Revered actor Sir Ian McKellan telling us what the Bard thought about xenophobia - so beautifully recited I burst into tears. An important message to us, from the 1600s...
...Unemployment figures show that over the past three years, there has been a rise in the number of older Australians (55-64 years) who are out of work: from 2.7 per cent in June 2022 to July 2023, to 3.1 per cent in July 2024 to June 2025...
While the unemployment rate has risen across all ages (15-64 years) from 3.6 per cent to 4.2 per cent over the same period, older Australians find it harder to secure employment if they lose their job.
A report by Jobs and Skills Australia shows the average duration of unemployment for mature-age people stood at 86 weeks in June 2024 — more than double the 37 weeks recorded for 15- to 54-year-olds...
Older women are further disadvantaged and vulnerable to long-term unemployment, according to Associate Professor Foula Kopanidis from RMIT University School of Economics.
In the three years that 65-year-old Kerry Forrest has been applying for positions, she has faced repeated rejection. She thinks it is time employers consider older workers more favourably.
This isn’t new news as such, but people keep being surprised by it, so it’s worth repeating. Substack hosts, profits from, and promotes explicitly Nazi content, and if you are adding value to that network, you are helping them to do so. theguardian.com/media/2026/feb…
#News: #Ningaloo Reef is dying! 🧐🔥 A new survey shows 60% of corals are dead after record heatwaves, turned to rock, killing off vital marine life. We MUST ACT NOW on #climatechange NOW before it's too late! 🌴☠️🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social abc.net.au/news/2025-11-19/nin…
Four Big Tech Companies Avoid $51 Billion in Taxes in Wake of #Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act
“ The annual financial reports recently released by #Amazon, #Alphabet, #Meta, and #Tesla disclose that these corporations collectively reported $315 billion in US profits for 2025.
Yet they collectively paid just 4.9% of that amount in federal corporate income taxes not the usual 21% federal rate.
Four of the corporations whose CEOs flanked President Trump at his 2025 inauguration ceremony have now disclosed that they collectively received $51 billion in federal tax breaks in 2025, much of that likely from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA…
Testimony of Illegal poachers in Indonesia finds 26 of the estimated remaining 72 living Javan #Rhinos were slaughtered over the past five years. Shame!
The Hyprland ecosystem has matured significantly. We are no longer just looking at 'text files', some of these projects are complete desktop shells that outclass macOS in polish.
there's a minecraft mod called litematica that allows you to export things you've built in the game to share with others.
i've been working on a project that allows you to import these litematica schematics into vintage story. it's still at a very early stage, but i've got the basic concept working
OpenSSH server (or ftpd if you're so inclined to reduce overhead) on the Linux machine and Total Commander on the Android device. Full control, put the files where you want them to go the first time.
Some of these are useful for copying files to friends' phones or other devices (though Total Commander has that covered too as long as its same network).
File/folder syncing is a different use case and deserves its own article. ¢¢
I'm reminded of an ancient Cosma Shalizi quote: “… our gracious host would really _like_ to be just a little bit to the left of a technocratic center, and to debate those just a little bit to his right about optimal policies within a shared objective function, and pretending that it is a technical and not a political discussion..."
@knowprose It is true that social media companies thrive on conflict and tend to incentivize arguments. In this case, I am referring to the use of the word "polarization" among journalists and others to describe the political landscape in a safe way that avoids talking about what is actually happening.
I think this is somehow missing the point. The root of the problem is the first past the post voting system which leaves voters in practical terms with a binary choice between two parties. That is polarisation. That is black or white; right or left; billionaires or poverty - it is not a real reflection of life or politics and the only solution is to adopt proportional representation. That produces a range of political parties reflecting the range of political views.
I believe that there are inherent rights of people, and that those rights are nonnegotiable. They should be defended at all costs, even with violence if need be.
The late civil rights activist Israel Shahak would say "There are encouraging signs of polarization." It is the process of polarization that affects change.
completely disagree. Used polarisation precisely because it’s extremism becoming evident at both ends of the spectrum and mastodons might like to think on that.
Cold but sunny outside. Sir Wobbles is enjoying lounging near the window and observing the world. I'm sure he's thinking deep thoughts. #Caturday #Catsofmastodon #cats
This is so funny! I accidentally hit reply to someone who had responded to a post, and this came up! What a good idea. I thoroughly endorse this positive message of 'don't be a dick'. 😂
Sunda flying lemurs AKA Malayan colugos rely on ancient forests to survive, despite being skilful gliders, palm oil is a major threat, boycott palm oil!
Stunning bright coloured Philippine sailfin lizards are becoming more and more rare from palm oil deforestation across their range in #WestPapua #Philippines and eastern #Indonesia. They are also t…
“it’s okay, she should be outside playing sports” — no? “I have autism and mental health things, it’s hard making friends in real life for me,” she says. “My online friends were e…
Global mega-brand Johnson & Johnson have issued a position statement on palm oil in 2020. ‘At Johnson & Johnson, we are committed to doing our part to address the unsustainable rate o…
Extreme rain wasn’t the only cause of Sumatra’s deadly floods. Years of forest loss, eroded soils, and weakened watersheds turned a storm into a tragedy — one that could repeat.
I am heartbroken to see that the journal First Monday is shutting down. I'm all the more grateful I got to check one off the bucket list and publish there last year. But it will be missed.
"The name of the journal was chosen, First Monday, based on its planned frequency, with issues appearing on the first Monday of every month." firstmonday.org/ojs//index.php…
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