The National Gallery in London is renovating its Sainsbury Wing and they’ve just found a secret letter from one of the original donors, sunk into a concrete column, saying that he hates the columns and is glad they’re being demolished. 10/10 unhinged rich man behaviour, no notes

Hearing reports Labor will not contest the election in order to maintain social cohesion and spare difficult divisions in our communities

A stunning data point abc.net.au/news/2024-09-0… via ABC Australia

The "United" Kingdom in three headlines.

"He remains free from custody while his ex-wife is in jail for objecting to court-ordered reunification therapy meant to repair his relationship with two of his sons." denvergazette.com/colorado-watch…

Small target. My The Sydney Morning Herald cartoon.

Israel has dropped almost 80,000 tons of explosives - this means that Israel has dropped ~36 kilograms of explosives on Gaza for every man, woman, and child. Each red dot shows a bombed place in Gaza. (UN Satellite Centre, July 6th) This is what genocide looks like.

Where are y'all finding #academicJob listings? I haven't applied for a single job since July. I don't know if the market has completely dried up or if it's because I used to primarily see them advertised here and the platform's death is accelerating.

Meanwhile these students - particularly those from China - are presented as a threat. We seem uniquely skilled in this country at presenting ourselves as the victims of those we exploit. The settler colony has never once been honest about the labour that built and builds it.

The point is that neither position is morally acceptable. Universities need to be publicly funded, democratically run, and freed from a vampire class of faux-executives making CEO pay even as the most basic functions of the institutions break down.

Things the Albanese Govt is unwilling to do: protect LGBTQ young people from discrimination by religious schools. Things the Albanese Govt is willing to do: cut those same LGBTQ young people off from potential supports. #auspol 3/

Academic folks: here’s a CFP for a volume entitled ‘Eco-Futures: A Companion’, which I will be editing with the brilliant Simon Bacon We look forward to hearing from you! 🤩 call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2024/09/04…

Reflections from our #DigitalChild researchers today after a #socialmediaban was announced by Anthony Albanese Tama Leaver ➡️ @[email protected] says: "Age-based bans simply defer today’s challenges until tomorrow, solving nothing." Curtin Media

That's why it's not contradictory for the govt to claim children from social media while simultaneously claiming that children 10 are older can be held criminally responsible - because they're not talking about the same children and they never were #digitalkids

If you only read one thing today, it should be this fantastic piece in Guardian Australia by my friend, colleague (& accomplished ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child Research Fellow) aleesha rodriguez👩‍💻: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

As reports emerge of Victoria police using tear gas, capsicum spray, and stunt grenades against protests at the Land Forces convention in Melbourne today Amnesty calls for Victoria Police to be held accountable for any misuse of force through independent investigations. /3

Rather perfect by Firstdog Onthemoon theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

hi, friends🌟 wishcrys and i have a new pub in Nordic Journal of Media Studies SI on Gender and Media in a Nordic Context (edited by Jill Walker Rettberg (@[email protected]) Tina Askanius, Eli Skogerbø) We explore Nordic life vlogs produced by East Asian vloggers [open access, yay🐥] doi.org/10.2478/njms-2…

“Applicants must provide CV, cover letter, 3 letters of reference, personal statement, diversity statement, teaching statement, and future agenda…feedback will not be provided because our time is very valuable”

Dear RockliffTeamMedia and budget people, It costs over $3k per day, to keep a child at risk in AYDC, until they inevitably make a redress claim or a civil claim for their treatment whilst there. That is over a million dollars PER CHILD PER YEAR. You could spend $1000 per child