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Who was Amelia Frank? The life of a forgotten physicist share.google/wZMUgajhSZck...
Who was Amelia Frank? The life of a forgotten physicist
In 1977, an American physicist named John H. Van Vleck won the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetism. In his Nobel lecture, amid a discussion of rare earth elements, one sentence leaps out:
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December 24, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Then and now.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/23/b...
Political responses to the Port Arthur and Bondi massacres are wildly different — but unity is still possible
After the Port Arthur massacre, politicians of all stripes worked together — and fast. The ideological element of the Bondi shooting makes the need for collaboration even more urgent.
www.crikey.com.au
December 23, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I just want to turn off auto-carrot on every service on every device I use.
December 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Heads up for anyone still on Xitter or Grok-curious.
December 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Oh, this is gold!
ketanjoshi.co Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 4d
'All the energy experts are still on X'
ApoStructura @ApoStructura 1m² of solar in space generates 10x more energy than it does on Earth. That’s because in space there is no night, no clouds, and no thick atmosphere. A solar array 1km² in space would produce as much power as a nuclear reactor. It’s why space datacenters make sense. 4:26 PM · Nov 21, 2025 · 263.7K Views
December 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This is a call to all patriotic Kiwis to go out and borrow as much money as you can.
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Govt demands Health NZ cut another $510 million
Treasury cuts growth forecasts again, forcing Govt to delay surplus; Govt demands more spending cuts, starting with $510 million more from regional health; Economy stuck in debt deflation mud
open.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The great mystery of our times.
existentialcomics.com/comic/633
December 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Going to miss heretical pudding this year. I'll make up for it by eating double next year.
December 19, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Sophia and Arete. From Ephesus, now in Vienna.
December 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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commsdeclare.bsky.social
We got you, Adelaide 🚍

You'll no longer see bull dust about gas being clean on your buses, following our successful complaint to Ad Standards.

#greenwashing

commsdeclare.org/2025/12/03/a...
December 3, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I remember hearing as a uni student that SA was regarded as a tough post for Mormon missionaries. It seems we started as we meant to go on.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Australia's first Mormon warned others of Adelaide's wickedness
It's been 185 years this month since Australia's first Mormon arrived in Adelaide. He immediately regretted the move.
www.abc.net.au
November 30, 2025 at 5:58 AM
I think it's more likely that they just don't want to.
November 27, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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henrycooke.bsky.social
Me earlier this week on Chris Bishop diverting stormwater money to build a walking and cycling bridge his govt had cancelled

www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
The Post
www.thepost.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Congratulations to that happy third.
6newsau.bsky.social 6 News Australia @6newsau.bsky.social · Nov 18
🚨 NEW: Sussan Ley has a favourability rating of minus 21% in the latest RedBridge polling, while Anthony Albanese is rated at minus 2%

More than a third of Australians have not heard of either Andrew Hastie or Angus Taylor, even as both are named as contenders for Liberal leadership
November 18, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
“Faith leader, Michael Woolf, minister at Lake Street Church of Evanston, is detained by Illinois State Police during a protest against immigration actions, outside the Broadview ICE facility in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 14, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska”
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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This has gotten surprisingly little attention — it's not even on the front page of @science.org right now — but it's really hard to describe what the SAFE Research Act would do to US science and scientists without sounding insane

www.science.org/content/arti...
November 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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November 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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danxduran.bsky.social
Life goal: To never be the subject of all four top stories on rnz dot co dot nz
November 11, 2025 at 5:58 AM
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Israeli's Benjamin Netanyahu
The Israeli prime minister and his senior officials are accused of genocide, but Israel firmly rejects this.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Maybe Australia should ask Canada for help with the emus.
as-per-danielle.bsky.social Danielle @as-per-danielle.bsky.social · Nov 7
lol why put it this way
The Apple News Catch-up now Carney government survives 2nd confidence vote. All ostriches shot dead...
November 8, 2025 at 1:24 AM
For whatever reason I wasn't vaccinated against measles, and since I work in school, now seemed a good time. A local pharmacy was happy to oblige.
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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richarddenniss.bsky.social
It wasnt our enviro laws that were too weak to protect the Skate or stop the North West Shelf, it was our Ministers.

Thats why Labor is trying to get the Coalition to help them water them down…to save Enviro Ministers the embarrassment of always saying yes #climate
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It wasn’t the laws that were too weak to stop those projects, it was the ministers
The Prime Minister is betting that by 2028 people will forget the North West Shelf and EPBC backflips, but it would be a brave backbencher willing to make that same bet.
thepoint.com.au
November 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Read more in The Point ⤵️
thepoint.com.au/explainers/2...
Two growing tax loopholes that are exploited by the rich – and how to plug the leaks
Those on million-dollar incomes should not be able to manipulate the tax system to avoid paying their fair share.
thepoint.com.au
November 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
This sounds like the most appropriate thing that has ever happened.
earleyedition.bsky.social Dave Earley @earleyedition.bsky.social · Nov 3
Gina Rinehart, Australia’s richest person, spotted at Donald Trump’s 1920s, Great Gatsby-themed Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson was also reportedly there, but her office declined to confirm whether Hanson attended.
Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart spotted at Donald Trump’s Halloween party
The 1920s, Great Gatsby-themed bash also reportedly attracted the likes of One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, though her office did not confirm
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Funding research in NZ has always been hard. But what the government has done to Marsden is truly shameful.
newsroom.co.nz Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · Oct 28
Dr Samuel Mehr says the Government values science, but their "idiotic" approach to funding it will cost them their best and brightest.
Winner of top science prize blames ‘batshit’ Budget for brain drain
newsroom.co.nz
October 29, 2025 at 2:44 AM