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Ant F
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I just dunno anymore
We Do Care | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org
January 30, 2026 at 12:40 AM
The nazis keep stirring up hate and division. At least this is a bit better than recent efforts from the abc:
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Rally organiser's claim of 'bashing' by Middle Eastern men comes unstuck
March for Australia claims one of its organisers was bashed by a group of Middle Eastern men the day before Australia Day, but police and an eyewitness account have cast doubt on its claim.
www.abc.net.au
January 28, 2026 at 12:09 AM
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"To date, 757,314 people – the majority children – have died from the funding cuts, according to ImpactCounter, which tracks the effect of USAID cuts via sophisticated modelling tools. That is 88 deaths every hour."
January 20, 2026 at 11:05 PM
"Long overdue."
Yes, really should have implemented it BEFORE we were sure it was near useless and far dangerous.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the integration of Elon Musk's xAI platform, Grok, into military networks as part of a new "AI acceleration strategy" during a visit to SpaceX.
January 13, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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Today's comic in the Guardian: I'm worried about our brains in 2026. As more of the online world becomes fake and polarising, I hope that people start to return to reality. I plan on gazing at the moon, chatting with strangers and learning more about my local environment in 2026. Join me?
January 7, 2026 at 3:07 AM
How the internet became enshittified – and how we might be able to deshittify it
theconversation.com/how-the-inte...
How the internet became enshittified – and how we might be able to deshittify it
The internet offered a world of connection and cooperation. What we got was a world of ruthless monopolies and oligarchs.
theconversation.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
As music festival season ramps up, artists can help shine a light on an ‘invisible’ workforce
theconversation.com/as-music-fes...
As music festival season ramps up, artists can help shine a light on an ‘invisible’ workforce
The music industry relies on a huge, highly skilled workforce. But it’s often undervalued.
theconversation.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Extraordinary. And extraordinarily worrying.
Keir Starmer Machine Ran a Secret Campaign to Demonetize Breitbart News and Other Opposition Outlets open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
Keir Starmer Machine Ran a Secret Campaign to Demonetize Breitbart News and Other Opposition Outlets
Starmer’s current chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, served as the head of a machine that targeted media outlets on the left and right, foreshadowing the UK’s crackdown on dissent.
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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This is an absolutely amazing piece of work - the ABC spent five years (!) working on this interactive feature that brings together First Nations oral histories spanning 65,000 years

www.abc.net.au/news/deeptim...
Australia is seen as a young country — but do you really know its ancient story?
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' story goes way, way back… take an awe-inspiring journey into Deep Time.
www.abc.net.au
October 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
October 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war
October 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
And? What's the point of making this comparison exactly? Is this meant to be proof that Trump is better than Biden re: Gaza? Complete bollocks! He just wants his real estate development as soon as he can get it. At best they are as bad as each other.
“Israel must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza” — Biden never made this simple demand, despite 15 months of relentless Israeli slaughter of Palestinians during his presidency
October 4, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Good from the abc... even though they've played their role in boosting so much of the misinformation they refer to.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Trump-style 'climate hoax' playbook spreads to Australia
US researchers have tracked how dark money funds a tangled web of climate denial think tanks with vested interests in slowing climate action. And Australia is not immune.
www.abc.net.au
September 28, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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I am perhaps warier of "shame overreach" than the author, but this, by @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, is a thing of beauty. It should be read and shared widely

www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
How Can We Live Together? - Boston Review
Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.
www.bostonreview.net
September 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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CNN has confirmed that Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, has delivered Russia’s Order of Courage to CIA Deputy Director Juliane Gallina, whose son received the medal after dying in Ukraine while fighting alongside Russian invasion forces. meduza.io/en/news/2025...
Witkoff delivers Russia’s Order of Courage to CIA Deputy Director Juliane Gallina, whose son died in Ukraine fighting to advance Moscow’s invasion — CNN — Meduza
Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, has delivered Russia’s Order of Courage to CIA Deputy Director Juliane Gallina. CNN reported the news, citing a senior White House official. The medal…
meduza.io
August 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The headline is quite misleading.
This is an interesting interview, and interesting and probably appropriate use of AI. Still not sure if I like it though.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
Author Rie Qudan: Why I used ChatGPT to write my prize-winning novel
Sympathy Tower Tokyo attracted controversy for being partly written using AI. Does its author think the technology could write a better novel than a human?
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Trump’s response to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen about returning Ukrainian children from Russia was, uh, something else.
August 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Hard/impossible to fathom how Segal is still the antisemitism special envoy.
The husband of antisemitism special envoy Jillian Segal has donated to Advance. Here’s what the group’s all about.
Right-wing political group Advance is in the headlines. What is it and what does it stand for?
theconversation.com
July 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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People think money has ruined football but the sight of a rapist dictator standing next to a corrupt football official in front of a big gold trophy at a competition bankrolled by Saudi Arabia reminds me the game still belongs to us.
July 14, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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I think we need to stop obsessing over the mushroom murders and turn our attention to the NT coroner’s inquest report into the police shooting and death of Kumanjayi Walker by policeman Zach Rolfe
July 8, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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Waiting for news outlets and reporters to acknowledge that maybe, just maybe, reporting Trump's social media posts on foreign policy without confirmation is deeply irresponsible and an embarrassing failure of journalism.
June 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Occasionally this govt. gets things right.

It took more than a century, but women are taking charge of Australia’s economy – here’s why it matters theconversation.com/it-took-more...
It took more than a century, but women are taking charge of Australia’s economy – here’s why it matters
For the first time, women lead Australia’s key economic institutions. The moment matters because research shows women think about the economy differently from men.
theconversation.com
June 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Amazing how these myths started spreading when legacy car manufacturers realised the threat from China...

9 myths about electric vehicles have taken hold. A new study shows how many people fall for them theconversation.com/9-myths-abou...
9 myths about electric vehicles have taken hold. A new study shows how many people fall for them
From fires to carbon emissions and electromagnetic fields, misinformation about electric vehicles is rife – and widely believed.
theconversation.com
June 11, 2025 at 1:03 AM
BREAKING: The “Most Beautiful Bunny” competition is officially over.
The award goes to…The HOLLAND LOP.
No need for votes. No need for debate.
It’s already been declared.
#BunnyRoyalty
May 30, 2025 at 7:24 AM