The DOJ will indict one man over something that happened 30 years ago as a pretext for invading Cuba, but it won’t indict *any* men Jeffrey Epstein trafficked girls to as recently as 7 years ago as a pretext for protecting those men. Time to remove the word “Justice” from the department’s name.

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There is going to be a LOT of bullshit about trusts. So let's keep our eye on the ball. Bugger all people use them. But millionaires do and they get a LOT of income through them And they do that because they can avoid paying tax.

they could just do stuff. Fuck off the incrementalism, and Murdoch, the condescendingly earnest lectures, the zionist lobby, the complete absence of humour and creativity, and do shit. Get stuff done. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I am once again begging, praying, weeping for lists of written instructions rather than videos. I do not want to watch your two minute video in the hope of catching the two seconds where you whizz past what goddamn menu the thing is under. Write. It. Down.

"Fake citations have turned into a nightmare for research librarians, who by some estimates are wasting up to 15 percent of their work hours responding to requests for nonexistent records that ChatGPT or Google Gemini alluded to." open access link: archive.ph/qt59c 2/🧵

Doesn't feel too out there to say that every hour of work "saved" by AI just becomes someone else's hour of work.

Zohranist Mamdanism may not be your cup of tea but it's hard to argue he's not doing stuff. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Australia Institute Deputy Director Ebony Bennett asks The People's Economist Gary Stevenson, why don't Government's tax wealth properly? Listen to Follow the Money for more from Gary: https://theaus.in/4rM2fYh

'Man dies in Sydney prison unit that watchdog wanted shut down because it ‘cannot provide a safe environment’' www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Liberation of All Australians from colonialism is bound to the recognition & assertion of First Nations' sovereignty & rights. www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/un-dema...

Yep.

How the climate crisis brutally compromises aid to Tanzania: ‘It impacts everything From health and nutrition to agriculture and infrastructure, nearly every aspect of daily life is being hit by climate change in rural Tanzania. buff.ly/xDcJ5D5

A budget detail many missed last night was how the Albanese Labor government is addressing what it calls social cohesion. It is cutting $9 million from the Australian Human Rights Commission, the independent body that protects and serves every community equally.

An AEU survey found among more than 10,000 public school teachers, 86 per cent spent their own money on classroom supplies, with an average annual outlay of $988 per teacher. satpa.pe/dry34Du

Australia? youtube.com/shorts/riv-5...

Cafe O’Mai!!! Great piece. youtu.be/JqTkfFM4GLM?...

Palestinians forced to demolish own homes to make way for Israeli theme park www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

The next James Bond should be Gary Oldman in his Jackson Lamb persona.

And this morning the Shed is a watermark trapped in a panel of paper…

University of Melbourne opens formal investigation into education researcher John Hattie  retractionwatch.com/2026/03/16/u...

Mayor Mamdani Keeps Raising The Bar, For Other Mayors To Follow His Successful Path.......

is Western Sydney racist? We asked this Liberal Party voting white male in a wealthy white northern Sydney district who wants to vote for the racism party.

“There is no truth or transparency. The Marists have instead become the most vicious denomination in using the law to defend their financial interests, protect paedophiles and hurt survivors.” satpa.pe/okNedPx

What If We Held Elections to the Same Standard as Everything Else? open.substack.com/pub/suebarre...

…many institutions, especially the Catholic Church, are using the worst parts of the law to crucify victims of childhood sexual abuse and physical assaults. One group has been particularly vicious… www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-cri... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

A splendid book!

Just on the headlines around 'is this the end of the Howard era' (🙃) - I've been told Where it all went wrong is headed for a fifth reprint. You guys did that - and the little bit of change we look like seeing is you guys too. 🩷

In 18 years of closely watching federal budgets, I've never seen a budget measure with this level of social spending cuts (not even in Joe Hockey's 2014 budget). $36b in NDIS cuts over the forward estimates

Update: The Australian publishes its hit piece on me a couple hours AFTER I responded yet Max Aitchison writes: "We asked Lattouf about her nascent Women Who Win conglomerate, but she did not respond by deadline" Bwahahahahaha!!!

Exclusive: Abbott’s plot to return to parliament www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

NDIS introduced the profit motive into disability care youtube.com/shorts/I2niT...

Anthony Albanese says we at the Australia Institute need to be fair dinkum about a 25% gas export tax. Well, this is us being fair dinkum! @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

Alcoa’s bauxite mining ... threatens Perth’s water, has destroyed about 280km2 of jarrah forest, none of which the company has rehabilitated in 60 years, & when refined into alumina, results in mercury-laden emissions, contaminated groundwater & millions of tonnes of unstable toxic bauxite residue.

"A deliberate, repeat breach." Fine them $110MILLION this time. Shut them down & kick them out of the country. If anyone else who was a 'non-resident' behaved like this, on this scale, they'd be either in prison, or deported. Why should a corporation get away with this monumental destruction?

The United States and China will discuss guardrails on artificial intelligence, including establishing a protocol for keeping powerful A.I. models out of the hands of nonstate actors, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.

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Chinese postdocs in U.S. hit with a wave of prosecutions and deportations | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Most dementia patients have multiple brain diseases. How should they be treated? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

"The change came after 'significant numbers' of undergrads and faculty requested it" I feel like the takeaway here is, students know it's detrimental to learning, they want to learn, but they also think they can't compete w/o AI if their peers use it. Classic collective action problem

Democracy depends on fairness that people can see, rules they can understand, and a sense that the system is not quietly being fine-tuned against them. That is what was at stake over a century ago, and it is what is at stake again today.

Do Australians?

“Despite the FBI closing its investigation with no findings to support the accusation, the Trump administration continued to label Mr. Khalil a supporter of Hamas in public comments,” said @ccrjustice.org staff attorney Samah Sisay. interc.pt/4uIwgcF

Congratulations to Lee Lai, winner of the Stella Prize for Cannon