"“By the time I got there, the cops were stuffing an inflatable penis in the back of their car,” Rae said.
It was, on one hand, hilarious... #Police wrestle with the oversized costume, ultimately failing to fit the unwieldy polyester penis into the car.
It was also disturbing. Gamble screams in pain in the video as the cops try to push her into the backseat, the handcuffs digging into her wrists."
- @theintercept
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/03/penis-costume-no-kings-protest-alabama-censorship/
Australia
Now is a good time for Australia to claim its sovereignty. To start building relationships in our interests, and not continue to be flailed to keep others happy.
This does not mean we should not have relationships with the UK, US and Europe. It does mean those relationships will no longer require our submission.
Weakening Speech Protections Will Punish All of Us—Not Just #Meta
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/dont-weaken-speech-protections-just-punish-meta
#privacy #Section230 #FreeSpeech #Google #YouTube #Instagram #Facebook
Recently, a California Superior Court jury found that Meta and YouTube harmed a user through some of the features they offered. And a New Mexico jury concluded that Meta deceived young users into thinking its platforms were safe from predation. It’s clear that many people are frustrated by big tech...
Australia
At election time plenty of lies are told, then we have to wait and see what the government will do. After elections governments operate in secret, we only see a tiny bit or what is being done.
No obligations, no transparency, no accountability
Gretna East admins pulled a student journalist’s cartoon about ICE. Now, students are looking to change district policy
The school’s student journalists are fighting to appeal administrators’ decision. With the support of the Student Press Law Center, students are asking for a clearer board policy on student journalist expression. Gretna Public Schools administrators say they’ve offered solutions and the newspaper must remain “balanced.”
We could have a smooth transition to the new world arrangements but the government prefers a rocky path.
I suspect the unnecessary disruption to 'western' countries is not an accident. It is more likely deliberate to give more wealth and power to the few.
It is already happening.
Australia
The government does not operate in secret because it wants to hide all the good things it is doing.
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