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they_paved_paradise @treemuseums.bsky.social · Jun 25
"a man is 230 times more likely to be raped than to be falsely accused of rape."
www.channel4.com/news/factche...
FactCheck: Men are more likely to be raped than be falsely accused of rape
According to the best data available, a man is 230 times more likely to be raped than to be falsely accused of rape.
www.channel4.com
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benjanun.bsky.social
'Unexpectedly, I found myself feeling bad for women because many of them have "no choice" but to deal with men because that's just what they're attracted to. All she can do is kiss the frogs and hope for a prince; or get used to constant ribbiting.'
A handful of years back I decided to run an experiment and copy/paste my (male) personal OkCupid profile into a new female-seeking-male account, partially to see how my (admittedly eccentric) personality tidbits would be perceived in a female form - but mostly out of morbid curiosity. "Her" existence was only implied, since I wasn't going to reply to messages or swipe on other people - I wasn't that curious (or sociopathic). I used some stock footage of what I felt would be an equivalently witchy/attractive female version of myself. I set up the account then planned to leave it untouched until the next morning. But incoming messages/notifications started flowing immediately, a veritable torrent of garbage. I skimmed through for a mere couple of minutes, and immediately began to feel viscerally nauseated by what I saw - as well as offended, disgusted, confused... I shut down the experiment a couple of hours later, completely sickened with what I saw. I did at least wait to see if more high quality or purposeful messages would show up later on, but... Nope! Not really, sad as it was. Maybe 5% of those messages even contained a sign they read anything about "her" profile or personality/interests at all. If it wasn't foul, it was irrelevant. If it wasn't irrelevant, it was perplexing. If it wasn't perplexing, it was threatening. At best, the vast majority of what I heard was about the same level of "sexy" and/or "respectful" as what you'd hear shouted at a petting zoo by a batch of elementary students trying to get the goats to come closer to the fence. This experience shook me more than I'd have guessed and sticks with me to this day. Unexpectedly, I found myself feeling bad for women because many of them have "no choice" but to deal with men because that's just what they're attracted to. All she can do is kiss the frogs and hope for a prince; or get used to constant ribbiting. Whenever I hear people talk about how hard things are for guys, I feel like laughing n…
December 2, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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benjanun.bsky.social
'they no longer believe women are just violently bullying average looking men on dating apps'
Today, my male coworker and male manager were talking about the male loneliness epidemic and I heard them say something about how hard men have it on dating apps. And I jumped in and said "you think women have an easy time on dating apps?" And they both said they thought men were unequivocally oppressed on dating apps. So, I pulled up my tinder. And I handed it to them and said, you have 10 minutes to scroll through these oppressed men and find me ONE that you think would make a suitable partner. Some of my favorite quotes included: "Why is he holding a gun to his head?" "Why is he naked?" "Is... he being intimate with another woman in this picture?" (The answer was yes) "Do you think he showers?" (Answer was probably not) "There is a moldy Starbucks drink behind him." Finally, they did find a man who looked like a nice guy, he looked clean and there were no guns or dick picks, and his bio wasn't great but it was general and acceptable. I match with him. His first (and only) message came up about 10 minutes later, and he says "u gon let me fuck?" I also showed them this message. Anyways, they no longer believe woman are just violently bullying average looking men on dating apps. They accept that men are their biggest enemies when it comes to online dating. Should I let my manager swipe on tinder for me? No, I absolutely shouldn't, especially not in the office. Do I think it was worth it? Yes.
December 2, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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kattenbarge.bsky.social
This is true of basically every trad wife you’ve heard of. They are not trad wives. They reap the benefits that feminism has won for them and then they grift off pretending to be trad. Women who actually follow their supposed ideals suffer in silence
December 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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jhaue.bsky.social
With a sneaky tweak, the government has made welfare recipients guilty until proven innocent
theconversation.com/with-a-sneak...
With a sneaky tweak, the government has made welfare recipients guilty until proven innocent
The government’s laws cancelling social security payments for some accused of crimes turn a safety net into a weapon for punishing people.
theconversation.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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yungenchee.bsky.social
"On a livestream last week, NSN leader Thomas Sewell vowed to “make an example” of his enemies in Australia that would make the murderous rampage and planned race war of Charles Manson’s cult “look moderate”"
December 2, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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joneshowdareyou.bsky.social
"Among those who deny the genocide – either explicitly, or by refusing to name it and speak truthfully about it – are Donald Trump, the wanted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu, and the entire front bench of the Australian Labor Government."
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12...
The politics of forgetting: Australia, Gaza and moral silence
From the “Great Australian Silence” to Gaza, deliberate forgetting has long provided political cover for injustice. Silence, not ignorance, is the problem.
johnmenadue.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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simonrosenberg.bsky.social
Of course, why not?
It worked so well with #robodebt. [insert sarcasm emoji here]
#disability #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NDIS plans will be computer-generated, with human involvement dramatically cut under sweeping overhaul
Exclusive: Staff were told of major changes to the way NDIS funding and support plans will be made during a recent internal briefing
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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jessielilley.bsky.social
“…last week, NSN leader Thomas Sewell vowed to “make an example” of his enemies in Australia that would make the murderous rampage and planned race war of Charles Manson’s cult “look moderate”, in some of his first public comments since he was released on bail last month.”

Deemed not a threat.
Neo-Nazis’ chilling threats as government investigates homeschooling network
A female MP has reported threats as Australia’s Nazis bristle at government probes into their secretive homeschooling networks.
www.theage.com.au
December 2, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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strangerous.bsky.social
Antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal says she hasn’t even bothered to ask NSW police how on earth they let a bunch of Neo Nazi grubs parade outside parliament, but promises she will.
David Shoebridge “now I’ve raised it with you, you’re going to put on your next agenda meeting”💥🙄 #Estimates
December 2, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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yungenchee.bsky.social
i hope they served up Tasmania's diseased salmon special

Incidentally, on the topic of fawning, self-congratulatory PR, what kind of Climate Leaders Coalition includes fossil fuel corps like Woodside, Santos & Ampol❓

Why, the Australian Climate Leaders Coalition of course‼️
December 2, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Excellent article for reminding everyone why new gas fields need to be banned and gas companies need to be taxed out of existence.

www.smh.com.au/world/north-...
Trump wants to ‘drill, baby, drill’. This Australian giant is happy to help
Oil and gas giant Woodside is expanding in the US under its American chief executive. Over brunch in New York, Meg O’Neill explains why she thinks the climate conversation has fundamentally changed.
www.smh.com.au
December 2, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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astrokatie.com
Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
kendrawrites.com Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 1d
I'm so tired of measles.

I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.

Show what measles looks like.
datareport.bsky.social Data Report @datareport.bsky.social · 1d
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
How to sit on a report for 2 years then ignore it's recommendations - a government guide.

No Favourites report (aka Jobs for Mates) gets the cold shoulder. #whatsthescam #auspol @kimwingerei.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/after-27-mon...
After 27 months of secrecy, the 'Jobs-for-Mates' report lobs. What's the scam? - Michael West
After sitting on Lynelle Briggs' No Favourites report for 27 months, the Government finally decides to release the jobs-for-mates report.
michaelwest.com.au
December 2, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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paulmac.bsky.social
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

#ExtremeHeat
#RecordHeat
#ExtremeCold
#RecordCold
#Jetstream
#PolarVortex
#ExtremeWeather
#WeatherWhiplash
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
Fire and ice in Australia on first day of summer
Summer has arrived in Australia with a bang, with fire and searing heat in the west, while a sprinkling of snow accompanied record cold temperatures in the south-east of the country.
www.abc.net.au
December 2, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Loving that AI productivity boost!

"the more artificial intelligence is used within a law firm, the more lawyers are needed to vet the technology’s outputs."
www.afr.com/companies/pr...
Use of AI ‘tech stacks’ driving demand for lawyers
The more artificial intelligence is used within a law firm, the more professionals are needed to vet the technology’s outputs.
www.afr.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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profgabriele.com
workplace AI is an elite circle jerk
coil.bsky.social Dan Johnson (hire me) @coil.bsky.social · 3d
The numbers in here are hilarious.

Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%

Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
economist.com The Economist @economist.com · 3d
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
December 1, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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gennerveevy.bsky.social
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Scientists warn mountain climate change is accelerating faster than predicted, putting billions of people at risk
Mountains worldwide are experiencing climate change more intensely than lowland areas, with potentially devastating consequences for billions of people who live in and/or depend on these regions, acco...
phys.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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reuters.com
Sri Lanka's cyclone death toll climbs to 355, with 366 missing reut.rs/4pEhFwl
Sri Lanka's cyclone death toll climbs to 355, with 366 missing
Rescuers in Sri Lanka were scrambling to clear roads and deliver aid to more than half a million people hit by a cyclone last week.
reut.rs
December 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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risingtideaus.bsky.social
💪🏽We stand with coal workers 💪🏼

As the #RisingTide crossed into the channel to disrupt the coal export industry, Zack Tritton talked on the beach about bridging the gap between climate activists and workers, standing up to corporate greed together 💚❤️💙
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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risingtideaus.bsky.social
Coal worker Zac at #RisingTide on urgent transition 👉🏼 “We need to be prepared for it. At the heart of the fears of these people in the industry, that I spend almost every day with, is that their communities will be uprooted, that their livelihoods will be lost.”

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
December 1, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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flyingrodent.bsky.social
I wish this was an exaggeration, but it isn’t. They appear to have actively worked to block their purported allies being granted asylum, so they couldn’t be called to give evidence in Britain.
jimcaris.bsky.social Jim Caris @jimcaris.bsky.social · 1d
The British government and forces left their local translators and interpreters to be killed by the Taliban so they couldn't give evidence in any war-crimes trials
December 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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lucyham.bsky.social
Here’s Hugo Lennon wearing the adopted HH uniform of the overt Neo Nazis. (Scotch College alumnus, family has 30 thousand empty houses landbanked, influencer blaming migrants for housing crisis.) Why is Ryan interviewing him?
##auspol theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
Far-right watch: the neoliberal think tank director platforming ethnonationalists - The Shot
Around the West, mainstream figures are normalising far-right actors and ideas. Some of them, for example the Australian judiciary, do...
theshot.net.au
December 1, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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energy9086.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 2:32 AM
treemuseums.bsky.social
Episode gazillion in should men be allowed to participate in society
December 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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euanritchie.bsky.social
Feral pigs are a massive issue across Australia. They can cause tremendous damage to environments, wildlife and cultural sites. And, like many invasive species, government funding of their control and eradication is grossly insufficient.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... By @donnadlu.bsky.social
Rainforests, rivers and sacred sites are being ‘ripped to shreds’ by feral pigs, Queensland traditional owners warn
Destruction wrought by swine-borne disease is thinning the canopy of bunya pine forests and the problem is getting worse, experts say
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM