Vaughan McAlley
@mcalley.net.au
Composer, singer, sound engineer. Fond of choral music, especially from the renaissance. “Geriatric” CF
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Vaughan McAlley
@mcalley.net.au
· Aug 27
The lilies of the field, a cantata
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I wrote a cantata, The lilies of the field, which is an Australian take on the Easter story with words by @katherinefirth.bsky.social. I’m pretty proud of it and hope that you enjoy it!
youtube.com/watch?v=LX5e...
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Every accusation is a confession, Chapter 3,527.
Elon Musk publicly slandering that cave diver as a "pedo guy" after he begged Jeffrey Epstein for island party invites is just incredible
January 31, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Every accusation is a confession, Chapter 3,527.
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I would be very surprised if a full accounting in the future didn't reveal more than one mass grave at the detention centers. If they're behaving this way in public, what's happening out of sight must be many times more brutal.
Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
January 24, 2026 at 11:43 PM
I would be very surprised if a full accounting in the future didn't reveal more than one mass grave at the detention centers. If they're behaving this way in public, what's happening out of sight must be many times more brutal.
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It looks like this person’s only crime was having some fun, and the bastards assaulted them for it. Fascists don’t have an ounce of joy or whimsy in their souls, and they haaaate that we do. They’re nothing but bullying cowards that don’t deserve love or joy for the rest of their miserable lives.
January 18, 2026 at 2:30 AM
It looks like this person’s only crime was having some fun, and the bastards assaulted them for it. Fascists don’t have an ounce of joy or whimsy in their souls, and they haaaate that we do. They’re nothing but bullying cowards that don’t deserve love or joy for the rest of their miserable lives.
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I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
January 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
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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.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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 6:28 AM
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.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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Hey @albomp.bsky.social , are we “all the way with DJT”? Because I think we Australians are going to need a little reassurance from you that this is NOT your idea of a safe alliance either, and that being blu-tacked to a lunatic will not end well for us.
Thanks for your consideration.
Thanks for your consideration.
January 3, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Hey @albomp.bsky.social , are we “all the way with DJT”? Because I think we Australians are going to need a little reassurance from you that this is NOT your idea of a safe alliance either, and that being blu-tacked to a lunatic will not end well for us.
Thanks for your consideration.
Thanks for your consideration.
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Wordle 1,652 4/6*
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A sphynx with the head of a chicken.
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A sphynx with the head of a chicken.
December 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Wordle 1,652 4/6*
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A sphynx with the head of a chicken.
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A sphynx with the head of a chicken.
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"We taught a machine to summarise already-solved problems and then gave it a problem it had no training data for. The outcome may surprise you."
December 21, 2025 at 3:34 AM
"We taught a machine to summarise already-solved problems and then gave it a problem it had no training data for. The outcome may surprise you."
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Dude is gonna learn so much about Skyrim and alternate tuning systems.
November 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Dude is gonna learn so much about Skyrim and alternate tuning systems.
I’m pretty good at fixing poorly recorded audio, but this looks like an unpolishable turd.
We have an AI soundtracked ad for a gym chain here in Belgium, and it sound astonishingly poor. Like, not technically fit for broadcast levels of poor. And no-one can fix it because it’s an impression of an advert, not a master mixed set of individual tracks…
November 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I’m pretty good at fixing poorly recorded audio, but this looks like an unpolishable turd.
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There is a legal case for me to be gifted unlimited free donuts for life--but it is strewn with obstacles
There is a legal case for a third term—but it is strewn with obstacles
Trump 2028
There is a legal case for a third term—but it is strewn with obstacles
econ.st
October 31, 2025 at 1:16 AM
There is a legal case for me to be gifted unlimited free donuts for life--but it is strewn with obstacles
I can only guess at the story behind this but it looks like they are holding it out hard.
October 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I can only guess at the story behind this but it looks like they are holding it out hard.
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What has Yvette Cooper’s proscription of Palestine Action done to this country?
Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.
It undermines police and the law.
Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.
It undermines police and the law.
September 29, 2025 at 6:22 AM
What has Yvette Cooper’s proscription of Palestine Action done to this country?
Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.
It undermines police and the law.
Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.
It undermines police and the law.
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Imagine if Jimmy Kimmel had said that we should get together and bail Tyler Robinson out because he's a true patriot. But that's what Kirk said about Pelosi's attacker! Vance Boelter got interviews on Blaze! Trump pardons J6ers! You cannot in good faith compare this.
September 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Imagine if Jimmy Kimmel had said that we should get together and bail Tyler Robinson out because he's a true patriot. But that's what Kirk said about Pelosi's attacker! Vance Boelter got interviews on Blaze! Trump pardons J6ers! You cannot in good faith compare this.
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IT'S NOT ENFORCEMENT IF THEY'RE NOT EVEN CHECKING WHETHER THE PERSON IS AN IMMIGRANT LET ALONE IN VIOLATION OF ANY LAWS OR PROCEDURES
As the Department of Homeland Security officially announced a ramped-up immigration enforcement effort in Chicago, local community groups said the ICE operation is more about stoking fear than making the city safer.
Immigrant rights groups prepare to protect Chicago neighbors amid ICE crackdown
As the Department of Homeland Security officially announced a ramped-up immigration enforcement effort in Chicago, local community groups said the ICE operation is more about stoking fear than making the city safer.
www.cbsnews.com
September 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
IT'S NOT ENFORCEMENT IF THEY'RE NOT EVEN CHECKING WHETHER THE PERSON IS AN IMMIGRANT LET ALONE IN VIOLATION OF ANY LAWS OR PROCEDURES
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Russia released video of themselves targeting and murdering Danish humanitarian volunteers working to remove unexploded ordnances from Ukraine.
A few hours later Trump invited Putin to the FIFA world cup because “he’s been very respectful of me and of our country…”
A few hours later Trump invited Putin to the FIFA world cup because “he’s been very respectful of me and of our country…”
September 5, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Russia released video of themselves targeting and murdering Danish humanitarian volunteers working to remove unexploded ordnances from Ukraine.
A few hours later Trump invited Putin to the FIFA world cup because “he’s been very respectful of me and of our country…”
A few hours later Trump invited Putin to the FIFA world cup because “he’s been very respectful of me and of our country…”
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"Clearly they support terrorism" chaser.com.au/general-news...
September 3, 2025 at 7:49 AM
"Clearly they support terrorism" chaser.com.au/general-news...
Sewell going full-on Nazi in the presence of the Premier might get the government to take him seriously.
September 3, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Sewell going full-on Nazi in the presence of the Premier might get the government to take him seriously.
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black tie reads as formal today, but they are actually party suits, things you wear when you want to celebrate something.
August 30, 2025 at 5:22 AM
black tie reads as formal today, but they are actually party suits, things you wear when you want to celebrate something.
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Trying to figure out a way to impress upon my students that using AI to skip course work in order to get a music degree is like ordering food at a restaurant and immediately throwing it out the window in order to get to pay the check
August 29, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Trying to figure out a way to impress upon my students that using AI to skip course work in order to get a music degree is like ordering food at a restaurant and immediately throwing it out the window in order to get to pay the check