I think these mugshots really vibrantly depict what @adamserwer.bsky.social wrote here: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda with 1.4m followers reports TikTok ban https://aje.news/ljjuww

“Some forms of speech generate days of outrage, wall-to-wall commentary and urgent demands for action. When Aboriginal peoples are targeted with an explosive device in a public square, the response barely registers. Lives are not valued on the same scale.”

Aboriginal people across the continent have been shouting out the hypocrisy of the media and govt for not talking about the explosive device thrown into a group of Invasion Day protesters in Boorloo/Perth. 1st I heard about it was from Tarneen Onus Browne. Politicians still haven’t brought it up.

Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Cannot reccomend this strongly enough. For me personally so many elements of fascism whenever it emerges in the world seem to have a seed in the fossil fuel economy, the outrageous lies of climate denial. Fighting against fossil fuels = fighting against the tools of fascism.

For the nurses. Thank you to the sleepless guardians who keep watch on my son in the night. These past few months living with my son’s cancer have had a profound impact on me. Now, whether at the hospital or at home, at night, I think of them.

As tomorrow beckons in all its heat, anger and frustration. Remember we are charge of the course we chart. We know where we’re going, because we know where we’ve been. This from the Yoorrook Justice Commission. 🖤💛❤️

After the Bondi terror attack, people keep calling me a hero. There are so many people I could not help | Jessica Rozen

This is your reminder that Hungarian-Jewish scientist George de Hevesy dissolved two Nobel Prizes in aqua regia to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis. He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden. (After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)

nice 😎 “Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp. Any use of AI tools to impersonate other artists or styles is strictly prohibited in accordance with our existing policies prohibiting impersonation and intellectual property infringement.”

"The raison d’être of art and literature is to disrupt the status quo: and one doesn’t have to be a student of history to know that art in the service of “social cohesion” is propaganda."

If you aren't at imminent risk, please stay off the Vic Emergency app and website today. Tune into ABC radio or third party sources so that people who desperately need the emergency info have reliable access.

Hi, bushfire survivor here and NSW RFS volunteer. If you think you are going to stay and defend your property...Don't. You are not prepared for the intense radiant heat, the ember showers, the smoke, the collapse of all of your energy. If you have been instructed to leave. Leave early. #Bushfire

For many years I lived in an apartment without aircon. My list of places I could go to escape the heat in metro Melbourne

What’s most disappointing in reading this is the active role of the NYT science desk in spreading transphobic disinformation. Really shameful what Azeen Ghoryashi (used to respect her for covering sexual harassment in science) and Virginia Hughes did to twist science for their anti-trans campaign.

New Year’s Eve.

Resolutions.

“Choosing to hate, in any way, never made us safer. Choosing to love, in every way, makes us unstoppable. We, as Australians, will always choose to love. No matter who you believe, where you come from, or who you love.” 1/2

Annual reminder that if you see a menorah in someone’s window, that’s an act of defiance against bigotry and hate. It’s also pride and bravery. It’s says “a Jew lives here” and that’s both painting a target but also reminding everyone that we still exist and we always will.

For #journalists reporting the terror attack on Bondi beach, here's an important and good resource from the Global Centre for Trauma and Journalism on how to report ethically and safely: gcjt.org/resources/re...

If you can donate blood, they're looking in particular for O+ and O- types. There's also several services/platforms available for folks who are experiencing trauma (to any degree) as a result of the incidents at #Bondi yesterday: Lifeline has a guide up here: www.lifeline.org.au/get-help/sup...

Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.

Have spent the day resolutely focused on all the people who helped, who risked their own safety to ensure the safety of others. It’s no small thing in all that horror. Hate is a sickness.

To be confronted with this horrific act of antisemitic violence during the Jewish festival of light and hope is shattering. In moments like this, we hold each other close. We should all be able to gather with our communities, practice our culture, and worship in safety. 3/4

We are horrified and shaken in the wake of the mass shooting at a Chanukah event in Bondi this evening, which has left at least ten people dead and injured many more. This is the first night of Chanukah when we gather with loved ones and friends to light the Chanukiah. 1/4

🧪 #gonorrhoea #mustread today's news about 2 new drugs to treat #gonorrhoea Thanks @kakape.bsky.social for opportunity to say, "The availability of two new drugs will lead to an important and likely controversial debate about how best to use them" And to @yhgrad.bsky.social @gardp.bsky.social

"under an established WHO framework, zero deaths were deemed “certain” to have been caused by Covid-19 vaccines, two were judged to be “probable/likely,” while five were “possible.”" insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-fda-...

"There were few people better placed to know why notions of race-based differences in intelligence have no scientific foundation; to sustain his beliefs in the face of that demanded not just ignorance but active denial." @philipcball.bsky.social in @thelancet.com

This, from Ethan Hawke, is beautiful. #TomStoppard

"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism. Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.

Headlines like this are extremely dangerous. Because moms of young kids are the people who make the bulk of the vaccine decisions for famillies. And for a lot of them, "reading the news" looks like scrolling past headlines on social media in the spare moments of the chaos of caring for kids.

On top of the lowest DECRA success rate… what are we doing

Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.) RTs appreciated.

Today’s xkcd made me cry. In a good way. xkcd.com/3172/

Hi freelancers, I just posted a call for pitches for @technologyreview.com's upcoming print issue. The theme is Nature. Pitch deadline is December 5. More info here! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…

I'm surprised I only came across it now, but this review on improving communication in data visualization is excellent. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

I feel like writing about this again. CSIRO / broader research tips welcome: [email protected]

This is obscene. The challenges facing the nation means we should be scaling up CSIRO, not cutting it to shreds. While we are sending billions to the US for nuclear shipyards, our science and industrial base at home is falling apart for lack of funds and direction.

If we don’t signal our virtue every now and again - then so many believe they are utterly alone - “virtue signalling” is not there to say “aren’t I good” but “there are more of us than you might imagine” and “fuck you for demanding that only the brutal and the bullies may speak”

“Our impression is that autism-microbiome research is an example of a field that has generated its own momentum, without necessarily going anywhere.”

A personal reflection on the destructive erosion of ethics, norms and respect for law at NASA: 🧪🔭 🧵

“It’s really difficult to craft a story that explains the complexity of the research literature, but still gives people something to take away with them to do. And that’s what parents are craving' @peteetchells.bsky.social @jonsevers.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

There is a reason "offsetting" does not exist in the vast majority of cases of avoidable harm to human safety: it would be laughed off as physically absurd and outright fraudulent. Somehow, in the single most catastrophic physical threat facing our species, it became accepted as normal

“Science journalism can — and should — be a barrier against misinformation. It should be careful, cautious, considered. The bare minimum should be picking up the phone and speaking to researcher.” Very much agree with this!

After 3,000 years of science, the embryo is very different – aeon.co/essays/after... via @aeonmag - a wonderful essay by John Wallingford

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.