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RHW

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Happy to have found this place and the wide variety of interests to enjoy. Proud to be lefty who cares about our planet's future. Still struggling to advocate for good govt & strong progressive community policy.
Love where I live in Ngunnawal/Ngambri country #Canberra #Auspol
#EverydayPlaces #BloomScroll #Bookstodon

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Jennifer, to scifi
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I need some new science fiction to read, who has some suggestions? I don't like military sci-fi. For reference, my favorite series is the Expanse, I also enjoyed Scalzi's Collapsing Empire, I love Robert Charles Wilson's books. I mostly enjoy space operas and unique stories about technology, for example I really liked the recent book Mountain in the Sea about AI and intelligent octopus. Suggestions from the awesome Bookstodon community? @bookstodon #Bookstodon #Scifi #ScienceFiction

RHW,
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@Jennifer @bookstodon

Have you tried Becky Chambers Wayfarer series, beginning with A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet?
Each following can be read as standalone but some characters recur and best read in order. Outstanding characters and interaction among species, diverse, great dialogue, and action but no big space battles.

If you like Scalzi, for sheer fun and a good plot, written in first person, I highly recommend The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells. She is a brilliant, versatile SFF writer and this series is a joy. Seeing humanity through the eyes of an uncontrolled robot security officer is perfect.
Hope these appeal .😊

luciedigitalni, to auspol
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Reminder: don't look at the portrait of Gina. She's very upset about it


https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/16/gina-rinehart-portrait-vincent-namatjira-artist-national-gallery-of-australia

RHW,
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@Tooden @luciedigitalni
"To see ourselves as others see us is a most salutary gift" - Aldous Huxley.
Also, perhaps a shock.

anathema_device, to random
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Are multiple, terrifying loud flyovers by fighter jets in the early morning really the best way to honour our glorious dead?

Or just a way of honouring the glorious industrial-military complex?

RHW,
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@anathema_device

Maybe a mild harmless reminder of the millions who cower in the dark waiting to be destroyed when they hear those sounds in their own skies?

I am proud of our brave service people, but deeply sorry that they are needed.

is one of terribly conflicting emotions for me.

RHW,
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@anathema_device I was explaining my own reaction, not the authorities' intention. But I cannot condemn the servicemen for what their superiors decide is suitable for Anzac day to represent the RAAF. But not trying to pick a fight w you at all, we are both on same side.

RHW, to random
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From Guardian Aus Live

The details of former senior bureaucrat Kathryn Campbell’s last annual pay package have been released.

The Department of Defence’s latest annual report, released Tuesday, shows Campbell was the third-highest paid public servant in the department for her role as senior adviser on the Aukus project.

It shows she received a total of $835,970 for the 2022-23 financial year with a base salary of $698,644.

The package put her just under defence secretary Greg Moriarty and defence force chief Angus Campbell. Curiously, she was paid more than Jonathan Mead, the chief of the nuclear powered submarine taskforce, who she reported to, according to an organisation chart in the department’s budget papers.

Mead received a total package of $707,822 with a base salary of $526,670.

Campbell, who has since resigned from the public service, has been in the spotlight for her role in the robodebt saga.

The former secretary of the social services and human services departments had been suspended without pay three days after the royal commission handed down its report into the illegal debt

luciedigitalni, to random
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I was just about to complain about a business I've requested a quote from in writing trying to call me then sending me both texts and emails. Then I realise they've sent me a fucking Whatsapp message as well!

It is a decent quote but I cannot reward this stalking-adjacent behaviour

RHW,
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@luciedigitalni I suggest it is better than no answers, which really annoys me.

RHW, to random
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".....a roast turkey with all the trimmings, including sprouts. And beetroot, as for some reason Australians are obsessed with the stuff...."
😁😁 True

A Christmas that changed me: my best friend and I celebrated in Australia – and finally felt like adults
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/dec/15/a-christmas-that-changed-me-my-best-friend-and-i-celebrated-in-australia-and-finally-felt-like-adults?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

RHW, to random
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The Morrison Trend taken up again.

PM claims he has been chosen by God
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/27/india-elections-pm-narendra-modi-claims-he-has-been-chosen-by-god?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

RHW, to auspol
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This is nothing short of blackmail.
The so- called providers are utterly contemptible. Feeding off victims who have no power to fight back.

Payslip wars: Australian jobseekers suffer harassment in ‘a crazy system that doesn’t work for anyone’
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/28/payslip-wars-australian-jobseekers-suffer-harassment-in-a-crazy-system-that-doesnt-work-for-anyone?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

RHW, to random
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Horrendous. Another cult religion making money out of vulnerable people.
‘My mind had been shattered into a million pieces’: inside the Scientology-linked UK rehab centre
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/03/scientology-linked-uk-rehab-centre-nhs-website-substance-abuse-narconon-investigation?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

RHW, to random
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First Dog hits the spot again. 🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏
Olympic swimmers demand justice for, um, Gina Rinehart
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2024/may/17/olympic-swimmers-demand-justice-for-um-gina-rinehart?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

RHW, to random
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Thisispaywalled for me, but sounds a good move. There need to be very strong reasons why a l9cal contractor who worked so well for so long, lost out to a commercial church organisation.
Procurement process that dumped Green Shed to be audited https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8598661/audit-into-procurement-process-that-dumped-green-shed/

RHW, to random
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Always a joy to find natural colour and beauty in the noisy dusty places.😊

RHW, to auspol
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Anyone in Canberra who remembers the surly, confrontational, disruptive rabble that loafed around the city, some for months after the 'Convoy', will not be surprised.

Investors with questions: how a ‘clean food’ farm scheme born of Covid vaccine fears descended into rancour
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/may/04/investors-with-questions-how-a-clean-food-farm-scheme-born-of-covid-vaccine-fears-descended-into-rancour?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

RHW, to random
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John Birmingham on Loneliness

Thoughtful and sensitive, thank you JB.

https://open.substack.com/pub/aliensideboob/p/modern-loneliness?r=4rk9v&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

RHW, to random
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Fiona Katauskas -
There’s one question domestic violence victims often hear
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2024/may/02/theres-one-question-domestic-violence-victims-often-hear?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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An Australian ex-Prime Minister who used her position after office to advocate for good. We should be so proud of JG who rose above the filth they threw at her in Plt. But never forget those Opposition bullies who delighted in that abuse.

Julia Gillard says progress on gender equality is ‘really glacial’
https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jun/01/julia-gillard-says-progress-on-gender-equality-is-really-glacial?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

RHW, to auspol
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#auspol #jobseeker
There are too many quotable paras in this excellent article.

Please read it all.

#Labor has been asked, and p
begged to raise #jobseeker to help the worst off out of poverty, ever since its election. It has deliberately chosen not to do so but overspent on items that benefit the wealthy and the warmongers.

The graphs show the unfair disparities.

The budget reveals what governments actually care about
https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2024/may/02/the-federal-budget-reveals-what-governments-actually-care-about-and-labor-has-chosen-to-keep-jobseekers-in-poverty?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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Farewell to Duane Eddy, a name from my earliest happy music memories.
Pioneering rock’n’roll guitarist dies at 86
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/may/01/duane-eddy-grammy-musician-dies?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

RHW, to random
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Good evening Australia, tonight I’m in a right tizzy about … being accused of racism!
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2024/may/29/good-evening-australia-tonight-im-in-a-right-tizzy-about-being-accused-of-racism?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

RHW, to random
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I was very upset watching parts of my precious garden die during Canberra's long draught years ago.I cannot imagine the despair and misery these dedicated people feel watching a reef, a forest, a species, a river die after they have tried dedicated their lives to keeping it safe. This article is sad in so many ways.

Many people are feeling ecological grief. How can we help those whose work puts them at risk?
https://theconversation.com/many-people-are-feeling-ecological-grief-how-can-we-help-those-whose-work-puts-them-at-risk-228793

RHW, to random
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What if we could understand what blue whales are really saying
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2024/may/10/what-if-we-could-understand-what-blue-whales-are-really-saying?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

RHW, to auspol
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The jailing of David McBride is a dark day for democracy and press freedom in Australia
https://www.theguardian.com/media/commentisfree/article/2024/may/14/the-jailing-of-david-mcbride-is-a-dark-day-for-democracy-and-press-freedom-in-australia?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

RHW, to auspol
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The news captioning is at present referring to Lehrmann as 'Mr Lemon.'
This gives me great satisfaction.😈

RHW, to auspol
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First Dog has something to say to Tanya...

Tanya says the urgent environmental reforms the ALP promised have been put on hold!
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2024/apr/17/tanya-says-the-urgent-environmental-reforms-the-alp-promised-have-been-put-on-hold?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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