ICYMI: The right-wing think tank that developed Trump's anti-DEI policies is now shopping model legislation designed to turn minor protest offenses into felonies under a novel theory it calls "CIVIL TERRORISM" 🫠 by @lhn.bsky.social

A federal IT staffer filed a complaint about DOGE, then went public. Shortly after Elon Musk boosted a post calling his claims false, his brake lines were cut. Now he’s suing for defamation.

Some students with disabilities rely on assistive technology to learn, and they worry it could be swept up in the movement to get screens out of schools.

Suicide in the Aboriginal community is a major problem that doesn’t get addressed enough. We have some of the highest rates in the world. 24 years ago today I lost my son to suicide so as I’ve done in previous years, I ask my followers to donate to @drtracywesterman.bsky.social and the Jilya

In today's inbox: three requests to work for free. One would cost me £190 in rail fare, another would cost me at least 40 hours of work, and the last says "we don't have a budget for speakers, but we can promise a nice lunch." Folks, if you're paying the caterers, you can pay your speaker.

They have savings?

Exclusive: As the government stalls on a response to key recommendations in the robodebt royal commission, it has legislated a huge expansion in the use of automatic decision making. Karen Barlow reports. trib.al/sDCEKAw

Uhlmann is plumbing new lows... #auspol

We all have the ability to make the world a better place, each in our own way. I think it's fair to say that Anthony Head knew this, recognised it, and did far more than most to live up to the opportunities his fame afforded him in order to put good into this world whenever and wherever he could.

A story I love about Anthony Stewart Head. Thank you to this person for sharing it on Tumblr. What a mensch.

NYT headline when the economy added 266,000 jobs under Biden vs. NYT headline when BLS says the economy added 172,000 jobs under Trump.

"... straight men are afraid of gay men because they are afraid of being treated the way they treat women. ... most American Christians are afraid of transgender people because they’re afraid of being treated they way they treated African Americans decades ago, and transgender people today."

Crusader Hegseth cut the military's recognized faiths down from over 211 to just 31. Among those no longer recognized by Hegseth's Pentagon are Unitarian Universalists, a tradition that can trace service in (& critique of) US military back to the Revolutionary war www.military.com/dod-official...

So you’re saying there’s a chance to force Vance to destroy his career by casting the tie breaking vote to continue the Iran War?

"The study found that resettled refugees contribute $6 billion more to the U.S. economy than they take out. Per year. The Trump administration did exactly what you’d expect: They suppressed the study, and then they lied about it."

Thats not how it works

*sobs* I met him at a con, he was lovely. www.bbc.com/news/article...

“Mr Pickering made clear that the views he expressed were his personal views. They do not affect his ability to perform his role or the integrity of ABC content. The ABC does not consider this to be a breach of its code of conduct or public comment guidelines.” How good is white male privilege!

The consequences of her actions.

What fresh hell is THIS???

If Biden had passed out at a meeting and pitched over to 45 degrees like this he'd have been forced to resign the presidency

It was 6.2% when he took office last year.

A Blue Jay after taking a dip in a stream. The bird looked to have run into a cobweb and looks to have gotten most of it off. There's still a bit stuck to the head feathers.

I don't know how to explain to the people who pop up when creatives complain about "AI" to say there are legit uses for it just how much they sound like someone saying "Well actually fire is used to make bread" when people are talking about an organized arson ring burning down their fucking houses

Energy Secretary Chris Wright: "Solar is irrelevant in the winter" (this, dear reader, is false)

That Wired article wasn’t written to help us, it was written to stigmatize and downplay Long Covid & other invisible illnesses It was written for non disabled people who want to feel like if they get sick, they can “try harder” and overcome It denies our lived reality. It’s ok to be mad as hell.

I have nothing against therapy, mindfulness or any types of alternative therapies that can assist a chronically ill patient. Our lives are hard. Anything that aids in acceptance and coping is a great thing. But it is NOT a cure. Patients are harmed every damn day from playing through the pain.

Positive thinking is not going to cure chronic illness. Articles like the Long Covid Wired piece will only make it harder for disabled patients to get care. It gives family, friends and doctors more reasons to gaslight us and tell us to “try harder”. Our community deserves better.

Is there any other politician that’s contributed so little of any use to Australians, over decades? Like what IS the actual point of Barnaby Joyce? theshovel.com.au/2026/06/04/b...

You wouldn’t tell someone with cancer that they could cure themselves with “mind body therapies” You wouldn’t suggest that someone with HIV made themselves sick with “negative thoughts” The psychologizing of patients with complex chronic illness is one of the most damaging parts of being disabled

Extreme temps are happening not just in summer, but also during critical spring flowering periods for crops like wheat. ANU prof Owen Atkin said: "We shouldn't think about heatwaves necessarily only being in the summer period because you can have unusually warm periods at other times of the year."

"Charlie is a seasoned media professional. He would know exactly who Avi Yemini is. He didn't have to engage with him … he made a direct choice to cosy up to a man found guilty of abusing his wife, while denouncing me as ignorant. Surely I needn’t point out the irony here." - Grace Tame

Prof. Matt England talking about the Trumping of US ocean monitoring youtu.be/PJczkQZDQhM?...

We need to change to a sustainable economy.

Excellent explanation for the bogan house buyer…One Racists party housing policy uncovered .

My Afghan friend Kakar, who is in hiding in Afghanistan, wishes to draw our attention to another of the deadly ironies of “living” under the Taliban.

Stay vigilant. The only thing people should care about with abortion is that it is accessible and safe. www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

Disabled Australians and their families are being screwed over by bullshit numbers thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

Could probably save some time by just saying 'they drank raw milk' which includes all sorts of risks, like drinking cow shit and all the bacteria that goes with that but 🤷‍♀️

I'm a supporter of the excellent RACS (Refugee Advice and Casework Service) and they've got a new thing they do. You can sign up and get GOOD NEWS text messages when a refugee or asylum seeker gets PR or citizenship. I LOVE IT. I know a lot of refugees and AS and it's wonderful to share the joy.

Amazing how these techbros are supposedly some of the smartest people on Earth yet they didn't clock that gleefully declaring they're stealing our IP & creating mass unemployment while enriching themselves AND demanding we all embrace it would go down like a gastro outbreak in a public pool

Woohoo! Great news! This video is from last year. #birds

This thread!!

My favorite part is when Brooke Rollins says, "Don't be rude" as she's trying to defend cutting food benefits for children. Truly MAGA in a nutshell: They get to be horrible people and then act offended when someone criticizes them.

wtf is wrong with people? www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

What could possibly go wrong, ask all the science fiction authors.

Other working uni students who live with parents are just subsisting & emerge with a $30,000 to $100,000 debt to a job market that's rejecting them in favour of AI. The idea of a uni student having money to invest is absurdly rare.

The only reason Sharma’s daughter can afford to do this is because she’s living at home. Everything about getting ahead in Australia is balanced on generational wealth. And that’s why it’s got to change, for the many

During the 2024 campaign, the press failed to report on Trump's wildly erratic conduct, now the press is ignoring the ample evidence that Trump is entirely unhinged.

"officials keep insisting that they’re just a 'couple days' away from a deal with Iran. It’s almost..like the..Tom Hanks film,"The Money Pit,” where..contractors keep [saying] repairs will just take another 'two weeks'" Falsely promising to do something in two weeks. Why does that sound so familiar