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Hilary

@essayer.bsky.social

shiny!

The colour this week is Old Gold @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCOldGold #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #australianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure

Three little birds decorating a relatively large star object with ribbon

December 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM

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MurderBotBot

@murderbotbot.bsky.social

It had been stressful enough getting here, I didn’t want to have to go anywhere else right now.

December 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM

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HappyToast

@happytoast.co.uk

Simonlebonbonbonbourbonbonbon #totp

Simon le bon holding a bourbon next to butterworth

December 5, 2025 at 11:03 PM

Hilary

@essayer.bsky.social

SAVE THE STATE LIBRARY!!!!

www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/ha...

Hands off our State Library!

Library workers deliver essential services to 2.8 million people in our community each year. They run information services, connect people online, hold free workshops, develop community connections an...

www.megaphone.org.au

December 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM

Hilary

@essayer.bsky.social

…wheeeeeee

The colour this week is Zaffre @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCZaffre #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #australianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure

three little birds swinging on a Christmas bauble

December 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM

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David Slack

@slack2thefuture.bsky.social

If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, you’re not in business.

You’re in organized crime.

Ellipsus @ellipsus.com · 17d

The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits

The issue has been a major battleground in discovery. OpenAI could be on the hook for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars if it was aware it was infringing on copyrighted material.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

November 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM

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Kaz Cooke

@kazcooke.bsky.social

If a Liberal State Government was wrecking the Victorian #StateLibrary & trashing the services it exists to provide, ALP members might be protesting. As it is, pretty much crickets. If you don't save the State Library you're going to lose more seats to indies, Teals & Greens. Interested now? #vicpol

November 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM

Hilary

@essayer.bsky.social

Ginger Bird Biscuits!

The colour this week is Burlywood @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCBurlywood #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #australianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure

Plate of three biscuits shaped and iced like birds

November 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM

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Toby Earle 🇺🇦

@tobyontv.bsky.social

this, *this*, is the greatest crossover of all time

Mr Men x Agatha Christie crossover with Mr Poirot in Mischief on the Nile

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BOOKSHOP

Mr Men x Agatha Christie crossover with Little Kiss Marple in Muddle at the Vicarage

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BOOKSHOP

November 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM

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Nichole

@tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social

I do not want to create an account for a one-time purchase. Yes, I want a bag. Yes, I want a receipt, printed out, not emailed or texted. No, I will not download your app for future weak discounts.

Please just let me be a customer like it’s 1987

November 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM

Hilary

@essayer.bsky.social

Woohoo!

The colour this week is Peacock @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCPeacock #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #australianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure

12 big yellow flowers with a joyous little bird above

November 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM

Hilary

@essayer.bsky.social

hi!…

The colour this week is Oyster @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCOyster #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #australianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure

Little bird balancing on a log says ‘hi!’ to a much larger flamingo

November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM

Hilary

@essayer.bsky.social

whoops…

The colour this week is Dark Charcoal @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCDarkCharcoal #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure

Two penguins working as waiters, wearing floppy bow ties, carrying tea towels over one wing and balancing a glass on a tray on the other

November 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM

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The Australia Institute

@australiainstitute.org.au

“We live in one of the richest countries in the world, that can afford to drop a lazy $360 billion on a bad idea... yet, when it comes to health, education, aged care, apparently, so many of these things are unaffordable.”

- @richarddenniss.bsky.social at the #RevenueSummit25

#auspol