Michelle Prak - author 🇦🇺
@prakky.bsky.social
Thriller writer. Thrills not 100% guaranteed, but gosh, I'd be surprised if you didn't get one. Barren Cape, The Rush (Simon & Schuster ANZ); Le Deluge (HarperCollinsFrance); The Rush (Crooked Lane Books) michelleprak.com
And didn’t tell us until September. Yeah, this industry cannot be left to self regulate.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 22h agoArtificial intelligence agents for OpenAI infiltrated a government-run public health care website in Australia in June and accessed nonpublic information, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday.
I know we're all* numb to this by now, but it really needs to be said that any one of the batshit insane tyrant tweets from our special little boy would've led to swift efforts to remove any other previous president.
MAinNC@martyd409.bsky.social · 2d agoThe GOP needs to get serious. His family needs to get serious. This is not something that a stable mind puts out.
HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.
bloomberg.com
When news media use the phrase “broad suite of measures” 🤮 As a former PR pro, I know that phrase is lifted from government and corporate releases. Why not use “more” or “a list” etc?
Also sons. Tell them porn is like Hollywood - what’s on screen is ridiculous and you don’t need to enact it.
Independent Media Australia.@indymediaaus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 3w agoTell your daughters about choking before the algorithm does https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/tell-your-daughters-about-choking-before-the-algorithm-does/ #AUSpol
At this point, everyone should be asking “what’s the point of electing a new administration if it’s powerless to overcome the work of the previous one?”
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoDOOCY: Why shouldn't voters blame Republicans for high prices? JD VANCE: If you look at the Biden administration ...
Would you like to end the cruel and unnecessary sport of greyhound racing in South Australia? It's been outlawed in NZ, Scotland, Wales, and most of the USA. (Only two tracks remain in America). The SA Parliament is open to submissions now. newpublic-uat.parliament.sa.gov.au/en/News/2026...
President Trump has spent the morning on Truth Social trashing Canada and praising totalitarian dictator Kim Jong Un. Congrats, America!
In case you’re wondering how Karoline Leavitt’s quitting is being covered Down Under: 😁
Even for a regime with more scandals than you can count, this ranks near the top as one of the most egregious and criminal abuses of presidential power in history.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2mo agoSo many sneering elitist journalists with snarky posts over the past months that the Reflecting Pool story was trivial. It was so trivial that the DC US Attny presented false evidence to a grand jury to indict an innocent man to please the President while they both lied about it.
US intelligence agencies have recently assessed that Iran can effectively shut down access to the Strait of Hormuz at will from now on, meaning the country’s regime has acquired a powerful new ability to hurt the global economy as a result of the war, sources say. https://cnn.it/3StquOe
Hello, winter! How are you all feeling about the seasonal change? My June events: 🧣Sat 13 June Words out West Festival, Chincilla Qld 🧣19-21 June Rachael John’s Book Club Retreat, Geelong 🧣24 June In Conversation with Hannah Kent All booking links here: michelleprak.com/events
I miss the early days of Twitter, when we’d jump on board and exclaim about an Adelaide wintry, rainy day…
“Hundreds of pages of internal BHP documents, exclusively leaked to Four Corners and Guardian Australia, reveal how the company sought to publicly position itself as a climate leader while internally finding reasons to put off action.”
ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · 4mo agoWhen Bird Photography’s trending
No Planet B Photography@noplanetbphoto.bsky.social · 4mo agoWhen you’re walking next to a wetland in #Florida and a Sandhill Crane walks by. #BirdoftheDay #birdphotography #wildlife #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #birds #birdsofbluesky #birdsofnorthamerica #featheredfriends #usbirds
No one asked for it. No one wanted it. The deployment felt like Apple shoving that U2 album on everyone's device. Microsoft *really* needs to start listening to its users instead of some shithead venture capitalist who drinks his own pee.
Nash@radiodeadair.com · 4mo ago"According to Velloso, less than 3% of paying users actively use Copilot, even though Microsoft has pre-deployed it directly into the Windows 11 taskbar and across the Office suite." lol, lmfao
Shame on the Malinasukas government. 585 trees being destroyed for better golfing. Please sign the petition: c.org/JfbGzHhKhs Also see the community gathering this Sunday: www.facebook.com/share/1CjsJz...
Sign the Petition
Protect Possum Park, Pete!
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While Tr$mp's in China, will someone please drive him past the vast tracts of windfarms?
“Name 15 favourite TV shows off the top of your head..” Line of Duty The Office (US) Mr Inbetween Buffy the Vampire Slayer Spooks The Killing Survivor (US) Orange is the New Black Veep Halt and Catch Fire Shameless (UK) The Fall Silk Top Boy Schitt’s Creek
Veterans want peace; they fought for peace; they cherish peace. Booing is the opposite of peace. It's aggressive, divisive, disrespectful of others. If you booed, you may have heard other voices, but realistically you are alone. For a reason. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...
Live: Australians mark Anzac Day in solemn memorials as individuals heckling at services condemned
Australians paid tribute to those who have served at services and marches, but the solemn mood at Melbourne, Sydney and Perth Dawn Services was interrupted by boos during Welcome to Country addresses....
abc.net.au
Well said, @jennifermills.net.au, I completely agree, post cancelled Writers Week: "the insult to books and writers and to readers in the state was very widely felt and I think you can’t underestimate the damage that has been done from that". www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...
‘Happy but nervous’: Writers weigh in on new festival director - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia
Authors on the front lines of the Adelaide Writers’ Week boycott earlier this year say the board and government “can’t underestimate the damage" done.
indailysa.com.au
I've got another tranche of author events coming up - including a trip to Queensland, and interviewing bestselling author Dervla McTiernan. All links can be found at: michelleprak.com/events Come along!
The fact that the Pope saying some basic Christian stuff is considered a political attack against Trump and MAGA clearly shows the anti-Christian nature of the regime.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5mo agoMike Johnson on the Pope: "If you wade into political waters, you should expect some political response & the Pope has received some. Frankly I was taken a bit aback by him saying something about 'those who engage in war, Jesus doesn't hear their prayers' or something. There's 'just war' doctrine.'"
Seems like he’s failed this cognitive test. Giraffe, television, Jesus…
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5mo agoQ: Did you post that picture of yourself depicted as Jesus Christ? TRUMP: I did post it and I thought it was me as a doctor and had to do Red Cross. Only the fake news could come up with that one.
Those hurdles including a visit from JD Vance.
Adam Schwarz@adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 6mo agoOrbán's electoral crushing is a far greater achievement than most people outside Hungary realise. He systemically consolidated power for 16 years, fixed the electoral map, abused govt power for political purposes & censored media. The hurdles that Hungarians overcame for this moment were immense.
![Single frame. Title - instruction: “[place cartoon here - ed]”. Appearance of yellow torn out lined note paper held in place by sticky tape. Text: “The Herald-Sun has this week published an AI cartoon, where previously they might have commissioned one of their (dwindling) stable of artists. And it makes sense. (Not the cartoon.) After all, what is a cartoon, but a picture with a caption and maybe some helpful labels to make a point? In this case, a point the editor who prompted it wanted to make.
I mean, how hard can cartooning be? We would all be doing them if it weren’t for our lack of drawing skill (and some cartoonists aren’t very skilled, let’s face it), and AI means nobody has to pay the outrageous fees that “artists” charge, while they can “borrow” their existing work to train AI. It’s literally a no-brainer!” (Small picture of a brain crossed out) “We can only hope they can keep up the quality, once the AI can only be trained using other AI cartoons.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:udzkh2jubo3w6ei42ftanhhj/bafkreienll3o4kbt6srhmsbo3wzlxmns7h6sjewulopapubzjbgjqtaovq)
