Bishop Snailcat
@bishopsnailcat.bsky.social
grumpy lawyer who likes words
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Brilliant piece by @jamieklingler.bsky.social - so important and vital that the brave Gisèle Pelicot is recognised for her courage and tenacity in the face of unbelievable suffering and circumstance.
On Thursday the 2024 issue of @theneweuropean.bsky.social comes out and they have given me the platform to explain why Gisèle Pelicot is my hero and how she radically changed the conversation about shame and sexual assault
It is my proudest writing.
app.theneweuropean.co.uk/2024/10/26/v...
It is my proudest writing.
app.theneweuropean.co.uk/2024/10/26/v...
December 13, 2024 at 9:46 AM
Brilliant piece by @jamieklingler.bsky.social - so important and vital that the brave Gisèle Pelicot is recognised for her courage and tenacity in the face of unbelievable suffering and circumstance.
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We say it every time there's a great Test, but in a world of instant gratification & where substance takes a back seat to sensation, how great is it to still have at least one sport which twists, turns, unfolds gradually & is as gloriously unpredictable as Test cricket! #AUSvIND
December 30, 2024 at 6:30 AM
We say it every time there's a great Test, but in a world of instant gratification & where substance takes a back seat to sensation, how great is it to still have at least one sport which twists, turns, unfolds gradually & is as gloriously unpredictable as Test cricket! #AUSvIND
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Israel and the militant group Hezbollah have agreed to halt Israel’s invasion of Lebanon and Hezbollah’s attacks on northern Israel for 60 days.
Here’s what to know about the cease-fire deal, its terms and how it will be enforced.
Here’s what to know about the cease-fire deal, its terms and how it will be enforced.
Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire deal begins in Lebanon: What to know
The agreement halts fighting between Israel and Hezbollah for 60 days, as negotiators aim to stop Lebanon’s deadliest war in decades.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 27, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Israel and the militant group Hezbollah have agreed to halt Israel’s invasion of Lebanon and Hezbollah’s attacks on northern Israel for 60 days.
Here’s what to know about the cease-fire deal, its terms and how it will be enforced.
Here’s what to know about the cease-fire deal, its terms and how it will be enforced.
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
November 27, 2024 at 12:39 PM
I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
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Players from around the world can discover these stops within the game. They are detailed replicas of real bus stops found in small towns and villages across Ukraine, reflecting a unique cultural and artistic phenomenon.
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November 27, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Players from around the world can discover these stops within the game. They are detailed replicas of real bus stops found in small towns and villages across Ukraine, reflecting a unique cultural and artistic phenomenon.
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#labor wants to kill #palmer and slow down the #greens, and the #coalition wants to kill the #independents and slow down #OneNation. it’s like, ‘you help me kill my enemy, and i’ll help you kill yours’.
.@simonahac.bsky.social is not a billionaire. But there are actual billionaires “crawling all over our democracy”, who won’t be curtailed by Labor’s donor reforms.
I spoke to Holmes à Court about how the changes hurt new entrants, and why that’s bad for democracy:
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/21/s...
I spoke to Holmes à Court about how the changes hurt new entrants, and why that’s bad for democracy:
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/21/s...
Simon Holmes à Court on Climate 200, donation reforms and why Kerry Stokes wields more power than he does
Labor’s electoral reforms are framed around diluting the influence of Simon Holmes à Court. But the Climate 200 founder says this will only cut the legs out from under independent challengers.
www.crikey.com.au
November 21, 2024 at 1:44 PM
#labor wants to kill #palmer and slow down the #greens, and the #coalition wants to kill the #independents and slow down #OneNation. it’s like, ‘you help me kill my enemy, and i’ll help you kill yours’.
November 20, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Last year a couple of shop mobs gave me the option of opting out of Christmas ads. I wish they were still doing so.
It’s endurance state until 26 December when it all goes away for another year.
It’s endurance state until 26 December when it all goes away for another year.
November 18, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Last year a couple of shop mobs gave me the option of opting out of Christmas ads. I wish they were still doing so.
It’s endurance state until 26 December when it all goes away for another year.
It’s endurance state until 26 December when it all goes away for another year.
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Wow, Australian beachside city bans swimming at the beach just to spite a peaceful #climate protest 🤦🏻
NSW government to cut off public access to Newcastle harbour ahead of peaceful climate protest
Rising Tide activist group condemns ‘abuse of power’ but government says protests must consider ‘reasonable’ community impact
www.google.com
November 16, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Wow, Australian beachside city bans swimming at the beach just to spite a peaceful #climate protest 🤦🏻
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FT has been doing some great stuff on climate recently. This article looks at 'green grabbing' - land grabs being done in the loose, bad-faith name of carbon removal or renewable energy construction
Whether you like or hate either of those things, you should oppose this
www.ft.com/content/3417...
Whether you like or hate either of those things, you should oppose this
www.ft.com/content/3417...
May 21, 2024 at 9:05 AM
FT has been doing some great stuff on climate recently. This article looks at 'green grabbing' - land grabs being done in the loose, bad-faith name of carbon removal or renewable energy construction
Whether you like or hate either of those things, you should oppose this
www.ft.com/content/3417...
Whether you like or hate either of those things, you should oppose this
www.ft.com/content/3417...
In Australia, we should not even be considering small modular nuclear reactors until someone works out how to build, and then actually builds, one.
February 28, 2024 at 6:50 AM
In Australia, we should not even be considering small modular nuclear reactors until someone works out how to build, and then actually builds, one.
February 27, 2024 at 1:30 AM
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There’s no food without farmers.
There’s no farmers without the environment.
There’s no farmers without the environment.
February 3, 2024 at 12:19 PM
There’s no food without farmers.
There’s no farmers without the environment.
There’s no farmers without the environment.
Desalination and those thingameebobs that draw water out of the air. Plug them into a bunch of solar panels.
“Parts of Spain are literally running out of water in a geological blink of an eye. Cataluña's reservoirs are falling incredibly fast due to extreme drought affecting the region. You can sustain a civilisation without modern comforts, but you can't sustain it with water.”
- Peter Dynes
- Peter Dynes
February 3, 2024 at 4:21 AM
Desalination and those thingameebobs that draw water out of the air. Plug them into a bunch of solar panels.
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Düsseldorf!!
100.000 demonstrieren gegen Rechts!
ZUSAMMEN GEGEN DEN FASCHISMUS!✊
100.000 demonstrieren gegen Rechts!
ZUSAMMEN GEGEN DEN FASCHISMUS!✊
January 27, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Düsseldorf!!
100.000 demonstrieren gegen Rechts!
ZUSAMMEN GEGEN DEN FASCHISMUS!✊
100.000 demonstrieren gegen Rechts!
ZUSAMMEN GEGEN DEN FASCHISMUS!✊
The issue with nuclear power in the US is economic. Okay, to be fair, also not wanting to buy stuff from Russia.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/nuc...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/nuc...
January 20, 2024 at 4:23 AM
The issue with nuclear power in the US is economic. Okay, to be fair, also not wanting to buy stuff from Russia.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/nuc...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/nuc...
January 20, 2024 at 3:35 AM
@kateelliottsff.bsky.social , I got your newsletter from your new platform.
January 20, 2024 at 2:57 AM
@kateelliottsff.bsky.social , I got your newsletter from your new platform.
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Saw this and my immediate thought was: "I need to find a Malka Older book YESTERDAY."
So looking forward to talking with some of my favorite authors again about some of our favorite comfort reads, why they so often have body counts, and how we think about writing for comfort and resistance! Join us online February 4th at 1pm Eastern! www.loyaltybookstores.com/comfortreads
January 18, 2024 at 3:16 AM
Saw this and my immediate thought was: "I need to find a Malka Older book YESTERDAY."
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Stunning development in scholarly publishing. NYPL will be digitizing "entire out-of-print backlists" of multiple academic presses and making them available.
The Scholarly Press Backlist Revival project shows a striking thoughtfulness in overcoming perceived and real IP and contractual barriers.
The Scholarly Press Backlist Revival project shows a striking thoughtfulness in overcoming perceived and real IP and contractual barriers.
How the New York Public Library is navigating "challenges in providing access to one essential category of research materials: published monographs that are neither in the public domain nor commercially available for the library to purchase or license digitally." #FeedingTheElephant
Introducing The New York Public Library’s Scholarly Press Backlist Revival Project | H-Net
A guest post from Feeding the Elephant: A Forum for Scholarly Communications. Guest post by Greg Cram, associate general counsel and director, Information Policy; and Kathleen Riegelhaupt, director e...
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January 17, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Stunning development in scholarly publishing. NYPL will be digitizing "entire out-of-print backlists" of multiple academic presses and making them available.
The Scholarly Press Backlist Revival project shows a striking thoughtfulness in overcoming perceived and real IP and contractual barriers.
The Scholarly Press Backlist Revival project shows a striking thoughtfulness in overcoming perceived and real IP and contractual barriers.
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Hello!
In case no one told you, Harper Collins is demanding that their staff train AI with their authors' works without author consent.
But guess what?
They aren't the only publisher doing this.
I know of at least two more!
In case no one told you, Harper Collins is demanding that their staff train AI with their authors' works without author consent.
But guess what?
They aren't the only publisher doing this.
I know of at least two more!
January 10, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Hello!
In case no one told you, Harper Collins is demanding that their staff train AI with their authors' works without author consent.
But guess what?
They aren't the only publisher doing this.
I know of at least two more!
In case no one told you, Harper Collins is demanding that their staff train AI with their authors' works without author consent.
But guess what?
They aren't the only publisher doing this.
I know of at least two more!