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New data from New Leaf Expansion Project, which distributed $1M from 100+ donors to people experiencing homelessness in Vancouver.
The results were mindboggling.
21% higher wages
40% more nights in stable housing
85% more savings after 12 months
Direct cash works.
The results were mindboggling.
21% higher wages
40% more nights in stable housing
85% more savings after 12 months
Direct cash works.
January 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
New data from New Leaf Expansion Project, which distributed $1M from 100+ donors to people experiencing homelessness in Vancouver.
The results were mindboggling.
21% higher wages
40% more nights in stable housing
85% more savings after 12 months
Direct cash works.
The results were mindboggling.
21% higher wages
40% more nights in stable housing
85% more savings after 12 months
Direct cash works.
Reposted by Claire Vajdic
FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD IN THE UNIVERSE
PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records
But it’s ‘not intended for diagnosis or treatment.’
www.theverge.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:55 PM
FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD IN THE UNIVERSE
PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Reposted by Claire Vajdic
The bullies that went after first the Bendigo and now Adelaide writers festival for daring to include a Palestinian voice don't give a fuck that this will wreck the festival. They just want to make it clear they'll do this again and again, so you're best complying in advance.
January 8, 2026 at 7:13 AM
The bullies that went after first the Bendigo and now Adelaide writers festival for daring to include a Palestinian voice don't give a fuck that this will wreck the festival. They just want to make it clear they'll do this again and again, so you're best complying in advance.
Reposted by Claire Vajdic
Following the decision from the Board of the Adelaide Festival, The Australia Institute is withdrawing its support from this year’s literary festival. Here is our statement, and a personal one from me.
January 8, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Following the decision from the Board of the Adelaide Festival, The Australia Institute is withdrawing its support from this year’s literary festival. Here is our statement, and a personal one from me.
Shared values
MUST READ: Trump Orders Sweeping Withdrawal From International Institutions
www.onestnetwork.com/post/trump-o...
www.onestnetwork.com/post/trump-o...
Trump Orders Sweeping Withdrawal From International Institutions
Seeing the list in full makes the reality unavoidable: United States is stepping away not from one institution, but from the architecture.
www.onestnetwork.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Shared values
Reposted by Claire Vajdic
NPR reported today that the overwhelming majority of the aid Israel is allowing into Gaza is *commercial.*
In other words, Israel is banning free food and shelter aid and only allowing in goods that Palestinians have to buy.
With money they don't have.
In other words, Israel is banning free food and shelter aid and only allowing in goods that Palestinians have to buy.
With money they don't have.
December 31, 2025 at 12:37 AM
NPR reported today that the overwhelming majority of the aid Israel is allowing into Gaza is *commercial.*
In other words, Israel is banning free food and shelter aid and only allowing in goods that Palestinians have to buy.
With money they don't have.
In other words, Israel is banning free food and shelter aid and only allowing in goods that Palestinians have to buy.
With money they don't have.
Reposted by Claire Vajdic
Quietly, without much scrutiny, NSW has climbed into the global top 10 rankings of jurisdictions with the most heavy-handed anti-protest laws. The media treats this normal. It’s isn’t. #auspol
January 6, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Quietly, without much scrutiny, NSW has climbed into the global top 10 rankings of jurisdictions with the most heavy-handed anti-protest laws. The media treats this normal. It’s isn’t. #auspol
Reposted by Claire Vajdic
All the government has to do to wriggle out of this stupidity is to offer to do an RC into every type of racism, not just one. The silence will be deafening.
January 6, 2026 at 11:19 PM
All the government has to do to wriggle out of this stupidity is to offer to do an RC into every type of racism, not just one. The silence will be deafening.
Reposted by Claire Vajdic
“The people most vulnerable to extreme heat either live below the poverty line, have a long-term health issue, and/or are aged 65 and older.”
Read Morgan Harrington’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/news/251218-...
Read Morgan Harrington’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/news/251218-...
January 6, 2026 at 11:55 PM
“The people most vulnerable to extreme heat either live below the poverty line, have a long-term health issue, and/or are aged 65 and older.”
Read Morgan Harrington’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/news/251218-...
Read Morgan Harrington’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/news/251218-...
Reposted by Claire Vajdic
Reposted by Claire Vajdic
BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 1:19 PM
BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
Reposted by Claire Vajdic
Ahead of Day 3 of the "pink test"
In 2022-23 the McGrath foundation spent about $8.8m on “foundation-funded breast care nurses”, but more than $9.1m on fundraising and marketing, and a further $2.2m on administration."
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2024...
In 2022-23 the McGrath foundation spent about $8.8m on “foundation-funded breast care nurses”, but more than $9.1m on fundraising and marketing, and a further $2.2m on administration."
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2024...
The Pink Test is a feel-good story, but does it help where it’s really needed? | The New Daily
www.thenewdaily.com.au
January 5, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Ahead of Day 3 of the "pink test"
In 2022-23 the McGrath foundation spent about $8.8m on “foundation-funded breast care nurses”, but more than $9.1m on fundraising and marketing, and a further $2.2m on administration."
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2024...
In 2022-23 the McGrath foundation spent about $8.8m on “foundation-funded breast care nurses”, but more than $9.1m on fundraising and marketing, and a further $2.2m on administration."
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2024...
Reposted by Claire Vajdic
Ha! The “sports stars” petition for an Antisemitism Royal Commission was signed by Sam Newman.
Yes, this guy, who platformed Nazis.
Yes, this guy, who platformed Nazis.
January 4, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Ha! The “sports stars” petition for an Antisemitism Royal Commission was signed by Sam Newman.
Yes, this guy, who platformed Nazis.
Yes, this guy, who platformed Nazis.
Reposted by Claire Vajdic
The last few weeks has proven independent media is more vital now than ever. The group think at the behest of a lobby in the mainstream media means that we just can’t take them seriously as news outlets or good faith actors in public discourse. Subscribe to serious people, it’s easy to find them.
January 4, 2026 at 4:51 AM
The last few weeks has proven independent media is more vital now than ever. The group think at the behest of a lobby in the mainstream media means that we just can’t take them seriously as news outlets or good faith actors in public discourse. Subscribe to serious people, it’s easy to find them.
Reposted by Claire Vajdic
Reposted by Claire Vajdic
The world must boycott the World Cup and the Olympics.
It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.
It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 AM
The world must boycott the World Cup and the Olympics.
It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.
It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.
Reposted by Claire Vajdic
"I look for the day when there will be an investigation on the role of Western corporate media in this genocide. Because this is not a genocide that has been just overlooked. This is a genocide that has been justified and enabled by the media." — Francesca Albanese
#GazaGenocide #media #journalism
#GazaGenocide #media #journalism
January 2, 2026 at 11:45 AM
"I look for the day when there will be an investigation on the role of Western corporate media in this genocide. Because this is not a genocide that has been just overlooked. This is a genocide that has been justified and enabled by the media." — Francesca Albanese
#GazaGenocide #media #journalism
#GazaGenocide #media #journalism
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Why does this not surprise me? Not only the costs in time and money of grant applications, but also the bureaucratic stifling of research creativity.
I'd like to see a 'basic income' approach for research - give researchers a sum they choose how to spend, including pooling it with collaborators.
I'd like to see a 'basic income' approach for research - give researchers a sum they choose how to spend, including pooling it with collaborators.
This report in Nature on the costs of competing for & administering scientific grants is shocking: "In other words, European taxpayers will have spent more on the funding process than on the funding itself, and the scientific ecosystem has been drained." www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
Point of no returns: researchers are crossing a threshold in the fight for funding
With so little money to go round, the costs of competing for grants can exceed what the grants are worth. When that happens, nobody wins.
www.nature.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Why does this not surprise me? Not only the costs in time and money of grant applications, but also the bureaucratic stifling of research creativity.
I'd like to see a 'basic income' approach for research - give researchers a sum they choose how to spend, including pooling it with collaborators.
I'd like to see a 'basic income' approach for research - give researchers a sum they choose how to spend, including pooling it with collaborators.
Reposted by Claire Vajdic
It would be practically and legally impossible to hold a royal commission that goes anywhere near the actions or motivations of the accused killer, before his criminal proceedings are concluded, which could take years. That limitation would render the royal commission itself pointlessly premature.
January 2, 2026 at 5:07 AM
It would be practically and legally impossible to hold a royal commission that goes anywhere near the actions or motivations of the accused killer, before his criminal proceedings are concluded, which could take years. That limitation would render the royal commission itself pointlessly premature.
Reposted by Claire Vajdic
How about business leaders first institute all the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry?
January 2, 2026 at 12:55 AM
How about business leaders first institute all the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry?
Reposted by Claire Vajdic
If AUS PM @albomp.bsky.social wanted to know what's happening in Gaza, the West Bank & East Jerusalem, he could've invited UN Special Rapporteur @franceskalbs.bsky.social to visit the Lodge. Instead he invites Israeli President Herzog, who signed bombs to be dropped on Gaza. 😠 #auspol #FreePalestine
January 1, 2026 at 8:19 AM
If AUS PM @albomp.bsky.social wanted to know what's happening in Gaza, the West Bank & East Jerusalem, he could've invited UN Special Rapporteur @franceskalbs.bsky.social to visit the Lodge. Instead he invites Israeli President Herzog, who signed bombs to be dropped on Gaza. 😠 #auspol #FreePalestine
Reposted by Claire Vajdic
Having killed hundreds of aid workers, Israel is now completely banning 37 aid orgs from entering Gaza, including Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children, Oxfam, Caritas, and World Vision. This is an obvious war crime and thousands will die.
Any comment from our government?
Any comment from our government?
'Simply unprecedented': Israel banning dozens of charities from Gaza
The Israeli government says the organisations have not met new requirements, which include recognising Israel as a Jewish and democratic state and banning any so-called "de-legitimisation" of Israel.
www.abc.net.au
December 31, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Having killed hundreds of aid workers, Israel is now completely banning 37 aid orgs from entering Gaza, including Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children, Oxfam, Caritas, and World Vision. This is an obvious war crime and thousands will die.
Any comment from our government?
Any comment from our government?
Reposted by Claire Vajdic
DHS now says it's aiming for 100 million deportations. In an amazing coincidence, there are 104 million Black and Hispanic people living in the U.S. right now.
![@DHSgov on X: The peace of a nation no longer besieged by the third world.
[Image of a beach] America after 100 million deportations](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eppsmw5nfmdzhfeymtzd3xbe/bafkreiccvipzc5mayvbrzoo3cxhkp2iayuhphh4grk6lziqajuk7d2leee@jpeg)
December 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
DHS now says it's aiming for 100 million deportations. In an amazing coincidence, there are 104 million Black and Hispanic people living in the U.S. right now.
Reposted by Claire Vajdic
Not surprising that Israel’s list of most “antisemitic” Australians is only a list of people against genocide and contains not one far-right/Nazi.
🫡 to those on the list
🫡 to those on the list
December 31, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Not surprising that Israel’s list of most “antisemitic” Australians is only a list of people against genocide and contains not one far-right/Nazi.
🫡 to those on the list
🫡 to those on the list
Reposted by Claire Vajdic
Israel becomes the first country in the world to ban the humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders.
Let that sink in.
File under "Things you do when you are committing genocide"...
Let that sink in.
File under "Things you do when you are committing genocide"...
December 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Israel becomes the first country in the world to ban the humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders.
Let that sink in.
File under "Things you do when you are committing genocide"...
Let that sink in.
File under "Things you do when you are committing genocide"...