StephM
@stephomoffo.bsky.social
Here for actual facts. Also books, food, music, comedy etc.
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Saw this the other week. Phenomenal. Cannot get it out of my head and more than happy for it to be there. Get amongst it!
#hadestown #hadestownau
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#hadestown #hadestownau
www.theatreroyalsydney.com/events/seaso...
Hadestown | Theatre Royal Sydney
Hadestown is now playing at Theatre Royal Sydney until 26 April! Tickets available direct from Theatre Royal Sydney.
www.theatreroyalsydney.com
April 1, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Saw this the other week. Phenomenal. Cannot get it out of my head and more than happy for it to be there. Get amongst it!
#hadestown #hadestownau
www.theatreroyalsydney.com/events/seaso...
#hadestown #hadestownau
www.theatreroyalsydney.com/events/seaso...
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I wrote about the really horrid uncomfortable feeling of people laughing at something you think is cruel www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
‘This is not comedy! Pay attention’: from Cabaret to Trump rallies, why does audience laughter feel so sinister?
Americans are struggling to reconcile Trump’s campness and cruelty – but comedy has always been a tool for authoritarians
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I wrote about the really horrid uncomfortable feeling of people laughing at something you think is cruel www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Spot on, @andrewwilkiemp.bsky.social.
Mr Dutton’s proposed cuts to the APS will see us return to the poor outcomes seen under last govt, where veterans waited over a year just to have their claims even assigned to a reviewer, let alone approved.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/888890...
Mr Dutton’s proposed cuts to the APS will see us return to the poor outcomes seen under last govt, where veterans waited over a year just to have their claims even assigned to a reviewer, let alone approved.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/888890...
February 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Spot on, @andrewwilkiemp.bsky.social.
Mr Dutton’s proposed cuts to the APS will see us return to the poor outcomes seen under last govt, where veterans waited over a year just to have their claims even assigned to a reviewer, let alone approved.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/888890...
Mr Dutton’s proposed cuts to the APS will see us return to the poor outcomes seen under last govt, where veterans waited over a year just to have their claims even assigned to a reviewer, let alone approved.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/888890...
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The Trump whirlwind is exhausting and depressing. Here’s my advice on how to cope—keeping yourself sane while also fighting back more effectively. (I’ve lifted the paywall temporarily—so it’s free to read). www.forkingpaths.co/p/how-to-sur...
How to survive the second Trump era
He's back. Here's my advice on how to best cope with—and fight back against—the return of Donald Trump.
www.forkingpaths.co
January 29, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The Trump whirlwind is exhausting and depressing. Here’s my advice on how to cope—keeping yourself sane while also fighting back more effectively. (I’ve lifted the paywall temporarily—so it’s free to read). www.forkingpaths.co/p/how-to-sur...
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Hearing Confluence ads on the Severance podcast perfectly captures the absurd vibes of bullshit email jobs. Truly we are all living in The Stanley Parable.
January 29, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Hearing Confluence ads on the Severance podcast perfectly captures the absurd vibes of bullshit email jobs. Truly we are all living in The Stanley Parable.
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By virtue of Grace Tame blowing up my weekend, I was reminded, once again, that there is a sizable portion of adults out there deeply upset by swear words and deeply unconcerned about the state of democracy and the planet.
I'm all for manners, but have some fucking perspective, please.
I'm all for manners, but have some fucking perspective, please.
January 28, 2025 at 11:58 PM
By virtue of Grace Tame blowing up my weekend, I was reminded, once again, that there is a sizable portion of adults out there deeply upset by swear words and deeply unconcerned about the state of democracy and the planet.
I'm all for manners, but have some fucking perspective, please.
I'm all for manners, but have some fucking perspective, please.
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For the love of God, if I see one more ',grow your own food' hot take.
Sure, for occasional fresh herbs or a few veggies.
Nobody is growing to their entire caloric intake in an apartment or on a balcony.
Sure, for occasional fresh herbs or a few veggies.
Nobody is growing to their entire caloric intake in an apartment or on a balcony.
January 29, 2025 at 12:32 AM
For the love of God, if I see one more ',grow your own food' hot take.
Sure, for occasional fresh herbs or a few veggies.
Nobody is growing to their entire caloric intake in an apartment or on a balcony.
Sure, for occasional fresh herbs or a few veggies.
Nobody is growing to their entire caloric intake in an apartment or on a balcony.
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Struggling to “find the joy” today, then I saw this.
January 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Struggling to “find the joy” today, then I saw this.
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1. There have been plenty of debates about whether or not Trump and his circle are fascists. In this column, I argue that the debate solves nothing. What we’re seeing is a reversion to the default state of politics in centralised societies: autocratic tyranny. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump and Musk have launched a new class war. In the UK, we must prepare to defend ourselves | George Monbiot
Across the world, societies are reverting to oligarchies. How to resist? Fight for democracy with all we’ve got, writes Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2025 at 7:05 AM
1. There have been plenty of debates about whether or not Trump and his circle are fascists. In this column, I argue that the debate solves nothing. What we’re seeing is a reversion to the default state of politics in centralised societies: autocratic tyranny. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The cupboard is so bare that Dutton is spruiking tax deductible long lunches. Anything for aged care, public education, the unemployed or the NDIS ?
January 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
The cupboard is so bare that Dutton is spruiking tax deductible long lunches. Anything for aged care, public education, the unemployed or the NDIS ?
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"The scale [of wealth] is so great that even if we adopted a 2 to 5% wealth tax in Australia, they would not notice, but the difference to the public would be enormous." - Lyn Morgain, Oxfam.
With 3.3m in poverty, failure to properly tax wealth is obscene. #inequality
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
With 3.3m in poverty, failure to properly tax wealth is obscene. #inequality
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
Australian billionaires made $67,000 an hour last year, report finds
Think you earn a decent salary? The latest inequality report from Oxfam found Australia's billionaires took home 1,300 times more than the average Aussie earner last year.
www.abc.net.au
January 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
"The scale [of wealth] is so great that even if we adopted a 2 to 5% wealth tax in Australia, they would not notice, but the difference to the public would be enormous." - Lyn Morgain, Oxfam.
With 3.3m in poverty, failure to properly tax wealth is obscene. #inequality
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
With 3.3m in poverty, failure to properly tax wealth is obscene. #inequality
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
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Looks like it’s time to post my article about how to properly understand Elon Musk again: www.forkingpaths.co/p/the-myth-o...
The Myth of the Secret Genius
From Elon Musk to Elizabeth Holmes and Donald Trump, many very rich people are effective at convincing us of a myth: they're secretly a genius, and you're just too dumb to understand. Are they right?
www.forkingpaths.co
December 18, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Looks like it’s time to post my article about how to properly understand Elon Musk again: www.forkingpaths.co/p/the-myth-o...
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/g...
‘Girls5Eva’ Canceled After Season 3 Switch to Netflix
The comedy moved to the streaming giant after two seasons on Peacock.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 18, 2024 at 2:03 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/g...
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'Political reporter' Isobel Roe just delivered an infomercial for the Coalition's energy policy on ABC 'News Radio'.
This followed a 'report on the rise of antisemitism in Australia' which consisted largely of a monologue by Peter Dutton.
Then it was a gushing welcome to LNP fundraiser Hugh Marks.
This followed a 'report on the rise of antisemitism in Australia' which consisted largely of a monologue by Peter Dutton.
Then it was a gushing welcome to LNP fundraiser Hugh Marks.
December 17, 2024 at 2:48 AM
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Just learned that some people don't hear the words in their heads as they read and @adamgrant.bsky.social I can't even proofread this post without questioning my entire existence
December 15, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Just learned that some people don't hear the words in their heads as they read and @adamgrant.bsky.social I can't even proofread this post without questioning my entire existence
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My take on South Korea’s warning for Washington in the botched martial law attempt. “Democracy is not protected by constitutions written with magical ink. It can survive through brave people who cherish ideals more than power. As Linz warned, such people are not always in plentiful supply.”
South Korea’s Warning for Washington
Even botched plots to seize power damage democratic institutions and norms.
www.theatlantic.com
December 4, 2024 at 6:58 AM
My take on South Korea’s warning for Washington in the botched martial law attempt. “Democracy is not protected by constitutions written with magical ink. It can survive through brave people who cherish ideals more than power. As Linz warned, such people are not always in plentiful supply.”
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My son just asked me how many minutes are in a year and I’m fairly certain he thinks I’m a genius because of how quickly I answered.
November 26, 2024 at 3:13 PM
My son just asked me how many minutes are in a year and I’m fairly certain he thinks I’m a genius because of how quickly I answered.
Jolly interesting indeed!
November 20, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Jolly interesting indeed!
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Why are democratic govts opposed to saving the planet we depend on? It makes no sense. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why children like me have a right to be heard at the People’s Blockade of the Newcastle coal port | Frankie Kelly
From my perspective as a 12-year-old, it’s devastating that the protest is getting such a negative reaction from the NSW government
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2024 at 10:25 AM
Why are democratic govts opposed to saving the planet we depend on? It makes no sense. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I now have 10,000 followers here but over 5.9 million at the other place. If you want Me to switch for good I need you to get the word out that I'm here, pathetically desperate for worship (just like in real life), and filled with even more contempt for you here than I was there.
November 14, 2024 at 6:12 PM
I now have 10,000 followers here but over 5.9 million at the other place. If you want Me to switch for good I need you to get the word out that I'm here, pathetically desperate for worship (just like in real life), and filled with even more contempt for you here than I was there.