Ben Peake
@reddishraven.bsky.social
Somewhat random. Full of all the vices and none of the virtues of my Gen-X heritage. He/Him.
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Ben Peake
@reddishraven.bsky.social
· Mar 21
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YouTube video by clipping. - Topic
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Given it's late March, probably past time I start a 2025 New Tunes thread.
First off the rank is art-rap group clipping. Daveed Diggs may not objectively be the best rapper in the world, but damn it if he's not my FAVOURITE.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvp5...
#NowPlaying
First off the rank is art-rap group clipping. Daveed Diggs may not objectively be the best rapper in the world, but damn it if he's not my FAVOURITE.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvp5...
#NowPlaying
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On 11 November, 1965, Rhodesia announced its Unilateral Declaration of Independence and its break with Britain. For the global far right in the 1960s-70s, Rhodesia became a cause celebre, seen as on the frontline (alongside apartheid South Africa) against communism and multi-racial democracy.
November 11, 2023 at 4:04 AM
On 11 November, 1965, Rhodesia announced its Unilateral Declaration of Independence and its break with Britain. For the global far right in the 1960s-70s, Rhodesia became a cause celebre, seen as on the frontline (alongside apartheid South Africa) against communism and multi-racial democracy.
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Ok my EG Whitlam yarn. Early 90's Gough is speaker at a national Young Labor dinner. I'm a new SVP and get to sit next to him. He's being introduced by another delegate - at inappropriate length. Gough leans in a bit to me and asks *do the voice*
"Comrade, what faction is this fuckwit in?"
"Comrade, what faction is this fuckwit in?"
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Ok my EG Whitlam yarn. Early 90's Gough is speaker at a national Young Labor dinner. I'm a new SVP and get to sit next to him. He's being introduced by another delegate - at inappropriate length. Gough leans in a bit to me and asks *do the voice*
"Comrade, what faction is this fuckwit in?"
"Comrade, what faction is this fuckwit in?"
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The Missoula Sentinel
November 10,1917
November 10,1917
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 AM
The Missoula Sentinel
November 10,1917
November 10,1917
Australian Media Don't Call Keating For A Quote challenge.
Difficulty level: Impossible!
Difficulty level: Impossible!
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Australian Media Don't Call Keating For A Quote challenge.
Difficulty level: Impossible!
Difficulty level: Impossible!
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
I think I have... uh... something important that day. Something.
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I think I have... uh... something important that day. Something.
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low polyamory
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
low polyamory
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so joyce carol oates owned elon so hard he's been taking out ads on X saying he has in fact read a book and watched a movie and he's clearly spiraling and unable to recover from such a vicious own i say to my wife as she frantically pulls out of the driveway
November 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
so joyce carol oates owned elon so hard he's been taking out ads on X saying he has in fact read a book and watched a movie and he's clearly spiraling and unable to recover from such a vicious own i say to my wife as she frantically pulls out of the driveway
The idea that things are learned on first listen, and never resonate or recontextualise within your mind remains one of the most toxic traits of techbros. Consequence and change are things for the little people to deal with.
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The idea that things are learned on first listen, and never resonate or recontextualise within your mind remains one of the most toxic traits of techbros. Consequence and change are things for the little people to deal with.
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Christchurch's playground elephant: demure, unassuming, shaped like a friend
Oamaru's playground elephant: ready for the next Punic war
Oamaru's playground elephant: ready for the next Punic war
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Christchurch's playground elephant: demure, unassuming, shaped like a friend
Oamaru's playground elephant: ready for the next Punic war
Oamaru's playground elephant: ready for the next Punic war
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Gough raised unemployment benefits to their highest level relative to poverty - then Fraser (and his treasurer John Howard) fucked it up as soon as they could.
Hawke/Keating repaired some of the damage... then Howard fucked it up for good
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Hawke/Keating repaired some of the damage... then Howard fucked it up for good
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Gough raised unemployment benefits to their highest level relative to poverty - then Fraser (and his treasurer John Howard) fucked it up as soon as they could.
Hawke/Keating repaired some of the damage... then Howard fucked it up for good
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Hawke/Keating repaired some of the damage... then Howard fucked it up for good
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
That deeply uneasy feeling as you're listening to Easter and Patti Smith's Babelogue starts to wind down. You know what's coming and yet can't quite hit skip fast enough.
#NowPlaying
#NowPlaying
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
That deeply uneasy feeling as you're listening to Easter and Patti Smith's Babelogue starts to wind down. You know what's coming and yet can't quite hit skip fast enough.
#NowPlaying
#NowPlaying
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Ben Gvir passes out sweets to Knesset members after the first reading for the new law to execute Palestinian prisoners is approved.
November 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Great interview on the process behind one of the most reliable webtoons, for both punctuality and quality.
Also a bit more insight on why Platinum Grit <sob> folded. Hard to blame them, sadly.
Also a bit more insight on why Platinum Grit <sob> folded. Hard to blame them, sadly.
My latest at @comicsjournal.bsky.social: I talked to @oglaf.bsky.social! Not the character, but rather, the people who create it.
They don't do many interviews, so this was a real treat. They're funny people! Turns out they're not super private, just...really bad at PR?
www.tcj.com/talking-ogla...
They don't do many interviews, so this was a real treat. They're funny people! Turns out they're not super private, just...really bad at PR?
www.tcj.com/talking-ogla...
Talking Oglaf with Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne: 'We'd stay up all night drawing stuff to make each other laugh' - The Comics Journal
Other than some time off every year for Christmas, Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne have delivered a new Oglaf comic, skewering fantasy tropes with absolutely not safe for work humor, every week since 2008...
www.tcj.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Great interview on the process behind one of the most reliable webtoons, for both punctuality and quality.
Also a bit more insight on why Platinum Grit <sob> folded. Hard to blame them, sadly.
Also a bit more insight on why Platinum Grit <sob> folded. Hard to blame them, sadly.
Those Who Fall Over Themselves In Their Haste To Settle In Omelas
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Those Who Fall Over Themselves In Their Haste To Settle In Omelas
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A reminder - governments *can* do things.
A progressive government *should* do things.
A better country is possible.
Governments *choose* what they do (or do not do).
#ThePoint #Gough
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
A progressive government *should* do things.
A better country is possible.
Governments *choose* what they do (or do not do).
#ThePoint #Gough
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
November 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
A reminder - governments *can* do things.
A progressive government *should* do things.
A better country is possible.
Governments *choose* what they do (or do not do).
#ThePoint #Gough
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
A progressive government *should* do things.
A better country is possible.
Governments *choose* what they do (or do not do).
#ThePoint #Gough
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Reminds me of an old gag.
When Fraser gets to heaven he will ask to be seated at the right hand of God. When Whitlam gets to heaven he will ask to be seated at the left hand of God. When Kerr gets to heaven he will say "Get out of my chair!"
When Fraser gets to heaven he will ask to be seated at the right hand of God. When Whitlam gets to heaven he will ask to be seated at the left hand of God. When Kerr gets to heaven he will say "Get out of my chair!"
How would the major players look back on the dismissal 50 years later? | Fiona Katauskas
How would the major players look back on the dismissal 50 years later? | Fiona Katauskas
Heaven knows
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See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here
Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Reminds me of an old gag.
When Fraser gets to heaven he will ask to be seated at the right hand of God. When Whitlam gets to heaven he will ask to be seated at the left hand of God. When Kerr gets to heaven he will say "Get out of my chair!"
When Fraser gets to heaven he will ask to be seated at the right hand of God. When Whitlam gets to heaven he will ask to be seated at the left hand of God. When Kerr gets to heaven he will say "Get out of my chair!"
“Our fans love finals games, so we think it provides opportunities and hope for our fans”
"Our Fans" meaning media partners and ad sellers rather than people who like watching consequential matches of footy.
"Our Fans" meaning media partners and ad sellers rather than people who like watching consequential matches of footy.
Rewarding mediocrity or providing new hope? AFL confirms divisive finals wildcard plan
Rewarding mediocrity or providing new hope? AFL confirms divisive finals wildcard plan
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AFL backs decision to introduce new round from next season
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‘Our fans love finals games,’ says CEO Andrew Dillon
The AFL has defended its decision to expand the finals series to 10 clubs with the introduction of a divisive “wildcard round” from next season.
The two additional matches will be held during the weekend that has been used for a pre-finals bye in the men’s competition while the AFLW will lose the clear air it has been given for early-round fixtures over the past three seasons. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
“Our fans love finals games, so we think it provides opportunities and hope for our fans”
"Our Fans" meaning media partners and ad sellers rather than people who like watching consequential matches of footy.
"Our Fans" meaning media partners and ad sellers rather than people who like watching consequential matches of footy.
Corporations don't want to win a fair fight. They want a rigged fight if possible, and non-competitive collusion if not.
"*warns* of intense competition"
Your regular reminder that those who cheer capitalism actually hate a free market, and want a rigged one.
Your regular reminder that those who cheer capitalism actually hate a free market, and want a rigged one.
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Corporations don't want to win a fair fight. They want a rigged fight if possible, and non-competitive collusion if not.
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"*warns* of intense competition"
Your regular reminder that those who cheer capitalism actually hate a free market, and want a rigged one.
Your regular reminder that those who cheer capitalism actually hate a free market, and want a rigged one.
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"*warns* of intense competition"
Your regular reminder that those who cheer capitalism actually hate a free market, and want a rigged one.
Your regular reminder that those who cheer capitalism actually hate a free market, and want a rigged one.
The sliding scale of political cartoonist art is fascinating.
Some are basically a political bon-mot with some caricatures attached (which is good!) wheras others are detailed illustrations with deeply nested meanings embedded in background details (also good!)
Some are basically a political bon-mot with some caricatures attached (which is good!) wheras others are detailed illustrations with deeply nested meanings embedded in background details (also good!)
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The sliding scale of political cartoonist art is fascinating.
Some are basically a political bon-mot with some caricatures attached (which is good!) wheras others are detailed illustrations with deeply nested meanings embedded in background details (also good!)
Some are basically a political bon-mot with some caricatures attached (which is good!) wheras others are detailed illustrations with deeply nested meanings embedded in background details (also good!)
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Who wants to be a trillionaire?
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social and @sydmorningherald.bsky.social
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social and @sydmorningherald.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Who wants to be a trillionaire?
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social and @sydmorningherald.bsky.social
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social and @sydmorningherald.bsky.social
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A really interesting piece on Lady Kerr and the Dismissal theconversation.com/gough-whitla...
Gough Whitlam believed John Kerr’s wife played a key role in The Dismissal. Did she?
After The Dismissal, Gough Whitlam called John Kerr’s wife, gifted linguist Anne Kerr, ‘the Lady Macbeth of Yarralumla’. Who was she – and what was her influence?
theconversation.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:22 AM
A really interesting piece on Lady Kerr and the Dismissal theconversation.com/gough-whitla...
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The Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people in Victoria have filed a native title claim with the Federal Court, seeking recognition over country that spans much of Melbourne.
Victoria's Wurundjeri people file native title claim for Melbourne
The Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people in Victoria have filed a native title claim with the Federal Court, seeking recognition over country that spans much of Melbourne.
www.abc.net.au
November 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people in Victoria have filed a native title claim with the Federal Court, seeking recognition over country that spans much of Melbourne.
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hey did I mention absolutely fuck this guy?
![Alex Ryvchin, the chief executive of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, said the “grotesque spectacle” should never have been allowed to occur on Saturday. But he said an increase in protest activity was partly to blame.
“[When] police have been inundated with applications for protests by professional protesters every single week for two years, these sorts of things will occur, but they shouldn’t occur,” Ryvchin told ABC TV.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xdnipexki6uc22sii2tb56zt/bafkreihht45xzcre5wp6wmel6ukoymfmepk4zk6iurbdaeakasy7nqla2u@jpeg)
November 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
hey did I mention absolutely fuck this guy?