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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 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.

submitted 4 days ago • 2369 comments

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

submitted 6 days ago • 675 comments

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

submitted 28 days ago • 2083 comments

Courage begets courage.

submitted 32 days ago • 419 comments

🚨 🚨 🚨 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.

submitted 32 days ago • 1461 comments

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.

submitted 36 days ago • 174 comments

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."

submitted 43 days ago • 902 comments

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.

submitted 50 days ago • 1093 comments

“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?

submitted 52 days ago • 693 comments

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

submitted 55 days ago • 1903 comments

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.)

submitted 65 days ago • 143 comments

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

submitted 65 days ago • 291 comments

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.

submitted 68 days ago • 321 comments

Narrator: She made this up.

submitted 69 days ago • 3490 comments

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.

submitted 70 days ago • 506 comments

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

submitted 70 days ago • 51 comments

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...

submitted 77 days ago • 57 comments

I don't know who needs to hear this, but you don't need to justify your reading preferences and choices to anyone. Audiobooks count as reading. Also, you don't have to finish books you don't enjoy. Don't read to impress, read for yourself. Life's too short, love yourself, ok? Signed, a librarian.

submitted 78 days ago • 1015 comments

People not elected to government should not have the power to reshape the government, especially people whose obscene wealth depends on the government functioning a certain way. This is not a hot take. It's just plain common sense.

submitted 78 days ago • 1104 comments

Sometimes the combination of arrogance and ignorance is breathtaking. Yes, US health care has high admin costs; that's because it relies so much on private insurers. Govt-run health insurance has much lower overhead

submitted 79 days ago • 1324 comments

Advent Calendar 7. This is called Loo Seat with flowers. Etching with pastel

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This is an oligarchy. The founders never intended people to have this much power… EVER Stop the oligarchy

submitted 78 days ago • 1915 comments

My response for my client @oliviaoftroye.com to President Trump's nominee for Director of the Federal Bureau Of Investigation (#FBI) #KashPatel's threat of a forthcoming defamation lawsuit. #RightBackAtYa

submitted 79 days ago • 834 comments

One more reason to unsubscribe to the NYT

submitted 79 days ago • 0 comments

New authors! Things you absolutely do not have to pay for: -Being published -Being interviewed on a podcast -Book reviews Things you should be paid for: -Being published -Your time and expertise It doesn't matter how new you are. You never need to pay to play 🖤

submitted 79 days ago • 57 comments

Oh it’s super clear now, Elon.

submitted 79 days ago • 866 comments