Hannah Forsyth 🍉
@hannahforsyth.bsky.social
Historian in Oz (history of work, education, capitalism) on unceded Dharug & Gundungurra land. Books = Virtue Capitalists: rise & fall of the professional class (2023) and History of the Modern Australian University (2014). She/her. Views mine. 🍉🍉🍉
Preston Campbell
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
guys i just found out i went to the same high school as howard lutnick. please respect my privacy at this time.
February 12, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Preston Campbell
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Australian Census on University Staff Wellbeing results are out. Every uni recorded scores indicating high/very high psych risk.
And in news surprising no one, "only senior execs and deans rated their workplaces as medium or low risk while all other staff groups reported high-risk conditions."
And in news surprising no one, "only senior execs and deans rated their workplaces as medium or low risk while all other staff groups reported high-risk conditions."
February 12, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Australian Census on University Staff Wellbeing results are out. Every uni recorded scores indicating high/very high psych risk.
And in news surprising no one, "only senior execs and deans rated their workplaces as medium or low risk while all other staff groups reported high-risk conditions."
And in news surprising no one, "only senior execs and deans rated their workplaces as medium or low risk while all other staff groups reported high-risk conditions."
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This study really deserves a good long multiple reads look. I think it illustrates a lot of useful knock on problems from NLP gone too far ("AI").
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
February 11, 2026 at 5:48 PM
This study really deserves a good long multiple reads look. I think it illustrates a lot of useful knock on problems from NLP gone too far ("AI").
“What is the point of a court letter saying you can’t be arrested? The first thing they look at is if you are black or Latino”
Don't think ICE is a worker issue? This asylum-seeking, gig driver with no criminal record was held without reason for 5 weeks. He was forced to abandon his car after being shackled by masked ICE agents.
February 11, 2026 at 9:29 AM
“What is the point of a court letter saying you can’t be arrested? The first thing they look at is if you are black or Latino”
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This from Pater Lalor - shocking. pls listen -
michaelwest.com.au/peter-lalor-...
michaelwest.com.au/peter-lalor-...
Peter Lalor, pepper-sprayed, debunks the Herzog propaganda - Michael West
Sports journalist Peter Lalor was pepper-sprayed by NSW Police at the Herzog protest in Sydney. He debunks the propaganda.
michaelwest.com.au
February 11, 2026 at 6:46 AM
This from Pater Lalor - shocking. pls listen -
michaelwest.com.au/peter-lalor-...
michaelwest.com.au/peter-lalor-...
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NSW Police on the defensive in the wake of Monday's attacks on protestors as details of victims/those arrested begin to emerge - such as Ali (below)
#auspol #Herzog @sstephanietrann.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/herzog-prote...
#auspol #Herzog @sstephanietrann.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/herzog-prote...
Herzog protests. Medics attacked too, lawyers question police violence - Michael West
Monday's police actions against anti-genocide protestors in Sydney represent a significant escalation of unwarranted violence.
michaelwest.com.au
February 11, 2026 at 6:51 AM
NSW Police on the defensive in the wake of Monday's attacks on protestors as details of victims/those arrested begin to emerge - such as Ali (below)
#auspol #Herzog @sstephanietrann.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/herzog-prote...
#auspol #Herzog @sstephanietrann.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/herzog-prote...
Excellent news.
www.qut.edu.au/news?id=203300 Well done QUT & Meanjin
Meanjin returns home: QUT to become custodian of Australia's iconic literary journal
QUT will become the new custodian of Meanjin, Australia's most eminent literary journal, bringing the publication back to Brisbane 80 years after it relocated to Melbourne.
www.qut.edu.au
February 11, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Excellent news.
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A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
February 11, 2026 at 3:43 AM
A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
I found the video of these men pausing in prayer very moving. And the police response, throwing a peacefully praying man on the ground so horrifying. The far right suggests they were ‘baiting’ police, which. Well. Fills me with despair.
Footage of police attacking Muslims praying at the protest:
Video: Randa Abdel-Fattah via X (@RandaAFattah)
Video: Randa Abdel-Fattah via X (@RandaAFattah)
February 11, 2026 at 5:44 AM
I found the video of these men pausing in prayer very moving. And the police response, throwing a peacefully praying man on the ground so horrifying. The far right suggests they were ‘baiting’ police, which. Well. Fills me with despair.
Fuck.
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Fuck.
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Social Cohesion, one vertebrae at a time, one pensioner at a time, until we all start getting along by thinking what the government tells you to.
February 10, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Social Cohesion, one vertebrae at a time, one pensioner at a time, until we all start getting along by thinking what the government tells you to.
It’s not Sydneapolis, wtf NSW police breaking this old lady’s spine at a peaceful protest 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
'It was agony': Grandparents injured in Sydney anti-Herzog protest
A Sydney grandmother says she suffered four broken vertebrae after being "violently" pushed to the ground while trying to leave a protest on Monday night. Warning: This story contains images some read...
www.abc.net.au
February 10, 2026 at 9:12 AM
It’s not Sydneapolis, wtf NSW police breaking this old lady’s spine at a peaceful protest 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
I left the protest early to meet a friend so I missed all this. There was indeed a very tight perimeter of police and every description is appalling.
"This was planned. And Chris Minns owns it ... I was there".
Andrew Brown with the extraordinary story of NSW Police brutality at the Herzog protest.
While the premier - to great applause - said "Thank you friends" to the Israel Lobby.
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/this-was-pla...
Andrew Brown with the extraordinary story of NSW Police brutality at the Herzog protest.
While the premier - to great applause - said "Thank you friends" to the Israel Lobby.
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/this-was-pla...
This was planned. And Chris Minns owns it. - Michael West
NSW Police have assaulted dozens of peace protestors who gathered to protest the visit by Israeli president Isaac Herzog to Australia.
michaelwest.com.au
February 10, 2026 at 3:05 AM
I left the protest early to meet a friend so I missed all this. There was indeed a very tight perimeter of police and every description is appalling.
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Oh the rolling melee….
February 9, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Oh the rolling melee….
So important, check this out 👇
Academic work is challenging & relentless, but how is it experienced by disabled scholars? How does structural ableism impact working lives? In this collaborative autoethnography, we (a group of disabled academics) share our experiences of working in higher education. doi.org/10.1080/0309...
Disabled and academic: a collaborative autoethnography on ableism and cruel optimism within Australian higher education
Universities are celebrated as bastions of teaching, knowledge and research excellence, but they can pose risks to staff psychosocial safety and wellbeing. In Australia and elsewhere, we are increa...
doi.org
February 8, 2026 at 7:03 AM
So important, check this out 👇
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Well, now i want to start a charity run run in Brisbane. From, say, the Story Bridge to, roughly, Wynnum Beach.
The River to the Sea Run.
All proceeds benefitting Red Crescent.
The River to the Sea Run.
All proceeds benefitting Red Crescent.
The laws to be introduced in parliament this week will ban the phrases "globalise the intifada" and "from the river to the sea", as well as offensive symbols.
New Queensland hate speech laws to ban slogans and symbols
The laws to be introduced in parliament this week will ban the phrases "globalise the intifada" and "from the river to the sea", as well as offensive symbols.
www.abc.net.au
February 8, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Well, now i want to start a charity run run in Brisbane. From, say, the Story Bridge to, roughly, Wynnum Beach.
The River to the Sea Run.
All proceeds benefitting Red Crescent.
The River to the Sea Run.
All proceeds benefitting Red Crescent.
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There is no better question right now than “is water really blue?” I’m not joking, the wholesomeness of it, combined with glorious pictures of blue water is. Well. Cleansing.
If you have ever doubted that water really *is* blue, here's a photo of a meltwater pond on a glacier in Greenland. The water is pure, and the white background makes the colour obvious. You need a lot of clean water to see it, but the true colour of water is an incredibly striking brilliant blue.
February 7, 2026 at 7:50 AM
There is no better question right now than “is water really blue?” I’m not joking, the wholesomeness of it, combined with glorious pictures of blue water is. Well. Cleansing.
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Chatbots offer a magnificent bribe - a fast, frictionless route to information that bypasses the discomfort of learning. In this op-ed, we describe this as a Faustian bargain, in which we trade away what it means to be human & universities trade away their value
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Learning is complex, messy, emotional: AI can’t replicate that
ChatGPT and other AI tools may seem irresistible. But educators should beware, as they could end up trading away the thing that gives them value — the rich experience of slow learning
www.irishexaminer.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Chatbots offer a magnificent bribe - a fast, frictionless route to information that bypasses the discomfort of learning. In this op-ed, we describe this as a Faustian bargain, in which we trade away what it means to be human & universities trade away their value
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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Why did the RBA jump the gun on raising interest rates?
"If they go too fast, the cons are that the economy will slow down and unemployment will go up. Well, that's not a con to the RBA."
@MattGrudnoff @ebony_bennett #auspol
"If they go too fast, the cons are that the economy will slow down and unemployment will go up. Well, that's not a con to the RBA."
@MattGrudnoff @ebony_bennett #auspol
February 5, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Why did the RBA jump the gun on raising interest rates?
"If they go too fast, the cons are that the economy will slow down and unemployment will go up. Well, that's not a con to the RBA."
@MattGrudnoff @ebony_bennett #auspol
"If they go too fast, the cons are that the economy will slow down and unemployment will go up. Well, that's not a con to the RBA."
@MattGrudnoff @ebony_bennett #auspol
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Never a better time to unionize your faculty
They’ve been on this for a minute. More teaching + post tenure review (and contracts) plus ai supercharged productivity surveillance tools also makes professors more vulnerable to student evals, which gives admin more power to fire you. That’s the plan.
"Imposing minimum teaching requirements...has been touted as a way to cut costs and 'better focus university resources in the classroom,' .... The notion is also gaining steam in conservative circles as a means of ensuring faculty productivity and curbing 'intellectually unserious' research."
February 5, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Never a better time to unionize your faculty
This is so cringe to read.
In the last 48 hours, Musk's reactions to the Epstein release show exactly why he bought Twitter.
He's used the platform to call coverage of his emails with Epstein as "lies," elevated his fans who have defended him, and gotten positive reinforcement from his AI chatbot.
He's used the platform to call coverage of his emails with Epstein as "lies," elevated his fans who have defended him, and gotten positive reinforcement from his AI chatbot.
February 2, 2026 at 2:35 AM
This is so cringe to read.