Marlin Rando
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My year of George, Part 1
Early Orwell - 1933 to 1937
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I put to everyone that "Orwellian" could have meant something different entirely, if only we read more Orwell
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Australia, can you be that brave?
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Big Tech vs. your data & your democracy
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September 29, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Australia, can you be that brave?
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This has been a Draft for months. Now it feels wrong it has no mention of Ed Sheeran or Sydney Sweeney.
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Navigating #Privilege
Do "All lives" really matter?
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September 22, 2026 at 11:54 PM
This has been a Draft for months. Now it feels wrong it has no mention of Ed Sheeran or Sydney Sweeney.
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Wear white. Spill coffee. On brand.
September 17, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Wear white. Spill coffee. On brand.
“… gambling, the cheapest of all luxuries. Even people on the verge of starvation can buy ... (‘Something to live for’, as they call it) … Organized gambling has now risen almost to the status of a major industry”
George Orwell, 1937 book 'Road to Wigan Pier'
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George Orwell, 1937 book 'Road to Wigan Pier'
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Lebron James, Sydney Sweeney DISGUSTING Gambling SHILLING
YouTube video by Breaking Points
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September 15, 2026 at 12:39 PM
“… gambling, the cheapest of all luxuries. Even people on the verge of starvation can buy ... (‘Something to live for’, as they call it) … Organized gambling has now risen almost to the status of a major industry”
George Orwell, 1937 book 'Road to Wigan Pier'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3pc...
George Orwell, 1937 book 'Road to Wigan Pier'
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Adam McKay was the director of The Other Guys! While being a hilarious movie with dialogues such as “I am a peacock. You have to let me fly”, it had a political story about hedge-fund-y businessmen trying to co-opt the police pension fund - so greed, and corruption at the highest levels.
Private Equity’s Pension Heist
Public pension funds’ investment in private credit has soared, but it’s ever harder to tell where the money is flowing. The winners are private equity firms, who take advantage of our pension pots whi...
jacobin.com
September 6, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Adam McKay was the director of The Other Guys! While being a hilarious movie with dialogues such as “I am a peacock. You have to let me fly”, it had a political story about hedge-fund-y businessmen trying to co-opt the police pension fund - so greed, and corruption at the highest levels.
"The Labor Party is not the lesser evil. It is the more competent evil."
There has to some qualifications to meet to be allowed to call oneself a "Labour" party these days. It's reaching meaningless to the level of an old German party calling itself "socialist".
David has the receipts.
There has to some qualifications to meet to be allowed to call oneself a "Labour" party these days. It's reaching meaningless to the level of an old German party calling itself "socialist".
David has the receipts.
Here's me.
"How the Labor Party sold out to vampiric oligarchs and authoritarian Zionist dickheads"
"How the Labor Party sold out to vampiric oligarchs and authoritarian Zionist dickheads"
How the Labor Party sold out to vampiric oligarchs and authoritarian Zionist dickheads - The Shot
This week, the Albanese government, in goose-stepping sync with the Liberals and One Nation, will push into law the “ASIO...
theshot.net.au
August 19, 2026 at 1:16 AM
"The Labor Party is not the lesser evil. It is the more competent evil."
There has to some qualifications to meet to be allowed to call oneself a "Labour" party these days. It's reaching meaningless to the level of an old German party calling itself "socialist".
David has the receipts.
There has to some qualifications to meet to be allowed to call oneself a "Labour" party these days. It's reaching meaningless to the level of an old German party calling itself "socialist".
David has the receipts.
I put to everyone that "Orwellian" could have meant something different entirely, if only we read more Orwell
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My year of George, Part 1
Early Orwell - 1933 to 1937
open.substack.com
July 29, 2026 at 2:57 AM
I put to everyone that "Orwellian" could have meant something different entirely, if only we read more Orwell
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Strategy or hubris?
- Housing is not affordable!
- Oh, we need supply
and then, this is how that goes
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- Housing is not affordable!
- Oh, we need supply
and then, this is how that goes
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Who is paying the price? Investigating affordable housing schemes | Four Corners documentary
YouTube video by ABC News In-depth
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July 26, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Strategy or hubris?
- Housing is not affordable!
- Oh, we need supply
and then, this is how that goes
youtu.be/TnYP1C_TqJY?...
- Housing is not affordable!
- Oh, we need supply
and then, this is how that goes
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Who let this socialist out?! 😉
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America’s Scientists Are Disappearing
YouTube video by StarTalk
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July 24, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Who let this socialist out?! 😉
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A brave young woman. Not a lot of this side of the royal commission on anti-Semitism on mainstream, so please watch and share
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Jewish socialist Yasmine Johnson at the Royal Commission into Anti-Semitism and Social Cohesion
YouTube video by Socialist Alternative (Australia)
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July 16, 2026 at 9:18 AM
A brave young woman. Not a lot of this side of the royal commission on anti-Semitism on mainstream, so please watch and share
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Asylum seekers in the U.S. are suing ICE, accusing it of forcing them to wear “draconian” ankle monitors to enrich GEO Group.
GEO Group charges twice as much for the physical monitors than they do for their app alternative.
GEO Group made $250 million in profits last year.
GEO Group charges twice as much for the physical monitors than they do for their app alternative.
GEO Group made $250 million in profits last year.
Asylum Seekers Sue Over ICE Requiring More Tracking Devices
A group of migrants seeking US asylum or visas is suing over a new Trump administration policy requiring them to wear tracking monitors as an alternative to detention, claiming the measure is causing ...
www.bloomberg.com
July 1, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Asylum seekers in the U.S. are suing ICE, accusing it of forcing them to wear “draconian” ankle monitors to enrich GEO Group.
GEO Group charges twice as much for the physical monitors than they do for their app alternative.
GEO Group made $250 million in profits last year.
GEO Group charges twice as much for the physical monitors than they do for their app alternative.
GEO Group made $250 million in profits last year.
Thank you Ben for this wholesome sermon.
Sunday services start at 11am ET.
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The Richest Country Is Pretty Mid Now
YouTube video by Benn Jordan
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June 29, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Thank you Ben for this wholesome sermon.
The modern world needs these reminders.
Tony Mazzocchi was instrumental in reshaping workplace health and safety — a feat made possible by empowering workers themselves to expose hazardous conditions.
Recent attacks on OSHA underscore the importance and continued relevance of his work.
Recent attacks on OSHA underscore the importance and continued relevance of his work.
Tony Mazzocchi Was a Champion of Worker-Whistleblowers
Tony Mazzocchi was instrumental in reshaping workplace health and safety — a feat made possible by empowering workers themselves to expose hazardous conditions. Recent attacks on OSHA underscore the importance and continued relevance of his work.
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June 27, 2026 at 12:27 AM
The modern world needs these reminders.
"AI. It's inevitable."
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"AI............is inevitable."
YouTube video by Man Carrying Thing
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June 17, 2026 at 6:26 AM
"AI. It's inevitable."
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No, they indeed don't hide it anymore.
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‘They Want Racial Holy War’ – The TRUTH About the US Military | Aaron Bastani Meets Matt Kennard
YouTube video by Novara Media
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June 15, 2026 at 5:18 AM
No, they indeed don't hide it anymore.
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I made this cartoon in 2012. Any news since then?
June 12, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I made this cartoon in 2012. Any news since then?
From a Get Up campaign letter:
One Nation is now the most popular party in the country, with 31% of the vote. It's the first major poll ever with One Nation in front of Labor on the primary vote – and would see One Nation win around 60 seats in the House of Representatives.
One Nation is now the most popular party in the country, with 31% of the vote. It's the first major poll ever with One Nation in front of Labor on the primary vote – and would see One Nation win around 60 seats in the House of Representatives.
June 7, 2026 at 1:58 AM
From a Get Up campaign letter:
One Nation is now the most popular party in the country, with 31% of the vote. It's the first major poll ever with One Nation in front of Labor on the primary vote – and would see One Nation win around 60 seats in the House of Representatives.
One Nation is now the most popular party in the country, with 31% of the vote. It's the first major poll ever with One Nation in front of Labor on the primary vote – and would see One Nation win around 60 seats in the House of Representatives.
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Prime ministers sucking up to tech executives for jobs is bad enough, but it clearly isn’t a good sign for their approach to tech policy.
@parismarx.com spoke to @willdunn.bsky.social about the risks of the UK government’s deep reliance on generative AI.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/328_...
@parismarx.com spoke to @willdunn.bsky.social about the risks of the UK government’s deep reliance on generative AI.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/328_...
May 19, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Prime ministers sucking up to tech executives for jobs is bad enough, but it clearly isn’t a good sign for their approach to tech policy.
@parismarx.com spoke to @willdunn.bsky.social about the risks of the UK government’s deep reliance on generative AI.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/328_...
@parismarx.com spoke to @willdunn.bsky.social about the risks of the UK government’s deep reliance on generative AI.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/328_...
I have more books than time to read!
That's a lie.
I have a smartphone, and a social media addiction.
That's a lie.
I have a smartphone, and a social media addiction.
May 13, 2026 at 11:47 PM
I have more books than time to read!
That's a lie.
I have a smartphone, and a social media addiction.
That's a lie.
I have a smartphone, and a social media addiction.
