Google is on record denying this story, but we all know the question is not if but when, and also, if anything is going to make me less inclined to use "AI" than I already am, it'll be the attempt to shove ads into it www.adweek.com/media/google...

Broke down three separate tweets from Elon Musk showing that his conception of "free speech" is incoherent beyond "I can say what I want, you must shut up."

One theory I have is that competence, self-control, responsibility, and expertise have all been feminized, leaving “masculinity” with the realm of impulsivity and petulance. So the divide is not really between “femininity” and “masculinity” so much as between adulthood and childishness.

Russian trolls, primarily directed by the state-affiliated Internet Research Agency (IRA), employ sophisticated social indoctrination tactics to sow discord, promote conspiracy theories, and undermine trust in democratic institutions. These efforts leverage existing societal divisions and emotions..

“Universities exist to serve the public interest, not undermine it. Leadership that disregards this fundamental principle cannot continue.” Rick Morton on UTS’s cost-cutting: satpa.pe/68jLP12

Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

#Auspol #nacc

Pro-ban lobby group 36 Months spruiked a post-UN party as a “perk” for its sponsors. The guest of honour? Communications Minister Anika Wells, on the now infamous $100,000 NYC trip.

The important thing about the social media ban is that the govt is seen to be implementing a social media ban. The idea of it working or not is irrelevant. They don't give a shit

just a lovely piece of writing imo

The @albomp.bsky.social @australianlabor.bsky.social Govt populist knee-jerk social media ban was ill-conceived, rushed…and heavily influenced by Murdoch…who has his own agenda. Decision epitomises the lamentable quality of politicians in parliament today #auspol

Jesus Feckin Christ. There are teenagers on the streets wreaking havoc. Leaving cigarette butts everywhere. Cutting off the end of my hose for bongs. Snogging in the park. Doing wheelies on their BMX. Why aren’t they home on the interwebs anymore?

It’s almost as if these laws were made without asking the subjects of them what the adverse outcomes may be. #AusPol

these are so clearly only controlled by humans it’s astounding how much everyone gives elon musk for lying to everyone all the time about everything

From the breakout Brooklyn band Geese to the Puerto Rican star and soon-to-be Super Bowl halftime performer Bad Bunny and dozens in between, NPR Music shares its picks for the best songs of 2025. n.pr/4pPsa02

AUKUS suits the US. Nobody else. We don't want it.

basically ‘go out & play’ 🙄 if you want ALL kids to feel included & supported in the community you’re going to have to tackle some tougher issues like #housing #poverty #literacy + access to mental health & disability services… knee-jerk policy by jerks #raisetherate #SMban #lowhangingfruit #NDIS

"While the department has sought to contain its malfunctioning technology and lack of discretion in unlawfully cancelling support payments as repairable, the new findings released on Tuesday point to more systemic failures." www.innovationaus.com/not-fair-omb...

"Attacking civilian targets to achieve a political aim is terrorism." Defector interviews Seth Harp, author of The Fort Bragg Cartel. defector.com/seth-harp-fo...

It must also be said, that Sean Kelly writes like butter. My review of Sean Kelly's latest piece in the Quarterly Essay. The Good Fight 👇🏽 www.quarterlyessay.com.au/essay/2025/1...

Plex Submits $35 Bid For Warner Bros.

President Goodbrain can't remember what he said five days ago.

The president is increasingly erratic, forgetting promises he made just days ago and lashing out angrily at reporters for asking routine questions. Seems like the news should talk more about this

Australia Institute research shows a 25% tax on gas exports would raise would raise more than $17 billion a year, enough to cover an extension of the energy rebate! ✍️ Sign our petition urging the government to fix our gas export laws: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_export_problem

UPDATE: Trump’s Paramount allies the Ellisons are trying to block the Netflix-WB deal and take over Warner Bros (which includes CNN) with a hostile bid. (Trump signaled he may help them so his allies control more of what you see… paying attention yet?) www.bbc.com/news/article...

"Australians are no closer to learning what changes Hegseth’s department is seeking to #AUKUS" That's the problem. US-sycophant Marles has secret talks with fascist war criminal Hegseth about a 'deal' for Australia to hand over $370b+ to be Trump's lapdog. #auspol www.smh.com.au/world/north-...

More than that, his crew threatened to open fire on the murderers. He rescued civilians, returned to base to refuel, flew back, and rescued more civilians. Then he denounced the crimes to his HQ. For all this he received death-threats throughout his life. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Th....

NVIDIA, whose stock is now a "load-bearing entity in the US stock market," "is dependent not on its customers, but on its customers’ credit ratings and financial backers." And it gets worse from there! A fantastic, very long, highly-meandering-but-the-meandering-is-necessary @edzitron.com piece:

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol ABC signs Jimmy Kimmel to a one-year contract extension. Late-night comic Jimmy Kimmel has had his contract extended for another year, months after his controversial suspension by US TV network ABC.... michaelwest.com.au/abc-signs-ji...

By Nate Bear @natebear1.bsky.social "The UK says it won't even bother when the next pandemic hits. The lesson most countries have drawn from covid is that letting the old and weak die is better for capitalism. The pandemic was a waymarker on our journey to a harsher, crueller world"

UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene. A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”

What Senator Cotton says here would be a bad defense for the Germans convicted in WWI and WWII war crimes trials -- including for firing on shipwrecked in fully operational lifeboats. This line of response hurts the US and US servicemembers. It will cause long-term damage unless we get this right.

90% of WA's gas is exported by mostly foreign owned gas corporations that pay no PRRT. Our governments should prioritise the interests of Australians, not gas industry profits. ✍️ Sign our petition and demand that the gas industry pays its fair share: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/increase_the...

A gay man from a country town once showed me the newspaper column of mine he'd kept in his wallet since (pre-socials) school; it said he was not alone & would find his people. Social media can be a lifeline for kids who're bullied, live in abusive home, or whose hobbies/interests are anti-anxiety.

After this weekend's racist attacks on the EU, I've written a column about the moral obligation to stop posting on X. Oh no, wait, I wrote it *two years ago* when it was blatantly obvious what was going on and how it would get much much worse. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Trump rages that Henry Cuellar didn’t pay him back for a pardon by switching parties, blasting Cuellar for a “lack of LOYALTY.” In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.

Ending DEI practices in college admissions will expose an uncomfortable truth. Women now outperform men academically. If universities stop trying to gender balance incoming classes but instead admit based on merit, they’ll reject men at higher rates than they do today.

"Queensland Museum urged to axe Shell deal after study finds distorted climate education for students" by Tegan George #ThePoint thepoint.com.au/news/251208-...

“Australians lose close to $32 billion a year from gambling” but “Labor's leadership decided it was not worth acting on gambling advertising and upsetting the powerful lobby”. Pure ALP.

Two weeks ago I said that there were likely millions of uninstalled Blackwell GPUs sitting in warehouses as there is neither the data center capacity nor the power to turn them on. Michael Burry is looking into it and it looks like he’s got evidence I’m right. www.wheresyoured.at/the-haters-g...

😳 That’s SO Queensland.

Among many other things, the entire teen social ban saga is a brilliant example of how shitty, badly-researcher airport books can have shockingly outsized influence www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Bless IBCK www.ifbookspod.com

Last Saturday, 50,000 people attempted to block the founding convention for the new youth organization of the far-right AfD party on Nov. 29 in Germany. Wide-ranging actions-including 19 blockades around the small city-prevented a majority of participants from attending. Police beat the blockaders.

He says the men they murdered are on a list. Let’s see the list. Let’s hear their names. Show us the evidence. If you have any. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Exclusive: NACC secretly finds Home Affairs Chief of Staff Stephanie Kolobaric acted corruptly kangaroocourtofaustralia.com/2025/12/07/e... If the cover-up alleged in this article is true, it is the nacc.gov.au under its commissioner Paul Brereton that's the most corrupt of all. #auspol

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne.... Rightwing media contributed to this happening. #Auspol #News #Australia

This is your annual reminder, from me, that Facebook launched Groups in 2010, meaning the company has fostered, repeatedly refused to ban, and defended its Holocaust denial groups for 15 years. A generation. "When you encourage Holocaust denial, you get a Trump." www.engadget.com/2017-05-26-t...

I'm not sure it's in the self interest of America's tech bro billionaires to suggest that we bring back public executions to punish the most destructive people in our society.

It’s weird that news organizations like the BBC are covering this as if it’s a real thing with a real process behind it—and not clearly some nakedly invented “participation trophy” by a corrupt organization to curry favor with a corrupt and easily manipulated man-child. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...