Joe Slater
@joeinaustralia.bsky.social
Interests: human rights,
Judaism and SF.
Pronouns are he/him.
Judaism and SF.
Pronouns are he/him.
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Joe Slater
@joeinaustralia.bsky.social
· Jan 27
History is tragedy. And we just keep making more of it.
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I was very glad to write this article and I hope people pay attention to it. It’s very important.
“Uttering, promoting, and in some cases even tolerating anti-Israel rhetoric that crosses the line into anti-Semitism does double damage,” @ibishblog.bsky.social argues: both fueling violent attacks and tarring the pro-Palestinian movement.
Anti-Semitism Is Poison for the Palestinian Cause
No good will come to the pro-Palestinian movement from any association with violent attacks.
bit.ly
October 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I was very glad to write this article and I hope people pay attention to it. It’s very important.
I'm surprised. My clinic moved to 100% bulk billing as a result of the changes.
Medicare figures quietly published online show bulk-billing has not improved from a year ago, despite billions being tipped into the scheme. As out-of-pocket costs rise, GPs are delivering 10,000 fewer services every day compared to last year.
Bulk-billing rates flatline, despite billions tipped into Medicare
Medicare figures quietly published online show bulk-billing has not improved from a year ago, despite billions being tipped into the scheme. As out-of-pocket costs rise, GPs are delivering 10,000 fewer services every day compared to last year.
www.abc.net.au
November 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I'm surprised. My clinic moved to 100% bulk billing as a result of the changes.
Shocked that racists might try to exploit innocent xenophobes.
'He put the Neo-Nazis into the "opportunistic" category, pointing to how they had attempted to leverage the anti-immigration marches.'
'He put the Neo-Nazis into the "opportunistic" category, pointing to how they had attempted to leverage the anti-immigration marches.'
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Shocked that racists might try to exploit innocent xenophobes.
'He put the Neo-Nazis into the "opportunistic" category, pointing to how they had attempted to leverage the anti-immigration marches.'
'He put the Neo-Nazis into the "opportunistic" category, pointing to how they had attempted to leverage the anti-immigration marches.'
Obadiah: So glad we can all sit down like this
Elijah: 😡
Ahab: He's being divisive again
Elijah: Me, you're the one making a hostile environment
Obadiah: Elijah… Now, what did we agree to say?
Elijah: …
Elijah: FINE
Elijah: "Let's hold an interfaith luncheon on Mount Carmel."
(1 Kings 18:16:45)
Elijah: 😡
Ahab: He's being divisive again
Elijah: Me, you're the one making a hostile environment
Obadiah: Elijah… Now, what did we agree to say?
Elijah: …
Elijah: FINE
Elijah: "Let's hold an interfaith luncheon on Mount Carmel."
(1 Kings 18:16:45)
Imam at NYC college interfaith event blames Jewish speaker for Gaza, leads walkout
Addressing students, Muslim leader extols harsh punishments in sharia law, denounces Hillel representative as a 'Zionist' and tells followers to leave 'out of strength and dignity'
www.timesofisrael.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Obadiah: So glad we can all sit down like this
Elijah: 😡
Ahab: He's being divisive again
Elijah: Me, you're the one making a hostile environment
Obadiah: Elijah… Now, what did we agree to say?
Elijah: …
Elijah: FINE
Elijah: "Let's hold an interfaith luncheon on Mount Carmel."
(1 Kings 18:16:45)
Elijah: 😡
Ahab: He's being divisive again
Elijah: Me, you're the one making a hostile environment
Obadiah: Elijah… Now, what did we agree to say?
Elijah: …
Elijah: FINE
Elijah: "Let's hold an interfaith luncheon on Mount Carmel."
(1 Kings 18:16:45)
"The changes to the swastika and noose classification were part of a broader effort by the Coast Guard to remove the concept of hate incidents from its regulations."
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"The changes to the swastika and noose classification were part of a broader effort by the Coast Guard to remove the concept of hate incidents from its regulations."
WHAT
Every few years I feel compelled to post about the best hotel hack ever, because every time I post about it, it turns out to be new to lots of folks …
November 20, 2025 at 7:51 AM
WHAT
The Andrew Formerly Known As Prince
Former prince Andrew accused of ‘hiding’ from US House’s Epstein inquiry
Suhas Subramanyam, a member of the oversight panel, had asked Mountbatten-Windsor to sit for deposition
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:40 AM
The Andrew Formerly Known As Prince
At this point I expect Musk's team has a literal knob they can turn from "less Nazi" to "more Nazi".
French authorities probing Grok AI over ‘Holocaust-denying comments’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-authorities-probing-grok-ai-over-holocaust-denying-comments/
French authorities probing Grok AI over ‘Holocaust-denying comments’
X chatbot made post Monday, since seen by over a million people, falsely claiming Nazi gas chambers were designed for disinfection instead of mass execution
www.timesofisrael.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:16 AM
At this point I expect Musk's team has a literal knob they can turn from "less Nazi" to "more Nazi".
Such a good and thoughtful explanation.
After a too-long hiatus from blogging, I have a new post up, as part of what I hope will be a period series looking at what our crim legal stats really mean.
To start, one of the most important but messiest to actually understand and use: recidivism.
A mess to think about, and a mess to measure.
To start, one of the most important but messiest to actually understand and use: recidivism.
A mess to think about, and a mess to measure.
The Worst Statistic: Recidivism
In the first post in what will be a period series looking at our official crime stats and what they mean, here I dig into “recidivism,” an incredibly important number that is measured p…
johnfpfaff.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Such a good and thoughtful explanation.
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When I post this comic shortly after the Oct 7th attack on Instagram, I had a flurry of protest from Leftist followers (most of whom unfollowed), insisting that it was *Zionism* that most easily aligned with Far-Right views, and they didn't have a problem with entryism.
November 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
When I post this comic shortly after the Oct 7th attack on Instagram, I had a flurry of protest from Leftist followers (most of whom unfollowed), insisting that it was *Zionism* that most easily aligned with Far-Right views, and they didn't have a problem with entryism.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Labour: putting the "dick" back in "Dickensian"
'A woman working at a foodbank has told the BBC she has "got used" to people telling her they have not eaten in days.
[…]
"Some have clothes that are far too big for them, suggesting weight loss and no money for new clothing," she continued.'
'A woman working at a foodbank has told the BBC she has "got used" to people telling her they have not eaten in days.
[…]
"Some have clothes that are far too big for them, suggesting weight loss and no money for new clothing," she continued.'
Hastings foodbank worker: 'People tell me they haven't eaten in days'
It comes as increasing numbers of people are arriving at South East hospitals malnourished.
www.bbc.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Labour: putting the "dick" back in "Dickensian"
'A woman working at a foodbank has told the BBC she has "got used" to people telling her they have not eaten in days.
[…]
"Some have clothes that are far too big for them, suggesting weight loss and no money for new clothing," she continued.'
'A woman working at a foodbank has told the BBC she has "got used" to people telling her they have not eaten in days.
[…]
"Some have clothes that are far too big for them, suggesting weight loss and no money for new clothing," she continued.'
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Hiya, this is AI. There are no news reports about this anywhere, nor any confirmation whatsoever from Boston Police Comissioner Michael Cox himself.
There are so many real racist obscenities happening right now that it can be hard to tell what's authentic, but this particular one has been faked.
There are so many real racist obscenities happening right now that it can be hard to tell what's authentic, but this particular one has been faked.
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Hiya, this is AI. There are no news reports about this anywhere, nor any confirmation whatsoever from Boston Police Comissioner Michael Cox himself.
There are so many real racist obscenities happening right now that it can be hard to tell what's authentic, but this particular one has been faked.
There are so many real racist obscenities happening right now that it can be hard to tell what's authentic, but this particular one has been faked.
Only counts if they're going to give him back pay.
Dreyfus is basically my model for academic promotions…
France promotes Alfred Dreyfus 130 years after treason scandal https://www.timesofisrael.com/france-promotes-alfred-dreyfus-130-years-after-treason-scandal/
November 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Only counts if they're going to give him back pay.
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In response to arguing that "Never Again" has always had an interpretation as specifically Jewish defiance, and that gentiles should be wary of lecturing Jews that they're wrong.
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
In response to arguing that "Never Again" has always had an interpretation as specifically Jewish defiance, and that gentiles should be wary of lecturing Jews that they're wrong.
Hard agree.
Very important and interesting thread!
Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
November 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Hard agree.
What a horrible situation:
"It's a terrible thing to say that somehow a person is responsible for family violence towards themselves impacting on the people around them," she said.
"But that's, essentially, what a significant part of this case is about."
"It's a terrible thing to say that somehow a person is responsible for family violence towards themselves impacting on the people around them," she said.
"But that's, essentially, what a significant part of this case is about."
A mother who was facing eviction from her social housing home after complaints from neighbours will be allowed to stay, after a court finds the incidents mostly stemmed from her domestic violence abuse.
Housing Dept tried to evict DV victim after noise complaints related to abuse
A mother who was facing eviction from her social housing home after complaints from neighbours will be allowed to stay, after a court finds the incidents mostly stemmed from her domestic violence abuse.
www.abc.net.au
November 19, 2025 at 8:06 AM
What a horrible situation:
"It's a terrible thing to say that somehow a person is responsible for family violence towards themselves impacting on the people around them," she said.
"But that's, essentially, what a significant part of this case is about."
"It's a terrible thing to say that somehow a person is responsible for family violence towards themselves impacting on the people around them," she said.
"But that's, essentially, what a significant part of this case is about."
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50501 have added to their apology. The addendum starts here. I find this second apology to be much more satisfactory than the first, and I thank them for continuing to reflect on the events of yesterday and learn from them.
After further review, we can confirm those claims about the original video creator, and going forward, we will not share his content.
We have also confirmed that replies critical of our post was hidden, which was simply wrong to do, & we apologize to everyone whose comments were hidden or ignored.
We have also confirmed that replies critical of our post was hidden, which was simply wrong to do, & we apologize to everyone whose comments were hidden or ignored.
November 19, 2025 at 5:23 AM
50501 have added to their apology. The addendum starts here. I find this second apology to be much more satisfactory than the first, and I thank them for continuing to reflect on the events of yesterday and learn from them.
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So I got the alert this morning and saw that it was nearby, but it still took me a bit to get out of the house and head over. Then I had to find parking, which was also tricky as there's not a ton of legal on-street parking (and most of it was full). I lucked out and saw someone leaving.
Protesters sprayed with pepper spray for blocking the vehicle, then immediately dispersed.
November 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
So I got the alert this morning and saw that it was nearby, but it still took me a bit to get out of the house and head over. Then I had to find parking, which was also tricky as there's not a ton of legal on-street parking (and most of it was full). I lucked out and saw someone leaving.
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We begin today with a content warning: this dispatch from history is not for the faint-hearted. However, if you wish, do please join me for the tale of the Sun King’s anal fistula and the three-hour operation performed on it without anaesthetic on this day in 1686... 🧵
November 18, 2025 at 9:05 AM
We begin today with a content warning: this dispatch from history is not for the faint-hearted. However, if you wish, do please join me for the tale of the Sun King’s anal fistula and the three-hour operation performed on it without anaesthetic on this day in 1686... 🧵
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A reminder that cancellations due to political pressures happen all the time, and they are not restricted to one issue or side.
If you don't want it to happen to you, speak about it when it happens to people you disagree with.
www.erasmusmagazine.nl/en/2025/10/2...
If you don't want it to happen to you, speak about it when it happens to people you disagree with.
www.erasmusmagazine.nl/en/2025/10/2...
Love Lab cancels lecture with Israeli sociologist - Erasmus Magazine
A lecture by Israeli sociologist Eva Illouz is cancelled by the Love Lab, a research group within ESSB that studies relationships and emotions.
www.erasmusmagazine.nl
November 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
A reminder that cancellations due to political pressures happen all the time, and they are not restricted to one issue or side.
If you don't want it to happen to you, speak about it when it happens to people you disagree with.
www.erasmusmagazine.nl/en/2025/10/2...
If you don't want it to happen to you, speak about it when it happens to people you disagree with.
www.erasmusmagazine.nl/en/2025/10/2...
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Now Do The Thing
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Beached humpback whale on Oregon Coast euthanized
Beached humpback whale on Oregon Coast euthanized
A beached humpback whale that washed ashore Saturday near Yachats was euthanized on Monday.
www.kptv.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Now Do The Thing
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I am very grateful to @gwensnyder.bsky.social for being willing to call out 50501, but it is infuriating that dozens and dozens of Jews spent all day telling 50501 they were being antisemitic and their comments were hidden and ignored, but 1 prominent lefty gentile mentions it and suddenly they 😱
November 18, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I am very grateful to @gwensnyder.bsky.social for being willing to call out 50501, but it is infuriating that dozens and dozens of Jews spent all day telling 50501 they were being antisemitic and their comments were hidden and ignored, but 1 prominent lefty gentile mentions it and suddenly they 😱