I genuinely feel like I’m losing my mind ☹️ www.thetimes.com/us/american-...

Trump official intervenes in suspension of Arday critic Nathan Cofnas

Bill White, a Republican donor appointed ambassador to Belgium last year, asks Ghent University to ensure continued employment of ‘race realist’ academic

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Good to see California following Australia’s lead.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 8h ago

California lawmakers are poised to pass some of the country’s most significant restrictions on young people’s use of social media. The legislation would ban social media platforms from providing “addictive” features to anyone under the age of 16. https://wapo.st/4gbRc7x

"Aerial footage of an estate in Somerset has revealed the benefits of rewilding land in the face of extreme weather brought about by the climate crisis." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show

National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding

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This is very very weird.

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · yesterday

NEW: @thedailybeast.bsky.social has published two of Natalie Harp’s letters in full. 1/ www.thedailybeast.com/natalie-harp...

NEW: @thedailybeast.bsky.social has published two of Natalie Harp’s letters in full. 1/ www.thedailybeast.com/natalie-harp...

AI enthusiast: lawyers, give me a question, any question and I will put it into my magic box to show you the quality of its answers Lawyer: here's a question AI enthusiast: Thank you, kind sir and here it your answer. Marvel at it! Lawyer: It says 'it depends' AI enthusiast: see, it is clear

#booksky

I know we all struggling to find energy to be outraged at yet another outrage, but this really takes the cake. I wonder if he'll insist that his name be emblazoned in gold on the USS Trump?

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · yesterday

The Navy may change the name of a warship to honor a brave black man who served honorably in the Pearl Harbor attack to the name of a cowardly draft dodger who is so ignorant he didn’t even know what happened at Pearl Harbor, according to his then Chief of Staff accompanying him on the visit

As the PM often says, he has been underestimated his whole political life. I think Waleed falls into this trap as well. #auspol www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Albanese is manipulating his rivals to wage war on One Nation. It’s unlikely to work

This week, the full parliamentary power of the Albanese government was on display. I’m not sure I can remember a week in which a government struck so many deals with the opposition’s help.

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My Bluesky posts tend to be on my preoccupations with maintaining a safe climate and Australian politics. But if, for whatever reason, you are more interested in my research and work at the University of Sydney Law School the best place to connect is on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/tim-steph...

“Elders of a wealthy Christian sect secretly paid bundles of cash to far-right activists for an “influence campaign” to disrupt Albanese government appearances during the last federal election.” #auspol www.smh.com.au/national/exc...

Exclusive Brethren secretly paid far-right activists to perform stunts disrupting the federal election

A digital trail of evidence and political and church insiders have revealed how the wealthy Christian sect mobilised influencers around the country to track and heckle candidates.

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This is a great interview. The politics of AI are shifting fast. A wide cross section of voters hate AI. And for good reason.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · yesterday

@dwallacewells.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social talk about the widespread opposition to data centers: "It's a sort of catch-all objection to people feeling out of control and powerless. This is a supermajority coalition larger than anything we have seen in American politics in a generation."

When not even Nicole Flint is extreme enough for the Liberal Party in South Australia that’s really telling you something about how far right they are heading. #auspol www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Rogue Liberal senator Antic forces plot to purge high-profile party members

The Liberal Party’s federal executive is expected to discuss the prospect of taking over the state branch in an attempt to nullify the threat at a meeting in Canberra on Friday.

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Vile little bully of a man whipping up hatred against a tiny minority of people who just want to live their lives.

CNN@cnn.com · 2d ago

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a transphobic slur while speaking at the Iowa State Fair Monday, where he appeared in support of Republican Rep. Zach Nunn, who is running for a third term in Congress.

Wait until he discovers how the presence of cars can make it dangerous to cross the road.

Jolisa Gracewood@nzdodo.bsky.social · 3d ago

Now, that's what I call journalism! Just pure newshound energy, 29 seconds of the facts and nothing but the facts. Nice work by Glenn McConnell. 🎬 👏 Maybe the *slightest* hint of an editorialising eye-roll at the end, but entirely understandable in the circumstances. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...

Hey, a species has come back from the brink of extinction. Let’s kill it!

First bluefin tunas caught off Yorkshire since 1960s ‘success story’ for marine conservation

Researchers laud return of giant tuna to North Sea after being fished almost to point of extinction

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“The sea ice surrounding Antarctica has contracted sharply this month in what should be its main expansion season and is at its second-lowest point on record for this time of year, satellite data shows.” www.smh.com.au/environment/...

‘It’s beginning to look a lot like the future’: Fears over sudden loss of sea ice

Sea ice surrounding Antarctica has contracted sharply and is at its second-lowest point on record for this time of year, satellite data shows.

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Was the case that Timor Leste brought against Australia political? Callinan was happy to sit as a judge ad hoc in that case.

Also, if "judges wading in to political matters" is apparently so bad, shouldn't an ex-judge perhaps not wade into political matters...?

Murdoch’s Australian newspaper never misses an opportunity to wage a culture war on climate. #climatecrisis

This data centre features a 9.2 gigawatt fossil fuel power station Annually it'll pump out around 30 MTCO2-e. Same as - 8 coal plants - 9.2 million cars - Destroying 20 million hectares of forest - Half a percent of America's total national emissions drawdown.org/carbon-in-co...

Axios@axios.com · 5d ago

NEW: OpenAI announces massive Ohio data center with Nvidia guarantee

Ossoff understands that he hit a nerve and he’s just going to keep hitting it. Good political instincts.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d ago

Ossoff: "The president, surrounded by enablers in the West Wing, is playing golf, trading stock, & decorating his ballroom. It is a disgrace. All while American families in Georgia and across the country pay more for just about everything as a direct result of his failed economic and foreign policy"

Another reason to hate AI. www.smh.com.au/business/mar...

Red alert: This chart says Wall Street is ready to crash

A fear gauge created by a Nobel Prize laureate has become one of the most important numbers in the world – and one you should care about.

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"Grass is spreading across some regions of the Antarctic as ice retreats, threatening Southern Ocean islands with the prospect of wildfires in another sign of how human-caused climate change is warping the polar wilderness." www.smh.com.au/environment/...

Polar wildfires? Scientists warn of grass spreading across parts of the Antarctic

Preliminary research has revealed an overall increase in grass populations across the icy region.

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"AI-driven productivity gains enable more CO₂ emissions than they avoid in a global energy–economy model"' AI increases the carbon intensity of the global economy and reinforces fossil fuel incumbency. #climatecrisis www.nature.com/articles/s44...

AI-driven productivity gains enable more CO₂ emissions than they avoid in a global energy–economy model - npj Climate Action

npj Climate Action - AI-driven productivity gains enable more CO₂ emissions than they avoid in a global energy–economy model

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"New research finds that by making the fossil fuel industry more productive, AI could help increase carbon emissions by up to nearly 5 percent—vastly outpacing the impact of data centers." #boycottai #climatecrisis www.wired.com/story/ai-cou...

AI Could Help Fossil Fuel Companies Create More Emissions

New research finds that by making the fossil fuel industry more productive, AI could help increase carbon emissions by up to nearly 5 percent—vastly outpacing the impact of data centers.

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“whenever the US government makes comments undercutting the effectiveness or safety of vaccines, Australians head online in greater numbers looking to bolster those claims.” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Australian health experts fear US vaccine scepticism is catching on as ‘anything Trump says filters through’

Australia records 3% fall in one-year-olds fully immunised against hepatitis B as downward trend continues, expert says

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There are North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian forces and killing Ukrainians. Trump is evidently completely fine with this. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Trump orders cuts to South Korea joint drills despite warnings of North’s growing battlefield experience

President says move is based on ‘very good relationship with Kim Jong-un’ but US military officials have said Ukraine war is boosting regime’s combat capabilities

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The hard right in Australia want to destroy working Australians' retirement savings. #auspol www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Chalmers warns of Hanson threat to super after One Nation leader calls system ‘broken’

The treasurer has accused the Coalition and One Nation of wanting to destroy Australia’s compulsory superannuation system.

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Trump praises Kim Jong-un, is happy with him having nukes, but excoriates South Korea for refusing to join the illegal war to denuclearise Iran. Please make it make sense. It’s nuts. www.smh.com.au/world/asia/t...

Trump praises North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, slashes military drills with Seoul

The US president said he instructed the Pentagon to substantially reduce the “costly” joint military exercises and noted ally South Korea’s refusal to assist his actions against Iran.

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