I loathe AI and will personally never use it, in my work or otherwise. Even if it wasn't hideous in almost every way, why would I cede ground to something with precisely zero creative spirit? rick-morton.ghost.io/the-boast-in...

The Boast in the Machine

While browsing the Australian Government's contract notices portal AusTender a few days ago – regular readers of this august publication will know that this is one of my principal meditative outlets –...

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These boys should lose their fucking futures, the same way they would if they were caught planning to murder someone, which they may have been MAKE BOYS AFRAID OF BEING RAPISTS amp.idahostatesman.com/news/local/c...

Boise police investigate alleged violent group chat at Timberline High

The Boise School District and Boise police are investigating a group chat in which students allegedly expressed a desire to take violent actions toward a female student.

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👇👇👇👇👇 Every girl in the world, every highschool in the world

Jessica Price@delafina777.bsky.social · 3d ago

These students were bragging that they were going to do worse than the Cornell rapists and possibly murder the classmate they were planning to do it to Jail. She has a right to GO TO FUCKING HIGH SCHOOL WITHOUT BEIMG TARGETED FOR RAPE AND OTHER VIOLENCE.

Blessed for choice in Victoria because we can vote to end up with the lesser of three evils instead of the normal two this time around.

Oh, fuck off!

ABC News Bot (unofficial)@abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 3d ago

We are clearly creating a kind of non-biological life, an idea that has been clarified by several events in the past couple of weeks.

AI is ‘sentient’ in the way that Microsoft Word changes your font to Times New Roman without you wanting it to

Oh FFS are we borked AGAIN??

The rich keep us fighting each other so we never realise who's actually fucking us. #SocialistSunday

When anyone asks: was she drunk? what was she wearing? was she alone at night? Let's be clear: You're defending a man's right to rape if he has the opportunity and blaming the victim for the crime. Rape is only ever caused by the rapist choosing to rape. #Cornell7 #sexism #misogyny #crime #VAW

And that's the difference. "Cornell et al" guys get onto their chat platform & 'farm the woman out' ... & instead of other men - MEN, not boys - speaking out to stop it or calling the authorities, they join in on the brutality. That's the fucking difference.

Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️@lalegault.bsky.social · 4d ago

A woman casually mused that if a men passed our in a sorority like the victim of the Cornell 7 had that they would wake up with a pink fuzzy blanket and electrolytes— and then sorority girls sent them pictures and that is exactly how they cared for passed out men because women are not animals.

Anyone bought product keys from GGKEYS?

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Good. Cunt.

ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · 4d ago

Alleged Newcastle crash driver refused bail

I would like to lodge a complaint about a question in today's New Daily Puzzles - Trivia. "Which country has ...". Four possible answers. Hong Kong is not a country!

@davidshoebridge.bsky.social We have similar issues in Australia In Melbourne our water bills have been messed up ,delayed, late and multiplied. We were sent a bill for the whole year rather than the quarter all the while increasing for no real benefit Essential services should be nationalised

Farrukh@implausibleblog.bsky.social · 4d ago

Rachel Millward calls for the re-nationalisation of water without compensation as water companies are insolvent and we ought to own our crucial water infrastructure.

And just like that ... Australia goes from three time zones to five

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Pauline's actually been jailed. Neither Dan Andrews nor Jacinta Allan have.

It's a daily puzzle - waking up on the other side of the world and trying to determine WTF is going on in the USA now

Jennifer Shin - WTAF@jennifershin.bsky.social · 5d ago

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Dak the magic dragon surveying her surroundings. 💜

"candidates include a former Liberal who won support from alleged underworld figures, a naturopath who endorsed Trump’s unfounded claim that paracetamol is linked to autism and a former shire councillor who lost his licence for drink-driving." One Nation's new vetting process is working a treat.

JRBsays@jrbsays.bsky.social · 5d ago

You know what not to do Victoria….right? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Deeply concerning seeing coverage of One Nation's Victorian election campaign launch in tonight's news. Sickening that these vile people have any traction at all in November's state election.

Andy Fleming@slackbastard.bsky.social · 5d ago

Revenge phantasies as fuel for fascist politics is under-rated eh. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...

There’s a lot going on here, but one thing it’s worth considering is that if Anthropic can convince people that their AI is conscious, then they can claim that the *model* is legally responsible for attacking third parties, and not Anthropic.

Parkscope Joe@parkscopejoe.bsky.social · 6d ago

This is insane.

We need more articles in defence of the massive, positive contribution immigration has made to Australia. A contribution that will become all the more essential over this & coming decades. Our prosperity, diversity, hopefully tolerance & humanity all boosted by people settling here. Reject racism

Imagine explaining this to people in 2045. "We knew the climate was breaking down, but we approved another 429 million tonnes of coal because shutting the mine was politically difficult." That's essentially the fucking decision Australia just made in the Hunter Valley. #auspol

Here's the radical idea nobody wants to discuss: What if an economy requiring endless consumption, endless extraction, endless debt and endless growth on a finite planet isn't experiencing a temporary crisis? What if the economic model is the fucking crisis?!

The Victorian Election. Labor brought this upon itself. From GetUp!

Trump demands an apology from Canada, Carney says in effect get stuffed. Canada exports to China meantime are up 30%. Go Canada !

Sally@wooferunleashed.bsky.social · 5d ago

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Throw the whole bookcase at this dickhead. The only thing one can say is that it's not terrorist related in any way otherwise the commentary would have been off the charts . www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

P-plater in custody as witness recounts moment BMW hit Knights supporters

Emergency services are treating multiple casualties after a car crashed into a crowd during a Newcastle Knights pre-grand final farewell.

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Absolutely vile

Amy Diehl, Ph.D.@amydiehl.bsky.social · 7d ago

"Shop still open?" texted one Cornell frat member. Another replied, "Yeah". The 'shop' was the female student they were (allegedly) sexually assaulting. @monicahesse.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...

me: look, i'm not saying that it was you specifically but someone has to answer for the exaggeration of your abilities i mean you don't always heal all wounds or ease the pain sometimes you just drive home the fact that what's causing the pain is a very real and insurmountable fact of life time: