Every time a violent driver hits a safety feature with their car, a human gets to live the rest of their life.
Harvey J. Miller@mobileharv.bsky.social · 3w agoIn other words they are doing their job
Dr Linda Kirkman
@lindathestar.bsky.social
Curious, kind, queer 🏳️🌈, sexologist, Jack Russell owner 🐶, lover of the sky 🌌🌦️, walker, singer, v covid cautious 😷Australia
Harvey J. Miller@mobileharv.bsky.social · 3w ago
Thank you Ben for these insights
Ben Harris-Roxas@benhr.bsky.social · 3w agoPublishers worry about what AI is taking from journals, i.e. scraped data, chatbot-written submissions. Fewer worry about the flipside - if people use LLMs to find literature, does your work show up at all? New post: harrisroxashealth.com/2026/07/the-...
Everything is terrible but then you read a story like this:
jentrification@jentrification.com · 3w agoTwo Minnesota solar farms seeded native wildflowers under their panels, and 5 years of counting revealed native bees had multiplied twentyfold, then crossed the fence to pollinate the neighbour's soybeans
Someone needs to tell Segal she can’t put lipstick on a genocide. #AusPol
Dr Kate Lister you are a gem. I love your work. May you find a calm inbetween raging hornbag Magic Mike moments
Kate Lister@k8lister.bsky.social · last mo.“But there is another PM symptom I want to share with you, because I don’t see it being discussed.. Off-the-chart levels of horniness – and it’s getting out of control. Last week, a delivery guy asked me where I wanted my package and I called him “daddy”. inews.co.uk/opinion/trut...
Eep. Pregnant women getting the RSV vaccination in Australia - check that you're receiving the right one: Abrysvo and NOT Arexvy
“Harmful medical experiences, stigma, misinformation and lack of transparency have all made it hard to talk about being intersex, difficult to access safe, informed and accessible services, and hard to collect data on the experiences and needs of adults with innate variations. This needs to change.”
What people with intersex traits want you to know
People born with variations of sex characteristics have bodies that are a little different to social and medical expectations.
theconversation.com
Time for justice #Grenfell
Museum of Homelessness@ourmoh.bsky.social · 2mo agoToday is 9 years since Grenfell. Despite clear evidence (both before, during and since the disaster) of premeditated crimes, criminal negligence, and misconduct in public office, survivors and bereaved family are still waiting for justice.
Everyone loves Pokemon Go! The fun game where you find Pokemon in the wild! *10 years later* We regret to inform you that the data you generated by playing Pokemon Go is being used to vaporize schoolchildren.
With tomorrow being the 10th anniversary of @pixelatedboat.bsky.social's "Milkshake Duck" tweet, I think Pokemon Go might be one of the all-time great milkshake ducks:
Two of my favourite podcasters working together—what a delight podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/n... @marcfennell.bsky.social @goingmedieval.bsky.social
Stop blaming rats for the plague
Podcast Episode · No One Saw It Coming · 31 May · 26min
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Did you know this? I didn't 😟 Dementia is the leading cause of death in Australian women. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...
Australians' lack of knowledge about dementia risk is 'startling'
Too many Australians still see dementia as an inevitability, according to new data but there is a list of steps you can take to reduce the risks.
abc.net.au
“You think you are prepared, but nothing prepares you for Gaza.” Renee Van de Weerdt, WHO’s representative for the occupied Palestinian territory, speaking to reporters in Geneva on Friday, said that despite a ceasefire in Gaza, “the violence continues.”
Add me to the list of shunners Thoughtful article with interesting examples
Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · 3mo agoNEW — My first true foray into AI haterdom is about how those of us not convinced by AI’s inevitability are a real constituency worthy of a voice. Give it a read:
So many reasons to use your own brain. Great essay
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3mo agoI knew my writing students were using AI. Their confessions led to a powerful teaching moment | Micah Nathan
This was a hard story to report. Newborns who don’t get a vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop a condition where they bleed uncontrollably. But more and more families are declining the shot. And babies are dying. www.propublica.org/article/more...
Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
propublica.org
We constructed poverty as we know it. Poverty is a legal status imposed on those excluded from legal access to the needs of life. It is economic injustice. It is a weapon built to fear. Poverty is a Death Star. Happy Star Wars Day and May the 4th be with UBI! www.scottsantens.com/may-the-forc...
May the Force Be With UBI
The Poverty Death Star Argument for Unconditional Basic Income
scottsantens.com
Happy May Day! Remember Covid is a worker’s rights issue. It’s a social justice issue. If you want to fight fascism, you need to invest in public health and protecting your community. Wear a mask. Clean the air. Fight for paid time off.
"The easiest way to avoid responsibility for the causes of extinction is not to investigate them," writes Bob Brown. "Why do a federal environmental assessment if it will delay converting the forest where swift parrots are nesting into woodchips?" satpa.pe/DJjzBK3
Labor’s failures on the swift parrot
The critically endangered swift parrot is being driven to extinction and the Albanese government is not intervening to stop the key cause of the bird’s decline.
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‘Go tell those old men, safe in bed, We took their orders and are dead.’ Inscription For A War, AD Hope
There’s ppl on the NDIS for psychosocial conditions where if the supports are withdrawn they will be a threat themselves & others, costing millions in damages. Framing supports as only open to ppl with “profound disability” exposes the stereotypes and prejudices in public understanding of disability
Richard Chirgwin@rchirgwin.bsky.social · 4mo ago"Save the NDIS for those who need it the most" is a framing that worries me. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...