Katherine Lim

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Twittering away since January 2007 from Melbourne, Australia about photography, design, technology, culture, food and coffee. Mastodon 2022.
Kitty

“In modern China (PRC), women have had legal equality in financial matters since the founding of the People’s Republic in 1949. “

… “the US didn’t guarantee women the right to open a bank account without a husband’s signature until the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974.”

🤔

I will never get over how the result of going through a global pandemic that killed over 7 million people, including 1.2 million Americans—and where we swiftly created an effective vaccine for it—was massive growth in anti-vax sentiment, the rise of RFK Jr., and the return of fucking measles.

Patients say measles 'worse th...
Patients say measles 'worse than expected' as Utah hits 350+ infections, doctors say

Health officials plead with residents to vaccinate against measles as Utah hits 358 infections.

You Bought Zuck’s Ray-Bans. Now Someone in Nairobi Is Watching You Poop 💩🕶️

https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/03/04/you-bought-zucks-ray-bans-now-someone-in-nairobi-is-watching-you-poop/

Latest mobile speed camera locations for Melbourne and Victoria: March 2026 mapped

https://www.drive.com.au/news/latest-mobile-speed-camera-locations-for-melbourne-and-victoria-march-2026-mapped/

Every new mobile speed camera location in Victoria this month

Here's where more than 2240 mobile speed camera locations are in Victoria in March 2026.

Drive

The guy on the left was a US Marine Lt. Colonel who was arrested and convicted for selling missiles to Iran.

The guy on the right is a Fox "news" *snicker* "military analyst" who says Iran shouldn't have missiles.

They're the same guy.

Palantir Sues Swiss Magazine For Accurately Reporting That The Swiss Government Didn't Want Palantir.

By the way, I have just been informed that "Peter Thiel" is an anagram for "Hitler Pete".

https://jwz.org/b/yk37

Tax expert worried Australia on path to neo-feudal society as housing wealth drives inequality
Real inequality is between those who have assets and those without in same generation, not young versus old, says ANU academic

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/24/australia-neo-feudal-society-future-wealth-inequality?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Tax expert worried Australia on path to neo-feudal society as housing wealth drives inequality

Real inequality is between those who have assets and those without in same generation, not young versus old, says ANU academic

The Guardian
Wow turns out Persona that Peter Thiel invests in has been doing a lot more with people’s data then it first appeared and appears linked to US Government surveillance https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/02/age-verification-vendor-persona-left-frontend-exposed #Persona
Age verification vendor Persona left frontend exposed, researchers say

Behind a basic age check, researchers say Persona’s system runs extensive identity, watchlist, and adverse-media screening.

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