And on that horrifying note, we are fuckity fuck fuck fucked

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More rain predicted after the flooding of more than 100,000 houses, most in tourist areas of Hue and Hoi An.

A massive wave of Russian missiles and drones rained down on Ukraine overnight, targeting power stations and cities across the country. In response, Poland scrambled fighter jets and placed its air defenses on high alert.

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Getting new environmental laws through Parliament will be politically tricky for Minister Murray Watt. To make his task easier he wants the laws passed and the National Environmental Standards declared by him - later. The Senate should reject that approach. #auspol

Hypothetically what would happen if a country twice elected a lunatic who changes trade policy on a whim, resulting in trade partners realizing it's illogical to have their supply chains be dependent on a country that keeps electing idiots, but said country's economy is contingent on infinite growth

"The Albanese government has ruled out granting tech companies an exemption to copyright laws that ... would have allowed them to mine their content to train artificial intelligence models for free."

Excellent news for all of us whose work is being stolen by AI.

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Thirty years of concentrated international effort and cooperation has now had this much effect on "the great moral, economic and social challenge of our time" (Rudd, 2007):

Three people were killed in an Israeli attack in southern and eastern Lebanon, which Israel said targeted Hezbollah members. The strike also hit a UNIFIL patrol with drone and tank fire aje.io/n6qoq0

This week's #SundayShot is a good one - Bruce Wolpe and @nicolechvastek.bsky.social join @davemilbo.bsky.social and me on the panel, plus Bob Carr gives his take on the White House meeting and @mrkrudd.bsky.social.

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The amount is meaningless — less than one day of salary. But the principle is important: once the armed services are paid by the oligarchs, they become a private militia, and we no longer have a country.
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“He’s gonna get a third term, Trump ‘28, Trump is gonna be president ‘28 so people just ought to get accommodated with that," Steve Bannon said.

Lordamercy I needed this laugh.