Hey!! Here's my new piece for The New Republic!! It's about how Meta is cramming generative video slop (the most energy-intensive of the gen systems) into its massive global advertising engine: a recipe for an order magnitude worsening of its already-huge harms 😱 newrepublic.com/article/2028...

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution. The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵

The medical treatment for septic uterus, eptopic pregancies and a miscarriage that the body cannot release is abortion Without the medical procedure of an abortion for these medical emergencies, women die This Far Right anti-abortion shtick has nothing to do with human rights It’s misogyny, 101

"PM Albanese’s culture of secrecy, in three charts" Damning work by @skyelark.bsky.social on this govt's secrecy #OffTheCharts #ThePoint thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...

The Andrew formerly known as Prince (I’ll see myself out 😅)

World’s biggest industrial heat battery, from a company backed by big name investors including Rio Tinto, begins operations.

When claims made in the public arena using agency data is “flat-out contradicted by the statistical evidence", intervening to correct it upholds integrity "you’re trying to take the side of truth [.. ]to take the side of explaining what the statistics say and what they don’t say" #IStandWithABS

Australians have a right to access government information and to understand how decisions are made on their behalf. I just signed this @australiainstitute.org.au petition calling to end government secrecy: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/end_governme...

Even in a digital era, the choices editors make about the Sunday front page say a great deal about their priorities

According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150K trees have been planted & 45ha of parks created in the already hot city, all intended to not only improve quality-of-life today, but also help the city adapt to & manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050. Just the start. Common sense.

Oh no, here we go again. Are we heading for another (rushed) agreement to solidify our role as the world’s quarry? We should export processed minerals, not raw! #ValueAddHere. 1/2 #auspol

#auspol #vicpol #housing

Australia Post says it has beaten its emissions reduction site, reached 100 pct renewables at its operational sites, and rolled out thousands of EVs.

If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.

Sometimes I think about how from 1935-1975ish, Bell Labs produced an insane amount of revolutionary science and technology, including 11 Nobel Prizes, the transistor, UNIX, C, the laser, the solar cell, information theory, etc. The secret? Provide scientists with ample, steady, no-strings funding.

When a president sends troops into American cities to “restore order,” what he’s really doing is testing obedience. Portland and Chicago aren’t war zones…they’re warning shots. Authoritarians don’t announce takeovers. They practice them. One city at a time. However, each practice destroys families.

Who could ever have imagined when I played a fictional rebel who joined the Resistance to oppose a criminal Authoritarian & wannabe King, it would be happening in real-life? #TwentyfiveFortyseven

"Discrediting science and scientists is an essential first step for authoritarian regimes to discredit any other forms of learning and truth and destabilize societies to keep them under control."

In 1935 German leadership called a surprise meeting and informed their previous oath to uphold the Weimar constitution was now void and they instead must swear a personal oath to the Führer. Many claimed they didn’t like the order, but they did it anyway. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Tom McIlroy‘s excellent report on PM Albanese’s powerful UN speech and global recognition for Australia’s action on climate change which domestic commentators still fail to acknowledge #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Of course The Age fails this basic test of public interest journalism right out of the gate. bsky.app/profile/gree...

Journalists need to be very very careful reporting on the paracetamol story. This is no time for straw man reporting or headlining Trump's statement without commentary, because all most people will see is the headline and take it as gospel. 1/

A simple denial in the headline might be less click baity, but perhaps more in keeping with morally upright journalism?

This is very good news. Meeting Trump is a bad idea that never helps anyone or any country. Stay as far away from the fetid, racist, sex pest as you can. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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my mom took tylenol when she was pregnant, which made me super focused on menswear and now i have a million followers on twitter

Vertical rows are the agrivoltaic winner! “The vertical panels produce slightly less electricity—but with higher value, as generation peaks coincide with morning and late afternoon demand…The crops don't seem to mind the presence of solar panels and they like the wind protection they provide.”

Good, but stop using the word "graft". It sounds wonky and technical. "Tom Homan took bribes. Pam Bondi and Kash Patel covered it up. Why? Are they also for sale to the highest bidder? Maybe even foreign governments?"

Dems should genuinely just run everything through the simple English Wikipedia style guide

BREAKING: I found a partial thesaurus sent by the New York Times to the staff for use in the headlines when reporting on Trump's administration.

ABC News has shifted priorities and it will affect local news and current affairs. Laura Tingle, John Lyons, Speers all in New York for UN summit, with producers, cameras studios etc. These are major costs. I hope it’s worth it. #auspol

LiveAI demo fails on the first prompt at Meta Connect 2025. #Meta #AI #LiveAI

The panel chose Chris Masters’ book Flawed Hero: Truth, Lies and War Crimes as the 2024 winner of the Les Carlyon literary award. The Australian War Memorial has overruled that decision b/c it doesn't want to hurt the feelings of a fucking war criminal. Fmd. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.

I don't really care if the future is short videos. I like words. Words have gotten me this far and I'm gonna stick with 'em for the duration

The instinct to fact check White House claims that the signature on the letter is not Donald's is how they win. It's how they move this into the realm of two competing truths. Just mock them when they make those claims.

Very cute! But as an Aussie, will I ever see iNaturalist and not instantly think death cap mushrooms???? #MushroomTrial #MushroomMurder

I was concerned how the Cats would go against Brisbane, when they’ve had the wood over us the last 3 matches & Stanley out. But our pressure & intensity was so impressive, & the atmosphere at the G was incredible. I’ve never heard a louder pro-Geelong crowd. Bring on the Prelim #AFLCatsLions

I don’t want to alarm anyone but I have just captured the cutest pics of Fin and Mia ever

Absolutely brilliant by Ross Gittins www.smh.com.au/business/the...

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I wrote this for Crikey about how media coverage of Dezi Freeman as far back as 2018 fed his paranoia and sovereign citizen talking points. After last week's shootings, it's not great to see media today downplay the role of Nazis into the alarmingly attended March for Australia rallies yesterday.

It's not a 'clash' if it's neo-Nazis storming a group of people - it is an attack. Also, it's always ok to punch a Nazi. Hope that helps.

Fun fact: Thomas Sewell of the National Socialist Network was born in New Zealand. #themoreyouknow #fcknzs #auspol

New rule. A parent may only propose removing a book from the school library only after reading it in its entirety and delivering a book report to the librarian. Until then no discussion shall be entered into.

This article on Disney and the collapse of the middle class is an absolute banger www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...

Today’s outcome is a relief, but there was little justice in the eight year persecution of Richard Boyle, a hero who everyone (including the judge) accepted was motivated by public interest. #auspol