Verity Chambers
@veritychambers.bsky.social
Journalist and photographer, formerly @smh. In dog years I'm dead. Views expressed here are my own, etc. Living on Gadigal land.
Photo: Four kids, two dogs ©Verity Chambers
Photo: Four kids, two dogs ©Verity Chambers
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Ned Kelly recyclable
August 16, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Ned Kelly recyclable
Can they both lose? Thoughts and prayers.
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Trump taunts Murdoch as he files $15 billion lawsuit over Epstein story
The US president is suing over a story published by The Wall Street Journal that said he signed a birthday letter to now-disgraced financier back in 2003.
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July 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Can they both lose? Thoughts and prayers.
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This show needs to have a bunch of seasons - so much talent in one hour! iView it if you missed it #NAIDOCWeek2025 #NAIDOC
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That Blackfella Show
Ernie Dingo, Bridget Brennan and Isaac Compton are joined in studio by your favourite Blackfellas for a night of music, sketch comedy and as many laughs as you can handle in 60 minutes - kicking off N...
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July 5, 2025 at 10:34 AM
This show needs to have a bunch of seasons - so much talent in one hour! iView it if you missed it #NAIDOCWeek2025 #NAIDOC
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So excited to be part of Storyfest this year! Keeping First Nations storytelling at the front of the conversation. There are some totally awesome poets and novellists this year. If you're near that part of the coast, come by and meet us!
June 20, 2025 at 8:19 AM
So excited to be part of Storyfest this year! Keeping First Nations storytelling at the front of the conversation. There are some totally awesome poets and novellists this year. If you're near that part of the coast, come by and meet us!
OMG why though I am SO exhausted holy shit
Marketing professional Charlie Hill grew his LinkedIn followers to 132,000 and credits his success to relationship-building and AI.
I grew my LinkedIn followers to over 100K after changing my posting approach. Relationship-building made all the difference.
Marketing professional Charlie Hill grew his LinkedIn followers to 132,000 and credits his success to relationship-building and AI.
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June 20, 2025 at 9:10 AM
OMG why though I am SO exhausted holy shit
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"We will be pulling our Platinum Sponsorship from this year’s Pride weekend. Sure, it’ll cost the festival hundreds of thousands of dollars on short notice, but you wouldn’t want a cishet bank there, would you? We’re cis now too."
This Pride Month, Your Bank Is Straight
From all of us here at Bank of Money, Happy Pride! Though if anyone asks, you didn’t hear that from us. We’re straight now. We know that may come a...
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June 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
"We will be pulling our Platinum Sponsorship from this year’s Pride weekend. Sure, it’ll cost the festival hundreds of thousands of dollars on short notice, but you wouldn’t want a cishet bank there, would you? We’re cis now too."
This is a done deal. That Crown became a 'second' casino in Sydney at all is outrageous, and there has not been enough scrutiny or investigation into how tf it happened.
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Crown’s secret lobbying operation to get poker machines at Barangaroo
Crown is currently not permitted to operate poker machines at its Sydney casino under its licence with the NSW government.
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June 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is a done deal. That Crown became a 'second' casino in Sydney at all is outrageous, and there has not been enough scrutiny or investigation into how tf it happened.
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Farewell, dearest Shakes 😔
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‘Unfailingly big-hearted and generous’: Beloved Herald cartoonist John Shakespeare dies after cancer battle
Shakespeare’s shy smile and boundless kindness were woven into the fabric of the newsroom, and his loss will be felt deeply by generations of staff and readers.
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June 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Farewell, dearest Shakes 😔
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Elon dumps Trump! The end of a beautifully toxic relationship.
June 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Elon dumps Trump! The end of a beautifully toxic relationship.
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April 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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In the final days of this #ReconciliationWeek I invite you to read Flash's story. The Stolen Children are still looking for their identities, and families are still trying to find one another. Flash read this live on air today, which was tough. What courage.
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My journey and reconciliation - TAFE MEDIA
Flash Wilson is an Australian Indigenous man with a cross-cultural heritage: Aboriginal, Papua New Guinean, Jewish, and English backgrounds.
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May 30, 2025 at 9:16 AM
In the final days of this #ReconciliationWeek I invite you to read Flash's story. The Stolen Children are still looking for their identities, and families are still trying to find one another. Flash read this live on air today, which was tough. What courage.
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This is Louie. He got a really bad haircut. And also a villain origin story. 13/10 (TT: maddiehilaski)
May 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
This is Louie. He got a really bad haircut. And also a villain origin story. 13/10 (TT: maddiehilaski)
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'Shimmering Symphony' quilt by Karlee Porter, contemporary US quilter and textile artist #womensart
March 28, 2025 at 5:47 AM
'Shimmering Symphony' quilt by Karlee Porter, contemporary US quilter and textile artist #womensart
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When the Morrison Govt left office, they were employing 50,000 ppl through consultancies & labour hire & cost $20bn for a single year.
Gutting the public service will not save $$ & it will hurt our vets, age pensioners & new parents needing access to PPL.
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Gutting the public service will not save $$ & it will hurt our vets, age pensioners & new parents needing access to PPL.
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Coalition takes aim at public servants as Dutton looks to cut 40,000 jobs
Tuesday night’s budget shows the government has added 41,411 public servants since 2022, fuelling a political fight over the public service and government spending.
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March 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
When the Morrison Govt left office, they were employing 50,000 ppl through consultancies & labour hire & cost $20bn for a single year.
Gutting the public service will not save $$ & it will hurt our vets, age pensioners & new parents needing access to PPL.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Gutting the public service will not save $$ & it will hurt our vets, age pensioners & new parents needing access to PPL.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
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A witch ought never to be frightened in the darkest forest, Granny Weatherwax had once told her, because she should be sure in her soul that the most terrifying thing in the forest was her.
March 22, 2025 at 9:55 AM
A witch ought never to be frightened in the darkest forest, Granny Weatherwax had once told her, because she should be sure in her soul that the most terrifying thing in the forest was her.
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Not that we in the library wish to encourage profanity, but if you want to get rid of these AI-search summaries (which are often absolute nonsense), just swear in your search terms.
It really works.
It really works.
![a Google search for 'the effect of UX on [expletive] libraries' showing no AI overview, just the search results](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jgpxmpiumlpxxclzsgar5lnq/bafkreic6uzw2erxbl6v67yece6647wgdmxvqjfglrs767cq7rghazbukxu@jpeg)
March 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Not that we in the library wish to encourage profanity, but if you want to get rid of these AI-search summaries (which are often absolute nonsense), just swear in your search terms.
It really works.
It really works.
💛💚🩷❤️
Auckland artists Lissy Robinson-Cole and partner Rudi create dayglo Whakairo and pou using crochet, describing their work as
“igniting joy globally"....
“igniting joy globally"....
March 12, 2025 at 10:58 AM
💛💚🩷❤️
So another thing about this WFH and "reduced productivity" thing ... just received a message from a dear colleague saying they are feeling sick, so they're WFH today. It is absolutely true that most people I know choose to WFH rather than take the day off. 1/
March 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
So another thing about this WFH and "reduced productivity" thing ... just received a message from a dear colleague saying they are feeling sick, so they're WFH today. It is absolutely true that most people I know choose to WFH rather than take the day off. 1/
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Easy ways to do
ALT when posting (to help the sight-impaired):
1. To speedily describe an image-only, use the voice dictation capability of your device to fill in a description; or
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ALT when posting (to help the sight-impaired):
1. To speedily describe an image-only, use the voice dictation capability of your device to fill in a description; or
1/?
March 9, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Easy ways to do
ALT when posting (to help the sight-impaired):
1. To speedily describe an image-only, use the voice dictation capability of your device to fill in a description; or
1/?
ALT when posting (to help the sight-impaired):
1. To speedily describe an image-only, use the voice dictation capability of your device to fill in a description; or
1/?
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Pakistani American artist Anila Quayyum Agha, Intersections, 2014 #womensart
March 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Pakistani American artist Anila Quayyum Agha, Intersections, 2014 #womensart
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The worst part is the 'drill baby drill' mantra.
That not only dooms the US but also the entire world.
That not only dooms the US but also the entire world.
March 1, 2025 at 1:57 AM
The worst part is the 'drill baby drill' mantra.
That not only dooms the US but also the entire world.
That not only dooms the US but also the entire world.
Great thread. Sorry it's on X.
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tern on X: "If you're old and slow like me, then that Trump Gaza video goes too quick to absorb its full insanity. So I took a few screenshots for you to digest at leisure. This is something genuinely posted by *the President of The United States Of America*. https://t.co/i1Ofuh21L9" / X
If you're old and slow like me, then that Trump Gaza video goes too quick to absorb its full insanity. So I took a few screenshots for you to digest at leisure. This is something genuinely posted by *the President of The United States Of America*. https://t.co/i1Ofuh21L9
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February 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Great thread. Sorry it's on X.
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I don't know who I'm more annoyed with, the Herald for repeating a crossword I have *definitely* done before - and quite recently! - or myself for being so vexed by it. Look at the state of the world and this is my annoyance??
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Daily Quick Crossword | Play Online | Sunday, February 23, 2025
A daily crossword playable on the web, mobile and app as part of your digital subscription
www.smh.com.au
February 23, 2025 at 7:08 AM
I don't know who I'm more annoyed with, the Herald for repeating a crossword I have *definitely* done before - and quite recently! - or myself for being so vexed by it. Look at the state of the world and this is my annoyance??
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