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NPR and PBS received ~$85 million last year in federal funding.

Trump’s golf trips will cost taxpayers over $100 million this year.

Republicans think kids learning to read is wasteful spending and indoctrination, while giving a blank check to their cult leader to golf isn’t.

Cold spot in the Atlantic could signal big trouble for global climate The study confirms that the North Atlantic cold patch is due to a weakening ocean current system, not aerosols or wind changes.

The Atlantic’s gone cold. Literally. Scientists say a collapsing Gulf Stream could redraw coastlines, upend weather, and accelerate disaster.

“Cold hands, warm heart”?
Not this time.
Cold hands, broken systems, and zero time left for denial.

#ActNow #ClimateCrisis #AMOC

Thursday's @theguardian.com cartoon
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#IsraelIranConflict #Israel #IsraeliranWar #Gaza #Netanyahu

Rachel Reeves Has Quietly Ended the Thatcherite Consensus and Opened the Door to the UK Becoming a Nordic-Style Economy The Chancellor's Spending Review was far more radical and transformative than anyone has yet realised, argues Josiah Mortimer

Rachel Reeves Has Quietly Ended the Thatcherite Consensus and Opened the Door to the UK Becoming a Nordic-Style Economy – Byline Times

Bill Atkinson, Macintosh Pioneer and Inventor of Hypercard, Dies at 74 Atkinson’s gleeful brilliance helped people draw on computer screens and access information via links.

In 1979, he was among the small group that Steve Jobs led to the Xerox PARC research lab and was blown away by the graphic computer interface he saw there. It became his job to translate that futuristic technology to the consumer…

Vale

How Japan cashes in on resales of Australian LNG at the expense of Australian gas users As both Eastern and Western Australia face gas shortfalls, Japan is onselling vast volumes of Australian LNG at a handsome profit.

In 2024, Japan onsold at least 600 petajoules (PJ) of Australian LNG to overseas markets, and potentially 800PJ, more than Eastern Australia’s annual domestic gas consumption. ieefa.org/resources/ho...

Media release from nightclub and arts space The Leadmill follows - quoted in full page 1 of 2 THE LEADMILL IS DENIED IT'S EVICTION APPEAL ICONIC SHEFFIELD VENUE ORDERED TO VACATE PREMISES IN 3 MONTHS THE LEADMILL, ONE OF SHEFFIELD'S MOST BELOVED AND HISTORIC MUSIC VENUES, HAS TODAY BEEN TOLD THAT WE HAVE LOST OUR LEGAL APPEAL AGAINST THE EVICTION NOTICE SERVED BY OUR LANDLORD. THE RULING MEANS WE MUST VACATE THE PREMISES WITHIN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, MARKING THE END OF AN ERA FOR A VENUE THAT HAS BEEN A CORNERSTONE OF THE CITY'S CULTURAL LIFE SINCE 1980. THE LEADMILL HAS PLAYED HOST TO A GENERATION OF ICONIC ACTS INCLUDING DEF LEPPARD, PULP, ARCTIC MONKEYS, COLDPLAY, OASIS AND COUNTLESS MORE. WE HAVE ALSO SERVED AS A COMMUNITY SPACE FOR ART, THEATRE, COMEDY AND GRASSROOTS ACTIVISM. DESPITE OVERWHELMING PUBLIC SUPPORT, HIGH-PROFILE BACKING FROM ARTISTS AND A HARD FOUGHT CAMPAIGN TO SAVE THE LEADMILL, THE LEGAL CHALLENGE WAS SADLY UNSUCCESSFUL. THE DECISION ALLOWS OUR LANDLORD TO PROCEED WITH PLANS TO TAKE OVER THE EMPTY BUILDING AND WILL RESULT IN THE LOSS OF OVER 70 JOBS. THIS IS A HEARTBREAKING MOMENT NOT JUST FOR OUR TEAM BUT FOR THE ENTIRE SHEFFIELD COMMUNITY. WE'VE FOUGHT TIRELESSLY TO PROTECT THIS INDEPENDENT VENUE WHICH HAS SUPPORTED COUNTLESS ARTISTS, MUSICIANS AND CREATIVES FOR OVER FOUR DECADES. TODAY'S DECISION FEELS LIKE A BETRAYAL OF THE CULTURAL FABRIC OF OUR CITY.

Media release from nightclub and arts space The Leadmill follows - quoted in full page 2 of 2 WE'RE TRULY DEVASTATED BY THIS OUTCOME, BUT WE ALSO KNOW HAND ON HEART THAT WE DID EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO STOP THE LEADMILL BEING EVICTED. WE HAVE POURED OUR ENERGY, TIME, LOVE AND DETERMINATION INTO THIS FIGHT AND WE'RE IMMENSELY PROUD OF OUR TEAM AND THE COMMUNITY THAT STOOD BY US. WE WALK FORWARD WITH OUR HEADS HELD HIGH, KNOWING WE GAVE IT OUR ALL. THAT STRENGTH AND PASSION WILL CARRY US INTO THE NEXT CHAPTER, WHATEVER FORM IT MAY TAKE. IN THE COMING WEEKS WE WILL BE HOSTING A SERIES OF FAREWELL EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS, PROVIDING SUPPORTERS A FINAL CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THE VENUE IN ITS ORIGINAL HOME. DETAILS WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY. WHILE THE LEADMILL'S FUTURE AT ITS CURRENT LOCATION MAY BE COMING TO A CLOSE, WE VOW TO CONTINUE FIGHTING FOR INDEPENDENT MUSIC AND CULTURE IN SHEFFIELD. WE WANT TO REASSURE EVERYONE WHO HAS PURCHASED TICKETS FOR UPCOMING EVENTS: THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE CHANGE TO OUR SCHEDULE. WE HAVE PLANS IN PLACE TO CONTINUE OUR PROGRAMME OF EVENTS AT OTHER VENUES ACROSS THE CITY AND WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH ALL TICKET HOLDERS IN DUE COURSE. ALL TICKETS REMAIN VALID AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING CLEAR COMMUNICATION AND A SMOOTH TRANSITION FOR EVERY EVENT. WE ARE DEVASTATED, BUT NOT DEFEATED. THIS IS NOT THE END OF THE LEADMILL'S SPIRIT - IT'S A CALL TO ACTION FOR EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES IN THE IMPORTANCE OF INDEPENDENT CULTURE. WE WILL REGROUP, REBUILD AND CONTINUE. FOR PRESS INQUIRIES, INTERVIEWS, OR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: PRESS@LEADMILL.CO.UK

Awful news from the Steel City in the UK, and a real blow for local, national and international up and coming bands. Have seen artists as varied as Pharoah Sanders, PJ Harvey and Swans at the Leadmill. A significant loss to Sheffield.

I just returned from Antarctica: climate change isn’t some far-off problem – it’s here and hitting hard | Jennifer Verduin As an oceanographer, I study how the ocean shapes our world. For Australia and other nations, the lesson is urgent Antarctica is often viewed as the last truly remote place on Earth – frozen, wild and untouched. But is it really as untouched as it seems? This vast frozen continent is encircled by the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, the only current in the world that connects all the oceans, showing how closely linked our planet really is. Continue reading...

I just returned from Antarctica: climate change isn’t some far-off problem – it’s here and hitting hard | Jennifer Verduin

Poetic justice? - This my local Baker's Delight.
A pity the government is not empowered to close down retail outlets for democracy breaches.

A graphic titled “Federal Election 2025: If media mentions were votes, here’s what Parliament would look like.” The image displays a stylised semicircular seating chart of the Australian House of Representatives, using coloured dots to represent seats based on media mentions between 28 March and 2 May 2025. The breakdown is: • Coalition (blue) – 73 seats • Labor (red) – 59 seats • Greens (green) – 14 seats • One Nation (orange) – 2 seats • Trumpet of Patriots (yellow) – 1 seat • Teals (cyan) – 1 seat Source: Streem data from Australian online, print, radio, TV, magazine, and podcast mentions. Streem logo appears at the bottom.

Australian Parliament composition based on media mentions (28 March to 2 May 2025)

LNP Coalition 73 seats
Labor 59 seats
Greens 14 seats
One Nation 2 seats
Teal 1 seat
Trumpet of Patriots 1 seat

Source: Streem (data from Aust. online, print, radio, TV, magazine & podcast mentions)
#auspol #dataviz

Regions getting Sky as FTA - still Nats/Libs.

Murdoch media only read by older boomers, dying off.

Murdoch doesn’t control SM, where everybody else goes for news.

So waning influence in cities. Still strong in rural/regional. ALP should be killing off the Fox/Sky FTA deal for regions.

Beyond CRISPR: Scientists Develop New Tool for Cutting DNA An INRS research team has identified a new family of enzymes that can make precise cuts in single-stranded DNA. A few years ago, the introduction of CRISPR technology marked a significant breakthrough...

Scientists identify a new family of programmable enzymes that precisely cut single-stranded DNA.
Smaller than Cas. Easier to deliver.
Opens new ground in viral editing, mitochondrial research & synthetic biology.
#GenomeEngineering #MolecularBiology #SyntheticBiology #Biotech #ScienceNews #CRISPR

Neuroscientists use AI to uncover distinct brain networks linked to narcissism and Machiavellianism Brain scans analyzed with AI reveal how narcissistic and Machiavellian traits align with different brain networks.

Noting study limitations, a fascinating read: Neuroscientists using AI provide evidence to suggest distinct brain networks linked to ‘dark Traid’ of narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism

Finally figured out how to use google maps properly to map all the empty homes that have been submitted and it’s pretty wild

YouTube video by I Know Catherine, The Log Lady I Know Catherine, The Log Lady - Trailer 2

I Know Catherine, The Log Lady—Richard Green’s documentary on the life and final performance of Catherine Coulson (beloved for her role in Twin Peaks) trailer, ahead of its April 17 Hollywood premiere
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Hamer pitched herself as a renter. She owns two properties Amelia Hamer, the Oxford-educated grandniece of former premier Rupert Hamer, has said she empathises with tenants’ struggles.

Kooyong Liberal Party candidate Amelia Hamer is a renter in Hawthorn. However, in the telling of her tribulations she didn't declare that she's a landlord of two investment properties – a $1m flat in inner London & an apartment in Canberra. #ausvotes www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

In movies, a superhero arrives around now. In the absence of that happening, I am willing to coordinate a global army of middle aged women to sort everything out. We have a lot of rage. And also combat trousers from the 90s.

Refik Anadol Presents an AI-Driven Vision of Living Architecture Inspired by Frank Gehry’s architecture, Refik Anadol's installation at the Guggenheim Bilbao transforms data into a dynamic, evolving experience.

AI: "This artwork doesn't just sit in a space—it sees the space. It knows where it starts, where it ends. It adapts." (The) team developed specialized software that maps the curvature of the space in real time, allowing the work to exist in constant dialogue with its environment. "It's just alive."

A graphic which advises that: it’s official census questions on sexual orientation and gender will be asked for the first time in 2026 There’s a pen right hand side of the image, presumably because a lot of people use one to write answers to the census using one. It’s not a piece of work that Peter Saville designed, that’s for sure. But the message is positive, and given we need to focus on evidence-based decision making, seems obvious that we should capture the deets.

Census news: sexual orientation and gender data collection included in the 2026 survey

morning☀️End The Occupation🇵🇸today on #Insiders are ABC politics corro Melissa Clark, 9Ent politics corro Paul Sakkal, and CT columnist and podcaster Mark Kenny. The interview is with shadow treasurer Angus Taylor.

Interesting reflections on the release of DeepSeek R1 under the MIT license.

Having spent a zillion dollars to lose the war on drugs, the world's richest country will now be taxing its own citizens purchases until Mexico and Canada somehow manically win it for them.

Elon Musk responding “I agree” to a suggestion that the US leave NATO and the UN

I bags America’s permanent security council seat.

books in a pile, screen shot photographer has zoomed in so titles are visible TRUE GRIT - CHARLES PORTIS THE CORRECTIONS - JONATHAN FRANZEN THE EYE OF THE STORM - PATRICK WHITE

Alan Kohler’s book selection was a highlight back in Covid times. Tonight on the ABC while reporting on the price of gold

.. Arielle Kane Director, Medicaid Initiatives

#DOGE #Medicaid

-Arielle Kane
Director, Medicaid Initiatives

@hcrichardson.bsky.social

Hi Doc, hope you’re travelling well.

Unfollowing fascists

This is nuts.