Gasoline rationing is now in effect across Crimea and Sevastopol, weeks after Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service denied any shortage. Residents face a 20-liter (roughly 5-gallon) daily cap and a full ban on filling portable gas cans. www.forbes.ru/society/5620...

#Poetry #Painting #Summer It is morning, and again I am the lucky person to be in it Mary Oliver 🎨 Kaoru Yamada

I don't think the Redbridge poll can be written off - I'm sure it does represent the level of animus that ON are tapping into But I don't think we can know exactly what that animus is or how it will ultimately manifest. How the energy crisis plays out will be a huge factor

Good Lord, in two days the Russians have lost almost 1000 trucks and close to 3000 soldiers.

Poll not published (yet?) and reported in a weird scatter shot way that makes me question the key points. People have the shits with legacy parties? and default think their budgets are bad? Lol, Gen z not aware of the budget? None of this is surprising, and is being over interpreted here I think

"Quietly, and with surprisingly little fanfare from the rest of the world, Australia is pioneering a revolution in home renewables and battery use, proving what is possible with the right policies." #auspol #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Ukrainian drones hit targets across several Russian regions reut.rs/4u2pxtl

Great piece from O’Brien, again. “This is the most transparent and trackable war in human history.” My thought: Yet for some reason people and the media seem to not care or understand much. Even though the stakes are a collapse of our hard earned World Order.

I assume the Orgasmatron in Barbarella had a similar arrangement

It's hard not to see this push as directly downstream of the moral panic in Thailand right now that Israeli tourists are secretly colonizing the country in case you're wondering how Middle East politics is playing out in a country you don't often think about when it comes to Middle East politics

Just dragging myself from the slough of despair that is an hour spent reading comments on Facebook

Greenland's prime minister responds

This is so on point. The worst chapter in every such book. (I've had several authors tell me that publishers basically force them to write this chapter.)

Look, plantar fascitis sucks but I think this guy has bigger issues going on

Mirrors ("shisha") are extensively used in traditional Afghan embroidery. By reflecting sunlight, mirrors are hoped to protect the wearer from negative energies #WomensArt

Going to be a bit AUKWARD for Australia if the deranged US comes after NZ because they aren’t contributing enough to US arms manufacturers coffers

The people who make it are openly crooning about using it to take educated women’s jobs away so I find this extremely unsurprising.

I’m going to go ahead and assume that less than 2% of voters, including whatever actually existing extant Australian leftists, are aware of this agreement and why this is Good, Actually

We have a friend who grew up in Bakhmut (she'd moved to Kyiv well before the war, and moved abroad since). From videos, she's seen the street she first lived on has been ground to dust. As far as she knows, everyone who lived on it was killed.

"The United States, Britain and Australia are working together to develop unmanned ​undersea vehicles as part of their trilateral AUKUS ‌defence pact" www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

This is the canary in the global fossil fuel coal mine : Naphtha Shortages Having a Growing Impact in Japan www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/…

René Lalique Serpent Pectoral Pendant designed around 1899. dduane.tumblr.com/post/8180245...

The 'importance' of the observed fragility before the policy change implementation means that the underlying business and economic case for the investment itself is largely dictated by the government subsidisation.

It’s all about the vibes. And many people have terrible vibes towards poor people. The problem here is not evidence.

This is a completely non-newsworthy article <don't bother reading it>. But it's interesting how fragile - rather than robust - Australia's investment property market is when the government can jawbone purchasing behaviour with the announcement of a policy like the RBA does with interest rates.

One of my favourite Australian birds was happily feeding near my work over the past few days - a beautiful, and cheeky bird full of personality!

Comprehensive, powerful and devastating. Sparrow is totally on point.

Toyama, Japan. I've seen at least a hundred little ponds in Japan, and this is the prettiest.

I'm not sure people -- including people inside oil futures markets! -- really get it: this is all going to get much worse. If you won't listen to me, listen to f'ing Exxon!

Even Maritime Law says you aren't allowed to ram your boat into the copshop mate

"Violations consisted of rape, including with objects, gang rape, attempted rape, physical violence to genitals, instances of targeted shooting of genitals, touching of breasts and genitals, strip and cavity searches without apparent security justification, forced nudity and threats of rape"

The UN on Friday added Israeli and Russian security forces for the first time to an annual report documenting sexual violence in conflicts, including allegations of rape and sexual abuse against Palestinian detainees and Ukrainian prisoners of war.

Sexism behind women's back can derail their careers. A male manager noted that a female candidate had 'big breasts'. While a male ally called out his colleague, this women was "branded and devalued as a sex object even before the interview happened." www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/word...

Fine stag beetle is here to investigate the figs in this study by Giovanna Garzoni. It's her day today.

how is “This isn't me being gay, it's science” not something @michaelhobbes.bsky.social said

have we considered that flo rida and vanilla ice might be locked in a deadly game of chicken where both performers have their entire net worth tied up in elaborate parallel kalshi bets that they will be the last act to drop out? I am asking us to consider it

As expected, the Gaza genocide case will take years. South Africa's reply is now due November 22, 2027. Israel's rejoinder is now due May 22, 2029. www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...

Exxon warns global oil inventories are at “unheard of” lows. Senior VP Neil Chapman says Brent crude could spike to $150–$160 per barrel within weeks as buffers run out from Middle East supply disruptions.-CNBC

🤔 The recent U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy does not mention far-right, neo-Nazi, or white supremacist threats. www.npr.org/2026/05/27/n...

BSHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHHAHHAAAHH all these assholes know how to do is pitch real estate investment schemes They’re negotiating the end to a war of choice they *lost* and are still falling to that failure mode lol

GREG IP: “.. Adjusted for inflation, hourly wages are up 3% since the end of 2019 while profits are up 50%. That, in a nutshell, explains the chasm between an ebullient stock market and anxious public.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...

Wolves, it turns out, are not big spenders, and exasperated shopkeepers say they have not increased paw-fall on the High Street.

NYT: ".. "Trump’s pendulum swings on Iran have often seemed driven by mood and moment rather than any discernible strategy. .. Trump has further clouded matters with recent statements that seem poorly thought out, if not disconnected from reality altogether." www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/u...

Mio Asahi, contemporary Japanese printmaker who creates artworks inspired by folklore often including powerful women #Womensart

It’s normal for rockets to explode on the launchpad in space programmes. If it’s the middle of the 20thC and all your scientists are former SS officers now living in Alabama, or Heroes of the Soviet Union working from GULAG laboratories

Horoo then. Make sure to sell your land on the way out. Clare Valley is my favourite region for reds, and Taylors my least favourite product that comes out of it. Sounds like a win for them, a win for me, and a win for the reputation of the entire region.

crazy to think how much worse our civilisation has got at things like launching a rocket in the last 50 years.

The old Barber Shop Defence hey And people say Canberra is boring. Going to wear this as part of my Belco Pride collection

vietnam and china have put a lot of public effort into demonstrating cordial, if not warm, relations. but data show a different story: vietnam is fortifying islands in the south china sea, while chinese vessel activity in vietnam-claimed waters is skyrocketing. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...