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MsPraxis
@mspraxis.bsky.social
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Australian. Atheist. Skeptic. Female. Mother. Self-employed. Blood donor. Avid reader. Lefty. Of course I have a cat. I do not sport. Slowly giving less fucks day by day. Older than I'd like to be. I don't auto follow back.
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MsPraxis @mspraxis.bsky.social · May 17
How to play the games: see the post, reply by quoting the post, copy/paste the text, add your response/picture/GIF then post. Then the next person does the same. That way, everyone gets context. It's like a game of pass it on.
#BlueSkyTips
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Van Badham @vanbadham.bsky.social · 17m
The @washingtonpost.com is fading because it is no longer the Washington Post: it is a billionaire’s pamphlet. The paper was its reputation for integrity; Bezos thought we were all stupid enough to pay money to look at the title instead. I do not regret unsubscribing.

www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...
The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay
Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.
www.forbes.com
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Elly @ellybaxter.bsky.social · 16m
I cannot tell you much I needed to read this today. *Cries in very defeated climate campaigner*
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Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 34m
Something this book really drilled home (scuse the pun) is that we're not stalled out on climate because scientists didn't model hard enough or campaigners didn't come up with the perfect message, but because the world's most powerful spent gazillions to sabotage action.

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Sharty Mcscrote (Sandy D) 🍉🍉 @shartymcscrote.bsky.social · 14m
NO.
Trump should be locked up in a nasty below ground sewer until everyone forgets he ever existed
#TrumpIsTheScumOfTheEarth
#Heezacunt
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Should Donald Trump be thanked for the Gaza ceasefire and hostage releases?
Instead of thanking the US president, perhaps people should be asking: why are the hostages only coming home now?
www.abc.net.au
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Mike Funnell @mikefunnell.bsky.social · 13m
I’ve been taking lots of photos - but haven’t had time to even really look at them yet (that’s a *good* thing 😃).

Here’s a photo of a Sacred Kingfisher I took yesterday, though:
A photo of a Sacred Kingfisher (a bright blue and white bird in the Kingfisher family) perched on a post - backlight by the sunshine.
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MsPraxis @mspraxis.bsky.social · 10m
WTAF?
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Kenbehren @lyns84.bsky.social · 12m
Get out of AUKUS now! #auspol
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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 40m
But it’s clear who’s paying. Another (non-refundable) $1,000,000,000 of your money about to be shunted to the US to build THEIR industry capability 🤦‍♂️. 2/2 #AUKUS #USUKA #auspol
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MsPraxis @mspraxis.bsky.social · 1h
It stopped for ages - the catfish bots, the pronbots, all of it. Now it's started up again.
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MsPraxis @mspraxis.bsky.social · 1h
Yeah, who needs pesky facts when your feelings and opinions are all that really counts? 😢
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TeeDixie 📎 @teedixie.bsky.social · 1h
Wow, Google has withdrawn its support from factchecking organisation @fullfact.org

It’s been one of the largest funders but now has cut its financial support.

I’m pretty sure this is so misinformation can run rife.

You can support them by donation
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Paul Dutton @pdutts68.bsky.social · 2h
Who’d have guessed genocidal colonial illegal nation israel claiming Palestine has broken the ceasefire.
They need to be shutdown forever.
Return stolen lands.
#FreePalestine
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Tom Quinn @tomquinn.bsky.social · 2h
Israel has massacred another nine Palestinians who were trying to return to their homes, as well as restricted aid again.

Israel's genocide in Gaza has not stopped.
Trump threatens to disarm Hamas ‘violently’ as Israel violates Gaza truce
Israeli army confirmed it opened fire saying a group of people approached soldiers before being targeted.
www.aljazeera.com
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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 2h
thoughts and prayers
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 3h
Dr. Phil went full MAGA and tried to reinvent himself as a MAGA media mogul and culture warrior. Now his world is unraveling, his media company is laying off thousands and had to file for bankruptcy, and he's being sued for fraud. The whole plan is collapsing.

www.rawstory.com/dr-phil-trump/
Dr Phil faces 'total collapse' after MAGA alignment backfires massively: report
Dr. Phil McGraw's attempt to transition from daytime television personality to a politically aligned media mogul during Donald Trump's second presidential term has been marked by spectacular failure a...
www.rawstory.com
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MsPraxis @mspraxis.bsky.social · 3h
It's started up again - the bots. So annoying.
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MsPraxis @mspraxis.bsky.social · 3h
Priiiiiiiiiiiiince PLANET!!
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MsPraxis @mspraxis.bsky.social · 3h
Loved Astro Boy
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Mighty Mouse!!
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MsPraxis @mspraxis.bsky.social · 3h
Um ... really? 👀😂
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 4h
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. 12:02 PM · Oct 14, 2025 · 1.2M Views
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Thomas Janecek @twocatfarm1.bsky.social · 4h
Of course it’s “locker room talk”. Even these xenophobic, misogynistic racists know they should at least try to keep their fucked-up thoughts out of public spaces.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 4h
Trump and GOP will defend this as "locker room talk"
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 4h
Holy f*ck: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat. Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders gleefully about gas chambers, slavery and rape. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 4h
A perfect illustration of how Trump fans don’t care if they get hurt as long as someone else gets hurt more
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 5h
'“Can we fix the showers? Gas chambers don’t fit the Hitler aesthetic,” Joe Maligno...wrote'

'Many of the chat members already work inside government or party politics, and one serves as a state senator.'
‘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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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 4h
Pretty freaking wild to hear "actually AI is useful for climate change" constantly and from people who should know better when the people deciding how the massive resources it consumes are used are saying stuff like this
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Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 5h
Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year
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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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 13h
Seen on a toilet cubicle wall today in Canberra
#auspol
Toilet wall with graffiti with ‘For a disappointing time call Anthony on…’ with the phone number covered up
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Sheepie @bastardsheep.com · 13h
Holy crap. US news outlets actually grew a hint of a spine!

I was expecting them to be clamboring over each other to be first to sign the dotted line.

This is unexpected. #USPol

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US news outlets refuse to sign new Pentagon rules to report only official information | Trump administration | The Guardian
Defense department policy requires outlets to vow not to obtain unauthorized files and restricts access to some areas
www.theguardian.com
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MsPraxis @mspraxis.bsky.social · 13h
Maybe there's some hope?
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MsPraxis @mspraxis.bsky.social · 13h
Shocked
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