Love this article from Divyata in WhyNot: 'Pragmatism has become the latest political slogan, which in practice reads as: “I abandon my principles to appear practical.” It is a weak approach to policymaking.' Incredibly well said. Highly recommend: www.whynot.org.au/voice/youth-...

Scoop: Just before Christmas, Canva quietly filed documents about a change to its corporate structure. Explanations for these (previously unreported) changes include potentially include preparation for an IPO 👀 thesizzle.com.au/p/c...

Greg Moriarty off to Washington? This is the same guy who quietly handed #Robodebt architect Kathryn Campbell a plum, top-tier AUKUS role while the Royal Commission was exposing the damage she helped cause. If this is merit, what does failure look like? #auspol

If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.

They said "a new timetable will be in place everywhere" - when the Metro Tunnel opens. But many lines are missing out, and 30-40+ minute waits remain common. More PT services more often are needed to fix the public transport network, and keep people moving.

Weil es da Unklarheiten gab. Israel ist beim Friedensrat dabei. Dürfte bei einem "Gremium", das von Trump beherrscht wird, auch niemanden verwundern:

It will be interesting to see how Australian authorities manage to ignore this.

I've had an early read of this game and it's honestly brilliant. I can't wait to run it and play it. Sign up to support their campaign!

HRLC press release on the issue here www.hrlc.org.au/updates/desi...

Danni being insanely talented as ever.

6/ 'A 10-year-old girl, a 16-year-old boy & an elderly woman were killed in Israeli attacks on Friday, as members of a planned Palestinian technocratic committee sat down for the first time in Cairo to prepare for the rollout of phase two of the peace plan [sic].' www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...

Ayye. It’s something at least. I have my doubts we will see significant enforcement of this but at least it’s been declared illegal formally For whatever that’s worth these days www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Block instantly.

Great reporting from the ABC. Bowman says scientists have stopped being reluctant to say climate change was making disastrous fires like these worse. “The temps are higher, which changes the atmosphere.” www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.

Naarm 14.1.26 Actions around the UK consulate continue as a sign of international solidarity with the hunger strikers locked up without trial in Britain. Activists woke up the next day to news that many of the activists' demands have been met. One hunger striker, Umer Khalid, remains.

Curious about how AustLit is celebrating its 25th birthday? Our social media calendar will tell you all! Download a copy to follow along as we create new trails, celebrate research projects, and provide search tips--or maybe come to our trivia night?! #AustLit25 www.austlit.edu.au/25th-anniver...

Few words. My @smh @theage cartoon

The SMH (and all media orgs) should have to state on their website which of their journos have gone on the paid junket to Israel.

'Can't wait til comments open up again on Monday morning: thanks to the Adelaide Festival Corporation Board, we're reaching previously unheard of levels of social cohesion, not only in Adelaide, but Australia & beyond.

MEAA stands against racism in the media, entertainment and arts industries and condemns Adelaide Festival’s decision to drop Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah. meaa.io/45xUCM6

Heartiest congratulations to: Tracey Whiting (Chair); Alison Beare; Leesa Chesser; Cr Mary Couros; Brenton Cox; Nicholas Linke OAM; Daniela Ritorto; Donny Walford & Dr Jennifer Fuller (Government Observer) on enuring 'Mushrooms, Money, Murder and Marriage' is the smash-hit of the festival.

hey remember climate change? didn't it have something to do with... oil? I'm sure it can wait.

Nick has written an excellent article on the shameful aftermath of the shattering Bondi attacks. I recommend you read it (and subscribe to his Substack).

Solange Knowles builds a free radical library. You should too. They will come for all our books, eventually - that's what happens when America is the largest and most powerful English-language publishing market in the world, and currently falling to fascism. substack.com/home/post/p-...

These two threads round up some of the must-read independent journalism on state violence archived by Harms Committed this week. Topics include American imperialism in Venezuela and pro-Palestine solidarity movements. Take a look if you have some extra reading time today.

Update: per Tim Ayers this morning the Albanese Government has moved from "monitoring developments" in Venezuela to "watching closely and carefully".

I’ve got a section on our website where I’m trying to put together some resources for Actual Play editors/sound designers looking to up their game a bit. Starting with some professional sound libraries that also offer some free assets. www.theaarpgs.com/post/sound-l...

​​“A society that comes out of a painful event like this, our instincts might be to cry for blood … when the reality is, you know, the most utility, the most useful response we can make, would be just to look at these gun laws.” satpa.pe/Pezggxz

(Australia Day is going to be the worst this year - the media are very angry that no one is listening to them)

Join me right now as I stream part 2 of my play through of the computer game, Blue Prince. Watch me swear as I navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. twitch.tv/seroRPG

The fix is in, folks. Maybe they could teach us how to murder 380,000 children under the age of five in a two year period as well?

> Take cat the vet. > Vet is also a cat.

We're alive to love things, learn things, and make things. That's it. That's our whole task in our short bright flash of life. Love, learn, and create. The more love, learning, and making stuff you put in the world - the love, harmony, beauty, justice, compassion and mercy of existence - the better.

Somewhere at the edge of mathematics lurks a number so large that it breaks the very foundations of our understanding - and in 2025 we came a step closer to finding it

[2026/01/05] Trial support and rally – support for our Palestinian comrade from Gaza

100 stories about what Israel thinks, none about how MUSLIMS WHO LIVE IN NYC think about having a Muslim Mayor. Nothing to see here.

Russia launched 95 attack drones overnight, including around 60 Shaheds, from multiple directions. Ukrainian air defense and EW units shot down or jammed 80 of them. Some impacts and debris reported at 10 locations.

Explosions heard over Venezuelan capital Caracas amid US tensions https://aje.io/fbwc6j

New Year just like the Old Year

Happy new year to the Crown Melbourne workers taking industrial action x

First Israeli ceasefire violation of 2026 Around 01:00 01/01/2026 local time

NPR reported today that the overwhelming majority of the aid Israel is allowing into Gaza is *commercial.* In other words, Israel is banning free food and shelter aid and only allowing in goods that Palestinians have to buy. With money they don't have.

Melbourne Crown casino workers prepare for midnight strike on New Year’s Eve

Hey, I’m just a sapphic author who needs some help to get by in the new year. If you can’t contribute, can you boost? Every little bit helps 💖

"[In Wurzen] lehnte die Mehrheit aus CDU und AfD im Stadtrat zweimal Fördermittel für die Arbeit des Netzwerks für Demokratische Kultur ab. Selbst dann noch, als Bürgerinnen und Bürger Spenden für den städtischen Eigenanteil gesammelt hatten." www.mdr.de/nachrichten/...

Hmmm - a state committing a genocide publishing a list of Jews opposing genocide and banning Doctors Without Borders from entering… makes you think

Tell us about your books. Post excerpts/art. We want to know your work. Self-promotion feels embarrassing to nice people. We don't rate high on psychopathic traits so we're modest. But on soc med, you have to promote your products. No one (kind/ emotionally mature) judges you for it.

I’ve talked about my buddy and collaborator needing some help before. Throw him a few, why dontcha, it’s the holidays and he needs help.