Ian Morley
@ijmorley.bsky.social
Teacher of English, History, Philosophy. AEU rep. Posts on those subjects, but also on Aus sokkah, progressive political hopes & occ. music sub-cultures.
Up the DHUSC Pumpers ⛽
Up the DHUSC Pumpers ⛽
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Happy new year to the Crown Melbourne workers taking industrial action x
January 1, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Happy new year to the Crown Melbourne workers taking industrial action x
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My union went on a single-day strike and we reached a deal on a contract with basically all of our asks a week later
What was the best thing that happened to you in 2025?
January 1, 2026 at 3:44 AM
My union went on a single-day strike and we reached a deal on a contract with basically all of our asks a week later
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what a shocking turn of events
who could’ve seen this coming
who could’ve seen this coming
OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT "Prioritize" Advertisers in Conversation
OpenAI employees working on ChatGPT report plans to unleash sponsored advertisements above organic results.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:07 AM
what a shocking turn of events
who could’ve seen this coming
who could’ve seen this coming
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Really a fucking shame that’s for at least 25 years we’ve seen children as optimizable.
why is it that my kindergartener is doing this instead of sitting on a rug listening to stories
December 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Really a fucking shame that’s for at least 25 years we’ve seen children as optimizable.
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I think a powerful short film would be Judi Dench eating an entire rotisserie chicken with her bare hands
December 30, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I think a powerful short film would be Judi Dench eating an entire rotisserie chicken with her bare hands
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A friend of mine got asked by some people if any good bands were playing at the weekend, she said "Well the New York Dolls are playing here tonight but I wouldn't bother, they're shite". They replied that they were the New York Dolls
June 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM
A friend of mine got asked by some people if any good bands were playing at the weekend, she said "Well the New York Dolls are playing here tonight but I wouldn't bother, they're shite". They replied that they were the New York Dolls
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2035 oscar predictions
best director - stephen soderbergh, "lobster heist"
best actor - adam driver, bailey frye, "lobster heist"
best supporting actor (nominated) - channing tatum, badger frye, "lobster heist"
best supporting actor (winner) - daniel craig, joe bang, "lobster heist"
best director - stephen soderbergh, "lobster heist"
best actor - adam driver, bailey frye, "lobster heist"
best supporting actor (nominated) - channing tatum, badger frye, "lobster heist"
best supporting actor (winner) - daniel craig, joe bang, "lobster heist"
December 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
2035 oscar predictions
best director - stephen soderbergh, "lobster heist"
best actor - adam driver, bailey frye, "lobster heist"
best supporting actor (nominated) - channing tatum, badger frye, "lobster heist"
best supporting actor (winner) - daniel craig, joe bang, "lobster heist"
best director - stephen soderbergh, "lobster heist"
best actor - adam driver, bailey frye, "lobster heist"
best supporting actor (nominated) - channing tatum, badger frye, "lobster heist"
best supporting actor (winner) - daniel craig, joe bang, "lobster heist"
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Somehow we’ve ended up in a position where the richest most powerful people in the world are innocent benevolent bystanders while a college professor with no tenure is part of a decadent and corrupt establishment that controls everything
The perfect Yglesias post: declaring “billionaires are good, actually,” as if it was some bold, counterintuitive take.
December 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Somehow we’ve ended up in a position where the richest most powerful people in the world are innocent benevolent bystanders while a college professor with no tenure is part of a decadent and corrupt establishment that controls everything
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SELL IT TO WHO, BEN?? FUCKING PUMAMAN??
December 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
SELL IT TO WHO, BEN?? FUCKING PUMAMAN??
Good news for English fans just catching up. Scott Boland is top scoring in the second innings and the match seems like it's not got long to go.
#TheAshes
#TheAshes
December 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Good news for English fans just catching up. Scott Boland is top scoring in the second innings and the match seems like it's not got long to go.
#TheAshes
#TheAshes
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This is both funny and surprisingly moving
December 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This is both funny and surprisingly moving
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The Rehearsal S2 (2025)
I did not have Evanescence on my bingo card.
December 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The Rehearsal S2 (2025)
Zero difference from 1993, thanks to John Howard et. al
(The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go. )
(The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go. )
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
Sounds about right.
Sounds about right.
December 20, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Zero difference from 1993, thanks to John Howard et. al
(The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go. )
(The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go. )
If I was England, I'd train up a bunch of gigantic post-Guardiola beasts who only hit down the ground and leave everything else. Diet of long-throws, set-pieces, route-one, voting harder for Nigel Garage and #BrexitTwo. Then I'd be blaming Marcus Rashford and Jude Bellingham. #TheAshes
December 20, 2025 at 5:12 AM
If I was England, I'd train up a bunch of gigantic post-Guardiola beasts who only hit down the ground and leave everything else. Diet of long-throws, set-pieces, route-one, voting harder for Nigel Garage and #BrexitTwo. Then I'd be blaming Marcus Rashford and Jude Bellingham. #TheAshes
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As I understand today's discussion, we can stop an ISIS cell by policing the speaker list at writer's festivals and the BA syllabus at Unis. And by "stopping demonstrations." This is madness.
December 17, 2025 at 7:48 AM
As I understand today's discussion, we can stop an ISIS cell by policing the speaker list at writer's festivals and the BA syllabus at Unis. And by "stopping demonstrations." This is madness.
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20ish minutes into glass onion. story hasn't quite grabbed me yet, but god this cast is great
currently my favorite character is a tossup between manosphere bautista or kate hudson chewing scenery, but janelle monáe just showed up and my gut says they'll quickly run away with it
currently my favorite character is a tossup between manosphere bautista or kate hudson chewing scenery, but janelle monáe just showed up and my gut says they'll quickly run away with it
December 16, 2025 at 2:04 AM
20ish minutes into glass onion. story hasn't quite grabbed me yet, but god this cast is great
currently my favorite character is a tossup between manosphere bautista or kate hudson chewing scenery, but janelle monáe just showed up and my gut says they'll quickly run away with it
currently my favorite character is a tossup between manosphere bautista or kate hudson chewing scenery, but janelle monáe just showed up and my gut says they'll quickly run away with it
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mother has tired of chewing my food for me, i’m putting her in a home
I was asked what I thought now that #pluribus has reached seven episodes.
I’m not seeing any of the liberal subtext some folks are seeing. But I’ve learned to watch the show by fast forwarding through the long, artsy stretches where no one speaks.
There were exactly 2 lines of interesting dialogue.
I’m not seeing any of the liberal subtext some folks are seeing. But I’ve learned to watch the show by fast forwarding through the long, artsy stretches where no one speaks.
There were exactly 2 lines of interesting dialogue.
December 15, 2025 at 4:48 AM
mother has tired of chewing my food for me, i’m putting her in a home
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'Pig-headed' is the way Terry Carney, of Robodebt fame, describes the response of the Department of Employment to the second Commonwealth Ombudsman report into their error-riddled privatised jobseeker compliance program. You can see why for yourself here. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
‘Particularly strange’: Ombudsman damns welfare compliance
In an interview with The Saturday Paper, the Commonwealth ombudsman says government departments still need to ‘unlearn’ the culture that produced robodebt.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
December 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
'Pig-headed' is the way Terry Carney, of Robodebt fame, describes the response of the Department of Employment to the second Commonwealth Ombudsman report into their error-riddled privatised jobseeker compliance program. You can see why for yourself here. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
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The high school essays where the kids have only seen the movie and not read the book are going to be *epic*.
December 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The high school essays where the kids have only seen the movie and not read the book are going to be *epic*.
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Alright people: best new scifi and fantasy short stories you’ve read in the last couple of years, go go go
December 11, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Alright people: best new scifi and fantasy short stories you’ve read in the last couple of years, go go go
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what are we doing
The Victorian government calls for tenders after it approved exploration licenses for two new gas projects in the Otway and Gippsland basins.
Victoria green-lights new gas exploration in Gippsland and the Otways
The Victorian government calls for tenders after it approved exploration licenses for two new gas projects in the Otway and Gippsland basins.
www.abc.net.au
December 11, 2025 at 6:13 AM
what are we doing