Eliza Breaks Up With Facebook

It was fun while it lasted, but it's time for Eliza and Facebook to go their seperate ways.

This week, Eliza cracked it with Facebook's decision to cut its news feed and stop negotiating in good faith with the Australian government over the media content laws. 

But the split's been coming for a while.

Eliza spends too much time on social media and wonders if that time could be better spent elsewhere. Unfortunately, that means the "Long Distance Callers" group - which was the site of rich conversation and community - will be de-activated. It will be replaced with a newsletter (or perhaps even a blog). If you'd like to receive more communication from Eliza and Geraldine, email ldcpodcast1@gmail.com

Also this week, Richard Flanagan's brilliant new book.

The road from Obama to Trump.

And Geraldine's search for forks at the ABC.

America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump - PBS

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/americas-great-divide-from-obama-to-trump/

The Living Sea of Waking Dreams - Richard Flanagan

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671614/the-living-sea-of-waking-dreams-by-richard-flanagan/

Beirut blast investigator removed from investigation

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/18/lebanese-court-removes-lead-beirut-blast-investigator