Professional book nerd (writer, editor, critic - former bookseller, publisher). Deputy Editor, Books & Ideas, @ConversationEDU. Opinions mine. #ActuallyAutistic

Adelaide
Joined August 2009
Jo Case retweeted
'The 33-year-old said he was “clearly targeted for politically motivated reasons” and said officials spent more than 30 minutes questioning him about his views on Israel and Palestine including his “thoughts on Hamas”.' theguardian.com/australia-ne…
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"As many as half of people with anorexia also have autism. I was unseen, even to myself." Dr Fiona Wright – our current Judy Harris Writer-in-Residence Fellow @CPC_usyd – had been in the medical system for around 17 years, being treated for anorexia, before a diagnosis of autism changed the way she viewed herself. This essay in @ConversationEDU is an extract from a collection "Someone Like Me: An Anthology of Non-Fiction by Autistic Writers" published by University of Queensland Press @UQPbooks, edited by @clembastow and @jocaseau, exploring experiences of autism – and exploding stereotypes. ➡️ Read Fiona's extract: bit.ly/431cw9n
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It appears Gerard Rennick has lost his Senate seat 🤷🏻‍♀️
Time to tell the truth about the real science. The science behind “climate change” is false. As I point out in this speech the amount of energy absorbed by CO2 is incredibly small and is quickly lost via convection (the wind) through the force of gravity. The idea that one CO2 molecule can heat up 10,000 N2 and O2 molecules by 1 degree and then maintain that increase in temperature is false. Assuming equal molecule weights that would require that the CO2 molecule is 10,000 degrees in order to confirm with Newton’s third law of motion or the 1st law of thermodynamics. This is clearly impossible. The temperature of the Sun is 5,700 degrees and the heat inside an internal combustion engine of a space ship is 3,000 degrees. Furthermore gases are terrible conductors of heat so it’s very difficult for gas to transfer heat to other molecules. This science of physics and in particular thermodynamics isn’t being taught in schools. It is allowing the climate alarmists to spread their false narrative about climate change which is being used to waste tens of billions of dollars on renewables which in itself is destroying our environment. Only People First has the technical understanding of the true science of heat - thermodynamics- to destroy the climate debate once and for all.
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This is what ardent NYT _conservative_ Bret Stephens is saying. Anyone with any sense knows that today was an absolute disaster and disgrace for the United States.
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To be clear: this entire thing went off the rails because Zelensky made the catastrophically offensive move of pointing out the reality that Putin broke a ceasefire in 2015 and that when Vance talks about diplomacy, he can’t explain how Putin is a trustworthy partner. Zelensky simply spoke the truth, which Vance deemed totally unacceptable and offensive because he was trying to “litigate” the issue in front of the press. And then it unraveled from there. Just wild.
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DEADLINE EXTENDED! If you were thinking about submitting a piece for Lilith 2025 but weren't sure you'd have it ready for Friday, we have good news! Our deadline for papers for our 2025 issue has been extended to COB MARCH 14! If you've got something, we'd love to hear from you!
We are very excited to announce that we are now accepting submissions for our 2025 issue! If you've got an original piece of research in women's, feminist or gender history, we'd love to receive it! Please direct submissions & enquiries to [email protected] by Friday 28 Feb
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SO annoying that @NetflixANZ has two crucial episodes of MAD MEN in the wrong order, so you see Don suddenly behaving very demurely and deferentially an episode BEFORE Betty confronts him about his secret identity. S3, episodes 11 (Gypsy & The Hobo) and 12 (The Grown Ups).
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Jo Case retweeted
Paul Newman confirmed twin peaks fan!
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Replying to @Srirachachau
Does Spacey believe delivering these supervillain monologues direct to camera makes him seem innocent and well adjusted
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"The Trump administration is now an active and direct threat to Australia and the world." "The America we thought we knew is gone and it is not coming back." @EmmaShortis, Director of International & Security Affairs @TheAusInstitute, at the #ClimateIntegrity Summit.
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I kid you not I got an ultrasound at emergency for pelvic pain and this doctor said everything came back normal see you’re fine and I read out loud on the paper “it says I got a fibroid and ovarian cyst??” and the doctor went “Oh yeah, well—“
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Two ghosts lurk behind this Gaza plan: Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law who floated the idea last year & Bezalel Smotrich, who's said Israel's founder Ben-Gurion should have "finished the job" when it came to Palestinians. My new column abc.net.au/news/2025-02-11/t… via @ABCaustralia
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“But I do think the sales of literary books, particularly fiction, in the last year, really did drop below a bar that made the ASA and also me personally think that something’s really got to give because this is sort of really untenable.” Sophie Cunningham
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