New research that reinforces what we know. If you want young people reading make all sorts of books accessible with a wide range of themes, stories and formats, ensure they have quality time to read and give them agency to find their reads. australiareads.org.au/news/6-princ...

At the UN, Trump falsely claimed Hamas keeps rejecting ceasefires. In reality, Israel...bombed Hamas’ delegation while it was reviewing the latest U.S. proposal. The prior offer, a phased deal based on Israeli/U.S. terms, was accepted by Hamas on Aug. 18. Israel has still not responded.

The abstract opens with flagrant nonsense. An LLM has no representation of ideas, certainty, or factuality. "Hallucination" is not an aberration, but inherent in every response. The magic trick is that remixing words somewhat out of context and without understanding can often be perceived as true.

Hello. I wrote a nice long essay about AI and this very strange moment where we're constantly told we're living in the dawn of a strange new future but the only thing that's actually clear is that everyone feels pretty unmoored and uncertain. I hope you'll read it

I interviewed historian @emmashortis.bsky.social on the particulars of American fascism, comparisons with Nazism, the global crisis of democracy, and Australia's options. None of this is particularly cheery stuff, but you might find some clarity in it. youtu.be/MM6cXjTBJ0U?...

I’m glad he’s free and it’s so important we listen to Peltier. Excellent interview on Democracy Now ✊🏽

Gee I wonder how an ex-politician who did not solve Robodebt will also not solve the issues within the higher education sector?

It’s great to see King Gizzard and Massive Attack leaving Spotify in protest against Spotify CEO Daniel Ek’s €600 million investment in the military AI company Helsing. And to see the goring number of artists supporting No Music for Genocide. We need more of this 🤘

"Situations that once were opportunities for connection have become solitary pursuits..." "...reliance on AI deprives us of relationships and opportunities for reflection." A lot of good reflections in this article; with thanks to @noethematt.bsky.social www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Yep. The whole thread 🧵

As part of my process abandoning everything Google, I'll be closing down my blog and moving to Buttondown. Please subscribe if you're interested. I'll be writing about my creative projects, media and literacy, libraries, comics and who knows what else. It is and will always be a free subscription.

I'm working on a personal project to de-google my life. So far: •Search engines: Duck Duck Go & Brave •Chrome is uninstalled ✅ & moved to Brave •Moved email to Proton Mail Slowly, slowly... but hopefully totally Google free by the end of the year. Except for YouTube, probably 😅

This is where we are. It was Donald Trump who withdrew the troops and signed a deal with the Taliban but no journalist in the press pack told him or asked him why. Not one.

More reading here, for those interested bsky.app/profile/oliv...

please ENJOY this clip of Mark Zuckerberg *just trying to answer a video call* with the new 'neural band' Meta is shilling and failing miserably during a live demo You get a prize if you can withstand all 1:42 of this youtu.be/D97ILdUbYww?...

Australia has imposed 1,600 sanctions in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine. 1,600. And Israel? About a dozen, against individuals and groups - but not on trade. It’s not that we can’t act against a genocide, it’s that we are choosing not to.

"This genocide ...is openly incited cynically denied and relentlessly supported armed and weaponized, while those who oppose it are silenced, beaten criminalized and smeared. This is why I say this is the shame of our time and the collapse of the international legal order." #palestine #genocide

‘Game Over Israel’ Campaign Demands Boycott of Israeli Soccer Clubs Over Government’s Killing of Palestinian Players Read @premthakker.bsky.social's latest: zeteo.com/p/game-over-...

Highly recommended read. Great book, analysis and insights.

Soen are back doing what they do best. A powerful song with anger and hope🤘

"The authors see the direct link between fascism and AI, for fascistic regimes always attack academic integrity and prefer voters to be uneducated and uncritical. I find the analogy with tobacco most pertinent: knowing of the mortal risks we can now choose to smoke or not at our own peril." ‼️

Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, UN Commission finds Liink to Full Report in text. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Again, for those down the back, on the spurious question of the belief in the alleged "right" of Israel "to exist" ... #GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust

In no way should it take a UN body to issue a report for people to accept this, *but* this does clearly does help get the normies activated and aware (particularly when published on an outlet like the ABC). Send it around! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

BREAKING 🇺🇳🇵🇸The UN’s Commission of Inquiry on Palestine rules that Israel has committed four acts of genocide, defined under the 1948 Genocide Convention, against the Palestinian people in Gaza.

It’s been one of those days. It’s one of those days and as dark clouds cover most of the sky and rain beats down on the car, Tristania’s Cease to Exist seems an appropriate choice for the algorithm to play on the way home. Dark, brooding and yet oddly hopeful in its beauty. #music

Read @amyremeikis.bsky.social's excellent column on Charlie Kirk that The New Daily saw fit to take down here: amyremeikis.substack.com/p/charlie-ki...

ICYMI "Kirk wanted the America he was killed in. He fought for it. Became rich in doing so. And up until his final breath was continuing his harmful grift that has seen trans-people demonised across world." archive.md/2025.09.12-1...

"Anthony Albanese's claim that more fossil gas is needed for the energy transition is unscientific nonsense - it is gas industry propaganda raised to the level of state policy – and reflects a stampede toward more fossil fuels rather than a transition away."

Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity. 1/n

Speech on Gaza by Israeli conductor Ilan Volkov at last night’s Proms: “What’s happening is atrocious, horrific on a scale that’s unimaginable.” #GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust

My favourite Otomo manga for sure. Fascinating

Sales of comics, graphic novels and manga continue to rise in the UK. It’s great to see that the UK sales data mirrors the US. I’d love to see data from Australia but that’s always harder to find.

Israel has bombed Qatar in an attempt to murder Gaza negotiators gathered for ceasefire talks, just days after bombing Yemen to murder the Prime Minister and cabinet in Sanaa, all while conducting a genocide. Obscene levels of violence. A terrorist regime in the fullest sense.

Anyone in the press pack got the spine to ask the PM about Israel attacking six nations in a single day (not to mention, Greta Thunberg, and an Australian, Bianca, from Josh Burns' electorate, that was on the same boat)? Maybe tag the journo you'd most like to hear ask it?

The Government has revealed conditions for Woodside's North West Shelf gas project approval: strict limits on nitrous oxide pollution. Woodside says the conditions are "not technically feasible." If the project isn't feasible without damaging Murujuga, it shouldn't be allowed to go ahead. #auspol

It's no secret that Ursula Le Guin is my favourite author. I can't always choose a favourite book of hers (she's got too many masterpieces that have moved me and shaped me) but The Dispossessed is definitely somewhere at the top. So interesting to read her son's thoughts on the book.

For a political and media establishment that wouldn’t shut the fuck up about social cohesion for the past two years, there’s not been much commentary on Zionists shouting “Go back to Lakemba” at Bondi. In fact, both Teal and Liberal MPs have instead attacked those who were the victims of the abuse.

Interesting exploration of disruption and innovation in verification in the online world by Doctorow #wikipedia

The latest chapter in this sorry saga. Now they have a 'superhero' 🙄🤢🤮

Witch Hat Atelier: The Work of Art by Shaenon Garrity www.tcj.com/topic/witch-...

The government and public institutions, along with traditional media companies, have totally abandoned arts journalism. Surely there some non-Zionist arts patrons who understand the importance of this stuff. Get in touch!! Would love to make arts and culture the next pillar of what we are building!

Exposed by their own data. Israel holds thousands of civilian imprisoned without charges nor evidence. Let’s just call them what they are. Hostages.

Because we all dream of A Better Tomorrow and they've never looked this good. Thank you to everyone at Shout.

#Nazi #neonazi #springst #auspol #journalism

Neo-Nazis and racist rallies: why it’s important the Australian media call them for what they are theconversation.com/neo-nazis-an...

They say that 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend', but I'm really struggling to work out who my 'friend' is in this scenario? #auspol #mfa #nazis #zionist

I don't like Channel 7. But kudos for, at least, reporting on the neonazi attack on Sovereignty Camp. Will we see widespread reporting of this by all legacy media and politicians with strong condemnation and a special envoy to combat First Nations hate? #auspol

ANALYSIS: “the Nazi rally was organised by Nazis”

I keep refreshing all my news apps waiting for the headlines “Sacred First Nations memorial, stormed attacked by Nazis, leaving women in hospital.” But they don’t seem to be appearing, yet… #springst #auspol #vicpol