"ACON, Australia’s largest LGBTQ+ health organisation, says it is profoundly disappointed with the NSW Government’s decision to reject the recommendations of the Honourable John Sackar AM KC’s review of criminal law protections against incitement of hatred." #auslaw #nswpol

ACON criticises NSW government's rejection of hate incitement law expansion

ACON has condemned the NSW Government's rejection of recommendations to extend hate-incitement protections to LGBTQIA+ people and others.

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It's difficult for words to convey just how disappointing this NSW Govt decision really is. Apparently, some kinds of hate deserve criminal punishment, while others don't. And the main difference seems to be whether faith groups are doing the hating. #nswpol #auslaw www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...

NSW government rejects own inquiry’s hate speech findings after months of delay

The Minns government will ignore the key recommendation of its own inquiry into hate speech laws.

smh.com.au

Chris Minns won't repeal or expand hate speech laws, because he hates trans women, and has gone to the effort of having a whole presser digging in on us specifically. #auspol #nswpol

ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · yesterday

Minns government rejects expansion of hate speech laws after review recommendations made public

NSW police are using Israeli company Cellebrite products which don't even need to have the phone. They can 'remotely retrieve evidence' for 'e-discovery & corporate investigations' Most cities, states, police departments, banks, big pharma, etc, use their products... cellebrite.com/en/enterpris...

Cellebrite Pioneers Industry-First Remote Mobile Device Data Collection Solution

Cellebrite Endpoint Inspector now offers remote mobile data collection for iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows. Strengthen eDiscovery and corporate investigations.

cellebrite.com

The NSW police power to require the subject of a warrant to open their digital device for a scan is to be extended to routine arrests and stops Police then download device content which includes all past deleted encrypted messages 👇 www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/nsw-pol...

NSW Police to Be Given Powers to Access and Download Phone Content on the Beat

The NSW government is introducing laws that would give police officers broad power to compel individuals to provide access to their digital devices for scanning and downloading.

sydneycriminallawyers.com.au

Why is Chris Minns turning NSW into a POLICE STATE? Seriously, this is such a perversion of justice and our civil rights! #auspol #NSWPoliceState

polqat@polq.at · 4d ago

"Most people would be alarmed to know that the police, using data from an Israeli corporation... can access any message they have ever sent, any photo they have ever taken, their location at any moment, everything they have ever searched & biometric data about who they are"- Sue Higginson NSW Greens

So the NSW premier just ruled out expanding anti-discrimination protections for queer people (bisexuals and non-binary people are still excluded by the letter of the law btw) despite their own state gov enquiry asvising expanded protections

transjustice.org.au/prison/ Just signed. Despite having my Gender Confirmation Surgery in 1998 & having a female birth certificate I could be potentially sent to a male prison. How did Minns get this passed in Parliament? He’s a Labor Premier & should stand up for us. @kirstimiller30.bsky.social

Stand up for trans people in NSW prisons

All trans and gender diverse people deserve safety, dignity and equality. But NSW severely mistreats trans people in prison.

transjustice.org.au

Today’s announcement by the NSW Premier is an important admission that Australia cannot cancel out the pollution from fossil fuel projects by simply promising to not chop down some trees. #auspol

Butterflies around the world are changing habitats - and experts say it’s ‘signalling a warning’

Butterflies around the world are changing habitats - and experts say it’s ‘signalling a warning’

New research shows early-warning species is on the move, expanding or contracting geographic range and changing altitude * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Butterflies, often considered a “sentinel of change”, are on the move across every continent they inhabit, shifting to survive as global heating reshapes their environment. About one in 10 species have already expanded or contracted their geographic range, or shifted in altitude, according to a global study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. Continue reading...

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Can we please get the pervert glasses off Kmart's shelves Australia?! "RMIT's Dr Dana McKay warns the early reports of misuse are already targeting women..."

3wombats@3wombats.bsky.social · 10h ago

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: petitions.getup.org.au/petitions/de... @getup.org.au

Here’s the latest stop motion animation from my Tiny Angry Witch team. (I’m the writer, I can’t take credit for the animating!) It’s one of our longest, and it nearly drove us all mad, but we’re really proud of getting it made! 1 x Tiny Angry Witch 1 x broom No AI

A historian with an online following of more than 33,000 people has called for greater awareness of the story of the last native Prince of Wales

Historian urges people to remember the 'last native Prince of Wales'

Nation.Cymru staff A historian with an online following of more than 33,000 people has called for greater awareness of the story of the last native Prince of Wales. Kevin Hicks has brought the story o...

nation.cymru

Mike Lee's SCREEN Act, which heads to Senate Commerce Committee for markup on Wednesday, would expand age verification requirements to a nearly limitless scope of websites, and is supported by the architects of Project 2025.

The SCREEN Act is a Christian Nationalist Nightmare

Mike Lee's SCREEN Act, which heads to Senate Commerce Committee for markup on Wednesday, would expand age verification requirements to a nearly limitless scope of websites, and is supported by the architects...

404media.co

If SCREEN were to pass, you'd be required to scan your face and upload an ID to access this site because it allows "harmful" material. This affects you even if you don't care about sex work or porn.

404 Media@404media.co · 24h ago

Mike Lee's SCREEN Act, which heads to Senate Commerce Committee for markup on Wednesday, would expand age verification requirements to a nearly limitless scope of websites, and is supported by the architects of Project 2025.

None of us -want- to clog your timelines with this shit. I fucking HATE interrupting dumb horny boob posts with calls to action but like If action isnt taken the boobs will stop entirely like we -cant- ignore this shit, this isnt FUN

Hypno-Scream (Comms Open)❤️🩷💜@hypnoscream.bsky.social · last mo.

Saw a post saying "I don't want NSFW accounts to talk about voting, just let me jack off" Buddy, NSFW artists and sex workers are being constantly attacked by a government of nonces trying to distract from their own crimes by pinning the blame on porn. They have the right to speak up about this.

Damn... 300% higher yields for peppers 200% for tomatoes. 65% lower water use for jalapenos. #agsky #agrivoltaics ,🌱🌞🔌..

hoergen@hoergen.bsky.social · 3d ago

*American farmers slid solar panels over 62,000 acres of farmland, and the biggest payoff had almost nothing to do with electricity* #Erneuerbare #Renewable #Solar #Photovoltaik energiesmedia.com/solar-panels…

Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.

'You'll choke too' - an aerial embroidery landscape inspired by all the wildfires happening right now... I'm upset every time I smell smoke outside and somehow we have people starting them maliciously too! But we all breathe the same air so they'll choke too (1/2 - see thread for close-ups)

If you're part of the BioWare or Sims community and want to talk about how those studios' queer characters and themes have impacted you and your fears for those series moving forward after this sale, I'd love to chat with you for a Kotaku story. Can be reached here or email kshepard@kotaku.com

Kotaku@kotaku.com · 22h ago

Well, I guess Electronic Arts belongs to Saudi Arabia, private equity, and Jared Kushner now. https://kotaku.com/electronic-arts-officially-belongs-saudi-arabia-jared-kushner-now-2000721666

Been out for review for a few weeks, so closer to publication. @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social

PaleoJim@paleojim.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Working on describing new polacanthid ankylosaur species from the lower Yellow Cat, basal Cretaceous, Berriasian. Got to playing around with my ilia overview fig. and it got out of control... So I guess, I got a bit more done on our ankylosaur character appendix as well for #FossilFriday.

Handgunner from the Kingdom of Ludland

A twist on lawsuits against AI companies for training on pirated books: an Nvidia shareholder is suing the company for "adopting and implementing an unlawful business strategy" (via @publisherslunch.bsky.social ). Filing is here: lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/wp-content/u...

I had to code and pronounce a time of death on a respiratory therapist colleague. There's a memorial plaque for her outside the emergency department to this day. I wrote and re-wrote my will. I will never forgive these ghouls trying to rewrite history and deny our experience.

Gabriel Bosslet@gbosslet.bsky.social · 3d ago

RFK Jr said these words today on national television "There were ICUs that were empty all over the country including in New York at the height (of the pandemic)" hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha You are a fucking idiot hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha <sobs silently>

You need to read this and explain it to me like I’m 5.The same judge who dismissed these convictions writes in the end that the dismissals diminish and denigrate the prosecutors and law enforcement who fought so hard to get the convictions in the first place. WITAF? apple.news/A70QAZybORla...

Judge grants DoJ bid to dismiss January 6 cases against rightwing Oath Keepers — Guardian US

Ruling vacates convictions of founder Stewart Rhodes and other militia members who took part in 2021 Capitol attack

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the oscilloscope can produce mind-boggling effects 💀

happy take their knot tuesday!!!

would you trust them with yout trinkets? 🦝

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ABC News Bot (unofficial)@abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 21h ago

Conservationists say they fear the arrival of H5 bird flu in Australia could have a devastating impact on Phillip Island's penguin population.