Stephen Colbert and David Letterman throwing things off the Ed Sullivan Theater. Colbert: “Anything you’d like to say, Dave?” Letterman: “In the words of the great Edward R. Murrow to CBS: ‘Good night and good luck, motherfuckers.’”

Cleaning up Orban’s corruption in Hungary is a huge task after he looted their country for years, and it is certainly something we can watch unfold and learn from.

Having lost the argument on property investors, the AFR is now trying to say investors in shares etc should be able to get 50% tax free because… “innovation” lulz. Chalmers has been very clear he wants to even up taxes on wages and passive income

"Newly declassified documents obtained by Declassified Australia expose how far the government has gone to explore introducing a ‘D-Notice’ censorship scheme to control media reporting on defence and intelligence matters."

deeply annoyed that Idris Elba is too old at this point, he’ll always be the one that got away for Bond for me Dev Patel is an interesting idea but I kinda hope Gold picks someone we don’t really know and they kill it, she’s pretty good at that

In 1836 some labourers found these 2,600 year-old wooden figures whilst cleaning a ditch at Roos Carr, near Withernsea, East Yorkshire. One of the men is said to have given one of the ancient ‘dolls’ to his daughter to play with! 😱 Hull and East Riding Museum 📷 by me #FindsFriday #Archaeology

I stand in solidarity with Palestinians who are commemorating the Nakba today. The Israeli Government’s continuing genocide in Gaza is an extension of the Nakba, despite Palestinians having every right to self-determination and to live in peace. #auspol #politas

People shouldn't have to put up with this kind of aggression from motorists. Brisbane has a sick road culture.

Major sponsor of Walkley Awards for journalism, BHP, sues former Walkley winner to shut down journalism #freedomofspeech #auspol youtu.be/KOkimSP0DSY?...

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This is just *chef’s kiss* #auspol

I see we have arrived at the "It's time to uncancel Enoch Powell" stage of the discourse. Rehabilitating the reputation of one of Britain's most notoriously racist politicians. When can we make racists ashamed again? archive.md/bqKZF

Apologies, this is as big as I can increase this document. You can view the 2023 US census on links (see posts below). Number of households reporting long COVID in the US in 2023.

This is just called political consultancy in your average english speaking democracy

In stressful situations, people say "take a deep breath". But the science is actually the opposite. We are sometimes spinning out with too much oxygen. This is why ppl used to breathe into a paper bag to calm down.

Jessy Blackburn aviation pioneer 1 of 1st women to fly in British monoplane. Founded Blackburn Aircraft w' husband using her inheritance. Key in sales & marketing, hosted RAF officials politicians media & aviators in Leeds home. Flew in 1922/28 King's Cup Air Races d. #OTD 14 May 1995 bit.ly/3fEqXYq

At least 20 people are missing under the ruins in Kyiv. A 12-year-old girl was just pulled from the rubble. Dead. This is not “geopolitics” Not “complicated history” Not “both sides” This is hell. And we, Ukrainians, are living through it in real time.

please mr. president, our granaries! they have gone empty! nothing throughout history has turned out poorly for a king who can't feed his people

Firmus won approval for an AI centre in Launceston last year. It is headed by Oliver Curtis, who completed a sentence in 2019 for insider trading. Also convicted was John Hartman, who was subsequently employed by billionaire Twiggy Forrest, who also has interests in Tasmania. #politas #auspol 1/

“The tendency of the conservative side of politics to demonise immigration is deeply distressing”💥 Monique Ryan with facts the media, politicians love to ignore inc that new migrants pay tax with no benefits for 4yrs We benefit “to a much greater extent than it costs”🎯 #auspol

This is the Ife Head, a medieval Yoruba brass head found in 1938 in Ife (Nigeria). When the British Museum acquired it in 1939, it caused a huge uproar, because it is a beautifully carved naturalistic bust, but scholars didnt want to believe it was made by African people.

“Laura Tingle’s analysis of the killing of journalists by Israel has been found to be “duly impartial” by the ABC ombudsman after a coordinated campaign of 56 identical complaints were emailed to the ABC board and executive.” #auspol

California's is America's wealthiest state with its most dynamic economy. The stats are explicit about this. You'll never hear a word about it on Rupert Murdoch TV, even though Rupert and his kids live in California.

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Eurasian Blue Tit. It is easily recognizable by its blue and yellow plumage and small size. A typical blue tit has an intensively blue crown and dark blue line passing through the eye, and encircling the white cheeks to the chin, giving the bird a very distinctive appearance. 📸: @holgerwitzel

2/ Critics said the administration appeared to provide little tracking and guidance for states and didn’t coordinate with the World Health Organization.

Did you know Thailand played a role in the French Revolution? In 1686, King Narai of Siam sent ambassadors to France with gifts, including two cannons In 1789, revolutionaries used the guns during the Bastille's storming After the Napoleonic Wars, one ended up at the UK's Royal Artillery Museum

Marguerite Perey Frech physicist. Marie Curie's personal tech assistant @ Radium Institute. 1939 discovered element francium. 1962 1st woman elected to French Académie des Sciences. d. #OTD 13 May 1975 1/72 #WomeInSTEM whose names proposed to be added to Eiffel Tower en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marguer...

How dare Farage say he's been the most physically attacked politician of modern times when two MPs were literally murdered? He just opens his mouth and the lies tumble out.

Not meaning to sound insensitive, but Greens can run away and lobby for more public housing. Chalmers has a big battle on his hands. We ain't seen nothing yet. Murdoch and the real estate industry will be kicking into gear to fight this. See my reply to the senator below.

This week's biggest scandal. Forget politics. www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...

There's plenty of fossil fuel funding to go around for universities, but UK institutions are much more cautious and much more wary of talking it up. They are aware of the problem, but that's the easy bit - getting rid of fossil fuel dependence is the hard part. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Roza was recruited from Uzbekistan with promises of a modeling career. Instead, Epstein raped her for years & used her visa to keep her from escaping. He should have been behind bars. Alex Acosta’s sweetheart deal kept him free to continue abusing women and girls like Roza.

I'm not sure how much the rest of America knows or understands about the MOVE bombing in Philly, but it was probably the single worst instance of police brutality in American history. I think of it every 5/13 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_MO...

Every time I teach the MOVE bombing, students are shocked. And when I teach the aftermath involving an anthropologist who hoarded some of the remains and used them as teaching tools, they are even more shocked. And I teach in Pennsylvania. Even some students from Philly are unaware of this history

i didn’t walk away from almost half a million followers (at the time) because it was easy. i did it because i didn’t want anyone to think i was a willing patron at the nazi bar.

Trump's Plunder Down Under turns into Failure in Australia

I was feeling a little down then i remembered I could eat some cheese about it

If you're still a Carney stan it's time to kill yourself for the benefit of humanity.

Ferguson, on 7:30 report, spent almost the entire interview with Chalmers "but you broke a promise". It was a waste of time when she could have done an in-depth interview on so many other aspects of the budget

BHP sues MW. Barbra Streisand: "If we had the chance to do it all again [BHP] Tell me, would we? Could we?" michaelwest.com.au/we-are-getti...

Three years after the great-grandmother was tasered by a police officer in her aged care home, an inquest is expected to focus on dementia training for aged care staff and emergency services.

One of the reasons we are where we are culturally is that a lot of people want no friction at all in their lives. They feel they attained perfection at like, 16? 21? and anything in life (media, shopping, work, family, relationships, food) should be individually tailored to them and them alone.

"Facts matter ... some witnesses have said things that are just wrong, and demonstrably so" - veteran magistrate David Heilpern tests the evidence from the Bondi Royal Commission #auspol michaelwest.com.au/the-bondi-ro...

NEW: xAI appears to have added more than 500 MW (!) of unpermitted gas turbines to its Colossus 2 campus in a matter of weeks, according to internal emails between the company and regulators

Applicants to a $500,000 program offered by Australian petroleum producer Santos to support flood-affected communities across the outback in mid-2025 were told they would only be given financial help if they said good things about the company in the media. New from me in @drilledmedia.bsky.social

Somewhat unexpected news from South Carolina: Enough Republican senators *opposed* a vote to add redistricting to the ongoing legislative session, so the measure was DEFEATED. This prevents the GOP from taking up a new congressional map and eliminate the majority-Black district held by Clyburn.

Tens of thousands of Argentines take to the streets in Buenos Aires to protest against Milei's deep cuts to the budgets of public universities u.afp.com/SRxF

The global sand crisis: it’s being used up faster than it can be replaced