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Professional on LinkedIn, no quote without permission pls. I'm not the news. Often post blue skies. Mainly sports politics (not US) travel. Prof AI & Internet/tech co-regulation: views personal. He/him #FirstGen Liverpool, cricket & cycling tragic #JFT97

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New Origin Story, on an absolute unqualified piece of Nazi shit, who is as close to the brains of the Trump operation as it gets.

11.03.2026 09:15 πŸ‘ 392 πŸ” 104 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 2

This time we profile one of the worst people in the world and explain how much of what we associate with Trump is really Miller’s sinister mission to remake America

11.03.2026 09:17 πŸ‘ 227 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 2

I wouldn’t wish this fear on anyone, not my worst enemies. It’s a unique and terrible hell to be sitting in the diaspora worrying about your family, as massive bombs hit their city, even if it’s something you’ve experienced all your six decades. It only gets worse, each time.

11.03.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 228 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 1

So to summarise: You failed to take out the regime. You failed to destroy nuclear material. You failed to eradicate Iran's retaliatory capacity. You brought chaos to the Middle East. You killed god knows how many people. You destabilised your own economy. All for nothing, but the ego of madman.

12.03.2026 00:47 πŸ‘ 1166 πŸ” 433 πŸ’¬ 75 πŸ“Œ 14
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Grace Tame says her speaking events have stopped over 'smear campaign' Speaking at a conference in Hobart, former Australian of the Year Grace Tame says it is her last speaking engagement for the year at this stage.

Speaking at a conference in Hobart, former Australian of the Year Grace Tame says it is her last speaking engagement for the year at this stage.

12.03.2026 02:18 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Australia politics live: Labor announces 60-day downgrade in fuel quality standards to put extra 100m litres a month into system Follow updates live

"When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Woodside doubled its profits. The PRRT fails to capture windfall profits from conflicts like those in Ukraine and Iran. In a cost-of-living crisis, will you impose a windfall tax on the excess profits of oil and gas?" No. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

12.03.2026 05:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think the unspoken part here is that Mandelson had very clearly been at the heart of all kinds of things, for many years, and that at best nobody seems to have showed even the slightest curiosity about what his actual role was and why the fucker was everywhere with his fingers in multiple pies.

11.03.2026 15:22 πŸ‘ 121 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Join my campaign to properly fund medical research in Australia πŸ”¬
www.moniqueryan.com.au/medical_rese...

12.03.2026 05:21 πŸ‘ 136 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
After a series of fatal strikes involving civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan, Congress directed the Pentagon to reduce civilian casualties as part of a 2019 law. During the Biden administration, the Defense Department created the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response initiative.

The civilian mitigation teams – cut by 90% by Hegseth – work with military commanders on target planning, and making sure that targets are actually military sites. The teams help come up with "no strike" lists, including religious and cultural sites and schools

After a series of fatal strikes involving civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan, Congress directed the Pentagon to reduce civilian casualties as part of a 2019 law. During the Biden administration, the Defense Department created the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response initiative. The civilian mitigation teams – cut by 90% by Hegseth – work with military commanders on target planning, and making sure that targets are actually military sites. The teams help come up with "no strike" lists, including religious and cultural sites and schools

I knew that the Department of War shot a missile into a school & killed 175 civilians, mostly children.

This is learned today:

Secretary of War Hegseth had cut the teams assigned to prevent such tragedies by 90%.
www.npr.org/2026/03/11/n...

12.03.2026 02:05 πŸ‘ 2910 πŸ” 1525 πŸ’¬ 87 πŸ“Œ 91
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Zack Polanski repeated claim hypnosis can increase breast size, BBC interview reveals Green party leader has said he immediately apologised for comments made in 2013 Sun interview, but footage six days later shows him standing by claim

β€œZack has repeatedly apologised for an interview he did with the S*n more than a decade ago. Now, Zack is focused on the issues that really matter to people: bringing down bills, protecting the NHS and rebuilding public services” Not sure 2013 gotcha disqualifies
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

12.03.2026 05:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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David Shoebridge has called out the β€˜three war parties’ Labor, the Coalition & One Nation for joining forces to shut the door on refugees who are now fleeing the illegal war on Iran.
β€œYou support your uncle Donald, the fascist duck” πŸ”₯ #auspol

12.03.2026 04:35 πŸ‘ 88 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

The Trump regime has no idea what it’s doing hour to hour, just in case you thought there was some grand strategy in Iran

12.03.2026 00:48 πŸ‘ 1589 πŸ” 498 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 31
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Grammarly Is Facing a Class Action Lawsuit Over Its AI β€˜Expert Review’ Feature The feature, which Grammarly shut down Wednesday, presented editing suggestions as if they came from established authors and academicsβ€”without their consent.

I'm suing Grammarly over its paid AI feature that presented editing suggestions as if they came from me - and many other writers and journalists - without consent.

State law requires consent before someone's name can be used for commercial purposes.

www.wired.com/story/gramma...

11.03.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 7080 πŸ” 2185 πŸ’¬ 111 πŸ“Œ 182

If you are writing for The Age and write up a guy who went Brisbane - UQ - KPMG - Productivity Commission - Senate staff - Senate as some sort of existential struggler in life that's earthy because he once saw a cow just give up. Walk into the sea.

12.03.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I don’t think unconditional surrender is imminent.

12.03.2026 02:09 πŸ‘ 19536 πŸ” 5735 πŸ’¬ 786 πŸ“Œ 371

Labor trumpets that they’re rescuing the soccer players for the headlines, while ramming through laws which racially profile and punish everyone else in the same boat.
Cunning stunts.

12.03.2026 03:39 πŸ‘ 154 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2

I very much appreciate that Reuters always states "what was ruled a suicide" rather than accepting that Bill Barr & Trump 45 version

12.03.2026 04:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: Foreign hacker in 2023 compromised Epstein files held by FBI, source and documents show The hack occurred after a server at the Child Exploitation Forensic Lab in the FBI’s New York Field Office was inadvertently left vulnerable by a special agent.

Scoop: Here’s the bonkers story of how a foreign hacker inadvertently (?) broke into an evidence server holding FBI Epstein material in 2023 and then threatened to call in law enforcement when they found it was full of CSAM.
www.reuters.com/world/us/for...

11.03.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 301 πŸ” 137 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 10

Day 1477 of Russia's all out war, and here's THE daily 🧡

It's an important anniversary for Donald "I'll solve this war in one day" Trump.

It's 1 year ago today since he demanded both sides agree an unconditional ceasefire or "serious consequences"
Russia still refuses!

11.03.2026 09:45 πŸ‘ 299 πŸ” 88 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 7

Flashback, June 2025: β€œConservatives on SCOTUS give DOGE the go-ahead.” www.lawdork.com/p/conservati...

11.03.2026 00:55 πŸ‘ 378 πŸ” 199 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3

For @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social - disastrous outcome of the Anti Corruption Committee Robodebt investigation

11.03.2026 06:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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3 months ago, this was not an unusual photo to take

11.03.2026 06:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Deleted Tweet From Energy Secretary Sends Oil Markets on Another Wild Ride A now-erased post from Chris Wright whipsawed crude for the second-straight session.

"The deleted post was enough to wipe out million-dollar trades.

"U.S. crude futures plunged by as much as 19%.

"During a 10-minute span when Wright’s post appeared, a fund linked to oil futures saw $84 million of its market capitalization evaporate."

www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...

10.03.2026 23:54 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3
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Foreign Facebook pages have been promoting One Nation. It wants them to stop An ABC NEWS Verify investigation uncovers a raft of foreign Facebook accounts targeting Australian users. And they're just the tip of the iceberg.

β€œIf social media companies won’t act voluntarily to safeguard Australians from the onslaught of AI scams and malicious fake posts, it may require further legislative intervention." β€œlack of political will and leadership to address this stream of disinformation head-on”
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

10.03.2026 23:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Holy shit - this would be very, very bad:
"The databases, called β€œNumident” and the β€œMaster Death File,” include records for more than 500 million living and dead Americans, including Social Security numbers, places and dates of birth, citizenship, race and ethnicity, and parents’ names."

10.03.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 2969 πŸ” 1473 πŸ’¬ 106 πŸ“Œ 69
Donald J. Trump β€’ β€’ @realDonaldTrump
If Iran has put out any mines in the Hormuz Strait, and we have no reports of them doing so, we want them removed,
IMMEDIATELY! If for any reason mines were placed, and they are not removed forthwith, the Military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before. If, on the other hand, they remove what may have been placed, it will be a giant step in the right direction! Additionally, we are using the same Technology and Missile capabilities deployed against Drug Traffickers to permanently eliminate any boat or ship attempting to mine the Hormuz Strait. They will be dealt with quickly and violently.
BEWARE! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Donald J. Trump β€’ β€’ @realDonaldTrump If Iran has put out any mines in the Hormuz Strait, and we have no reports of them doing so, we want them removed, IMMEDIATELY! If for any reason mines were placed, and they are not removed forthwith, the Military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before. If, on the other hand, they remove what may have been placed, it will be a giant step in the right direction! Additionally, we are using the same Technology and Missile capabilities deployed against Drug Traffickers to permanently eliminate any boat or ship attempting to mine the Hormuz Strait. They will be dealt with quickly and violently. BEWARE! President DONALD J. TRUMP

His desperation is showing. I bet the Iranians can’t believe it.

10.03.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 166 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 4
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The laid-off lawyers and PhDs training AI to steal their careers Experienced white-collar workers are now part of a miserable gig economy.

AI companies are paying screenwriters, lawyers, and other white-collar professionals to produce the training data needed to automate their jobs. I spoke with more than 30 workers about conditions inside this fast-growing and extremely secretive new gig economy.

10.03.2026 12:43 πŸ‘ 213 πŸ” 98 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 43

β€œDon’t ever be the first to stop applauding.”

-- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, writing about the unfortunate director of the local paper factory

mannerofspeaking.org/2010/05/12/s...

10.03.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 2298 πŸ” 693 πŸ’¬ 82 πŸ“Œ 17

iran could get critical online support for this if, instead of deploying mines, they simply deployed One Big Boat, which then got stuck

10.03.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 347 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

Little public challenge, including from

> GB News staff who aren't white nationalists/racists
> Regulator
> Govt ministers, Opposition, backbench MPs
- anxious about free speech/hate speech
- too awkward if on a TV channel, not 4Chan?
> Other media outlets: now seen as normal, not newsworthy?

10.03.2026 08:09 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0