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Please Direct All Complaints to My More Likable Self A cautionary tale about how AI might quietly take over not just our work… but our families, our friendships, and our ability to be human together.

It sounds like a good idea, until it isn't
#ai
#relationships

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Sign the Petition We Demand Accountability: Remove Jillian Segal from Public Office

Sign to get Segal out

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Mealy mouthed

A lot of words that mean nothing.

It's borderline gaslighting

Georgia Maq on life after Camp Cope: ‘No matter how far I run away, I’m still exactly who I am’ For years, the Australian singer felt people expected her to make statements more than music – but after a fresh start in Los Angeles, she’s finding ways to let the light in

Unknown by many Australians
Underrated by some.

She is thoroughly worth listening to

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

Can you apply for the grants to replace your gas stove, etc?
Otherwise, I'd say the other comment about other ways to not use the gas is a good idea

I think to be fair to true conservatives, we need to call out the right wing lunatics for what they are.

Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe all conservatives have little care for any others than their own.
I'm making the distinction of those who would have voted for the right, but don't buy into the current

Will the Sydney march give @albomp.bsky.social the courage to send Segal and her report packing?

We can hope it's coming soon

#auspol

Agree, but unfortunately, we are stuck with them for a bit. I'm curious how the extremists in the party are going to deal with it.
I think we'll see them rupture before reform, but that's their problem.

Young Liberals urge Coalition to distance itself from Sky News and blame Maga ‘mirage’ for Dutton loss Exclusive: Submission to election postmortem says ‘fringe right’ of the party membership had too much influence

Someone in the Liberals is hearing the message.

Will the rest of the party?

Right now, it doesn't sound like it.

We live in interesting times

#auspol

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

We could add several other indicators
How many people were physically unwell
How many people experienced a mental health episode
We could finally fix up the unemployment indicator and invert it to be an employment indicator.
Also fix the quantitative value of employment to be full time work.

Some will be on the right side of history and some will wonder what they did

Orange Monday. Acrylic on canvas. 🍊

Democracy might still be working

"Trump insisted 7 times that this was not photoshopped..I think he actually believes this which makes me worry about his mental health."

I asked Trump's ex-WH Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney to explain Trump's insane defense of the doctored image of Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles.

It has raised a few questions: like her age and working there? How much does he know? Why didn't he call the police? Does that make him complicit in trafficking?

I'm sure there are more

I'm sure they'll be rolling out the former policeman part a lot.

I mean, we all know they're really a bunch of good guys.

Our media refuse to call out genocide in Gaza Through its love affair with Israel and intimidated by the Zionist lobby, our legacy media has enabled the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, Israel’s apartheid regime and the illegal occupation of Pal...

They need to be mocked ridiculed laughed at, and bullied.

This is the only way the ABC will understand their media is shit media.

On equal coverage of Netanyahu denying genocide; "Its like reporting the bubonic plague and giving equal coverage to the rats"
#auspol
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F-35s don’t have other purposes. F-35s don’t show up to soup kitchens and community gyms to play five-a-side football with disadvantaged kids

Share it far and wide

#auspol

Such a beautiful piece.Shame is not a beautiful topic.
I'm guess now when I set up explosives and use electric detonators them I can safely be excluded from the effects of that explosion. Your honor, I only used my non lethal mobile phone to trigger it.
Terrorists will love this new legal defence

Piteously a far better solution that would provide information that might prove invaluable in finding criminals while protecting kids.

I should feel sorry for his electorate, but nah, they had a great representative and but Tim instead.

What a fucking idiot, and I'm sure those who helped vote him in knew for certain they were getting an idiot, they just needed a useful one

Hopefully, Queensland women are watching and mobilise to rock this dinosaur

It needed a Macron moment.

Journalist: Do you think Nettenyahu is lying about starvation in Gaza?

Albo: I don't think. I know!

Let's now the flood now starts. I'm not holding my breath

🔥Drunk #Medvedev rages after #Trump gives #Kremlin 10 days to end the war.
💥Meanwhile, Ukraine & hackers like Silent Crow do have a strategy: paralyze refineries, close airports, crash #Aeroflot (7,000 servers down).
No need to occupy. Just keep breaking the system.
#StandWithUkraine

Sweet cheese on a stick every time I read
@joellenovey.bsky.social
spit devastating truth about how far our community has fallen from who we are supposed to be it breaks me even more:

(link seems to be back online:)

Five burning questions from Triple J’s Australian Hottest 100, a ‘rare and precious thing’ How did the radio network’s Top 100 Australian Songs poll become a cultural moment and why does Triple J’s head say we should stay ‘fucking loud’?

Go support new upcoming artists.

They need every bit, and you might create some new and unexpected friendships no matter the age differences.

Honestly, this weekend for between $20-$40 you could be supporting a new artist

#ausmusic
#music

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

I won't hold my breath

Inland rail debacle shows route should have gone through Narrandera, not Wagga | Region Canberra Cost blowouts. Traffic chaos. Further delays. Who would’ve guessed the building of a rail freight line between Melbourne and Brisbane…

Another LNP debacle
Not unlike their NBN effort
12Mb should be enough for everyone

Best economic managers in their own mind

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#auspol

It's a wonderful plan. You're all going to see how marvellous this plan is.

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