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Gordon McNenney

@el_gordon

I'm a UX writer, content strategist and news junkie who likes to know what makes people click.

 Melbourne, Australia
Joined April 2009
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Elon Musk pours another $76 million into boosting Republicans

Elon Musk pours another $76 million into boosting Republicans

The additional funds bring his total spending this cycle to $442 million.

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Wanna be Kylie at the Grand Final? First, you’ve gotta believe in yourself. Then you gotta strut your stuff, like this proud and talented singer at a pre-pig racing gig at the Geelong Show. #itsalongwaytothetop
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Love this attitude: “"First thing he says, he goes, 'I'm going to have to be a bodyboarder now.” abc.net.au/news/2026-10-08/g…

Firefighter looked shark in the eye before it bit off his leg

Speaking for the first time since he survived the attack last month, Mel Ismail recalls the moment he looked the apex predator in the eye.

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It says something about the state of the world when you see the first emoji suggestion on iMessage for ‘bird’.
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I'm just going to leave this here today for anyone who might need to hear it, whether you're applying it to the #Yankees/#Dodgers #WorldSeries or to life in general. 🙏⚾️❤️
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Sewell Chan@sewellchan23 Oct 2024
My friend Mariel Garza just resigned as editorials editor of @latimes after the newspaper’s owner blocked the editorial board’s plan to endorse Kamala Harris for president. cjr.org/business_of_news/los…
Los Angeles Times editorials editor resigns after owner blocks presidential endorsement

Los Angeles Times editorials editor resigns after owner blocks presidential endorsement

Mariel Garza, the editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times, resigned on Wednesday after the newspaper’s owner blocked the editorial board’s plans to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for...

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nytimes.com/2021/09/21/magaz… If the news from Ukraine is hard to bear, read this evocative and joyful tale of Kyiv nightlife in 2021.
My Accidental Visit to the Pandemic’s Party Capital (Published 2021)

My Accidental Visit to the Pandemic’s Party Capital (Published 2021)

Kyiv was supposed to be a quick layover for the writer Rosa Lyster. But its underground nightlife turned out to be just what she needed.

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Seamus Heaney@HeaneyDaily5 Nov 2023
So hope for a great sea-change On the far side of revenge. Believe that further shore Is reachable from here.
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The Murdochs and Tony Abbott agree. We must vote no to the elites. betootaadvocate.com/entertai…
"Vote No To The Elites And Their Indigenous Voice" Says Mining Tycoons, Private Prison Bosses,...

"Vote No To The Elites And Their Indigenous Voice" Says Mining Tycoons, Private Prison Bosses,...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The only people whose lives may be slightly inconvenienced by a successful referendum result have today meet in secrecy to discuss the next phase of their plans to...

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It’s time for AU to get real about climate change. $1 billion in Coalition spending has gone up in smoke: “It seems as if Peter's used the money he was paid not to chop down trees...to buy another property next door and chop down trees there instead.” abc.net.au/radionational/pro…
Boom time in carbon farming country - ABC listen

Boom time in carbon farming country - ABC listen

Graziers are discovering there's millions to be made from their flat red earth. Taxpayers are funding billions to reduce the nation's carbon footprint. Reporter Geoff Thompson investigates whether...

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Ever wonder why so many politicians aren’t keen on a proper federal integrity commission? The Libs are running scared, but Labor got $44k from these guys too. abc.net.au/news/2022-05-02/a…
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Ukraine and Russia explained
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Obama: You can’t run ads telling me you’re a regular old hoops playing dish washing fleece wearing guy but quietly cultivate support from those who seek to tear down our democracy….
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A very cogent opinion piece, this. mcsweeneys.net/articles/oh-m…
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@thegallowboob19 Aug 2021
cutting bell peppers and adding googly eyes is bound to heal your soul a little, give it a try
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Megan Amram
@meganamram20 Jan 2021
Today was the day Donald trump finally became president
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Shots, shaves, vapes and bets. Noice. #stkilda
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MOVEMBALD starts tomorrow. EVERYTHING MUST GO!!! Hit up my sponsor pages for a Thank You Day generosity dopamine hit. Thx! my.leukaemiafoundation.org.a… movember.com/m/14297900?mc=1 #worldsgreatestshave #movember2020
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As Warren Buffet says, this man should be everybody’s hero. #givingwhileliving on.mktw.net/3ixDRpT
He went from multibillionaire to relatively broke and living in a small apartment — just like he...

He went from multibillionaire to relatively broke and living in a small apartment — just like he...

This week, Chuck Feeney closed his 38-year-old Atlantic Philanthropies, having donated all his cash to such lofty endeavors as bringing peace to Northern Ireland and modernizing Vietnam’s health care...

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Hi @ScottMorrisonMP @EU_Commission @elysee @sebastiankurz @DanishMFA @DutchMFA @SweMFA, over 140,000 Global Citizens are calling you to #DefeatDiseaseTogether and support @gavi to help save an extra 8 million lives. Will you act on their call? gph.is/g/EvAMeGz
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