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. 🍉🍉🍉
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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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Ah, how I love this question. And the grey sea.
February 8, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Ah, how I love this question. And the grey sea.
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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
Where is DOGE when you need it?
February 3, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Where is DOGE when you need it?
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.
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When threatened, the global elite can spit venom as far as three meters
February 1, 2026 at 4:16 AM
When threatened, the global elite can spit venom as far as three meters
This is my favourite thing in 2026 so far 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
February 1, 2026 at 1:11 AM
This is my favourite thing in 2026 so far 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It is beautiful! Maybe worth a quick hug between long admiring looks.
January 29, 2026 at 7:12 PM
It is beautiful! Maybe worth a quick hug between long admiring looks.
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hey check this out
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
www.404media.co
January 29, 2026 at 5:35 AM
hey check this out
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The movement now has its own “Ohio” thanks to Bruce Springsteen‘s “Streets of Minneapolis”:
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 12:44 AM
The movement now has its own “Ohio” thanks to Bruce Springsteen‘s “Streets of Minneapolis”:
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
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If you ever wanted a working definition of structural racism, our structures are currently performing a textbook example.
First Nations leaders have urged governments to take stronger action in response to the alleged attack at an Invasion Day rally in Perth on Monday. Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss says failing to do so "sends a message that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people do not matter".
'Scared for our children': Stronger response urged on alleged rally attack
First Nations leaders have urged governments to take stronger action in response to the alleged attack at an Invasion Day rally in Perth on Monday. Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss says failing to do so "sends a message that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people do not matter".
www.abc.net.au
January 28, 2026 at 10:39 AM
If you ever wanted a working definition of structural racism, our structures are currently performing a textbook example.