"... Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people. Having grown up in a Zionist home, lived the first half of my life in Israel, served in the I.D.F. as a soldier and officer and spent most of my career researching and writing on war crimes and the Holocaust..."

Opinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.

nytimes.com

New Bomb Capable Of Creating 1,500 New Terrorists In Single Blast — theonion.com/new-bomb-cap...

New Bomb Capable Of Creating 1,500 New Terrorists In Single Blast

theonion.com

This is just awesome. Was always a great song. But Saoirse Ronan is so believable.

Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (Official Video)

YouTube video by Talking Heads

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🌊 Towards A New Ocean Treaty - BBNJ PrepCom 🌍 Delegates reconvened at UN Headquarters to pave the way for entry into force of the BBNJ Agreement. It was a productive two weeks — with experts from the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security contributing on several delegations.

Preparing the entry into force of the new Ocean Treaty – moving quickly into operationalisation - Ocean Equity Research

Two years after finalizing the BBNJ Treaty, delegates met in New York (April 14–25, 2025) for the Preparatory Commission to advance its entry into force. Discussions progressed smoothly, with ANCORS e...

oceanequityresearch.org

I've never admired Harvard before. Just another elite University. But now I do.

Homeland Security revokes Harvard’s ability to enroll international students

The Trump administration said current foreign students must transfer or risk losing their legal status. Advocates say the directive violates legal procedures.

washingtonpost.com

Fossil fuel arseholes have known climate change was real for decades. Now that everyone knows its real, they've simppy moved on to the next chapter in their strategy - oppose renewables and let the planet burn www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Why Australia’s most prominent climate change deniers have stopped talking about the climate

Global heating sceptics now argue it is more palatable with the electorate to pivot from climate denialism to anti-renewable energy scepticism

theguardian.com

What you're seeing are wet microbursts—intense downdrafts from thunderstorms that slam rain into the ground, creating those stunning lobes. Like a reverse explosion from the sky. Captured in Perth, #Australia

🌊 New episode! Negotiating the Ocean – Ep. 4 🎧 Civil society has a seat at the table in BBNJ talks. Rebecca Hubbard (High Seas Alliance) joins us to discuss NGOs, ocean equity & shaping the new treaty. 🎙️ Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/6YId...

Episode 4 - Civil Society

Negotiating the Ocean · Episode

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Woke up early in airport hotel & realised I'd left tablet on plane last night. Rush to airport & ask Thai Airways for help. This starts an adventure through Bangkok Airport that takes me airside with an escort, & return of tablet! Cleaners found it, handed it in. Staff were awesome. Huge thanks.

Everyone should watch this. Then share it with anyone who thinks these tariffs are a good idea and won’t crush small businesses. Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DIDAtyB...

Trump Informs Nation They Better Start Liking Those Little Canned Wieners

Trump Informs Nation They Better Start Liking Those Little Canned Wieners

WASHINGTON—Saying that Americans should anticipate certain lifestyle changes as a result of his newly announced tariffs, President Donald Trump informed the nation Thursday that they better start liki...

theonion.com

It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.

🌊 We are excited to share the launch of ANCORS new podcast ‘Negotiating the Ocean’! 🌊 Join us as we cover various international ocean negotiations, particularly on Marine Biodiversity, Fisheries and Deep-Sea Mining. oceanequityresearch.org/news/negotia... #negotiatingtheocean #oceangovernance

Negotiating the Ocean

Podcast · ANCORS · Negotiating the Ocean, an Ocean Equity podcast by ANCORS, peeks below the surface of international ocean governance. We take you behind the scenes of global talks on biodiversity, f...

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How long before Australia wakes and realises that the world has changed? AUKUS is dead. We need to be independent.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2y ago

Carney: "The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over."

Love this. First episode out now.

Ocean Equity Research@oceanequity.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨🌊 NEW PODCAST ALERT 🎙️🚨 Ever wondered what really happens behind closed doors in global ocean negotiations? 🌏⚖️ Negotiating the Ocean is your backstage pass to the world of marine governance. The trailer is out NOW! 🎧 listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7IPZ...

This seems to sum up 2025 quite well. Self-help Individualism fuelled by mass idiocy. Mind you, I haven't even opened the front page, so this is all purely wild opinion and unsubstantiated assumptions. Very 2025.

Couldn't agree more. Massively overpaid executive cutting budgets, retrenching staff, dropping subjects with no accountability.

Jack Thrower@jack-thrower.bsky.social · 2y ago

Governance at Australia’s universities is in a dire state. VCs are paid like CEOs but don't face the oversight seen in the public or private sectors. A few of us at @australiainstitute.org.au put together recommendations on how to fix our broken system. australiainstitute.org.au/post/time-to...

Big thanks to everyone involved for this huge book, and our chapter on Security Cooperation and Fisheries in the Pacific oceanequityresearch.org/fisheries-go...

Book Chapter - Security Cooperation and Fisheries in the Pacific - Ocean Equity Research

By Bianca Haas, Kamal Azmi, Kerrie Robertson, Transform Aqorau, and Quentin Hanich

oceanequityresearch.org

Fantastic new publication on "The quiet voices of French territories in tuna fisheries management." Led by the fantastic Constance Rambourg and in collaboration with Bianca Haas and Mathieu Colléter. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The quiet voices of French territories in tuna fisheries management

Global geopolitics heavily influences international fisheries management. It also influences the engagement of fishing nations within regional fisheri…

sciencedirect.com

🌊 What Happened at the Honiara Summit? 🌊 Leaders, ministers, and experts from across the Pacific gathered in Honiara to tackle SDG 14.4— on sustainable fisheries. Read more from the summit here: oceanequityresearch.org/climate-chan...

Very cool sign on a public toilet in Japan

Thank you Tokyo for a wonderful few days of thoughtful discussions and workshops. Have much to think about. And perfect blue skies :)

Trump plays Nero's violin while Musk and friends destroy the joint. How long until the states (i.e California, New York, etc) refuse to cooperate with the big steal? Months or years?

Its hard to see how the USA could do more to destroy its influence and undermine its own interests, but I guess there is always tomorrow. Trump plays a loud violin while Musk rips out the gold. www.smh.com.au/world/asia/a...

A US soft-power retreat will play into Beijing’s longer-term ambitions

Around the world, Beijing is working to peel away support for a US-led international system and recast itself as a more reliable partner in trade, development and security.

smh.com.au

theshovel.com.au/2020/05/28/m...

Mark Zuckerberg – Dead At 36 – Says Social Media Sites Should Not Fact Check Posts — The Shovel

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg – who died of a drug overdose in his Californian home today – says it is not Facebook’s role to be the arbiter of truth for everything people post online.

theshovel.com.au

Busy Friday night in circular Quay, Sydney.

Hippy nu yar everyone. Hope y'all have a good one and make the world a nicer place. Kindness is a good thing.

Weekend at Elon's: FUCK YOURSELF in the face / Please post a bit more positive

Hi. I’m the LNP. You might remember me from my other well thought out and successful economic plans such as: Making The NBN Cheaper Snowy 2.0 A Gas Fired Recovery and AUKUS. Today we’re here to talk to you again about Nuclear Energy…