing girl in purple cabaret dress kicking leg and waving top hat riding coffin carried by pallbearers into a sandstone gothic arched doorway, to offstage on right of frame. Text: Oh, I’d really love a state funeral I think I deserve one, don’t you? All the games that I’ve played and the money I’ve made Make me worthy of filling those pews… In Town Hall or St Andrew’s Cathedral With establishment’s powerful elite Who’d pay heartwarming tribute To the colour I contribute Bring infamy on all those I meet Yes I think I deserve a state funeral Not for everyone - just for us few And the message subliminal As we honour our criminal: “They got away with it, and - so could you!”
December 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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hypervisible.blacksky.app
“AI models not only point some users to false sources but also cause problems for researchers and librarians, who end up wasting their time looking for requested nonexistent records…”
AI Slop Is Spurring Record Requests for Imaginary Journals
The International Committee of the Red Cross warned that artificial intelligence models are making up research papers, journals and archives
www.scientificamerican.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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amyremeikis.bsky.social
Nothing like a summer in the electorate to bring a dose of reality

www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
First whispers of discontent for Labor are coming from within
Labor has the space to do what it wants – and what it wants, apparently, is to be the Liberal Party of the 1990s.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
December 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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jommytee.bsky.social
Extra Special Envoy, Jillian Segal, asked at Estimates to provide complete list of organisations who she met with.

Responds: request is too broad to be meaningfully answered - only provides sectors she's met with.

#alltoohard
#takingthepiss
Extra Special Envoy, Jillian Segal, asked at Estimates to provide complete list of organisations who she met with. Responds: request is too broad to be meaningfully answered - only provides sectors she's met with.
December 8, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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mattzollerseitz.bsky.social
TIL that Sylvester Stallone and Paul Stanley have the same plastic surgeon, and that since childhood, he's had a crush on Morticia Addams
kevinmkruse.bsky.social Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d
Pictured (L-R): Sylvester Stallone, apparently stung by an entire beehive; Paul Stanley, revealing that the KISS makeup was load bearing; and Donald Trump, recently poisoned by the Joker
December 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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benjamino.bsky.social
Stoked they hold millions in Aus govt contracts, good times
December 4, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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whimsicalmuse.bsky.social
I believe that the key to a happier life is to read more books, eat more scones, and use more Oxford commas.
December 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Never forget that aside from being evil, the Trump administration is utterly incompetent
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d
Pete Hegseth's nameplate during today's cabinet meeting featured an unfortunate error.

(Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty)
SSECRETARY OF WAR
December 3, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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strangerous.bsky.social
Antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal says she hasn’t even bothered to ask NSW police how on earth they let a bunch of Neo Nazi grubs parade outside parliament, but promises she will.
David Shoebridge “now I’ve raised it with you, you’re going to put on your next agenda meeting”💥🙄 #Estimates
December 2, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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kazcooke.bsky.social
Help! Sign & share the petition to save the State Library of Victoria from rolling crises, gallery closures, harassment/jettisoning of staff & new cuts to destroy services for children & adults. c.org/Hj9G9WSg2f. (Or change.org, search Save The State Library of Victoria.) #StateLibrary #librarians
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Save the State Library of Victoria!
c.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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thebigjohnnyd.bsky.social
Whenever the Greens or independents want anything to change the media screams demanding in-depth analysis from them on how the policy would work then dismisses them even if they have that analysis

Pauline goes ‘look at me, I have no policy but I am racist’ and the media is like ‘let’s hear her out’
November 28, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
Imagine posing for a photographer friend who sells your image to iStock and a year later, you see this is what The Washington Post has done with the image of you walking on a beautiful fall day
The Washington Post headline reads: "Try a ‘fart walk’ to ease the pressure after that big Thanksgiving meal Whatever you do, resist the urge to lie down. November 24, 2025" Accompanying the article if a black ad white photo of someone walking on what appears to be a cold fall day. The camera is capturing their back as they're walking in a park with leaves on the ground. They are wearing a black coat and black leggings. The Washington Post has added radiating yellow lines from their butt to suggest they're farting. The photo credit says the image is from iStock.
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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amyremeikis.bsky.social
It's the last day of parliament and I am all out of fucks to give:
Party that refused to properly negotiate on laws now bitching about laws they refused to negotiate properly on live.thepoint.com.au/2025/11/the-...
The Point Live — Daily Updates
Stay updated with the latest from The Point.
live.thepoint.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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theshovel.bsky.social
“Senate rules clearly forbid the use of theatrical devices and cheap stunts, and Senator Hanson’s entire career falls under that category"
Burqa Ejected From Senate for Bringing In Pauline Hanson — The Shovel
“Senate rules clearly forbid the use of theatrical devices and cheap stunts, and Senator Hanson’s entire career falls under that category"
theshovel.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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brokenbottleboy.bsky.social
No, ChatGPT is not conscious. Are the journalists who keep writing these fucking articles?
Is ChatGPT Conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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therealrw.bsky.social
Australian and Aotearoa NZ academics: Ever railed against the exploitative publishers in the research sector?

Some good news about your work being freely Open Access and actions you can take right now!

researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/l...

#academicsky #acwri
Librarians versus the world
Photo of London’s National Art Library by Sebastien LE DEROUT on Unsplash Here at the Research Whisperer, we love librarians. They are smart, dedicated people who want to help you with your researc…
researchwhisperer.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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exposingnv.bsky.social
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson billed taxpayers thousands for flights, private cars and hotels to attend a private court matter in Sydney where she was found to have racially discriminated Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi

www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
‘Please explain’: Coalition attacks Pauline Hanson’s use of expenses for racism case
The One Nation leader will not be able to return to the Senate chamber for the final sitting days of the year after her burqa stunt.
www.smh.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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jordantyranny.bsky.social
FUCK SOCIAL MEDIA.
MARRY BOOKS.
KILL AI.
its im asuming a bookstore with those words in the front on a poster
October 17, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.

My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
A Twitter account called Ivanka News tweets an AI image of a young woman wearing Muslim garb. The woman is holding a sign that says "I came here illegally. Should I be deported?" Ivanka News writes: What is your response to this person ?? In the "About this account" tab, it appears the account is based in Nigeria An account called MAGA scope writes: Who, in your view is the great enemy of the United States? Communism, Islam, Democratic Party, or Satan? The account is based in Nigeria. An account called MAGA Nadine writes: You go to work and find this. What would you do? The attached pic is an AI image that shows a microwave. The microwave has a sign that says "For religious reasons, this microwave is now making halal food only." The account is based in Morocco. An account called America First posts an AI image of Tulsi Gabbard. They wrote: How would you rate your trust in Tulsi Gabbard on a scale of 1-10?
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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kazcooke.bsky.social
#Victorians! Our State Library is being trashed by a series of executives with no experience or understanding of public collections. Many hired as 'temps' without full process, who then caused scandals & exodus of specialist & librarian staff: a full wreck looms. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
State Library proposes major cuts to staff and services
The library plans halve the number of reference librarians it employs and reduce the number of computers available for public use in a move that has outraged staff.
www.theage.com.au
November 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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cathywilcox.bsky.social
The news has been coming so fast, I did another later which might not otherwise see the light.
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less." She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards. They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it. This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil. The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option. "We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents. "We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
The first question should be “Good evening Sussan, you are irrelevant to actual policy, so we’ll leave it there, thanks for joining us” #abc730
November 17, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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strangerous.bsky.social
Sarah Henderson on Sky News confirms that if elected, the Coalition plans to slug taxpayers for new coal mines
Henderson “Of course!”
Thanks Sarah, you do your thing & we’ll do ours by reminding everyone of this in marginal electorates like Tim Wilson’s at election time. #auspol
November 17, 2025 at 2:40 AM