Tom Sulston
@tom.sulston.net
Digital rights, bicycles, cats, kitchens.
Don't blame my employer for my bad choice of words.
Don't blame my employer for my bad choice of words.
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I'd bet big money, that in 90% of "the cyclist came out of nowhere!" incidents, the cyclist was actually there the whole time, the driver just couldn't be bothered to move their eyes or their heads to actually look around their vehicle.
January 21, 2026 at 12:35 AM
I'd bet big money, that in 90% of "the cyclist came out of nowhere!" incidents, the cyclist was actually there the whole time, the driver just couldn't be bothered to move their eyes or their heads to actually look around their vehicle.
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It's not that complicated @albomp.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 12:23 AM
It's not that complicated @albomp.bsky.social
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Ban them. Crush their toys. Throw the whinging lot in jail.
But enough about golf.
But enough about golf.
‘E-bike cowboys’ swarm Sydney northern beaches golf club
Mass rideouts of young riders on e-bikes have taken over public roads and golf courses as the government grapples with how to respond.
www.smh.com.au
January 18, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Ban them. Crush their toys. Throw the whinging lot in jail.
But enough about golf.
But enough about golf.
So has Craig Silvey been uninvited from Adelaide Writers Week yet?
January 13, 2026 at 6:16 AM
So has Craig Silvey been uninvited from Adelaide Writers Week yet?
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"If Weiss is exceptional, it's only in her knack for making a spectacle of the sort of things that slicker operators in media say and do all the time without causing too much of a fuss."
@tcraggs22.bsky.social on Bari Weiss and all the Bari Weisses: defector.com/bari-weiss-i...
@tcraggs22.bsky.social on Bari Weiss and all the Bari Weisses: defector.com/bari-weiss-i...
Bari Weiss Is The Symptom | Defector
Who says Bari Weiss doesn’t know how to run a newsroom? “My general view here,” the CBS News editor-in-chief wrote in a memo before shelving the now-infamous 60 Minutes report on El Salvador’s CECOT c...
defector.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
"If Weiss is exceptional, it's only in her knack for making a spectacle of the sort of things that slicker operators in media say and do all the time without causing too much of a fuss."
@tcraggs22.bsky.social on Bari Weiss and all the Bari Weisses: defector.com/bari-weiss-i...
@tcraggs22.bsky.social on Bari Weiss and all the Bari Weisses: defector.com/bari-weiss-i...
"We … apologise to Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah for how the decision was represented" is one hell of a non-apology from the Adelaide festival board.
Perhaps they should talk with a writer about how to words more good?
Perhaps they should talk with a writer about how to words more good?
Australia news live: Adelaide writers’ week cancelled as board apologises to Randa Abdel-Fattah for ‘how decision was represented’
Follow updates live
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:01 AM
"We … apologise to Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah for how the decision was represented" is one hell of a non-apology from the Adelaide festival board.
Perhaps they should talk with a writer about how to words more good?
Perhaps they should talk with a writer about how to words more good?
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not to go all identity politics but I think it’s also because the victims are women
one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
January 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
not to go all identity politics but I think it’s also because the victims are women
How’s your day going? In my backyard, it’s currently 56°.
January 7, 2026 at 5:37 AM
How’s your day going? In my backyard, it’s currently 56°.
I do wish that just one journalist would ask about the 80 people that the US murdered during its kidnap of Maduro.
The whole "internation aggression is a bit naughty but he's a bad man" schtick is wearing really thin.
The whole "internation aggression is a bit naughty but he's a bad man" schtick is wearing really thin.
January 7, 2026 at 12:04 AM
I do wish that just one journalist would ask about the 80 people that the US murdered during its kidnap of Maduro.
The whole "internation aggression is a bit naughty but he's a bad man" schtick is wearing really thin.
The whole "internation aggression is a bit naughty but he's a bad man" schtick is wearing really thin.
Ohai, the word for what the US has just done to Maduro is not “captured”, it is “kidnapped”. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
January 3, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Ohai, the word for what the US has just done to Maduro is not “captured”, it is “kidnapped”. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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There should be a law keeping Chris Minns off social media. He seems incredibly vulnerable to going down certain rabbit holes and coming up with stupid ideas.
December 29, 2025 at 1:57 AM
There should be a law keeping Chris Minns off social media. He seems incredibly vulnerable to going down certain rabbit holes and coming up with stupid ideas.
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hey Victorian renters! if you've used 'RentTech' (think online application platforms, rent payment apps, property management portals), please spend ~5 minutes to share your experience in this survey to contribute to important @cprc-research.bsky.social research: cprc.limesurvey.net/594888?lang=en
December 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
hey Victorian renters! if you've used 'RentTech' (think online application platforms, rent payment apps, property management portals), please spend ~5 minutes to share your experience in this survey to contribute to important @cprc-research.bsky.social research: cprc.limesurvey.net/594888?lang=en
Confused that the Productivity Commission chose the last working day of the year to release its report mid-way through the aftermath of a terrorist attack.
Surely the authors are proud of their work and want a wide audience? This seems counterintuitive.
www.pc.gov.au/inquiries-an...
Surely the authors are proud of their work and want a wide audience? This seems counterintuitive.
www.pc.gov.au/inquiries-an...
Five pillars of productivity inquiries
The Productivity Commission has been asked by the Australian Government to conduct five inquiries to identify priority reforms under their five pillar productivity growth agenda. We have been tasked w...
www.pc.gov.au
December 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Confused that the Productivity Commission chose the last working day of the year to release its report mid-way through the aftermath of a terrorist attack.
Surely the authors are proud of their work and want a wide audience? This seems counterintuitive.
www.pc.gov.au/inquiries-an...
Surely the authors are proud of their work and want a wide audience? This seems counterintuitive.
www.pc.gov.au/inquiries-an...
Great to see young Australians, freed from the shackles of social media, hanging out together in the real world.
www.smh.com.au/national/vic...
www.smh.com.au/national/vic...
Teen arrested in beach clash with police after storming Mordialloc supermarket
One boy remains in custody after riot police were called in to disperse a large group of teenagers allegedly brawling on Mordialloc beach.
www.smh.com.au
December 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Great to see young Australians, freed from the shackles of social media, hanging out together in the real world.
www.smh.com.au/national/vic...
www.smh.com.au/national/vic...
Note for future US presidents: you can order the Navy to murder civilians on small boats in international waters, but don't you dare slag off a Hollywood director.
December 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Note for future US presidents: you can order the Navy to murder civilians on small boats in international waters, but don't you dare slag off a Hollywood director.
Thoughts and prayers for everyone in the UK at this most difficult of times.
December 13, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Thoughts and prayers for everyone in the UK at this most difficult of times.
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“Let them be kids!”
But Victoria passed the Adult Time for Violent Crime legislation which can send 14 year olds to adult jails.
Which is it you want them to be? Adults or children?
Or simply not seen or heard at all?
But Victoria passed the Adult Time for Violent Crime legislation which can send 14 year olds to adult jails.
Which is it you want them to be? Adults or children?
Or simply not seen or heard at all?
December 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
“Let them be kids!”
But Victoria passed the Adult Time for Violent Crime legislation which can send 14 year olds to adult jails.
Which is it you want them to be? Adults or children?
Or simply not seen or heard at all?
But Victoria passed the Adult Time for Violent Crime legislation which can send 14 year olds to adult jails.
Which is it you want them to be? Adults or children?
Or simply not seen or heard at all?
The Trump administration is a big fan of the Times New Roman Salute.
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:47 AM
The Trump administration is a big fan of the Times New Roman Salute.
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Incredible the difference I'm observing mere hours after the child social media ban. Four boys on my street started a journey from their treehouse to find the body of a missing kid in the wilderness. Along the way, they're learning about themselves, & the meaning of friendship. Great to see
December 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Incredible the difference I'm observing mere hours after the child social media ban. Four boys on my street started a journey from their treehouse to find the body of a missing kid in the wilderness. Along the way, they're learning about themselves, & the meaning of friendship. Great to see
Why does the Murdoch press give breathlessly favourable coverage to the Al-ban-ese social media ban when it's a Murdoch press-instigated policy designed to beat up the companies that are eating the profits of the Murdoch press?
It is a mystery.
It is a mystery.
December 10, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Why does the Murdoch press give breathlessly favourable coverage to the Al-ban-ese social media ban when it's a Murdoch press-instigated policy designed to beat up the companies that are eating the profits of the Murdoch press?
It is a mystery.
It is a mystery.
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And when this fails spectacularly, doing more harm than good for zero real world benefit because it was an arse rained idea from the start, it will of course be someone else's fault.
December 10, 2025 at 3:04 AM
And when this fails spectacularly, doing more harm than good for zero real world benefit because it was an arse rained idea from the start, it will of course be someone else's fault.
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And force them to moderate it properly.
And regulate genAI.
They have no intention of standing up to anyone.
And regulate genAI.
They have no intention of standing up to anyone.
Framing the teen social media ban as standing up to big tech to protect the children is such bullshit.
If they had any desire to stand up to big tech they’d tax it properly.
If they had any desire to stand up to big tech they’d tax it properly.
December 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
And force them to moderate it properly.
And regulate genAI.
They have no intention of standing up to anyone.
And regulate genAI.
They have no intention of standing up to anyone.
Everyone's got an opinion about the Social Media Ban.
Here's one of the better ones.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxRB...
Here's one of the better ones.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxRB...
Honest Government Ad | Social Media Ban
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Everyone's got an opinion about the Social Media Ban.
Here's one of the better ones.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxRB...
Here's one of the better ones.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxRB...
Anyone else really looking forward to the Detrumpification that the US is going to have to do in a few short years?
re: www.bbc.com/news/article...
re: www.bbc.com/news/article...
December 6, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Anyone else really looking forward to the Detrumpification that the US is going to have to do in a few short years?
re: www.bbc.com/news/article...
re: www.bbc.com/news/article...
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There’s no such thing as a perfect intersec—
December 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
There’s no such thing as a perfect intersec—