Helsharrat
@helsharrat.bsky.social
Eroded optimist. Reader of fine writing. Writer in spirit. Resolute defender of Humanities education. Words, words, words. In a few languages.
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Another day of reminding everyone of Carl Sagan’s eerily accurate warning about the dangers of not being able to ask skeptical scientific questions to those in power or authority.
May 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Another day of reminding everyone of Carl Sagan’s eerily accurate warning about the dangers of not being able to ask skeptical scientific questions to those in power or authority.
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The Australien Government has made a cooking show about it's latest fishfuckery, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative! #auspol #Election2025
Honest Government Ad | Anthony Salmonese’s Surprise!
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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April 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The Australien Government has made a cooking show about it's latest fishfuckery, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative! #auspol #Election2025
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Petition to the Telecommunications Commissioner to make all our phones play the "Goodnight Kiwi" video at 11pm then switch social media off for the night.
a gif from gifkaro shows a cat and a rabbit in space
ALT: a gif from gifkaro shows a cat and a rabbit in space
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April 1, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Petition to the Telecommunications Commissioner to make all our phones play the "Goodnight Kiwi" video at 11pm then switch social media off for the night.
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The Australien Government has made an ad to announce the 2025 election, and it's surprisingly honest and informative. #auspol
Honest Government Ad | Our Last Fair Election?
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
February 22, 2025 at 6:40 AM
The Australien Government has made an ad to announce the 2025 election, and it's surprisingly honest and informative. #auspol
Driving my EV to drop off Coopers lager cans to Vic CDS recycling, wearing my Yothu Yindi shirt. What’s my favourite music festival ?
February 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Driving my EV to drop off Coopers lager cans to Vic CDS recycling, wearing my Yothu Yindi shirt. What’s my favourite music festival ?
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President Zelensky stated he would not remove Ukraine’s NATO membership from negotiations. He also remarked that Putin seems to be the most influential member of NATO.
February 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
President Zelensky stated he would not remove Ukraine’s NATO membership from negotiations. He also remarked that Putin seems to be the most influential member of NATO.
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Been thinking about this speech a lot lately.
One for all those happy to burn the rule of law because it's their side doing it this time.
youtu.be/PDBiLT3LASk?...
One for all those happy to burn the rule of law because it's their side doing it this time.
youtu.be/PDBiLT3LASk?...
A Man for All Seasons - The Devil Speech
YouTube video by dniete97
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February 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Been thinking about this speech a lot lately.
One for all those happy to burn the rule of law because it's their side doing it this time.
youtu.be/PDBiLT3LASk?...
One for all those happy to burn the rule of law because it's their side doing it this time.
youtu.be/PDBiLT3LASk?...
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History buffs will know that every authoritarian leader eventually converges on some version of: "I *am* the state. I can not break the law, I am the law, the law is instantiated in me."
Our march to authoritarianism so far has been excruciatingly by-the-book. Hitting every beat. No surprises.
Our march to authoritarianism so far has been excruciatingly by-the-book. Hitting every beat. No surprises.
February 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
History buffs will know that every authoritarian leader eventually converges on some version of: "I *am* the state. I can not break the law, I am the law, the law is instantiated in me."
Our march to authoritarianism so far has been excruciatingly by-the-book. Hitting every beat. No surprises.
Our march to authoritarianism so far has been excruciatingly by-the-book. Hitting every beat. No surprises.
“Musk, with his arrogance and smug superiority, is the final boss of a culture that has for too long heralded STEM as a new vanguard of the intellectual elite while dismissing and trivializing the humanities as frivolous.”
February 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“Musk, with his arrogance and smug superiority, is the final boss of a culture that has for too long heralded STEM as a new vanguard of the intellectual elite while dismissing and trivializing the humanities as frivolous.”
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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...
theonion.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
Can’t wait!
Sick of #insiders? From Feb 16, you will have an alternative! @theshot.net.au is launching The Sunday Shot - join @davemilbo.bsky.social & me & some of Australia's best independent journalists at 9am every Sunday as we dive into the key issues of what is going to be a volatile election campaign.
February 2, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Can’t wait!
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A gay guy, a Black man, and a woman walk into a flight deck— that’s not the beginning of a joke, but just a regular day at work! There was so much DEI on this plane that we could hardly get in the air. Luckily my limp wrists were able to wrestle the heavy jet back to the ground 💅🏼
February 2, 2025 at 1:19 AM
A gay guy, a Black man, and a woman walk into a flight deck— that’s not the beginning of a joke, but just a regular day at work! There was so much DEI on this plane that we could hardly get in the air. Luckily my limp wrists were able to wrestle the heavy jet back to the ground 💅🏼
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Having watched with growing alarm the developments of the last 24 and 36 hours in Washington, I thought I’d take a stab at how the US media would cover this story if it was happening in a foreign country. Here’s that story that should be written this weekend: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...
Musk's Junta Establishes Him as Head of Government
Imagining how we'd cover overseas what's happening to the U.S. right now
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Having watched with growing alarm the developments of the last 24 and 36 hours in Washington, I thought I’d take a stab at how the US media would cover this story if it was happening in a foreign country. Here’s that story that should be written this weekend: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...
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Well done for making it to the end of January.
Stop whatever you're doing and read a book to reward yourself.
If you don't have a book, then buy one from an indie bookshop, that way you'll be making TWO people happy.
Stop whatever you're doing and read a book to reward yourself.
If you don't have a book, then buy one from an indie bookshop, that way you'll be making TWO people happy.
January 31, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Well done for making it to the end of January.
Stop whatever you're doing and read a book to reward yourself.
If you don't have a book, then buy one from an indie bookshop, that way you'll be making TWO people happy.
Stop whatever you're doing and read a book to reward yourself.
If you don't have a book, then buy one from an indie bookshop, that way you'll be making TWO people happy.
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
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You know who does nothing for Australians? You Peter Dutton. You divide us/sow fear & bigotry. We are not Americans, your Kmart Trumo antics won’t work here. We all make this country great, from Indigenous people to multicultural Australians. You have no plan to help any of us
January 31, 2025 at 9:16 AM
You know who does nothing for Australians? You Peter Dutton. You divide us/sow fear & bigotry. We are not Americans, your Kmart Trumo antics won’t work here. We all make this country great, from Indigenous people to multicultural Australians. You have no plan to help any of us
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"We are not going to back down in the face of this malicious bullying from the Murdoch Press and Israel lobby and we’re not going to be silent in criticising Peter Dutton for fuelling racism."
Props to @sarahschwartz.bsky.social and @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social.
johnmenadue.com/help-defend-...
Props to @sarahschwartz.bsky.social and @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social.
johnmenadue.com/help-defend-...
Help defend the Jewish Council's anti-racism work against Murdoch press smear campaign - Pearls and Irritations
The vicious and escalating attacks on the Jewish Council and Executive Officer, Sarah Schwartz, in response to Sarah’s anti-racism work.
johnmenadue.com
January 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"We are not going to back down in the face of this malicious bullying from the Murdoch Press and Israel lobby and we’re not going to be silent in criticising Peter Dutton for fuelling racism."
Props to @sarahschwartz.bsky.social and @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social.
johnmenadue.com/help-defend-...
Props to @sarahschwartz.bsky.social and @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social.
johnmenadue.com/help-defend-...
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At dawn, near the Shrine, at a place called Camp Sovereignty, First Nations people, and allies, began a day of mourning by reading out hundreds of massacres that took place in Victoria since colonisation. This is the truth of our history, and on January 26, the very least we can do is acknowledge it
January 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
At dawn, near the Shrine, at a place called Camp Sovereignty, First Nations people, and allies, began a day of mourning by reading out hundreds of massacres that took place in Victoria since colonisation. This is the truth of our history, and on January 26, the very least we can do is acknowledge it
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January 24, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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To the crowds cheering Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement:
Do you think you live on a different planet, which climate breakdown does not affect?
Do you imagine only greens and progressives will be harmed by Earth systems collapse?
Do you believe you can win an argument with physics?
Do you think you live on a different planet, which climate breakdown does not affect?
Do you imagine only greens and progressives will be harmed by Earth systems collapse?
Do you believe you can win an argument with physics?
January 21, 2025 at 6:28 AM
To the crowds cheering Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement:
Do you think you live on a different planet, which climate breakdown does not affect?
Do you imagine only greens and progressives will be harmed by Earth systems collapse?
Do you believe you can win an argument with physics?
Do you think you live on a different planet, which climate breakdown does not affect?
Do you imagine only greens and progressives will be harmed by Earth systems collapse?
Do you believe you can win an argument with physics?
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This article has solid, actionable tips for minimizing the damage caused by social media collecting our personal data - without having to delete profiles or burn it all down.
Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...
www.eff.org
January 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This article has solid, actionable tips for minimizing the damage caused by social media collecting our personal data - without having to delete profiles or burn it all down.
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some ways to generate electricity
A) use sunlight to drive photosynthesis in plants, let plants die, wait ~100 million years, dig up fossilized plants, burn plants, use heat to boil water, use steam to drive a rotating turbine, use generator to make electrons
B) use sunlight to make electrons
A) use sunlight to drive photosynthesis in plants, let plants die, wait ~100 million years, dig up fossilized plants, burn plants, use heat to boil water, use steam to drive a rotating turbine, use generator to make electrons
B) use sunlight to make electrons
January 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
some ways to generate electricity
A) use sunlight to drive photosynthesis in plants, let plants die, wait ~100 million years, dig up fossilized plants, burn plants, use heat to boil water, use steam to drive a rotating turbine, use generator to make electrons
B) use sunlight to make electrons
A) use sunlight to drive photosynthesis in plants, let plants die, wait ~100 million years, dig up fossilized plants, burn plants, use heat to boil water, use steam to drive a rotating turbine, use generator to make electrons
B) use sunlight to make electrons
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Over 90 percent of Fortune 1000 CEOs and billionaires are men, but Zuckerberg thinks the issue is that capitalism isn’t masculine enough.
Zuckerberg Says Most Companies Need More ‘Masculine Energy’
Mark Zuckerberg lamented the rise of “culturally neutered” companies that have sought to distance themselves from “masculine energy,” adding that it’s good if a culture “celebrates the aggression a bi...
www.bloomberg.com
January 12, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Over 90 percent of Fortune 1000 CEOs and billionaires are men, but Zuckerberg thinks the issue is that capitalism isn’t masculine enough.