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Rusty Compass

@rustycompass

Independent travel guide to Vietnam, Cambodia and - and very happy to be exploring Australia right now. No sponsored content, no sponsored tweets.

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Anyone else bothered by every hall, room, entry, garden (thankfully not the loos.. yet) at #sydneymodern is named after some benefactor? Some perhaps you wouldn’t want to be associated with? When most of new gallery is publicly funded?
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Around the table with academics from culture & heritage, architecture, agriculture, and health. Great conversation and awesome food 😃 @rustycompass
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A wonderful Vietnamese meal with new and old friends at the Old Compass in #hcmc @_jbeardsley_ @ThuAnhNguyen_
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Cambodia Burning will be screened at the upcoming @AngkorPhotoFest which starts tomorrow. The film was shot entirely by drone and uses Cambodian poetry to give a human voice to the devastation caused by deforestation. Supported by @pulitzercenter angkor-photo.com/apf-program…
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rantville@rantville6 Jan 2023
The most cynical #opportunism degraded #facebook to its present gutter standing. Same voracious #morons are applying the same values to degrade #instagram. How long before we get to enjoy the rich, #ethical, human possibilities of #tech? #bigtech #dontblametech
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Virak Ou@ouvirak5 Jan 2023
Sad news. Just found this out today. I listened in person to Nate when he did a tour in the US speaking alongside activists from the Khmer Nation Party in 1995. I have been an admiter of work since then. FEER was something back then. RIP Nate! rfi.fr/en/people-and-enterta…
Nate Thayer, who interviewed Pol Pot, dead at 62

Nate Thayer, who interviewed Pol Pot, dead at 62

Nate Thayer, the larger-than-life American freelance journalist who scored a massive scoop with his 1997 interview with Pol Pot, the genocidal leader of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge, has died at 62, his...

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Aaron Swartz would have been 36 today. Aaron committed suicide after being sentenced to 35 years in prison by US authorities for transferring and sharing scientific articles from JSTOR.
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Swartz was never convicted or sentenced to prison. After declining a plea bargain in which he'd serve six months in jail, he committed suicide before trial. forbes.com/sites/timothyl…
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Thanks to my friend Dang Duong at the Old Compass Cafe @Rustycompass behind the REX Hotel Saigon for inviting me to speak about Vietnam and Cambodia.  Distinguished audience. Longtime expat residence and pleased US Consul General Susan Burns came by...
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Thanks to @rustycompass Look forward to seeing #Saigon friends Nov. 8th for book talk. Small group, limited tickets. Signing few copies of my #Vietnam #Cambodia book for those with a few dollars to spare! 3rd time over years, I've had pleasure to speak at my fav OLD COMPASS CAFE
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“Of nearly 8,000 readers who'd responded to a VnExpress survey as of Tuesday evening, 83 percent disapproved of the highway and only 11 percent supported it.” e.vnexpress.net/news/news/un…

Don't build highway through southern Vietnam biosphere: UNESCO - VnExpress International

Vietnam should not have a highway running through a world biosphere reserve because it will kill wildlife and degrade its environment, UNESCO's country office has said.

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The Shovel@TheShovel21 Jun 2022
After many requests, we have agreed to release our costings for the installation of the flag on Sydney Harbour Bridge
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rantville@rantville15 Feb 2022
#Politicians #media #academics of all stripes agree to ignore the greatest threat to #Oz #security - failing #US democracy. #China's been a nasty #authoritarian since 1949..... #Trumptopia will be as nasty but less rational. #auspol #auspol2022 #foreignaffairs #dfat
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rantville@rantville11 Feb 2022
Australia's enemies will applaud and support those who divide us, deceive us, degrade us, make us fearful and cowardly. Any names come to mind? #auspol #AusPol2022 #Election2022 #Australia
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rantville@rantville18 Jan 2022
#Morrison govt must have invoked obscure pre-election #ABC #censorship powers. How else to explain silence on 78 national #COVID deaths by govt negligence / invisibility of the grieving? @abcnews focused on illusory peaks etc. #AusPol2022 #COVID19nsw #deathbynegigence
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morrison gov't members crossing the floor to support @PaulineHansonOz's anti-vax bill: *5* morrison gov't members crossing the floor to support climate action: 0 morrison gov't members crossing the floor to support integrity measures: 0
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Still nothing heard from @GoPro via their limited methods of contact. Avoid their products due to no support & unethical practices. I won’t be a repeat customer GoPro. Appears this issue is a common occurrence based on GoPro’s own community hub forums. @DJIGlobal now 1st choice.
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More international media focussing on Australia’s climate shame. @danilic hits this interview over the fence and deep into the crowd 👊🏻
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@TheLeadCNN15 Oct 2021
“We have to drag our leaders to lead us,” comedian and podcaster Dan Ilic says about crowdfunding a Times Square billboard calling out lawmakers’ inaction on climate change.
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"#Parramatta is left asking how much appetite does Sydney have for two #Powerhouse #Museums? Could $800 million be better spent on other unique cultural institutions that connect with Parramatta’s #history and #heritage?" @parracity #nswpol thinkingtravel.asia/stories/…

Parramatta Powerhouse - an inauspicious start to Sydney’s big new museum — Thinking Travel

Parramatta Powerhouse Museum kicks off with the controversial demolition of a heritage villa.

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Australia's coolest museum takes a lead in mandating #COVID #vaccination. @monamuseum #tourism #travel #australia #hobart #auspol #Tasmania thinkingtravel.asia/stories/…
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rantville@rantville25 Aug 2021
Seems China's 1.4 billion people didn't get @GladysB's memo that you have to accept delta. @abcnews still pedals her idea that it can't be controlled..... #covid #delta #nswpol #nswcovid reuters.com/world/china/chin…
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rantville@rantville31 Jul 2021
"Australia has normalised cruelty on our borders. As #COVID’s delta variant sweeps through South East Asia, our citizens abroad are also copping it." This could get very ugly. #auspol thealgorithmistoxic.com/2021…
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