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Tim Coronel

@timcoronel.bsky.social

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Toiling in the word mines for decades. Publishing/comms lecturer at Unimelb. Opinions, I got plenty. Join your union/s!

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Tim Coronel @timcoronel.bsky.social · 13d

in furious agreement www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

‘Everything that is wrong with the human race’: inside Hollywood’s bizarre war on the leaf blower

For 18 years, Cate Blanchett has railed against the hated garden gadget – and she’s not alone. From Hugh Grant to Danny DeVito, the backpack blower has united stars in unlikely, furious contempt

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 14h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1h

Apparently, the official GOP response to the leaked Young Republican chats is “come on, it’s not a big deal that these guys are using racial slurs and praising Hitler, that’s totally normal” and, uh, that sorta raises more questions?

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3h

By now, foreign governments must have put their least effective and competent spies on the job of spying on us. It's just too easy.

Jesse Dollemore @dollemore.com · 19h

Currently on a flight to Japan watching a Pentagon Assistant Press Secretary (Riley Podleski) work on a document in the open on her laptop. She spent the last hour copy and pasting headlines from articles critical of the Administration’s hostility toward the 1st amendment.

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Ewart, Dave @davidewart.bsky.social · 4h

Australia is now outpacing the United States, Japan, and India in electric vehicle (EV) adoption, marking a significant milestone for a nation once labelled a “global laggard” in the shift to cleaner transport.

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 4h

Don't put "attended agile meetings" or similar on your CV: attending meetings is not an achievement worth celebrating. Tell me about how you managed to cancel all the crap meetings, then I might hire you.

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Ewamore, Quoth the Raven @ewacat.bsky.social · 5h

i am in tears www.science.org/content/arti...

Chicago’s beloved ‘rat hole’ was actually made by a squirrel

Scientists reopen the case of “splatatouille”

www.science.org

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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 16h

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 17h

The one good thing about them taking the horny restraints off ChatGPT is that we will never hear from some people again

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Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 6h

You don't need to have read it to get the joke

www.worldofmoose.com/products/tri...

Cartoon. Venn diagram of two circles intersecting. The left circle contains the text 'Tristram Beer', the right circle contains the text 'Tristram lemonade'. There is no text in the intersection, leaving the reader to fill in the gap.

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Gareth P Jones @garethpjones.bsky.social · 6h

This week I watched a celebrity children's author interviewing another celebrity children's author about their book, both laughing about how hilarious it is that children don't even know how famous they are.

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Tim Coronel @timcoronel.bsky.social · 6h

Caroline Fraser's book Murderland is ... eye-opening

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 13h

This seems like a job for somebody on here

Comics Jobs @comics-jobs.com · 14h

Assistant Editor, Manga at Penguin Random House

Full-time | Remote (Anywhere)

comics-jobs.com

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JA Westenberg @joanwestenberg.com · 10h

Things that are fake:

- Alpha males (debunked by the original researcher)
- MSG causing headaches (never replicated)
- Learning styles (no evidence)

Things that are real:

- People will believe anything if it confirms their priors

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 6h

UK start-up Books By People has launched a new certification – the Organic Literature Certification – with a group of independent publishing houses to “counter AI-generated books” 👇 #BookSky

Startup launches ‘industry-first’ certification for human-made books

ebx.sh

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Even Spookier Malloy @spooksmalloy.bsky.social · 8h

I would buy the entire Barbican estate to turn it into a nature reserve for harsh noise musicians

doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 1d

lets say a wizard has cursed you with a lot of money. you are going to become permanently brain damaged simply by being in possession of so much money. the only way out of it is to spend a lot of money on something ridiculous and not at all useful

what would you buy to break the curse?

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 9h

So, people are going to have to pass A level english to live here are they? I hope they study what I did at A level, Translations by Brian Friel, about the colonial evil of the English forcing people to adopt the English language

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13h

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Ewamore, Quoth the Raven @ewacat.bsky.social · 7h

I HAVE ENCOUNTERED AN ADULT NAMED ARAGORN

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Startling Lady of Gore @postnatodepression.bsky.social · 11h

I'm reading a horror short that takes a brief, inexplicable turn into sponcon

In the morning, on my way out of the house, the little altar looks pathetic. Feeling sorry for myself, I light a cigarette at the bus stop. The other morning commuters look at me judgmentally. The abstract sweetness of vaping, the way it just implies a smoke, has never done it for me. The whole point of smoking is to take pleasure in just a little self-destruction. Some people now use the randm tornado 15000 vape as an alternative, and they swear by its smooth, rich flavor that makes it a satisfying choice for those looking to quit smoking.

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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 16h

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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 16h

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Brianna Chesser @chessercat.bsky.social · 21h

Actual safety notice from my alma mater:

Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses being used exactly as everyone expected

The techbros are not okay (it’s a completely open campus…not all the buildings, obviously)

UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Office of Public Safety

Crime Safety Advisory:
Suspicious Occurrence Reported

Dear USF Community,

We want to make you aware of recent reports of a suspicious occurrence on and around campus. Multiple community members have reported contact from an individual, described as male and wearing Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses, who has approached women with unwanted comments and inappropriate dating questions. Reports indicate that this individual may be attempting to post these interactions online under the account name "pickuplines.pov" on TikTok, Instagram, and possibly other social media platforms.

While no threats or acts of violence have been reported, we want our community to stay informed and take steps to support one another.
If you encounter this individual or any suspicious activity:

Take immediate action to report the incident at the time it occurs by calling Public Safety Dispatch.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 18h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Margaret Morgan 🇳🇱🇦🇺🇪🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 8h

"The communications could demonstrate willful infringement, potentially leading to enhanced damages of up to $150,000 per work, a massive increase from just $750."

futurism.com/artificial-i...

OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages

Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.

futurism.com

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