one carefully deployed “you sound fucking insane” can change a man’s entire life trajectory
04.03.2026 04:40
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one carefully deployed “you sound fucking insane” can change a man’s entire life trajectory
It's like when your toddler throws your phone into the toilet and then after he gets into trouble he gives you a little cuddle and it's like, look, that doesn't fix the actual problem, but it's nice.
i hate being right
Picture of Marjane Satrapi alongside a quote from her. The quote reads: The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same... - Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist
Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.
How do you do this?? My brain simply cannot cope with any words in my eyes if they’re also coming in through my ears.
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well wrap me in a flag and smear some vegemite on my face, i'm feeling bloody patriotic seeing global investors pouring money into Australian bonds because our economy is less vulnerable to AI disruption because we're dummies who can only dig things out of the ground and sign up for mortages
The Bondi Royal Commission has confirmed it won’t be examining the Bondi attack.
Top work, everyone.
The Albanese government has sleepwalked into another Robodebt scenario, where unfounded optimism in AI and automated decision-making has once again left Australians at the mercy of an uncaring robot bureaucrat.
GOOD
Also it's absolutely fucked that a teenage girl has to pour her heart out in a newspaper in a desperate attempt to get someone to take young women seriously. British politicians should be ashamed.
A teenage girl begging the alleged grown-ups running the country to do something about the relentless misogyny she experiences online. Social media bans won't address misogyny - that requires ongoing commitment and resources. Bans are low-hanging fruit but they can't do what they promise.
I know he’s excommunicated but is he the most senior member of the royal family to be arrested since… Charles I? Anne Boleyn? Maybe Mary Queen of Scots? Good company lol
I am currently re-writing a book chapter I wrote last year in a total fugue state with a tiny baby. Huge “what the hell am i talking about? 🫠” vibes
Perfect email auto-reply
Incredible commentary from this Swiss announcer, who accurately characterizes the Israeli team as "Self-defined zionist to the core...who posted several messages in favour of the genocide in Gaza...calling it ‘the most morally just war in history.’”
Solidarity to a real one.
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
this sucks so much. rest in piece king
Screenshot of the article that includes a quote from the professor's explanation to the dean: “I was recommending her for a job I thought she'd like. When you do that--when you actually care about a rec letter--you keep the potential boss's habits in mind,” Gelernter wrote in the email to his colleagues, seemingly referring to Epstein. “This one was obsessed with girls (like every other unmarried billionaire in Manhattan; in fact, like every other heterosex male), and if I hadn't said what I did in that letter ten-odd years ago, he would certainly have called me & asked for a lot more aesthetic detail. (This is how men behave.)”
This is the Yale professor's explanation for why he described the physical attractiveness of a student in an email to Epstein. He explicitly says he regrets nothing about their association.
Again, I'm so happy Yale hired David Brooks to restore trust.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
email exchange between Epstein and Duke professor Dan Ariely discussing a meet up and Ariely asking about a redhead that was with Epstein
all these emails between academics and Epstein are more testimony of what women in academia have to contend with 😡
Nothing like working on a highly competitive grant application with a small, unwell child to make you feel like you’re about to have a nervous breakdown 😅
I hadn’t known this. Two men who were accused of sexual abuse on the Shitty Media Men document that I created back in 2017 reached out to Michael Wolff for help as they looked to sue me, and Wolf forwarded their concerns to Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein offered to help. www.jmail.world/thread/EFTA0...
Crowd of protestors outside Victorian Parliament 26 Jan 2026
No pride in genocide
get in girlies, we're talking surveillance! we're talking the fantasy of automation propped up by humans! we're talking unfulfilled promises of tech to reduce household labour! we're talking funwashing of robots made for warfare!
It’ll be my first time presenting at ICA proper – I’ve been knocked back before now. It’ll also be my first time travelling that far with a small child 😬 See you there!
IMO a ban on sports betting ads and much greater regulation of algorithmically driven platforms would shift the burden off of athletes to 'keep themselves safe'. I'm yet to be convinced about detect and delete software - seems like a potentially massive invasion of privacy.
New open access publication with Kim Toffoletti & Sarah Reddan.
Online harm—whether direct, witnessed, verbal, and/or image-based—is a serious workplace issue with impacts on the wellbeing, performance and economic opportunities of professional athletes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
About 18 months ago I sent this letter, along with a copy of my book, to a number of MPs and peers, including Wes Streeting. I never got a response (which to be fair was my baseline expectation), but it’s still disheartening to see today’s news about Haidt’s invitation to speak to policymakers.
Grok is being weaponised to digitally remove clothing from women and children's photos and by restricted AI image-generation to paying users, they are effectively monetising the creation of child sexual abuse material and non-consensual deepfakes rather than stopping it.
📢 PhD Scholarship at QUT to join my DECRA project "Democratic Resilience Online: Strengthening Public Opinion Formation Amid Digital Threats" @qutdmrc.bsky.social
📅 Applications close: 13/03/2026
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