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Luke Herring @lhjh.bsky.social · 1h

This whole episode has seen a shift away from Israel as the US' key ally in the Middle East, to the benefit of Qatar. Netanyahu has cost his nation a lot of diplomatic capital, chiefly to save his own skin.

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 6h

The great thing about having a well-established news outlet is that you can just keep recycling the same bullshit for decades.

“Where does western Sydney really start?” www.smh.com.au/national/nsw... ($)

Fuck ’em. Read it at archive.md/8QRSb.

Where does western Sydney really start?

Lakemba? Burwood? Sydney Olympic Park? Or further west, at Parramatta? Vote on where you would draw the line.

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Luke Herring @lhjh.bsky.social · 2h

#teamganggang

Luke Herring @lhjh.bsky.social · 2h

In addition, this serves to elevate Qatar's importance as a power in the Middle East, at the expense of Israel.

Luke Herring @lhjh.bsky.social · 2h

This is not good for Netanyahu. Not only does he get no credit for bringing the hostages home, there will now be able to be an inquest into how the Oct 7 attack was able to occur in the first place, and surely the buck will stop with him

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Luke Herring @lhjh.bsky.social · 3h

Trump has no understanding of history, either in the US or the Middle East.

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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 3h

On the upside, the AFP may learn what a metaphor is and how to spell it

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 5h

AFP investigates Lidia Thorpe’s claim she would ‘burn down’ Parliament House

Senator says her words at Melbourne pro-Gaza rally were ‘a metaphor’ and the reaction to them ‘mock outrage’ that distracts from Palestinian suffering * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Australian federal police has said it is investigating whether independent senator Lidia Thorpe’s claim to a pro-Palestinian rally in Melbourne that she would “burn down” Parliament House has breached legislation. Thorpe told the rally on Sunday: “We stand with you every day, and we will fight every day, and we will turn up every day, and if I have to burn down Parliament House to make a point … I am not there to make friends.” Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Luke Herring @lhjh.bsky.social · 3h

ffs Trump is blaming Obama for the current crisis.

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Luke Herring @lhjh.bsky.social · 7h

#teamganggang

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Lucy Hamilton @lucyham.bsky.social · 7h

Apparently Israeli soldiers set fire to homes, food and a sewage treatment plant after the ceasefire. Anyone calling that army “moral” is corrupt. From @dropsitenews.com, where the best of The Intercept can be found. www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-idf...

In the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump's announcement on Thursday that both Hamas and Israel had signed off on an agreement to stop the fighting, the Israeli military launched an arson spree, setting fire to civilian infrastructure, including the destruction of an essential sanitation plant in
Gaza City. The destruction of Palestinian structures following the departure of soldiers who had used them as temporary bases has been a hallmark of Israel's approach to Gaza for two years. In July, Israeli reporter Yuval Abraham
collected testimonies from soldiers describing a myriad of arson methods. "Every Arab house we entered had olive oil [...] We poured the oil on the sofas, on anything flammable in the apartment, and then we ignited [it] or threw in a smoke grenade. This was a common practice," one of them described.

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 9h

Didn't even have the bottle to stick with changes to super that affected only the wealthiest 0.5%.

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Royce Kurmelovs @roycerk2.bsky.social · 15h

"The federal government should listen to the concerns of child sexual abuse survivors and allow Australian honours to be rescinded after perpetrators and enablers have died, campaigners say."

From the desk of @gingerandhoney.bsky.social

Time to change rules and strip honours from child abusers who’ve died, victims and advocates say

Survivor John Jolley says issue has been in ‘too-hard basket’ for too long and Australian government should posthumously rescind awards

www.theguardian.com

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Luke Herring @lhjh.bsky.social · 15h

Where is your neighbourhood?

Luke Herring @lhjh.bsky.social · 15h

'Don't eat the couch!'

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Jenna Price @jennaprice.bsky.social · 15h

Please read the entire thread. Thank you.

Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 19h

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a cancer vaccine that has shown STUNNING results, PREVENTING up to 88% of MULTIPLE aggressive cancers by harnessing dual-pathway nanoparticles that train the immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells. In some cases, it COMPLETELY prevented metastasis.

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Luke Herring @lhjh.bsky.social · 1d

They're so good live. Great people watching, too.

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Luke Herring @lhjh.bsky.social · 1d

May it be swiftly thrown out.

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Luke Herring @lhjh.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe he wants people to move to Sydney so he can make more money recruiting them (but who would want to?)

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Purplepingers ☭ @purplepingers.bsky.social · 7d

In March 2025, the median Australian taxpayer earned $55,619 per year.

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Luke Herring @lhjh.bsky.social · 1d

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Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 1d

Genuine question: for those enthusiastically pushing AI tools into every part of our education system—what checks/guardrails are there around algorithmic biases like this?

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1d

The administration “is currently pressuring OpenAI and other AI companies to make their models more conservative-friendly.”

OpenAI is trying to clamp down on ‘bias’ in ChatGPT

GPT-5 is better at resisting liberal ‘pressure,’ the company says.

www.theverge.com

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Farran Smith Nehme @selfstyledsiren.bsky.social · 1d

"She is the dream actress that every director should have." —Gillian Armstrong

Rest in peace to the great Diane Keaton, fearless and unique, a dream actress indeed. 📷 Norman Seeff, Los Angeles, 1975

Black and white shot of Diane Keaton in a tank top with her hands behind her head. I like this photo for its simplicity; you can feel her personality.

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Luke Herring @lhjh.bsky.social · 2d

I'm trying to work here, Ponyo 🐈

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Luke Herring @lhjh.bsky.social · 2d

Our streaming rotation sees us with Apple+ and we have loved every minute of #TheStudio. It's hilarious.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2d

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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