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2 weeks ago

It's Very Possible To Be Both Happy And Well-Informed Reading by Tim Foley:

It's Very Possible To Be Both Happy And Well-Informed

You can weep for the dying oceans while marveling at the stars.
You can rage for Gaza while reveling in the earth beneath your bare feet.

www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/its-very-p...

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1 week ago

US Calls Iranian Retaliatory Strikes "Unprovoked", And Other Notes Reading by Tim Foley:

Only the United States could bomb a country, kill its leader, massacre its children, declare the intention to destroy its military and topple its government, and then call that country’s retaliation against US military bases “unprovoked”.

www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/us-calls-i...

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5 days ago

It Is Not Okay For Grown Adults To Believe Infantile Fairy Tales About Iran Reading by Tim Foley:

It Is Not Okay For Grown Adults To Believe Infantile Fairy Tales About Iran

It’s not okay for grown adults to believe the United States wages wars to promote humanitarian interests and bring freedom and democracy to oppressed populations.

www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/it-is-not-...

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20 hours ago

They Lied About The School Bombing In Iran, And They're Going To Keep On Lying And Other Notes

They Lied About The School Bombing In Iran, And They're Going To Keep On Lying

Remember all the hasbarists and empire apologists who said it was a misfired Iranian missile that hit the school. Remember how aggressively and uniformly they all pushed this lie.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/they-lied-...

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5 days ago

JLA rises to the challenge, lauds coach Rillie Jo Lual-Acuil Jr delivered a match-winning display in the Play-In Game while showing tremendous support for coach John Rillie and getting ready for the Sydney Kings.

#NBL26 🏀JLA BACKS HIMSELF OUT OF CORNER, LAUDS JR⛹️‍♂️

Jo Lual-Acuil Jr took his performance personally on Wednesday and made amends with a match-winning display for Perth Wildcats while leaping to the defence of coach John Rillie after unjust criticism.

Read here: authory.com/ChrisPike/ci...

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3 days ago

Cotton too much for Phoenix in Game 1 Bryce Cotton produced 42 points and the Adelaide 36ers claimed the seven-point Game 1 win over the South East Melbourne Phoenix.

#NBL26 🏀BRYCE TOO MUCH FOR PHOENIX IN GAME 1⛹️‍♂️

Bryce Cotton exploded for 42 points in his first game as a six-time MVP and Adelaide 36ers overcame South East Melbourne Phoenix's 21 offensive rebounds for 104-97 Game 1 win.

Read at NBL: www.nbl.com.au/news/cotton-...

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2 days ago

Break helps 36ers rediscover top gear The Adelaide 36ers responded well to the break ahead of the Playoffs to get closer back to the form that had them 19-4 and not the one that went 4-7 after that.

#NBL26 🏀BREAK HELPS SIXERS REDISCOVER TOP GEAR⛹️‍♂️

Mike Wells wasn’t sure how a 16-day break would affect his team but it appears to have worked wonders to get the Adelaide 36ers back to the form that had them in top spot for a lot of NBL season.

Read here: authory.com/ChrisPike/ci...

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2 days ago

Phoenix to stick with what got them here The South East Melbourne Phoenix did a lot right bar have a good shooting night in Game 1 so they will continue to back in their method for Saturday's Game 2.

#NBL26 🏀PHOENIX TO STICK WITH WHAT GOT THEM HERE⛹️‍♂️

Usually a team losing Game 1 has to make all the adjustments but South East Melbourne Phoenix did a lot of what coach Josh King asks and just didn’t make shots as they return home for a do-or-die Game 2.

Read here: authory.com/ChrisPike/ci...

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2 days ago

Kings survive almighty Wildcats scare The Sydney Kings have taken a 1-0 series lead, but not without the Perth Wildcats throwing everything at them before falling just a solitary point short.

#NBL26 🏀KINGS SURVIVE ALMIGHTY WILDCATS SCARE⛹️‍♂️

Kristian Doolittle had 27 second half points and Perth Wildcats did just about everything right but complete the job as Sydney Kings took 105-104 Game 1 win with Kendric Davis and Xavier Cooks huge late.

Read at NBL: www.nbl.com.au/news/kings-s...

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1 day ago

Goorjian never doubted Kings' world class pair The Sydney Kings bat as deep as any NBL26 team but it was Xavier Cooks and Matthew Dellavedova that Brian Goorjian knew he could always count on when it mattered most.

#NBL26 🏀GOORJ NEVER DOUBTED WORLD CLASS PAIR👑

Kendric Davis and Torrey Craig showed their quality with Kouat Noi, Jaylin Galloway and Makuach Maluach delivering but Xavier Cooks and Matthew Dellavedova stood out to Brian Goorjian in Sydney Kings' Game 1 win.

Read here: authory.com/ChrisPike/ci...

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1 day ago

Areas of frustration override Rillie's pride John Rillie couldn’t fault the approach of his Perth Wildcats players but some moments of lapses and then frustration at some officiating was on his mind after one-point Game 1 loss.

#NBL26 🏀FRUSTRATION OVERRIDES RILLIE PRIDE IN 'CATS⛹️‍♂️

John Rillie has been there before being proud of his team and feeling hard done by in a critical Playoffs game and while happy with his Perth Wildcats fight against Sydney Kings, it doesn't soothe anything.

Read here: authory.com/ChrisPike/ci...

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8 hours ago

Weaver's history earns him right to lead Bullets | Brisbane Bullets Will Weaver has been given the keys to bring the Brisbane Bullets back to prominence and it's not something handed to him but he's earned the right with what he's done over 20 years.

🏀WEAVER'S HISTORY EARNS HIM RIGHT TO LEAD BULLETS☄️

Will Weaver has coached one NBL season and can consider himself unlucky to not have a championship with his resume only continuing to grow since as he takes over at Brisbane Bullets.

Read here: authory.com/ChrisPike/ci...

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11 hours ago

everything is awful but watching this little labrador frolic at a new beach fills my heart with joy 🥹

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11 hours ago

He is just making things up, and the whole world knows the truth. The United States has never looked weaker because of these lies and his complete lack of a plan or strategy. Wars cannot be won with gaslighting and Truth Social posts.

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10 hours ago

How long have we women been pushing for better fairer equal pay & job opportunities? Mmm since1700s

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10 hours ago

And the #Matildas are now through to the World Cup.

Bom Dia Brasil see you in 2027!

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9 hours ago

One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce has disclosed a stake in a London-listed mining company which hopes to bring back open-pit tin mining within Joyce’s own electorate.

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9 hours ago

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I heard about this but I didn’t believe it

Now I do

My city is No.1

Well done Melbourne

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2 years ago

Robby Robinson Management Podcast Facebook Scam If anyone has contacted you about doing a podcast on Facebook sponsored by Nike, run away as fast as you can! Robby Robinson Management is the latest person/company to be spoofed in this scam where th...

Scam alert from #WriterBeware: have you gotten an email from Robby Robinson or Tony Terry inviting you on a podcast & offering to pay you $2K? It's a #scam to steal your Facebook page. Info here: geekmamas.com/2023/08/11/r...

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3 months ago

More in-depth link to this scam in particular: writerbeware.blog/2025/09/19/r...

Link to Writer Beware website (you can also sign up for their newsletter, which I find interesting and helpful): writerbeware.blog (3/3)

#WriterBeware #bookclubemailscam #ScamEmails #publicserviceannouncement

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6 months ago

Bartz v Anthropic: Find Out if You May Be Part of This Class Action - Writer Beware Almost exactly a year ago, a group of authors filed suit against AI company Anthropic over its creation of an enormous library of digitized books to train its Claude LLMs. In addition to purchasing an...

New #WriterBeware blog post: A brief backgrounder on authors' class action lawsuit against Anthropic for unauthorized AI training, plus how you can find out if your books may be included and how to add yourself to a contact list for official class action notices writerbeware.blog/2025/08/15/b...

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1 year ago

Uncovering author scammers. #WritingCommunity #WriterBeware

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1 month ago

Unhappy Returns: Harper's Bazaar Short Story Contest, America Star Books - Writer Beware I always try to keep track of the stories I write, and to update my posts when new information comes to light. Sometimes, though, it’s worth re-visiting the stories themselves–as in the two cases belo...

New #WriterBeware blog post: the return of two "bewares" that I thought had been resolved: a short story contest conducted by Harper's Bazaar magazine with author-unfriendly guidelines, and a notorious scam name risen from the dead (though with different intent) writerbeware.blog/2026/02/06/u...

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3 weeks ago

Best of Writer Beware: 2025 in Review - Writer Beware It’s been a busy year in writing scams (but then what year isn’t?). From the new AI marketing scams, to nasty contract clauses, to publishers behaving badly, to the biggest copyright infringement…

Writer Beware's 2025 year-in-review is essential reading for authors. Victoria Strauss covers the biggest threats writers faced last year.
#WritingCommunity #WriterBeware #AuthorLife #PublishingScams

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2 weeks ago

Scams on Writers From The New York Times

Victoria Strauss: "the worst environment for writing and publishing scams that I’ve ever seen.”
Gift article from The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/books/review/publishing-scams.html?unlocked_article_code=1.PFA.vVMI.TKoCOXIpVq7O&smid=url-share
#WriterBeware

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2 days ago

Two New Impersonation Scams to Watch For - Writer Beware Impersonation scams in publishing tend to be variations on a theme, since the goal is always the same: to sell you something. In that sense, the scams below, which are aimed at tricking writers into paying for editing, don’t break new ground. Still, the approaches are distinctive, and I’ve seen enough examples at this pointRead More

Author Beware: Two New Scams Targeting You
#bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #shortstory #authors #amediting #fiction #booksky
writerbeware.blog/2026/01/30/...

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2 months ago

Screenshot of linked article that reads:

As it stands, the way the new assessment tool is being rolled out will dramatically limit the rights of disabled people to appeal against their outcomes. Currently, NDIS participants who are unhappy with the amount of support for which they have been funded can ask for an internal review and argue the line-by-line case on merit. If this decision remains unchanged, they can take their case to the Administrative Review Tribunal – an imperfect system that entails considerable stress and cost, but which can make orders for funding and support items to be included in a plan.

For years, the NDIA has been one of the worst performers at the ART and its predecessor, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, with thousands of decisions overturned, remade or settled before a substantive hearing. For some time now, though, the agency has been ignoring the appeal body. Data provided in response to a budget estimates question on notice shows that in 2024/25 the agency reassessed 837 participant plans within 12 months of a tribunal decision, but in 372 of those cases “plans were approved at a lower value than what the ART had determined”. The NDIA declined to elaborate on why it had disregarded the tribunal orders.

Two to 2024-25, NDIA rejected half the internal reviews brought by participants on funding. But in the most recent financial year that proportion soared to 70 per cent. Now, as we reported Oct last year, automated planning. With even fewer review rights. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2026/01...

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1 month ago

Screenshot of part of the linked article which reads:

In making this finding, Treston has also put other senior public servants on notice.

“Misfeasance in public office claims are extraordinarily difficult to make out, because of the high legal standard required,” one lawyer with experience in the specialised field tells The Saturday Paper.

“It is not for nothing that they are so infrequently litigated. That makes this a very significant decision and may provide guidance for plaintiffs in future misfeasance claims.

“The judgement is highly critical of the defendant’s conduct, particularly given the significant authority exercised by the director of the Professional Services Review agency. As the trial judge said, ‘With such power, comes responsibility.’ It is rare to see a judgement so critical of public sector conduct – going so far as to find that the director ‘failed the test of public probity’ in her conduct.”

“She had as much ‘motive to falsify’ then as she does now, because on both occasions her conduct was being called into question,” Justice Treston wrote of the former Director of the Professional Services Review agency. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/...

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1 month ago

Picture of Rick Morton, wearing a red sweater and light brown lags with dark brown shoes and a loosely wrapped scarf in the grand foyer of the Palais Garnier opera house in Paris. The room is filled with enormous chandeliers and gilded columns. People are staring up at the ceiling panted by Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry.

went to the opera (saw Ralph Fiennes’ directorial debut of Eugene Onegin which was note perfect) and went completely bug-eyed

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1 month ago

Plumb and Plumber On a recent Wednesday, the kitchen sink in my Paris apartment became totally clogged and I was deserted by the civilising infrastructure of modern life. Thus begins my nightmare. The building pipes ...

In which I encounter the privilege of trying to order a plumber in French, go to the opera and reckon with the USA's quickening descent into fascism. I contain multitudes. rick-morton.ghost.io/plumb-and-pl...

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