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Andrew Elder
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Media criticism and other things. Yeah but why
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Let the Right Hon In @danhon.com · 3h
At what point does news media decide to call what the administration produces propaganda?

Especially when the statements are easily verifiable as false?

What would it take?
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Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 3h
Did not know this about Old Bay
The origins of the company can be traced back to Wertheim, Germany, where Brunn started a wholesale spice and seasoning business selling to food industries, seeing an opportunity as spices were in especially short supply amidst hyperinflation in the aftermath of World War I. 9] Due to rising antisemitism as the Nazi Party rose to power, the company moved to Frankfurt, Germany; 1°1 however, on the night of November 9, 1938, a massive pogrom against Jews, known as Kristallnacht, led to Brunn being arrested by Nazi soldiers and sent to Buchenwald concentration camp. " According to Brunn's son, Gustav's wife paid a large sum of money to a lawyer for him to be released; as they had already applied for and received American visas, they were able to escape with their two children to New York City and later Baltimore, Maryland, where Brunn had family.!'! There, having brought with him only a small spice grinder, 8! Brunn founded the Baltimore Spice Company and produced the "Delicious Brand Shrimp and Crab Seasoning", which was later renamed Old Bay. 12[13]
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Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 5h
Every JD Vance interview:

REPORTER: The president literally declared war on Democrats to military leaders. Do you agree?

JD VANCE: Umm haha what I DISAGREE with is Chuck Schumer telling the American people they have to give their cars over to immigrants. But you wont report it!
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 4h
A lot of stuff is clearer when you recognize that a bunch of media people on socials are just trying to cheerlead for their friends and acquaintances. Nothing more and nothing less. It's very human.
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Nathaniel William Horadam @horadam.bsky.social · 1d
Okay who did this
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Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 1d
WIRED: Australia’s March Toward 100 Percent Clean Energy www.wired.com/story/as-coa...
Australia’s March Toward 100 Percent Clean Energy
The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries.
www.wired.com
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Andrew Elder @awelder.bsky.social · 13h
Peter van Onselen. Classic case where Tomorrow's Man becomes Yesterday's Man without his day having come
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ashli @swiftinspires.swifties.social · 21h
🏈 l Taylor Swift's attendance at The Chiefs games ignited a significant increase in female NFL viewership, pushing the league's US female fan base to nearly 50%. This surge in interest is prompting the NFL to create more roles for women in areas like coaching, broadcasting, advertising and fashion
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Barbara Longley Author (no DMs) 📎 @blongley.bsky.social · 1d
Good morning, creatives! We writers need to be careful about how we word things so that our meaning is clear. Or ... not clear. Happy Saturday!
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
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Josh Dobbin @joshdobbin.bsky.social · 1d
even fortune cookies are feeling the strain of these times
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Andrew Elder @awelder.bsky.social · 14h
How would you know? Articles like this are indictments of political journalism, not the badly-informed citizens
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Andrew Elder @awelder.bsky.social · 15h
That's right, so traditional media outlets have two choices, one is to provide useful information
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Andrew Elder @awelder.bsky.social · 16h
Articles like this prove the failure of political journalism, not the failure of the citizenry
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 16h
“The primary responsibility of any citizen is to pay attention – only then can informed decisions be made and change occur.”

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Adopting a ‘she’ll be right’ attitude to Australian politics may be seductive, but it certainly isn’t guaranteed | Julianne Schultz
Australians are rightfully proud of their robust election process, yet surveys suggest very few fully understand it
www.theguardian.com
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Andrew Elder @awelder.bsky.social · 16h
What do you get from your subscription?
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Stef "inclusion is a human right" Christensen @wikisteff.bsky.social · 1d
From Bullshit-As-A-Service to Bullshit-As-A-Platform

#BAAP
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WIRED @wired.com · 1d
At OpenAI’s Developer Day, CEO Sam Altman showed off apps that run entirely inside the chat window—a new effort to turn ChatGPT into a platform.
OpenAI Wants ChatGPT to Be Your Future Operating System
At OpenAI’s Developer Day, CEO Sam Altman showed off apps that run entirely inside the chat window—a new effort to turn ChatGPT into a platform.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d
Did Farage ever sue the Mail on Sunday?

This threat was issued in June 2025, but I can find no further reference to events after that.
Zelenskyy: Farage is infected with the virus of putin Farage on twitter threatening to sue the Mail on Sunday
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d
To Be or Not to Be (Lubitsch, 1942)
TrustedReveler @trustedreveler.bsky.social LA: we will fight you. Chicago: we will fight you. PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater. October 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM © Replies disabled
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Andrew Elder @awelder.bsky.social · 17h
So are most journalists who cover politics
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Andrew Elder @awelder.bsky.social · 17h
Yes, but look at Albanese sowing the seeds of his government's destruction over transparency and know we have to build an alternative fast
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Andrew Elder @awelder.bsky.social · 17h
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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 1d
Senior journalist.
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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 23h
BREAKING
Anthony Albanese approves 50 million dollar funding for new wing of the Australian War Memorial to honour those who served in the Conflicts of Interest.
The collection is expected to include a display of at least 16 of Paul Brereton’s hats
#auspol
Paul Brereton
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CNN @cnn.com · 17h
Air Canada is offering free beer and wine to economy class passengers on all its flights — even short-haul domestic routes — making it the only North American legacy carrier to do so.
The only airline in North America to serve free alcohol in economy on all flights | CNN
In our weekend digest of travel and aviation news: air traffic control problems in the US, free economy-class alcohol in Canada, plus a jetliner eclipses the Boeing 737 as the most popular plane ever.
www.cnn.com
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 1d
AI has lost the dunce vote. It’s over
Nate Silver @NateSilver538 • 5h •.° I'm just one person, and my programming needs are somewhat unusual (building various kinds of statistical forecasting models). But I'm just not seeing the consistent productivity gains from LLMs that I would have expected if you'd asked me 6 months ago.
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Andrew Elder @awelder.bsky.social · 18h
Thiel is the guy who read Nietzsche's Why I Am So Wise and decided he didn't need to read any more
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 1d
At some point Peter Thiel decided, “people think I’m weird so I’m going to get weirder.”
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Robert Ellingsworth @by1959.bsky.social · 1d
Yes. The Photo is Real. But He's WAY Too Stupid to be the Devil.
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