“I know some judges who had packed up their offices in anticipation of being fired.” The Trump administration’s push for more deportations is upending immigration courts. Recently terminated judges fear the changes imperil due process.

This has a very specific context: That Pam Bondi's DOJ refused to enforce an arrest warrant for Cory Mills after his girlfriend called the cops on him. We should keep repeating that fact: Pam Bondi is letting a powerful white man engage in violence in part bc GOP Majority depends on her doing so

Lattouf v Australian Broadcasting Corporation, judgment entered for Antoinette. Full decision published: www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Ju...

WIDER ANGLE: In this size the cop shooting Australian reporter @laurentomasi.bsky.social with rubber bullets looks even more intentional.

Watch as this LAPD cop takes deliberate aim at an Australian reporter, then shoots her at close range. I would fire the police chief over this. Inexcusable thuggery.

Australian reporter Lauren Tomasi was shot in the leg with a rubber bullet by an officer in Los Angeles:

ICE crossed a line in LA

The federal government is moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers. That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.

"We’re very clearly entering a moment of grave danger. My main thought about this is to remember – as we’ve said in other contexts – that the fight to preserve the American republic remains fundamentally one over public opinion."

NSW to review law that presumes children under 14 are incapable of evil

My new election ad 🔥

This horrific story has been confirmed to me by a colleague at the same institute as this scientist. The US is not a safe place to run an academic conference. @theguardian.com have an English language version of this story: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... 🔭🧪

first time I have posted a sermon.. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Just in case you were wondering whether the Novak/No-Vax covid drama was a little note in history, Novak now says: "in that hotel in Melbourne I was fed with some food that poisoned me." Fishy old fella. www.gq.com/story/novak-...

The housing crisis is having devastating impacts on the domestic violence sector, with women having fewer options for leaving and homelessness shelters filling up.

There's three 18yo winners of the NextGen ATP (tennis) finals recently: Alcaraz, Sinner, and recently (2024) Fonseca. Fonseca is possibly the next big name in tennis and is playing the Canberra Challenger final starting now-ish. If interested, watch free: www.atptour.com/en/atp-chall...

“A non-profit animal shelter in Shelton, Washington is grappling with a devastating bird flu outbreak that killed 20 of its big cats last week, including a Bengal tiger and other exotic felines.”

How to be Sand in the Gears of Tyranny A Guest Essay by Emily Galvin-Almanza Available free 👇 open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...

Another tight draw as Ding Liren and Gukesh D battle for world chess title

They really should start using the actual term of “Christofascism.” ffrf.org/news/release...

This is the first I’ve seen of what I always thought was coming - Catholics “are unlikely to feel welcome” in a Christian nationalist society. No word whether we’ll be actually executed like the Puritans did the Quakers.

Can't genZ invent an easily recognisable label for your standard racist/fascist ignoramus who thinks they are, err, nice. Think bougie, but much more unpleasant. A little bit sticky, somewhat stinky.

Europe's newest, most powerful nuclear reactor, delivered over a decade late and nearly 4x over budget, is now causing headaches for grid operators. Big batteries and EVs stepping in to stabilise Nordic grids amidst the chaos. #NuclearPower #renewables #auspol reneweconomy.com.au/big-batterie...

Ok, so all the fam is having a sleep in. Busy day today. I’ve got 15 mins. Here’s the #xclub 🧵

Speaking of the utterly broken Twitter search (RIP), here are instructions for searching on Bluesky. It requires a little more from you, but once you know the prefixes, I've found the search works just fine. bsky.social/about/blog/0...

Study talking about the amount of heavy metals (lead, cadmium) found in US chocolate. www.health.com/chocolate-pr...

Just because Bohemian Rhapsody by a cello quartet is better than you think it'll be! youtu.be/Odh_m7huLO4