PlsUseYourBrain
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humanism, secularism, realism, anti-theism, anti-superstition, anti-irrationalism, anti-supernaturalism, anti-fucking-stupidism.
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· Nov 14
Hi Bluesky community 🦋.
I just pushed the official website for Sky Follower Bridge 🚀
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I hope this tool helps with the transition from X to Bluesky.
I just pushed the official website for Sky Follower Bridge 🚀
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I hope this tool helps with the transition from X to Bluesky.
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Yo newbs
Here are a few tips to get you up and running.
Sky Bridge helps migration from Twitsville, thanks to @kawamataryo.bsky.social :
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Here are a few tips to get you up and running.
Sky Bridge helps migration from Twitsville, thanks to @kawamataryo.bsky.social :
bsky.app/profile/kawa...
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“I find it mind boggling . . . the fact that [Australia is] giving away these natural resources”. – Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize-winning economist
Explore how other leading thinkers are finding the courage we all need. Preorder ‘A Time for Bravery’ today: australiainstitute.org.au/store/a-time...
Explore how other leading thinkers are finding the courage we all need. Preorder ‘A Time for Bravery’ today: australiainstitute.org.au/store/a-time...
November 28, 2025 at 1:18 AM
“I find it mind boggling . . . the fact that [Australia is] giving away these natural resources”. – Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize-winning economist
Explore how other leading thinkers are finding the courage we all need. Preorder ‘A Time for Bravery’ today: australiainstitute.org.au/store/a-time...
Explore how other leading thinkers are finding the courage we all need. Preorder ‘A Time for Bravery’ today: australiainstitute.org.au/store/a-time...
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“The Japanese Ambassador in Australia said, ‘Japan needs Australian gas for keeping the neon lights of Tokyo’, but it’s not true” – Yuki Tanabe at the Climate Integrity Summit 2025.
Sign our petition urging the government to fix our gas export problem: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_expo...
Sign our petition urging the government to fix our gas export problem: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_expo...
November 28, 2025 at 3:46 AM
“The Japanese Ambassador in Australia said, ‘Japan needs Australian gas for keeping the neon lights of Tokyo’, but it’s not true” – Yuki Tanabe at the Climate Integrity Summit 2025.
Sign our petition urging the government to fix our gas export problem: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_expo...
Sign our petition urging the government to fix our gas export problem: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_expo...
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Australia Institute research shows that Australia is currently expanding fossil fuels, with 94 new coal and gas projects in the pipeline.
Read more: australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-onl...
Read more: australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-onl...
November 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Australia Institute research shows that Australia is currently expanding fossil fuels, with 94 new coal and gas projects in the pipeline.
Read more: australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-onl...
Read more: australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-onl...
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It's the last day of parliament and I am all out of fucks to give:
Party that refused to properly negotiate on laws now bitching about laws they refused to negotiate properly on live.thepoint.com.au/2025/11/the-...
Party that refused to properly negotiate on laws now bitching about laws they refused to negotiate properly on live.thepoint.com.au/2025/11/the-...
The Point Live — Daily Updates
Stay updated with the latest from The Point.
live.thepoint.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
It's the last day of parliament and I am all out of fucks to give:
Party that refused to properly negotiate on laws now bitching about laws they refused to negotiate properly on live.thepoint.com.au/2025/11/the-...
Party that refused to properly negotiate on laws now bitching about laws they refused to negotiate properly on live.thepoint.com.au/2025/11/the-...
BREAKING: Albanese, the affirmed enemy of transparency and accountability, to set up yet another secretive body to cover for the government's shitfuckery.
#AusPol
#AUKUS
#AusPol
#AUKUS
Albanese and Ley to decide members of ‘secret’ new committee set to scrutinise Aukus – but Greens excluded
No more than seven government MPs will be appointed but Greens and independents will not be included
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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"Next time you render your free AI-image in a couple of seconds, will you think of all the work, knowledge and skill that we HUMANS created over hundreds of years that made it possible?"
A medical illustrator had her work stolen by a famous surgeon dudebro ->
www.linkedin.com/posts/amanda...
A medical illustrator had her work stolen by a famous surgeon dudebro ->
www.linkedin.com/posts/amanda...
November 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
"Next time you render your free AI-image in a couple of seconds, will you think of all the work, knowledge and skill that we HUMANS created over hundreds of years that made it possible?"
A medical illustrator had her work stolen by a famous surgeon dudebro ->
www.linkedin.com/posts/amanda...
A medical illustrator had her work stolen by a famous surgeon dudebro ->
www.linkedin.com/posts/amanda...
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David Pocock arguing in the #Senate against the cancelling of Centrelink benefits pending criminal prosecution. This is what an ethical equality warrior looks like. We need 20 more like him in the halls of power and hope we get them in the next election. He makes me proud to be Australian. #auspol
November 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has supported a bill to punish 'femicide' with life imprisonment.
Italy adds ‘femicide’ to the criminal code to curb violence against women
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has supported a bill to punish 'femicide' with life imprisonment.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has supported a bill to punish 'femicide' with life imprisonment.
"Lomas was not only a victim of interpersonal violence, she was a victim of state violence. She had been routinely criminalised throughout her life and was regularly surveilled by police, which again increased her vulnerability and made her a target for violence."
– Amy McQuire
#femicide
– Amy McQuire
#femicide
Kardell Lomas’s heartbreaking apology to police is a moment that should shame all Australians | Amy McQuire
The refusal to conduct an inquest reveals again what many black women know: it’s not a place for truth-telling but rather a mechanism to alibi the state and its failures
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 AM
"Lomas was not only a victim of interpersonal violence, she was a victim of state violence. She had been routinely criminalised throughout her life and was regularly surveilled by police, which again increased her vulnerability and made her a target for violence."
– Amy McQuire
#femicide
– Amy McQuire
#femicide
"'Once in 300 years' rain hits Thai city as floods ravage Southeast Asia"
This headline is ridiculous.
The whole "Once-in-X-years" metric is no longer credible for ANY climatic event.
Just stop it.
#ClimateCrisis
rapidly becoming
#ClimateCatastrophe
This headline is ridiculous.
The whole "Once-in-X-years" metric is no longer credible for ANY climatic event.
Just stop it.
#ClimateCrisis
rapidly becoming
#ClimateCatastrophe
Southeast Asia floods: Scores killed and thousands evacuated from record rainfall
The deadly floods have affected 2 million people, the majority of whom are still cut off from help.
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 AM
"'Once in 300 years' rain hits Thai city as floods ravage Southeast Asia"
This headline is ridiculous.
The whole "Once-in-X-years" metric is no longer credible for ANY climatic event.
Just stop it.
#ClimateCrisis
rapidly becoming
#ClimateCatastrophe
This headline is ridiculous.
The whole "Once-in-X-years" metric is no longer credible for ANY climatic event.
Just stop it.
#ClimateCrisis
rapidly becoming
#ClimateCatastrophe
Majority of Australians are not confident the outcomes of Cop30 will lead to meaningful action on climate change.
#DUH
#ClimateCrisis
rapidly becoming
#ClimateCatastrophe
#DUH
#ClimateCrisis
rapidly becoming
#ClimateCatastrophe
To defeat the global Goliaths devastating our planet, we must raise an army of Davids | Peter Lewis
To defeat the global Goliaths devastating our planet, we must raise an army of Davids | Peter Lewis
As Australians face a maelstrom of interconnected disasters, the climate catastrophe has become just one of many things to doomscroll about
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Majority of Australians are not confident the outcomes of Cop30 will lead to meaningful action on climate change.
#DUH
#ClimateCrisis
rapidly becoming
#ClimateCatastrophe
#DUH
#ClimateCrisis
rapidly becoming
#ClimateCatastrophe
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TAS goes from bad to bloody awful
“rat infestation has forced the..closure of Peacock House, 1 of TAS’s few public inpatient mental health facilities..mental health services have come under strain..with 2 private facilities either closed or facing closure since 2023”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
“rat infestation has forced the..closure of Peacock House, 1 of TAS’s few public inpatient mental health facilities..mental health services have come under strain..with 2 private facilities either closed or facing closure since 2023”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Mental health beds closed in Hobart due to rat infestation
A rat infestation has forced the temporary closure of Peacock House, one of Tasmania's few public inpatient mental health facilities.
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
TAS goes from bad to bloody awful
“rat infestation has forced the..closure of Peacock House, 1 of TAS’s few public inpatient mental health facilities..mental health services have come under strain..with 2 private facilities either closed or facing closure since 2023”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
“rat infestation has forced the..closure of Peacock House, 1 of TAS’s few public inpatient mental health facilities..mental health services have come under strain..with 2 private facilities either closed or facing closure since 2023”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Insult to injury.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Insult to injury.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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Indonesia’s Mount Semeru has unleashed a dangerous lahar, a fast-moving flow of rainwater mixed with volcanic debris, triggered by last week’s eruption.
Authorities urge residents to avoid river corridors near Gladak Perak amid secondary explosions and evacuations.
Authorities urge residents to avoid river corridors near Gladak Perak amid secondary explosions and evacuations.
November 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Indonesia’s Mount Semeru has unleashed a dangerous lahar, a fast-moving flow of rainwater mixed with volcanic debris, triggered by last week’s eruption.
Authorities urge residents to avoid river corridors near Gladak Perak amid secondary explosions and evacuations.
Authorities urge residents to avoid river corridors near Gladak Perak amid secondary explosions and evacuations.
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Great highlight video from Saturday’s show in Mt Duneed. Mount Cotton, get ready — the Working Class Man 40th Anniversary Tour is heading your way this weekend.
For all the info, visit JimmyBarnes.com
@jane13barnes.bsky.social
For all the info, visit JimmyBarnes.com
@jane13barnes.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Great highlight video from Saturday’s show in Mt Duneed. Mount Cotton, get ready — the Working Class Man 40th Anniversary Tour is heading your way this weekend.
For all the info, visit JimmyBarnes.com
@jane13barnes.bsky.social
For all the info, visit JimmyBarnes.com
@jane13barnes.bsky.social
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As if carbon offsets weren’t a big enough fraud…welcome to the world of ‘biodiversity offsets’…sure the idea failed dismally in NSW but Murray Watt is keen to have a crack…
what could go wrong?
Just even more extinctions i suppose…#climate #nature
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
what could go wrong?
Just even more extinctions i suppose…#climate #nature
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
How many extra possums does it take to compensate for a dead platypus?
That’s the kind of calculation a bureaucrat would literally have to make under Environment Minister Murray Watt’s new ‘environmental laws’.
thepoint.com.au
November 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
As if carbon offsets weren’t a big enough fraud…welcome to the world of ‘biodiversity offsets’…sure the idea failed dismally in NSW but Murray Watt is keen to have a crack…
what could go wrong?
Just even more extinctions i suppose…#climate #nature
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
what could go wrong?
Just even more extinctions i suppose…#climate #nature
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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"What sort of monster makes casinos pay tax and bans them from money laundering?" chaser.com.au/business/bil...
November 25, 2025 at 7:04 AM
"What sort of monster makes casinos pay tax and bans them from money laundering?" chaser.com.au/business/bil...
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Australia doesn't have a gas shortage problem.
We have a gas export problem, and Australians are paying the price.
Great to see this issue being discussed in Parliament this week! #auspol
We have a gas export problem, and Australians are paying the price.
Great to see this issue being discussed in Parliament this week! #auspol
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Australia doesn't have a gas shortage problem.
We have a gas export problem, and Australians are paying the price.
Great to see this issue being discussed in Parliament this week! #auspol
We have a gas export problem, and Australians are paying the price.
Great to see this issue being discussed in Parliament this week! #auspol
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"I realised then that bravery is not about having all the answers. It’s about making the hardest decision in the loneliest room and walking out still able to look yourself in the mirror."
Senator Fatima Payman on crossing the floor. The first extract from A Time for Bravery, up for preorder now
Senator Fatima Payman on crossing the floor. The first extract from A Time for Bravery, up for preorder now
The Floor I Crossed Was Between Fear and Freedom
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 5:23 AM
"I realised then that bravery is not about having all the answers. It’s about making the hardest decision in the loneliest room and walking out still able to look yourself in the mirror."
Senator Fatima Payman on crossing the floor. The first extract from A Time for Bravery, up for preorder now
Senator Fatima Payman on crossing the floor. The first extract from A Time for Bravery, up for preorder now
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My work on SARS-CoV-2 variants informed a recent piece in The Lancet: "Epidemiological and virological update on the emerging SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.3.2".
The authors were kind enough to mention me and the Variant Hunters Ryan Hisner and Federico Gueli.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
🧵
The authors were kind enough to mention me and the Variant Hunters Ryan Hisner and Federico Gueli.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
🧵
Epidemiological and virological update on the emerging SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.3.2
The constant emergence of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants has driven the COVID-19 pandemic
and sustains the current endemic. Saltation variants, such as BA.2.86,1 encode highly
mutated spike (S) proteins th...
www.thelancet.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
My work on SARS-CoV-2 variants informed a recent piece in The Lancet: "Epidemiological and virological update on the emerging SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.3.2".
The authors were kind enough to mention me and the Variant Hunters Ryan Hisner and Federico Gueli.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
🧵
The authors were kind enough to mention me and the Variant Hunters Ryan Hisner and Federico Gueli.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
🧵
"The capital gains discount clearly needs to be repealed but governments around Australia need to recommit to building public housing like was common back when the dream of owning your own home was a realistic ambition."
@grogsgamut.bsky.social
#AusPol
#HousingCrisis
Just Build The Bloody Houses
@grogsgamut.bsky.social
#AusPol
#HousingCrisis
Just Build The Bloody Houses
Government investment in social housing is helping stabilise rents
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 AM
"The capital gains discount clearly needs to be repealed but governments around Australia need to recommit to building public housing like was common back when the dream of owning your own home was a realistic ambition."
@grogsgamut.bsky.social
#AusPol
#HousingCrisis
Just Build The Bloody Houses
@grogsgamut.bsky.social
#AusPol
#HousingCrisis
Just Build The Bloody Houses
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"Government investment in social housing is helping stabilise rents" Wow, who knew? (oh, yeah everyone). My column #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
Government investment in social housing is helping stabilise rents
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
"Government investment in social housing is helping stabilise rents" Wow, who knew? (oh, yeah everyone). My column #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
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"silence in the face of injustice is itself an injustice"
"the floor I crossed that day wasn’t just in Parliament. It was the floor between fear and freedom. Between silence and truth. Between who I was and who I chose to be."
🙏 Sen Payman for embodying integrity and courage
✊🏼🇵🇸
"the floor I crossed that day wasn’t just in Parliament. It was the floor between fear and freedom. Between silence and truth. Between who I was and who I chose to be."
🙏 Sen Payman for embodying integrity and courage
✊🏼🇵🇸
Senator Payman: "The more I’ve lived and worked in public life, the more I’ve come to realise that bravery isn’t about never feeling afraid. It’s about recognising fear for what it is and choosing to act anyway. It’s a choice open to us all, not just those whose names end up in the history books."
The Floor I Crossed Was Between Fear and Freedom
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"silence in the face of injustice is itself an injustice"
"the floor I crossed that day wasn’t just in Parliament. It was the floor between fear and freedom. Between silence and truth. Between who I was and who I chose to be."
🙏 Sen Payman for embodying integrity and courage
✊🏼🇵🇸
"the floor I crossed that day wasn’t just in Parliament. It was the floor between fear and freedom. Between silence and truth. Between who I was and who I chose to be."
🙏 Sen Payman for embodying integrity and courage
✊🏼🇵🇸