Ckan
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Covid isn't over. Left with little choice. (warning: lots of reposts)
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· Jul 29
Propaganda pinned thread because I am disorganised
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The “private event” in question was put on by the Consulate General of Israel. It featured Goni Saar from Elbit Systems and the Israel Police Attache to North America, Gal Ben Ish. It took place at Audrey Irmas Pavilion, an events venue, not Wilshire Boulevard Temple.
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The “private event” in question was put on by the Consulate General of Israel. It featured Goni Saar from Elbit Systems and the Israel Police Attache to North America, Gal Ben Ish. It took place at Audrey Irmas Pavilion, an events venue, not Wilshire Boulevard Temple.
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Beyond that, nothing described here suggests that this systems will achieve the elements of a trustworthy automated decision-making systems.
1. TRANSPARENT rules
2. TRACEABLE application of rules to evidence
3. ACCOUNTABILTY - the decision of the machine is a decision of the agency
4. APPEALABLE
1. TRANSPARENT rules
2. TRACEABLE application of rules to evidence
3. ACCOUNTABILTY - the decision of the machine is a decision of the agency
4. APPEALABLE
December 4, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Beyond that, nothing described here suggests that this systems will achieve the elements of a trustworthy automated decision-making systems.
1. TRANSPARENT rules
2. TRACEABLE application of rules to evidence
3. ACCOUNTABILTY - the decision of the machine is a decision of the agency
4. APPEALABLE
1. TRANSPARENT rules
2. TRACEABLE application of rules to evidence
3. ACCOUNTABILTY - the decision of the machine is a decision of the agency
4. APPEALABLE
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This is a extremely poor idea: "According to revelations in Guardian Australia this week, there will be no safety net – no scope for either the NDIA delegate or the administrative appeals tribunal to amend the budget. In other words, the computer will have the final say."
Did we learn nothing from robodebt? NDIS automation will put vulnerable lives at the mercy of machines | Georgia Van Toorn
Did we learn nothing from robodebt? NDIS automation will put vulnerable lives at the mercy of machines | Georgia Van Toorn
It’s hard to overstate the potential dangers of replacing discretion with algorithms in a system as consequential as the national disability insurance scheme
Never again. That was the resounding message delivered via the robodebt royal commission from the thousands of Australians whose lives and livelihoods were upended by the cruellest experiment in bureaucratic automation the country has ever seen.
Now, with plans under way to automate the calculation of individual NDIS support plans, it appears we’ve reached new heights of institutional amnesia. Once again, vital lifelines to support will be placed at the mercy of automated systems. Only this time, the mechanisms for review and redress will be vanishingly thin. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
This is a extremely poor idea: "According to revelations in Guardian Australia this week, there will be no safety net – no scope for either the NDIA delegate or the administrative appeals tribunal to amend the budget. In other words, the computer will have the final say."
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The fascists are counting on you finding erotica and porn too distasteful to support. Because they always start here. And even if they ended here, sexuality and erotism are integral components of queer expression. You can't support queer creators without supporting 'nsfw' content.
December 4, 2025 at 4:05 AM
The fascists are counting on you finding erotica and porn too distasteful to support. Because they always start here. And even if they ended here, sexuality and erotism are integral components of queer expression. You can't support queer creators without supporting 'nsfw' content.
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Worth noting the ideas behind robodebt had their origins in DSP reviews targeting assumed fraud. We have come full circle. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Did we learn nothing from robodebt? NDIS automation will put vulnerable lives at the mercy of machines | Georgia Van Toorn
It’s hard to overstate the potential dangers of replacing discretion with algorithms in a system as consequential as the national disability insurance scheme
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Worth noting the ideas behind robodebt had their origins in DSP reviews targeting assumed fraud. We have come full circle. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Genuinely believe a large majority of USians need to be sent to some kind of deprogramming from all the nationalistic "patriot" nonsense that gets drilled into them from early childhood, cause even the supposedly progressive ones are like this. They can't help themselves.
December 4, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Genuinely believe a large majority of USians need to be sent to some kind of deprogramming from all the nationalistic "patriot" nonsense that gets drilled into them from early childhood, cause even the supposedly progressive ones are like this. They can't help themselves.
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you’re telling me a formula made this post?
December 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
you’re telling me a formula made this post?
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That's also why I think if you're a democrat in the USA or a labor voter down here who thinks that voting for the centre-left is going to fix it I really don't think you've been paying attention to the situation as it actually exists. Fascism is an international problem.
December 4, 2025 at 9:39 AM
That's also why I think if you're a democrat in the USA or a labor voter down here who thinks that voting for the centre-left is going to fix it I really don't think you've been paying attention to the situation as it actually exists. Fascism is an international problem.
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back in any provable way to you, and if they did? Oh well. You can pay a tiny settlement and act apologetic for a moment, if you like. Maybe make a statement or some tokenistic change. Then you call that solved and go on to the next thing. Which will be equally murderous and cruel because these...
December 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
back in any provable way to you, and if they did? Oh well. You can pay a tiny settlement and act apologetic for a moment, if you like. Maybe make a statement or some tokenistic change. Then you call that solved and go on to the next thing. Which will be equally murderous and cruel because these...
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would never have seen the need to seek out disability payments in the first place. Nah, what'll really happen is you'll act like their disability doesn't matter, or doesn't exist, and force them back into long-term unemployment with the majority of other diagnosed (and undiagnosed, which would..
December 4, 2025 at 9:29 AM
would never have seen the need to seek out disability payments in the first place. Nah, what'll really happen is you'll act like their disability doesn't matter, or doesn't exist, and force them back into long-term unemployment with the majority of other diagnosed (and undiagnosed, which would..
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because even if you want to act like, say, a person who has too much chronic pain to stay on their feet for an 8 hour retail shift where their dickhead boss will yell at them if they try to sit down, or a person with depression who can barely wash and feed themselves daily is...
December 4, 2025 at 9:25 AM
because even if you want to act like, say, a person who has too much chronic pain to stay on their feet for an 8 hour retail shift where their dickhead boss will yell at them if they try to sit down, or a person with depression who can barely wash and feed themselves daily is...
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and in the UK, as in Australia, the best answer these so called labour parties have to give is "well, we want to get people into work instead," But when you're deciding who can work and who can't based on principles that are intentionally different to that, you're already failing at that too...
December 4, 2025 at 9:23 AM
and in the UK, as in Australia, the best answer these so called labour parties have to give is "well, we want to get people into work instead," But when you're deciding who can work and who can't based on principles that are intentionally different to that, you're already failing at that too...
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"who actually needs it" runs parallel to eligibility requirements in the first place, which are kept intentionally narrow and specific by the state to keep the cost of disability support as low possible. The thought that they could take this already artificially reduced community of...
December 4, 2025 at 9:12 AM
"who actually needs it" runs parallel to eligibility requirements in the first place, which are kept intentionally narrow and specific by the state to keep the cost of disability support as low possible. The thought that they could take this already artificially reduced community of...
This leads me to how the writers of Arknights (a Chinese game) probably know more about Australia and its history than me, a born citizen, because they have world-built an “Australia” that is a country of Rabbit-people - a country known as and owned by a mining company literally named ‘Rim Billiton’
December 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
This leads me to how the writers of Arknights (a Chinese game) probably know more about Australia and its history than me, a born citizen, because they have world-built an “Australia” that is a country of Rabbit-people - a country known as and owned by a mining company literally named ‘Rim Billiton’
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-people often can't anticipate when an abuser will become violent, and genuinely need interventions to survive. Or they have some warning but no resources to escape, and even escape has a high cost
December 4, 2025 at 5:15 AM
-people often can't anticipate when an abuser will become violent, and genuinely need interventions to survive. Or they have some warning but no resources to escape, and even escape has a high cost
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I think a lot about what bystanders/third parties can or will realistically do, especially when
- there is only minority political support to genuinely back substantially more alternative crisis supports, despite how huge the demand is
- there is only minority political support to genuinely back substantially more alternative crisis supports, despite how huge the demand is
December 4, 2025 at 5:14 AM
I think a lot about what bystanders/third parties can or will realistically do, especially when
- there is only minority political support to genuinely back substantially more alternative crisis supports, despite how huge the demand is
- there is only minority political support to genuinely back substantially more alternative crisis supports, despite how huge the demand is
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I keep thinking about this re: impacts of impunity, and what real solidarity for victims looks like.
In personal violence, and the general crisis of political corruption, rising racism, impunity seems to mean more violence, more contempt and power hoarding
In personal violence, and the general crisis of political corruption, rising racism, impunity seems to mean more violence, more contempt and power hoarding
police took out a five year intervention order after Lynne used a sledgehammer to break into Lisa’s house. After she was found dead, police accepted Lynn’s claim that his death threats were “not serious” and decided they found no “suspicious circumstances”.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Suppression order lifted on High Country killer's past police run-ins
Victoria's Supreme Court lifts a suppression order that prohibited reporting on convicted murderer Greg Lynn's past interactions with police and the death of his first wife.
www.abc.net.au
December 4, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I keep thinking about this re: impacts of impunity, and what real solidarity for victims looks like.
In personal violence, and the general crisis of political corruption, rising racism, impunity seems to mean more violence, more contempt and power hoarding
In personal violence, and the general crisis of political corruption, rising racism, impunity seems to mean more violence, more contempt and power hoarding
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Somebody hire me so I can access air conditioning and other exciting material goals
December 4, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Somebody hire me so I can access air conditioning and other exciting material goals
“She doesn’t even know what BHP stands for”
okay!? neither did I lol what the fuck who cares how does that matter how is it reflective of that person in any way are you telling me you are familiar with the extensive colonial history of Broken Hill or that company’s namesakes what are you doing here
okay!? neither did I lol what the fuck who cares how does that matter how is it reflective of that person in any way are you telling me you are familiar with the extensive colonial history of Broken Hill or that company’s namesakes what are you doing here
December 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM
“She doesn’t even know what BHP stands for”
okay!? neither did I lol what the fuck who cares how does that matter how is it reflective of that person in any way are you telling me you are familiar with the extensive colonial history of Broken Hill or that company’s namesakes what are you doing here
okay!? neither did I lol what the fuck who cares how does that matter how is it reflective of that person in any way are you telling me you are familiar with the extensive colonial history of Broken Hill or that company’s namesakes what are you doing here
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As a disabled person:
— Increase accommodation availability to the maximum possible degree
— For the few accommodations where illegitimate demand will match supply unless restrictions are enforced, gatekeepers should have no allow/deny authority beyond disabled people and secondarily their doctors
— Increase accommodation availability to the maximum possible degree
— For the few accommodations where illegitimate demand will match supply unless restrictions are enforced, gatekeepers should have no allow/deny authority beyond disabled people and secondarily their doctors
Balancing "no person with a disability should be denied accommodations" with "it's important to discourage non-disabled people from pretending to be disabled to take advantage of these accommodations" is really difficult and I don't have a great answer for what anyone should do about it.
December 4, 2025 at 7:26 AM
As a disabled person:
— Increase accommodation availability to the maximum possible degree
— For the few accommodations where illegitimate demand will match supply unless restrictions are enforced, gatekeepers should have no allow/deny authority beyond disabled people and secondarily their doctors
— Increase accommodation availability to the maximum possible degree
— For the few accommodations where illegitimate demand will match supply unless restrictions are enforced, gatekeepers should have no allow/deny authority beyond disabled people and secondarily their doctors
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And every cis person pretends to have forgotten this
when Michael Phelps was dominating US swimming there was endless coverage of all his genetic advantages. His wingspan, the way his body processed lactic acid, on and on and on. Nobody, not one person, floated the idea of kicking him out of the sport for genetic advantages
“I just have concerns about fairness in sport” - no, you don’t. There’s nothing fair about elite sports. You’re just looking for post hoc justification because we give you the ick
December 4, 2025 at 7:49 AM
And every cis person pretends to have forgotten this
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If there's one thing I've learned from several years of membership in a demographic specifically targeted by the state and the ruling class, it's that genocides happen because the majority aren't just decent people who are concerned but too scared to fight back; they actively ignore it, or like it
December 4, 2025 at 7:55 AM
If there's one thing I've learned from several years of membership in a demographic specifically targeted by the state and the ruling class, it's that genocides happen because the majority aren't just decent people who are concerned but too scared to fight back; they actively ignore it, or like it
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Washed out sky above
Heat pulsing into evening
Washed out thoughts below
Heat pulsing into evening
Washed out thoughts below
December 4, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Washed out sky above
Heat pulsing into evening
Washed out thoughts below
Heat pulsing into evening
Washed out thoughts below
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UK: "Brits told to 'wear a mask' as flu spreads across country"
Flu positive rate rose to 11.6% weekending Nov 25 (from 10.7%). Health chiefs said the highest positivity was in children aged 5–14.
“We haven’t seen a virus like this for a while… these dynamics are unusual,” said Prof Nicola Lewis.
Flu positive rate rose to 11.6% weekending Nov 25 (from 10.7%). Health chiefs said the highest positivity was in children aged 5–14.
“We haven’t seen a virus like this for a while… these dynamics are unusual,” said Prof Nicola Lewis.
December 4, 2025 at 6:11 AM
UK: "Brits told to 'wear a mask' as flu spreads across country"
Flu positive rate rose to 11.6% weekending Nov 25 (from 10.7%). Health chiefs said the highest positivity was in children aged 5–14.
“We haven’t seen a virus like this for a while… these dynamics are unusual,” said Prof Nicola Lewis.
Flu positive rate rose to 11.6% weekending Nov 25 (from 10.7%). Health chiefs said the highest positivity was in children aged 5–14.
“We haven’t seen a virus like this for a while… these dynamics are unusual,” said Prof Nicola Lewis.
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In 2008 they said NAPLAN would definitely NOT be used to rank schools competitively.
They lied.
I've had a lot of jobs, but teaching in Victoria was the worst, and the most useless bootlicking union I've been in. #vicpol
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
They lied.
I've had a lot of jobs, but teaching in Victoria was the worst, and the most useless bootlicking union I've been in. #vicpol
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
The top 200: Victoria’s star NAPLAN primary and secondary schools revealed
Principals at Victoria’s top-performing schools have shared how their students secured top marks for reading, writing and numeracy.
www.theage.com.au
December 4, 2025 at 7:01 AM
In 2008 they said NAPLAN would definitely NOT be used to rank schools competitively.
They lied.
I've had a lot of jobs, but teaching in Victoria was the worst, and the most useless bootlicking union I've been in. #vicpol
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
They lied.
I've had a lot of jobs, but teaching in Victoria was the worst, and the most useless bootlicking union I've been in. #vicpol
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...