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Matthew Klugman (they/them)
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Migrant queer non-binary academic living on unceded Kulin lands.
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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 2d
hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵
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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 3d
"99.97 percent of families, even when given the option, chose to let their children learn about LGBTQ+ people."
Nice result, and it reinforces everything Montgomery County said to SCOTUS before its theocrats made their dehumanizing ruling. open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To
After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.
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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 6d
More than two million people brought Italy to a standstill, protesting in solidarity with the intercepted Flotilla crew carrying aid for Gaza. The demonstration shut down rail, air, and bus transport, as well as healthcare services and schools.
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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 9d
I teach a history of antifascism course @ruhistorydept.bsky.social and figured I'd start an ongoing thread this semester to share some insights from course readings and recommend some great works on antifascism.

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 16d
The total cost of this catastrophic failure of ABC management – of surrendering the ABC's principles to pro-Israel lobbying – is over $2m in fines, legal fees etc.

Hopefully boards and execs of cultural, health, educational institutions around the country take note. Silencing free speech can be $$
ABC ordered to pay $150,000 fine for unlawfully sacking Lattouf
The judge ordered ABC to pay a fine of $150,000 for unlawfully sacking journalist and presenter Antoinette Lattouf for reasons including her political opinions.
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The Tell-Tale Brian Phillips @brianphillips.bsky.social · 20d
I wrote about the Kimmel situation
The Age of Corporate Capitulation Won’t Work
Donald Trump came for Jimmy Kimmel. Disney folded immediately. It’s not just bad morals. It’s bad business.
www.theringer.com
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 20d
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In June, Microsoft revealed it had built an AI-powered medical tool it claims is four times more successful than human doctors at diagnosing complex ailments. But research by the MIT’s Jameel Clinic in June found that AI models, such as OpenAI’s GPT-4, Meta’s Llama 3 and Palmyra-Med — a healthcare focused LLM — recommended a much lower level of care for female patients, and suggested some patients self-treat at home instead of seeking help. A separate study by the MIT team showed that OpenAI’s GPT-4 and other models also displayed answers that had less compassion towards Black and Asian people seeking support for mental health problems. That suggests “some patients could receive much less supportive guidance based purely on their perceived race by the model”, said Marzyeh Ghassemi, associate professor at MIT’s Jameel Clinic.
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Bec Shaw @brocklesnitch.bsky.social · 20d
The Paris Paloma song that Emma Thompson intros with my headline is out! i genuinely like it thank god youtu.be/5NfyIpE4zaw?...
Paris Paloma - Good Boy (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Paris Paloma
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Anthony Klan @anthonyklan.bsky.social · 20d
🚨Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal is a current - not former - top executive of pro-Israel lobby group the Executive Council of Australian Jewry.
Has held role at all times since appointed Envoy.
Explosive revelations. Major foreign interference questions...
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Jillian Segal a top executive at pro-Israel lobby group - The Klaxon
Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal — who has called for pro-Palestine demonstrations to be banned from cities — is a top executive of a pro-Israel lobby group.
theklaxon.com.au
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 20d
For those deleting our Academia dot edu accounts (due to their new exploitative TOC) make sure to follow the instructions quoted below or they'll force you to accept the TOC before you can get to the "delete my account" button.

See you all on the open-source alternative hcommons Humanities Commons!
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Alan Rudy @aprudy.bsky.social · 21d
Click on the link to the ToC text, go to your Account - top right (as In sure you know), scroll down and delete away
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Jewish Council of Australia @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social · 21d
The hit piece commissioned because they were scared of our ad:
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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 22d
If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.
The new TOC from academia dot edu. By creating an Account with Academia.edu, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable license, permission, and consent for Academia.edu to use your Member Content and your personal information (including, but not limited to, your name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness, city, institutional affiliations, citations, mentions, publications, and areas of interest) in any manner, including for the purpose of advertising, selling, or soliciting the use or purchase of Academia.edu's Services.
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Evil Orc Heart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 22d
I believe this to my core. They're using trans people as a test case to dismantle individual rights in the US.
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Racheline Maltese @racheline.bsky.social · 22d
Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth

You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 22d
Australia has imposed 1,600 sanctions in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine. 1,600.
And Israel? About a dozen, against individuals and groups - but not on trade.

It’s not that we can’t act against a genocide, it’s that we are choosing not to.
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Jewish Council of Australia @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social · 22d
Our ad is back tomorrow!
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Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 22d
Sign this petition from @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social demanding Israel be sanctioned for the genocide in Gaza.
Petition: Sanction Israel for Genocide in Gaza
To: The Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong. We, the undersigned, call […]
www.jewishcouncil.com.au
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 26d
"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · 27d
Pivoted so hard they affected the earth's rotation
headline from The Telegraph featuring a smiling, clean cut photo of the alleged killer The scholarship student with an all-American upbringing accused of killing Charlie Kirk Tyler Robinson, 22, grew up in a middle-class family in Utah, with both parents registered Republicans Connor Stringer Deputy US Editor Connor Stringer Related Topics Utah, Crime 12 September 2025 9:34pm BST
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polqat @polq.at · 27d
Rally Against Racism, Flinders Street, Naarm
Photo of Rally Against Racism crowd at Flinders Street, Naarm facing the station from the corner of Swanston Street and Flinders Street
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Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · 27d
Shameful decision from the Labor govt
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Alice K @coalisdead.bsky.social · 27d
There’s no climate scientist on the planet who thinks this decision isn’t catastrophically destructive

Ffs, It’s the largest gas deposit in the Southern hemisphere & new deposit moratoriums should have been implemented years ago

Labor’s a fucked up party #auspol

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Australia's largest gas project given final approval to operate until 2070
Australia's biggest gas project, Woodside's North West Shelf, has received final approval to extend operations through until 2070.
www.abc.net.au
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Sheepie @bastardsheep.com · 28d
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Raf Nicholson @rafnicholson.bsky.social · 28d
OK this latest press release from the ICC has seriously pissed me off.

The VERY FIRST World Cup in 1973 was entirely umpired by women.

Maybe pause a minute from puffing yourselves up to read a history book? (I can recommend a good one... 😂)

www.icc-cricket.com/media-releas...
This marks the first time in tournament history that a Women’s Cricket World Cup will be officiated entirely by women, a feat made possible by the ICC’s work across many years to support, elevate and empower women in cricket.
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Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 28d
Really looking forward to this chat with Evelyn Araluen about the swift death of Meanjin. Tune into @3rrrfm.bsky.social at 7pm.
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Charlie Lewis @theshufflediary.bsky.social · 28d
Following today's rally, we are going on Spin Cycle by the wonderful @evelynaraluen.bsky.social to discuss the closure of Meanjin, Australia's shrinking public square and much more after a monstrous week of news.

Join @jessielilley.bsky.social @rachelwithers.bsky.social and I on RRR from 7pm!
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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · Sep 9
Meta whistleblower Jason Sattizahn: "When our research uncovered that underage children using Meta VR in Germany were subject to demands for sex acts, nude photos and other acts no child should ever be exposed to, Meta demanded we erase any evidence of the dangers we saw..."
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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 29d
Tomorrow on 'Yeah Nah Pasaran!' on @3crmelbourne.bsky.social, @sexenheimer.bsky.social & I talk to Celeste Liddle about the March for White Australia.

4.30pm, Thurs, SEP 11, 2025 /// 855AM, digital, streaming, Community Radio+ app, podcats 🐈

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Yeah Nah Pasaran #263 w Celeste Liddle on The March for (White) Australia : September 11, 2025
This week on Yeah Nah Pasaran! on 3CR, we talk to Celeste Liddle about the March for (White) Australia of August 31. Celeste is an Arrernte woman, a feminist, hard left, trade unionist, punk and po…
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