Peta
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Mum. Brisbaneite. Nerd. Gamer. Progressive. Politics. Wear a mask. Listen to Starset. She/her
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Is 2026 the year media starts catching up with the Covid science?
Dementia risk has long been associated with Covid19 infections.
We’re facing a mass disabling event that could be mitigated by proper public health measures.
We can’t afford to keep ignoring the elephant in the room.
Dementia risk has long been associated with Covid19 infections.
We’re facing a mass disabling event that could be mitigated by proper public health measures.
We can’t afford to keep ignoring the elephant in the room.
Warning as Alzheimer's proteins found in long Covid patients' blood
Persistent brain fog, headaches and changes in smell or taste following Covid infection could signal an increased risk of Alzheimer'sdisease later in life, scientists have warned.
www.dailymail.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Is 2026 the year media starts catching up with the Covid science?
Dementia risk has long been associated with Covid19 infections.
We’re facing a mass disabling event that could be mitigated by proper public health measures.
We can’t afford to keep ignoring the elephant in the room.
Dementia risk has long been associated with Covid19 infections.
We’re facing a mass disabling event that could be mitigated by proper public health measures.
We can’t afford to keep ignoring the elephant in the room.
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If you are interested in a longer reflection (in English): I just wrote about how the killing of Renee Good reveals, yet again, Trumpism’s violent, authoritarian essence.
MAGA is at war with the reality of American society.
When the State Terrorizes the People:
MAGA is at war with the reality of American society.
When the State Terrorizes the People:
When the State Terrorizes the People
The killing of Renee Good reveals, yet again, Trumpism’s violent, authoritarian essence. MAGA is at war with the reality of American society.
steady.page
January 14, 2026 at 5:06 PM
If you are interested in a longer reflection (in English): I just wrote about how the killing of Renee Good reveals, yet again, Trumpism’s violent, authoritarian essence.
MAGA is at war with the reality of American society.
When the State Terrorizes the People:
MAGA is at war with the reality of American society.
When the State Terrorizes the People:
Wonderful insight on the shitshow that is ICE
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Wonderful insight on the shitshow that is ICE
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Roblox rolled out its AI-powered age verification system last week.
It's already a complete mess
www.wired.com/story/roblox...
It's already a complete mess
www.wired.com/story/roblox...
Roblox’s AI-Powered Age Verification Is a Complete Mess
Kids are being identified as adults—and vice versa—on Roblox, while age-verified accounts are already being sold online.
www.wired.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Roblox rolled out its AI-powered age verification system last week.
It's already a complete mess
www.wired.com/story/roblox...
It's already a complete mess
www.wired.com/story/roblox...
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Australia's internet safety regulator has stepped up its pressure on Elon Musk's X amid its AI deepfakes scandal, demanding it explain how it's complying with legal requirements to detect and prevent CSEM. thesizzle.com.au/p/e...
January 10, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Australia's internet safety regulator has stepped up its pressure on Elon Musk's X amid its AI deepfakes scandal, demanding it explain how it's complying with legal requirements to detect and prevent CSEM. thesizzle.com.au/p/e...
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GP resource – Australian Government-funded mental health supports.
A resource for GPs outlining available Australian Government-funded mental health supports.
Source: www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...
A resource for GPs outlining available Australian Government-funded mental health supports.
Source: www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...
January 12, 2026 at 11:58 PM
GP resource – Australian Government-funded mental health supports.
A resource for GPs outlining available Australian Government-funded mental health supports.
Source: www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...
A resource for GPs outlining available Australian Government-funded mental health supports.
Source: www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...
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What is the end game here? No publicly funded cultural events that aren’t approved by Israel? No arts boards that aren’t pro-Israel? The sections of our political class and media who are active in this attempted gutting of our cultural landscape need to ask wtf they are doing here.
Exclusive: pro-Israel campaign seeks removal of Palestinian DJ from WOMADelaide
After ruining the Adelaide and Bendigo writers festivals, pro-Israel supporters are now targeting WOMADelaide’s inclusion of Sama’ Abdulhadi
www.deepcutnews.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:18 PM
What is the end game here? No publicly funded cultural events that aren’t approved by Israel? No arts boards that aren’t pro-Israel? The sections of our political class and media who are active in this attempted gutting of our cultural landscape need to ask wtf they are doing here.
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just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 AM
just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday
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Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
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ICE agents are, simply put, fucking clowns. Some observations from four days on the ground in Minneapolis.
www.garbageday.email/p/we-re-all-...
www.garbageday.email/p/we-re-all-...
January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
ICE agents are, simply put, fucking clowns. Some observations from four days on the ground in Minneapolis.
www.garbageday.email/p/we-re-all-...
www.garbageday.email/p/we-re-all-...
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UK communications regulator has announced it's opening an official investigation into X over non-consensual imagery. This follows it getting in touch with X last week.
It's investigating on a host of grounds: from whether X has done proper risk assessments to failing to take down illegal content
It's investigating on a host of grounds: from whether X has done proper risk assessments to failing to take down illegal content
Ofcom launches investigation into X over Grok sexualised imagery
Ofcom has today opened a formal investigation into X under the UK’s Online Safety Act, to determine whether it has complied with its duties to protect people in the UK from content that is illegal in ...
www.ofcom.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 11:08 AM
UK communications regulator has announced it's opening an official investigation into X over non-consensual imagery. This follows it getting in touch with X last week.
It's investigating on a host of grounds: from whether X has done proper risk assessments to failing to take down illegal content
It's investigating on a host of grounds: from whether X has done proper risk assessments to failing to take down illegal content
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Elon Musk's AI chatbot is churning out non-consensual sexual deepfakes every minute. Meanwhile the Australian government continues to pay the company millions, writes Cam Wilson.
The Australian government is spending millions supporting Elon Musk's deepfake porn factory, X
www.crikey.com.au
January 9, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Elon Musk's AI chatbot is churning out non-consensual sexual deepfakes every minute. Meanwhile the Australian government continues to pay the company millions, writes Cam Wilson.
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Number of people shot by Trump's secret police so far: 43. www.thetrace.org/2025/12/immi...
How Many People Have Been Shot in ICE Raids?
The Trace is tracking gun incidents connected to Trump’s immigration crackdown. Know of one? Please be in touch.
www.thetrace.org
January 8, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Number of people shot by Trump's secret police so far: 43. www.thetrace.org/2025/12/immi...
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I reached out to more than three dozen X advertisers, xAI investors, politicians, and government agencies about the growing library of sexualized deepfakes generated with Grok—now including Renee Good. I only heard back from four, with three declining to comment.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
Why isn't there a bigger Grok boycott?
Advertisers, politicians, and investors are still all-in on X, despite a sexual abuse crisis.
spitfirenews.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I reached out to more than three dozen X advertisers, xAI investors, politicians, and government agencies about the growing library of sexualized deepfakes generated with Grok—now including Renee Good. I only heard back from four, with three declining to comment.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
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"What's unusual about Cyclone Alfred, and is climate change affecting how it moves towards the coast?"
#Alfred
#Alfred
What's so weird about Tropical Cyclone Alfred?
As south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales prepare for Tropical Cyclone Alfred to cross the coast, an Australian researcher explains what makes this system so unusual.
www.abc.net.au
March 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"What's unusual about Cyclone Alfred, and is climate change affecting how it moves towards the coast?"
#Alfred
#Alfred
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Brisbane is not built for cyclones. I mean that literally, the cyclone building code only applies north of Hervey Bay (where K’gari is in the image). Cyclone Alfred could be pretty fucking bad
March 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Brisbane is not built for cyclones. I mean that literally, the cyclone building code only applies north of Hervey Bay (where K’gari is in the image). Cyclone Alfred could be pretty fucking bad
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For just one-fifth of the Coalition’s nuclear price tag, the government could install rooftop solar on every house in the country that doesn’t already have it: ACF. www.acf.org.au/nuclear-pric...
Coalition’s eye-watering nuclear price tag could buy solar for every Australian home that doesn’t have it (five times over)
For just a fraction of what the Coalition says its nuclear ideas will cost, the government could pay for the installation of rooftop solar on every house in Australia, saving households money and gene...
www.acf.org.au
December 12, 2024 at 9:56 PM
For just one-fifth of the Coalition’s nuclear price tag, the government could install rooftop solar on every house in the country that doesn’t already have it: ACF. www.acf.org.au/nuclear-pric...
Truth.
If you truly love something, never read what people have to say about it on the Internet.
December 5, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Truth.
Brilliant.
According to woolworths the strikes have cost them $50 million so far
December 3, 2024 at 12:24 AM
Brilliant.
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No matter the content of the legislation, the Senate dealing with 32 bills in one day is a sad abrogation of the proper scrutiny role of the upper house and an approach that can only erode public confidence in the Parliament. 1/2 #auspol
Labor passes migration and social media ban bills after marathon Senate sitting
More than 30 pieces of legislation pass the upper house amid a flurry of deals with the Coalition and Greens
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2024 at 8:28 PM
No matter the content of the legislation, the Senate dealing with 32 bills in one day is a sad abrogation of the proper scrutiny role of the upper house and an approach that can only erode public confidence in the Parliament. 1/2 #auspol
New paper in @science.org finds across 8 studies & multiple platforms, time periods, & definitions of misinformation that (a) misinfo evokes more outrage than trustworthy news & (b) people are more willing to share outrage-evoking misinfo without clicking on it
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 28, 2024 at 8:57 PM
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A great piece from @theshufflediary.bsky.social on two bans: one supported by evidence (gambling ads), the other a news corp panic attack (teen social media) www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/26/g...
Gambling advertising reform takes time and expertise. The social media ban? Not so much
The delay on gambling advertising reform is apparently in the service of 'good policy design'. What does that tell us about the teen social media ban?
www.crikey.com.au
November 26, 2024 at 3:16 AM
A great piece from @theshufflediary.bsky.social on two bans: one supported by evidence (gambling ads), the other a news corp panic attack (teen social media) www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/26/g...