Wetland is a bit dramatic tonight

"For Indigenous communities who have cared for these waters for tens of thousands of years, rapid decision-making over the future of groundwater represents a profound risk to cultural obligations and the living systems that hold songlines, identity, and law." theconversation.com/how-the-myth...

This is my cyclical reminder that there's really only one consistently reliable source of info in the public record that isn't owned by right wing billionaires, who really want to put an end to it. Please give at least the $2.75 minimum they request if you can. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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Hi #canberra peeps. #Civic City Walk Red Cross was accepting drop ins. They're there until Xmas. Help #Bondi victims and #donateblood if you can.

The median house price in Bondi is $4.3 million. I think this article is trying to make a point about not allowing terrorists to ruin the beach for average Aussies but it's really on the nose. Doubly tragic phrasing this week & I wish you'd fix it @theatlantic.com. Settlers don't "own the sands".

Drosera roseana (I think) One of the pygmy sundews that is endemic to the south coast of Western Australia. This species can be seen growing between Northcliffe and Albany, often on the margins of swampy areas. #ozflora #wildoz #fierceflora #sundews #nativeplants

WHAT? No! Mange is treatable 😩.

Empathy, patience and truth. And a deadset legend named Ahmed al Ahmed.

Australians, let's stick together tonight because the next few weeks will be rough and ugly. The media and talking heads will weaponise this, but don't let them divide us. No more fucking weapons! Respect and compassion, please everyone.. not hate and paranoia. #auspol #BondiBeach

Just to be clear, as the headlines this morning generally aren't, this was a Hanukkah event: a gathering of Australian Jews celebrating the Festival of Lights. With the mass-shooting on Bondi Beach, at least 10 human lights have gone dark. May their memories be a blessing.

I went to a Chabad high school. People I know are affected by events at Bondi today. Please follow instructions from police and refrain from live tweeting unverified information

I first read predictions about this 20 years ago. Now it's happening 😞

I Work For an Evil Company, but Outside Work, I'm Actually a Really Good Person www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-w...

It's worth reading this about the #DarienGap before watching Episode 7 of #Pluribus. Warning for distressing images and descriptions:

a section of a painting, a contemplative piece. I always love looking at the parts as well as the whole, always something to see and learn. 🤍🕊️ . #artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #art #artist #womensartbluesky #abstractartist #blueskyart #oregonartist #oregon

Told you. 'Nothing on this planet is yours. Nothing. You cannot give me anything because all that you have is stolen.' #Pluribus

Verified accessible knowledge is a human right

After the latest episode of #Pluribus, wondering if the central message is that humans can't fix our mess by ourselves. We're like toddlers needing help to clean up our toys before bedtime.

Our universities must be institutions grounded in equity, democracy, accountability, and transparency, empowered to pursue research and education in the public interest.

In 2065 an Australian Prime Minister will go on and on and on on social media about their origin story of growing up as a kid without access to social media #auspol

The Aussie social media ban for U16s - my lightly-considered weigh in: 16 does seem an arbitrary age. I understand the arguments of the 36 months crowd, but it's harsh on this age group. It needs to become a scaffolded approach (ie gradual, mediated access to unregulated sites).

Sometimes I'll spend an hour on Wikitree or Wikipedia writing paragraphs about historical figures who enslaved indigenous and Black people, but whose activities as enslavers are not well known. It's a small way of undercutting the triumphalism of white histories and genealogy.

Good morning only to this silly and gorgeous gang gang cockatoo

If you don't have much time but want to stay up to date with the latest discourse on artificial intelligence, all you need to do is subscribe to @eryk.bsky.social's newsletter. 👇 #AIGovernance #AlgorithmicPower #DigitalAuthoritarianism

"Trans rights are human rights and any society that forgets this has lost not only its compassion, but its soul."

Tawny Frogmouths (Podargus strigoides) Deception Bay, Qld #birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #frogmouth #WildOz #OzBirds

Water Dragon living up to his name during a recent Brisbane storm... #NaturePhotography #reptiles #AustralianWildlife #wildoz #NotABird

This is my #neverforget. Because it happened right before the pandemic and lockdown, I think many Australians are yet to process the full extent of this tragedy.

One of the reasons i love tolkien is the theme that despair is an enemy and it makes clear you don’t need to have constant hope, you can get by with grim determination or spite but never despair

“Stop using ChatGPT to write your essay.”

Last week @theverge.com published my essay exploring the limitations of large-language models. This week, that same essay is cited by a federal judge in Michigan to distinguish the process of human reasoning from what these models do. Very, very gratifying.

Good morning #InsectThursday

LONG RAMBLING EMOTIONAL THREAD: It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS. I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x

I can't stop thinking about a young trans woman growing up in Oklahoma ffs, who against the odds manages to get a degree, start grad school, transition, win a TEACHING award, only to have her life blown up over this nonsense 😢😡

Rising Tide protest: climate activists stop three ships from entering world’s largest coal port in Newcastle NSW police arrest 141 as campaigners demand govt cancel planned fossil fuel projects + tax existing operations at 78% By @jordynbeazley.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I ❤️ Carol

They all have brain damage from repeated COVID infections. Here are 36,000 peer reviewed journal articles about that: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/research/cor...

Old Man Banksia, Banksia serrata coming into flower on the Uloola Track, Royal National Park. These plants are a significant source of nectar for a great many birds, mammals and invertebrates. #nature #Botany #Plants #naturelovers

Go Nanna Alex ❤️

Canberra's gorgeous, endangered emblem ❤️

Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...

Was just recommended this site. Calpurnia Jean's work is just gorgeous and joyful. Perfect for Xmas & supports an artist living with disabilities ☺️💕

Yep. It's an outsourcing of energy, care, creative and critical skills ... But what happens once the students doing the outsourcing now are teaching the next generation of students? It's this that keeps me up at night & strikes fear in my heart 😳

Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game. The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.

It's only a matter of time before humanities departments will be forced to accept AI-authored assignments, as part of revised university policy to cooperate with these billionaires. It's already happening, and our response needs to be decisive. Because our students' ability to *think* is at stake.

I increasingly think the pandemic is a gaping wound and generative AI is a Band-Aid People seem unable to think clearly due to trauma and lingering effects, but here's a shiny toy that will compensate

Aussie Aussie Aussie! Science science science!

Bogong moths! All I want for Xmas is a bunch of bogongs flying round Canberra's street lights.