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Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 3h

speaking as a metalhead: the guy who hasn't removed his nazi tattoo is not a guy you want to be around. I don't care what he says about how he got it. if he didn't get it covered or lasered, you cannot trust him.

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 7h

This hits a lot of the notes I've been shouting from the rooftops: the frictionlessness of both producing and consuming slop, and the value of labor as friction that lets us slow down and think. Rather than "unlocking creativity" it's rendering our collective creativity down into a big vat of slop.

Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 21h

Hi. I wrote an essay about AI slop: How it feels like an invasive species for the internet. How its boosters describe building a future that’s devoid of craft. How frictionlessness can be nihilistic & how this stuff seems to leach part of our shared humanity out of the world. I hope you'll read it.

AI’s Invasive Species

The slop is winning.

www.theatlantic.com

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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.com · 5h

I love when white people suddenly start exposing how many white supremacists they surround themselves with by pretending it's a normal, universal experience.

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 6h

It's hard to fathom for most people just how much effort and money is being poured into anti-trans shit, but it's billionaires, the entire apparatus of religious right think tanks like ADF, Heritage etc, entire media empires like Rupert Murdoch's, whole political parties and world governments...

Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 7h

I'm so sick of discourse from supposed allies about where trans people went wrong.

Where we "went wrong" is that billionaires spent unimaginably large sums to attack us repeatedly and major media outlets have spent a decade piling on.

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Adam Fare 🖤🤍💜 @adamfare1996.bsky.social · 1d

People who tell me “You’re an extreme case, we’re not talking about you” when it comes to disability benefits…

I don’t care.

When you come for one disabled person, you come for us all.

I’m not as selfish as you to do the “Oh I’m alright then”.
I actually care about others.

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Canberra Artemis @canberraartemis.bsky.social · 12h

#Auspol why isn’t anyone talking about BOM forecast for 39 degrees and extreme fire weather warnings in NSW tomorrow… the middle of October?

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Dr nick nobody @nicknobody.bsky.social · 12h

Anthony Albanese will be remembered, if at all, as the Labor PM who kissed the boots of the white supremacist President #auspol

Jozef Imrich @jozefimrich.bsky.social · 1d

ABC’s John Lyons to miss Trump, Albanese Oval Office meeting
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ABC’s John Lyons to miss Trump, Albanese Oval Office meeting

The public broadcaster’s Washington bureau chief will be a no show after the PM’s office rejected repeated requests for a spot in the press pack.

www.smh.com.au

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mellounir @mellounir.bsky.social · 11h

grab your partner instead of a morning coffee, or whatever they say ☕

// ▪️ #jayvik ▪️ #mllnrart

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Lenre @lenreli.bsky.social · 12h

Neoliberal centrism is never good - and like right-wing fascism, is never needed in government. The "sensible centre" is soulless and morally, a vacuum. ALP and their fans are showcasing this beautifully. In the end, people are just statistics to centrists. #auspol

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Marns🌿🍉🐸 @marnshibski.bsky.social · 12h

‘That the media continues to treat Trump’s words with such credulity flies in the face of the evidence we have about a president who routinely changes his mind or reverses course’

Never mind acquiescing to a fascist.

Normalising and embracing fascism.
I can’t get my head around it 🤯
#auspol

Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 14h

Excellent by @emmashortis.bsky.social

theconversation.com/can-albanese...

Can Albanese claim ‘success’ with Trump? Beyond the banter, the vague commitments should be viewed with scepticism

Trump waved away concerns about AUKUS, but as is common with the mercurial president, much of the detail is unclear or a problem for the future.

theconversation.com

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Jeremy Ghost Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 1d

Tech bros are like, "In our newest update, a tentacle will grow out of your device and slap you throughout the day. This is the most innovative update of our era! There's no way to opt out of the update. The tentacles are made from human souls but the souls don't mind! Everyone is happy about this!"

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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 13h

ABC RN's Law Report explains that Albo's FOI "reforms" are meant to weed out frivolous requests, but also further impeding legitimate requests and hiding what the gov is up to.

In short, it all shows a clear anti-democratic streak in Albo's hide. #auspol

FOI reform and government transparency; Prosecuting the spread of deepfakes online - ABC listen

The Federal Government says it wants to reform the Freedom of Information system - what's in the proposed changes? And is the law keeping up with the growing number of pornographic deepfake images of ...

www.abc.net.au

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Humanising Men @humanisingmen.bsky.social · 13h

Punter's Politics | The Karen Economy: How Australians Police Each Other for Corporate Profit | Punters Politics #PuntersPolitics #Auspol #PoliticsSimplified

The Karen Economy: How Australians Police Each Other for Corporate Profit | Punters Politics

Bypass the algorithm - https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up When dashcam footage catches an Aussie blocking his number plate to dodge tolls, it exposes the real criminals: Transurban, who made billions from our roads while paying zero tax. Punter Lobbying Dinner Tickets - https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinner Join We the PUNTERS on Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics T-shirts 👕 ►https://www.punterspolitics.com/

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Lenre @lenreli.bsky.social · 13h

Another #tomtuesday already! #tomsturridge

Tom Sturridge in a suit, mouth open wide, at The Boat That Rocked premiere.

Tom Sturridge in a suit, in front of a rainbow and white wall.

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 22h

Yep - using the USA as an excuse to gut environmental approvals.

Jommy Tee @jommytee.bsky.social · 1d

Text of Aust/US critical mineral deal.

www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...

No 3 looks like an attack on requisite permits (probably environment)...the old red/green tape reduction trick.

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Cheshire Cafe @cafedecheshire.bsky.social · 15h

In a similar note, over on the disability side we keep losing more and more accessibility support.

The hearing aids I got nearly ten years ago cost me nothing.

Now if I need a new pair (I do), I need to pay at *least* half the cost and that's gonna be probably 1k upfront.

Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 15h

It's HILARIOUS when White folks will comment something to be like "We'll both end up oppressed if we don't work together!"

...bestie, you reached deep into your bag of consequences and the most compelling argument you could tender was "What if your life continues as before but mine gets worse?" 🤣🤣🤣

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Cloudalicious @cloudalicous.bsky.social · 17h

This is horrific. Time to divest from Super funds that invest in the US
• Australia's superannuation funds will increase investments in the US to $1.44 trillion by 2035 ⬆️ by $1 trillion
• This will create tens of thousands of new, high-paying jobs for Americans #auspol @australianunions.bsky.social

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Kent Parkstreet, Laird of Doofus @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 17h

“Sure, he might have raped children, but he’s so charming.”

#AusPol

Trump and Albanese shaking hands and grinning.

ABC News caption: Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump were all smiles during their meeting at the White House. (AAP: Lukas Coch)

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alex䷰trismegistus @technihilism.bsky.social · 19h

what worries the shit out of me is how quickly this technology appears to suck the basic humanity out of anyone who uses it, this is literally an extinction-level cognitohazard

Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 1d

You already know this is bad, but I absolutely guarantee the details in this article are at least 12x as bad as you think they are

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

AI-generated ‘poverty porn’ fake images being used by aid agencies
Exclusive: Pictures depicting the most vulnerable and poorest people are being used in social media campaigns in the sector, driven by concerns over consent and cost

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Mon 20 Oct 2025 08.00 CEST
AI-generated images of extreme poverty, children and sexual violence survivors are flooding stock photo sites and increasingly being used by leading health NGOs, according to global health professionals who have voiced concern over a new era of “poverty porn”.

AI-generated images of extreme poverty now appear in their dozens on popular stock photo sites, including Adobe Stock Photos and Freepik, in response to queries such as “poverty”. Many bear captions such as “Photorealistic kid in refugee camp”; “Asian children swim in a river full of waste”; and “Caucasian white volunteer provides medical consultation to young black children in African village”. Adobe sells licences to the last two photos in that list for about £60.

In the past, leading charities have used AI-generated images as part of their communications strategies on global health. In 2023, the Dutch arm of UK charity Plan International released a video campaign against child marriage containing AI-generated images of a girl with a black eye, an older man and a pregnant teenager.

Last year, the UN posted a video on YouTube with AI-generated “re-enactments” of sexual violence in conflict, which included AI-generated testimony from a Burundian woman describing being raped by three men and left to die in 1993 during the country’s civil war. The video was removed after the Guardian contacted the UN for comment.

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 19h

Reminder that Mount Rushmore was designed by a white supremacist and literal Klansman as a deliberate desecration of a site sacred to multiple Indigenous nations. Imagine if a Klansman blew up St. Peter's Basilica or the Western Wall and built a statue of Trump instead. That's what Rushmore is.

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鸱不饮水 @nightjarjar.bsky.social · 19h

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 1d

Nearly one million of Gaza’s 1.1 million olive trees have been destroyed—bulldozed by Israeli forces, left to die from thirst, or trapped behind military lines. In his new report for Drop Site, Gaza journalist Mohamed Suleiman reports from Al-Mawasi and Khan Younis, where farmers are enduring...

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🦇 CuntGPT 🕸️ @cunexttuesday.lol · 20h

We only learned about vulnerability indicators as a dole compliance tool during #robodebt thanks to my FOI. Guess Labor doesn't want similar to happen with their #robodole automated payment suspensions.

#AusPol

The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 1d

"What this Bill would do is make it harder and more expensive for Australians to get information from the government."

"FOI is not perfect, but this bill would make its issues much, much worse."

- Australia Institute Researcher Skye Predevac
#auspol @skyelark.bsky.social

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Independent Media Australia. @indymediaaus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

If you go down to the forests today, you’re in for a big surprise (mass deforestation) https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/if-you-go-down-to-the-forests-today-youre-in-for-a-big-surprise-mass-deforestation #auspol

If you go down to the forests today, you’re in for a big surprise (mass deforestation)

Visit many areas of state forest in parts of Victoria and you might get a shock – the forest isn’t there.

johnmenadue.com

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 23h

For accuracy, the 'social cohesion' pledge needs to renamed as the
'Don't criticize Israel or else' pledge. #auspol #springst

Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 1d

The Victorian government will soon require organisations that receive grant funding to sign a ‘social cohesion’ pledge, despite broad opposition from civil society and the government’s own multicultural advisory group.

www.deepcutnews.com/p/victorian-...

Victorian 'social cohesion' pledge will target multicultural communities, rights groups warn

New 'social cohesion commitment' goes against government's own advice

www.deepcutnews.com

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