Tim Coronel
@timcoronel.bsky.social
Toiling in the word mines for decades. Publishing/comms lecturer at Unimelb. Opinions, I got plenty. Join your union/s!
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Tim Coronel
@timcoronel.bsky.social
· Oct 2
‘Everything that is wrong with the human race’: inside Hollywood’s bizarre war on the leaf blower
For 18 years, Cate Blanchett has railed against the hated garden gadget – and she’s not alone. From Hugh Grant to Danny DeVito, the backpack blower has united stars in unlikely, furious contempt
www.theguardian.com
in furious agreement www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
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Spontaneous in-class assignment: "Explain situationships to Guy Debord."
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Spontaneous in-class assignment: "Explain situationships to Guy Debord."
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Sad, but they really needed the soup.
The beloved Galapagos tortoise named Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo at an estimated 141 years, has died.
Gramma the Galápagos tortoise, oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, dies at about 141
The beloved Galápagos tortoise named Gramma that was the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo at an estimated 141 years has died. Zoo officials say she died on Nov. 20.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Sad, but they really needed the soup.
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OMG. The Guardian have confused Kenneth Clark, presenter of the 1969 series 'Civilisation' with Tory ex-MP & former Chancellor Kenneth Clarke in their review of the new BBC series 'Civilisations:Rise & Fall'
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
OMG. The Guardian have confused Kenneth Clark, presenter of the 1969 series 'Civilisation' with Tory ex-MP & former Chancellor Kenneth Clarke in their review of the new BBC series 'Civilisations:Rise & Fall'
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“The former ANU vice-chancellor’s golden handshake means that her new annual salary will be more than the total annualised savings ANU sought from the proposal to disestablish the ANU School of Music.”
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/911946...
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/911946...
More details about ANU former vice-chancellor payments released
'In accordance with her entitlements under her contract.'
www.canberratimes.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
“The former ANU vice-chancellor’s golden handshake means that her new annual salary will be more than the total annualised savings ANU sought from the proposal to disestablish the ANU School of Music.”
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/911946...
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/911946...
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
I haven't been able to get this out of my head all day...290.600 deportations, 65,140 people in detention . ....
I haven't been able to get this out of my head all day...290.600 deportations, 65,140 people in detention . ....
By the numbers: the latest ICE and CBP data on arrests, detentions and deportations in the US
The Guardian US reviewed figures from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection since Trump’s inauguration
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
I haven't been able to get this out of my head all day...290.600 deportations, 65,140 people in detention . ....
I haven't been able to get this out of my head all day...290.600 deportations, 65,140 people in detention . ....
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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Roller derby implies the existence of roller nottingham
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Roller derby implies the existence of roller nottingham
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Penny Wong spks of a 7yr old girl who after Pauline Hanson’s racist stunt, asked her mum “do all Christians hate Muslims?”
Ralph Babet interjects “I do!”
Not just a racist, an openly hateful one too. Our parliament is a clown show of filth.
Wong “And we see it again” Yup #Senate
Ralph Babet interjects “I do!”
Not just a racist, an openly hateful one too. Our parliament is a clown show of filth.
Wong “And we see it again” Yup #Senate
November 25, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Penny Wong spks of a 7yr old girl who after Pauline Hanson’s racist stunt, asked her mum “do all Christians hate Muslims?”
Ralph Babet interjects “I do!”
Not just a racist, an openly hateful one too. Our parliament is a clown show of filth.
Wong “And we see it again” Yup #Senate
Ralph Babet interjects “I do!”
Not just a racist, an openly hateful one too. Our parliament is a clown show of filth.
Wong “And we see it again” Yup #Senate
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Founders on LinkedIn still seem to be struggling with the difference between telling people about their humble beginnings and admitting to straight up committing fraud.
November 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Founders on LinkedIn still seem to be struggling with the difference between telling people about their humble beginnings and admitting to straight up committing fraud.
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You want to understand Victoria, Australia? That mural of Jacinta Ardern hugging a Muslim woman after the Christchurch massacre (carried out by an Australian) where you can't see the Muslim woman's face - that's Victoria being "left wing"
November 25, 2025 at 7:44 AM
You want to understand Victoria, Australia? That mural of Jacinta Ardern hugging a Muslim woman after the Christchurch massacre (carried out by an Australian) where you can't see the Muslim woman's face - that's Victoria being "left wing"
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Australia is bringing in ‘world first’ minimum pay for food delivery drivers - here’s how it will work
Australia is bringing in ‘world first’ minimum pay for food delivery drivers - here’s how it will work
Deal between companies and union, which includes an hourly wage and accident insurance, still requires approval from the industrial umpire, but this is what we know so far
Food delivery companies in Australia have teamed up with the Transport Workers’ Union to set new minimum standards for delivery drivers, including a minimum hourly wage and accident insurance for injuries sustained on the job.
In a deal described as a “world first”, the country’s two largest food delivery services, DoorDash and Uber Eats, have submitted a joint application with the Transport Workers’ Union to the Fair Work Commission. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Australia is bringing in ‘world first’ minimum pay for food delivery drivers - here’s how it will work
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‘Vast overreach’: police allowed to conduct warrantless pat-downs of people across inner Melbourne for six months
‘Vast overreach’: police allowed to conduct warrantless pat-downs of people across inner Melbourne for six months
Search powers, usually reserved for protests, will be in effect in the CBD and beyond in move criticised by human rights groups
Victoria police will have the power to conduct warrant-less pat-downs, search cars and move people on in Melbourne’s CBD for six months, in a move human rights and legal groups have described as a “vast overreach”.
Police on Tuesday declared the CBD, Docklands, Southbank, the sporting and entertainment precinct and parts of East Melbourne and South Melbourne as a “designated area” from Sunday, until 29 May 2026. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:21 AM
‘Vast overreach’: police allowed to conduct warrantless pat-downs of people across inner Melbourne for six months
Orphina Porsche Design chrono, mid-1970s. An early use of the still-ubiquitous 7750 movement
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Orphina Porsche Design chrono, mid-1970s. An early use of the still-ubiquitous 7750 movement
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Contribute to our review of the ASA’s School Appearances Rates of Pay by sharing your experiences and the rates you’ve been paid in 2024-25. Your feedback is crucial to help us advocate for fair pay and set minimum recommended rates for creators.
Help us review our rates of pay for school appearances - Australian Society of Authors
Are you an author or illustrator who has conducted a paid appearance at a school? Your feedback is crucial.
www.asauthors.org.au
November 25, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Contribute to our review of the ASA’s School Appearances Rates of Pay by sharing your experiences and the rates you’ve been paid in 2024-25. Your feedback is crucial to help us advocate for fair pay and set minimum recommended rates for creators.
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Really like the idea of "supporting" a cuisine. Like the emperor gets a royalty check every time you gnaw on a dumpling
November 25, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Really like the idea of "supporting" a cuisine. Like the emperor gets a royalty check every time you gnaw on a dumpling
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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Times have been tough in this Afghani town ever since the woke mob shut down the old poppy seed factory. So when Vladimir Putin promised to pay everyone to create MAGA Twitter accounts, they finally had something to cheer about again. Then Twitter turned on its new public location feature.
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Times have been tough in this Afghani town ever since the woke mob shut down the old poppy seed factory. So when Vladimir Putin promised to pay everyone to create MAGA Twitter accounts, they finally had something to cheer about again. Then Twitter turned on its new public location feature.
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A reminder that cars aren’t a technology problem. They’re a geometry problem.
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 AM
A reminder that cars aren’t a technology problem. They’re a geometry problem.
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Yeah there are bigger problems in the world today, but they printed that, they hung it up there, and it's been there who knows how long, and either nobody's noticed, or they don't give a stuff.
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Yeah there are bigger problems in the world today, but they printed that, they hung it up there, and it's been there who knows how long, and either nobody's noticed, or they don't give a stuff.
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FOR THE NEXT 6 MONTHS the cops have 'Designated' Melbourne's CBD & all nearby parkland a 'Zone' where you have to let them search you, empty your bags & pockets, & remove "headwear, jackets, scarves" 🤔 🇵🇸 & any "face covering" that protects you from injurious "crowd-controlling substances" ACAB
Public notice: Melbourne CBD - Sunday 30 November 2025 to Friday 29 May 2026
A public notice for Melbourne CBD and surrounds from Sunday 30 November 2025 to Friday 29 May 2026.
www.police.vic.gov.au
November 25, 2025 at 4:03 AM
FOR THE NEXT 6 MONTHS the cops have 'Designated' Melbourne's CBD & all nearby parkland a 'Zone' where you have to let them search you, empty your bags & pockets, & remove "headwear, jackets, scarves" 🤔 🇵🇸 & any "face covering" that protects you from injurious "crowd-controlling substances" ACAB
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It takes real skill to achieve this level of incompetence
A federal judge on Monday threw out the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that the prosecutor who brought the charges, Lindsey Halligan, was illegally appointed.
November 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
It takes real skill to achieve this level of incompetence