This message hits hard.

Our government’s priorities are entirely backward. And purposefully so.

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

All of this 👇

Chris Minns' protest ban in the wake of Bondi attacks is racist, authoritarian and must be resisted @nickriemer.bsky.social #auspol michaelwest.com.au/minns-protes...

Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

“There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.” - Ray Goforth

In the Netherlands, burnout is a legally recognized reason for sick leave, and workers are entitled to at least 70% of their salary for up to 104 weeks of illness.

I hate how much of the media business model these days has become "annoy readers until they pay." Paywalls, registration walls, see half the article before you need to subscribe, pop up reminders, etc. I'm hoping @techdirt.com can prove there's a better way. But it needs your support to prove it.

So, you agree...you think people should be free to take hormones that make them feel better in their skin and improve their experience of life?

Stumbled across this essay series and this graphic is a doozy. www.thenewatlantis.com/publications...

Funny Numbers xkcd.com/3184/

Make a Bond movie academic: The Grant Is Not Enough

Make a Bond movie academic Dr? No, Not That Kind

Make a Bond film academic Diamonds Are Made From Pure Carbon Atoms Crystallized Under Intense Heat And Pressure Deep Within The Earth's Mantle, Then Brought To The Surface By Volcanic Eruptions

Just wow. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy came out swinging in this article. He's right though and that's the coolest part.

"Why do we have to take ethics classes for a computer science degree?" This is why. And frankly, we should be failing more students for inadequately demonstrating their understanding of the topic. Let's review some fun historical examples of why "No, actually quality will continue to matter."

Spouse knows me too well.

President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/LUCScTR

The police said she lied about being raped. Then she hit record.

The alt text is the christmas present you didn't know you wanted.

Shocking and disgusting move by the criminals running the US www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Found the CBS feedback form. Left a message about Bari www.cbs.com/showfeedback...

British police drop complaint against Bob Vylan for Glastonbury 'DEATH DEATH TO THE IDF' chant #FreePalestine #IsraelIsATerroristState #IsraeliNazis #auspol

I haven’t posted about this because I didn’t want to jinx it, but I feel like it’s gone on long enough that we’re safe. The kid is putting himself to sleep at night. Up until maybe a week ago, he has been too scared to go to sleep by himself. His therapist suggested something that *actually* works

Total elapsed time from the moment I put the empty can of pumpkin into the recycling, to the first time I took it out to look at the label again: approximately fifteen seconds. Another personal best.

Yeah, fuck your bigoted family. It's completely okay to totally cut them off.

THE HPV INFECTION RATE WAS REDUCED BY NINETY-TWO PERCENT

Nothing says “restoring trust in public health” like RFK Jr. funding a modern-day Tuskegee-Nazi mashup study that puts the lives of Black children in a vulnerable country at risk.

If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career

The US Department of Veterans Affairs has banned abortion for veterans, including in states that protect abortion. This was a Project 2025 recommendattion and it's now been fulfilled. So much for "leaving it to the states."

ICE is on Alert. They have been tipped off about a foreigner who will enter the country in the next few days. He is believed to be from the North Pole and driving a vehicle which is unlicensed and has an expired registration. He will probably be arrested, violently. What’s more he is a socialist.

The suit alleges the name change approved by board was illegal, noting an act of Congress is required to rename the building. The filing mentions Trump’s name being added to the building’s signage, describing it as “scenes more reminiscent of authoritarian regimes than the American republic.”

okay!!!

Incredibly moving interview with Sydney philosophy professor Peter Slezak, son of Holocaust survivors. “Recognising Palestine was the right thing to do - in fact it was long overdue. How on earth can that be connected to two mass murders who commit an atrocity?”

"Palestinians weren't to blame for the holocaust. They shouldn't have paid the price and they've been paying ever since. To put it bluntly the holocaust has been exploited by Israel to justify its crimes against Palestinians. Silence is not an option when there's crimes being committed in your name"

hmmm is it everyone's discover feed that's down atm or is it just a me thing

Many get sick while traveling. One major reason is they don’t realize mass transit is high risk because airline CEOs lied about viral spread early in the pandemic and lobbied the CDC to lower precautions. To make the most of your holiday, take precautions like wearing a mask when you travel!

"We need a media class willing to question Netanyahu’s motives". The same should apply to our political class. But spineless Albanese has invited Israel's President on a state visit. Not to call to account genocide, but to enable Israeli propaganda. #auspol www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/isra...

Imagine being a cyber security expert and having to explain to grown people that no, actually "Security by Obscurity" won't stop children from figuring out every possible nook and bolthole past their hamfisted social media block. Imagine explaining how this is going to have systemic repercussions.

it must have felt so good writing this line

iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.

hell yeah

I just heard that a specialist told the mother of several children, the youngest of whom is a neonate with congenital heart disease “not to worry about respiratory viruses”. #MedSky this is getting ridiculous.

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

Not everyone in a wheelchair has a form of plegia. Some use them because they cannot always reliably walk, or cannot sustain walking for long, or suffer a form of chronic pain or weakness that impacts them during walking. The most basic form of ableism is doubting the complexity of disability.

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This is brilliant. Well done @davidshoebridge.bsky.social www.toomanyguns.org There are 82 registered gun owners and someone in my inner city postcode with 23 bloody guns. Outrageous.

Also no, I'm not shocked at that dude going in for the headlock and then taking the gun and being like" Now fuck off mate" because I've been to Australia

the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy without a gun