The emotional foundations of Fascism. (from Paxton, The Anatomy of Fascism)

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#OtD 19 Dec 1916 the @IWW union was outlawed in Australia for its opposition to World War I. Initially the union continued to grow but eventually the repression began to bite and caused the union to decline in 1917. More in our podcast: workingclasshistory.com/2019/01/28/e...

This really does seem like the worst time in history for AI to be taking off, both in terms of peak climate crisis and peak institutional misinformation/propaganda.

The conservatives forces using the Bondi Massacre to instigate a crackdown of freedoms of speech and the right to assembly are completely disgusting. Protesting genocide and the actions of the Netanyahu Israeli govt are not antisemitic.

I'm not sure if people realize the murder strikes are taking place across a large region. It's quite staggering. www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...

it seemed to him that he himself was a word spoken by the sunlight.

T minus two sleeps until I’m on holiday. 🥲

Important call-out for O type blood donors. Make an appointment if you can: my.donateblood.com.au/app/utils/lo...

This chart shows complete failure.

Thinking about all the paramedics, and all the nurses and doctors in the ED's, operating theatres and ICUs (and the support staff) - we are enormously lucky to have them.

Bless Ahmed al Ahmed and all the other community members who put themselves at risk to help others yesterday. Stories emerging of strangers laying on top of other people's children to shelter and save them.

Why does someone living in the city need (legal ownership of) six guns, including those massive rifles? If it's for sport, then store them and limit them at the range. I'm the first to admit I know very little about gun control, but clearly we need more of it.

What a heartbreaking morning. the worst mass shooting in Australia in three decades. Absolutely devastating.

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Breaking: NSW Police responding to reports of shooter at Bondi Beach: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-14/shooter-at-nsw-bondi-beach-sydney-eastern-suburbs/106141572

Something bad is going down at Bondi Beach. Avoid the area.

I understand that a lot of folks have been misled by fear-mongering and powerful regressive voices but it’s still astonishing to me that so many have fallen for the idea that oppressively policing other people’s gender identity and expression could in any way be part of an enlightened future.

I've been up writing since 4am. It's a lovely overcast day. We are expecting storms, and it's deadlift day this afternoon 🙌

on my weightlifting soundtrack 🏋🏼‍♀️ 💃🏼 open.spotify.com/track/3wCJGN...

This little series is so good: accurate, soothing and yet deathly depressing 🥸

utterly shameful - ‘The NT government has blocked United Nations human rights investigators from visiting prisons and watch houses, and speaking to personnel. Australia is the only country other than Rwanda to have a UN visit terminated.’ www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

NT police restart investigation into mysterious disappearance of Yolŋu clan leader Dhakiyarr Wirrpanda www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

NEW! Survey on experiences of romantic crushes, please share widely! The aim of this study is to investigate the romantic crush. Note that this is only for people currently residing in Australia who are 18+. Find out more and complete the survey at this link: q.surveys.unimelb.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_...

A poem for my last day working at the writing center for the semester (by Joseph Fasano)

High court overturns NT housing policy which tripled rent in some remote Indigenous communities

Acclaimed filmmaker George Gittoes has revealed a former NT police officer told him he witnessed his colleagues taking a Yolŋu clan leader out to shoot him and dump his body in Darwin Harbour in 1934.

The problem with fetishizing the rule of law is that people have to break the law to resist fascism, state violence, and oppression. This has always been true, and is very much the case RIGHT NOW.

Congratulations to Dr Amy McQuire from QUT for being awarded a DECRA ARC grant for a project which argues for a new form of scholarly journalism, grounded in conceptions of Black Justice, as a critical intervention needed to address the ongoing media misreporting of Indigenous affairs.

A lot of people are not aware that women are at comparatively higher risk of suicide during the years they experience peri-menopause and menopause. The highest suicide rate is for women between the ages of 50-54. The years preceding 50 are not far behind.

happy trans day of remembrance. you are beautifully and wonderfully made and I will never stop fighting for you. the world is better because you are in it

Slowly reclaiming sections of lawn to turn into native gardens. It's very slow and very satisfying.

Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default. Here's how to turn it off. First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner

A Canberra teenager has been charged with possessing violent extremist material and an imitation gun after allegedly making plans for public attacks. The teenager had planned attacks on a "black homeless person" and a "commie meeting" or "commie march". #antifa www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

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Anti-racist rallies all over on October 19, in response to the next round of these 'Marches for Australia'. Get to your one. It's your opportunity not only to stand up, but to start meeting and making plans with other anti-racists. Your presence matters. Share it around.

MAJOR UNION WIN 🥳 The federal government will implement a new set of university governance principles to strengthen accountability, transparency and public trust following recommendations from the Expert Council on University Governance. Read more: nteu.info/majorwin @alisonbarnes.bsky.social

THIS SUNDAY CBR !

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"So, how do you turn a $90 million surplus into a $142.5 million deficit? Easy. You just exclude nearly a quarter of a billion dollars of revenue that the auditor thought should be included." tinyurl.com/5b4ruecb @ouranu.bsky.social @nteuact.bsky.social Full text on r/anu on Reddit

New Australia Institute analysis reveals there is no financial crisis at the Australian National University. Audited accounts show the ANU made a $90 million surplus in 2024 and increased the value of its net assets. #auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social

Canberra, the far-right are holding another rally in our city. Please join the counter-demonstration. Organised by CARA (Canberra Anti-Racism Alliance). We cannot allow them to go unopposed.

Right now, Donald Trump, Kash Patel, Kristi Noem, and other officials are participating in a panel about "Antifa," threatening to "destroy the entire organization [sic] from top to bottom." This is a good time to revisit our guide to preparing for repression: crimethinc.com/Safeguarding

Canberra, the far-right are holding another rally in our city. Please join the counter-demonstration. Organised by CARA (Canberra Anti-Racism Alliance). We cannot allow them to go unopposed.

That's the definition of fascism from Robert Paxton, one of the preeminent historians of the subject, from his book ANATOMY OF FASCISM which came out more than two decades ago.

‘The community development program required remote participants to work up to 50 hours a fortnight, five days a week, 52 weeks a year as a condition of income support. More than 80% of participants were Indigenous.’ www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

#OtD 28 Sep 1955 as dictator Gen Franco visited Barcelona, anarchist resistance activist, Francesc Sabaté, took a cab, told the driver he worked for the Ministry of Information and fired anti-Franco leaflets through the sunroof as they drove around stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1006...

“The situation should never have been allowed to get so bad at the ANU.” - @nteunion.bsky.social ACT Division Secretary @lachlanclohesy.bsky.social. Union members have been standing up for work health and safety at #ANU. ✊