Next week will be the Parliament's last chance to spare voters from an onslaught of outright lies in political ads.
87% of Australians support truth in political advertising laws. Our Government should do its job.
Sign and share > theaus.in/TIPApetition
If you read one thing today… www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
💥 UPDATE: Apple shareholders voted today by a margin of about 98-2 percent to uphold diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) — @droste.bsky.social reports.
Costco shareholders voted by the same margin on an identical anti-DEI proposal brought by the same shareholder activist group, NCPPR, last month
Roberta flack was not just a pop star. Respect youtu.be/65lVYE38MzI?...
The advert is seen at the end of a bus stop. It says “GOES FROM 0 TO 1939 IN 3 SECONDS”. Underneath is a picture of Elon Musk doing his Hitler salute out of the roof of a white Tesla. Underneath is says. TESLA: THE SWASTICAR
An ad put up at a bus stop in London today.
So sad to hear this. Thank you for your brilliant and compassionate stories on the AAPI community - a treasure trove.
I watched your show from Australia where there is close to zero AAPI media representation. Will always love your James Hong interview and so many others.
On the right-hand half of the image, a photo of Jan Fran wearing a black and white pattern dress and red lipstick, standing in front of a blue-grey background. On the left hand side, in bold lettering, a quote by Fran, which reads: "Accord to the ABC, I'm raceless. Or white. Thank goodness!"
Opinion | "My Asian, African and Aboriginal ABC colleagues are now on notice: complain about something to do with your race and it’s not beyond the realm of possibility the ABC will ask you to prove you have a race in the first place." @janfran.bsky.social
Read it: www.crikey.com.au/2025/02/04/a...
The Australian Public Service is not as culturally diverse as Australia, esp at senior levels
Given the kids of NESB migrants are more likely to outperform non-immigrants educationally, it means our APS is likely missing out on talented staff
We need MORE of a focus on diversity, not less
#auspol
Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
It’s official: In the USA The Gulf of Mexico is now the “Gulf of America,” and Denali, the Alaska Native name for North America’s tallest peak, has been reverted to Mount McKinley. But we refuse to accept this change—Denali will always be Denali to us. #IStandWithDenali
The legend that is Grace Tame, with AUS Prime Ministers Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese. #auspol
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Thou shalt accept that DEI didn't hold your career back -- you're just mid, bro.
One of France's most prominent newspapers, Le Monde, is abandoning Elon Musk's X
“The alliance between Donald Trump & social media platform bosses such as Elon Musk & Mark Zuckerberg represents a global threat to free access to reliable information”
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
I hadn’t heard ‘broligarchy’ before this moment, but I am all in now (for the word, not the concept).
It was Barbara Kingsolver who once said that "want" is as boundless as the sky above, but "need" can often fit in a bucket. Sit yourself down and really ask yourself: what is a want for you, and what is a need? No one "needs" to win a Booker or a Nobel. I "need" to pay rent though! That's all it is.
Gets Aust closer to being an independent republic
In 1659, the the Puritans in Massachusetts enacted a law that declared that Christmas was sacrilege and exchanging of gifts, greetings, and wearing fine clothing on that day was Satanic. Anyone caught celebrating was fined 5 shillings. (About 5 days wages.)
The "War on Christmas" was an inside job.
It’s heartbreaking to see both Islamophobia and antisemitism on the rise in Australia.
We need the police to hold those responsible to account.
These acts of hate don’t reflect the country we want to be.
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
"South Korea: The Deeper Story Behind the Unrest"
UMass Amherst's Heesoo Jang writes for Zeteo about how President Yoon's surprise martial law declaration was a culmination of longstanding tensions – and offers lessons on democracy to the rest of the world.
Excellent work by the @koreapro.bsky.social team compiling this detailed timeline of the self-coup.
koreapro.org/2024/12/time...
Australia – case study 1 The Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) investigated a minor (who was 16 years at the time of offending) following initial reporting they were mobilising to commit an act of ideologically motivated violent extremism (IMVE). JCTTs exist in all states and territories of Australia and consist of the Australian Federal Police (AFP), the relevant State or Territory Police, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) and, in New South Wales (NSW), the NSW Crime Commission. The minor was part of a loosely connected online network involving hundreds of local and international participants, some of whom shared similar IMVE ideologies. The minor was sharing IMVE documents, images and videos, and advocating for attacks on persons of non-Caucasian appearance, and urged others to prepare for an upcoming race war to ‘defend the white race’. This included discussing carrying out a mass killing offshore, posting about live-streaming a shooting on Facebook, requesting assistance in bomb-making, praising mass shooters, and suggesting the targeting of ‘high profile enemies’. During the JCTT investigation, the minor was observed to have very few real-world relationships which consisted primarily of work colleagues and family members. He did not participate in any extra-curricular activities and appeared to spend limited time socialising offline. The risk of the minor undertaking some form of physical attack was assessed as too great, so the AFP moved to overt resolution. The minor was charged with advocating terrorism and urging violence against members or groups. The arrest of the minor and dissemination of intelligence to international partners also led to the arrest of a person of interest offshore who had links to the minor’s Telegram posting. The minor was sentenced to an 18-month term of imprisonment with a non-parole period of 14 months. Upon sentence expiry, the minor was an adult and was released into the community on an Interim Control Or…
The two Australian case studies in the Five Eyes release today about youth radicalisation are both white supremacist/far right radicalisation examples... The spy agencies tend to be a bit reluctant to call this out in isolation because of the politics around it. www.asio.gov.au/system/files...
It’s quite extraordinary that Newscorp papers are publishing front page stories, pushing gas, which are being sponsored by Santos, Tamboran, Jemena, and Australia Energy Producers, without attribution.
The Newscorp media are utterly compromised.
#EYDC2024 just joined Bluesky so I’m a little late to this
Day 1
Which types of dramas do you prefer?
Slice of life
Relationships/romance/familial
Political/spy
Dramas that create characters, landscapes and communities that broaden and enrich our conceptions and sympathy for lived experiences.
Some Kdrama definitely needs us to suspend belief.
Memorable is a good description.
He’s a good actor.
Interested to see how the squid game character will be drawn and portrayed
Maybe he’s one of those aliens, walking amongst us. A cousin of the Solomon’s from Third rock from the Sun. It makes sense right? Haha
In The Glory - he plays a spoilt chaebol heir with few redeeming qualities except his love for his new found child. It’s a 2nd tier character, cartoon like villainy.
Same for Queen of Hearts, his 2d character serves the plot. These simplistic roles drive the plot but are they believable?
Love their spirit. These South Koreans represent the highest aspirations for peaceful and joyful democratic engagement and worthy governance.
