Pester Power (difficult)

Reupping this thread because I'm not sure who convinced a bunch of Democrats that the way out of authoritarianism is to concede on EQUAL RIGHTS, but I can *promise* that it won't work. It never has.

“Australia opposes the death penalty in all circumstances for all people.”* *Except, apparently, when Pete Hegseth wants to put it on the telly.

Piano taken down gold mine for unique underground concert in Bendigo

Robert's Right ✅️.......

By my clever and wonderful friend, @jessharwick.bsky.social

Sigh...and yet we already know and have the ability to halt climate change. Just not the collective human will. The only way AI can stop it, is by stopping humans.

Wild friends who show trust in you and visit are the best. Tapping on the window for cashews is a love story. @mindfulspot.bsky.social

The worst El Niño in recorded history is brewing — here’s how governments must prepare From southern Africa to the Amazon, the risks are mounting and the window for action is rapidly closing. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Angus not understanding we live in a post colonial society and his education values feel really old and outdated. Modern society totally cogniscent of what erasure looks and sounds like. We want an Australia for all Australians.

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I can confidently tell you that the phrase "I googled it" is now meaningless. We're no longer informed humans. The AI summaries on our searches is constantly misinforming us. I know this because I've used that info and been corrected by real humans so many times.

Make something because it delights you. Sing because you love the song. Cook because you want to try something new. You don’t need to be a gifted genius to have a creative life. More of us should get enjoy that freedom. Just follow that little spark of interest and see where it takes you.

Racism against First Nations people is ‘like a cancer’, federal inquiry told https://www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1461/analysis/racism-against-first-nations-people-cancer-federal-inquiry-told #Auspol

Natalie Harp reminds me of this character:

This...for the whole world

Going to keep reposting this to get the word out. Too late for submissions but keep an eye/ear out for content and discussion.

#Aussie #auspol Have you seen Lyndel? Let's find her. She is only 10! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

SCAM ALERT: Do not order from www.fantagraphics-us.com, it is not a legitimate website! They have cloned our real website and are stealing people’s credit card information. If you want to order directly from us, please do so at www.fantagraphics.com.

This is what you get when you don't study history and learn from it.

Antifa is not an organised group. You don’t need to be an organised group to be against fascists. Just a decent person.

I will never be as cool as the elderly lady with her walking frame, black hat and sunglasses with a ciggie hanging out of her mouth taking her elderly dog for a walk and not giving an absolute fuck.

📣The latest issue of the HJ is out now and accessible here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 📖All articles are open access!

Hire a trans person today.

I don't normally engage in 'politics' online, as it's so devisive, but this article deserves attention, we've all seen and are affected by climate change and something needs to change, as our planet #Earth could end up like our planerty neighbour #Venus 🔭 jasonhickel.substack.com/p/climate-so...

It's important to protect reflecting pools. A high priority for all governments.

Welcome to the dystopian future… you have arrived.

Multiculturalism didn’t fail. It poured the concrete you’re standing on. Without Multiculturalism, There Is No Snowy Hydro, No Modern Australia & your Diet may be limited. redbridgeintel.substack.com/p/multicultu... Do not accept lemon lipped White Supremacy colonialism from comics, morons & media.

i like how Australia is slowly developing it's own food styles. all the different immigrant groups have had kids and grand-kids that are all cross pollinating and making some cool new totally unorthodox dishes. immigration rocks.

Pauline wont like this - Facts she might not want to hear – net overseas migration has fallen 45% since Labor was elected. #oneNation #Auspol #Australia

"Oracle Corp. shares declined in premarket trading after the company reported quarterly capital expenses that were higher than estimates, raising investor concerns about the profitability of the AI infrastructure business." Learn the hard way if you want. Profits are what matter.

So like the annoying kid in your class?

Here’s a message my dean sent to the whole school. Please help me get more followers for @soest.hawaii.edu! 🙏

New euphemism for money 'advice'. Boy is Gina happy to give Pauline 'advice' to run the country.

Repost if your account is a safe place for the trans community 💙🩷🤍

Lots of wonderful queer ecology-themed posts on here last week for #PrideMonth - keep them coming! 🦋🏳️‍⚧️🐦🏳️‍🌈🐘 Here's a lovely western capercaillie described by Swedish zoologist Sven Nilsson in 1832 as a female that had developed male-typical plumage. #histsci #queerhistory 🗃️

I see this as grounds for not supporting AUKUS, amongst other things.

Teaching Visible: The lessons, marking, feedback, classroom management Invisible: nuanced gentle redirection, challenge, differentiation, child safety, coaching, team buiding, pedagogy, instructional design, curriculum design...there is more.

Gina Rinehart financial and ideological supporter of One Nation

This isn't good at all.

Opinion | The media class are big property owners, writes Sami Shah. There's nothing inherently wrong with that — but there is something wrong with keeping this bias hidden while shaping the national housing debate. www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/05/m...

Revision: helping a student remember one of styles of their performance analysis. She says realism? I say how? She shrugs. I start singing and dancing about Realism and sing at her if what is happening now feels like a convention of realism. She laughs, replies dryly oh yeah musical theatre #edusky