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Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 9h

On Insta I’m seeing high school students in Gaza posting their final year results and exam celebration videos. The human spirit is fucking incredible when it’s pointed in the tight direction.

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 21h

Seriously, what is this shit?

ABC 730 with a truly embarrassing story of Young Liberals featuring some of the most vapid people you could ever have the misfortune to encounter.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 12h

At the request of the U.S. Department of Justice, a Facebook group used by nearly 80,000 people to report sightings of federal immigration agents in the Chicago area has been taken down by the social media giant Meta, Facebook’s parent company.

Facebook suspends popular Chicago ICE-sightings group at Trump administration’s request

The group, "ICE Sighting-Chicagoland," has been increasingly used in the last five weeks of President Donald Trump’s intense deportation campaign to warn neighbors that federal agents are nearby.

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James Fitzgerald @jamesfitzjourno.bsky.social · 11h

This is...yeah...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 12h

Sam Altman went from “AI will cure cancer" to "ChatGPT porn" in less than a month

ChatGPT boss predicts when AI could cure cancer

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.
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Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 10h

So Israel can ignore the ceasefire agreement but Palestine can’t. Got it.

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 11h

US President Donald Trump unilaterally declares that phase two of the Gaza ceasefire has begun, noting most of the remaining dead hostages have not been returned.

Hostage remains to be handed over as Israel kills Palestinians and hinders aid

US President Donald Trump unilaterally declares that phase two of the Gaza ceasefire has begun, noting most of the remaining dead hostages have not been returned.

www.abc.net.au

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Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 22h

This is a small print run so pre-order to make sure you don’t miss out on Ezzideen Shehab’s breathtaking book, Diary of a Young Doctor.

Ezzideen’s words are essential reading. As reviewed by @amyremeikis.bsky.social

More: linktr.ee/readerswritersagainstgenocide

Red book jacket with a photo of Ezideen Shehab and the copy:

Tam no longer a doctor.
I am a witness. To the slow murder of dignity.
To a land where medicine is a cruel joke and survival is a sin.'

DIARY OF A YOUNG DOCTOR
Notes from the genocide in Gaza
Ezzideen Shehab

Book blurb:

‘With every entry, Ezzideen stitches together what is left of our humanity and reminds us of the terrible privilege of bearing witness. His empathy, honour and heart represent the best of us and is a rallying call to use our own power to stop this genocide and to fight for those rendered trapped by injustice, dehumanisation and cowardice.’
Amy Remeikis

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Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 22h

Must read: an eyewitness account of the genocide in Gaza by Dr Ezzideen Shehab, an incredible young writer and GP.

Published by Readers & Writers Against the Genocide. Out Nov 10. Pre-order from indie bookstores now! All $ go to support Ezzideen. More deets:
linktr.ee/readerswritersagainstgenocide

Red book cover with photo of Ezideen Shehab.

DIARY OF A YOUNG DOCTOR
Notes from the genocide in Gaza

Ezideen Shehab

Pull quite:

‘I am no longer a doctor. I am a witness. To the slow murder of dignity.To a land where medicine is a cruel joke and survival is a sin.'

Pull quote:

‘How did we come to this?
How did we become a people the world no longer believes are fully human?
Is it because our blood is too cheap? Or is it because the world has learned to look, and then to look away? If so, then it is not we who have lost our humanity. It is you.’

From Diary of a Young Doctor by Ezzideen Shehab

'Written under siege and in the shadow of unrelenting violence, Dr Ezzideen Shehab's words carry both the clinical precision of a doctor and the searing intimacy of a witness.
These are writings of unbearable clarity, carved out of catastrophe, that will not allow the world to look away?’
Sara M Saleh

'What a privilege to read these words from a brave and compassionate witness to Israel's genocide in Gaza.
When language is often insufficient to describe the daily horrors, Dr Shehab conjures a world of grief, resistance and unimaginable resilience. Read this book.’
Antony Lowenstein

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Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 1d

Haha. Yep. Thankfully he’s a good reader but apparently an 11yo can not live on books alone. ‘More time for chores’ was not an overly appealing prospect either 😂

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Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 1d

a little girl is making a funny face while sitting at a table with potted plants .

ALT: a little girl is making a funny face while sitting at a table with potted plants .

media.tenor.com

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Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 1d

Renee is a crackpot too - deep in anti-vax and race conspiracies.

Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 1d

Having a chat with the 11yo about the social media ban pros and cons. We chat about how social media can be a lifeline for vulnerable kids but also a platform for bullying etc. He looks thoughtful and says, I guess we’ll just have to get a PS5 then. Kids are annoying.

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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 1d

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK? Reynolds is a monster. Utterly ghastly person.

Vaxatious Litigant 💉 @exposingnv.bsky.social · 1d

Linda Reynolds launches bankruptcy proceedings against Brittany Higgins

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Peter Beaumont @petersbeaumont1.bsky.social · 1d

If you've never been to Gaza, you won't appreciate what the yellow line means. Basically Israel now holds most of Gaza's small but important agricultural land. Continued Israeli occupation, which I judge the likely outcome, makes Gaza even more unliveable and more dependent on outside goods.

AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 1d

Gaza Strip: Israeli army has withdrawn to the 'yellow line'

AFP Infographic with map of the Gaza Strip showing the 'yellow line' where the Israeli army has withdrawn its forces as of October 10, according to US envoy Steve Witkoff

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Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 1d

Liberal MP’s sister says father’s church is a ‘cult’ where ‘gay conversion’ practices may still be happening

City Builders pastor’s daughter tells Victorian parliamentary inquiry into cults of ‘grave concerns’ about church

www.theguardian.com

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 2d

The ALP might as well merge with the Minerals Council of Australia

Miners to get an early look at Labor’s new green laws

Tom Rabe
WA political correspondent
Oct 12, 2025 – 3.26pm

The Albanese government will give mining companies and other stakeholders draft extracts of its environmental protection laws before they go to parliament, as Environment Minister Murray Watt tries to rebuild trust after earlier negotiations on the reforms collapsed in acrimony.

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Daniel James @mrdtjames.bsky.social · 2d

Keen to know whether the AFP is investigating Ralph Babet for the batshit crazy shite he spruiks on an hourly basis?

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 2d

We’ve been saying this forever. The social media ban will harm kids

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 2d

LGBTIQA+ advocates are concerned the social media ban will have a significant impact on queer youth in regional and remote areas of Australia. They say there are not enough offline, physical supports for these teens to access when the ban comes into effect.

LGBTQIA+ advocates say social media ban will 'cut off' regional queer teens

LGBTIQA+ advocates are concerned the social media ban will have a significant impact on queer youth in regional and remote areas of Australia. They say there are not enough offline, physical supports for these teens to access when the ban comes into effect.

www.abc.net.au

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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 3d

Dolly is a true gift.

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Jamal abu hashem🇵🇸 @jamalzuhir.bsky.social · 3d

Honestly, it’s exhausting that people think Gazans should only ask for help to survive to eat, to stay alive but not to dream, to study, or to rebuild their lives. Wanting education, safety, and a future isn’t greed. It’s being human.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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Its ruaa @itsmeio.bsky.social · 4d

I’m literally losing it. can’t sleep without my nightly drone concert. Two years of bzzz bzzz lullabies and now the sky’s on mute. Unbelievable

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Its ruaa @itsmeio.bsky.social · 5d

honestly fu** you if you think gazans are only allowed to ask for help to cover their very basic necessities when they’re starving or being killed, calling a gazan a grifter for trying to secure her education proves that you don’t see gazans as humans who deserve to live equally.

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Dr Melanie O'Brien @drmelob.bsky.social · 3d

Love this❤️

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 4d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 3d

Over 7000 Palestinian hostages will remain in Israeli prisons.

Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 4d

'There are more than 11,000 Palestinians in Israeli detention, according to data provided by the Israel Prison Service, 87 per cent of whom have never been charged or convicted.'

Sounds legit.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Israel publishes names of 250 Palestinian prisoners to be freed

Israel's Ministry of Justice provides the names of prisoners it will release in exchange for Israeli hostages, but Hamas says no agreement has been reached.

www.abc.net.au

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