Lee
@leemow54.bsky.social
🦘Retired educator, dog lover and passionate about conservation and addressing climate change. Left leaning and forever hopeful Labor can right many of the wrongs from previous years. Central Coast, NSW 🇦🇺
Reposted by Lee
I knew poetry would save us. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI’s safety features can be circumvented with poetry, research finds
Poems containing prompts for harmful content prove effective at duping large language models
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I knew poetry would save us. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Reposted by Lee
80% of Americans say we should prioritize regulating AI, yet Trump could soon enact an executive order blocking all state AI regulations.
Why?
Look no further than the AI industry's massive lobbying war chest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imtkNL4v2ks
Why?
Look no further than the AI industry's massive lobbying war chest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imtkNL4v2ks
Big Tech's AI Power-Grab
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:45 PM
80% of Americans say we should prioritize regulating AI, yet Trump could soon enact an executive order blocking all state AI regulations.
Why?
Look no further than the AI industry's massive lobbying war chest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imtkNL4v2ks
Why?
Look no further than the AI industry's massive lobbying war chest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imtkNL4v2ks
Reposted by Lee
This has got to be one of Gavin Newsom's best...
December 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
This has got to be one of Gavin Newsom's best...
Reposted by Lee
“Australians voters deserve a government that prioritizes ecological survival over mining profits.”
theaimn.net/part-four-wh...
theaimn.net/part-four-wh...
Part Four: “When ‘Historic Reform’ Means Managed Decline”
This is how you capture environmental policy without killing the environment entirely. You write laws that prevent environmental protection from working. The Real Question Did the federal government’s...
theaimn.net
December 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM
“Australians voters deserve a government that prioritizes ecological survival over mining profits.”
theaimn.net/part-four-wh...
theaimn.net/part-four-wh...
Reposted by Lee
Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
It doesn’t get anymore textbook than this:
It doesn’t get anymore textbook than this:
November 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
It doesn’t get anymore textbook than this:
It doesn’t get anymore textbook than this:
Reposted by Lee
What's going on in Australia?
Michael Taylor's @ausindimedia.bsky.social knows.
His site has produced some great articles lately (& previously).
Check it out. Well worth a visit.
Michael Taylor's @ausindimedia.bsky.social knows.
His site has produced some great articles lately (& previously).
Check it out. Well worth a visit.
December 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM
What's going on in Australia?
Michael Taylor's @ausindimedia.bsky.social knows.
His site has produced some great articles lately (& previously).
Check it out. Well worth a visit.
Michael Taylor's @ausindimedia.bsky.social knows.
His site has produced some great articles lately (& previously).
Check it out. Well worth a visit.
Reposted by Lee
Reposted by Lee
“Australia is choosing to violate international environmental law. Deliberately. Explicitly. In statute.”
theaimn.net/the-climate-...
theaimn.net/the-climate-...
The Climate Silence. And What Actual Environmental Commitment Looks Like
Part Three When your environmental law explicitly forbids considering environmental catastrophe, that’s not policy. That’s capture. The Climate Provision That Isn’t There Here’s the bit that will make...
theaimn.net
December 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
“Australia is choosing to violate international environmental law. Deliberately. Explicitly. In statute.”
theaimn.net/the-climate-...
theaimn.net/the-climate-...
Reposted by Lee
“In Gaza today, we are witnessing not only the collapse of buildings but the dismantling of a civilisation’s ordinary life, the places where people once cooked, learned, played, prayed, and buried their dead. What is being lost cannot be measured in body counts alone.”
theaimn.net/the-language...
theaimn.net/the-language...
The language of conflict
There is a moment in every conflict when language collapses. Words like justice, revenge, and security are repeated so often they lose their meaning. When that happens, something even graver follows, ...
theaimn.net
December 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
“In Gaza today, we are witnessing not only the collapse of buildings but the dismantling of a civilisation’s ordinary life, the places where people once cooked, learned, played, prayed, and buried their dead. What is being lost cannot be measured in body counts alone.”
theaimn.net/the-language...
theaimn.net/the-language...
Reposted by Lee
Reposted by Lee
“Australians want strong nature protection, clear environmental rules, & leadership that puts the common good first. The Murray Watt environment deal arrives at a time when trust in environmental decision-making is low, & concern for nature is rising.”
socialjusticeaustralia.com.au/why-murray-w...
socialjusticeaustralia.com.au/why-murray-w...
Why Murray Watt Environment Deal Divides Australians
Is the Murray Watt environment deal real reform or political spin, and does it truly protect nature or weaken safeguards?
socialjusticeaustralia.com.au
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 AM
“Australians want strong nature protection, clear environmental rules, & leadership that puts the common good first. The Murray Watt environment deal arrives at a time when trust in environmental decision-making is low, & concern for nature is rising.”
socialjusticeaustralia.com.au/why-murray-w...
socialjusticeaustralia.com.au/why-murray-w...
Reposted by Lee
Meanwhile, Trump is planning to pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, a former president of Honduras who had been convicted in the U.S. of drug trafficking.
Sickening — “Massachusetts college student (Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19 year-old business major at Babson College) deported to Honduras after attempting to fly to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving…” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
December 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Meanwhile, Trump is planning to pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, a former president of Honduras who had been convicted in the U.S. of drug trafficking.
Reposted by Lee
Just read all the replies & could not see a mention of Professor Ian Frazer & his partner Jian Zhou who unfortunately died whilst both were working on developing HPV vaccine at University of Queensland following work of Harald zur Hausen. Big big thanks 💐
www.cancercouncil.com.au/news/austral...
www.cancercouncil.com.au/news/austral...
An Australian success story: the HPV vaccine
Image courtesy of University of Queensland Faculty of Medicine. We have now reached a huge milestone in cervical cancer prevention: every woman in
www.cancercouncil.com.au
November 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Just read all the replies & could not see a mention of Professor Ian Frazer & his partner Jian Zhou who unfortunately died whilst both were working on developing HPV vaccine at University of Queensland following work of Harald zur Hausen. Big big thanks 💐
www.cancercouncil.com.au/news/austral...
www.cancercouncil.com.au/news/austral...
Reposted by Lee
The vaccine is pretty astonishing. Just look at that green line.
November 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The vaccine is pretty astonishing. Just look at that green line.
Reposted by Lee
Israeli soldiers murdered an entire family of 5 in Syria this morning. 8 others were killed. Al Jazeera correspondent on how Israel is explaining the killings ⬇️
Video: Saul Staniforth via X (@SaulStaniforth)
Video: Saul Staniforth via X (@SaulStaniforth)
November 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Israeli soldiers murdered an entire family of 5 in Syria this morning. 8 others were killed. Al Jazeera correspondent on how Israel is explaining the killings ⬇️
Video: Saul Staniforth via X (@SaulStaniforth)
Video: Saul Staniforth via X (@SaulStaniforth)
Reposted by Lee
Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home/s.
www.newsbreak.com/the-independ...
www.dailymail.co.uk/galleries/ar...
www.newsbreak.com/the-independ...
www.dailymail.co.uk/galleries/ar...
Putin's lavish properties revealed including $1.2billion palace
Over the years, details of Putin's property empire in Russia have grown thanks to investigations into his highly secretive family life and personal affairs.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home/s.
www.newsbreak.com/the-independ...
www.dailymail.co.uk/galleries/ar...
www.newsbreak.com/the-independ...
www.dailymail.co.uk/galleries/ar...
Reposted by Lee
It can and is happening here right now.
Kerry O'Brien is still well-worth our time. Israel, the USA, and the many failures of Anthony Albanese are in his sights. #auspol #Walkleys #GazaGenocide #PressFreedom #RightToKnow
youtu.be/s--oBPdngik
youtu.be/s--oBPdngik
“Don’t kid yourself that it can’t happen here,” warns Kerry O’Brien
YouTube video by The Walkley Foundation
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
It can and is happening here right now.
Reposted by Lee
Famously, in tabloid journalism, three is a trend and I can now definitively declare that MAGA can’t cook. And these are the “foods” they are proud of and want to show off! No wonder they want to rid the country of immigrants and their dangerous seasonings.
November 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Famously, in tabloid journalism, three is a trend and I can now definitively declare that MAGA can’t cook. And these are the “foods” they are proud of and want to show off! No wonder they want to rid the country of immigrants and their dangerous seasonings.
Reposted by Lee
"The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if the virus mutates to transmit between humans." #RSNA25
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Bird flu poses risk of pandemic worse than COVID, France’s Institut Pasteur says
The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if the virus mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France’s Inst...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 28, 2025 at 4:05 AM
"The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if the virus mutates to transmit between humans." #RSNA25
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Reposted by Lee
John Hewson: “Coalition’s decision to abandon the climate target was built on a big lie; that the recent increases in power prices are the result of the transition to renewables – even though wholesale electricity prices have been falling.”
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22187/...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22187/...
Coalition puts internal politics above all else
Two thoughts come rushing to mind as I attempt to follow the ridiculous and irresponsible machinations of the two opposition parties over Australia’s climate targets, especially net zero by 2050. The ...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 29, 2025 at 5:31 AM
John Hewson: “Coalition’s decision to abandon the climate target was built on a big lie; that the recent increases in power prices are the result of the transition to renewables – even though wholesale electricity prices have been falling.”
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22187/...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22187/...
Reposted by Lee
“…received asylum in April under the Trump Administration”
November 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
“…received asylum in April under the Trump Administration”
Reposted by Lee
Now this is journalism.
Point it out. POINT IT THE FUCKOUT. They are PRETENDING to not get it.
Point it out. POINT IT THE FUCKOUT. They are PRETENDING to not get it.
November 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Now this is journalism.
Point it out. POINT IT THE FUCKOUT. They are PRETENDING to not get it.
Point it out. POINT IT THE FUCKOUT. They are PRETENDING to not get it.
Reposted by Lee
If you’re wondering why there’s a lull in the Epstein files discussion, it’s because the law that just passed gave Pamela Jo 30 days to release the files. So we’re all waiting to see how she tries to sabotage it. The discussion will pick back up in earnest on December 20th.
November 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
If you’re wondering why there’s a lull in the Epstein files discussion, it’s because the law that just passed gave Pamela Jo 30 days to release the files. So we’re all waiting to see how she tries to sabotage it. The discussion will pick back up in earnest on December 20th.
Reposted by Lee
When I worked for Obama, I advised him on how to talk to Russian leaders. I never gave the Kremlin advice on how to talk to Obama (and I talked to Ushakov many times!).
November 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
When I worked for Obama, I advised him on how to talk to Russian leaders. I never gave the Kremlin advice on how to talk to Obama (and I talked to Ushakov many times!).
Reposted by Lee
The mood in Sydney today. Crashing thunder, hail more than rain and collapsed trees but these things do not deter XR, Drum Rebellion, Knitting Nannas and Bob Brown Foundation. They added to the “wind” near NSW Parliament House today.
Thanks for being there! 🥁 Photo Rigmor Helene Berg.
Thanks for being there! 🥁 Photo Rigmor Helene Berg.
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 AM
The mood in Sydney today. Crashing thunder, hail more than rain and collapsed trees but these things do not deter XR, Drum Rebellion, Knitting Nannas and Bob Brown Foundation. They added to the “wind” near NSW Parliament House today.
Thanks for being there! 🥁 Photo Rigmor Helene Berg.
Thanks for being there! 🥁 Photo Rigmor Helene Berg.