Paul Gartside
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television words person
all views expressed are my cat’s
television words person
all views expressed are my cat’s
Unpopular opinion but I hate that famous footage of the GOT cast cringing at the final table read. I don’t care if you think some of the writer’ choices suck (even if I agree), you’re at the table with them and you’re ON CAMERA. Be professional.
I winced a little reading this. Shitting on the script AT the Table Read is a bad move. The actors would get better results pulling the showrunner aside privately
Exclusive: The Inside Story Of The TNG Incident That Ended Star Trek Table Reads For 3 Decades
##StarTrek
https://bit.ly/table-reads
##StarTrek
https://bit.ly/table-reads
November 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Unpopular opinion but I hate that famous footage of the GOT cast cringing at the final table read. I don’t care if you think some of the writer’ choices suck (even if I agree), you’re at the table with them and you’re ON CAMERA. Be professional.
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Toad stayed in the bed, and Frog stayed in the closet.
They stayed there for a long time, just feeling very brave together.
They stayed there for a long time, just feeling very brave together.
November 15, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Toad stayed in the bed, and Frog stayed in the closet.
They stayed there for a long time, just feeling very brave together.
They stayed there for a long time, just feeling very brave together.
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The obsessive focus by political media on coalition policy deliberations … maybe talk about something that has a real world impact? This constant propping of a two-party formula just because it suits your notion of horse race politics is beyond dull.
Think.
Talk issues not numbers.
Do better.
Think.
Talk issues not numbers.
Do better.
November 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The obsessive focus by political media on coalition policy deliberations … maybe talk about something that has a real world impact? This constant propping of a two-party formula just because it suits your notion of horse race politics is beyond dull.
Think.
Talk issues not numbers.
Do better.
Think.
Talk issues not numbers.
Do better.
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illustration for 'The Tempest', Arthur Rackham
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
illustration for 'The Tempest', Arthur Rackham
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“Tomorrow!” cried Toad. “I will do it all tomorrow!”
November 5, 2025 at 8:37 AM
“Tomorrow!” cried Toad. “I will do it all tomorrow!”
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Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
June 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
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Neo-conservativism presaged Trumpian neo-fascism in several respects. It saw violence as a positive policy option not a defensive last resort. It held laws, norms and the lives of non-white people in total contempt. And many, many centrists either cringed in deference to it or actively collaborated.
Dick Cheney, vice-president and giant of Republican politics, dies aged 84
Dick Cheney, vice-president and giant of Republican politics, dies aged 84
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VP served under presidents from Nixon to George W Bush
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Cheney will be remembered for key role after 9/11
The former White House chief of staff, congressman, secretary of defense and US vice-president Dick Cheney has died, his family has said. He was 84.
A Yale dropout who avoided service in Vietnam, Cheney nonetheless became a giant of Republican politics. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Neo-conservativism presaged Trumpian neo-fascism in several respects. It saw violence as a positive policy option not a defensive last resort. It held laws, norms and the lives of non-white people in total contempt. And many, many centrists either cringed in deference to it or actively collaborated.
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rest in piss www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
Cheney’s policies as VP caused immense human suffering on a global scale
Framing him as a 'defender of democracy' simply because he endorsed Kamala Harris over Donald Trump is a moral failure.
www.aljazeera.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
rest in piss www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
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Nuts to see the widespread media backpatting of Albanese after he ensures Aus critical minerals will be
- Shipped to a country that'll use them for weapons and AI slop data centres instead of for the energy transition
- Extracted in an env toxic way thanks to the deregulation promised in the deal
- Shipped to a country that'll use them for weapons and AI slop data centres instead of for the energy transition
- Extracted in an env toxic way thanks to the deregulation promised in the deal
Albanese at the White House: Trump endorses Aukus, signs $8.5bn rare earths deal and calls PM ‘great leader’
President says US has no better friend than Australia but tells ambassador Kevin Rudd “I don’t like you’
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Nuts to see the widespread media backpatting of Albanese after he ensures Aus critical minerals will be
- Shipped to a country that'll use them for weapons and AI slop data centres instead of for the energy transition
- Extracted in an env toxic way thanks to the deregulation promised in the deal
- Shipped to a country that'll use them for weapons and AI slop data centres instead of for the energy transition
- Extracted in an env toxic way thanks to the deregulation promised in the deal
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billionaires should not be allowed to exist because the downside of "one of them loses their mind" is simply too dangerous for a functional society
also, having a billion dollars tends to make you lose your mind
also, having a billion dollars tends to make you lose your mind
The whole point of democracy is so one person's derangement does not become everybody's problem. It's social hygiene. The fact the richest men in the West are a mix of grotty twelve year olds and deranged apocalypse fanatics is a problem, and we should be honest about it.
Someone went there:
"It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel is Losing It"
via @futurism.com
futurism.com/future-socie...
"It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel is Losing It"
via @futurism.com
futurism.com/future-socie...
October 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
billionaires should not be allowed to exist because the downside of "one of them loses their mind" is simply too dangerous for a functional society
also, having a billion dollars tends to make you lose your mind
also, having a billion dollars tends to make you lose your mind
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Still Life with Apples and a Pot of Primroses, ca. 1890
https://botfrens.com/collections/43/contents/104402
https://botfrens.com/collections/43/contents/104402
October 12, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Still Life with Apples and a Pot of Primroses, ca. 1890
https://botfrens.com/collections/43/contents/104402
https://botfrens.com/collections/43/contents/104402
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The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
September 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
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Australian media for weeks: Trump is ‘snubbing’ Albo (who cares). Trump: Women are giving their unborn children autism via Panadol. Australian experts and health ministers: This is not true. Albo: gets a selfie with Trump. Albo’s staff: Post it.
September 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Australian media for weeks: Trump is ‘snubbing’ Albo (who cares). Trump: Women are giving their unborn children autism via Panadol. Australian experts and health ministers: This is not true. Albo: gets a selfie with Trump. Albo’s staff: Post it.
YUCK.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has released a selfie taken with US President Donald Trump in New York 🤳
"Good to chat with President Donald Trump at US welcome reception for world leaders attending United Nations General Assembly hosted by POTUS and FLOTUS", the PM wrote
"Good to chat with President Donald Trump at US welcome reception for world leaders attending United Nations General Assembly hosted by POTUS and FLOTUS", the PM wrote
September 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM
YUCK.
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anyone else feel insane all the time now?
September 24, 2025 at 4:21 AM
anyone else feel insane all the time now?
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Remember when people would hide their uninformed opinions? Remember when folks had shame?
September 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Remember when people would hide their uninformed opinions? Remember when folks had shame?
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Sensible?
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
September 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Sensible?
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Hidden in the fine print on the Climate Change Authority’s decision to pull back its emissions target? The role of artificial intelligence and data centres.
How data centre lobbying is shaping Canberra's climate policy, right down to our timid emissions target
www.crikey.com.au
September 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Hidden in the fine print on the Climate Change Authority’s decision to pull back its emissions target? The role of artificial intelligence and data centres.
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today is a good day to repost this
January 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
today is a good day to repost this
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One confusing thing about the liberal media is that it's extremely right-wing
September 18, 2025 at 3:34 AM
One confusing thing about the liberal media is that it's extremely right-wing
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The Govt just set a 2035 emissions reduction target of 62–70%.
That’s below science & flies in the face of the duty we have to protect the people & places we love.
State commitments have 🇦🇺 headed for ~70%. This lowers the bar & makes it harder to push for more global ambition.
That’s below science & flies in the face of the duty we have to protect the people & places we love.
State commitments have 🇦🇺 headed for ~70%. This lowers the bar & makes it harder to push for more global ambition.
September 18, 2025 at 3:14 AM
The Govt just set a 2035 emissions reduction target of 62–70%.
That’s below science & flies in the face of the duty we have to protect the people & places we love.
State commitments have 🇦🇺 headed for ~70%. This lowers the bar & makes it harder to push for more global ambition.
That’s below science & flies in the face of the duty we have to protect the people & places we love.
State commitments have 🇦🇺 headed for ~70%. This lowers the bar & makes it harder to push for more global ambition.