Terry Sweetser

humans are not designed for the amount of feedback being a public figure on social media provides. Whether it's praise or criticism, receiving an avalanche of nonstop attention is profoundly corrosive to your brain.

Can personally confirm this, the offer is always smooth peanut butter.

The poverty rate is the highest it's been in 25 years. Yet Gina & Clive are hoarding billions while 1 in 3 big corporations pays no tax.

This is no accident. Poverty is a policy choice, and it's a choice Labor and the Coalition continue to make.

It doesn't have to be this way.

While the gospels say that Judas led the Romans to Jesus, a new theory is gaining traction with some Biblical scholars. There is evidence, some say, that Judas merely shared Christ's location on an insecure group chat that accidentally included several Roman officials and journalists.

Brand Trump: Toxic Uncertainty

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Suspension is a better strategy: take Trump's authority away, "You get your toys back USA when you put an adult in charge."

Good day to remember that a US President has no inherent power over tariffs whatsoever. It’s not like war powers or pardons. It’s entirely delegated by Congress to deal with emergencies. GOP Congress cld modify that law tonight and bring this to a screeching halt.

Toxic Evil Policy is AOK when someone else is paying...

APNIC Academy IPv6 certification in 2025 | APNIC Blog APNIC Academy IPv6 certification is heading to Bangladesh and Thailand in 2025.

Four (4) more IPv6 Certification workshops across Asia-Pacific by APNIC!
blog.apnic.net/2025/03/19/a...

Royal Commission into Childcare please.

The mask is off: Dutton's Liberals are no party of liberalism In a decade, the Liberals have gone from supporting the rights of bigots to wanting to deport them. What happened? It's not just Dutton.

"The right has shifted almost monolithically away from values once prized by both liberals and conservatives, like respect for institutions, evidence-based policymaking and the rule of law." @keanebernard.bsky.social on the death of liberalism under Dutton www.crikey.com.au/2025/03/19/p...

The internet didn’t make people worse. It just made their worst thoughts public.

JK
Brown is creating a grad course for wannabe dictators and corporate psychopaths.

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Sex workers: doing more for male mental health than every bro therapist combined. But sure, we’re the bad guys.

Ahem, a "defense budget" equal the top 30 spenders on the planet, most of whom are allies ... well, maybe not for long, ok, let's go with bad math.

Yeah, much happier than I'm off X and Meta now.

Solar battery deal for giant smelter is a stunning game-changer for Australian energy Choice of wind, solar and battery storage to power giant smelters means the biggest consumers of energy are moving beyond fossil fuels and “baseload”. Here’s why.

Cheap, Clean, Green, and more Reliable. Says Rio Tinto.
reneweconomy.com.au/solar-batter...

OpenAI declares AI race “over” if training on copyrighted works isn’t fair use National security hinges on unfettered access to AI training data, OpenAI says.

If your business cannot operate legally, you run a CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE.

Yes, it does.

Reasons why giving birth with dolphins is not recommended: Safety concerns: Dolphins are wild animals that can be unpredictable and dangerous. Lack of medical expertise: Dolphins do not have the medical knowledge or skills to assist with childbirth.

1. I get served an unintentionally hilarious video on Instagram of someone claiming that giving birth with dolphins ensures there is no pain in childbirth and your kid will have a 150 IQ.
2. I google to see where this theory comes from.
3. I get served an AI answer with this amazing sentence.

Zero Day on Netflix is worth a watch. Watch out for the slur on the main tech villain. You will know it when you hear it.

'The emerging truth of the “syndrome” is that people exposed to anti-wind turbine propaganda find themselves suddenly and inexplicably experiencing symptoms of wind turbine syndrome. It’s all a bunch of made up of bullshit that has more to do with political and ideological affiliation ...'

If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.

It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.

They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.

I’m happy to invest and/or help

Today's winner of The Internet.

It will be interesting in the extreme to see if the consumer class can up end the power structure of the world's largest free but unfair marketplace.

This week, I had the pleasure of facilitating a role-play exercise with @terrysweetser.bsky.social, @aftabsiddiqui.bsky.social, and the #APRICOT2025 Fellows, the latter of which got to practice presenting & defending policies that seek to improve the resilience of the Internet #nextgen

The 2025 ISIF Asia applications are now open!

Discover more and start your application via the Foundation blog. Applications close April 4, but registration of organizations in the funding portal closes April 2.

apnic.foundation/blog/2025-is...

#funding #grants #digitaldevelopment #connectivity

Imagine if other products were made like software is.

Every two weeks someone is coming to your house and is replacing your toilet with one that you have to learn to use all over again.