Veronica Cooper
@chankleybore.bsky.social
Sometimes at sea in a sieve, otherwise Kurilpa
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Another day of the Anthony Albanese Disappointment Advent Calendar
The Albanese government has signed up to a commitment to phase out fossil fuels…and to achieve that goal….it says we need more fossil fuels…FFS
Climate denial is not confined to the hard right of Australian politics
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Climate denial is not confined to the hard right of Australian politics
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Australia’s gas bonanza is for corporate super-profits, not climate superheroes
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Another day of the Anthony Albanese Disappointment Advent Calendar
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DOGE is disbanding after an estimated 600,000+ people died in other countries because of USAID cuts to lifesaving food and medication.
Elon Musk will go down as one of history's' most prolific mass murderers of children.
Anyone driving a Tesla is supporting a nazi.
Elon Musk will go down as one of history's' most prolific mass murderers of children.
Anyone driving a Tesla is supporting a nazi.
November 24, 2025 at 12:50 AM
DOGE is disbanding after an estimated 600,000+ people died in other countries because of USAID cuts to lifesaving food and medication.
Elon Musk will go down as one of history's' most prolific mass murderers of children.
Anyone driving a Tesla is supporting a nazi.
Elon Musk will go down as one of history's' most prolific mass murderers of children.
Anyone driving a Tesla is supporting a nazi.
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Does anyone know what day we go from "they won't let us say Merry Xmas" to "you can't change Australia day"? I just want to know when to set my clock back a hundred years.
November 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Does anyone know what day we go from "they won't let us say Merry Xmas" to "you can't change Australia day"? I just want to know when to set my clock back a hundred years.
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I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.
November 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.
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Ahem, Australian reporters? This thread is a great story!
I’m getting more and more of these too. It’s depressing.
I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.
November 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Ahem, Australian reporters? This thread is a great story!
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Because everything is shit, I give you ... Puggles. #Platypus #AustralianWildlife
November 9, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Because everything is shit, I give you ... Puggles. #Platypus #AustralianWildlife
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Six people died from tampered Tylenol and the company pulled 30 million bottles off the market. ChatGPT is accused of urging seven people towards suicide, and OpenAI just assures us they’re still working out the kinks. Billions in investment, zero accountability.
OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions
OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues.
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Six people died from tampered Tylenol and the company pulled 30 million bottles off the market. ChatGPT is accused of urging seven people towards suicide, and OpenAI just assures us they’re still working out the kinks. Billions in investment, zero accountability.
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The man who ended USAID is the world's first trillionaire
November 7, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The man who ended USAID is the world's first trillionaire
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this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
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Current era is the one in which people who always say "you can't say anything anymore" are saying all those things, all the time
November 4, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Current era is the one in which people who always say "you can't say anything anymore" are saying all those things, all the time
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it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
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Does the Speaker of the House know what's going on in the country?
It's not clear that he does, as Mike Johnson's communication strategy seems to rely heavily on being unaware.
When faced with questions he should be able to answer, he has a reliable response: "I don't know."
It's not clear that he does, as Mike Johnson's communication strategy seems to rely heavily on being unaware.
When faced with questions he should be able to answer, he has a reliable response: "I don't know."
November 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Running gag goes meta as Johnson says he knows nothing about Trump knowing nothing
RAJU: Last week you were very critical of Biden's use of the autopen. But Trump admitted on 60 Minutes to not knowing he pardoned a crypto billionaire who pleaded guilty to money laundering. Does that also concern you?
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that. I didn't see it. I'm not sure.
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that. I didn't see it. I'm not sure.
November 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Running gag goes meta as Johnson says he knows nothing about Trump knowing nothing
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to live through the Trump administration is to be inundated with news 24/7, story after story of absurd and horrible scandal
unless you are Mike Johnson, who lives in an idyllic world full of puppies and rainbows in which nothing ever happens
unless you are Mike Johnson, who lives in an idyllic world full of puppies and rainbows in which nothing ever happens
RAJU: Last week you were very critical of Biden's use of the autopen. But Trump admitted on 60 Minutes to not knowing he pardoned a crypto billionaire who pleaded guilty to money laundering. Does that also concern you?
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that. I didn't see it. I'm not sure.
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that. I didn't see it. I'm not sure.
November 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
to live through the Trump administration is to be inundated with news 24/7, story after story of absurd and horrible scandal
unless you are Mike Johnson, who lives in an idyllic world full of puppies and rainbows in which nothing ever happens
unless you are Mike Johnson, who lives in an idyllic world full of puppies and rainbows in which nothing ever happens
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I'm starting to form a theory about eyebrows
November 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I'm starting to form a theory about eyebrows
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Australian politics will be forever poisoned if we don’t acknowledge that it’s all stolen land, so this is a fair start.
Australia’s first formal treaty with Indigenous traditional owners passed in Victoria
Australia’s first formal treaty with Indigenous traditional owners passed in Victoria
Step towards reconciliation hailed as ‘a historic moment’ with premier Jacinta Allan saying it gives Aboriginal Australians the power to shape policies that affect their lives
The Australian state of Victoria has taken a historic step towards reconciliation, passing the nation’s first formal treaty with Indigenous traditional owners.
After two days of debate, the upper house of Victoria’s parliament passed the statewide treaty bill without amendment by 21 votes to 16, just before 9pm on Thursday. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Australian politics will be forever poisoned if we don’t acknowledge that it’s all stolen land, so this is a fair start.
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Great story on ABC about the campaigns of bullying and intimidation experienced by farmers hosting renewable energy.
Michael McCormack's response? "I'm not going to take any responsibility. I'm sorry. I'm just not". Absolutely shameful.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Michael McCormack's response? "I'm not going to take any responsibility. I'm sorry. I'm just not". Absolutely shameful.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Abuse, bullying and threats as anti-renewables rhetoric splits communities
There are grave concerns that dangerous language and bullying of farmers who are hosting renewable energy projects on their properties could turn into violence.
www.abc.net.au
October 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Great story on ABC about the campaigns of bullying and intimidation experienced by farmers hosting renewable energy.
Michael McCormack's response? "I'm not going to take any responsibility. I'm sorry. I'm just not". Absolutely shameful.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Michael McCormack's response? "I'm not going to take any responsibility. I'm sorry. I'm just not". Absolutely shameful.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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Dave Rowe 3-D chess
Financial Review
Financial Review
October 30, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Dave Rowe 3-D chess
Financial Review
Financial Review
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Zohran Mamdani caught lying that he understood Plato’s allegory of the cave, yet when asked to explain it, he seemed to instead explain Baudrillard’s theory of Simulacra and Simulation where reality has been replaced by symbols and signs, which seems similar to Plato’s theory but is not the same
October 29, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Zohran Mamdani caught lying that he understood Plato’s allegory of the cave, yet when asked to explain it, he seemed to instead explain Baudrillard’s theory of Simulacra and Simulation where reality has been replaced by symbols and signs, which seems similar to Plato’s theory but is not the same
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🚨 NEW: Just 13% of Australians think Sussan Ley is the best person to lead the Liberal Party, according to new Essential polling
Among Coalition voters, 22% think she is the best to lead, while 20% think Andrew Hastie would be better
Among Coalition voters, 22% think she is the best to lead, while 20% think Andrew Hastie would be better
October 29, 2025 at 3:03 AM
🚨 NEW: Just 13% of Australians think Sussan Ley is the best person to lead the Liberal Party, according to new Essential polling
Among Coalition voters, 22% think she is the best to lead, while 20% think Andrew Hastie would be better
Among Coalition voters, 22% think she is the best to lead, while 20% think Andrew Hastie would be better
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Obvious to say this, but the actual function of the smear job isn't to make us ask about his aunt, it's to show us the words "hijab" and "9/11" in a headline with his photo.
October 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Obvious to say this, but the actual function of the smear job isn't to make us ask about his aunt, it's to show us the words "hijab" and "9/11" in a headline with his photo.
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Penny Wong accidentally saying the quiet bit out loud - for Labor the US relationship is more important than the Australian environment. Who do this lot think they work for?
October 27, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Penny Wong accidentally saying the quiet bit out loud - for Labor the US relationship is more important than the Australian environment. Who do this lot think they work for?
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If a temporary resident of the White House can totally demolish the East Wing to build a gaudy ballroom, without any authority, approval, or regulation, he can tear down the rest of the White House to build a Walmart. That this destruction is allowed underscores how off the rails our country is now.
October 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
If a temporary resident of the White House can totally demolish the East Wing to build a gaudy ballroom, without any authority, approval, or regulation, he can tear down the rest of the White House to build a Walmart. That this destruction is allowed underscores how off the rails our country is now.