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Remembering that on this day 7 years ago a 28 year old Australian man killed 51 people and injured 89 others at two mosques in Christchurch NZ.

Today is UN International Day to Combat Islamophobia. The date was chosen as the anniversary of Christchurch.

"Our trans siblings deserve our support and encouragement, endorsement and vindication now more than ever as the rising tide of transphobia threatens to engulf not just trans people but everybody who associates with them." Stephen Fry in a video message for Transmission

I know some disagree but someone like Stephen Fry changing his mind and doing a complete 180 after supporting She Who Must Not Be Named, is a good thing and is evidence that attitudes are changing.

They've run this piece at least once a week since about 1987.

If we made the green energy transition this war would be unthinkable and these authoritarians wouldn’t be in power — not in the US, not in Iran, not in Saudi Arabia, not in Russia. Hydrocarbons are killing our freedom and just plain killing us.

I couldn't go to a friend's birthday party because of my chronic fatigue. Today I couldn't go out because the lock on my front door broke, locking me into the house. Frankly, as a metaphor, it feels a bit on the nose

Baker Boy covers BLACKPINK’s ‘JUMP’ for Like A Version YouTube video by triple j

baker boy said "you know what kpop needs more of...didgeridoo" and he was RIGHT

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The day after we put the final touches on issues #88-91 of “Swamp Thing”, news broke about the passing of Tatjana Wood, the original colorist on the series. Tomorrow, March 2nd, would have been Tatjana’s 100th birthday. Let’s raise a glass to one of comics’ originals.

Record-breaking rain across inland Australia like ‘weather whiplash’, BoM says Some areas receive more rainfall in a week than in all of last year, having only a few weeks ago sweltered through temperatures up to 50C * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A year’s worth of rain has drenched parts of South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales, as remnants of a tropical low moved east, bringing record-breaking falls to desert towns and crop losses for agricultural areas. The Bureau of Meteorology issued severe weather warnings for south-west NSW and north-west Victoria on Monday, with six-hourly falls of 40 to 70mm forecast, and isolated falls of up to 100mm in places. Continue reading...

Record-breaking rain across inland Australia like ‘weather whiplash’, BoM says

It’s funny if you call PayPal or visa lines and bring this up asking why they claim “adult illustrations” is against their regulations but betting on the death of kids is totally fine. They don’t have an answer.

In fact yall should call them at least once a day with this :)

Image is line paper with writing showing an English word followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled and pronounced. The word is dictator and pronounced kahnayjheedawhee

Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.

Behind almost every university crisis:
1) shady real estate deals or even worse financial malfeasance
2) sports

And the solution is always to shrink the humanities, the reliable profit center

Calling all Aussie & Asia-Pacific authors! I'll be running an itch-io bundle in the second half of March for anyone based in those regions with books on itch-io, sign-ups are open now!

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I am more and more convinced that when cis people want to debate whether trans people get human rights, the only correct response is "I don't treat whether or not people get human rights as a debate topic or hang around people who do" followed by leaving.

Kobo's response was "well we can give you your money back ig" but. I want to read the books I paid for. I want you to actually provide the goods AS ADVERTISED ON YOUR WEBSITE. Argh.

I'm an ex-publishing person who remembers when Tor announced that they would be selling their books DRM free, so I would have known this was wrong even *without* it being featured IN THE BOOKS THEMSELVES.

I just wanted to be able to put them on my non-kobo ereader. Goddammit.

If I didn't have chronic fatigue I'd writing a postcard. But the odds of me getting to the post office this week are slim.

On the other hand, Kobo have been completely useless about the fact they stuck DRM on a book that advertises itself as DRM free both on the website and in the book itself.

Their website gives three contact options: emails about Permissions, emails about requesting review copies, and a physical address for mail. So do I ask "St Martins Permissions" to pass on my request or annoy the publicity team by sending a question to their "review only" email?

I was hoping Tor Publishing was on Bluesky so I could ask them what the fuck was up with the two DRM-free books I bought having DRM on them, but it turns out they're still on Twitter. ugh.

A mockup of a Jeopardy board question that reads "Konami's depiction of Count Dracula iconically called this type of person "a miserable little pile of secrets"

Photo of Angus Taylor and Jane Hume at the Centre for Independent Studies that might be possibly the whitest two people ever captured together on camera at the whitest gathering of people ever assembled. Their smiles suggest they are either about to sell you some dodgy time-share or are to ask you whether you have hear the good news of this cult they have just joined.

"Would you be interested in becoming an Amway independent business owner"?

I love the Olympics man

Four pencil fantasy-creature sketches appear in polaroid-style frames arranged over a museum gallery interior. The top-left sketch depicts a griffin-like creature with a bird’s head, curved beak, upright crest, rounded body, and wide wings. The top-right drawing shows a mermaid wearing a crown, smiling, with a fishtail and long hair, surrounded by clouds. The bottom-left sketch shows a muscular humanoid figure with a small star above its shoulder and a partially visible club raised. The bottom-right sketch portrays a dragon with a long, segmented body, wings extended, and its mouth open in a roar. The real gallery behind the images shows wooden flooring, glass display cases, and a large painted mural featuring mythical beasts.

A display of four pencil sketches of dragons and a mermaid is arranged as overlapping polaroid-style photos placed on top of a museum case filled with gold artefacts. The top-left sketch shows a dragon with a long neck, scaled head, and large folded wings. The top-right sketch shows a mermaid perched on a rocky cliff, looking toward a large full moon above the sea. The bottom-left sketch depicts a long, snake-like dragon with small wings and a curled tail, dated “27 Julian”. The bottom-right sketch shows a close-up view of a dragon’s torso and wing, focusing on the texture of its scales and the spiral shape of the tail. The background shows a real museum exhibit with jewellery and metal finds displayed on red fabric.

Four pencil sketches of mythical creatures are arranged as overlapping polaroid-style photos on top of a museum display surface. The top-left drawing shows a snake-like creature with a webbed pattern across its back and extended fins. The top-right drawing depicts a humanoid sea creature with elongated limbs, flowing hair, and sharp features, positioned as if swimming through water. The bottom-left drawing shows a heavily scaled creature labelled “Griffyn claws,” with a horn on its head, sharp teeth, and a powerful forelimb. The bottom-right sketch features a slender dragon with a long body, delicate scales, and a curved neck, facing a rose-like shape. The background includes a museum exhibit with shells and decorative objects.

Our visitor book has been filling up with wonderful mythical creatures over the past months! From dragons and mermaids to griffins with impressively detailed claws, you've brought our Mythical Creatures exhibition to life in the best way. Last week to visit - come add your own beast before Sunday!

So there is this added psychic damage of seeing young people who not only talk exactly like the nazi incel CSAM freaks of *your* youth, but the knowledge that Jeff Epstein is literally responsible for this.

He's why you shudder when you hear a 25 year old casually drop a "degenerate"

Maryland health officials warn providers about an upsurge in mumps cases Maryland health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of mumps.

Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading.

Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.

Expect more.

This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.

I contracted as a paid media strategist at agencies for many years, basically auditing efficiencies for PPC clients. Throughout 24-25, they axed me because various AI tools made my job “unnecessary”. Seeing this contextualizes the “how’ve you been” text I got from a former colleague last week lol

Digger (2003–2011) by Ursula Vernon Tales of small furry things taking on gods – and often winning – abound in Vernon's early works, and Digger is true to form. While it explores a strand of fantasy less rooted in violent spectacle than Eat God's usual fare, its world of talking statues, vampiric gourds and oracular slugs has much to offer, and many of its cast – including the titular protagonist – make a good models for the Folk.

Browsing my media collection today to see if there was anything worth a proper writeup in Eat God's "Inspirational Media" section that I'd overlooked, and I can't BELIEVE I forgot to include this one.

The article doesnt actually mention them "distancing" themselves from Palantir, only that prompts to give your ID to Persona were "a test, which has concluded"

Continue to cancel Nitro and migrate elsewhere

Albanese to address ‘shock and fear’ over alleged Invasion Day terror attack in annual Closing the Gap speech PM to use address to call out ‘white supremacy ideology’ behind alleged bombing attempt, as annual report shows 15 targets still off track

Albanese’s comms crew have dropped his CtG speech to try and appear to be doing something so to reiterate: unless the cause is addressed by concrete measures to reduce numbers, powers, funding, and impunity for racist violence of police, nothing can change.

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