Paula 🌹
@paularose.bsky.social
artist | always curious | pro-transit & accessibility | resiliency | nature lover
Derwent Valley lutruwita (Tasmania)
Derwent Valley lutruwita (Tasmania)
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"I think there's room to rehash the conversation around how social media, for people of marginalised backgrounds and especially racialised teens, is a place to find connection in a largely white and colonial country"
missingperspectives.com/posts/social...
missingperspectives.com/posts/social...
The Real Cost of Australia’s Social Media Ban on Youth
Australia’s social media ban claims to protect kids, but it cuts marginalised teens off from community, news and safety — while ignoring real solutions.
missingperspectives.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
"I think there's room to rehash the conversation around how social media, for people of marginalised backgrounds and especially racialised teens, is a place to find connection in a largely white and colonial country"
missingperspectives.com/posts/social...
missingperspectives.com/posts/social...
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Australian values versus political capture
Dave Pope 2024
Dave Pope 2024
October 26, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Australian values versus political capture
Dave Pope 2024
Dave Pope 2024
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Australian values
Authorised by the Department for Rearranging Deckchairs
youtu.be/ZxRB5qWphJE?...
@thejuicemedia.com
Regulate toxic algorithms?
Enforce duty of care?
Nah, ban kids
Don't apply un-Australian values
AUKUS subs
back fossils
abandon ABC, CSIRO, BOM
bsky.app/profile/prof...
Authorised by the Department for Rearranging Deckchairs
youtu.be/ZxRB5qWphJE?...
@thejuicemedia.com
Regulate toxic algorithms?
Enforce duty of care?
Nah, ban kids
Don't apply un-Australian values
AUKUS subs
back fossils
abandon ABC, CSIRO, BOM
bsky.app/profile/prof...
December 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Australian values
Authorised by the Department for Rearranging Deckchairs
youtu.be/ZxRB5qWphJE?...
@thejuicemedia.com
Regulate toxic algorithms?
Enforce duty of care?
Nah, ban kids
Don't apply un-Australian values
AUKUS subs
back fossils
abandon ABC, CSIRO, BOM
bsky.app/profile/prof...
Authorised by the Department for Rearranging Deckchairs
youtu.be/ZxRB5qWphJE?...
@thejuicemedia.com
Regulate toxic algorithms?
Enforce duty of care?
Nah, ban kids
Don't apply un-Australian values
AUKUS subs
back fossils
abandon ABC, CSIRO, BOM
bsky.app/profile/prof...
Australia is quietly introducing 'unprecedented' age checks for search engines like Google
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Australia is quietly rolling out age checks for search engines like Google
Just as Australians are adjusting to the idea of having their ages checked for social media, age assurance rules are being applied to search engines and many other corners of the internet.
www.abc.net.au
December 8, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Australia is quietly introducing 'unprecedented' age checks for search engines like Google
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
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I agree. It was about appearing to do something. The real issue is the big social media companies being completely derelict in enforcing any standard of civil conduct.
The Australien Government has made an ad about the Social Media Ban for Under-16s, and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
Honest Government Ad | Social Media Ban
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I agree. It was about appearing to do something. The real issue is the big social media companies being completely derelict in enforcing any standard of civil conduct.
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The Australien Government has made an ad about the Social Media Ban for Under-16s, and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
Honest Government Ad | Social Media Ban
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:49 AM
The Australien Government has made an ad about the Social Media Ban for Under-16s, and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
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For the First Time This Century, Child Mortality Is Likely to Rise.
"For the first time in 25 years, child mortality rates for preventable diseases are projected to increase, after having declined for 25 years."
Source: archive.md/9AqXz
"For the first time in 25 years, child mortality rates for preventable diseases are projected to increase, after having declined for 25 years."
Source: archive.md/9AqXz
December 8, 2025 at 6:30 AM
For the First Time This Century, Child Mortality Is Likely to Rise.
"For the first time in 25 years, child mortality rates for preventable diseases are projected to increase, after having declined for 25 years."
Source: archive.md/9AqXz
"For the first time in 25 years, child mortality rates for preventable diseases are projected to increase, after having declined for 25 years."
Source: archive.md/9AqXz
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Australia’s social media ban comes out of the cult of self-help books. Dodgy research and rich false gods preaching about the ills of contemporary society. Yet structural issues aren’t addressed.
Australia, this is embarrassing.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia, this is embarrassing.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
How Australia became the testing ground for a social media ban for young people
From nascent policy idea in one state to passing federal parliament in just days, it has been a whirlwind journey for the world-first legislation that will take effect from 10 December
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Australia’s social media ban comes out of the cult of self-help books. Dodgy research and rich false gods preaching about the ills of contemporary society. Yet structural issues aren’t addressed.
Australia, this is embarrassing.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia, this is embarrassing.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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A whole lot of not thinking things through with this policy.
Pretty much assumes everyone is a middle-upper class white, straight teenager with no issues living in a city
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Pretty much assumes everyone is a middle-upper class white, straight teenager with no issues living in a city
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’m 15 years old and have a disability. Social media has been a lifeline – why is the government kicking me off? | Ezra Sholl
As I come to terms with life as a quadriplegic, Instagram and TikTok are a reminder I’m not alone
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
A whole lot of not thinking things through with this policy.
Pretty much assumes everyone is a middle-upper class white, straight teenager with no issues living in a city
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Pretty much assumes everyone is a middle-upper class white, straight teenager with no issues living in a city
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Australia’s world-first under-16s social media ban will damage young people’s political education theconversation.com/the-under-16...
The under-16s social media ban will damage young people’s political education. Teachers need better support
We know that Australian children’s civics education is at an all-time low. The government’s social media ban may make this worse.
theconversation.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Australia’s world-first under-16s social media ban will damage young people’s political education theconversation.com/the-under-16...
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A big feature of hating the poor, is people wildly overestimating how much help is available to the poor, and the quality of that help.
They imagine welfare is an easy to get, comfortably livable income, or imagine we eat well off charity, when irl rich donors commonly use charity to offload waste
They imagine welfare is an easy to get, comfortably livable income, or imagine we eat well off charity, when irl rich donors commonly use charity to offload waste
This is my local women's shed every week they get donations to make hampers for people doing it tough. Aldi thought this was acceptable
December 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A big feature of hating the poor, is people wildly overestimating how much help is available to the poor, and the quality of that help.
They imagine welfare is an easy to get, comfortably livable income, or imagine we eat well off charity, when irl rich donors commonly use charity to offload waste
They imagine welfare is an easy to get, comfortably livable income, or imagine we eat well off charity, when irl rich donors commonly use charity to offload waste
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This is my local women's shed every week they get donations to make hampers for people doing it tough. Aldi thought this was acceptable
December 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This is my local women's shed every week they get donations to make hampers for people doing it tough. Aldi thought this was acceptable
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Batteries are going to get a lot cheaper
Gas won't
California invests big in battery storage leaving rolling blackouts behind
California now has around 14GW / 50GWh of utility storage and another 3GW of domestic and commercial storage
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Gas won't
California invests big in battery storage leaving rolling blackouts behind
California now has around 14GW / 50GWh of utility storage and another 3GW of domestic and commercial storage
www.latimes.com/environment/...
December 7, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Batteries are going to get a lot cheaper
Gas won't
California invests big in battery storage leaving rolling blackouts behind
California now has around 14GW / 50GWh of utility storage and another 3GW of domestic and commercial storage
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Gas won't
California invests big in battery storage leaving rolling blackouts behind
California now has around 14GW / 50GWh of utility storage and another 3GW of domestic and commercial storage
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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My teen, who had dreamt of being an astrophysicist, just told me he wants to go to law school because, “Science isn’t going to be a priority in the US in the future…I don’t want a job where I’ll be constantly worried my funding will be taken away.”
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
December 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
My teen, who had dreamt of being an astrophysicist, just told me he wants to go to law school because, “Science isn’t going to be a priority in the US in the future…I don’t want a job where I’ll be constantly worried my funding will be taken away.”
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
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How Journalists Created Sympathy for a Rapist. This superb piece by @sherelemoody.bsky.social is essential reading. Australia has a sexist & misogynistic custom: defending & excusing horrific acts by men against women & children. #DV #VAW #journalism australianfemicidewatch.org/2025/12/06/h...
HOW JOURNALISTS CREATED SYMPATHY FOR A RAPIST - The RED HEART Campaign
When a man murders a woman, journalists ctrl f on their electronic thesaurus to dredge up every negative word available to slut shame, victim blame, erase,
australianfemicidewatch.org
December 6, 2025 at 11:20 AM
How Journalists Created Sympathy for a Rapist. This superb piece by @sherelemoody.bsky.social is essential reading. Australia has a sexist & misogynistic custom: defending & excusing horrific acts by men against women & children. #DV #VAW #journalism australianfemicidewatch.org/2025/12/06/h...
How the UK’s dependency on cars slows down the economy
Clogged up Britain
theconversation.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
At a Loss for Words
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
December 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
At a Loss for Words
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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When global temperatures shot up by ~6°C about 56 million years ago, plants were unable to thrive
The reduced ability of vegetation & soils to capture & store carbon may have kept temperatures elevated for >100,000 years
Today Earth is warming ~10 times faster than it did 56 million years ago
The reduced ability of vegetation & soils to capture & store carbon may have kept temperatures elevated for >100,000 years
Today Earth is warming ~10 times faster than it did 56 million years ago
56 million years ago, the Earth suddenly heated up – and many plants stopped working properly
It could be a sign of what’s to come.
theconversation.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
When global temperatures shot up by ~6°C about 56 million years ago, plants were unable to thrive
The reduced ability of vegetation & soils to capture & store carbon may have kept temperatures elevated for >100,000 years
Today Earth is warming ~10 times faster than it did 56 million years ago
The reduced ability of vegetation & soils to capture & store carbon may have kept temperatures elevated for >100,000 years
Today Earth is warming ~10 times faster than it did 56 million years ago
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1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:55 AM
1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This is a thing of joy - why we need multiple disciplines within our universities, with a nod to the value of music too. Specialist institutions won’t produce these sorts of random encounters.
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:51 AM
This is a thing of joy - why we need multiple disciplines within our universities, with a nod to the value of music too. Specialist institutions won’t produce these sorts of random encounters.
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Climate change must be recognized as a scientific reality rather than a political debate. Any solution requires it to be addressed as a human issue that transcends our political affiliations.
elestoque.org/2025/12/02/o...
elestoque.org/2025/12/02/o...
Climate change should not be political
Fossil fuel corporations have spent billions manufacturing political divide for profit at our planet’s expense
elestoque.org
December 2, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Climate change must be recognized as a scientific reality rather than a political debate. Any solution requires it to be addressed as a human issue that transcends our political affiliations.
elestoque.org/2025/12/02/o...
elestoque.org/2025/12/02/o...
60,000 African penguins starve to death after sardine numbers collapse – study
Climate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research finds
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research finds
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
60,000 African penguins starve to death after sardine numbers collapse – study
Climate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research finds
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:26 AM
60,000 African penguins starve to death after sardine numbers collapse – study
Climate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research finds
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research finds
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“Despite perennial claims from team owners that building new stadiums or revamping existing ones will result in a fiscal and jobs boom for a city or region, research consistently shows that the hundreds of millions of public dollars that are often outlaid are not typically a sound investment.”
Sports stadiums and taxpayer financing: A primer and research roundup
journalistsresource.org/economics/sp...
journalistsresource.org/economics/sp...
Sports stadiums and taxpayer financing: A primer and research roundup
Research conducted over decades indicates sports stadium public investments almost never lead to massive economic gains for host cities.
journalistsresource.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:12 AM
“Despite perennial claims from team owners that building new stadiums or revamping existing ones will result in a fiscal and jobs boom for a city or region, research consistently shows that the hundreds of millions of public dollars that are often outlaid are not typically a sound investment.”