Odd to me that Vic Pol are going to be on the IBAC integrity panel despite a lack of accountability in their own organisation.

If only the Royal Commission into Driver Behaviour saw this!

I can’t find it, but I read a post here yesterday that has stuck with me - that most people don’t have a political opinion, they just have ‘my guys’ that they vote for

Gender noncornforming, if you will

Happy Trans Day Of Visibility from my corn

A bit dumb today. Tried using the credit card to enter the metro barrier and it declined, so used a myki instead. Now thinking that free pt might be the reason the cc was rejected. Now thinking it’s weird that the myki was accepted!

Apropos of Kennett’s dangerous suggestion that the coalition and one nation should negotiate a grand coalition, here’s a great podcast episode omny.fm/shows/behind-the-bastards/the-non-nazi-bastards-who-helped-hitler-rise-to-po

The UN General Assembly has passed a resolution declaring transatlantic slavery a grave crime against humanity and calling for reparations (some 12.5m African people were taken as slaves). The US and Israel voted no; Australia abstained (among others including the EU countries, UK, Canada).

Progress is slow sometimes, but at least it's progress

So here I am thinking that seeing the occasional R rated video clip from Gaza or Iran is just an 'on the internet' thing and main stream media is reporting business as usual, then I turn on Aljazeera to see a 2 year with cigarette burns on his legs after he was tortured by the Israeli Military.

For me, I reckon a fortnightly pick up is better than needlessly higher rates for more pick ups

Really sick of politicians saying ‘let me be clear’ and then dodging a question. This phrase is the 2020s equivalent of Keating’s repeating a word a couple of times to emphasise his point, only this time ‘let me be clear’ only replaces saying ‘uhhhhmmmm’ before a weaselly sentence

A stupid decision that is already reviled. If the RBA could work slightly harder than ‘price up = interest rates up’ that would work well

I’m always surprised by just how busy Glenroy’s Dairy Queen is on a weekend. Absolutely pumping. The village is alive!

Remember back around 2010 when the government paid to have people replace their fuel tanks with LPG tanks in the boot? I don’t think we are far from that returning

Truly though, anyone that is angry about the price of fuel is right to be angry at the Australian government, who is wholly supportive of the war that has lead to fuel prices going up

Say what you will about petrol prices in Australia, but at least the RSF has lost its lifeline in Sudan because of all this

They do so many shows and galleries in the Flinders St Station ballroom that it’s just another venue now

This Kyle and Jackie O break up is almost certainly a publicity stunt. Thinking about it for 5 seconds makes it obvious

I know it’s gloating, but I’m happy I don’t have much to do with petrol with my bicycle, train ridership, and EV if I really need to

Bold for Al Jazeera to be interviewing the Heritage Foundation??

This year is going to be pretty fucked, which always means the working class is going to suffer the most (not that that’s anything new). Socialists oppose imperialist aggression no matter who’s doing it or who it’s against.

Just saw the US and Israel have attacked Iran via @deepcutnews.bsky.social on Instagram and I have never wanted Australia to be further from an alliance with the US

Saw this article about 6 hours ago and only now, on my 4th time reading the title, do I see the pun on the word ‘strain’

Are the Bluesky feeds down for anyone else, or am I just cursed?

I would love if the Punch the monkey discourse mentioned the monkeys live in a bleak concrete landscape. Zoos in Japan have the feel of a 1930s freak show. Japan has learned nothing from the industry response to Milo and Otis

The PEOPLE’S choice

Here’s my take on the answer that every chicken shit celeb is rolling out in Berlin. If you’re answer is ‘I don’t know what’s happening’ It’s shocking to consider you are so insulated from reality that that itself is a significant problem,

There’s an argument to be had that Labor could announce accessible tram stops on Sydney rd and couple it with an increase to services on the Craigieburn and Upfield lines, which would mitigate the remove of peak hour clear ways

Good. Not issuing them would have been another step towards the fascism we’re seeing in the US

This is what I saw this morning on my bike ride to the train station. These are 9 magpies on the nature strip.

I am a rare case where the Big Switch for the Melbourne train timetables is making my commute time worse because the only change on the Craigieburn line for 9-5 commuters is the 4:55pm from Southern Cross will no longer run, meaning you have to take the city loop, or change trains at north melb

Australia should pay Taiwan many billions of dollars for them to build us more submarines. I am not a crackpot

The total lack of interest the federal ALP has in resisting their urge to dive bomb the international rules based order is so galling

This is a huge problem and reversing Scomo’s Stage 3 Tax Cuts wouldn’t even partially address it

Seeing ads for a new season of Australian Idol reminds of conversations around 20 years ago about how Australian Idol was a blood sport capitalising on chronic Australian government underfunding of the performing arts

Today was a very good day for watching cats in front yards

Just a friendly reminder that Channel 7's Sunrise helped resurrect Pauline Hanson's career. In 2016, Hanson was paid to appear on Sunrise at least 16 times. She then successfully re-entered politics in the federal election that year, resurrecting the One Nation party. Thanks Kochie and Sam!

A warm day today! Watering the garden before work, then talking about the garden after work at the Merri-bek Gardens For Wildlife session!

This is my assessment of a Hungry Jacks in Glenroy: ❌ HJs is on the BDS list ❌ a drivethru across a bi-directional bike path ❌ a single story building 250m from a Zone 1 train station

I very much want this section of pedestrian path built. I would love #merribek council to go onto this.

Quality journalism from ABC #auspol

Listening to people on the train complain about the Ascot Vale reception backhole. As valid as ever - doesn't matter on your carrier, and yes even when you're above ground, it's simply not good enough @ptua.org.au

Interesting to see SLQ learned nothing from SLV's Teen Writing Camp screw up in early 2024 www.deepcutnews.com/p/first-nati...

It’d be great if Australia had some of these guidelines in place

It’s like @victorianlabor.bsky.social heard my cries! www.premier.vic.gov.au/pt-blitz-mor...

Charging for or allocating rights to scarce public space is one of core policy tools available to local councils to manage congestion. That so many of Melbourne’s councils refuse to charge for parking shows an abject lack of respect for the public they serve. Full article below.

Anybody claiming #Melbourne CBD is dead doesn’t know what they’re talking about. Commuting has changed but it’s busier than ever on weekends. What hasn’t changed is the public transport timetables, despite huge demand.

What does Mum *really* want for Mother's Day? Maybe it’s a place in one of Council's Bike Maintenance Workshops with Bike it Better? And if Mum doesn’t want to do the workshop maybe she wants YOU to do it and pledge a year’s free maintenance? www.eventbrite.com.au/cc/bike-main...?