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Nick Casmirri @ncasmirri.bsky.social · 8h

Apparently I need to start planning my next visit to Sydney.

Nick Casmirri @ncasmirri.bsky.social · 8h

Well, they'd prefer you don't use social media at all, after all.

CAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · 9h

"Don't upload your ID unnecessarily anywhere on any platform," says government MP Josh Burns says on the ABC's teen social media ban special.

The law requires platforms to require at least one option for age checking other than ID, but IDs will likely be required for many.

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The Shovel @theshovel.bsky.social · 10h

“I honestly thought I’d be inundated,” the PM said at a press conference today, staring at his phone’s empty notifications screen. “Not even a scam text pretending to be Australia Post”.

theshovel.com.au/2025/10/14/a...

Albo Yet to Receive Single Phone Call After Number Leaked Online — The Shovel

“Not even a scam text pretending to be Australia Post”.

theshovel.com.au

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Nick Casmirri @ncasmirri.bsky.social · 11h

Supporting, condoning, or excusing war crimes.

Edith @edithcharles.bsky.social · Aug 23

What's something that isn't considered embarrassing but you think it should be?

Nick Casmirri @ncasmirri.bsky.social · 13h

So many people are making $$$ with AI these days. I’m starting to feel like I’m missing out.

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 14h

The mayor of a small council that lost nearly $2 million in a "sophisticated" scam says international fraudsters were able to "imitate personalities" using AI.

AI used to imitate personalities defrauds Noosa council of $2.3m

The mayor of a small council that lost nearly $2 million in a "sophisticated" scam says international fraudsters were able to "imitate personalities" using AI.

www.abc.net.au

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Tom MacDonald @tscmacdonald.bsky.social · 17h

Weird scheme here - tempting to view this as money shoveled into the fire, but since the hydrogen support will be as production tax credits there's a decent chance the money is simply never spent (as the H2 won't be produced). Overall, hard to say if the scheme is naive or cynical

Renew Economy @reneweconomy.com.au · 19h

ARENA is launching the second $2 billion Hydrogen Headstart round with a focus on hard-to-abate sectors and cost.

reneweconomy.com.au

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Nick Casmirri @ncasmirri.bsky.social · 16h

Bring back home-grown Aussie hacking!

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Josh Taylor @joshtaylor.bsky.social · 1d

Ian Corby from the age assurance lobby group says between 2 to 3 million people in the UK began using VPNs after age assurance was brought in there.

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TheGrimRecapper @thegrimrecapper.bsky.social · 2d

Me, watching #CelebrityTraitors UK with people like Stephen Fry and Charlotte Church and Clare Balding: "So when do the talentless reality TV hacks people would run into traffic to avoid arrive?"

Channel Ten:

Headshots of the Traitors Australia 3 cast. Composite compiled by social media user @realitytv_fan.

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Josh Taylor @joshtaylor.bsky.social · 1d

6News's @leopuglisi6.bsky.social says 6News would not exist if the social media ban was effect when he started it at age 11 in year 6 in 2019.

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Nick Casmirri @ncasmirri.bsky.social · 1d

I reckon I might have just enough time to do it. Just need 749 other members, a committee, and a legally compliant constitution that I could presumably rip off another party.

checks follower count... hmm.

Nick Casmirri @ncasmirri.bsky.social · 1d

Just in time for reference if you're still mulling over registering a political party to contest the election.

Ben Raue @benraue.com · 1d

I've published my full guide to the 2027 NSW state election. Yes, it's a while away, but if you're trying to wrap your head around how it might go, you'll find it useful. www.tallyroom.com.au/62772 #nswpol

NSW election guide now live

As part of my efforts to prepare election guides for all of the upcoming elections, I have now published a guide to the 2027 NSW state election. While that election is still almost a year and a hal…

www.tallyroom.com.au

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 1d

This really highlights how negotiations between Israel and Palestine are negotiations between an occupier and an occupied people.

Diana B. Greenwald @dbgreenwald.bsky.social · 1d

Israel raided prisoner family homes across five districts in the West Bank. www.middleeasteye.net/news/west-ba...

Israel raids homes of West Bank prisoners set to be released in deal

Families of captive Palestinians threatened not to celebrate release of family members following ceasefire deal

www.middleeasteye.net

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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 1d

On the verandah of their Darwin home, Judy Dent held her husband's hand as he became the first person in the world to die through legally accessible voluntary assisted dying. That world-first would not be possible in the Northern Territory today.

Judy's husband was the first person in the world to die under VAD laws

On the verandah of their Darwin home, Judy Dent held her husband's hand as he became the first person in the world to die through legally accessible voluntary assisted dying. That world-first would not be possible in the Northern Territory today.

www.abc.net.au

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Dave Earley @earleyedition.bsky.social · 1d

Electricity generated from renewable sources has surpassed the amount of electricity generated from coal in Australia for the first time. www.theguardian.com/...

One Big Chart from @nickevershed.bsky.social

Electricity generation from renewables has overtaken coal for the first time in Australia

Hand drawn graph Showing terawatt hours of electricty generated per month from coal and renewable sources

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Josh Taylor @joshtaylor.bsky.social · 1d

Sarah Henderson begins her questions of YouTube's Rachel Lord about the decision to include YouTube in the ban by acknowledging Lord is married to Liberal senator Dave Sharma.

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Josh Taylor @joshtaylor.bsky.social · 1d

As I wrote before the legislation even hit parliament www.theguardian.com/media/articl...

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Mr Hounsell @hounsell.bsky.social · 2d

Rupert & Lachlan Murdoch's Fox News rotting the mind of the President of the United State's of America -- and his compatriots -- with a feed of lies should be treated as a serious red flag for every nation in which these two "do business".

India was smart enough to keep them out.

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump posted on Truth Social
"THE BIDEN FBI PLACED 274 AGENTS INTO THE CROWD ON JANUARY 6. If this is so, which it is, a lot of very good people will be owed big apologies. What a SCAM - DO SOMETHING!!! President DJT"
On Oct 12, 2025, 3:38 PM

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André Brett @drdrehistorian.bsky.social · 2d

Anyway, however you design these questions, we're seeing across the Anglosphere a disturbing degree of hostility to migration. Those of us who know migration is a good thing need to be loud in supporting it. We live at a time when goods cross borders more easily than people. I think that's wrong

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Nick Casmirri @ncasmirri.bsky.social · 2d

He didn’t remember a couple of things I asked about, but I’ve now realised from something he did say that I overlooked an important part of our group dynamics that probably explains one thing, and which I need to include in the story!

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Nick Casmirri @ncasmirri.bsky.social · 2d

Caught up with someone I hadn’t seen since 2001 today. It’s been nice to see there’s no real ambiguity with many of these people that we’re still friends.

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Nick Casmirri @ncasmirri.bsky.social · 2d

Zoomer Spring is ramping up.

AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 2d

Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina on Sunday said an "attempt to seize power illegally and by force" was underway in the country, a day after a contingent of soldiers joined thousands of anti-government protesters in the capital ➡️ u.afp.com/Sman

Members of the Malagasy army surrounded by protesters celebrating their arrival at City Hall during protests calling for the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina in Antananarivo, on October 11, 2025

File photo shows Madagascar's president Andry Rajoelina at the opening session of the 19th Summit of the Francophonie at the Grand Palais in Paris, on October 5, 2024

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 2d

I've seen some egregious misrepresentation in my time, but how many mules would have to kick you in the head to draw the imputation cited from Saleh's post?

On 7 October 2023 Dr Riemer reposted the following tweet on his Riemer X account:

Sarah Saleh:

"If you're upset/shocked by images of Zionist bodies bloody & attacked & never shown a fleck of concern for the thousands of Palestinians who are under attack daily & murdered in cold blood, some whose bodies are held hostage as bargaining chips by Israeli occupiers - SPARE ME"

45. As at about March 2024, Riemer’s 7 October repost had over 42,000 views.
46. The post (endorsed by the Repost) proceeds on the basis that the Jewish people and/or
Israeli people who had been murdered, maimed, kidnapped, raped or sexually abused
were Zionists by virtue of being Jewish and/or Israeli.
47. The 7 October repost had the following imputation:
a. There is no basis or reason for anyone to be upset or shocked by the murder,
maiming, kidnapping, rape and sexual abuse by Hamas of Jewish people and
Israeli people on 7 October 2023.

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Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.bsky.social · 2d

#ResolvePM This question if correctly quoted is unsatisfactory; its results should be ignored. Presents one side of the debate only, and also refers to L-NP reducing immigration when it is not the government and there is no way yet of knowing when or if it again will be.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 2d

An EU attempt to scan private messages for online child abuse content stalled last week — and all it took was a public outcry by privacy groups, messaging apps from Signal to Elon Musk's X, and a crafty email campaign to lawmakers.

Why Europe is freaking out about ‘Chat Control’

A European Union law aiming to fight child sexual abuse online has privacy activists and tech firms up in arms.

www.politico.eu

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