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jwwr @jwwr.bsky.social · 10h

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jwwr @jwwr.bsky.social · 10h

When someone shows you who they are (by starting their career building books of women’s faces for men to rate), believe them the first time.

Cheshire Cat ᓚᘏᗢ, @autismsupsoc.bsky.social · 23h

The Onion meme where a person labeled “Sickos” is outside a window says “yes hahaha … Yes” but it’s a photo of mark zuckerburg wearing Meta Glasses.

The subtext is that Meta glasses bring up concerned of use by stalkers, predators, and for other socially unacceptable behaviors.

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Cheshire Cat ᓚᘏᗢ, @autismsupsoc.bsky.social · 23h

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jwwr @jwwr.bsky.social · 10h

It’s been called by the United Nations, Kamala. But sure, feel free to keep asking those questions.

Kamala Harris says 'genocide' in Gaza is 'question that needs to be asked'

Biden's vice president, who lost last year's election to Trump, addresses claim that Israel is committing genocide directly for first time: 'Look at the number of innocent children and civilians kille...

www.ynetnews.com

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Margaret Morgan 🇳🇱🇦🇺🇪🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 11h

"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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Polly Hemming @pollyjhemming.bsky.social · 11h

“The Albanese Government is committed to no new extinctions” Environment Minister Murray Watt, reaffirming Labor’s 2022 pledge on Threatened Species Day 2025

2 weeks later Australia’s only shrew is declared extinct.
#auspol #climate @australiainstitute.org.au
minister.dcceew.gov.au/watt/media-r...

screenshot of Minister watt's media release. Text captured says:
Recognising Threatened Species Day
7 September 2025
Today is Threatened Species Day, an opportunity to acknowledge the risks to Australia’s unique species and the work being done across the country to help them recover and thrive.

From tree plantings and weed removal to species specific mapping and monitoring using the latest conservation technology, countless individuals and organisations help every day to support and provide hope for threatened species.

It’s not just the work happening on the ground – research is finding innovative solutions to stay ahead of the game in the fight against key threats like feral cats, invasive weeds and climate change.

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Cheshire Cat ᓚᘏᗢ, @autismsupsoc.bsky.social · 14h

ChatGPT going for a psychosis Murder/Suicide inducing machine to being marketed as a Sexbot in a couple months is the plot to like 13.7% of sci-Fi horror plots …

but typically in these Torment Nexus plots the public isn’t *already* aware of the Psychosis Murder/Suicide aspect of the product.

Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 17h

OpenAI CEO announces they will soon allow verified adults to use ChatGPT to generate erotic content.

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jwwr @jwwr.bsky.social · 12h

So many of the world’s greatest arseholes are just one personal experience away from re-assessing their attitudes. If only there was a way to help them along 🤔

Paul Marshall @pmarsha11.bsky.social · 1d

Embarrassing Jeremy Clarkson u-turns on his criticism of the NHS after receiving urgent treatment his private care couldn’t provide.

Jeremy Clarkson reneges on NHS criticism after needing urgent treatment

Presenter, who called service ‘a creaking monster’, says he’s ‘eternally grateful’ to medics who aided him

www.independent.co.uk

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jwwr @jwwr.bsky.social · 12h

So many of the world’s greatest arseholes are just one personal experience away from re-assessing their attitudes. If only there was a way to help them along 🤔

Paul Marshall @pmarsha11.bsky.social · 1d

Embarrassing Jeremy Clarkson u-turns on his criticism of the NHS after receiving urgent treatment his private care couldn’t provide.

Jeremy Clarkson reneges on NHS criticism after needing urgent treatment

Presenter, who called service ‘a creaking monster’, says he’s ‘eternally grateful’ to medics who aided him

www.independent.co.uk

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jwwr @jwwr.bsky.social · 16h

Would be great if have a feature here that allows users to dial US content. Like, I’ve curated the crap out of my follows and it’s still permeated with US bin fires.

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Classics & Virtues @classicvirtues.bsky.social · 18h

Woke 2.0 is going to hit like 80s crack

@loganclarkhall

Trump won. You don't have to do this anymore.

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Young Republicans

We are appalled by the vile and inexcusable language revealed in the Politico article published today. Such behavior is disgraceful, unbecoming of any Republican, and stands in direct opposition to the values our movement...

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Nobody Deserves Poverty @nobodyinpoverty.bsky.social · 22h

Wow.
"The corrected version of a Deloitte report to the Albanese government reissued by the big consulting firm after it was found to include AI-generated mistakes contains new citation errors and other flaws in referencing the academic work it relies on"

www.afr.com/politics/fed...

More errors, ‘irrelevant citations’ in Deloitte’s revised AI report

Academics question how AI-generated “gobbledegook” can be justified after the fact by irrelevant citations, as the big four firm republishes its welfare report.

www.afr.com

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jwwr @jwwr.bsky.social · 16h

Great. But also 50 years too late.

Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 17h

A paper in Nature Communication reports on a new method to produce strong, biodegradable plastic from bamboo. The bioplastic resembles oil-based plastics in strength, shapeability, and thermal stability but can biodegrade in soil within 50 days. go.nature.com/4h1xv0X 🧪

This is figure 5, which shows processability and formability of BM-plastics for diverse products.

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Francis Markham @francismarkham.bsky.social · 19h

Yesterday was the two year anniversary of the Voice Referendum.

I didn't see any media coverage marking that date. Efforts to memoryhole the episode seem to have been remarkably successful.

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jwwr @jwwr.bsky.social · 1d

Incompetence is always the #1 killer. Always.

Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 1d

#transparencyoncovid

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

“Once rare, 7-year car loans are fast becoming the norm. They’re often the only way buyers can afford new rides, with average sale prices surging 28% in 5 years to approach $50k.”

Designed-in car dependency, surging car prices, longer loan periods with more interest.

Sound like “freedom” to you?

Cars are so expensive that buyers need 7-year loans

Once rare, seven-year car loans are fast becoming the norm. They’re often the only way buyers can afford new rides, with average auto prices nearing $50,000.

www.seattletimes.com

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jwwr @jwwr.bsky.social · 1d

Called it:

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jwwr @jwwr.bsky.social · 23h

Now do Joe Rogan for his anti-vax propaganda during the pandemic.

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 23h

In 2022 it was ruled that the conspiracy theorist would have to pay $1.4bn to families of the victims of Sandy Hook.

Supreme Court declines Alex Jones challenge to defamation judgement

In 2022 it was ruled that the conspiracy theorist would have to pay $1.4bn to families of the victims of Sandy Hook.

bit.ly

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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 23h

📢 As Australia awaits nuclear-powered submarines expected in the early 2030s, a strategic policy think tank warns we're sitting vulnerable to potential threats.

Warning Australia faces 'looming period of risk' as it awaits nuclear submarines

www.sbs.com.au

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jwwr @jwwr.bsky.social · 23h

It will be the same for the LNP here in Australia, without question.

‘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

jwwr @jwwr.bsky.social · 23h

Was his name Vladimir by any chance?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "I had a very wealthy person who called -- a donor, a great gentleman -- and he said, 'if there's any money necessary, shortfall, for the paying of the troops, then I will pay it.' Meaning he will pay it. How about that?"

jwwr @jwwr.bsky.social · 23h

🤦‍♂️

Euronews @euronews.com · 1d

Should the EU continue its plans to sanction Israel or abandon them altogether?

The question arises in Brussels after the cautious start of a ceasefire in Gaza. And the first hints are already emerging.

➡️ https://l.euronews.com/mznF

jwwr @jwwr.bsky.social · 1d

To wit:

“Trump’s latest piece of brinkmanship is likely to result in another climbdown”

jwwr @jwwr.bsky.social · 1d

‘No oligarchies’ even.

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jwwr @jwwr.bsky.social · 1d

Called it:

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