Mike Harris
@mikeharris.bsky.social
Severe Agnostic Aussie 🇦🇺 of Hungarian 🇭🇺 Catholic✝️/Armenian Jewish✡️ descent (I'll let you unravel it … ), Cis male husband 📏grandfather & father of daughters 🏳️🌈and son 🧩, father-in-law to 2 Americans🇺🇸 he/him/old fart. I dress & vote to the left 🚩
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Mike Harris
@mikeharris.bsky.social
· Jan 12
As my wife gently explained to me:
"You can't use logic to debate with someone about their opinion if they did not use logic to form it in the first place".
"You can't use logic to debate with someone about their opinion if they did not use logic to form it in the first place".
… and he and the GOP are covering up the Epstein Files to distract from "Project 2025" which is being deployed under the radar …
Don't be fooled: literally everything Trump has ever done is a distraction from what he's actually doing, according to the Democrats.
Everything Trump has ever done is a distraction, of course
www.crikey.com.au
August 24, 2025 at 8:45 AM
… and he and the GOP are covering up the Epstein Files to distract from "Project 2025" which is being deployed under the radar …
Not only but also: it's also possible for humans to detect and correct for others bias.
It's called critical thinking*.
This allows talent to have facts when reporting news as professionally as possible, & opinions as they communicate with the world as individuals.
*it should be taught in school.
It's called critical thinking*.
This allows talent to have facts when reporting news as professionally as possible, & opinions as they communicate with the world as individuals.
*it should be taught in school.
All have "bias". It's inherent in humans.( We used to say it would be eradicated in 'Robots ...not anymore.)
It'ss still possible for humans to detect their own bias, excuse themselves where they don't believe their dealings will be fair.
Trust in, and respect for, honesty does not need rules!
It'ss still possible for humans to detect their own bias, excuse themselves where they don't believe their dealings will be fair.
Trust in, and respect for, honesty does not need rules!
August 22, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Not only but also: it's also possible for humans to detect and correct for others bias.
It's called critical thinking*.
This allows talent to have facts when reporting news as professionally as possible, & opinions as they communicate with the world as individuals.
*it should be taught in school.
It's called critical thinking*.
This allows talent to have facts when reporting news as professionally as possible, & opinions as they communicate with the world as individuals.
*it should be taught in school.
I follow you and Fitz and haven't seen a post for ages … algorithm much?
I am here.
August 17, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I follow you and Fitz and haven't seen a post for ages … algorithm much?
Why is nobody mentioning the obvious: age verification laws for children = identity verification for everyone ?!?
The only people it benefits are advertisers, the advertising industry, business, political parties, and nation states!
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@leolaporte.me
The only people it benefits are advertisers, the advertising industry, business, political parties, and nation states!
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@leolaporte.me
July 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Why is nobody mentioning the obvious: age verification laws for children = identity verification for everyone ?!?
The only people it benefits are advertisers, the advertising industry, business, political parties, and nation states!
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@leolaporte.me
The only people it benefits are advertisers, the advertising industry, business, political parties, and nation states!
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@leolaporte.me
No. This means only rich corporation or politically supported companies can afford to post content. The rest will fear litigation, as laws can be changed, goalposts moved, and a lengthy battle can cripple a company that is boing nothing wrong.
This is a law for the rich and powerful.
This is a law for the rich and powerful.
Excellent. Brazil's Supreme Court makes social media directly liable for illegal content
We need more of this. Social media companies need to be treated like publishers & held to account over their content
Ruling makes platforms liable for 3rd-party content deemed illegal even without court order
We need more of this. Social media companies need to be treated like publishers & held to account over their content
Ruling makes platforms liable for 3rd-party content deemed illegal even without court order
Brazil's Supreme Court makes social media directly liable for illegal content
Platforms will now be required to remove content promoting anti-democratic actions, terrorism, hate speech, child pornography and other serious crimes 'immediately.'
www.lemonde.fr
June 28, 2025 at 3:21 AM
No. This means only rich corporation or politically supported companies can afford to post content. The rest will fear litigation, as laws can be changed, goalposts moved, and a lengthy battle can cripple a company that is boing nothing wrong.
This is a law for the rich and powerful.
This is a law for the rich and powerful.
It's an "imaginary" (not fragile) ceasefire.
It only exists in Trump's head & "Truth Social".
He is the one who does not know what the fuck he is doing …
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
It only exists in Trump's head & "Truth Social".
He is the one who does not know what the fuck he is doing …
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
June 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
It's an "imaginary" (not fragile) ceasefire.
It only exists in Trump's head & "Truth Social".
He is the one who does not know what the fuck he is doing …
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
It only exists in Trump's head & "Truth Social".
He is the one who does not know what the fuck he is doing …
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
It's no longer "draining the swamp".
It's "cleaning the creche" …
It's "cleaning the creche" …
June 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It's no longer "draining the swamp".
It's "cleaning the creche" …
It's "cleaning the creche" …
Oh, he's just peacocking … @tonymartin.bsky.social
Our amazing peacock Duran putting on a display for our peahens
May 31, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Oh, he's just peacocking … @tonymartin.bsky.social
So, the "Handmaids Tale" basically suggests the solution to a fascist authoritarian rule is to go full on "Super Mario" (or rather, his brother) …
Discuss.
Discuss.
May 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
So, the "Handmaids Tale" basically suggests the solution to a fascist authoritarian rule is to go full on "Super Mario" (or rather, his brother) …
Discuss.
Discuss.
For my US friends:
Confusingly, the Right Wing party in Australia is (was?) called the "Liberal Party", and used the colour blue.
The Leftist (for us centre left, for the US far left!) party is the winning Labor Party. They use the colour Red. #ausvotes25
Confusingly, the Right Wing party in Australia is (was?) called the "Liberal Party", and used the colour blue.
The Leftist (for us centre left, for the US far left!) party is the winning Labor Party. They use the colour Red. #ausvotes25
May 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
For my US friends:
Confusingly, the Right Wing party in Australia is (was?) called the "Liberal Party", and used the colour blue.
The Leftist (for us centre left, for the US far left!) party is the winning Labor Party. They use the colour Red. #ausvotes25
Confusingly, the Right Wing party in Australia is (was?) called the "Liberal Party", and used the colour blue.
The Leftist (for us centre left, for the US far left!) party is the winning Labor Party. They use the colour Red. #ausvotes25
I was prepping for this just in case our Australian election went the other way.
It's a good thing the bigoted, racist, facist, right wing party lost in a landslide victory for the left.
Australia 🇦🇺 #ausvotes25
It's a good thing the bigoted, racist, facist, right wing party lost in a landslide victory for the left.
Australia 🇦🇺 #ausvotes25
"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
snyder.substack.com
May 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I was prepping for this just in case our Australian election went the other way.
It's a good thing the bigoted, racist, facist, right wing party lost in a landslide victory for the left.
Australia 🇦🇺 #ausvotes25
It's a good thing the bigoted, racist, facist, right wing party lost in a landslide victory for the left.
Australia 🇦🇺 #ausvotes25
None at the polling booth (despite what democracysausage.org/federal_elec...) said - so we made our own:
May 3, 2025 at 3:33 AM
None at the polling booth (despite what democracysausage.org/federal_elec...) said - so we made our own:
April 21, 2025 at 8:36 AM
It's by design.
They™ don't want us to:
• know what to believe.
• trust any media (but still want us to consume it).
• tell the difference between truth or lies.
• be able to accurately & honestly weigh up issues.
They™ don't want us to realise what has happened until it's too late.
They™ don't want us to:
• know what to believe.
• trust any media (but still want us to consume it).
• tell the difference between truth or lies.
• be able to accurately & honestly weigh up issues.
They™ don't want us to realise what has happened until it's too late.
April 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It's by design.
They™ don't want us to:
• know what to believe.
• trust any media (but still want us to consume it).
• tell the difference between truth or lies.
• be able to accurately & honestly weigh up issues.
They™ don't want us to realise what has happened until it's too late.
They™ don't want us to:
• know what to believe.
• trust any media (but still want us to consume it).
• tell the difference between truth or lies.
• be able to accurately & honestly weigh up issues.
They™ don't want us to realise what has happened until it's too late.
This is how my views compare with the election candidates in the upcoming Australian election according to @VoteCompass. Try it for yourself! #AusPol #AusVotes
share.votecompass.com/qhuuee7oIdeD...
share.votecompass.com/qhuuee7oIdeD...
My Vote Compass Results - 2025 Australian Election
Vote Compass calculated my alignment with the candidates running in the 2025 Australian election. Try it for yourself!
share.votecompass.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:39 AM
This is how my views compare with the election candidates in the upcoming Australian election according to @VoteCompass. Try it for yourself! #AusPol #AusVotes
share.votecompass.com/qhuuee7oIdeD...
share.votecompass.com/qhuuee7oIdeD...
Hey Deaf Old Aussie Apple Fans!
#Apple have/will have AirPods Pro 2 #hearingaid feature in #iOS 18.4
(Hint: available now in Developer Release Candidate).
Give it a red hot go!:
#Apple have/will have AirPods Pro 2 #hearingaid feature in #iOS 18.4
(Hint: available now in Developer Release Candidate).
Give it a red hot go!:
March 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Hey Deaf Old Aussie Apple Fans!
#Apple have/will have AirPods Pro 2 #hearingaid feature in #iOS 18.4
(Hint: available now in Developer Release Candidate).
Give it a red hot go!:
#Apple have/will have AirPods Pro 2 #hearingaid feature in #iOS 18.4
(Hint: available now in Developer Release Candidate).
Give it a red hot go!:
The only reason I would buy this Tesla would be to return it in protest:
#Tesla #MuskSucks #NastySalute
#Tesla #MuskSucks #NastySalute
March 23, 2025 at 2:07 AM
The only reason I would buy this Tesla would be to return it in protest:
#Tesla #MuskSucks #NastySalute
#Tesla #MuskSucks #NastySalute
So disappointed.
#TGA approved #Apple #Airpods Pro 2's #hearingAid feature Dec 17 last year.
2 major iOS updates (& all beta) since have not enabled the feature.
C'mon #TimCook … how long does it take to flip a bit you've already done for over 100 countries already?
www.apple.com/au/airpods-p...
#TGA approved #Apple #Airpods Pro 2's #hearingAid feature Dec 17 last year.
2 major iOS updates (& all beta) since have not enabled the feature.
C'mon #TimCook … how long does it take to flip a bit you've already done for over 100 countries already?
www.apple.com/au/airpods-p...
AirPods Pro 2 - Hearing Health Feature Availability
Hearing Health in AirPods Pro 2 is a Hearing Test, a Hearing Aid feature and Loud Sound Reduction — all in one device.
www.apple.com
February 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
So disappointed.
#TGA approved #Apple #Airpods Pro 2's #hearingAid feature Dec 17 last year.
2 major iOS updates (& all beta) since have not enabled the feature.
C'mon #TimCook … how long does it take to flip a bit you've already done for over 100 countries already?
www.apple.com/au/airpods-p...
#TGA approved #Apple #Airpods Pro 2's #hearingAid feature Dec 17 last year.
2 major iOS updates (& all beta) since have not enabled the feature.
C'mon #TimCook … how long does it take to flip a bit you've already done for over 100 countries already?
www.apple.com/au/airpods-p...
I submitted pretty much the same comment to the live blog site this morning.
It did not pass moderation …
It did not pass moderation …
If the ABC is going to give softball interviews to "former Home Affairs secretary" Mike Pezzullo, they should really disclose to readers that he was sacked from that job for 14 breaches of the Code of Conduct
February 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I submitted pretty much the same comment to the live blog site this morning.
It did not pass moderation …
It did not pass moderation …
According to the alt-right, the "County" =/= the voters, workers, families, children, or the disabled, disadvantaged, marginalised, or different …
The "Country" is a business. Shareholders are the rich & privileged. Profit comes from cutting costs & expenditure that does not generate revenue …
The "Country" is a business. Shareholders are the rich & privileged. Profit comes from cutting costs & expenditure that does not generate revenue …
the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
February 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
According to the alt-right, the "County" =/= the voters, workers, families, children, or the disabled, disadvantaged, marginalised, or different …
The "Country" is a business. Shareholders are the rich & privileged. Profit comes from cutting costs & expenditure that does not generate revenue …
The "Country" is a business. Shareholders are the rich & privileged. Profit comes from cutting costs & expenditure that does not generate revenue …
A freakingly and unfortunately accurate 'Letter from London' (re: the #USA from the #papuanewguineacourier:
February 7, 2025 at 5:23 AM
A freakingly and unfortunately accurate 'Letter from London' (re: the #USA from the #papuanewguineacourier:
I am starting to think this is deliberate amongst conservative governments around the world: kill of the expensive and costly elderly, disabled, and disadvantaged by pandemics and pricing them out of healthcare, housing, and food … a perverted survival of the fattest wallet.
February 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I am starting to think this is deliberate amongst conservative governments around the world: kill of the expensive and costly elderly, disabled, and disadvantaged by pandemics and pricing them out of healthcare, housing, and food … a perverted survival of the fattest wallet.
Oh apparently they rereleasing sims 1 and 2 tomorrow on PC
January 31, 2025 at 6:50 AM