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Kent Parkstreet, Laird of Doofus @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 7h

One solution to AI and other tech distorting our realities is to stage acoustic music, exhibitions in studios where we can see the artists working, town hall meetings where people sit quietly to allow humans to speak at human volume.

To preserve civilisation we need to become more civilised.

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Barbara of the December Clan : Troll Hunter @bookmarkgirl.bsky.social · 2h

Alaska is a state! Where is the American press coverage?

Kiera Brown @kierabrown.bsky.social · 4h

www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/w...

Dozens rescued, over 1,000 people displaced and hunt for missing ongoing following monster storm in western Alaska | CNN

Rescuers in western Alaska are working to find missing residents and help the over 1,000 people displaced after ferocious, hurricane-force wind gusts from what once was Typhoon Halong tore through rem...

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muzzymixt.bsky.social @muzzymixt.bsky.social · 1h

Officials say storm 'completely devastated' Western Alaska communities alaskapublic.org/news/public-...

Officials say storm 'completely devastated' Western Alaska communities

A Coast Guard commander recounted scenes of Alaskans swimming in floodwaters in the middle of the night, searching for debris to hold onto.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1h

The news comes just days after Maria Corina Machado was announced the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.

Venezuela to close Norway embassy after opposition leader wins Nobel Prize

The news comes just days after Maria Corina Machado was announced the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.

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Jenna Price @jennaprice.bsky.social · 4h

I’ve got all of them. But after 25 years it’s time for the recycling bin. 😢

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 7h

I can’t help but think today about how many young people were savaged on social media, branded as anti-semites and abandoned by their schools for daring to call for a ceasefire. I remember saying that it was the first time I can remember that calling for ceasefire was regarded as a hostile demand.

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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 16h

See you all on October 18th
This will hopefully be the largest peaceful protest in American history.

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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 16h

Israeli Media’s Distorted View of the War in Gaza – Mother Jones share.google/2R3dFqpoGCJ5...

Israeli media's distorted view of the war in Gaza

While global news showed a humanitarian disaster, most outlets in Israel remained silent.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 18h

More than a decade ago, I sat down with @marcmaron.bsky.social in his garage to tape something new called a podcast. This time, he came to me to record his last episode.

We talked about the power of conviction, decency in an age of division, and the true story of America.

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SallyRCbra @srpassesiton.bsky.social · 1h

*Scrolls article futilely for mention of serious and violent offenders in #DV #FamilyViolence context.

Victoria Police.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Victoria Police to slim down executive, divert more officers to front line

Victoria Police will slim down its executive team and divert more officers to the front line under reforms aimed at reducing crime in the state.

www.abc.net.au

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Kent Parkstreet, Laird of Doofus @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 6h

This isn’t within the job description of a police union.

This is Australia, not America.

#AusPol

Police union calls for tougher sentences amid soaring crime in Victoria

The Police Association welcomes the Victorian chief commissioner's new strategy to get more officers on the streets, but says tougher sentences the only effective solution to crime crisis.

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Geneviève Doyle @gennerveevy.bsky.social · 2h

womensagenda.com.au/latest/more-...

More women to benefit from super tax changes as LISTO threshold finally lifts

The federal government has just announced changes to the low-income super tax offset (LISTO) scheme so that more people on low incomes are able to grow their superannuation balances.

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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine @papootx.bsky.social · 15h

Kamala May Have Won.
Indications Of Elections Fraud

The missing votes uncovered in Smart Elections’ legal case in Rockland County, New York, are just the tip of the iceberg—an iceberg that extends across the swing states and into Texas.

She Won. They Didn't Just Change the Machines. They Rewired the Election.

How Leonard Leo's 2021 sale of an electronics firm enabled tech giants to subvert the 2024 election.

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 3h

myGov code Generator: A device is already registered to your myGov account. Go to your myGov account settings to remove the device...

myGov: To remove the device, enter the code from the myGov Code Generator app.

And then the best bit...

Screenshot from the myGov website "Assistant".

My text: "I am caught in an authentication loop," and then the text as described in the post.

Send failed. Retry.

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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 2h

Creative Australia awards Khaled Sabsabi $100,000 grant months after dumping from Venice Biennale

Funding is a silver lining in a tumultuous year for the Lebanese-Australian artist from western Sydney Creative Australia has awarded a $100,000 grant to artist Khaled Sabsabi, months after he was controversially dumped and then reinstated by the federal arts body as Australia’s representative for the 2026 Venice Biennale. The grant – one of 16 made under Creative Australia’s Visual Arts, Craft and Design Framework – will fund the creation of a new body of work for a solo exhibition opening in March 2027 at Adelaide’s Samstag Museum of Art, which will also include Sabsabi’s Venice Biennale work. Continue reading...

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Vicki Larson @omgchronicles.bsky.social · 9h

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is present in nearly one-third of patients with severe long COVID, particularly affecting middle-aged women.
www.emjreviews.com/en-us/amj/ne...

Long COVID Linked to POTS in Middle-Aged Women

Study finds one in three Long COVID patients develop POTS. Find out how diagnosis and treatment can improve outcomes—keep reading.

www.emjreviews.com

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pinconp.bsky.social @pinconp.bsky.social · 6h

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

No shitful move is too small to make for the Libs, is it? #auspol

Victorian Liberals will scrap Australian-first Treaty within 100 days if elected

The Victorian Liberals will scrap the state's proposed Treaty agreement with First Peoples' if elected. The opposition had previously withdrawn support for the proposed agreement, which is set to be d...

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SallyRCbra @srpassesiton.bsky.social · 5h

Cruel and fixated woman.

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Michael Wyres @mwyr.es · 5h

Linda Reynolds Launches Bankruptcy Proceedings Against Brittany Higgins - https://mwyr.es/tOBsNAiJ #abcnews #auspol #sillyCow

Higgins faces bankruptcy proceedings as Reynolds takes new legal action

Former senator Linda Reynolds files a creditor's petition in the Federal Court against her ex-staffer Brittany Higgins as she tries to recover damages awarded to her for defamation.

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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 16h

The new trailer for THE RUNNING MAN is up. My IT guy will post it. I don't "get" posting on Bluesky. That's okay. I've seen the movie, and it's a balls-to-the-wall thrill ride. The feel is like a modern-day DIE HARD.

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Richy Craven @richycraven.bsky.social · 21h

I have gone on record that a thing that completely short circuits all of my higher critical brain functions is seeing voice actors do their characters live.

I am immediately a child again.

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SallyRCbra @srpassesiton.bsky.social · 20h

Thanks chook. First time since Covid2.5 yrs ago so I am not robust!

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Ewamore, Quoth the Raven @ewacat.bsky.social · 20h

genuinely i know two women who this happened to and my initial response to this was "oh, classic"

fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 20h

‪My husband's having an affair but doesn't realise I know. I read his messages to her and she's starting to ghost him, ignoring his messages or just replying with an emoji. His messages to her are increasingly desperate. His desperation is turning me off more than the affair.

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SallyRCbra @srpassesiton.bsky.social · 20h

Google ‘phage technology’. There are targeted citizen science options for antibiotics!

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 20h

One in six infections are now resistant to antibiotics.

This presents a growing threat to public health.

1 in 6 infections now resistant to antibiotics

Resistance to commonly used drugs rose over 40 percent in five years, a WHO report found.

www.politico.eu

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