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I’m a retired software developer who lives in Melbourne, Australia. I worked in the field of interactive multimedia for over two decades, and have also worked in public relations and as a journalist and sub-editor.
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The latest issue of my book and movie review newsletter is now out. I review Careless People, Karla's Choice and The Last Song of Penelope, and have quite a bit to say about the film Parasite. #booksky #books #films 💙📚 biblioscope.org/issues_71_to...

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The latest episode of our podcast Two Chairs Talking is now out! Perry and I discuss the novellas Typhoon by Joseph Conrad and The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler, as well as the film Birdman directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. twochairs.website/2025-04-29-2... 💙📚 #booksky #books #movies

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Sydney folk! Interested in hearing about 1800s Australian crime, and how Mary Fortun wrote 500 police procedurals about it--the longest early crime serial known. Even though her son was a crim. Includes Ned Kelly and a Sydney safecracking, for which 2 men hanged gleebooks.com.au/event/lucy-s...

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Sydney folk! Interested in hearing about the seamy side of 1800s Oz true crime, and how a woman wrote police procedurals about it? Even when her son turned into a career criminal! Includes Ned Kelly links and a notorious Sydney safecracking, for which two men hanged gleebooks.com.au/event/lucy-s...

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The latest issue of our podcast is now out! Perry and I discuss the film (and novel) Never Let Me Go, and the novel This Kingdom of Dust, in considerable depth. #books #booksky 💙📚 twochairs.website/2025-03-24-2...

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The latest episode of our review podcast is now out! We talk about the best TV and movies we saw during 2024 (and the books they were based on). 💙📚 twochairs.website/2025-02-25-2...

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The latest issue of my review newsletter is now out! biblioscope.org/issues_71_to... #books #booksky 💙📚

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I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath. I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.

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I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

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This cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social is getting banned on Twitter. Because of course it is.

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First long and good review: residentjudge.com/2025/02/12/o...

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#LibreOffice 24.8 Calc Guide print edition is now available on Lulu (dot) com. Free PDF, as always, can be downloaded from the LibreOffice website. www.lulu.com/shop/libreof...

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True.

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Dear Mexico, Canada, Panama, and Europe: 100 percent tariffs on Tesla.

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Sell your Tesla. ❌ Sell your Cybertruck. ❌ Get off Twitter. ❌ Don’t sign up for Starlink. ❌ Bankrupt him. It will take while but it’s possible. ✊🏻 #resist

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Courage begets courage.

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🚨 🚨 🚨 HOMEWORK 🚨 🚨 🚨 The email address for federal workers to inform on their colleagues is [email protected]. Would be a real shame if folks flooded that inbox, rendering it useless.

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I do not know why my novel WANDERERS is a mere buck-ninety-nine at your favorite electric bookmonger site of choice, but it is, so if you want, y'know, creepy sleepwalking disease peri-apocalyptic sci-fi horror with a hefty dash of EAT SHIT A.I., then hey, it's 800 pages for 199 pennies.

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He wants so desperately to be profound, but instead this stuff comes across as super weird and uncomfortable.

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Food for thought.

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"When Mexico sends its people, they're sending their best. They're sending firefighters to help solve American problems. They're bringing fire fighting uniforms. They're bringing fire fighting equipment. They're bringing kittens down from trees. And all, I assume, are good people."

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The latest issue of my review newsletter is now out. biblioscope.org/issues_71_to...

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Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public. He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit. Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.

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“As an editorial cartoonist, my job is to hold powerful people and institutions accountable. For the first time, my editor prevented me from doing that job. So I have decided to leave the Washington Post” — Ann Telnaes, after drawing this cartoon, which included the image of a supplicant Jeff Bezos

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So the New Orleans attacker was an American and the Vegas Cybertruck driver was an American and yet despite those verifiable facts, MAGA and their melon-hued messiah are still out there blaming both of those tragic incidents on “the border”… Do I have that just about right?

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I’m sure he wants the history of it all told his way.

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Advent calendar: Nativity

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Nota bene: Elon Musk has committed 2 cardinal sins in Trump world. He upstaged him; and is now responsible for an embarrassing defeat. (and Trump must absolutely hate the whole President Musk thing.)

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Republicans cut $200 million in funding for childhood cancer research, but please tell me more about how “pro-life” they are, won’t you.

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This didn’t get enough media attention when it happened so I’m posting it again. The Biden’s were not only innocent, they were framed. And the GOP knew it and amplified the lie anyway.

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Narrator: She made this up.

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Advent calendar 16. Monotype with watercolour:

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As a Buddhist, I believe in non-violence to solve our problems. I have yet to see those condemning the left for lionizing Luigi Mangione even once criticize the right’s vile embrace of Kyle Rittenhouse, or Trump and Vance inviting Daniel Penny to be their political prop at a football game.

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“What kind of books do you like?” “Yes.”

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Please help pushback against Dutton and News Corp’s nuclear disinformation by sharing these very simple FACTS which show nuclear power is more expensive, slower and will contribute a tiny share of power generation as compared to renewables. The nuclear campaign is designed to undermine renewables👇🏻

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Advent calendar 12. A favourite. Watercolour on etching

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Just a reminder in case anyone forgot:

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New: Liz Cheney statement on Trump latest on January 6 committee (thread) mailchi.mp/greattask/ch...

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