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Meanjin
Joined December 2012
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Benjamin Pope retweeted
The vandalism and racism across Sydney over the past week, from Wiley Park to Dover Heights, and now the appalling attack on a childcare centre in Maroubra, have no place in our community.
Benjamin Pope retweeted
Never forget, a 13-year study found protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
@streetsblogUSA usa.streetsblog.org/2019/05/…
Benjamin Pope retweeted
In addition, as always we ask our guest to adopt an exoplanet into our Exocast family with Dr Ben Pope (@fringetracker) choosing K2-110b which holds a special significance for him and one of our Exocast hosts - listen to find out more!
exocast.org/exocast-77b/
Benjamin Pope retweeted
🚨New Episode out now featuring the ever enthusiastic @fringetracker from University of Queensland in Australia. Ben talks with the team about all things exoplanets🪐, stars✨, and instrumentation🛰️, including how to track solar flares using tree rings! 🌲exocast.org/exocast-77b/
Benjamin Pope retweeted
Biden and Blinken went along with this. So there’s been 8 more months of murder.
A deal for releasing the hostages has been on the table for an entire year, and Netanyahu has repeatedly scuttled it to preserve his government, which is dependent upon his criminal alliance with the Kahanist right wing | Haaretz Editorial
haaretz.com/opinion/editoria…
Benjamin Pope retweeted
Listen up academics who can’t accept or just “don’t feel” Senior even despite having tenure
Benjamin Pope retweeted
“We welcome the announcement about the ceasefire in #Gaza. Many have been hoping for this moment for the past 15 months.
This agreement will finally bring much needed respite for the people of Gaza and the release of hostages.
What’s needed now is rapid, unhindered and uninterrupted humanitarian access and supplies to respond to the tremendous suffering caused by this war."
– UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini
#ceasefire
Benjamin Pope retweeted
You’d think if Neil Gaiman sincerely thought everything was consensual he would at least be concerned that every woman who he has a sexual encounter with him describes it as the most terrifying thing they’ve ever experienced
Benjamin Pope retweeted
good thing they forced restaurants to tear down all those outdoor dining areas in order to cede the space to cars. brilliant move there.
Benjamin Pope retweeted
Malala Yousafzai says ‘Israel has decimated the entire education system’ in Gaza
Malala Yousafzai was speaking at a global summit on girls’ education in Muslim nations hosted by Pakistan and attended by representatives from dozens of countries
thehindu.com/news/internatio…
Benjamin Pope retweeted
When George Ellery Hale climbed Mount Wilson, a nearly 6,000-foot peak rising high above Pasadena, in 1903, he had a vision for building a new and bigger window to the cosmos. We hope this window remains open for many more years of discovery.
Benjamin Pope retweeted
My latest thought bubble for @TheRoarSports.
Our captain is a generational cricketer who’s got an unbelievable will to win - and it’s time we realised it.
theroar.com.au/2025/01/08/ca…
Benjamin Pope retweeted
Scientists are starting to study—and debate—how the unique features of Bluesky might affect discussions of research and workplace culture, and efforts to engage with the public. scim.ag/3WbUVaN
