Jeremy's Ear

Jeremy's Ear

@jeremysear.bsky.social

Boardgames. Pangerang country. He/him.

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Yeah the line about what an "important" election it is seems to be really overplaying it. Either way some genocidal far right asshole will win and murder more Palestinians

Andy Fleming@slackbastard.bsky.social

My prediction: It will either be a victory for the right-wing or, alternatively, a victory for the right-wing. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

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Here's a map of where the "Mutual" obligations guide is going! So grateful to those who ordered free copies so far. Can't wait to get them in the post. Whether you're a welfare recipient, community sector worker or just want to support people on Centrelink, get them here: bit.ly/OrderMOsRigh...

Antipoverty Centre@antipovertycentre.org

IT'S HERE: From today you can get our new "Mutual" obligations rights guide – digital or in print It explains in clear terms how people can and can’t be penalised to cut through job agency bullshit. It’s for people with compulsory activities, community sector workers or anyone who wants to help.

Well, sure, but if we don't agree to let them punch us hard in the crotch, then these companies won't be willing to come and disembowel us. We can't risk not being disembowelled!

Nick Feik@nickfeik.bsky.social

“Large AI firms are shopping around the world trying to sell their snake oil and the price is copyright reform. International creative businesses are looking at Australia and cannot believe the government has been duped.” The Albanese govt isn’t just risking Australian IP. It is exposing the world.

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“Large AI firms are shopping around the world trying to sell their snake oil and the price is copyright reform. International creative businesses are looking at Australia and cannot believe the government has been duped.” The Albanese govt isn’t just risking Australian IP. It is exposing the world.

theguardian.comIn a rush to lure AI companies, the Australian government risks undoing a creative ecosystem that has taken decades to build | Dan GuthrieIf proposed copyright reforms proceed, Australia will become a global IP-laundering paradise. Why would a UK business license its TV shows here if they can be scraped at will?

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Older people have been saying this for months. Labor's automation of aged care assessments has been a disaster, under-assessing need and priority, denying care and driving up waitlists. It's past time to bin the whole thing and put humans back in charge of decision-making.

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It's disturbing to see some young Jews, especially Americans who moved to Israel, echo Nazi rhetoric. American-born Jews also wield disproportionate influence within the settler movement, including some of its most violent extremist factions.

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The Catholic Church of course came up with the original version of this scam. You ask people to chuck a bit of coin on a plate that will make them feel better about being self-centred, and that structurally will do bugger all for the poor, while keeping your own money for yourself

Anthony Albanese@albomp.bsky.social

The Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal is bringing a little bit of joy to Australian families doing it tough. And that’s something our whole Parliament can support.

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With Trump in the Whitehouse it’s given permission to every right wing party in western democracies to not even pretend to care about climate disasters anymore.

Royce Kurmelovs@roycerk2.bsky.social

"More than half of the $31 billion in cuts comes from slashing climate-related policies. Those costs have only been broken down into two large bundles, rather than itemised."

You can imagine how much time was spent on (well-paid) advertising and PR execs (with fat super) to come up with "lanyard class" for this bullshit campaign. Also of course it isn't about the department heads on millions - it's about getting workers to support slashing conditions for other workers.

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#AtlasNetwork thinktanks funded by Big Oil/billionaires pushed privatisation of public assets in the '80s, then sold to Atlas insiders. They advocated for removal of taxation of fossil/polluting industry, undermine public support for climate policy & block clean energy with disinformation. #NZpol

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PHON & LNP will dutifully complete the work of fossil fuel sponsored #AtlasNetwork think-tanks that spunoff Advance to kill the Voice referendum, then offshore wind, now the Vic govts clean energy rollout & VNI-West project. All this racism is cultivated solely to protect Big Fossil power & profit.

Yung En Chee@yungenchee.bsky.social

What we already know is a Jess Wilson-led Liberal Party will scrap Victoria's Treaty process that's been 10 years in the making & ongoing That's sufficient information to take a decision Will public institutions, civic orgs & leaders committed to Walking with First Nations honour their commitment❓️

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AI is based on the business model of creating mass unemployment, where businesses lay off millions of workers and replace them with AI subscriptions instead. Richard breaks the issues down further on “What’s the Point?"! ⤵️ australiainstitute.org.au/post/whats-the-point-of-data-centres/

To the Greens candidate at local forum: "as the only candidate here not running to *slash public services for giveaways to rich investors * harm renters & homebuyers * smash the climate * break treaties * bash immigrants, and * generally make the state worse ...why are the media ignoring you?"

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Not to be missed . You can guarantee MSM won’t give it a glowing endorsement as an alternative party like ‘other’ Trumpian parties.

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My article on AUKUS. AUKUS is about madness, militarism and money. Turning Australia into a US military base, sacrificing our sovereignty, and enriching retired politicians, military and public servants while battlers struggle to put food on the table

pearlsandirritations.comAUKUS has escaped proper scrutiny for five years. That is about to changeThe independent public inquiry into AUKUS will report on 4 November after examining the project’s implications for Australia’s security, economy, sovereignty and international standing.

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A new peer-reviewed estimate of what data centres will pump out in climate pollution - Between 300 to 1,300 mtco2-e per year, by 2035 (IEA scenarios) Mckinsey scenarios: - 3,000 by 2035 - 30,000 by 2045 arxiv.org/pdf/2608.14421 limited.systems/articles/ai-...

CJ@mateloos.be

“Zelfs de uitstoot volgens de conservatieve IAE-scenario’s met beperkte groei ligt in de orde van grootte van 1 GtCO₂e per jaar en is onaanvaardbaar in het licht van het wereldwijde koolstofbudget”, schrijft [professor Wim Vanderbauwhede] in zijn paper. 48hrs #Climate #AI gift link:

Absolute disgrace. And Labor could fix it immediately by restoring social security to at least the poverty line. Would cost less than the stage 3tax cuts for rich people.

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Family and federal court transcripts appear to have been sent offshore by transcription company VIQ, and whistleblowers raised the alarm over a decade ago. At Estimates today I asked the AG’s Department which agencies were exposed and they couldn’t tell me. We need a full audit.

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How about just pay fucking tax.

AFP News Agency@en.afp.com

From Carnegie to Claude: AI wealth could reshape philanthropy. Anthropic says it will commit 5% of its shares to a new Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, a stake that could be worth around $100 billion if the company reaches the $2 trillion valuation expected at its stock market debut u.afp.com/SyJB

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As First Nations spokesperson for the Greens I'm deeply concerned that the NT Govt has cancelled funding to the Bush Bus and cut whole communities off - I'm calling on the Federal Government to follow this up and do whatever possible to make sure people aren't just stranded.

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I just want to name that people overcame this. Even against a stacked deck, the good fight is worth it. Win or lose, it's worth it. And sometimes the good guys win.

Laura Bassett@lebassett.bsky.social

Bolsonaro-friendly mayors appear to be sabotaging public transport on Election Day. Buses aren’t running in Lula-friendly areas, flights and ferries mysteriously canceled. Traffic lights have gone out and people’s power cut in Salvador, indigenous people’s travel restricted

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“Honey we can’t buy eggs, we have to set aside $7 to bomb the kids in Gaza. Remember?” Abdul El-Sayed is absolutely crushing it. This is the most brilliant ad of all time 👏🏼

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“The principal purpose of Carbon Capture & Storage has never been to tackle the climate crisis. Instead, CCS serves to align public opinion & government policies with the fossil fuel industry’s plans for unrestricted expansion under the cover of “net-zero". www.nationalobserver.com/2022/04/06/o...

nationalobserver.comLessons from Australia show CCUS is about capturing public opinion and public finances, not carbonExperience from Australia shows the CCUS technology was not designed to contribute meaningfully to emissions reductions.
Dan Ilic@danilic.bsky.social

This is where the “capture and storage” plant that we were promised that has NEVER worked

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Replying to @3wombats.bsky.social

A slippery slope & she wants to introduce permits for protests.If you can stomach her ‘Wah, wah,wah’ answers just listen ( it’s first interview) how she dodges RAF Epstein’s question on why then not ban ‘all Muslims are bad’ or other Islamophobic slurs. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

abc.net.auMornings - ABC listenInformed, entertaining, thought-provoking radio that asks the questions that Melbourne wants asked.

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Only racist speech allowed. A vote for these fascists is a doomsday scenario. They don’t offer anything but pandering to vested interests, cutting services and selling off public assets to their mates…Talking scrotum aka Kennett was a disaster. We really need to vote as left as possible next month.

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At the same time, she defended Hanson's "there are no good Muslim" as free speech (even if we don't agree) Raf, to his credit did try to get her to explain why one was allowed if the other was to be banned but she just kept repeating a lie about protestors "inciting violence against Jews"