From here on, I'll be referring to AI as 'the UnDead'. FTS. You're welcome. #AI #theundead
(Dr) Gretchen Miller
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Independent enviro podcaster | Pottery | sculpture | bush gardens | bantams | floating in the blue blue ocean | the oh-so-strange workings of the human heart | ex-ABC RN | https://muddyochreceramics.bigcartel.com/
The latest buzzterm for slicing and dicing at the ABC is 'goat trails' as in, we need to reduce the numbers of goat trails (and presumably all walk in lockstep/goosestep on one shining path). I observed tht goats are feral pests usually shot by helicopters, so there's that. #ABC #fuckproductivity
Australia Post suspending all commercial postage to the US. Extraordinary times. I mean, you can still send items of zero commercial value (a letter?) ... but... wow.
I wish he was a national joke. But he's a national (alleged) rapist - well, at least two states. Or is it three. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Bruce Lehrmann has become a ‘national joke’ and can’t afford barrister for defamation appeal, his lawyer says
Former Liberal staffer’s lawyer begins three-day appeal hearing by apologising to justices for her client’s failure to appoint an experienced barrister
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I couldn't help noticing Luke Kemp in "Goliath's curse" writes of the 'dark triad' qualities ... narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy. My research looked at the qualities of people who step up to rescue ruined landscapes and wildlife and their qualities were: humility, attunement and courage.
Out of interest, what would Americans do if its government declared only one vote per household? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...?
Pete Hegseth reposts video that says women shouldn’t be allowed to vote
Progressive evangelical group says ideas shared by pastors and amplified by defense secretary are ‘very disturbing’
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The comments! lol. "clots and prayers". "Every day we are closer to the Big Beautiful Obituary". etc. www.instagram.com/p/DMO0GrtxX-g/
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In 2023-24 Australia collected more than four times more from HECS repayments than the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax. “In Australia, we subsidize the fossil fuel industry, and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.” - Richard Denniss, Executive Director @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
Let's be clear: MAGA world does not actually care about pedophiles. If MAGA officials cared, they'd be making a sustained effort to gather the expertise to pursue it. They're not. It's just another distraction. In 37 states underage marriage is legal. substack.com/home/post/p-...
What will it take for MAGA to abandon Trump?
The Epstein matter provides a clue
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Just because it's kink, doesn't mean it's safe. Also, in het sexuality mostly it's just blokes being cnts. So to speak. Well worth a read. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘There is no safe way to do it’: the rapid rise and horrifying risks of choking during sex
Now thought to be the second most common cause of stroke in women under 40, it can also lead to difficulty swallowing, incontinence, seizures, memory problems, depression, anxiety and miscarriage. How...
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So the party changes its all-the-way-through spots. Just bleaches its racism like it would it's arsehole? That's bizarre to me. I mean, racism is what the party stands for. It's what it shits on the daily. Without racism, what is the #LNP? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Real people, real families’: Coalition signals dramatic shift away from anti-immigration rhetoric of Dutton era
Exclusive: Shadow immigration minister promises a new tone when talking about migrants as Liberals work to rebuild support among multicultural communities
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Stolen Joke from Kenny Everett (yes I'm old): Kingdoms have aKing, Empires have an Emperor, USA is a Country, so you have ...a Trump. Childish but then so is the orange toddler.
OMG you have to laugh. How thick are these people? But meanwhile, democrat senators are now being killed? Murica, you've jumped the shark and lost the fucking plot.
Shannon Watts@shannonrwatts.bsky.social · last yr."Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival is a protest song that critiques the social injustice and class disparities within the Vietnam War draft system.
USA has completely jumped the shark. Political killings now? www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Minnesota Rep. Hortman and husband killed, Sen. Hoffman and wife wounded in politically motivated shootings, Gov. Walz says
Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded in politically motivated shootings overnight, Gov. Tim Walz said Saturday. Autho...
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That footage of him in sweatshirt and jeans meeting tRump on the tarmac back during the California fires... and him shaking tRump's hand and not letting go. And then speaking prettttty directly (with finger pointing) had 'Presidential' written all over it. (And Melania kissed him after, lol)
lloydois@lloydois.bsky.social · last yr.Gotta love Gavin at this moment in time 'Newsom isn’t just holding the line—he is the line' open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
Honestly, what are we thinking? It's time to start grieving....
The Guardian@theguardian.com · last yr.‘Ticking timebomb’: sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems – study
Couple of outcomes from the 'naked' raku glaze firing I did with a group from Central Coast Potters last weekend. The smokey, high-intensity process is reflected in the three dimensional smoke-imprinted mystery held in the surface of the pot. An intoxicating medium. muddyochreceramics.bigcartel.com
I donate to these guys. It's so cheap, only $120 AUD a year, and has a big impact. They don't harrass you, or relentlessly send distressing stories, but I know with my paltry dollars these gorgeous creatures are getting help. Please consider. freethebears.org/pages/origins
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BREAKING NEWS, LAOS: We've received evidence of a male moon bear kept for years in a tiny cage in northern Laos. He urgently needs our help. Our government partners are currently investigating the...
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Fuck you @albomp.bsky.social. You won. Well done you. But look how you sold your soul (again). www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
WA premier lobbied Albanese to kill Greens deal on environmental reform in eleventh hour intervention
After an intense day on Tuesday of last-minute negotiations and lobbying by environmental and mining groups in which a deal was said to have "come close", the government has now shelved the talks.
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"Watt’s decision to give the long-awaited environmental approval for the North West Shelf project to be extended to 2070 was a bad decision — a craven, cowardly capitulation to corporate power and political expediency" - @beneltham.bsky.social www.crikey.com.au/2025/05/29/m...
Watt waves through Woodside, and Labor’s light on the hill becomes a gas flare
The newly minted environment minister faced a stark choice: protect the environment, or approve a massive fossil fuel development that will destroy the environment. He chose destruction.
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Our weather gets more and more extreme. Our government tinkers round the edges then drops bombs. So disappointing, Albo, just so pathetic.
Pat Simons@patsimons.bsky.social · last yr.Regional NSW is being smashed by a '1-in-500-year' flood, one person has died, three are missing and 50,000 people are isolated by floodwaters. Meanwhile, Albanese is considering the country's biggest new fossil fuel project, the proposed NW Shelf extension... www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Things you do for elderly gentlemen. He is 17.5. It has barely stopped raining in weeks. He doesn't want to pee outside, I do not want him to pee on my bedroom floor so we play 'guess when the cat needs to go to the toilet?'. #gingercats #catsofbsky
Israel’s finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich: “Now we conquer, cleanse and stay – until Hamas is destroyed. Along the way, what remains of the strip is also being wiped out." This is now Israel. Surely only the diaspora can stop this. Please, tell your representatives: Stop Now. Never Again.