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Four Met police officers are seen carrying the 89 year old protester away. Her face looks strained with anguish, her eyes closed as she is taken away. Others around are taking photos. Credit to Chris J Ratcliffe/AFP.

Photo of the Day: Just Following Orders.

An 89 year old woman is arrested in London for opposing the genocide in Gaza & supporting Palestine Action.

According to the UK Government, this is the face of terrorism in 2025.

Credit to the photographer, Chris Ratcliffe, for AFP.

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YouTube video by Underworld - Topic Mmm... Skyscraper I Love You (Remastered)

youtu.be/A5sm-c7EIus

Will it ever stop??

This juxtaposition says it all.

Built a computer with my boy today. He is happy.

What an absolute moron

Mega landlords 'can't lose' as revenue collapse brings negative gearing boon Despite a surge in interest rates and a jump in loss-making rentals, few landlords are selling up. Experts say it's because negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount protect their investment...

Labor has a choice: cut tax breaks for wealthy property investors or help first home buyers & renters. Greens are ready to help. But no tinkering. 2025/26: bottom 10% of earners get back $152m from the two tax breaks while the top 10% will get back $2.9 billion plus.😠 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

 info graphic the school, gave us in a newsletter showing how to drive in our chaotic parking lot

Week one of school over and the parent homework/safety tip is… how to drive in the parking lot.

Nothing on walking or biking, but sure, let’s keep the chaos moving smoothly for the SUVs. Pedestrians can just try their luck on the one squished sidewalk…

Andrew Cuomo tweet: In case you forgot, I’m Andrew Cuomo, son of Mario, grandson of Andrea. Welcome to the heavyweight bout, @zohrankmamdani This is a two man race. You look tired already. It’s just the second round.

*after getting my head punched clean off my neck in the first round* ah but now it’s round two

Labor talk a big game on climate action but their first act after the election was to approve the biggest fossil fuel project in Australia out to 2070.

They need to set a strong target to be able to cut emissions here & pressure global leaders to take action
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/903552...

A very mistaken list of the last 12 presidents of the United States and their years in office produced by the Ph.D level scholar known as ChatGPT-5. Includes John F. Katwady, president 1991-1968; George W. bush, president 220Z-1999), and Bill Christen, president 1999-2001

I've seen this on Bluesky and had to try it myself. The image below was the response to the prompt: "Show me a diagram of the US presidents since Herbert Hoover, with their names and years in office under their photos" Bravo, OpenAI, bravo.

Taxpayers should not be subsidising mega landlord property investors with more than 20 rental properties 🤯

Sensible reform of negative gearing and CGT to incentivise new supply is overdue.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

It Looks Like a School Bathroom Smoke Detector. A Teen Hacker Showed It Could Be an Audio Bug A pair of hackers found that a vape detector often found in high school bathrooms contained microphones—and security weaknesses that could allow someone to turn it into a secret listening device.

Now, after two years of reverse engineering and security testing, Garcia and a fellow hacker he’s partnered with who goes by the pseudonym “Nyx,” have shown that it’s possible to hack one of those Halo 3C gadgets and take full control of it.

Read the full story:

This video provides a good explanation as to why the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation may slow or collapse in the next several decades.

Suppressing scientific information is what the Trump administration is about. Including defunding NASA, NOAA, NWS & PBS and shutting down satellites.

It’s the pre-disappointment phase

Knock me down with a feather.

A love letter to the ocean, calling for climate action for our health and wellbeing

A love letter to the ocean, calling for climate action for our health and wellbeing www.croakey.org/a-love-lette... #publichealth

Woodside’s Science Week sponsorship risks undermining WA Museum’s scientific integrity The Western Australian Museum’s decision to allow Woodside Energy’s sponsorship of Science Week risks undermining the museum’s scientific integrity.

“Woodside is arguably doing more damage to the marine environment than any other company in Australia.”

- Mark Ogge @markogge.bsky.social

Read our media release:

australiainstitute.org.au/post/woodsid...

Because of Dan Andrews

FAFO

@kudelka.bsky.social comes from Tamsania

I don’t think NSW government/taxpayers fund Trump’s golf

Wow what a low act Chris Minns - saying that to pay Folbigg more than $2 million would mean taking money away from something else.
So?
The state took 20 years of her life.

Cyclist dies after collision in downtown Toronto last month: police | CBC News A cyclist has died after two-vehicle collision in downtown Toronto last month.

Our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the young man who was seriously injured on July 18 while riding his bike on Gerrard St. He died on July 31. #biketo
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

How long is she going to hide?
Pretty sweet gig, getting paid top dollar by the taxpayer, with no scrutiny or accountability, not even over your family business’s donations to hate groups.

Tech Council of Australia want copyright laws "overhauled" so AI models can mine Aussie data The federal Government has been advised against "over-regulating" AI. A new report is talking up significant economic benefit, but also admitting human jobs will be lost. The opposition says there nee...

Tech Council of Australia want copyright laws "overhauled" so AI models can mine Aussie data www.sbs.com.au/news/video/t...

Premier says NSW can only afford $2 million payout for Kathleen Folbigg Wrongfully jailed for 20 years over the deaths of her four children, Kathleen Folbigg has been offered $2 million compensation. Her first lawyer says it should be "a long way north" of that.

The state of NSW is nearly broke

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

The quintessential 2025 tech headline, right here