Andrew Farrell
@edilettante.bsky.social
We only have one world, treat it well.
I like books, music, coffee, wine, cats, data, and sleeping.
Ebook Alchemy.
I like books, music, coffee, wine, cats, data, and sleeping.
Ebook Alchemy.
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Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…
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Has your shopping bag been murdered? Splitting, breaking, and you're absolutely over it?? DITCH the 25c paper and invest in these reusable totes - guaranteed to safely transport your groceries from checkout to your Canberra condo in one piece!! 🍞🐟🍍| tinyurl.com/2s396ynu
October 19, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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Motion to replace the saying “jumped the shark” in the American lexicon with “flew the poop airplane.”
October 19, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Motion to replace the saying “jumped the shark” in the American lexicon with “flew the poop airplane.”
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and another thing: he’s not mad. please don’t put it in the newspaper that he got mad.
October 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
and another thing: he’s not mad. please don’t put it in the newspaper that he got mad.
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The Grifter in Chief, Chazo Saxe-Coburg Gotha, has just been handed a 45% lift in his State Benefits, which is up to £132M a year…..He also qualifies for a free Helicopter Pass.
Not a bad gig for playing at dressy up, shaking people’s hands, and waving at the plebs.
#NotMyKing 🏴🇪🇺
Not a bad gig for playing at dressy up, shaking people’s hands, and waving at the plebs.
#NotMyKing 🏴🇪🇺
October 10, 2025 at 5:46 AM
The Grifter in Chief, Chazo Saxe-Coburg Gotha, has just been handed a 45% lift in his State Benefits, which is up to £132M a year…..He also qualifies for a free Helicopter Pass.
Not a bad gig for playing at dressy up, shaking people’s hands, and waving at the plebs.
#NotMyKing 🏴🇪🇺
Not a bad gig for playing at dressy up, shaking people’s hands, and waving at the plebs.
#NotMyKing 🏴🇪🇺
WTAF?!...🤦♂️
Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America
October 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM
WTAF?!...🤦♂️
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"When I was young, an eccentric uncle decided to teach me how to lie. Not, he explained, because he wanted me to lie, but because he thought I should know how it's done so I would recognise when I was being lied to." - Brian Eno #quote
October 19, 2025 at 3:12 AM
"When I was young, an eccentric uncle decided to teach me how to lie. Not, he explained, because he wanted me to lie, but because he thought I should know how it's done so I would recognise when I was being lied to." - Brian Eno #quote
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GOP Rep. Don Bacon: "Why is a White House official, that's not even elected, why is that person belittling the Polish foreign minister? It's not appropriate. It's not right. We need more discipline in the White House."
March 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
GOP Rep. Don Bacon: "Why is a White House official, that's not even elected, why is that person belittling the Polish foreign minister? It's not appropriate. It's not right. We need more discipline in the White House."
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“More than a quarter of the contracts listed by DOGE were actually already paid, the Journal found, saving no money. For instance, DOGE listed $168,000 in savings for terminating a contract with HHS for an Anthony Fauci museum exhibit. It had already been fully paid.”
Beyond parody.
Beyond parody.
February 23, 2025 at 5:43 AM
“More than a quarter of the contracts listed by DOGE were actually already paid, the Journal found, saving no money. For instance, DOGE listed $168,000 in savings for terminating a contract with HHS for an Anthony Fauci museum exhibit. It had already been fully paid.”
Beyond parody.
Beyond parody.
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Blame game.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
February 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Blame game.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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The real terrible thing about NewsLtd isn't just that it is wicked, there can be many wicked firms, but that everyone who willingly did this will continue to be invited to beers, treated courteously at press conferences and get hired at other outlets. There's no downside risk to doing it
New: I spoke to Talaat Yehia, the chef who confronted Ofir Birenbaum, Danielle Gusmaroli and the Daily Telegraph's film
crew after they tried to provoke a confrontation inside Cairo Takeaway.
His retelling is both infuriating and extremely funny.
everythingisfine.beehiiv.com/p/get-out-of...
crew after they tried to provoke a confrontation inside Cairo Takeaway.
His retelling is both infuriating and extremely funny.
everythingisfine.beehiiv.com/p/get-out-of...
‘Get out of our community'
The Daily Telegraph fucks around and finds out
everythingisfine.beehiiv.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The real terrible thing about NewsLtd isn't just that it is wicked, there can be many wicked firms, but that everyone who willingly did this will continue to be invited to beers, treated courteously at press conferences and get hired at other outlets. There's no downside risk to doing it
Timing: perfect!
February 5, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Timing: perfect!
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Download 200+ Free Modern Art Books from the Guggenheim Museum
Download 200+ Free Modern Art Books from the Guggenheim Museum
For at least half a decade now, New York's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum has been digitizing its exhibition catalogs and other art books. Now you can find all of the publications made available so far ...
www.openculture.com
December 24, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Download 200+ Free Modern Art Books from the Guggenheim Museum
"The foreword to a history book that begins "I understand you're looking for a 3000-word foreword for your book that ...", is obviously written by ChatGPT"
But how will ChatGPT keep writing about new things that nobody has written original material on, as there will be no actual writers anymore?...
But how will ChatGPT keep writing about new things that nobody has written original material on, as there will be no actual writers anymore?...
I'm not saying that AI-written books are becoming a problem on Amazon, but here is the first page of a new book on the 1980 Iranian Embassy Siege.
December 10, 2024 at 7:38 AM
"The foreword to a history book that begins "I understand you're looking for a 3000-word foreword for your book that ...", is obviously written by ChatGPT"
But how will ChatGPT keep writing about new things that nobody has written original material on, as there will be no actual writers anymore?...
But how will ChatGPT keep writing about new things that nobody has written original material on, as there will be no actual writers anymore?...
NewsCorpse business model in a nutshell:
"It’s prostitution, really. Whoredom. And grossly dishonest."
"It’s prostitution, really. Whoredom. And grossly dishonest."
It’s prostitution, really. Whoredom. And grossly dishonest.
'No basis whatsoever': Is News Corp's sponsored pro-gas coverage full of hot air?
The News Corp tabloids ran pro-gas front pages all around the country — but you had to turn the page to find the disclosure that the coverage was paid for by the gas industry.
www.crikey.com.au
December 3, 2024 at 7:13 AM
NewsCorpse business model in a nutshell:
"It’s prostitution, really. Whoredom. And grossly dishonest."
"It’s prostitution, really. Whoredom. And grossly dishonest."
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HOLY SHIT... it's not FRONT PAGE news...it's PAID FOR ADVERTISING DRESSED UP AS NEWS
December 1, 2024 at 10:55 PM
HOLY SHIT... it's not FRONT PAGE news...it's PAID FOR ADVERTISING DRESSED UP AS NEWS
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Albo's big day! The ALP finally stops pretending and passes legislation the Coalition wrote. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Albo’s refugee bills: the Coalitionification of the ALP is almost complete | First Dog on the Moon
Glad we thought of this so you can thank us later
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2024 at 6:34 AM
Albo's big day! The ALP finally stops pretending and passes legislation the Coalition wrote. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Cracker by Sean Kelly. www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Too young for TikTok, old enough for jail: How a meaner Australia treats its kids
Two worrying but contradictory laws affecting children passed last week in Queensland and Canberra. Both arose despite a lack of evidence to support them.
www.theage.com.au
December 2, 2024 at 1:35 AM
Cracker by Sean Kelly. www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
mary shelley: i'm working on a novel.
me: oh cool. what's it called.
mary shelley: mary shelley's frankenstein.
me: oh, that's a cool name for a monster!
mary shelley: 🤦♀️
me: oh cool. what's it called.
mary shelley: mary shelley's frankenstein.
me: oh, that's a cool name for a monster!
mary shelley: 🤦♀️
bram stoker: i'm working on a novel. me: oh cool. what's it called. bram stoker: bram stoker's dracula
December 2, 2024 at 6:21 AM
mary shelley: i'm working on a novel.
me: oh cool. what's it called.
mary shelley: mary shelley's frankenstein.
me: oh, that's a cool name for a monster!
mary shelley: 🤦♀️
me: oh cool. what's it called.
mary shelley: mary shelley's frankenstein.
me: oh, that's a cool name for a monster!
mary shelley: 🤦♀️
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I have spent a lot of time reporting on, and writing about, fossil fuel sponsorship. It's very rare you get a working demonstration of why this matters. This double page spread in the Herald Sun was just sent to me with calls for more gas extraction -- sponsored by the gas industry.
December 2, 2024 at 1:17 AM
I have spent a lot of time reporting on, and writing about, fossil fuel sponsorship. It's very rare you get a working demonstration of why this matters. This double page spread in the Herald Sun was just sent to me with calls for more gas extraction -- sponsored by the gas industry.
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Congrats @lelievre.bsky.social on being awarded the Australia Institute Climate Change Cartoon Award at the #Stanleys2024. 🎨 #ClimateChange #cartoons
December 2, 2024 at 1:07 AM
Congrats @lelievre.bsky.social on being awarded the Australia Institute Climate Change Cartoon Award at the #Stanleys2024. 🎨 #ClimateChange #cartoons
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Amazing data - perceptions of Aus fossil fuel industry [employment / contribution to GDP / tax contributions] vs reality - from @australiainstitute.org.au's annual 'Climate of the Nation' survey
What $billions in advertising + compliant cultural capture buys you -->>
apo.org.au/node/329142
What $billions in advertising + compliant cultural capture buys you -->>
apo.org.au/node/329142
November 27, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Amazing data - perceptions of Aus fossil fuel industry [employment / contribution to GDP / tax contributions] vs reality - from @australiainstitute.org.au's annual 'Climate of the Nation' survey
What $billions in advertising + compliant cultural capture buys you -->>
apo.org.au/node/329142
What $billions in advertising + compliant cultural capture buys you -->>
apo.org.au/node/329142
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Now (anti-doxing legislation just passed) that you can go to jail for 7 years for doxing, we nominate the Sky News team and The Australian to wear the striped jarmies for doxing the Qantas flight attendant who wore a lapel pin
youtu.be/9gQO0JBrv34?...
youtu.be/9gQO0JBrv34?...
Sky News and the Qantas Pin!
YouTube video by The West Report
youtu.be
November 29, 2024 at 3:07 AM
Now (anti-doxing legislation just passed) that you can go to jail for 7 years for doxing, we nominate the Sky News team and The Australian to wear the striped jarmies for doxing the Qantas flight attendant who wore a lapel pin
youtu.be/9gQO0JBrv34?...
youtu.be/9gQO0JBrv34?...
Remarkable, and appalling...
1. You think you’ve seen it all. You really have not. I’m a hard-bitten journalist of 39 years’ standing, but details of this story made me shout, weep and slap my head. This week’s column + 🧵
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This society lauded a police officer who lied and cheated and ruined lives. At last, a reckoning | George Monbiot
As a ‘spy cop’, Bob Lambert callously betrayed innocent women. The official inquiry must ask harsh questions of him – and the state, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2024 at 7:16 AM
Remarkable, and appalling...