RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.

Rachel Gluckstern@rgluckst.bsky.social · last mo.

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.

Sat down for a nice long chat with the podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social to explore my latest book, 'A Pacific Power: Liberal Imperialism in German Samoa' newbooksnetwork.com/a-pacific-po... If you're a podcast listener, take a look!

Ongoing (teaching-focused) position for Lecturer in French and Intercultural Studies at Monash University in Melbourne. Applications close 2 November careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

They will have to invent books after stealing our books to feed their machines that then killed books.

Matt Binder@mattbinder.bsky.social · 7d ago

the tech industry is about to invent books

Dutch royal house earned nearly half a billion from slavery www.dutchnews.nl?p=273439

Dutch royal house earned nearly half a billion from slavery - DutchNews.nl

The Dutch royal family, the House of Orange-Nassau, earned an estimated €576 million from slavery, mostly in the former Dutch East Indies, according to a new investigation into the monarchy. The…

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A reminder of the complicated afterlives of German Samoa. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

Samoan PM apologises for 'heil Hitler' salute at family event in 2007

Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt apologises after video emerges of him performing a Nazi salute and saying the phrase "heil Hitler" at a family event in 2007.

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The latest corporate tax data just dropped. And congrats to Santos Ltd - 11yrs in a row of no company tax.

This is quite cool. My university is the first organisation in the world to force Microsoft to allow us to turn off copilot summaries in Word 365, after a backlash against it from staff (including, very vocally, me). That cannot have been easy for our heroic IT people so hats very much off to them!

The iPhone - a good product that people like and want, and are willing to pay a lot of money for - makes about 200 billion per year.

DBdant@dbdant.bsky.social · 2w ago

This tidbit was in the article. 🎈💥 ? "Goldman Sachs warned Friday that AI hyperscalers, including Meta, need to generate roughly $300 billion a year in AI services revenue just to break even on their capital spending—and $1 trillion annually to earn meaningful profits—spooking investors."

Memories of German colonialism in Togo: Demnächst neue Ausstellung im Humboldt Forum. Podcast von Anna Schäfers @kulturspk.bsky.social dazu mit Kokou Azamede (U. Lomé) u.a. Und bald Restitution des kolonialen Raubguts @diplo.de? @mehler.bsky.social @he-mel.bsky.social comuse.org/en/podcast/2...

This symposium is part of our ARC DP project on empires in the Pacific. Looking forward to receiving abstracts! networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

Another day, another threat to commit genocide from our most important security ally. But whaddaya gonna do 🤷‍♀️

The campaign against the creation of a Linke led govt in Berlin is focused almost entirely on accusations of antisemitism and the specter of Neukölln. This is very different from the protests against the formation of the first Linke led govt in Thüringen in 2014 which were all about the GDR.

'Claims that socialist party Die Linke threatens Jewish life in Berlin are shameful lies. Sadly, many desperate German politicians would rather make cheap antisemitism accusations than address the cost-of-living issues that drove Die Linke’s victory.' jacobin.com/2026/09/die-...

German Centrists Are Smearing Die Linke as Antisemites

Claims that socialist party Die Linke threatens Jewish life in Berlin are shameful lies. Sadly, many desperate German politicians would rather make cheap antisemitism accusations than address the cost...

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HIstorians! The AAEH conference will be held in Adelaide next year. If you do research into modern Europe and its place in the world, please submit an abstract. events.flinders.edu.au/events/call-...

Call for Papers: Conflict and Cooperation in European History - Events at Flinders

Call for Papers: Open from September 7, 2026 – November 12, 2026   Conflict and Cooperation in European History The 30th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Association for […]

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It ys tyme for Tulip skeptics to face some difficulte trouthes. Tulips are the waye of the future. Yf you do not invest yn Tulips you are way behinde. Yf you do not teache your children about Tulips thei will not be able to compete on the jobbe market. Onlye Luddites dislyke Tulips.

Writers/Musicians/Artists told you from Day 1 that this was theft. Straight up. Always has been.

Tyler King@tyleraking.com · 4w ago

“A senior executive at Microsoft said A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ and possibly the greatest robbery of labor in human history, according to court documents unredacted Thursday in an ongoing Manhattan lawsuit.”

great art articulates eternal truths

Proud to join our allies launching the Red Lines Package at Parliament yesterday – a suite of 4 bills that would ensure Australia doesn’t fund, arm, or invest in illegal settlements, war crimes, or genocide. As Jews we know too well what happens when the international community turns a blind eye.

#Academia #PeerReview

Stephen Kane@exocytherean.bsky.social · 4w ago

If you are asked to review a paper/proposal, and you intend to use AI to conduct the review, please do not accept the request. Peer review is a fundamental component of the scientific process. Using AI to conduct this not only insults the authors, but your own expertise.

On the negative side of the ledger, AI might exterminate the human race. On the positive side, it makes it really easy to cheat on your homework. Hence the profound existential dilemma we face.

It is good, proper, and effective to make people ashamed of their political views. There seems to be some sense that it’s impolite to actually confront One Nation voters with the racism of ONP. But I ask: why. Racism is a shameful thing and has been for a long time.

Columbia prohibits electronic devices in all Literature Humanities, Contemporary Civilization sections share.google/ipx7kEk65was... More of this, please!

Roses are redde Noble are the manatees For a bettir future Teach artes and humanityes

Memories of German colonialism in the Pacific: Veranstaltung von „Brot für die Welt“ thematisiert Lage in Bougainville mit historischem Bezug zur deutschen Kolonialherrschaft. @kilderbenhauser.bsky.social @he-mel.bsky.social @misereor.bsky.social @uni-jena.de

The Jewish Council supports the decision of the 12 countries who have put trade restrictions on illegal Israeli settlements and urges the Australian government to do the same and then go further, imposing country-level sanctions. www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2026/09/jewi...

Jewish Council welcomes UK, Canada, France and others banning settlement trade, urges Australia to not be left behind

MEDIA RELEASE 09 September 2026 The Jewish Council of Australia welcomes moves by twelve countries including the UK, Canada, and […]

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@nesrinemalik.bsky.social remains about the only prominent UK columnist who has always written accurately, honestly, and fearlessly about Gaza. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Israeli ministers keep telling everyone their brutal plans – so why doesn’t the world take them seriously? | Nesrine Malik

Schemes to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza are not being promoted by fringe voices. But the international community continues to avert its eyes, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

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HIstorians! The AAEH conference will be held in Adelaide next year. If you do research into modern Europe and its place in the world, please submit an abstract. events.flinders.edu.au/events/call-...

Call for Papers: Conflict and Cooperation in European History - Events at Flinders

Call for Papers: Open from September 7, 2026 – November 12, 2026   Conflict and Cooperation in European History The 30th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Association for […]

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A quick explainer written today: theconversation.com/even-if-it-d...

Even if it doesn’t form government, the far-right AfD has shaken Germany’s political establishment to the core

Voters in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt punished the major parties for their handling of the cost-of-living crisis.

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