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Adam

@thongdam.bsky.social

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Former audio engineer of Oz indie and jazz music, ethnomusicologist with a focus on Laos. I’m interested in music, linguistics, history, politics (but not too much for my sanity), and AFL.

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Adam @thongdam.bsky.social · 1d

Did the ABC care when the Democrats died as a party? No. Then why the fuck should we care when the Libs follow in their footsteps??

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Adam @thongdam.bsky.social · 1d

Trumpists just can’t understand why someone might do something without being paid - they all about the grift.

Adam @thongdam.bsky.social · 5d

Bit of a facepalm moment…..

Adam @thongdam.bsky.social · 6d

Those afros!

Adam @thongdam.bsky.social · 8d

As per Ronnie Salt’s observation - Raytheon is a major supplier of arms to Israel and a major sponsor of the NPC. Follow the $.

Adam @thongdam.bsky.social · 8d

Interesting composition. It attracted, rightly, some attention for cultural appropriation. www.some.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

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Adam @thongdam.bsky.social · 8d

‘Angeline’ is a classic pose pop number

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 8d

Why should we sit by while you take our money, defund our priorities, and shit on our values?

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It’s time for soft secession

How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.

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Adam @thongdam.bsky.social · 10d

Yeah. That is spineless.

Adam @thongdam.bsky.social · 12d

I think ‘knob’ is a good summation.

Adam @thongdam.bsky.social · 12d

Excellent work, again. Thanks.

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Adam @thongdam.bsky.social · 12d

You’re on the right track but South Australia needs to be the first to go.

Adam @thongdam.bsky.social · 12d

Seems like a well-grounded bloke….

Adam @thongdam.bsky.social · 13d

Let us grift the shit out of the office of POTUS in peace.

Adam @thongdam.bsky.social · 13d

Unfortunately I think it will be foisted upon us regardless. I’m not optimistic that the appropriate safeguards will be put in place either.

Adam @thongdam.bsky.social · 13d

Just about to finish Yuvel Noah Harari’s book Nexus that looks at the history of information networks and the advent of AI. Thought provoking and at times alarming. Recommended reading.

Adam @thongdam.bsky.social · 17d

Its 100% certain that soon we’ll have people claiming they’ve been cured via ‘medbed’

Adam @thongdam.bsky.social · 19d

Being an A grade prick as usual.

Adam @thongdam.bsky.social · 19d

This is exactly what came to my mind.

Adam @thongdam.bsky.social · 19d

Looks like it came from Hitler and Speers’ plans for Berlin.

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Adam @thongdam.bsky.social · 20d

Agree. I got off Threads today. Too much culture wars bollocks on there now for me.

Adam @thongdam.bsky.social · 20d

Great think piece from Ronnie Salt.

Dana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 20d

😳 “The ABC makes a lot of their editorial news decisions based on Google Trends. Yes, correct, something you’ve long suspected is true. The ABC now follows the news trends rather than setting the news agenda” 1/

David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 20d

Here's @ronnisalt.bsky.social. "You’re being played – your part in the culture wars"

Adam @thongdam.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks. Not familiar with their work but will certainly avoid now.

Adam @thongdam.bsky.social · 20d

Party for one! Woohoo.

Adam @thongdam.bsky.social · Aug 27

Just been playing and singing ‘Keep me in your heart’ to incorporate into my repertoire.