Brenda Tronson
@brendatronson.bsky.social
Barrister (lawyer), academic, reader, crocheter, servant to cats. She/her.
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I definitely thought of this word as pain-staking, which doesn't actually make any sense now that I think about it
September 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I definitely thought of this word as pain-staking, which doesn't actually make any sense now that I think about it
Get you a friend who says "this is only going to be a short conversation" and it lasts for over an hour
🤣😂🤣
(This is also subskeet. You know who you are. I'll let you out yourself if you are so inclined 😉)
🤣😂🤣
(This is also subskeet. You know who you are. I'll let you out yourself if you are so inclined 😉)
August 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Get you a friend who says "this is only going to be a short conversation" and it lasts for over an hour
🤣😂🤣
(This is also subskeet. You know who you are. I'll let you out yourself if you are so inclined 😉)
🤣😂🤣
(This is also subskeet. You know who you are. I'll let you out yourself if you are so inclined 😉)
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My gosh this is horrific. All those short stints in so many Centres too. Urgh. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
1200 children to be tested for disease after childcare worker charged with child rape
A Melbourne childcare worker employed at 20 centres over almost a decade has been charged with more than 70 offences, including child rape.
www.theage.com.au
July 1, 2025 at 3:24 AM
My gosh this is horrific. All those short stints in so many Centres too. Urgh. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
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Powerful brilliant article
Powerful piece. “The men now working to rehabilitate Heydon – many..the same ones who once drank in his chambers – never saw his predation. They weren’t his targets. His charm & wit never came with a proposition. That behaviour was reserved for young women like me.” www.theage.com.au/national/i-w...
I was among this disgraced judge’s victims. Attempts to honour him are an insult
The former High Court judge Dyson Heydon is being rehabilitated in some parts of the legal profession. It’s galling.
www.theage.com.au
June 27, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Powerful brilliant article
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Powerful piece. “The men now working to rehabilitate Heydon – many..the same ones who once drank in his chambers – never saw his predation. They weren’t his targets. His charm & wit never came with a proposition. That behaviour was reserved for young women like me.” www.theage.com.au/national/i-w...
I was among this disgraced judge’s victims. Attempts to honour him are an insult
The former High Court judge Dyson Heydon is being rehabilitated in some parts of the legal profession. It’s galling.
www.theage.com.au
June 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Powerful piece. “The men now working to rehabilitate Heydon – many..the same ones who once drank in his chambers – never saw his predation. They weren’t his targets. His charm & wit never came with a proposition. That behaviour was reserved for young women like me.” www.theage.com.au/national/i-w...
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The replies to this are fascinating. Women saying "he's belittling her", men saying "but that's how i talk to my wife". Yes, that's the point, he's using the Head of the Household voice.
I need all of #lawsky to see this video from a Colorado appeals court livestream yesterday. I am in actual tears. Sound *incredibly* on, the subtitles will not help.
June 19, 2025 at 7:51 AM
The replies to this are fascinating. Women saying "he's belittling her", men saying "but that's how i talk to my wife". Yes, that's the point, he's using the Head of the Household voice.
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I need all of #lawsky to see this video from a Colorado appeals court livestream yesterday. I am in actual tears. Sound *incredibly* on, the subtitles will not help.
June 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I need all of #lawsky to see this video from a Colorado appeals court livestream yesterday. I am in actual tears. Sound *incredibly* on, the subtitles will not help.
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"what annoys me, I think, most of the time is that they try to sort of reduce you or simplify you. And I don't know how to answer that question in one word, two words, three words. [...] For them it's a very easy question, but there's no easy answer."
@lokman.org in a fantastic new mini-podcast ep
@lokman.org in a fantastic new mini-podcast ep
Podcast: Lokman on belonging to both Hong Kong and the Netherlands
“I consider my birth home to be the Netherlands. ... But my chosen home in many ways used to be Hong Kong for many years until I no longer could be there.”
globalvoices.org
June 13, 2025 at 9:10 AM
"what annoys me, I think, most of the time is that they try to sort of reduce you or simplify you. And I don't know how to answer that question in one word, two words, three words. [...] For them it's a very easy question, but there's no easy answer."
@lokman.org in a fantastic new mini-podcast ep
@lokman.org in a fantastic new mini-podcast ep
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Pope Leo's first sermon and, uh, his using the phrase "be ever more fully a city set upon a hill" and cf'ing it to Rev 21:10 instead of any of the others before saying "many baptized Christians" are "living in a state of practical atheism" is. Well. Shots fired!
www.npr.org/2025/05/09/g...
www.npr.org/2025/05/09/g...
Read Pope Leo XIV's first homily as pope
During his homily, delivered in Italian, Leo XIV said that Christians must serve a world that is often hostile to their beliefs.
www.npr.org
May 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Pope Leo's first sermon and, uh, his using the phrase "be ever more fully a city set upon a hill" and cf'ing it to Rev 21:10 instead of any of the others before saying "many baptized Christians" are "living in a state of practical atheism" is. Well. Shots fired!
www.npr.org/2025/05/09/g...
www.npr.org/2025/05/09/g...
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As promised, here is a free link to my OpEd on Intimate Partner Violence.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/20621/...
I hope this provides a much needed evidence based approach to this is complex issue.One that belongs in the hands of those who understand the it from a position of science, of data
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/20621/...
I hope this provides a much needed evidence based approach to this is complex issue.One that belongs in the hands of those who understand the it from a position of science, of data
How First Nations men are being demonised
ANALYSIS: Many politicians and public figures wrongly link violence with Indigenous cultural identity, which only intensifies stigma and does nothing for prevention efforts.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
April 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
As promised, here is a free link to my OpEd on Intimate Partner Violence.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/20621/...
I hope this provides a much needed evidence based approach to this is complex issue.One that belongs in the hands of those who understand the it from a position of science, of data
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/20621/...
I hope this provides a much needed evidence based approach to this is complex issue.One that belongs in the hands of those who understand the it from a position of science, of data
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This is one of the worst violations of research ethics I've ever seen. Manipulating people in online communities using deception, without consent, is not "low risk" and, as evidenced by the discourse in this Reddit post, resulted in harm.
Great thread from Sarah, and I have additional thoughts. 🧵
Great thread from Sarah, and I have additional thoughts. 🧵
The mods of r/ChangeMyView shared the sub was the subject of a study to test the persuasiveness of LLMs & that they didn't consent. There’s a lot that went wrong, so here’s a 🧵 unpacking it, along with some ideas for how to do research with online communities ethically. tinyurl.com/59tpt988
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April 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This is one of the worst violations of research ethics I've ever seen. Manipulating people in online communities using deception, without consent, is not "low risk" and, as evidenced by the discourse in this Reddit post, resulted in harm.
Great thread from Sarah, and I have additional thoughts. 🧵
Great thread from Sarah, and I have additional thoughts. 🧵
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The mods of r/ChangeMyView shared the sub was the subject of a study to test the persuasiveness of LLMs & that they didn't consent. There’s a lot that went wrong, so here’s a 🧵 unpacking it, along with some ideas for how to do research with online communities ethically. tinyurl.com/59tpt988
From the changemyview community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the changemyview community
tinyurl.com
April 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The mods of r/ChangeMyView shared the sub was the subject of a study to test the persuasiveness of LLMs & that they didn't consent. There’s a lot that went wrong, so here’s a 🧵 unpacking it, along with some ideas for how to do research with online communities ethically. tinyurl.com/59tpt988
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Who owns culture?
At #SydneyWritersFest, our own Sherine Al Shallah and
UNSW law professor Lucas Lixinski @heritagelaw.bsky.social will unpack the ethical & legal dilemmas of cultural objects.
Mark your calendar now for this free Curiosity Lecture
📅 22 May⏰ 2pm www.swf.org.au/program/seas...
At #SydneyWritersFest, our own Sherine Al Shallah and
UNSW law professor Lucas Lixinski @heritagelaw.bsky.social will unpack the ethical & legal dilemmas of cultural objects.
Mark your calendar now for this free Curiosity Lecture
📅 22 May⏰ 2pm www.swf.org.au/program/seas...
Sherine Al Shallah and Lucas Lixinski on Cultural Objects
www.swf.org.au
April 3, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Who owns culture?
At #SydneyWritersFest, our own Sherine Al Shallah and
UNSW law professor Lucas Lixinski @heritagelaw.bsky.social will unpack the ethical & legal dilemmas of cultural objects.
Mark your calendar now for this free Curiosity Lecture
📅 22 May⏰ 2pm www.swf.org.au/program/seas...
At #SydneyWritersFest, our own Sherine Al Shallah and
UNSW law professor Lucas Lixinski @heritagelaw.bsky.social will unpack the ethical & legal dilemmas of cultural objects.
Mark your calendar now for this free Curiosity Lecture
📅 22 May⏰ 2pm www.swf.org.au/program/seas...
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Every feminist I know supports their sisters, cis and trans, and their non-binary siblings, concerned with domestic violence, public safety, equal pay, employment protection, access to healthcare, and other discrimination issues. Obsessing over who uses which loo isn't feminism. It's bigotry.
April 18, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Every feminist I know supports their sisters, cis and trans, and their non-binary siblings, concerned with domestic violence, public safety, equal pay, employment protection, access to healthcare, and other discrimination issues. Obsessing over who uses which loo isn't feminism. It's bigotry.
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This bill disenfranchises a whole lot of women, but it disproportionately disenfranchises Republican women. Married women lean Republican. Married women who change their names definitely lean Republican. Seems a little self-defeating.
April 11, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This bill disenfranchises a whole lot of women, but it disproportionately disenfranchises Republican women. Married women lean Republican. Married women who change their names definitely lean Republican. Seems a little self-defeating.
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I’m very lucky to work at The Justice and Equity Centre and the work of Towards Truth is honestly stunning. We’ve a gig going. Check it out here: jec.org.au/jobs/researc...
Research Manager - Justice and Equity Centre
Research the impact of law and policy on First Nations people for ground-breaking truth-telling project.
jec.org.au
April 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I’m very lucky to work at The Justice and Equity Centre and the work of Towards Truth is honestly stunning. We’ve a gig going. Check it out here: jec.org.au/jobs/researc...
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On today of all days, with Princeton now in the Trump administration's crosshairs, I taught my undergraduates about standpoint epistemology, strong objectivity, and communities of knowledge.
On how our unique perspectives as individuals don't threaten the scientific project. They strengthen it.
On how our unique perspectives as individuals don't threaten the scientific project. They strengthen it.
April 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
On today of all days, with Princeton now in the Trump administration's crosshairs, I taught my undergraduates about standpoint epistemology, strong objectivity, and communities of knowledge.
On how our unique perspectives as individuals don't threaten the scientific project. They strengthen it.
On how our unique perspectives as individuals don't threaten the scientific project. They strengthen it.
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Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
March 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
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Meta stealing copyrighted books for its AI-training isn’t just criminal, it’s dangerous. Several of my older or out of print stolen titles have outdated medical info in them, now being fed into its maw to eventually poo out wrong AI info on critical women’s health, baby safety advice, etc.
March 23, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Meta stealing copyrighted books for its AI-training isn’t just criminal, it’s dangerous. Several of my older or out of print stolen titles have outdated medical info in them, now being fed into its maw to eventually poo out wrong AI info on critical women’s health, baby safety advice, etc.
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There are days in life that shake you.
I’m shattered 💔 to share that I just found out that the US Government terminated my 2024 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (~$2 million), threatening my long-promised assistant professor job at Columbia University
& academic career... 1/🧵
I’m shattered 💔 to share that I just found out that the US Government terminated my 2024 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (~$2 million), threatening my long-promised assistant professor job at Columbia University
& academic career... 1/🧵
March 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
There are days in life that shake you.
I’m shattered 💔 to share that I just found out that the US Government terminated my 2024 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (~$2 million), threatening my long-promised assistant professor job at Columbia University
& academic career... 1/🧵
I’m shattered 💔 to share that I just found out that the US Government terminated my 2024 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (~$2 million), threatening my long-promised assistant professor job at Columbia University
& academic career... 1/🧵
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Please share this story. Talk about it with your colleagues, friends, and family. Spread the word, and don’t let what’s happening die in darkness.
When we shut the eyes of science, we lose more than we know.
When we shut the eyes of science, we lose more than we know.
March 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Please share this story. Talk about it with your colleagues, friends, and family. Spread the word, and don’t let what’s happening die in darkness.
When we shut the eyes of science, we lose more than we know.
When we shut the eyes of science, we lose more than we know.
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The Budget should include a massive and historic increase in funding for research. Not only is it needed, but we really should be poaching ever medical and scientific researcher from the US we can. Absolutely perfect timing.
This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
March 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The Budget should include a massive and historic increase in funding for research. Not only is it needed, but we really should be poaching ever medical and scientific researcher from the US we can. Absolutely perfect timing.