I deleted my Instagram and Facebook and you should too. Stop supporting these horrible companies! Life is better on the other side. Everyone wants to complain about it but then continue using these platforms. You are supporting this when you do that. Stop giving them your money by using Meta.

People of New Zealand, you know what to do: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/meta-smart-glasses-released-in-new-zealand-amid-australian-bans/D2SMM3JRDBDLXFJCHGJS2MMMQY/ #NZ #NewZealand #NZPol

Meta’s ‘pervert glasses’ released in New Zealand, just as the technology faces bans in Australia

NZ 'poorly prepared' to deal with the new technology, expert says.

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Reminder that from October 1 Covid vaccinations are no longer free for most of us. If you are due book your appointment RIGHT NOW.

Haven't seen a better AI explainer than this one (even if it somewhat overstates the AI safety stuff) www.instagram.com/reel/Ddlt1kR...

Have some fricken shame

Some 150 Catholic priests and friars, a bishop and nuns from around the world have marched to the Vatican to call for an end to what they called the "genocide" in Gaza.

Priests, nuns march to Vatican to demand end to 'genocide' in Gaza

Some 150 Catholic priests and friars, a bishop and nuns from around the world have marched to the Vatican to call for an end to what they called the “genocide” in Gaza.

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Banning press from the white house the same week you set up a state Dear Leader TV station is absolutely dictator shit

lol my flight got diverted because of a medical emergency and they landed us in reykjavik in the middle of the night and deplaned us and sent us through passport control and then the crew vanished and then british airways sent us links to book an overnight hotel room but for a hotel at heathrow

watching the president look stupid in public is funny for about 4 seconds before remembering he’s ruining all of everyone’s lives

Tyrannosaurus xkcd.com/3300/

Mood…..

Boom bitch 💥👏

This is a great insight from a young woman in Canberra on housing and time and multiculturalism www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...

Smart glasses to be banned in all WA public schools

Smart glasses to be banned from WA public schools

Western Australia's education minister announces smart glasses will be banned from all state schools.

abc.net.au

Inclusive Design 24 is this week! 24 hours of free, live-streamed talks about inclusion and accessibility. You can check out this year's schedule here: inclusivedesign24.org/2026/schedule/ #id24 #a11y #accessibility #InclusiveDesign

Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)

A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion

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gonna be pretty weird when the Americans decide they want to be treated as a serious country after this

in case you missed it!! new release of @kudelka.bsky.social’s rusted-on bingo tea towels, with $5 from every tea towel sold going to the Jon Kudelka Fund for Glioblastoma Research at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research get yours now!! www.kudelkashop.com/product/rust...

For those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before.

The church I'm celebrating at next week is having a "recovery Sunday" to celebrate their many recovery groups. This is not a world I'm especially familiar with, particularly theologically - do any of you happen to have preaching resources for that topic? I want to be as compassionate as possible! ⚓

Disney+ has altered its user agreement to clarify that ads will be allowed on all subscription tiers. https://bit.ly/4hhOjBo

In the 'old days', it was called 'cheating', when 'someone else' did your homework for you. " ... the study of more than 26,000 students in grades 7 to 12 ... found AI use lifted homework scores by 18% & improved completion times by 30%. But it lowered monthly exam scores by 20% within 6 months."

Warning for brain health over offloading deep-thinking skills to AI

A study has found AI use lifted homework scores and completion rates but also led to a drop in exam performance. Neuroscientist James Vickers says there are clear problems with offloading mental labou...

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One of John Farnham's lesser-known works: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJdq...

John Farnham Helps The Commercial Crimestoppers | The Late Show

YouTube video by Working Dog Productions

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Reminded me of this Albert Brooks bit back in the '70s: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6uF...

Albert Brooks and his electronic friend "Buddy" on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

YouTube video by Johnny Carson

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What next, Piers Morgan interviews a Speak n Spell

If Channel 9, Channel 7, SBS and the Murdoch media were truly serious about protecting our democracy, they would walk out on Pauline Hanson's press conferences and boycott her in solidarity with The Guardian and ABC journalists who Hanson banned from them. #auspol

I know, the best way to get better educational results for our children is to train our teachers less. Said no one in their right mind EVER 🤷‍♂️🙆‍♂️🤬 #AusPol

JRBsays@jrbsays.bsky.social · 5d ago

“Mr Leeser pledged a Coalition government would support a return to a one-year teacher accreditation system.” This fool has clearly never spent time in a classroom, or spoken with teachers. #AusPol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...

Dear ABC News, You continue to publish appalling headlines that minimise men killing women as "women die". Word choice matters. Your editors need to use the words died, killed, or murdered, accurately. #DV #VAW #crime #journalism

Reminder... you have 10 days left to get your Covid Booster for free. I am getting mine tomorrow.

Considering banning smart glasses in commonwealth workplaces to protect themselves but not the broader community is 100% on brand for this government - nothing to stop people filming kids at playgrounds or women at beaches but bureaucrats will be safe 🙃