More than 180 authors quit writers' week. Many returned for a DIY replacement Constellations emerged from the ashes of Adelaide Writers' Week, which was cancelled after authors withdrew over censorship. Organisers share how it came together and lessons for the future.

We stood together against anti-Palestinian racism and they cancelled our festival. So we organised our own.

Very tired now, but very proud of Constellations!

Great in depth coverage from Hannah Story here

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Well, gas is expensive, and food is expensive, and we’re doing a war nobody wants, but at least there are no jobs

Lucifer has a point

'Wow this Middle East war hasn't gone to plan and now it looks like it will never end.'

So just like every other war in the Middle East then,

Evicting homeless campers violated human rights, Supreme Court rules The Supreme Court has found a south-east Queensland council violated the human rights of homeless campers.

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Excellent:

Evicting homeless campers violates #HumanRights. Shame Moreton Bay City Council. Full shame. #NoEmptyHouses #AffordableHousing #RaiseTheRate #HomelessnessIsSystemic #auspol
#HousingNOW stable, secure, affordable, long tenure, known community. #SpaceToLive

Billionaires need to get poorer.

If you don't agree you are part of the problem.

Dem Rep. Shares Perfectly Edited Clip From 'The Apprentice' After Trump Fires Kristi Noem

10/10, no notes.

If we survive this, I really hope parents take a long look at how they are teaching empathy to their children. It's so obvious that that is the missing ingredient in huge chunks of the population, amplified by social media algorithms and cultural rewards for reactions rather than thoughtfulness.

Creepy looking.

Two Daly River communities being evacuated by air as flooding continues Hundreds of remote Territorians are being evacuated from their small communities by air this weekend, as flooding inundates the Big Rivers region.

Two Daly River communities being evacuated by air as flooding continues: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-07/nt-remote-communities-evacuated-flood-bom-daly-river-palumpa/106427762

The last photo of third-grader Mikaeil Mirdoraghi, waving to his mom before he left for school. He was killed shortly after in the U.S./Israeli strike on a primary school in Minab.

Bernard LaFayette, Selma voting rights organizer, dies at 85 Bernard LaFayette, who died Thursday, laid the foundations of the Selma, Alabama, campaign that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act. He was a Freedom Rider and helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

Bernard LaFayette, who died Thursday, laid the foundations of the Selma, Alabama, campaign that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act. He was a Freedom Rider and helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. n.pr/4csIbWh

Yes. And we have to talk about this now, because talking about it is the first step to making it seem like a callous crime rather than a surprising emergency.

‘If they don’t stop, Tehran will turn into Gaza’: Iranians describe night of terror People tell of scenes of panic during airstrikes on Iran’s capital, with several saying they feared they would die * Middle East crisis – live updates Sleeplessness, fear and exhaustion gripped residents of Tehran as successive waves of strikes struck the Iranian capital, judging from messages sent by people in the city after the latest overnight onslaught, which several described as the worst bombardment in six days of war. With the Iran imposing a near-total internet blackout, information emerging from inside the country is fragmentary and difficult to verify. But in a series of accounts sent through proxy connections, and calls with friends abroad, Tehranis described a night of intense explosions. Continue reading...

‘If they don’t stop, Tehran will turn into Gaza’: Iranians describe night of terror

I am frankly more concerned about the apathy of the American public and even more importantly the lack of leadership in the Democratic Party.

This is not a dress rehearsal. Every single American must speak out against this Facist administration.

This is one of the most jaw dropping moments of Trump’s presidency. Up there with brainstorming about injecting bleach and shining light up orifices to cure COVID.

All of our living presidents who still have a sense of decency gathered to honor Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Respect recognizes respect.

Morning. ☕️

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“Ambassadors like Kushner signal Washington’s contempt for actual diplomacy; they are there to undermine our fellow democracies, not work with them, by amplifying claims of antisemitism and liberal bias.”

Oslo Davis cartoon, March 7, 2026

This week’s cartoon, by Oslo Davis: satpa.pe/vefcHcH

Bibi and Donald climbing the Escherian Stairwell.

We bombed a girls elementary school.

Ali Velshi On Trump's Economy FALLING APART YouTube video by Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast

Talked to @velshi.com

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There is something about organised sports in Australia which attracts and promotes some of the most disgusting men our “culture” seems to metastasise.

Ben Stiller is calling out the White House after it used a clip from Tropic Thunder in a video promoting the Iran war.

“We never gave you permission and have no interest in being part of your propaganda machine. War is not a movie,” Stiller wrote.

WAR is NOT the answer!!

#Iran

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

Trump TRAPPED as War DESTROYS His Term YouTube video by Legal AF

Introduced by Popok, Sen. Mark Warner joins Lisa Graves of Court Accountability Action to discuss Donald Trump’s sudden “war of choice” with Iran. Warner, vice chair of Senate Intelligence Select Cmte, warns of shifting rationales, risks to U.S. troops, national security, and spillover to Ukraine.

Police body cam footage shows DOGE knew Institute of Peace was private property during raid Footage obtained by The Handbasket’s lawsuit shows a hostile takeover on March 17, 2025.

SCOOP — Body camera footage obtained as a result of my lawsuit against the DC Metropolitan PD confirms DOGE and the Trump administration openly admitted they were entering private property when they raided the building on March 17, 2025. That didn't stop MPD from breaking down the doors.

My report:

Trump gets mad when asked Russia and Iran working together to kill US troops because he wants to talk about college sports instead

Albanese’s policy on Iran makes us complicit in the collapse of international rules The Albanese government has stood by as the foundations of the international order were destroyed

Excellent by @emmashortis.bsky.social

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