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Great article by Gina Rustin in @abcnewsbot.bsky.social and one of the best I have seen distilling the issues and effects of pregnancy criminalization. Really glad I got to speak with Gina and to be part of this group of people telling their stories and their fights.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
'This was a wanted pregnancy': The mothers facing prosecution in Trump's America
In the wake of widespread abortion bans, US prosecutors launch hundreds of cases charging people with crimes related to their pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth or birth.
www.abc.net.au
December 12, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Great article by Gina Rustin in @abcnewsbot.bsky.social and one of the best I have seen distilling the issues and effects of pregnancy criminalization. Really glad I got to speak with Gina and to be part of this group of people telling their stories and their fights.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
I declined to participate in this but I'm thrilled my recent long read is recommended in here! You can read it here: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
December 23, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I declined to participate in this but I'm thrilled my recent long read is recommended in here! You can read it here: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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Bari Weiss, CBS’s new editor in chief, faces widespread blowback across the media for pulling a “60 Minutes” segment she argues was not ready for publication, while a top journalist at the network contends the decision was based on political pressure and capitulation to the Trump administration.
thehill.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Bari Weiss, CBS’s new editor in chief, faces widespread blowback across the media for pulling a “60 Minutes” segment she argues was not ready for publication, while a top journalist at the network contends the decision was based on political pressure and capitulation to the Trump administration.
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As Sydney marks one week since the antisemitic Bondi attack, the Jewish community is grappling with the question of where to go from here.
In the darkest week, Bondi's Jewish community looks for the light
As Sydney marks one week since the antisemitic Bondi attack, the Jewish community is grappling with the question of where to go from here.
www.abc.net.au
December 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
As Sydney marks one week since the antisemitic Bondi attack, the Jewish community is grappling with the question of where to go from here.
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Takes time to verify these things and find out, which @donnadlu.bsky.social did. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
December 16, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Takes time to verify these things and find out, which @donnadlu.bsky.social did. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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“All three women encountered by the Colorado hospital staff were reluctant to take their monitors off, fearing that doing so would trigger an alert to ICE or BI Inc, the staff said, even if removing the device was deemed medically necessary.”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
ICE is using smartwatches to track pregnant women, even during labor: ‘She was so afraid they would take her baby’
Pregnant immigrants in ICE monitoring programs are avoiding care, fearing detention during labor and delivery
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
“All three women encountered by the Colorado hospital staff were reluctant to take their monitors off, fearing that doing so would trigger an alert to ICE or BI Inc, the staff said, even if removing the device was deemed medically necessary.”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Incredible episode with Perry Duffin, best crime reporter in the country, recounting arriving on the scene at the Bondi massacre after his friend was shot.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
24 hours after the Bondi shooting - ABC listen
On Sunday the 14th of December, two men; a father and son, used a range of firearms to attack a large Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach playground. At least 16 people were killed, including one of t...
www.abc.net.au
December 16, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Incredible episode with Perry Duffin, best crime reporter in the country, recounting arriving on the scene at the Bondi massacre after his friend was shot.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
"Yes, the population has increased at the same time but there is now a larger number of guns in the community per capita than in the aftermath of Port Arthur, with at least 2,000 new firearms lawfully entering the community every week."
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
December 15, 2025 at 4:11 AM
"Yes, the population has increased at the same time but there is now a larger number of guns in the community per capita than in the aftermath of Port Arthur, with at least 2,000 new firearms lawfully entering the community every week."
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Missed this story but v concerning.
"The instructional document, circulated among the state’s leading barristers and obtained by this masthead, provides advice on the best time to apply for a gag order and exactly what to ask psychiatrists to include in reports."
"The instructional document, circulated among the state’s leading barristers and obtained by this masthead, provides advice on the best time to apply for a gag order and exactly what to ask psychiatrists to include in reports."
📢 A how-to guide for barristers representing high-profile clients outlines tactics for obtaining suppression orders and seeking favourable treatment from police.
The document helping lawyers keep their clients’ names secret
www.smh.com.au
December 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Missed this story but v concerning.
"The instructional document, circulated among the state’s leading barristers and obtained by this masthead, provides advice on the best time to apply for a gag order and exactly what to ask psychiatrists to include in reports."
"The instructional document, circulated among the state’s leading barristers and obtained by this masthead, provides advice on the best time to apply for a gag order and exactly what to ask psychiatrists to include in reports."
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We are horrified and shaken in the wake of the mass shooting at a Chanukah event in Bondi this evening, which has left at least ten people dead and injured many more.
This is the first night of Chanukah when we gather with loved ones and friends to light the Chanukiah. 1/4
This is the first night of Chanukah when we gather with loved ones and friends to light the Chanukiah. 1/4
December 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
We are horrified and shaken in the wake of the mass shooting at a Chanukah event in Bondi this evening, which has left at least ten people dead and injured many more.
This is the first night of Chanukah when we gather with loved ones and friends to light the Chanukiah. 1/4
This is the first night of Chanukah when we gather with loved ones and friends to light the Chanukiah. 1/4
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'This was a wanted pregnancy': The mothers facing prosecution in Trump's America: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-07/pregnancy-criminalisation-abortion-fetal-personhood-miscarriage/106097546
'This was a wanted pregnancy': The mothers facing prosecution in Trump's America
Denied pregnancy care and threatened with prosecution: in the wake of widespread abortion bans, across the United States prosecutors have launched more than 400 cases charging people with crimes related to their pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth or birth.
www.abc.net.au
December 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
'This was a wanted pregnancy': The mothers facing prosecution in Trump's America: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-07/pregnancy-criminalisation-abortion-fetal-personhood-miscarriage/106097546
Favourite list every year! www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
The Stories We Most Admired in 2025: Businessweek’s Jealousy List
The stories we admired most this year.
www.bloomberg.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Favourite list every year! www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Incredible. Pro-teen social media ban group 36 Months was selling sponsorship to a United Nations event run by the Australian government with the promise of “influence” and “access” to heads of states, according to a leaked document.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/11/3...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/11/3...
'This is influence': Leaked 36 Months sponsorship document reveals promises to sell access to United Nations event
The Wippa-led pro-teen social media ban group was selling a 'United Nations General Assembly Sponsorship' for $150,000 in the lead-up to the Australian government-hosted event.
www.crikey.com.au
December 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Incredible. Pro-teen social media ban group 36 Months was selling sponsorship to a United Nations event run by the Australian government with the promise of “influence” and “access” to heads of states, according to a leaked document.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/11/3...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/11/3...
A lot to be anxious about but to confirm my own biases... I agree scoops are in/explainers are out. The prediction that sports media "gets tougher on gambling" doesn't stick in Australia but will be keen to see what happens in the US in the wake of the NBA scandal www.niemanlab.org/collection/p...
Nieman Lab's Predictions for Journalism 2026
Each year, we ask some of the smartest people in journalism and digital media what they think is coming in the next 12 months. Here’s what they had to say.
www.niemanlab.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:41 AM
A lot to be anxious about but to confirm my own biases... I agree scoops are in/explainers are out. The prediction that sports media "gets tougher on gambling" doesn't stick in Australia but will be keen to see what happens in the US in the wake of the NBA scandal www.niemanlab.org/collection/p...
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From the very first thought bubble, @cameronwilson.bsky.social has interrogated the government’s teen social media ban policy — here’s how, and why he hopes it works www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/10/c...
I wrote 44,000 words about the teen social media ban's problems. I hope I'm wrong
I closely covered the bumps, flaws and potential pitfalls of this 'world-first' ban for the same reason that the government is so proud of it: because it's important.
www.crikey.com.au
December 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
From the very first thought bubble, @cameronwilson.bsky.social has interrogated the government’s teen social media ban policy — here’s how, and why he hopes it works www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/10/c...
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I don’t even know what to say about this. It’s just staggering www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
'This was a wanted pregnancy': The mothers facing prosecution in Trump's America
In the wake of widespread abortion bans, US prosecutors launch hundreds of cases charging people with crimes related to their pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth or birth.
www.abc.net.au
December 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I don’t even know what to say about this. It’s just staggering www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
ICYMI: such a great story. Best tech reporter in the country by a mile!
Pro-ban lobby group 36 Months spruiked a post-UN party as a “perk” for its sponsors. The guest of honour? Communications Minister Anika Wells, on the now infamous $100,000 NYC trip.
‘Everyone got paid’: How Wippa’s pro-teen social media ban group cashed in on its success
www.crikey.com.au
December 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
ICYMI: such a great story. Best tech reporter in the country by a mile!
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The Prime Minister credited 36 Months for convincing him to ban teens from social media.
This group accused experts who opposed the ban of being 'bought' by big tech. Meanwhile, it was lining up brand deals, eyeing global expansion & developing an AI tool to track students
www.crikey.com.au/20...
This group accused experts who opposed the ban of being 'bought' by big tech. Meanwhile, it was lining up brand deals, eyeing global expansion & developing an AI tool to track students
www.crikey.com.au/20...
December 9, 2025 at 6:19 AM
The Prime Minister credited 36 Months for convincing him to ban teens from social media.
This group accused experts who opposed the ban of being 'bought' by big tech. Meanwhile, it was lining up brand deals, eyeing global expansion & developing an AI tool to track students
www.crikey.com.au/20...
This group accused experts who opposed the ban of being 'bought' by big tech. Meanwhile, it was lining up brand deals, eyeing global expansion & developing an AI tool to track students
www.crikey.com.au/20...
"Comment after comment from members of the C-suite around the world (and even a best-selling author on the subject of workplace burnout) berated me for my leadership style and my apparently insufficient knowledge of Italian-American actors."
www.capitalbrief.com/article/i-bu...
www.capitalbrief.com/article/i-bu...
I built my illustrious career on LinkedIn — then it banned me
After the platform cancelled me for sharing one too many truths, I turned to my army of animatronic fish, the only network still willing to listen.
www.capitalbrief.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:40 PM
"Comment after comment from members of the C-suite around the world (and even a best-selling author on the subject of workplace burnout) berated me for my leadership style and my apparently insufficient knowledge of Italian-American actors."
www.capitalbrief.com/article/i-bu...
www.capitalbrief.com/article/i-bu...
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“How dead did I need to be?” America’s war on pregnant women — a must read by @ginarush.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
'This was a wanted pregnancy': The mothers facing prosecution in Trump's America
In the wake of widespread abortion bans, US prosecutors launch hundreds of cases charging people with crimes related to their pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth or birth.
www.abc.net.au
December 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM
“How dead did I need to be?” America’s war on pregnant women — a must read by @ginarush.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Good morning! Read my story.
Denied pregnancy care and threatened with prosecution: in the wake of widespread abortion bans, across the United States prosecutors have launched more than 400 cases charging people with crimes related to their pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth or birth.
'This was a wanted pregnancy': The mothers facing prosecution in Trump's America
Denied pregnancy care and threatened with prosecution: in the wake of widespread abortion bans, across the United States prosecutors have launched more than 400 cases charging people with crimes related to their pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth or birth.
www.abc.net.au
December 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Good morning! Read my story.
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“What are you competing at?” I ask. “Is there a way to be good at this?”
“No,” says Paul.
“Well . . .” says the Expert, who does seem like an expert.
www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/ess...
“No,” says Paul.
“Well . . .” says the Expert, who does seem like an expert.
www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/ess...
Experiences in Groups | Lily Scherlis
The more experienced attendees explain that here, one’s individual experience is seen as a symptom of the group’s dynamics. If someone is physically ill, it is because the system needs to eject someon...
www.nplusonemag.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
“What are you competing at?” I ask. “Is there a way to be good at this?”
“No,” says Paul.
“Well . . .” says the Expert, who does seem like an expert.
www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/ess...
“No,” says Paul.
“Well . . .” says the Expert, who does seem like an expert.
www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/ess...
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The findings are significant not just because of how much the trial reduced domestic violence, but because only a few years ago it drew fierce criticism from women's advocates and politicians.
Common antidepressant could help reduce domestic violence, study shows
The findings are significant not just because of how much the trial reduced domestic violence, but because only a few years ago it drew fierce criticism from women's advocates and politicians.
www.abc.net.au
November 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The findings are significant not just because of how much the trial reduced domestic violence, but because only a few years ago it drew fierce criticism from women's advocates and politicians.
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X's location "transparency" feature showing many MAGA accounts are based internationally reveals what we already knew: The world is using American social media and American politics as a slot machine and social media companies are directly incentivizing this:
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
www.404media.co
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
X's location "transparency" feature showing many MAGA accounts are based internationally reveals what we already knew: The world is using American social media and American politics as a slot machine and social media companies are directly incentivizing this:
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
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China's escalating confrontation with Japan is colliding directly with its attempt to join one of the world's most demanding trade agreements.
China's confrontation with Japan undermines its own economic interests
China's escalating confrontation with Japan is colliding directly with its attempt to join one of the world's most demanding trade agreements.
www.abc.net.au
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
China's escalating confrontation with Japan is colliding directly with its attempt to join one of the world's most demanding trade agreements.