michael chalk
@mickleberry.bsky.social
MichaelChalk makes music, plays piano and sings, works in community education & is also occasional performer (he/they) ✨
roller.skate ed.tech dreamer world.healing
roller.skate ed.tech dreamer world.healing
Found this brilliant piece on solar power and the electricity grid in Australia. Much i did not know about "the grid".
(LNP coalition energy & climate policies are "in shambles" and built on nonsense. Good to counter this with genuine science and useful information.)
youtu.be/qavFbOpt4jA?...
(LNP coalition energy & climate policies are "in shambles" and built on nonsense. Good to counter this with genuine science and useful information.)
youtu.be/qavFbOpt4jA?...
Australia’s Solar Boom Is Breaking the Grid - Or Is It?
YouTube video by Engineering with Rosie
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November 14, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Found this brilliant piece on solar power and the electricity grid in Australia. Much i did not know about "the grid".
(LNP coalition energy & climate policies are "in shambles" and built on nonsense. Good to counter this with genuine science and useful information.)
youtu.be/qavFbOpt4jA?...
(LNP coalition energy & climate policies are "in shambles" and built on nonsense. Good to counter this with genuine science and useful information.)
youtu.be/qavFbOpt4jA?...
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Daina Taimina, a Cornell University mathematician uses crochet to demonstrate Hyperbolic Geometry #womensart
November 13, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Daina Taimina, a Cornell University mathematician uses crochet to demonstrate Hyperbolic Geometry #womensart
Baez and Welles singing some Dylan ✨ magical moments 🎵 feel the love, a resurgence of spirit
This is a powerful duet; plenty in the comments who were there in person and speak of being deeply moved by the experience.
youtu.be/yKHynWzvnps?...
This is a powerful duet; plenty in the comments who were there in person and speak of being deeply moved by the experience.
youtu.be/yKHynWzvnps?...
Joan Baez and Jesse Welles - Don't Think Twice It's Alright
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Baez and Welles singing some Dylan ✨ magical moments 🎵 feel the love, a resurgence of spirit
This is a powerful duet; plenty in the comments who were there in person and speak of being deeply moved by the experience.
youtu.be/yKHynWzvnps?...
This is a powerful duet; plenty in the comments who were there in person and speak of being deeply moved by the experience.
youtu.be/yKHynWzvnps?...
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Influential English designer Clarice Cliff, known for her art deco designs such as this teapot from the 'Blue Autumn' range, c.1931 #WomensArt 🫖
November 5, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Influential English designer Clarice Cliff, known for her art deco designs such as this teapot from the 'Blue Autumn' range, c.1931 #WomensArt 🫖
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Friends — these are terrible times, to be sure. But I believe we will triumph. Here’s why.
October 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Friends — these are terrible times, to be sure. But I believe we will triumph. Here’s why.
When will governments stand up to these Thieving Tech Bros? Seems it's well known that Meta used a gigantic collection of pirated materials, including work by First Nations creators (to train their terrible LLMs).
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
First Nations artists warn against AI 'double colonisation'
The rapid development of AI is testing the effectiveness of the Copyright Act, with creative and media industries calling for better protections.
www.abc.net.au
October 19, 2025 at 12:28 AM
When will governments stand up to these Thieving Tech Bros? Seems it's well known that Meta used a gigantic collection of pirated materials, including work by First Nations creators (to train their terrible LLMs).
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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The war zone in Portland is out of control.
October 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The war zone in Portland is out of control.
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“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”
Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆
Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆
October 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”
Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆
Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆
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🏆 How does a comedy show have the best news research team? @thedailyshow.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🏆 How does a comedy show have the best news research team? @thedailyshow.com
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As anti-immigration sentiment is politicised around the world, new arrivals to Australia are being portrayed as detrimental to the economy – when in fact the opposite is true. Emily Barrett reports. satpa.pe/vyibDgD
Everything that’s wrong with this immigration debate
As anti-immigration sentiment is politicised around the world, new arrivals to Australia are being portrayed as detrimental to the economy – when in fact the opposite is true.
satpa.pe
October 8, 2025 at 5:15 AM
As anti-immigration sentiment is politicised around the world, new arrivals to Australia are being portrayed as detrimental to the economy – when in fact the opposite is true. Emily Barrett reports. satpa.pe/vyibDgD
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Cartoon by @ivan-ehlers.bsky.social.
October 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Cartoon by @ivan-ehlers.bsky.social.
Horrific stories via research
"..as he watches footage of 19-year-old Salem Doghmosh crumpling to the ground.. in a street in northern Gaza.
“That was my first elimination,” he says... The Palestinian teenager appears to be unarmed when he is shot in the head."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
"..as he watches footage of 19-year-old Salem Doghmosh crumpling to the ground.. in a street in northern Gaza.
“That was my first elimination,” he says... The Palestinian teenager appears to be unarmed when he is shot in the head."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
The Gaza family torn apart by IDF snipers from Chicago and Munich
Five-month investigation reveals how four members of one family were shot and killed in a single day and highlights a pattern in which Israeli troops target unarmed civilians
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Horrific stories via research
"..as he watches footage of 19-year-old Salem Doghmosh crumpling to the ground.. in a street in northern Gaza.
“That was my first elimination,” he says... The Palestinian teenager appears to be unarmed when he is shot in the head."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
"..as he watches footage of 19-year-old Salem Doghmosh crumpling to the ground.. in a street in northern Gaza.
“That was my first elimination,” he says... The Palestinian teenager appears to be unarmed when he is shot in the head."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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Tech companies are stealing our books, music and films for AI. It’s brazen theft and must be stopped | Anna Funder and Julia Powles
Tech companies are stealing our books, music and films for AI. It’s brazen theft and must be stopped | Anna Funder and Julia Powles
If we don’t refuse and resist, not just our culture but our democracy will be irrevocably diminished
Today’s large-scale AI systems are founded on what appears to be an extraordinarily brazen criminal enterprise: the wholesale, unauthorised appropriation of every available book, work of art and piece of performance that can be rendered digital.
In the scheme of global harms committed by the tech bros – the undermining of democracies, the decimation of privacy, the open gauntlet to scams and abuse – stealing one Australian author’s life’s work and ruining their livelihood is a peccadillo. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Tech companies are stealing our books, music and films for AI. It’s brazen theft and must be stopped | Anna Funder and Julia Powles
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Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad has slammed Israel after the killing of Al Jazeera’s Anas Al-Sharif & calls out Israel’s plan of “targeting journalists” & “starving people to death”
Says they want to “kill people slowly…to kill the hope that they have”💥 #Abc
Says they want to “kill people slowly…to kill the hope that they have”💥 #Abc
August 18, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad has slammed Israel after the killing of Al Jazeera’s Anas Al-Sharif & calls out Israel’s plan of “targeting journalists” & “starving people to death”
Says they want to “kill people slowly…to kill the hope that they have”💥 #Abc
Says they want to “kill people slowly…to kill the hope that they have”💥 #Abc
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Lizzie Magie (1866-1948) a US game designer who invented 'The Landlord's Game', the precursor to the globally famous 'Monopoly', which demonstrated the evils of capitalism #WomensArt
August 13, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Lizzie Magie (1866-1948) a US game designer who invented 'The Landlord's Game', the precursor to the globally famous 'Monopoly', which demonstrated the evils of capitalism #WomensArt
Mehdi Hasan brings all the rhetorical backup. This is an excellent video offering strategies for debate, following his jubilee experience. Worth watching
youtu.be/KhfN4_wo-Dc?...
youtu.be/KhfN4_wo-Dc?...
How’d Mehdi Do It? 7 Debate Lessons From Jubilee
YouTube video by Zeteo
youtu.be
August 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Mehdi Hasan brings all the rhetorical backup. This is an excellent video offering strategies for debate, following his jubilee experience. Worth watching
youtu.be/KhfN4_wo-Dc?...
youtu.be/KhfN4_wo-Dc?...
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Australian authors and publishers are strongly opposed to the Productivity Commission’s proposal to allow AI to be trained using copyrighted Australian work.
Read Alice Grundy’s op ed in ‘The Conversation’ about why this would be harmful to our publishing industry.
@alicektg.bsky.social #auspol
Read Alice Grundy’s op ed in ‘The Conversation’ about why this would be harmful to our publishing industry.
@alicektg.bsky.social #auspol
August 7, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Australian authors and publishers are strongly opposed to the Productivity Commission’s proposal to allow AI to be trained using copyrighted Australian work.
Read Alice Grundy’s op ed in ‘The Conversation’ about why this would be harmful to our publishing industry.
@alicektg.bsky.social #auspol
Read Alice Grundy’s op ed in ‘The Conversation’ about why this would be harmful to our publishing industry.
@alicektg.bsky.social #auspol
This seems disgraceful to me. How dare these AI companies STEAL from creative authors and profit billions from that THEFT. Why would our government (au) consider supporting giant "tech bro" companies in the USA over our own writers and creative people.
theconversation.com/the-producti...
theconversation.com/the-producti...
The Productivity Commission is floating AI copyright exemptions – with worrying implications for Australian authors and publishers
Exemptions to copyright legislation for AI would disadvantage Australian writers – and set a bad precedent.
theconversation.com
August 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
This seems disgraceful to me. How dare these AI companies STEAL from creative authors and profit billions from that THEFT. Why would our government (au) consider supporting giant "tech bro" companies in the USA over our own writers and creative people.
theconversation.com/the-producti...
theconversation.com/the-producti...
Jesse Welles is a powerhouse of song 🎵 he's been making so much great new political music lately. "Commodified necessities", I'm loving his way with words.
youtu.be/NtxBNv5nA94?...
youtu.be/NtxBNv5nA94?...
Cancer's Up
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
youtu.be
August 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Jesse Welles is a powerhouse of song 🎵 he's been making so much great new political music lately. "Commodified necessities", I'm loving his way with words.
youtu.be/NtxBNv5nA94?...
youtu.be/NtxBNv5nA94?...
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“Israel has built the most efficient starvation machine you can imagine...
“Israel is starving Gaza. It’s genocide. It’s a crime against humanity. It’s a war crime.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
“Israel is starving Gaza. It’s genocide. It’s a crime against humanity. It’s a war crime.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
‘No one should act surprised,’ says UN expert who warned of starvation in Gaza last year
Michael Fakhri, UN special rapporteur on the right to food, who sounded the alarm in early 2024, says: ‘Israel is starving Gaza. It’s genocide’
www.theguardian.com
August 4, 2025 at 9:51 PM
“Israel has built the most efficient starvation machine you can imagine...
“Israel is starving Gaza. It’s genocide. It’s a crime against humanity. It’s a war crime.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
“Israel is starving Gaza. It’s genocide. It’s a crime against humanity. It’s a war crime.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
"The Conversation" is one of the best things to happen to the media landscape in the last 20 years, imo. Like, i had a vague understanding of tariffs, and then i find this detailed explainer. It's the combination of academic knowledge with media literacy.
theconversation.com/new-trump-ta...
theconversation.com/new-trump-ta...
New Trump tariffs: early modelling shows most economies lose – the US more than many
The latest round of tariffs will reduce GDP in most countries. As the effects flow through, the global economy may be in for a rocky ride.
theconversation.com
August 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
"The Conversation" is one of the best things to happen to the media landscape in the last 20 years, imo. Like, i had a vague understanding of tariffs, and then i find this detailed explainer. It's the combination of academic knowledge with media literacy.
theconversation.com/new-trump-ta...
theconversation.com/new-trump-ta...
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This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
July 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
Jesse Welles is fast building an incredible body of work 🎵 He has such a way with words and music, capturing this powerful essence of protest. This one's about public broadcasting, relevant all around the world, not just in usa.
youtu.be/i_rUalZNLfY?...
youtu.be/i_rUalZNLfY?...
PBS
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
youtu.be
July 23, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Jesse Welles is fast building an incredible body of work 🎵 He has such a way with words and music, capturing this powerful essence of protest. This one's about public broadcasting, relevant all around the world, not just in usa.
youtu.be/i_rUalZNLfY?...
youtu.be/i_rUalZNLfY?...
This is a glorious explanation of A4 paper: imagine if you halve a sheet of A0, until you reach the Planck ✨
(i've never heard it called "Metric Paper" before, but i've always loved how every sheet in the series has exactly the same proportions... and it's related to √2)
youtu.be/pUF5esTscZI?...
(i've never heard it called "Metric Paper" before, but i've always loved how every sheet in the series has exactly the same proportions... and it's related to √2)
youtu.be/pUF5esTscZI?...
Metric Paper…
YouTube video by CGP Grey
youtu.be
July 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
This is a glorious explanation of A4 paper: imagine if you halve a sheet of A0, until you reach the Planck ✨
(i've never heard it called "Metric Paper" before, but i've always loved how every sheet in the series has exactly the same proportions... and it's related to √2)
youtu.be/pUF5esTscZI?...
(i've never heard it called "Metric Paper" before, but i've always loved how every sheet in the series has exactly the same proportions... and it's related to √2)
youtu.be/pUF5esTscZI?...