Generally Agreeable

Why a Hint of an Atmosphere on this Alien Planet is Such a Big Deal A monumental sign of an atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1e could be the precursor to finally finding a living world around another star

honestly this shit is going to be so wild. one of these days were gonna spot free oxygen on an earthlike.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/jwst...

Original text of the poem “First They Came” by Pastor Martin Niemöller First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for the Jews And I did not speak out Because I was not a Jew Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me

FIRST THEY CAME FOR THE SOCIALISTS, AND I DID NOT SPEAK OUT- BECAUSE I WAS NOT A SOCIALIST. THEN THEY CAME FOR THE TRADE UNIONISTS, AND I DID NOT SPEAK OUT- BECAUSE I WAS NOT A TRADE UNIONIST. THEN THEY CAME FOR THE JEWS, AND I DID NOT SPEAK OUT- BECAUSE I WAS NOT A JEW. THEN THEY CAME FOR ME- AND THERE WAS NO ONE LEFT TO SPEAK FOR ME. MARTIN NIEMOLLER (1892-1984), LUTHERAN MINISTER AND EARLY NAZI SUPPORTER WHO WAS LATER IMPRISONED FOR OPPOSING HITLER’S REGIME

worth noting, that one of the first groups the nazis attacked (along with disabled people & trans folx) was communists.

also worth noting is that famous “first they came” poem starts with a line about communists. this line is typically censored in the United States.

But why’s she dressed like Wario??

Oh yeah? You think capitalism is bad? Here are some inventions you can thank capitalism for:

[Tech that was developed through publicly funded research and then packaged as a Product by people who didn't invent it, and gets worse each year to increase profit]

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Why Jimmy Kimmel would have never been cancelled in Australia We need to be careful about how we separate true hate speech from satirical speech. In America, it seems, differentiation is out of favour.

This is a bizarre thing to publish on the day the federal court awarded a journalist $220,000 for being unfairly dismissed from an on-air role for their political views.

In Australia it isn't just private companies that cave to pressure, it's the public broadcaster

www.smh.com.au/national/why...

@n1k1nk.bsky.social, relevant to your interests!

Advisory voice for First Nations Australians to the Australian parliament - have to have a thorough consultation process, and have to ask the voters.

Voice for the Zionist lobby to bully institutions across Australia..
Don't consult broadly, don't consult voters - just do it

(angry emoji face)

Tony Blair Institute linked to Gaza plan condemned as ethnic cleansing: Report Documents show TBI staff were involved in discussions on a Gaza plan condemned for promoting ethnic cleansing

Profiteering off genocide with massive real estate development – here’s your periodic reminder that Tony Blair is a fucking monster. www.middleeasteye.net/news/tony-bl...

If ABC management wants to demonstrate that it has learned from the #AntoinetteLattouf case, here's an idea:

Commission #4Corners to do an in-depth investigation into how the Israel lobby has built up such massive influence over Australian institutions.

Including, or course, the ABC. #auspol

Hmm, it’s almost like this government is completely untrustworthy or something.

Australia is creating a permanent renter class. Rents are rising 7 to 10 percent annually while wages crawl at 2 to 3 percent. It’s mathematically impossible for the average worker to catch up
#auspol

Please can everybody spit on Marles when he shows his warmongering face in public?

Remember when people called abolishing ICE “radical” and now look at what’s happened. Being radical is the only way to fight fascism. Laying down is not an option.

Excellent article by Rock Morton in the Saturday Paper this morning, on consultants Nous. These guys are so endemic in university managements I ended up writing a whole paper about them. They're basically vampires www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/educati...

This sure as hell isn’t just USyd!

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Monash staff say Woodside-backed climate conference highlights concerns about energy giant partnership Senior lecturer says staff and students have struggled to get answers from university leadership about arrangement

Whenever people ask me what I mean when I talk about the “neoliberal university”, I tell them about the giant Woodside Building on campus www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

What are these 'shared values' with our 'friends' Israel and the US? Is it white supremacy? Genocide? Corruption? Systematically murdering brown people? Or is it the 'democracy' thing, that we have two useless political options, both of which want to make things worse? Explain it to me like I'm 6.

Have been sick and off the socials:news. Come back to find:
Opposing a genocide is ‘the new hate’
Opposing a genocide still losing good people jobs and work
Media describing police aiming and firing at a journalist ‘caught in the crossfire’
Beyond fucked

Quick guide to Australian media:

Seven: Frothingly right-wing free-to-air network and newspaper concern.

Nine: Frothingly centre-right commercial TV network and newspaper concern.

Ten: Frothingly centrist commercial network and CBS affiliate.

Absolute thuggery on the streets

The Channel 9 header said she was "caught in crossfire". Piss weak.

This is utterly outrageous – politicians getting awards for doing their jobs is ridiculous enough, but THIS BOZO?!

Unimelb is the first Australian university to expel its students for protesting against war crimes. What an honour!

The Prime Minister is lying to your face about selling weapons for Israel’s genocide - The Shot The hairs Albanese is splitting are on the heads of murdered Palestinians. Australia is contributing to Israel's genocide of Palestine.

The PM's claim is based "on the difference between selling weapons and selling weapons components. This is like claiming IKEA doesn’t sell furniture, only furniture components. The hairs he is splitting are on the heads of murdered Palestinians" @davemilbo.bsky.social
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...

Reporting for duty 🫡 🫡 🫡

Julian Hill MP equating Adam Bandt with Peter Dutton

If you want to understand why progressive people don't believe in the Labor Party anymore, here's a prime example.

Julian isn't interested in justice, he's interested in being comfortable.

Equating spreading race hate with opposing genocide should be unforgivable.

Centrism is a brain disease.

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