Jonathan Dixon
@jonnodixon.bsky.social
"Let them be kids"
Legislation passed in the Queensland Parliament tonight to allow imposing ankle trackers on 10 year olds - "it will let the police know everything they do and where they are" according to the Minister for Youth Justice.
December 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"Let them be kids"
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This is really a profound truth.
Your periodic reminder that one way to think about privilege is: who's allowed to make mistakes?
April 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
This is really a profound truth.
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Amazing line in the editorial: “That Australia Day (can April 25 be far behind?) is a day of mourning is orthodox opinion in schools and universities.”
Got it: you’re opposed to mourning on Anzac Day – nationalist flag waving only.
Got it: you’re opposed to mourning on Anzac Day – nationalist flag waving only.
April 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Amazing line in the editorial: “That Australia Day (can April 25 be far behind?) is a day of mourning is orthodox opinion in schools and universities.”
Got it: you’re opposed to mourning on Anzac Day – nationalist flag waving only.
Got it: you’re opposed to mourning on Anzac Day – nationalist flag waving only.
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“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.
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February 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
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We are the Thunder Nation
January 22, 2025 at 8:56 AM
We are the Thunder Nation
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This is seriously inhumane. Recent examples in Australia include a Brisbane woman who had a box of her dying child's possessions taken in a sweep. One can only imagine the outcry if this were inflicted upon any other part of society.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Caught in a crackdown on Brisbane’s rough sleepers, Sasha lost her child and home on the same day
As the city’s homeless are ordered from their tents after sweeps by council ‘pink shirts’, some claim it is more about visibility than a ‘security issue’
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2025 at 3:46 AM
This is seriously inhumane. Recent examples in Australia include a Brisbane woman who had a box of her dying child's possessions taken in a sweep. One can only imagine the outcry if this were inflicted upon any other part of society.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
I am informed that some Parramatta Light Rail services are delayed due to a guy on the tracks with a box of beer cans.
January 2, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I am informed that some Parramatta Light Rail services are delayed due to a guy on the tracks with a box of beer cans.
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Actual problem taken seriously avoids actual problem occurring.
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(The article is good, headline and post here, not)
Yes, the Y2K software problem turned out to be a nonevent. But 25 years ago, The New York Times took it seriously, publishing over 100 stories.
Our tech reporter who wrote a front-page article on Jan. 1, 2000, reflects on the crisis that never was.
Our tech reporter who wrote a front-page article on Jan. 1, 2000, reflects on the crisis that never was.
Inside the Y2K Crisis That Never Was, 25 Years Later
Planes didn’t fall from the sky on Jan. 1, 2000. A technology reporter who wrote a front-page article early that morning reflects on a crisis that never was.
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Actual problem taken seriously avoids actual problem occurring.
(The article is good, headline and post here, not)
(The article is good, headline and post here, not)
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In ancient Egypt, people drank low alcohol beer and wine to avoid the parasites in "raw water." The old graves, which I excavate, are full of children who died from diseases we now can vaccinate against. You are ghouls for promoting this garbage.
Untreated water enthusiasts swear by natural springs, or “raw water.” Many of them are part of the so-called health freedom movement, which opposes vaccine mandates, pasteurized milk and other government public health interventions.
‘Raw Water’ Devotees Swear by Natural Springs, Despite the Risks
Untreated water enthusiasts swear by natural springs. Their movement has parallels with raw milk drinkers and vaccine skeptics.
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2024 at 9:34 PM
In ancient Egypt, people drank low alcohol beer and wine to avoid the parasites in "raw water." The old graves, which I excavate, are full of children who died from diseases we now can vaccinate against. You are ghouls for promoting this garbage.
December 21, 2024 at 7:03 AM
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The reason that Australian universities are dependent on international student revenues is also the result of government policy. From the Howard years on, funding for domestic undergraduate places was strangled. Universities were told to make up the difference by enrolling overseas students
December 19, 2024 at 11:26 AM
The reason that Australian universities are dependent on international student revenues is also the result of government policy. From the Howard years on, funding for domestic undergraduate places was strangled. Universities were told to make up the difference by enrolling overseas students
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What a relief that we can legislate our way to social cohesion by limiting protest.
December 17, 2024 at 11:27 AM
What a relief that we can legislate our way to social cohesion by limiting protest.
Thunder runs mostly scored by two Sams and Sams.
December 17, 2024 at 11:38 AM
Thunder runs mostly scored by two Sams and Sams.
Rangamuffin not impressed by the difference between the parents' and students' morning tea at high school orientation.
December 3, 2024 at 12:58 AM
Rangamuffin not impressed by the difference between the parents' and students' morning tea at high school orientation.
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"..Bowen [correctly] blames it all on coal"
I see ~40C in Penrith (..in Nov) has been rebranded as "mildly hot"
I see ~40C in Penrith (..in Nov) has been rebranded as "mildly hot"
November 27, 2024 at 9:41 PM
"..Bowen [correctly] blames it all on coal"
I see ~40C in Penrith (..in Nov) has been rebranded as "mildly hot"
I see ~40C in Penrith (..in Nov) has been rebranded as "mildly hot"
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Hmm, the Opposition are happy to pass this with “The actual detail will come later, through the completion of a trial of age-assurance technology in mid-2025“, yet when it came to The Voice it was “if you don’t know, vote no” - hypocrisy much? Or just outright racism?
November 26, 2024 at 4:06 AM
Hmm, the Opposition are happy to pass this with “The actual detail will come later, through the completion of a trial of age-assurance technology in mid-2025“, yet when it came to The Voice it was “if you don’t know, vote no” - hypocrisy much? Or just outright racism?
Coal is good for humanity.
Please allow me to re-share my rough sketch of some advanced carbon capture technology
November 22, 2024 at 11:36 AM
Coal is good for humanity.