Dr Joyce Wu
@drjoycewu.bsky.social
Academic, feminist, Gender and Development, deputy editor of Development in Practice, intersectionality and all things cats
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"We need to be clear: the Vice-Chancellor’s latest announcement is not a change of course — it is a public relations exercise."
A statement from Our ANU on today's misleading announcement from the VC 👇
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A statement from Our ANU on today's misleading announcement from the VC 👇
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Our ANU statement on VC's misleading announcement on redundancies
Dear colleagues, students, and friends, We need to be clear: the Vice-Chancellor’s latest announcement is not a change of course — it is a public relations exercise. It is presented as a compromise,...
docs.google.com
August 20, 2025 at 7:27 AM
"We need to be clear: the Vice-Chancellor’s latest announcement is not a change of course — it is a public relations exercise."
A statement from Our ANU on today's misleading announcement from the VC 👇
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
A statement from Our ANU on today's misleading announcement from the VC 👇
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Famine under way in Gaza, UN-backed experts say
Famine under way in Gaza, UN-backed experts say
IPC alert reports mounting evidence of widespread starvation and says ‘worst-case scenario’ is playing out
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Middle East crisis – live updates
Famine is unfolding in Gaza, where Israeli restrictions on food aid and continuing fighting have produced a “worst-case scenario”, UN-backed hunger experts have said, calling for immediate intervention to save lives.
“Mounting evidence shows widespread starvation, malnutrition and disease are driving a rise in hunger-related deaths,” the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) alert said. “The worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Famine under way in Gaza, UN-backed experts say
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Please consider signing this petition to Parliament:
"We urge the government to abolish JRG and to institute a new fee regime which does not punish students who choose to study the humanities and social sciences."
www.openpetition.org/au/petition/...
"We urge the government to abolish JRG and to institute a new fee regime which does not punish students who choose to study the humanities and social sciences."
www.openpetition.org/au/petition/...
Repeal Job-Ready Graduates Policy Now: Restoring Equity in Higher Education - Online petition
We sign this petition in solidarity with those who signed the Open Letter to the Prime Minister on 28 July 2025 (https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/28/open-letter-to-australian-govern...
www.openpetition.org
July 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Please consider signing this petition to Parliament:
"We urge the government to abolish JRG and to institute a new fee regime which does not punish students who choose to study the humanities and social sciences."
www.openpetition.org/au/petition/...
"We urge the government to abolish JRG and to institute a new fee regime which does not punish students who choose to study the humanities and social sciences."
www.openpetition.org/au/petition/...
Meanwhile, Australia is woefully behind in AI regulations. The EU AI regulations act is a model we should consider adapting for our purposes.
Scientists reportedly hiding AI text prompts in academic papers to receive positive peer reviews
Scientists reportedly hiding AI text prompts in academic papers to receive positive peer reviews
Research papers found carrying hidden white text giving instructions not to highlight negatives as concern grows over use of large language models for peer review
Academics are reportedly hiding prompts in preprint papers for artificial intelligence tools, encouraging them to give positive reviews.
Nikkei reported on 1 July it had reviewed research papers from 14 academic institutions in eight countries, including Japan, South Korea, China, Singapore and two in the United States. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Meanwhile, Australia is woefully behind in AI regulations. The EU AI regulations act is a model we should consider adapting for our purposes.
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Our Médecins Sans Frontières staff are being killed in Gaza. Why are UK ministers enabling that? | Natalie Roberts
Our Médecins Sans Frontières staff are being killed in Gaza. Why are UK ministers enabling that? | Natalie Roberts
Britain has a duty to act morally, and stop supporting this genocide, says Médecins Sans Frontières UK executive director Dr Natalie Roberts
www.theguardian.com
July 14, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Our Médecins Sans Frontières staff are being killed in Gaza. Why are UK ministers enabling that? | Natalie Roberts
Pamela Anderson chose not to wear makeup and The Atlantic feels compelled to explain that Anderson is still easy on the eye: “She does look different without makeup, but she is still a very pretty woman”. Casual misogyny www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Pamela Anderson Forever
Alert the incels! The rest of us love her, and we will always love her.
www.theatlantic.com
July 13, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Pamela Anderson chose not to wear makeup and The Atlantic feels compelled to explain that Anderson is still easy on the eye: “She does look different without makeup, but she is still a very pretty woman”. Casual misogyny www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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"So while MAGA’s attempt to strangle clean energy will increase the risks of global climate catastrophe, it will also increase the risks of U.S. economic stagnation, forcing our nation to remain wedded to obsolete energy technologies while other countries march into the future."
Real Men Burn Stuff
The manosphere and the war on renewable energy
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July 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"So while MAGA’s attempt to strangle clean energy will increase the risks of global climate catastrophe, it will also increase the risks of U.S. economic stagnation, forcing our nation to remain wedded to obsolete energy technologies while other countries march into the future."
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🚨Antisemitism boss Jillian Segal and her husband are the second biggest funders of far-right group "Advance". The extremist lobby group spreads online racism and xenophobia, including directly targeting Palestinians...
theklaxon.com.au/hrgd
theklaxon.com.au/hrgd
Jillian Segal and husband funding far-right group "Advance" - The Klaxon
Antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal and her husband are among the biggest funders of far-right group "Advance”, which spreads hateful propaganda and racist tropes.
theklaxon.com.au
July 12, 2025 at 4:04 AM
🚨Antisemitism boss Jillian Segal and her husband are the second biggest funders of far-right group "Advance". The extremist lobby group spreads online racism and xenophobia, including directly targeting Palestinians...
theklaxon.com.au/hrgd
theklaxon.com.au/hrgd
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Grok says Elon Musk tweaked the AI to "dial down the woke filters" and now it is apparently a full-blown Nazi
July 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Grok says Elon Musk tweaked the AI to "dial down the woke filters" and now it is apparently a full-blown Nazi
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We have raffled off the prizes as part of the first part of the Dark Night fundraiser — 10 unique T-shirts and 1 coin from our supporters @montaybaybay.bsky.social and Barnett. Please check you emails.
Since we're continuing the fundraiser, it's only fair to launch another prize raffle
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Since we're continuing the fundraiser, it's only fair to launch another prize raffle
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July 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
We have raffled off the prizes as part of the first part of the Dark Night fundraiser — 10 unique T-shirts and 1 coin from our supporters @montaybaybay.bsky.social and Barnett. Please check you emails.
Since we're continuing the fundraiser, it's only fair to launch another prize raffle
👇
Since we're continuing the fundraiser, it's only fair to launch another prize raffle
👇
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‘They’re skin and bones’: doctors in Gaza warn babies at risk of death from lack of formula
‘They’re skin and bones’: doctors in Gaza warn babies at risk of death from lack of formula
Doctors say Israel is blocking deliveries of formula urgently needed as mothers are either dead or too malnourished to feed their babies
Doctors in Gaza have warned that hundreds of babies are at risk of death amid a critical shortage of baby milk, as Israel continues to restrict the humanitarian aid that can enter the beleaguered strip.
Dr Ahmad al-Farra, the head of paediatrics at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, said his ward had only about a week’s worth of infant formula remaining. The doctor has already run out of specialised formula meant for premature babies and is forced to use regular formula, rationing it between the infants under his care. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 5, 2025 at 7:23 AM
‘They’re skin and bones’: doctors in Gaza warn babies at risk of death from lack of formula
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"On Tyranny" free resources to use and to share, now or any time
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On Tyranny free resources
To use and to share, now or any time
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July 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"On Tyranny" free resources to use and to share, now or any time
snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny...
snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny...
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"With the passage of Trump's death bill, we face the prospect of many great harms, including an archipelago of concentration camps across the United States."
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Concentration Camp Labor
Cannot Become Normal
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July 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
"With the passage of Trump's death bill, we face the prospect of many great harms, including an archipelago of concentration camps across the United States."
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snyder.substack.com/p/concentrat...
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UNAids chief ‘shaken and disgusted’ by US cuts that will mean millions more deaths
UNAids chief ‘shaken and disgusted’ by US cuts that will mean millions more deaths
Winnie Byanyima tells the Guardian she considered resigning when Donald Trump cancelled Pepfar funding
www.theguardian.com
July 4, 2025 at 5:22 AM
UNAids chief ‘shaken and disgusted’ by US cuts that will mean millions more deaths