Mastodawn

I'm disgusted by Australian politicians and journalists pretending there's no link between the rise of anti-semitism, and Israel's ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people. #auspol

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/protest-laws-palestine-action-group/7aufdkhtt

'Not equivalent to antisemitism': Critics speak out against proposed NSW protest reforms

Critics have lashed out at NSW Premier Chris Minns' proposed reforms to protest laws following the Bondi terror attack.

SBS News

Ross Dec 21

Independent Media Australia.Dec 21

A defence of ‘doing nothing’ https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12/a-defence-of-doing-nothing #Auspol

A defence of 'doing nothing'

Public safety can be strengthened without turning fear into a political performance. When protection becomes theatre, institutions weaken and social division deepens.

Pearls and Irritations

Ross Dec 21

Independent Media Australia.Dec 20

Albo bows to media, Israel pressure, moves on antisemitism, free speech https://michaelwest.com.au/albo-bows-to-media-israel-pressure-moves-on-protests-antisemitism-free-speech/ #Auspol

Albo bows to media, Israel pressure, moves on antisemitism, free speech - Michael West

Anthony Albanese has announced the government "adopts and fully supports the plan to combat antisemitism,” bowing to media pressure.

Michael West

Ross Dec 21

Home Alone 2: Lost In New York famously includes a cameo from ❴REDACTED❵, who chats to Kevin McCallister in the lobby of a hotel.

Ross Dec 21

Electronic Frontier Foundation Dec 20

It’s clear that trans people face unique, advanced, and persistent threats—online and off. Here are some strategies for resisting the tech-enabled violence that trans people face. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/strategies-resisting-tech-enabled-violence-facing-transgender-people

Strategies for Resisting Tech-Enabled Violence Facing Transgender People

Today's Supreme Court’s ruling in U.S. v. Skrmetti upholding bans on gender-affirming care for youth makes it clear: trans people are under attack. Threats to trans rights and healthcare are coming from legislatures, anti-trans bigots (both organized and not), apathetic bystanders, and more. Living...

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Ross Dec 21

💘Dec 20

RE: https://chaos.social/@librewolf/115716906957137196

This is also our position for #IronFox.

(Thankfully, Mozilla’s “generative AI” features haven’t really made their way to Android, so this hasn’t yet been an issue for us - but this is how we will proceed if/when they are introduced).

Ross Dec 16

Congratulations Donald Trump! You've finally got people to stop talking about the Epstein files, and all it took was a mass shooting in Australia and Rob Reiner and his wife being murdered.

Ross Dec 15

Fabienne: Whose motorcycle is this?

Butch: It's a chopper, baby.

Fabienne: Whose chopper is this?

Butch: It's Zed's.

Fabienne: Who's Zed?

Butch: Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/13/pulp-fiction-actor-peter-greene-found-dead-in-new-york-apartment

Pulp Fiction actor Peter Greene found dead in New York apartment

Greene, 60, praised for the various villains he played during his career but manager says he also had ‘heart as big as gold’

The Guardian

Ross Dec 11

❝Border officials will collect face, fingerprint, DNA and iris biometrics, as well as names, addresses, places and dates of birth of family members.❞

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/11/australia-us-tourism-new-visa-rules-social-media-history

‘The whole thing disgusts me’: Australians ditch US travel as new rules require social media to be declared

Visitors will have to reveal at the border all social media activity over the past five years

The Guardian

Ross Dec 9

#AI