Watching Pauline Hanson talk about antisemitism is like that time a drunk guy at a club yelled at me that he was a feminist and then grabbed my tit and said "honk".

once again we are all tapping the sign

rightwingers always call women “too emotional” but renee good states she’s not mad in a calm voice while the agitated emotional ICE agent unloads his gun umprompted and calls her a “fucking bitch” after she’s dead

Every woman has heard it. Your daughter, your sister, your mother, your wife. We have ALL heard it.

Amazing how many people were fired over Kirk for 1/10th of what all these people are saying

Never escaping the adage "men are afraid that women are laughing at them; women are afraid that men will kill them"

the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs

The essentialism of talking about "a generation" aside, asking universities to cater to people who don't want "text heavy" is like asking carpenters to start recruiting more semioticians

"We must allow all voices to be heard by excluding some of them!"

Lots of gloating at this but I think it's more representative of the far right's constant posture of victimhood and powerlessness. It's like their only functional model is "liberal elites hate you and want you dead" and so they can't really cope with the fact their guys are the Actual US Government

The Hume Freeway has been closed again between Seymour and Violet Town after the fire flared & jumped the road, with authorities warning GPS shortcuts could send drivers directly into firegrounds or emergency crews. Longwood East describe escaping with minutes to spare before homes were destroyed.

The cost of a fully-fitted out water bomber fleet suited to Australia’s needs is around $25m. We could fund that for 30 years with just one AUKUS sub down payment. Would come in handy on days like these.

As predicted fires throughout Victoria. Agencies will be stretched and might not help you. If you are west or south west of any of these fires you are at increased risk. You might not get a warning. Watch the Emerg vic maps often. Look for smoke. Talk to neighbours. Prepare now. #vicfires

The VicEmergency website has been overloaded, causing intermittent outages. Use radio for official emergency updates www.abc.net.au/emergency/ho... #VicFires

I want to get off my phone but I need to stay on top of fire alerts because there are some genuinely close to us and it's all making for a very Not Good™ brain day

I can’t speak for the entire Jewish community, but personally I have been watching many of y’all under-react to ICE actions for the last year and suddenly understanding in a whole new way how my family ended up being rounded up and massacred in camps and y’all should think on that.

Victoria Watch and Act Grass Fire Stay Near Shelter 12:57 Cobram Yarroweyah Grassfire travelling SE from Murray Valley Highway along Benalla-Tocumwal Road towards Macarther Road Staying close to a building where you can shelter is the safest option, as conditions can change suddenly

Listening to the wind and seeing alerts pop up from the emergency app for new fires within 50km of me is not my favourite

These writers have dropped out of the Adelaide Festival in support of Randa Abdel-Fattah. Buy their books and support them if you can

Holy fuck they actually did it

When emergency service officials are crying in town meetings the day BEFORE (last night)… You know it’s going to get absolutely horrific 😭 #VicFires

Every thing happening in the US right now is what you usually see in the 5 minute montage at the beginning of a post-apocalyptic film done to get the viewers up to speed with how we got here.

theres so much horrible shit about the murder of renee good, but there is something deeply terrifying about the way everyone from media to politicians have erased her wife from the story. ive seen far more mention of her late husband than her wife who was sitting next to her when she was murdered

It is worth noting that in barring under-16’s from accessing social media, but taking no action against xAI, the #auspol government is essentially saying that under-16’s accessing social media is more unsafe than allowing a social media site to actively enable & promote CSAM.

the spectrum of queer experience is vast and complex, and none of us know what's going on inside families that are not our own but my feed is full of media outlets describing a woman with a very-much-living-and-in-the-picture wife first and foremost as though she was a man's widow, and I just

More withdrawals from Adelaide Writers Week reportedly include: Bri Lee Maxine Beneba Clarke Clare Wright Paul Daley Hannah Kent Robbie Arnott Walter Marsh Jennifer Mills Hannah Ferguson + at least 5 others to add to yesterday’s lot

None of my to-do list items include scrolling the feed but I am nonetheless finding it difficult to ignore Events.

Apple and Google have previously removed apps providing nudify services from their app stores. So why havent they taken action against X and Grok? @carolinehaskins.bsky.social reports

removal from app store + google play probably fatally wounds the entire global right wing movement and significantly hinders musk’s own ability to get involved with elections both here and abroad

banning X is a national security issue for every country, plain and simple its explicit goal is to amplify and empower the largest Nazi-adjacent party in every country in which it operates it is also the largest deepfake porn generator in the world this is not a difficult call to make

Today’s heat map doesn’t look good. We’re running out of colours for hot temps. After red, there was black. After black then the went full circle back to purple. Which I figure was available, because Australia was never going to hit -25.

This is an article I keep coming back to with growing frustration, as I see so many of our mainstream outlets refusing to adapt to an authoritarian regime, and often capitulating to the regime. This particular quote from a Polish journalist strikes me as especially important today.

Honestly this is just ridiculous. It's almost 11pm. It was still 40° at 9pm.

"Why is my anxiety so completely out of control tonigh?" I wonder, after spending the entire day consuming a diet of US fascism, auspol royal commission and writers festival censorship discourse, and catastrophic fire warnings 100ish km to my south and west, whilst trying to survive 45° heat

Just a reminder that although the Aus Bushfire feed is regularly updated, there will be noise in that feed so see your state's emergency services app for important news. If you post to the feed, please include alt text if you can, or tag me and I'll do it for you. Safe travels, friends. /nofeed

There is an awful lot of AI generated ‘feminist history’ that is absolutely made up click bait. Try not to click or share.

How many Zionist writers have been censored due to sensitivity about genocide in Gaza? Acknowledging Jewish sensitivities, while pretending Palestinians have nothing be sensitive about isn't merely bold faced racism; its dehumanising. You don't have to be evil to Palestinians to be kind to Jews.

As someone else who has seen a bushfire up close: no you absolutely cannot fight that thing. If you are told to run, run. Pack your family photos in the car when the weather turns, not when the fire's coming. Get the cat in a carrier when the fire is probable, not when it's imminent. Be ready.

Next time Michaelia Cash mounts her high horse about another politician's travel expenses, remind her that she's received $124K in payments from taxpayers to stay in the house SHE OWNS in Canberra. #AusPol

We never really got to collectively deal with the aftermath of the Black Summer Fires did we? Because of the thing

I have a hard-line anti-AI stance and refuse to use it. AI gives deadly medical advice; negatively impacts the environment and labor market; violates copyright law; generates defaming statements, images, and videos; and shifts people away from critical thinking and formulating their own thoughts.

It’s occurred to me that this is the horrifying year that someone asks ChatGPT for bushfire information and something horrible happens isn’t it? 🫠

This is the kind of thing I need on my timeline right now 🙂

Someone clever should assemble an online writers’ week starring all the people too principled to attend the Adelaide one. Donations to go directly to the artists.

Two fires in Victoria burning out of control. Each is larger than the entire Melbourne Metro area. It's devastating to see so much burn. My heart goes out to everyone in East Vic. Please stay safe, and don't stay in place. Please save your lives above all else. #climate #australia #bushfires

We really need emergency comms here, not on the abuse app

Your first warning. The roads will be busy. Power uncertain. Cell phones crowded. The authorities really should close the Great Ocean rd west of Lorne but probably won’t. It’s a dangerous escape route if filled with panicky tourists. Plan something else. Repost this

Extraordinary how much of Australia’s literary and cultural leadership more broadly are completely out of step with the writers and artists without whom they would not exist at all

Dear friends, Please wish for a wind change.