BBBruce @Didaho@qoto.org

“Karim Khan’s decision to seek arrest warrants for five people for grave international crimes committed in Israel and Palestine since October 7 in the face of pressure from US lawmakers and others reaffirms the crucial role of the International Criminal Court.” - Balkees Jarrah, associate international justice director, Human Rights Watch

It appears OpenAI really, really wanted Scarlett Johansson’s voice.

"#Trump-linked #DarkMoney group (Citizens for Sanity) spent $90m on racist and transphobic ads in 2022".

#elections #racism #HateSpeech #SocialMedia #TheVoice #auspol

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/17/trump-citizens-sanity-election-ads

The times are changing. Now to get the politicians to recognise that...
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The era of small government is ending. And Australians want to regain power ceded to the amoral forces of global capital - Peter Lewis https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/article/2024/may/21/the-era-of-small-government-is-ending-and-australians-want-to-regain-power-ceded-to-the-amoral-forces-of-global-capital

#auspol

Peter Dutton is telling Australians the housing issues only began 2 years ago. It's been a worsening problem for decades. The Coalition could have addressed it if they wanted to. This was the Hockeynomics response in 2015. #auspol https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-09/joe-hockey-accused-of-insensitivity-over-sydney-house-prices/6532630

I'm pleased to report that the Bunnings trolleys have been improved and upgraded.

You know those old ones, about the size of a semi trailer, that were almost impossible to steer and control?

Well, by dint of inspired engineering and innovative industrial design they have made them larger and absolutely, completely impossible to steer and control.

#auspol

FREEDOM OF SPEECH — everyone needs it sooner or later.

#auspol

The Community Notes feature of Twitter/X, rolled out in India just prior to the national election, is seen as a failure. https://nihalkrishan.substack.com/p/new-twitters-fact-checking-feature?publication_id=30790&post_id=144831635&isFreemail=true&r=1g77q&triedRedirect=true

"The Associated Press decries in the strongest terms the actions of the Israeli government to shut down our longstanding live feed" of northern Gaza.

"It is abhorrent, sickening and disgraceful for anyone to promote content associated with Germany's Nazi government under Adolf Hitler," Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters on Air Force One about the Trump video that references a "unified reich" if he returns to the White House.

"This live feed by the AP is the only remaining live element from Gaza for many broadcasters worldwide. It is vital for coverage of this significant story. We call on Israel to reverse course on this overly aggressive action and restore the AP’s equipment and live feed.”- Emily Wilkins, president of the National Press Club https://www.press.org/newsroom/national-press-club-statement-israels-actions-against-associated-press

Google, Environmental Defense Fund will track methane emissions from space

Satellite data + Google Maps + AI should help figure out where methane is leaking.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/google-environmental-defense-fund-will-track-methane-emissions-from-space/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

@nadiaalbelushi I disagree with your notion of demonizing. The ethnicities don’t matter. If occupying government occupies land they didn’t originally own they should expect resistance and nobody could blame someone for “being radicalized” under such circumstances.

However, that doesn’t excuse the actions. Did Hamas bomb a military base? A government building? Literally anything at all related to the occupying government? No. It was innocent people. This logic applies across all borders, all ethnicities.

And same to the occupiers. Did Israel storm in and take over government buildings? No, they beat children and took homes.

It’s not about “demonizing” anyone. It’s about understanding the difference between resisting a government and beating children or blowing up a concert full of random people.

"“U.S. President Joe Biden issued a memorandum on Thursday requiring allies who receive military aid from the U.S. to provide ‘credible and reliable written assurances’ of their adherence to international law including international human rights law,” the Times of Israel reported. Israel will need to supply written assurances within 45 days or risk loss of aid."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/13/biden-israel-aid/

#Israel #Gaza #Palestine #War #HumanRights #Biden #USA #News #WorldNews

Your #ABC? No.

#Murdoch #SaveTheABC #journalism #auspol

Half of migratory species face extinction due to human activities

Since the 1970s, global biodiversity has plummeted by 70 percent.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/half-of-migratory-species-face-extinction-due-to-human-activities/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

The #australia govt is paying consultants to do another climate risk assessment. It’s likely to be a shocker. The worst thing about the terms of reference for the National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA) is that they assume +1.5-+2C by 2050 - a wildly overly optimistic projection. #climate #climatechange #climatecrisis #auspol

Here’s David Spratt’s commentary:
https://johnmenadue.com/as-warming-accelerates-and-1-5c-is-breached-faster-than-forecast-australia-needs-to-re-think-climate-risks-and-policy/

"Bits and pieces of experience and memory can accumulate into a shift in what people believe is possible and our own perceptions of our power to impact the world. Exposing the public to sights and sounds and ideas that help them make connections and have realizations they may have not otherwise have had is important. Making instruments and avenues for direct action and liberatory practices accessible is important. All attempts, large and small, at nurturing liberation can transform and expand people’s capacities for creative resistance, dreaming, and action."

#Palestine #FreePalestine #FreeGaza #Gaza #CeasefireNow

https://itsgoingdown.org/growing-power-and-imaginations-together-reportback-from-durhams-autonomous-palestine-action/

“History will not look kindly on House Republicans for their blatant act of unconstitutional partisanship that has targeted an honorable public servant in order to play petty political games.” - Statement from President Biden on impeachment of DHS Secretary Mayorkas https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/02/13/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-house-gops-baseless-impeachment-of-secretary-mayorkas/

"Libs of TikTok and Elon Musk rushed to spread the misinformation as part of the far right’s desperate push to make “trans terrorism” a thing."

https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7bnna/lakewood-church-shooting-houston-far-right-misinformation-claiming-suspect-transgender