The special envoy’s plan is the latest push to weaponise antisemitism, as a relentless campaign pays off | Louise Adler The omissions are as important as the inclusions in Jillian Segal’s plan, which is guilty of overreach

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Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia Announces Imminent Submission of Comprehensive Recommendations to the Prime Minister

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“The firing of Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter came after Perlmutter and her office earlier this week issued part three of a lengthy report about artificial intelligence and expressed some concerns and questions about the usage of copyrighted materials by AI technology.”

Donald Trump suggests Democrats and diversity to blame for Washington DC air crash Less than 15 hours after the Washington DC air crash that killed 67 people, Donald Trump places blame on past Democratic leaders and initiatives to boost diversity in aviation, without citing any evid...

USA has officially jumped the shark just over a week in to the presidential term. Your president is batshit crazy, no one in their right mind would say this and he is being allowed to do so unrestrained.

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Joy Reid Directly Compares Trump To Hitler: ‘Similarities To What Happened In Germany and What’s Happening Now Are Undeniable’ MSNBC's Joy Reid claimed on Monday that similarities between Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany and the United States under President Donald Trump are undeniable.

Joy Reid Directly Compares Trump To Hitler: ‘Similarities To What Happened In Germany and What’s Happening Now Are Undeniable’ Thank you @joyannreid.bsky.social for always speaking the truth! www.mediaite.com/tv/joy-reid-...

Trump and Vance are scrambling to hide the bird flu numbers. The problem for them? They can’t blame bird flu for sky-high egg prices without admitting we have a bird flu problem.

Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America's largest in recorded history Kansas public health officials say the state's ongoing tuberculosis outbreak is the largest since the CDC started reporting TB cases in the 1950s.

Trump has gagged the CDC, but not me. So I'm sharing this. www.cjonline.com/story/news/p...

It's not DEI rollback, it's resegregation.
It's not CRT rollback, it's whitewashing slavery colonialism and apartheid.
It's not anti-woke, it's pro-bigotry.
It's not sensible solutions to common sense problems, it's trans genocide.
It's not deportation, it's holocaust pre-gaming.
Call it what it is.

Disenfranchisement is not only rife but highly targeted in the USA. Can’t really call themselves a democracy if they actively stop people voting. Worth a read

Garden is getting an extra boost today with our first summer thunderstorm in Mandurah/perth because it’s sprinkler day and I have just heard the first roar of thunder.

It’s designed for end on when you finish a degree at 21/22 when you are still likely living at home,a share house and have no responsibilities, not for adults. Like to see how many take >4 years to finish, or even finish because of this

Very excited (and a bit nervous) to announce that I will be hiring two Postdocs for my new group(!) in Copenhagen to study the Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA which survives in present-day humans. Retweet will be much appreciated :)

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'Trying to disappear us': Dutton won't use Indigenous flags at press events as PM Liberal leader Peter Dutton will not stand beside the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags at press conferences if he becomes prime minister. Some Indigenous leaders say it is a level of "petti...

Peter Dutton, always petty and pathetic

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Did that last week for one app (expensive yearly subscription too), buggered computer entirely, lucky I had kept my old laptop to keep working while techs took most of week to fix and remove prob app

My movie rec for this year Wicked Little Letters. Great cast, great story, quite a few laughs and so well put together

I think I procaffeintated too much this morning!

The Ring Nebula looks like a portal

- James Webb Space Telescope

First world excitement! Just brushed my teeth for the first time with my new elec toothbrush, teeth feel smooth & glossy, a dentist clean and polish! the old one had been powering down even on full charge and they were on special for half what I paid originally, so it was a win, win!

The first people on Tasmania brought fire and forever changed the land Study of charcoal and pollen could give Aboriginal advocates of traditional burns “more voice at the table”

The first people on Tasmania brought fire and forever changed the land.

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Donald Trump announces vaccine skeptic RFK Jr to lead US health department – live updates Pick needs Senate confirmation and could spark controversy among Trump’s Republican allies, given Kennedy’s anti-vaccine stance and conspiracy theories

I know he said he would do this, but can the incoming US government really get any more bizarre?

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This is what the change to bluer skies might bring us

This is nice, I am actually seeing the posts from peeps and organisations I follow on this site 😀

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Tried once, didn’t take to his writing, despite hearing him talk at a local thing in the early 90s (he was a great talker) after which I tried again, but still gave up after a couple of chapters

LNP leader launches Queensland election campaign with promise of mandatory isolation for child offenders David Crisafulli pledges minimum isolation periods for youths who commit assaults in detention, despite evidence of dangers of solitary confinement Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Liberal National party leader, David Crisafulli, has promised to introduce “mandatory isolation periods” for children who assault workers in youth detention, as the Queensland opposition formally launched its state election campaign on Sunday. Speaking to a crowd of LNP candidates and party faithful in Ipswich, Crisafulli focused much of his remarks on what he has dubbed the state’s “youth crime crisis”. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

LNP leader launches Queensland election campaign with promise of mandatory isolation for child offenders