'Nature is the whole, the economy is the part. We must internalise the economy into nature, not vice versa.' Gareth Hutchens takes a look at a vital budget issue that will probably be all but ignored tomorrow night: abc.net.au/news/2024-05-1… #ausecon

From Josh Taylor and I on the current state of nonconsensual deep fake regulation here: open source AI sites are allowing users to 'request' models of Australian women to make deep fakes -- and the onus is on the women to ask for them to be removed. theguardian.com/australia-news…

Johnny McEntee, senior advisor to Project 2025 & Trump’s Director of the Office of Personnel Management, says he likes to distribute fake money to homeless people so that they will be arrested when they spend it.

This is disgusting and illegal.

My European mind cannot comprehend this. Economy firing on all cylinders. Most ambitious industrial package in decades. Inflation under control and banking crisis averted. Strong dollar. And Biden = bad??!!

Not sure who needs to know this, but the sun rotates every 24-30 days (faster at equator). The sunspot region responsible for the geomagnetic storm (AR3664) will rotate back in the Earth's line of sight in 2.5-3 weeks.

Fantastic video on EVs and their advantage vs internal combustion cars. I’ll feel even more guilty driving the 4wd now!

At what other moment in American history could a presidential candidate praise a fictional serial killer, and inspire almost no reaction at all?
theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

shield of Bibi..Financial Review

Here's a story about how Sportsbet used a shell company to shield its involvement in the NRL's tipping competition, which skirted regulations and bombarded users with gambling ads. Then, the jackpot was won by an excluded gambler.

Tomorrow's column:

afr.com/rear-window/sp…

Jimmy Connors was an underrated president given he also won Wimbledon twice.

It’s a pity that a sound warning about the dangers of a third Modi regime is clouded by sentimental clap trap about enduring close ties. Australians know as little about India as Indians know about Australia. Sadly, we share neither values nor interests.

smh.com.au/world/asia/aus…

April 2024 Globally, according to NASA, had a temperature anomaly of +0.70C vs 1991/2020 baseline (+1.32 vs 1951/1980) and was the hottest April on record and was 0.19C warmer than the second warmest April 2020.
Caucasus and East Asia had exceptionally high anomalies.

From shooting puppies to lionizing Hannibal Lecter. This is Trump’s GOP

Still rising...

Graphic from zacklabe.com/climate-change…

Actually, Gov. Doug Burgum, Trump didn't just negotiate with terrorists, he invited the Taliban to Camp David on the anniversary of 9/11 and had his Secretary of State sign a surrender agreement with them.

Massive anti-Russia demonstration in Tbilisi, Georgia tonight.

“Yes to the EU, no to Russia!”🇬🇪🇪🇺

#NoToRussianLaw

The Boy Scouts rebranded? Damn you, Joe Biden! Jon Stewart

#TelAviv tonight: Tens of thousands of anti-govt protesters are again on the streets calling for the immediate ousting of @Netanyahu and his inept, corrupt, and messianic clan. #GazaWar

Some wildlife at the Currency Creek Arboretum water trough. It's been the driest Feb to May on record in Adelaide.

1/4. Eastern shrike-tits, red-browed finches, superb fairy-wren.

These are protests against a law that would copy a Russian law against 'foreign agents'
Georgians don't want to become part of the Russian world