The Facts in the Case of Dr Dedman
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Writer, resting actor, recovering bookseller, extinguished professor. www.stephendedman.com
Interests: Sf, horror, urban fantasy, GURPS, Shadowrun, palaeontology, astronomy, forensics, mythology, movies, theatre, cats, travel, weirdness.
Interests: Sf, horror, urban fantasy, GURPS, Shadowrun, palaeontology, astronomy, forensics, mythology, movies, theatre, cats, travel, weirdness.
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More than 670 NSW pokies venues to be stripped of ability to stay open after 4am
More than 670 NSW pokies venues to be stripped of ability to stay open after 4am
Exclusive: Government to end exemptions to mandated closing times for pubs and clubs, including those that allow 24/7 gambling
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More than 670 poker machine venues across New South Wales will lose their “outdated exemptions” to operate after 4am as the state government responds to pressure to address “a public health catastrophe”.
The decision, announced by the state’s gaming minister David Harris, will ensure gaming rooms are closed at the mandated 4am deadline. Currently, some venues allow them to be played 24/7. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
More than 670 NSW pokies venues to be stripped of ability to stay open after 4am
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Even the Brexit-backing right recognises the mistake of Brexit.
They don't offer any way out for the UK. You can still feel the arrogant pride in this article.
Humility is required, realism about consequences such as giving up trade deals, and positivity about Europe.
They don't offer any way out for the UK. You can still feel the arrogant pride in this article.
Humility is required, realism about consequences such as giving up trade deals, and positivity about Europe.
Time to admit the truth: Brexit has been an unmitigated economic failure
Leaving the EU has reduced Britain’s GDP by up to 8pc, according to a devastating US study
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Even the Brexit-backing right recognises the mistake of Brexit.
They don't offer any way out for the UK. You can still feel the arrogant pride in this article.
Humility is required, realism about consequences such as giving up trade deals, and positivity about Europe.
They don't offer any way out for the UK. You can still feel the arrogant pride in this article.
Humility is required, realism about consequences such as giving up trade deals, and positivity about Europe.
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
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Truth writ large. Deport him back to South Africa...via a few years in El Salvador.
November 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Truth writ large. Deport him back to South Africa...via a few years in El Salvador.
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Moldovan authorities said Russian drones had entered the country's airspace and posed a threat to aviation, the third such incident in nine days.
November 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Moldovan authorities said Russian drones had entered the country's airspace and posed a threat to aviation, the third such incident in nine days.
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Now that the US has fallen to a fascist govt, there has been a ripple effect amongst celebrities, & that’s particularly visible regarding those who once proclaimed themselves LGBTQ allies.
Most went silent, but a few made their hypocrisy clear:
Most went silent, but a few made their hypocrisy clear:
Hard Pivot: All the allies who've disappointed us this year-from Debra Messing to Snoop Dogg to Kristin Chenoweth - Queerty
We lost a lot of people to the fart mind virus this year
www.queerty.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Now that the US has fallen to a fascist govt, there has been a ripple effect amongst celebrities, & that’s particularly visible regarding those who once proclaimed themselves LGBTQ allies.
Most went silent, but a few made their hypocrisy clear:
Most went silent, but a few made their hypocrisy clear:
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“I don’t agree with trans people in society.”
“OK, well trans people do exist in society, but I respect your right to your beliefs so much I’m willing to move you out of society for as long as you hold those beliefs. What? You thought we should’ve moved them out? Why? These aren’t THEIR beliefs.”
“OK, well trans people do exist in society, but I respect your right to your beliefs so much I’m willing to move you out of society for as long as you hold those beliefs. What? You thought we should’ve moved them out? Why? These aren’t THEIR beliefs.”
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“I don’t agree with trans people in society.”
“OK, well trans people do exist in society, but I respect your right to your beliefs so much I’m willing to move you out of society for as long as you hold those beliefs. What? You thought we should’ve moved them out? Why? These aren’t THEIR beliefs.”
“OK, well trans people do exist in society, but I respect your right to your beliefs so much I’m willing to move you out of society for as long as you hold those beliefs. What? You thought we should’ve moved them out? Why? These aren’t THEIR beliefs.”
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A friend of mine who’s a barista, and also trans, had to deal with a customer who was enraged, and apparently incredulous, that Trump winning didn’t mean she had every right to misgender her.
“Trump won! We don’t have to put up with people like that anymore!”
The police were called.
“Trump won! We don’t have to put up with people like that anymore!”
The police were called.
Like 30% of the country is absolutely enraged because they thought they were going to be able to be utter shitbirds without anyone being allowed to call them shitbirds, but here we are, calling them shitbirds.
November 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
A friend of mine who’s a barista, and also trans, had to deal with a customer who was enraged, and apparently incredulous, that Trump winning didn’t mean she had every right to misgender her.
“Trump won! We don’t have to put up with people like that anymore!”
The police were called.
“Trump won! We don’t have to put up with people like that anymore!”
The police were called.
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The MAGA regime just ended a rule that limited a certain type of pollution that causes heart and lung disease, a rule which was expected to save thousands of lives every year.
This isn’t just evil, it’s plain murder.
This isn’t just evil, it’s plain murder.
November 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The MAGA regime just ended a rule that limited a certain type of pollution that causes heart and lung disease, a rule which was expected to save thousands of lives every year.
This isn’t just evil, it’s plain murder.
This isn’t just evil, it’s plain murder.
Worry less about where money is going to come from during semester breaks, and enjoy the free time it gives me for writing.
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
November 30, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Worry less about where money is going to come from during semester breaks, and enjoy the free time it gives me for writing.
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If you want to know why Pete Hegseth is confident he'll face no consequences for blatant war crimes, just look at the list of people who attended Dick Cheney's funeral.
November 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
If you want to know why Pete Hegseth is confident he'll face no consequences for blatant war crimes, just look at the list of people who attended Dick Cheney's funeral.
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Suddenly, the applause he gave on that red-carpeted airport tarmac makes a lot more sense. 🤡
“In days after Alaska, a European intel agency distributed a hard-copy report in an envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials, who were shocked by the contents: Inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the Trump admin had been pursuing with Russia.”
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Suddenly, the applause he gave on that red-carpeted airport tarmac makes a lot more sense. 🤡
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November 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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British millennials are embracing an unlikely new cause: infrastructure, housing and the politics of economic growth.
Fed-Up UK Millennials Are Mobilizing to Push for Economic Growth
An emerging political movement aims to make infrastructure, housing and growth cool for a generation of frustrated Britons.
bloom.bg
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
British millennials are embracing an unlikely new cause: infrastructure, housing and the politics of economic growth.
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Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
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@realgdt.bsky.social Love Rachel's cosplays, she has done a lot of them now www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOA8...
Attempting to Make "The Creature" from Frankenstein (2025)
YouTube video by Rachel Maksy
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
@realgdt.bsky.social Love Rachel's cosplays, she has done a lot of them now www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOA8...
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Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
November 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
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This 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
Unless it comes from a trusted source (like a mutual who gets this: it has credit + alt-text) I generally have started being more sceptical about most videos and images.
My internal barometer: does the media make me feel a heightened sense of *any* kind of emotion?
If so, be sceptical!
Unless it comes from a trusted source (like a mutual who gets this: it has credit + alt-text) I generally have started being more sceptical about most videos and images.
My internal barometer: does the media make me feel a heightened sense of *any* kind of emotion?
If so, be sceptical!
It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality
November 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
Unless it comes from a trusted source (like a mutual who gets this: it has credit + alt-text) I generally have started being more sceptical about most videos and images.
My internal barometer: does the media make me feel a heightened sense of *any* kind of emotion?
If so, be sceptical!
Unless it comes from a trusted source (like a mutual who gets this: it has credit + alt-text) I generally have started being more sceptical about most videos and images.
My internal barometer: does the media make me feel a heightened sense of *any* kind of emotion?
If so, be sceptical!
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“Ordering” Australia?
Is #albo complicit 🤔
24th November, a senior US official advised the US State Department had sent a cable to US embassies in Australia, New Zealand, Canada & throughout Europe, ordering them to collect data & report “on migrant-related crimes & human rights abuses” in the country they’re based in.
24th November, a senior US official advised the US State Department had sent a cable to US embassies in Australia, New Zealand, Canada & throughout Europe, ordering them to collect data & report “on migrant-related crimes & human rights abuses” in the country they’re based in.
Trump Administration to Monitor Crimes by Migrants in Australia
The ever-growing worldwide campaign of blaming migrants for society’s problems continues, with the US announcing it will monitor crimes committed by migrants living in Australia.
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au
November 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
“Ordering” Australia?
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Newspapers are closing at an emergency-level rate—over the past 20 years, America has lost more than 3,000. For the past six years, the photographer Ann Hermes has been documenting the lives lived in these dying places across the country. See more images: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/059DXx
November 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Newspapers are closing at an emergency-level rate—over the past 20 years, America has lost more than 3,000. For the past six years, the photographer Ann Hermes has been documenting the lives lived in these dying places across the country. See more images: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/059DXx
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Just thinking of the infamous Solvay conference of 1927, where Marie Curie was the only woman present. Who are the other women who might have been there? #WomenInSTEM 🧪
The Solvay Conference: Probably the Most Intelligent Picture Ever Taken, 1927 - Rare Historical Photos
The most famous conference was the 1927 Fifth Solvay Conference on Electrons and Photons. 17 of the 29 attendees were or became Nobel Prize winners.
rarehistoricalphotos.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Just thinking of the infamous Solvay conference of 1927, where Marie Curie was the only woman present. Who are the other women who might have been there? #WomenInSTEM 🧪
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The Citizens United decision has corrupted our government and is destroying our democracy. Here's a way to get rid of it. robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get...
How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.
robertreich.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The Citizens United decision has corrupted our government and is destroying our democracy. Here's a way to get rid of it. robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get...
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pointing, laughing
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
November 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
pointing, laughing
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I’m dumbstruck by news of the death of Tom Stoppard—maybe because he hoarded all the words and knew how to use them better than just about anyone. I hope we savor his spectacular wit and erudition and argue about the politics of his plays forever. He was monumental, and also a kind and curious man.
November 29, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I’m dumbstruck by news of the death of Tom Stoppard—maybe because he hoarded all the words and knew how to use them better than just about anyone. I hope we savor his spectacular wit and erudition and argue about the politics of his plays forever. He was monumental, and also a kind and curious man.
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Basically, make a point of trying to help other people. It's good for you. Also, universal basic income will mean more people being free to volunteer and afford to.
A study found that volunteering slows down aging in retirees: the DNA of people who volunteered the equivalent of one to four hours a week showed distinctive biomarkers associated with decelerated epigenetic aging, with the most pronounced effects among retired people.
Turns out fighting fascism helps you live longer
Retirees are mobilizing to defend democracy—and the benefits literally show up in their DNA.
www.motherjones.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Basically, make a point of trying to help other people. It's good for you. Also, universal basic income will mean more people being free to volunteer and afford to.