An observation my father made after visiting me in prison for a few years: cops are the only profession that gets ultimate authority over other human beings without ever having to earn it. They don't have to learn how to communicate, how to manage people, how to settle disputes.
Insane things are happening at Furuvik Zoo. 4 chimpanzees gunned down after a break-out, a 5th shot but only wounded, 3 more on the loose. Drones are used to survey the besieged zoo, after +24 hours the bodies still litter the ground. Zoo says they were "out of tranquilizers".
JCU will host a new ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures (CIEHF) – aiming to bring Indigenous and environmental histories to the forefront of land and sea management.
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@drcwatego It really says something about Aust that the biggest media stories are Lidia Thorpe dared know someone (never charged w a crime) while blak & a billionaire tries to force 1st Indigenous Diamonds player in decades to wear Hancock's name but a child was lynched & there's crickets🦗
Some very concerning patterns for early career researchers in marine science. Nearly half are doing unpaid work, two thirds experience anxiety. We need systemic change https://t.co/Z3QjV4XgLS
@yolowaters@AMSAconf Also possibly attended by some of the most vulnerable AMSA attendees (in terms of covid risk) and no way to socially distance in that space