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In the 1930s, this quantum mechanical pioneer faced obstacles that still confront women in physics today.

👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/who-was...
December 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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derekjarman.bsky.social
@theguardian.com, Can we stop calling them "Settlements". It makes them sound like benign explorers.

They are invaders... we should be using military words like "Forward Operating Bases".
Israel approves 19 new Jewish settlements in occupied West Bank
Decision takes the total number of new settlements to 69 in past few years as construction binge continues
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
kunzea.bsky.social
if AFP is honest, doing its job, why didn't it act on increasing guns, fact well known?
thesaturdaypaper.com.au The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 1d
“I think, unequivocally, the greatest defence this country has had against a mass casualty terrorism attack has been our firearms laws,” says former AFP counterterrorism officer Carrick Ryan. satpa.pe/xDwwrQv
‘It’s unimaginable what we as a community have just experienced’
As the country attempts to make sense of the massacre at Bondi Beach, the principal reactions are a mix of fear, sorrow and anger.
satpa.pe
December 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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“I think, unequivocally, the greatest defence this country has had against a mass casualty terrorism attack has been our firearms laws,” says former AFP counterterrorism officer Carrick Ryan. satpa.pe/xDwwrQv
‘It’s unimaginable what we as a community have just experienced’
As the country attempts to make sense of the massacre at Bondi Beach, the principal reactions are a mix of fear, sorrow and anger.
satpa.pe
December 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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antizionistjew.bsky.social
Monsters
They’re occupying the West Bank as we talk
December 22, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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peggysanders.bsky.social
John Menadue: The year in prospect with the US and climate change

“Our dangerous ally is proving even more unreliable and dangerous. Jeffrey Sachs has recently pointed out that US 2025 National Security Strategy “is a doctrine of power over law, coercion over consent, and dominance over diplomacy.”
December 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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debbienorthway.bsky.social
#auspol #Australia #albo
December 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM
kunzea.bsky.social
one pig smells another, good illustration of recruitment policy
mrsbettybowers.bsky.social Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d
As others have pointed out, that is not Pam Bondi in that photo.

Pamela Jo got her job at the DOJ because when she was Florida's AG, she took a $25,000 bribe from Trump to drop her investigation into Trump University for consumer fraud. He knew she was corrupt and would do his bidding at DOJ.
December 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM
kunzea.bsky.social
Partisan Zionist...
December 21, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
If Donald Trump is OK with Pam Bondi making him look *this* guilty, the Epstein Files must have lots of outrageously
damning evidence about him.
December 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
kunzea.bsky.social
Always a goody - showing the space-take and sealed surfaces. Urban living needs more imaginative use of space. Starting to de-pave to reduce heat island effect, and promote 🌳🌳 canopy cover.
tinydonkey.bsky.social Aoḋán Ó Conġaile @tinydonkey.bsky.social · 2d
Listened to Brent on the latest urbanist agenda pod and really liked his "it's just geometry" argument about getting cars off of roads. This is a good visualisation of that:
brenttoderian.bsky.social Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2d
What does it take to move 1000 people? Smart infrastructure supporting choices that don’t take up so much space (or produce so much emissions/pollution, cost so much public money etc).

Mobility in cities is about space.

Graphic via @seattlesubway.org based on a Sydney graphic I spread years ago.
December 21, 2025 at 3:22 AM
kunzea.bsky.social
no evidence, merely playing to genocidal state of Israel.
biancanogrady.bsky.social Bianca Nogrady @biancanogrady.bsky.social · 4d
I protested against genocide then, and I will protest against genocide again. This blaming of the march against genocide, with the anti-semitic terrorist attack in Bondi is appalling, and does a huge disservice to democracy and freedom of speech. It does not make any of us safer.
grogsgamut.bsky.social Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 4d
Linking the march across the bridge to the massacre is disgusting and everyone doing so should be deeply ashamed of their giving tacit support for genocide

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
December 21, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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alanlester.bsky.social
This man’s ego is a Black Hole. It has to absorb every particle surrounding it. His narcissism is insatiable. Every attempt to satisfy it only fuels his overwhelming need for yet more flattery.

Kennedy Center to be renamed Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kennedy Center to be renamed Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says
The board of the performing arts centre, which was appointed by Trump, voted to rename it to honour him, the White House press secretary says.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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caioalmendra.bsky.social
Israel sempre foi um apartheid. Agora, só entrou na fase sem vergonha.

O problema é que quando você gosta de passar vergonha, ninguém mais gosta de você...
nkalamb.bsky.social Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 3d
Israel is potentially bringing back the death penalty… exclusively for Palestinians.

But don’t you DARE call it an apartheid state.

www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
Given the ethical and moral considerations surrounding capital punishment, such a proposal almost anywhere in the world would be inherently contentious. But the new Israeli legislation, which has already passed first reading, is also explicitly and deliberately discriminatory. It calls for a mandatory death sentence for any Palestinian who kills a Jewish Israeli citizen — but not for Jews who kill Palestinians. “There is no such thing as a Jewish terrorist,” said Limor Son Har-Melech, of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party, as she and the other noose-wearing supporters insisted the measure will deter militant attacks.
December 20, 2025 at 11:45 PM
kunzea.bsky.social
Scientific expertise..
michaelhobbes.bsky.social Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 2d
Congrats to Australia, this is really cool!
report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
There were no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women aged <25 years in 2021 – the first time that this has occurred in data going back to 1982. This remarkable achievement is almost certainly due to the impact of HPV vaccination. Across women screened at all ages, biopsy confirmed pre-cancer (HSIL) detection rates have also declined, by 21%, most likely reflecting a lower detection of disease among participants returning for their second round of HPV-based screening. Lower rates are expected, as most prevalent disease was detected and treated in the first round (age-standardised rate per 1,000 women screened was 7.5 in 2024, compared to 9.6 in 2019, the corresponding year in the first round of HPV screening) (indicator 3).
December 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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New research shows how some animals in the wild manage to sleep in risky environments. From thousands of 4-second “microsleeps” to half-brain naps midair, scientists can now reveal some unusual animal sleep habits.

Learn more: bit.ly/4qnGCMZ
December 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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pancakesyndrome.bsky.social
israel uses rape as state terror
nkalamb.bsky.social Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 2d
"I was hoping to die and be done from that, as the pain was not only caused by the rape, but also from the severe and painful beating."

This Palestinian man was abducted by Israel for 16 months without charge.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
While he was being held in Megiddo prison in northern Israel, he said, the guards partially stripped him and raped him with a baton on or around 13 March 2024. He said he had decided to speak to the BBC about his allegations of sexual abuse, despite the risk of being ostracised in the often conservative Palestinian society in the West Bank. "There were five or six of them," he said. "They were laughing and enjoying it. The guard asked me: 'Are you enjoying this? We want to play with you, and bring your wife, your sister, your mother, and friends here too,'" Mr al-Saei continued. "I was hoping to die and be done from that, as the pain was not only caused by the rape, but also from the severe and painful beating."
December 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
kunzea.bsky.social
neither have laws been effective so far on genocidal Zionism
crystaljane.bsky.social Crystal Jane @crystaljane.bsky.social · 2d
I'm home in Perth for the Christmas break and I've had some stomach churning conversations about... everything.

Progressive, empathetic and just voices need to be SO MUCH LOUDER right now.

This is my last 'news' newsletter for the year.
Laws won't kill antisemitism
But we can.
zeefeed.beehiiv.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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overlandjournal.bsky.social
“The Free Palestine protests have been a vital site amidst a deteriorating political climate where solidarity and compassion are forged.”

Tasnim Mahmoud Sammak on the role of the solidarity movement in the fight against antisemitism.
Blaming Palestine solidarity for the Bondi massacre helps, not curbs, antisemitism - Overland literary journal
Despite this dominant narrative, within the movement there is a clear assuredness that tackling antisemitism is a shared responsibility that is interconnected with the political project of anticolonia...
overland.org.au
December 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
kunzea.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Israel's murders slipping down the page of Guardian Australia...out of sight, out of mind.
Israeli troops kill six Palestinians sheltering in Gaza school, say hospital chiefs
Attack brings total number of Palestinians killed by Israel to 401 since October ceasefire took effect
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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kaemja.bsky.social
Good morning from Tassie. Beautiful today. Hope you all have a super Saturday 😊🌞☕☕☕
December 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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resjudicata22.bsky.social
Cartoonist: Bill Bramhall
December 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Cartoonist: Rick McKee
December 20, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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transportist.org
Don’t do AVs, think of the poor parking spaces.
siegman.biz Patrick Siegman @siegman.biz · 3d
“Self-driving vehicles could significantly reduce revenue at Des Moines International Airport, CEO Brian Mulcahy told the Des Moines City Council....The airport owns or manages most of the nearby parking, including a 1,122-space ramp that opened this year”

How much did that cost? $49 million. Oops!
Robotaxis may gut parking revenue, airport official warns
Parking fees make up a third of Des Moines International Airport's operating revenue.
www.axios.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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sslh.bsky.social
In our continuing series on places in labour history, @keithbeard.bsky.social revisits the contested site of the Peterloo Massacre.
sslh.org.uk/2025/12/20/m...
Manchester Free Trade Hall: a place in labour history
In our continuing series on places in labour history, Keith Flett revisits the contested site of the Peterloo Massacre. Red Plaque marking the site of the massacre. Photo The Manchester Free Trade …
sslh.org.uk
December 20, 2025 at 8:38 AM