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one of the worst types of article - absolute gutter journalism - is the genre where you find a handful of random remarks on social media and then generalise it to "aussies" as a story with national stakes
November 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
one of the worst types of article - absolute gutter journalism - is the genre where you find a handful of random remarks on social media and then generalise it to "aussies" as a story with national stakes
abc did an episode on john cade, the criminally under-recognised australian psychiatrist
POW Turned Pioneer: The Aussie Who Changed Bipolar Treatment
Podcast Episode · No One Saw It Coming · 20/10/2025 · 26m
podcasts.apple.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:56 AM
abc did an episode on john cade, the criminally under-recognised australian psychiatrist
third time victim of package theft since living in my flat. i feel like private courier companies deliver packages in a way that transfers risk consumers. eg, rarely ringing the doorbell because this would slow them down fractionally. whereas australia post doesn't do this.
November 21, 2025 at 5:59 AM
third time victim of package theft since living in my flat. i feel like private courier companies deliver packages in a way that transfers risk consumers. eg, rarely ringing the doorbell because this would slow them down fractionally. whereas australia post doesn't do this.
so many ex-player commentators, esp the more recent players, call the game in a way that might called “mindset reductionism”. nearly everything becomes a matter of the quality or differing qualities of the mindsets of the players on the field
November 21, 2025 at 2:50 AM
so many ex-player commentators, esp the more recent players, call the game in a way that might called “mindset reductionism”. nearly everything becomes a matter of the quality or differing qualities of the mindsets of the players on the field
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6 Suggestions for DSM-6
Making the next DSM look less like a house of mirrors
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/6-suggesti...
Making the next DSM look less like a house of mirrors
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/6-suggesti...
6 Suggestions for DSM-6
Making the next DSM look less like a house of mirrors
www.psychiatrymargins.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
6 Suggestions for DSM-6
Making the next DSM look less like a house of mirrors
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/6-suggesti...
Making the next DSM look less like a house of mirrors
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/6-suggesti...
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Good morning. I've got a banger new post out today that develops a new method for placing voters on the left-right ideological spectrum, and adds a new, "non-ideological"/affordability axis to usual way we chart & think about US voters (esp swing voters). www.gelliottmorris.com/p/not-just-l...
Not just left vs right: Most voters think about affordability and material wellbeing, not in ideological terms
Most voters want a party that emphasizes cost of living issues and makes the world a better place. Few Americans think in solidly ideologically terms. "Moderates" are mostly non-ideological.
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Good morning. I've got a banger new post out today that develops a new method for placing voters on the left-right ideological spectrum, and adds a new, "non-ideological"/affordability axis to usual way we chart & think about US voters (esp swing voters). www.gelliottmorris.com/p/not-just-l...
good move. maybe it will help real estate agents move from the very bottom tier of occupations in terms of respect and trust
Reserve property prices to be published in underquoting crackdown
Real estate agents in Victoria will be required to publish a property's reserve price at least seven days before it goes to auction, under new laws the state government says will stamp out illegal und...
www.abc.net.au
November 20, 2025 at 11:23 PM
good move. maybe it will help real estate agents move from the very bottom tier of occupations in terms of respect and trust
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Hungary’s Orban seemed undefeatable a year ago.
Then Peter Magyar broke through with a powerful anti-corruption platform, rapidly consolidated the fractured opposition, and now leads Fidesz comfortably.
Anti-corruption defeats authoritarianism worldwide. It will work here, too.
Then Peter Magyar broke through with a powerful anti-corruption platform, rapidly consolidated the fractured opposition, and now leads Fidesz comfortably.
Anti-corruption defeats authoritarianism worldwide. It will work here, too.
November 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hungary’s Orban seemed undefeatable a year ago.
Then Peter Magyar broke through with a powerful anti-corruption platform, rapidly consolidated the fractured opposition, and now leads Fidesz comfortably.
Anti-corruption defeats authoritarianism worldwide. It will work here, too.
Then Peter Magyar broke through with a powerful anti-corruption platform, rapidly consolidated the fractured opposition, and now leads Fidesz comfortably.
Anti-corruption defeats authoritarianism worldwide. It will work here, too.
many ai guys a few months ago:
"its too hard to the control the unpredictable output of chatbots so top-down control by people like musk for political isn't something that should be of much concern"
"its too hard to the control the unpredictable output of chatbots so top-down control by people like musk for political isn't something that should be of much concern"
November 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
many ai guys a few months ago:
"its too hard to the control the unpredictable output of chatbots so top-down control by people like musk for political isn't something that should be of much concern"
"its too hard to the control the unpredictable output of chatbots so top-down control by people like musk for political isn't something that should be of much concern"
there was a 50k strong petition demanding the qld government enact "arnie's law" to ratchet up jail times. and then it was revealed the car theft was a hoax and the perpetrator was the owner
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Owner charged over allegedly abandoning dog Arnie after claiming he was stolen
Queensland Police had been investigating the alleged theft of a vehicle and Arnie the German shepherd, from Brisbane's bayside.
www.abc.net.au
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
there was a 50k strong petition demanding the qld government enact "arnie's law" to ratchet up jail times. and then it was revealed the car theft was a hoax and the perpetrator was the owner
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
no fta broadcasters to capitulate to - just the afl and nrl
Labor tipped to drop proposal for online gambling ad ban - by Ronald Mizen
www.afr.com//politics/fe...
www.afr.com//politics/fe...
Labor tipped to drop proposal for online gambling ad ban
Political and industry sources expect Communications Minister Anika Wells to crack-down on illegal offshore gambling websites.
www.afr.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
no fta broadcasters to capitulate to - just the afl and nrl
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Officer Safety. An 87 year old aged care patient 'wielding' an ornament could clearly have caused a number of monstrous injuries to the ego of the particular officer in question. Why won't the elderly and fragile in aged care homes just comply?
NSW police use capsicum spray to subdue 87-year-old man in Sydney nursing home
NSW police use capsicum spray to subdue 87-year-old man in Sydney nursing home
Police allege man ‘had reportedly threatened to harm other residents and himself while armed with a metal object’
New South Wales police have used capsicum spray to subdue an 87-year-old man in a Sydney nursing home.
Police said the incident occurred at a south-west Sydney aged care home on Wednesday at about 8pm. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Officer Safety. An 87 year old aged care patient 'wielding' an ornament could clearly have caused a number of monstrous injuries to the ego of the particular officer in question. Why won't the elderly and fragile in aged care homes just comply?
real duopoly vibes
coles to trial pricing fruit and vegetables by item instead of weight.
coles to trial pricing fruit and vegetables by item instead of weight.
Value or rip off? Coles price trial leaves Adelaide customers sceptical - ABC listen
A three-month trial in Coles supermarkets will see fruit & veg priced per item, rather than by weight. But will this benefit the customer or the business in a cost-of-living crisis?
www.abc.net.au
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 AM
real duopoly vibes
coles to trial pricing fruit and vegetables by item instead of weight.
coles to trial pricing fruit and vegetables by item instead of weight.
in countries where there is a legal right to education, this typically gets interpreted constitutionally as basically prohibiting homeschooling.
so i'm in favour of this part of this otherwise reactionary plan
so i'm in favour of this part of this otherwise reactionary plan
www.theaustralian.com.au
November 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
in countries where there is a legal right to education, this typically gets interpreted constitutionally as basically prohibiting homeschooling.
so i'm in favour of this part of this otherwise reactionary plan
so i'm in favour of this part of this otherwise reactionary plan
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New from me this morning, a deep dive on Elon Musk's Grokipedia-- the forthrightness of the white nationalist and eugenic advocacy in many entries surprised me and the experts I spoke to www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
White nationalist talking points and racial pseudoscience: welcome to Elon Musk’s Grokipedia
World’s richest person wanted to ‘purge’ propaganda from Wikipedia, so he created a compendium of racist disinformation
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
New from me this morning, a deep dive on Elon Musk's Grokipedia-- the forthrightness of the white nationalist and eugenic advocacy in many entries surprised me and the experts I spoke to www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
crime harm index (raw offence count x average severity) with tests of statistical significance before pronouncing year to year variation as meaningful change
this isn't very hard.
this isn't very hard.
November 15, 2025 at 9:33 AM
crime harm index (raw offence count x average severity) with tests of statistical significance before pronouncing year to year variation as meaningful change
this isn't very hard.
this isn't very hard.
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Thinking about how one of the first Epstein victims was trans and got relentlessly mocked in the media when she spoke up www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/07/when...
When a trans woman first accused Jeffrey Epstein of rape, the media mocked her - LGBTQ Nation
The New York Post called her a "man" and a "gender-bend shocker."
www.lgbtqnation.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Thinking about how one of the first Epstein victims was trans and got relentlessly mocked in the media when she spoke up www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/07/when...
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Right. Hitler's DNA. Brace yourselves for a deluge of misinformation and bad science.
I'm in Australia, so do get in touch if you want some expert debunking.
I'm in Australia, so do get in touch if you want some expert debunking.
November 13, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Right. Hitler's DNA. Brace yourselves for a deluge of misinformation and bad science.
I'm in Australia, so do get in touch if you want some expert debunking.
I'm in Australia, so do get in touch if you want some expert debunking.
the privatised model of football governance in au hasn't produced results in terms of the professionalisation of the women's game
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
A-League Women reaches ‘tipping point’ as scathing report highlights stagnation
With the World Cup halo truly faded, the domestic league is now the ‘least preferred’ competition for Australian players, according to a new report
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
the privatised model of football governance in au hasn't produced results in terms of the professionalisation of the women's game
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
"high likelihood" here means something like: "had a 1 in 20 chance compared to a population baseline of 1 in 50 or 1 in 100"
Exclusive: Adolf Hitler’s DNA has been sequenced by scientists
It has:
- shown he had a disorder which impacted his sexual development
- debunked rumours about his ancestry
- shown a high likelihood that he had a neurodivergent condition and/or bipolar disorder
www.thetimes.com/article/e728...
It has:
- shown he had a disorder which impacted his sexual development
- debunked rumours about his ancestry
- shown a high likelihood that he had a neurodivergent condition and/or bipolar disorder
www.thetimes.com/article/e728...
Hitler had hidden genetic sexual disorder, DNA analysis reveals
The Nazi dictator had Kallmann syndrome, which hinders normal puberty and the development of sexual organs, according to groundbreaking research
www.thetimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:21 AM
"high likelihood" here means something like: "had a 1 in 20 chance compared to a population baseline of 1 in 50 or 1 in 100"
popularism, baby!
Children could face life sentences for serious offences under Victorian government ‘adult time’ plan
Youth offenders as young as 14 could face 20-year jail terms for violent crimes under proposal
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:50 AM
popularism, baby!
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excellent piece on tolkien, the changing faces of d&d, and the history of ~fantasy racism~. good shit in here
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
excellent piece on tolkien, the changing faces of d&d, and the history of ~fantasy racism~. good shit in here
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This is the same Noah Smith who, on arriving in Poland, complained that Warsaw airport doesn't have any escalators, when it has more escalators than the state of Wyoming. I'm not sure he should be allowed to travel unaccompanied; it seems to be too much for him.
Noah Smith is paid in the high six-figures to write a blog read by Americans who believe themselves to be intelligent. Yet, he is both unable to read a sign and also for some reason chose to have a 90 minute layover for a flight that takes 90 minutes.
onemileatatime.com/news/economi...
onemileatatime.com/news/economi...
Economist Doesn't Follow Signs At Heathrow: Proof The UK Is Failing?
A economist had a bad experience connecting at Heathrow, suggesting it's reflective of bigger issues in the UK. There's only one issue...
onemileatatime.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This is the same Noah Smith who, on arriving in Poland, complained that Warsaw airport doesn't have any escalators, when it has more escalators than the state of Wyoming. I'm not sure he should be allowed to travel unaccompanied; it seems to be too much for him.