Earthquake in Tasmania this morning! earthquakes.ga.gov.au

Think the Tony Blair Institute looks sinister? You've not seen anything yet. Crucial investigation by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and Democracy for Sale: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-the...

I wish all the people who think Tasmania is tiny and boring could spend a day with my dad, who lives on a genuinely tiny Scottish island and thinks that Tasmania has more than anyone could possibly see in a lifetime. (Highlight so far include kunanyi, Hill St Grocer & the Fullers Cafe ❤️)

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

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The two state solution is a dream of the past. It is time to rally consider what the viable options are, but that doesn't start with me, some random unemployed bartender who spends to much time doom scrolling. It starts with voices like @danaelkurd.bsky.social and other Palestinian voices.

I welcome the release of the final TPC report on the proposed Macquarie Point Multipurpose Stadium. This Report is a potential circuit-breaker that should bring the AFL and Tasmanian Government back to the negotiating table. Read my full media release… #politas megwebb.com.au/media-releas...

Fascinating thread from Ohio State Senator Beth Liston, who is a Democrat. Liston was prepared to go on a trip to Israel and occupied Palestine but declared her intention to not do so after being pressed by constituents.

Oh, you can do that?!

While everyone is focused on Qatar it is being left unexamined that it is almost certain that Tunisia had its sovereignty violated not once but twice, and a civilian humanitarian fleet was assaulted.

This afternoon, in addition to Charlie Kirk, there was a school shooting. Bullets don't know and don't care if you are a Republican or Democrat. It is time for Republicans and Democrats to find a way to work together to reduce gun violence. www.wcpo.com/us-news/crim...

New @trusselluk.bsky.social research: 14 million people face hunger due to lack of money. Big rise from 2022 (11.6 million people.) More people from working households can’t afford essentials – now 3 in 10 referred to food banks in Trussell community. 1/8

My dad and stepmum land in Melbourne later tonight and I’ve been tracking their flights (Stornoway-Glasgow-Dubai-Melbourne). Then on to Hobart tomorrow. Every time anyone from the UK comes to visit my excitement is tempered by what a bloody ordeal they have to go through to get here 😭

I would 100% try this given the opportunity.

Maisa is back on Bluesky and will hopefully manage to avoid the overzealous Bluesky moderation policies this time. I have been chatting with her for many months and am very happy to vouch for this family and their situation. Please share or make a donation if you're in a position to ❤️🙏

Israel feels free to violate international law and U.S. arms supply agreements to attack any neighboring country. Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, Tunisia, now Qatar. It is out of control.

Since ppl love campus anecdotes so much, here's one: I have colleagues who give students they know to be MAGA an A (in one case I'm aware of overlooking clear AI use), because the colleague is on a Green Card or H1B, and they know: one complaint like at Texas A&M, and they're on a flight home. (1/3)

Assassinating senior Hamas leadership at a moment when they were contemplating a purported ceasefire offer is revealing. Lays bare the lack of good faith that has characterized those discussions throughout.

So, aside from everything else, Israel engaged in a drone strike of a civilian ship more than 1000 miles from its shores and bombed a US ally last night. Do I have that right?

One of my favourite things about my job is getting to speak to really, really smart people. And Dr Gabrielle Kuiper - who I spoke to for this piece - may be right at the top of that list! www.csiro.au/en/news/All/...

Q: but what if a full Epstein investigation also takes down Bill Clinton????? A:

This one is extra-dangerous because women HAVE been ignored and misled by the medical establishment for years around lots of things to do with repro, fertility etc so there's already a level of mistrust that's ripe for exploitation

Seeing reports on Insta that one of the Gaza Flotilla boats docked in Tunis - the one crewed by Greta, Thiago and others from the Madleen - has been attacked by a drone and set on fire. Sounds like everyone is okay.

NEW: Governments, media outlets and creative institutions are silencing Palestinian voices in service of an extremist Israeli agenda, warns awqrd-winning journalist Antony Loewenstein www.deepcutnews.com/p/antisemiti...

For a piece I'm writing, I'm looking for genocidal anti-Palestinian language from self-described liberal Jewish figures (writers, officials) outside Israel. If you have examples, please share

It's Monday again and today I'm reading Night of the Living Toilet Paper by Kevin Garone What book(s) are you reading this week? 💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR alt text in images please

There’s just over an hour left on Maisa’s fundraiser. They are not going to hit the target, but every dollar closer that we can push them get will help ease the pressure and ensure they can buy basic food and medication in the coming weeks ❤️🙏🏻 www.paypal.com/pools/c/9hgv...

Berries are one of the few readily avaible, healthy foods that parents know their kids will actually eat.... and now we can't even relax about these because of some greedy bloody idiots using banned pesticides. How are the authorities going to fix this problem? #auspol #politas

What 15 years of design debt looks like

Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars. OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.

It’s v rare to get a photo of all three of us, because either me or the kiddo are usually hiding behind the camera, so we had some family pics done last week and I feel like they definitely capture what a goofy, joyful, messy crew we are. 📸 Karen Brown Photography

Palestinians in Gaza City are expecting a ‘very violent day,’ as the Israeli military has announced its intentions to continue levelling high-rise buildings in densely populated residential areas.

By insisting on a largely business-as-usual approach, out-of-touch Western politicians are not only shielding Israel's war criminals from consequences; they are robbing the Israeli protest movement of meaningful arguments to end this travesty.

We are days away from the Israeli expulsion of a million people from Gaza city The second largest since this Oct 23 This time would be much more violent and deadly It can be stopped It must be stopped

Gold Coast junketers. Any others, #politas? We have a right to know which lobby groups our elected representatives are being entertained by.

Happy Tassie-versary to us! 12 years today since we got here ❤️

This is an appalling story.

NHS physiotherapist Rachael Moses, who has been working in Gaza, confirms she's seen what other volunteer medics have also reported, that Palestinians have patterns of injuries suggesting Israeli soldiers are playing a game where they shoot victims in different parts of the body each day #GMB

Zack Polanski elected and Glinner arrested. Good day.

Yes, @albomp.bsky.social , there were some “good people who went along.” They were at the counter rallies. How about offering them encouragement instead of the Nazis supporters. #auspol #politas

This is truly dangerous. After what happened in Porepunkah last week, the media should not be downplaying the threat of violent far right men in this country.

Have lost count of how many times I rewatched this over the weekend but it hasn’t yet lost its shine.

Question for the BlueSky folks: are there any English language children’s cartoons or shows that have recognizably Arabic main characters?

After 20 months of field research, I recognise several officers who regularly show extremely aggressive behaviour. I'm sure they're also known within their own districts. That they keep getting sent to protests creates the impression that these violations are strategically deployed as a deterrent.

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Middle East Scholars! What are your favorite works that are academically sound and *also* just fun to read? Any period. Any region. Just looking for things that will excite people who are new to the field... Reply below with link and short description.

Just when you think it couldn’t get any worse for Palestinians in Gaza, they haul out this ghoul. FFS. The only place I want to see TB is in The Hague. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

This looks fantastic >>

fellas, is it a good idea when your interviewer says this?

I loved @vermontgmg.bsky.social's latest piece so much that I asked if I could republish it on The Handbasket and he so generously said yes. If you haven't read it yet, please do. It's essential: