Andrew Hedge
@andrewhedge.bsky.social
From Central Victoria. Quite dilapidated. I spend a lot of time on the phone.
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These leaked Taylor swift lyrics go crazy
October 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
These leaked Taylor swift lyrics go crazy
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Imagine being a journalist in 2025, where you've spent your entire life witnessing <points around at pretty much everything in the information space> and you fall for an Israeli foreign influence operation. At this point, it's not about being a mark, it's about being a willing participant.
August 17, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Imagine being a journalist in 2025, where you've spent your entire life witnessing <points around at pretty much everything in the information space> and you fall for an Israeli foreign influence operation. At this point, it's not about being a mark, it's about being a willing participant.
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This is ghoulish nonsense from the Bendigo Writers Festival
August 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
This is ghoulish nonsense from the Bendigo Writers Festival
Sometimes it's nice to think of Trump just dropping dead overnight, from an embolism or something.
May 30, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Sometimes it's nice to think of Trump just dropping dead overnight, from an embolism or something.
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the crisis over, his wars won, cincinnatus returns to plow flight attendants in exchange for horses
This is hilarious... and pathetic.
May 30, 2025 at 4:31 AM
the crisis over, his wars won, cincinnatus returns to plow flight attendants in exchange for horses
It's Zoever
First even vaguely significant correction I've seen in the Goldstein partial recount: Wilson -11 Daniel +2 Moorabin West booth. Lead down to 246 but only four ordinary booths (albeit two large) remain + non-ordinaries.
May 30, 2025 at 2:04 AM
It's Zoever
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“He was disabled and on the NDIS. He was hungry. He was under state guardianship - under the care and protection of the Minister. And it was the state that killed him,” said Debbie Kilroy, a leading prison abolition advocate with the National Network.
www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article...
www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article...
24-year-old disabled Indigenous man dies after police restraint inside Alice Springs supermarket
Witnesses say he stopped breathing while still on the ground. Despite emergency efforts from paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
www.sbs.com.au
May 28, 2025 at 1:34 AM
“He was disabled and on the NDIS. He was hungry. He was under state guardianship - under the care and protection of the Minister. And it was the state that killed him,” said Debbie Kilroy, a leading prison abolition advocate with the National Network.
www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article...
www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article...
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Looks like Labor is about to approve the North West shelf gas expansion, which among bad news for the planet and WA energy costs is terrible for the nearby Murujuga rock art - which is so old, it has one of the first known depictions of the human face
australiainstitute.org.au/post/woodsid...
australiainstitute.org.au/post/woodsid...
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australiainstitute.org.au
May 22, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Looks like Labor is about to approve the North West shelf gas expansion, which among bad news for the planet and WA energy costs is terrible for the nearby Murujuga rock art - which is so old, it has one of the first known depictions of the human face
australiainstitute.org.au/post/woodsid...
australiainstitute.org.au/post/woodsid...
To address a recent post of mine about the Nationals: I was wrong
"Nationals consider split from Liberal coalition for exactly the 5 seconds it takes for the nats on the coalition front bench to realise they will lose $60k+ in salary entitlements"
May 20, 2025 at 1:51 AM
To address a recent post of mine about the Nationals: I was wrong
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Huge step forward for AI as a computer-driven Tesla masters the famous 'Turning Test'.
May 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Huge step forward for AI as a computer-driven Tesla masters the famous 'Turning Test'.
"Nationals consider split from Liberal coalition for exactly the 5 seconds it takes for the nats on the coalition front bench to realise they will lose $60k+ in salary entitlements"
May 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
"Nationals consider split from Liberal coalition for exactly the 5 seconds it takes for the nats on the coalition front bench to realise they will lose $60k+ in salary entitlements"
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apparently Elon's gotten so mad about Grok not answering questions about Afrikaners the way he wants, xAI's now somehow managed to put it into some kind of hyper-Afriforum mode where it thinks every question is about farm murders or the song "Kill the Boer"
May 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
apparently Elon's gotten so mad about Grok not answering questions about Afrikaners the way he wants, xAI's now somehow managed to put it into some kind of hyper-Afriforum mode where it thinks every question is about farm murders or the song "Kill the Boer"
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I'm taking a screenshot for the next time I talk about hyphens!
(This reminds me of all the great #whyhyphensmatter posts by @madamgrammar.bsky.social on Twitter in days of yore.)
(This reminds me of all the great #whyhyphensmatter posts by @madamgrammar.bsky.social on Twitter in days of yore.)
May 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I'm taking a screenshot for the next time I talk about hyphens!
(This reminds me of all the great #whyhyphensmatter posts by @madamgrammar.bsky.social on Twitter in days of yore.)
(This reminds me of all the great #whyhyphensmatter posts by @madamgrammar.bsky.social on Twitter in days of yore.)
Another exhibit for a key plank in my policy platform: "Ban all regular op-ed columns"
May 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Another exhibit for a key plank in my policy platform: "Ban all regular op-ed columns"
George Russell's father sold what
May 12, 2025 at 2:10 AM
George Russell's father sold what
We see this article after every single election and nothing changes
Liberal insiders warn Coalition faces ‘existential crisis’ and urgently needs to attract more women
Liberal insiders warn Coalition faces ‘existential crisis’ and urgently needs to attract more women
As Coalition projected to have fewer than 10 women in 150-seat House of Representatives, Linda Reynolds condemns ‘comprehensive failure’ of campaign
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Senior Coalition figures are warning the federal opposition faces an existential crisis and must urgently attract more women, calling for Peter Dutton’s replacement to overhaul policy development and candidate recruitment processes.
On current numbers, the Coalition will have fewer than 10 women in the 150-seat House of Representatives. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2025 at 8:20 AM
We see this article after every single election and nothing changes
Everyone reporting that the federal labor party can get things through the senate with only greens support is missing that they can also get things through (probably with less electoral pain, mostly) with Coalition support.
May 5, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Everyone reporting that the federal labor party can get things through the senate with only greens support is missing that they can also get things through (probably with less electoral pain, mostly) with Coalition support.
If I could control the Secret, I would manifest a fatal myocardial infarction for Rupert Murdoch this very day.
Alas.
Alas.
May 3, 2025 at 7:37 AM
If I could control the Secret, I would manifest a fatal myocardial infarction for Rupert Murdoch this very day.
Alas.
Alas.
Just so you know: the last two times Port has played on election day, they've predicted the winner. If they win, the coalition does.
They just got smashed by the mighty bulldogs by 91 points
They just got smashed by the mighty bulldogs by 91 points
May 3, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Just so you know: the last two times Port has played on election day, they've predicted the winner. If they win, the coalition does.
They just got smashed by the mighty bulldogs by 91 points
They just got smashed by the mighty bulldogs by 91 points
Random assortment of thoughts about Thunderbolts*:
-Florence Pugh and David Harbour accents good enough but still distracting
- finale was a bit Eternal Sunshine
- where did they spend the money because it wasn't the a-list cast, lighting or CGI
- casting depression/trauma as a villain is novel, but
-Florence Pugh and David Harbour accents good enough but still distracting
- finale was a bit Eternal Sunshine
- where did they spend the money because it wasn't the a-list cast, lighting or CGI
- casting depression/trauma as a villain is novel, but
May 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Random assortment of thoughts about Thunderbolts*:
-Florence Pugh and David Harbour accents good enough but still distracting
- finale was a bit Eternal Sunshine
- where did they spend the money because it wasn't the a-list cast, lighting or CGI
- casting depression/trauma as a villain is novel, but
-Florence Pugh and David Harbour accents good enough but still distracting
- finale was a bit Eternal Sunshine
- where did they spend the money because it wasn't the a-list cast, lighting or CGI
- casting depression/trauma as a villain is novel, but
Mark Carney should launch a surprise attack on the USA
April 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Mark Carney should launch a surprise attack on the USA
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An election campaign that started in part with a focus around fighting antisemitism ending with "were the neo-nazis right in their heckling at Anzac Day?"
April 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
An election campaign that started in part with a focus around fighting antisemitism ending with "were the neo-nazis right in their heckling at Anzac Day?"
Ausgrid are selling small plots with active electricity substations to would-be homeowners in Sydney. Prices are predictably absurd, but you wouldn't catch me living here. These are the things that explode in sparks when the EMP gets activated www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Sad indictment’: shockingly small blocks of electrical substation land selling north of $1m in Sydney
Sites attracting hot competition from first-home buyers, builders and neighbours looking to expand their landholding
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Ausgrid are selling small plots with active electricity substations to would-be homeowners in Sydney. Prices are predictably absurd, but you wouldn't catch me living here. These are the things that explode in sparks when the EMP gets activated www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Flattered, but unavailable for the papacy at this time
April 21, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Flattered, but unavailable for the papacy at this time
Whenever I watch the NBA I see the world's most celebrated players travel like it's not even a rule. Is that a thing people talk about like AFL fans talk about throws, inconsistent 15m estimates, or has the travel rule changed since I played?
April 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Whenever I watch the NBA I see the world's most celebrated players travel like it's not even a rule. Is that a thing people talk about like AFL fans talk about throws, inconsistent 15m estimates, or has the travel rule changed since I played?