THE BLACK DOUGLAS
@theblackdouglas.bsky.social
Publisher: MA; Postgrad Dip Psych (Hons); Postgrad Dip Art (Hons); Grad Dip Ed (Dux, Hons), AMAPS
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No. It’s about having any policy for an election. It sounds good but it’s impractical and media are doing the tragedy whore thing. Counselling and education is what’s needed.
November 17, 2024 at 10:22 AM
No. It’s about having any policy for an election. It sounds good but it’s impractical and media are doing the tragedy whore thing. Counselling and education is what’s needed.
FACED WITH THE PROSPECT OF ENDLESS WARS AND GENOCIDE, AMERICANS HAD NO OTHER CHOICE THAN TRUMP!!
www.counterpunch.org/2024/11/15/t...
www.counterpunch.org/2024/11/15/t...
The Democrats Deserved to Lose 1,000 Times Over
What happened in this year’s election was not some kind of flowering of American fascism, but a rebellion against a hated, out-of-touch Democratic Party
www.counterpunch.org
November 17, 2024 at 9:55 AM
FACED WITH THE PROSPECT OF ENDLESS WARS AND GENOCIDE, AMERICANS HAD NO OTHER CHOICE THAN TRUMP!!
www.counterpunch.org/2024/11/15/t...
www.counterpunch.org/2024/11/15/t...
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Elon Musk’s generative AI chatbot, Grok, turns on him, labelling him “one of the most significant spreaders of misinformation on X”.
Elon Musk's AI turns on him, labels him 'one of the most significant spreaders of misinformation on X'
His posts, it added, “can have real-world consequences."
fortune.com
November 15, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Elon Musk’s generative AI chatbot, Grok, turns on him, labelling him “one of the most significant spreaders of misinformation on X”.
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November 17, 2024 at 7:10 AM
As someone who gets atrial fibrillation from sulphite-based preservatives, I wholeheartedly concur!!
GET ALL CHEMICAL ADDITIVES OUT OF FOOD!!!
GET ALL CHEMICAL ADDITIVES OUT OF FOOD!!!
There's been a LOT about why RFK Jr is a terrible pick, but I want to focus on something that is very concerning to me, but no one seems to be mentioning.
He appeals to a widespread, common-sense idea that the problem with our food is that it has "lots of artificial ingredients".
He appeals to a widespread, common-sense idea that the problem with our food is that it has "lots of artificial ingredients".
November 17, 2024 at 5:39 AM
As someone who gets atrial fibrillation from sulphite-based preservatives, I wholeheartedly concur!!
GET ALL CHEMICAL ADDITIVES OUT OF FOOD!!!
GET ALL CHEMICAL ADDITIVES OUT OF FOOD!!!
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Of course it did.
Remember how often we were told that any algorithmic boosting of content Republicans didn't like had to be illegal?
Remember how often we were told that any algorithmic boosting of content Republicans didn't like had to be illegal?
1/ X's algorithm was changed in mid-July 2024 to systematically boost Republican-leaning accounts and Elon Musk's own account following his endorsement of Donald Trump, according to a newly released computational study of engagement from the Queensland University of Technology.⬇️
November 16, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Of course it did.
Remember how often we were told that any algorithmic boosting of content Republicans didn't like had to be illegal?
Remember how often we were told that any algorithmic boosting of content Republicans didn't like had to be illegal?
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A good news story! Largest coral ever 'discovered'.
(Meanwhile it was probably very well known to local communities and fisher people), however, great that it's been brought to international attention!
🪸🌊🌏🧪⚒️🦑
(Meanwhile it was probably very well known to local communities and fisher people), however, great that it's been brought to international attention!
🪸🌊🌏🧪⚒️🦑
Scientists discover world’s largest coral—so big it can be seen from space
Exclusive photos reveal a sprawling, 300-year-old coral near Solomon Islands, recently discovered by the National Geographic Society’s Pristine Seas expedition team.
www.nationalgeographic.com
November 15, 2024 at 8:28 PM
A good news story! Largest coral ever 'discovered'.
(Meanwhile it was probably very well known to local communities and fisher people), however, great that it's been brought to international attention!
🪸🌊🌏🧪⚒️🦑
(Meanwhile it was probably very well known to local communities and fisher people), however, great that it's been brought to international attention!
🪸🌊🌏🧪⚒️🦑
Elon has self-sabotaged!
I lost 50,000 followers on X this week and I couldn’t be happier because they all came here.
November 17, 2024 at 5:29 AM
Elon has self-sabotaged!
Evidence of infrastructure and systems collapsing!
Two “feral and not trained” emus named Thelma and Louise are on the loose in South Carolina about three hours from the 43 monkey escape that happened days earlier
"Feral and not trained" emus Thelma and Louise on the loose in South Carolina as state's monkey search continues
Police in Horry County, South Carolina, said this week that they are searching for two missing emus that have been evading capture for months: "We are not emu-sed."
www.cbsnews.com
November 17, 2024 at 5:05 AM
Evidence of infrastructure and systems collapsing!
Excellent!
And hopefully, it won't disconnect me from the people I follow!
And hopefully, it won't disconnect me from the people I follow!
the best part about bluesky is that, unlike twitter, it isn’t putting annoying bull shit designed to piss me off in front of me every 3 minutes
November 17, 2024 at 5:04 AM
Excellent!
And hopefully, it won't disconnect me from the people I follow!
And hopefully, it won't disconnect me from the people I follow!
Hi Jesse, I'm Helen and I live in the Australian Outback - a great red desert!
November 17, 2024 at 5:02 AM
Hi Jesse, I'm Helen and I live in the Australian Outback - a great red desert!
Premier Allan, swimming against the tide!!
My first Bluesky, and latest article for 'The Shot' on the public resistance to government policy towards Israel, and the disconnect between Labor leaders and their voters:
"Premier Allan spins anti-genocide protest as ‘War on Christmas’"
#auspol
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
"Premier Allan spins anti-genocide protest as ‘War on Christmas’"
#auspol
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
Premier Allan spins anti-genocide protest as 'War on Christmas' - The Shot
They're just lying about basically everything now, hey?! Good times! I don't know what I'm meant to put in this little box. Free Palestine.
theshot.net.au
November 17, 2024 at 4:56 AM
Premier Allan, swimming against the tide!!
We need Labor to post the evidence its ban on social media is informed by!
Hint - there isn't any!!
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/15/a...
Hint - there isn't any!!
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/15/a...
Why is no-one asking Anthony Albanese for proof a social media ban would work?
The reaction to the Australian government banning under 16-year-olds from social media has focused on how the policy would work. But what if it won't help young Australians, no matter how it's done?
www.crikey.com.au
November 17, 2024 at 4:51 AM
We need Labor to post the evidence its ban on social media is informed by!
Hint - there isn't any!!
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/15/a...
Hint - there isn't any!!
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/15/a...
LET ME KNOW IF YOU'RE ON BLUESKY, AND I'LL FOLLOW YOU!!
November 17, 2024 at 3:54 AM
LET ME KNOW IF YOU'RE ON BLUESKY, AND I'LL FOLLOW YOU!!
Divide and conquer - BEWARE!!
We need to keep Twitter alive, even through it's current problems!!
We need to keep Twitter alive, even through it's current problems!!
I’ve seen enough to make a call: Bluesky is going to be a legit competitor to Twitter.
Sweet.
Sweet.
November 17, 2024 at 3:52 AM
Divide and conquer - BEWARE!!
We need to keep Twitter alive, even through it's current problems!!
We need to keep Twitter alive, even through it's current problems!!
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IMO the people of Australia can have no confidence in the integrity or effectiveness of the Federal anti-corruption commission (NACCgovau) while you remain at its head, Commissioner Brereton. #auspol24 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Nacc chief rejects calls to quit over robodebt decisions, vowing to ‘put things right’
Paul Brereton says ‘blame culture’ deters people from owning mistakes as he insists watchdog will not be influenced by public pressure
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2024 at 10:59 AM
IMO the people of Australia can have no confidence in the integrity or effectiveness of the Federal anti-corruption commission (NACCgovau) while you remain at its head, Commissioner Brereton. #auspol24 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
November 17, 2024 at 3:48 AM