WATCH & ACT - GRASS FIRE - Stay Near Shelter Incident Location: Yarroweyah Issue Date: Friday 09 January 2026, 01:40 pm Next Update: Friday 09 January 2026, 05:50 pm More details at emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/#!/w...

The Pedo in Chief threatened Iran if protesters get killed. Meanwhile in the USA three Americans have been killed by ICE for protesting/recording and the Pedo is like my Gestapo did nothing wrong

#BREAKING 🚨 One Nation has reached second place in the first federal voting intention released in 2026, with both Labor and the Coalition losing support

First withdrawal from the Adelaide Festival proper, DJ Haram www.indailysa.com.au/citymag/cult...

So far 42 writers have withdrawn from the Adelaide Writers Week, and I think this understates the number because they don't for eg have Peter Fitzsimons on the list, and he is definitely out. ✊ www.artshub.com.au/news/news/ad...

Victoria Emergency Warning Grass Fire (upgraded) Leave Immediately 13:31 Arapiles Grass Flat Natimuk Grass Flat, Natimuk and Mt Arapapiles should leave immediately A wind change is expected within the next hour to make the fire move towards a more easterly direction towards Natimuk

Temp and weather conditions update in Benalla. Ian

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I’m okay with waiting for her to comment, given she has called out zionists powerfully in the past.

Albanese must be so thrilled with Labor stablemate Malinauskas rn :/s Links in alt text.

Peter Fitzsimmons. Real nail-coffin stuff for the liars intent on denying that Palestinian solidarity is mainstream and zionists are a tiny, if highly influential, minority with an abhorrent ideology. bsky.app/profile/grog...

good lord😳incredible write up at ArtsHub News, including multiple statements from staunch authors and the Australian Arab Institute for Culture and Ideas. www.artshub.com.au/news/news/ad...

InDailySA reporting the Writers Week Team have emailed that the decision to cancel Dr Randa Abdel Fattah was not made with their input and they stand with her; and adding Zadie Smith to the list of authors who have withdrawn. www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...

Jewish Council of Australia condemns Adelaide Festival cancelling Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah “in the strongest possible terms”. Invoking cultural sensitivity “exemplifies anti-Palestinian racism and the scapegoating of Palestinians in the supposed name of Jewish safety”. bsky.app/profile/jewi...

Jane Caro on withdrawing from the AWW feminist panels where she was scheduled to speak, stating support for the incomparable Randa Abdel Fattah and acknowledging Louise Adler for her principled career in these spaces. bsky.app/profile/jane...

add Johnathan Green to the list. And please read the linked piece by Dr Abdel-Fattah (2020) which remains as urgently relevant as the day it was published. bsky.app/profile/gree...

people are withdrawing from Adelaide writers week faster than can be reported. In addition to the names listed here are Ren Wyld, Emma Shortis, and Fiona Katsaukas. Important detail: the only creative, Stephen Page, has left the Adelaide Festival board. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

HOLY. SHIT. "Well you're white anyway. You won't be any fun". #americaIsFucked

BREAKING Day 2 programme for the 2026 Adelaide Righters Festival revealed

Turophile [TYOOR-oh-fahyl] (n.) -A cheese connoisseur; a cheese fancier. -Someone who loves cheese.

And still possibly another 4°C to go 🥵 #VicWeather #HeatWave

Today already felt like an oven. Now the winds have picked up, it’s like someone switched on the convection fan. Stay safe out there. #BushfireWinds

Splendid community spirit from Sikhs

WTAF! This is a state case. State investigators have every right to collect evidence for prosecution. So why is the federal government blocking them? Because the trump regime is stonewalling, lying, and terrified the truth will blow the cover off their lawlessness….and

A timeline cleanser for you in a serious world They're all hilarious, but my personal fave is 'esplanade' and I will now be using it in everyday conversation .

Bendigo Writers Festival, Meanjin, now Adelaide Writers … powerful vested interests would rather destroy the cultural institutions they are supposedly responsible for than allow certain voices to be heard

A message today from my friend Tasneem in Gaza: "The bombing continues. Pray for us, it hasn't stopped." Life is treacherous for civilians. They need us now as much as ever to survive. Please give to Tasneem so she can take care of her children. And to others. ❤️🙏 chuffed.org/project/1587...

Trump advisers meet with Denmark, Greenland envoys, Danish official says reut.rs/3LChH9G

After the US admin cancelled the $B Climate + Weather Disaster dataset, @climatecentral.org hired the scientists who ran it and set it back up. Now the 2025 numbers are in: it's 3rd highest year on record and highest year w/o land-falling hurricanes. More: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...

The top Washington-based diplomats for Greenland and Denmark met with White House officials at the National Security Council as Greenland continues to publicly and privately insist it is not for sale.

Adelaide Festival board facing a stark choice: Are they willing to sacrifice the entire festival to prevent a single Palestinian-Australian author from speaking?

Fire danger in four zones of Victoria today is 'Catastrophic' with the remaining areas all just one level below that at 'Extreme'. Though I just now heard a BoM spokesman describe the central zone, which includes Melbourne, as 'Marginally Catastrophic'. emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/

Peter Fitzsimons out of the Adelaide Writers Weeks as well. About as mainstream friendly as you can get (pretty much only books my dad reads). We are on the side of the good and the majority. Also good note re Louise Adler - she is very much being targeted by this. Zionists *want* her to resign

It’s like looking into the rise of antisemitism since Oct 7 without looking at what happened since Oct 7…

Not lost yet Sally but with a wind change there’s the chance the vineyard will fill with smoke. This is the vineyard from 2020- 12 days of smoke. There’s 50Ha of vines down there somewhere..$1.5m loss..the flawed Jobkeeper kept us in a job..

WATCH & ACT - BUSHFIRE - Prepare to Leave Incident Location: 25Km West Of Walwa Issue Date: Friday 09 January 2026, 01:26 pm Next Update: Friday 09 January 2026, 07:30 pm More details at emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/#!/w...

Minnesota’s investigations agency said that the U.S. attorney’s office has prevented it from taking part in the investigation into an ICE officer’s fatal shooting of Minneapolis woman Renee Good.

I am so angry right now. They are SHOOTING people protesting the murder.

The works of Plato are now being banned at schools in the United States. Tell me again how censorship is a European problem? 🤔

I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.

#OnThisDay, 8 Jan 1816, mathematician Sophie Germain wins the grand prize from the Paris Academy of Sciences for her paper on elasticity theory. #WomenInSTEM #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️

Traveling? Be aware that US Customs might demand to see what’s on your phone upon entry. Here’s some advice on how to handle the problem. GIFT ARTICLE

Rep. Suozzi Confronts Deplorable Jan 6 Rioters, Minneapolis Mayor Tells ICE To “Get The F**k Out,” and Rep. Kelly Leads Charge To Impeach Kristi Noem

ICE Agents have shot humans in cars at least 6 times. www.wltx.com/article/news...

Queensland Premier telling people not to trust Google Maps to help them get out of flood areas. Trust local services only. I don't like the guy but this is very sensible advice that everyone in a disaster area should take.

Today marks 15 years since Gabby Giffords was shot at a constituent meeting, in an attack that killed 6 and wounded 13. I am proud to cosponsor a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to honor the victims and their families today, and recommit to ending gun and political violence.