As many experience lethal, unlivable heat, it's a good time to remember that there is no such thing as a climate refugee under the law. Climate breakdown was not understood when the UN convention was written. In the US, there is one way for extreme weather to be the basis for legal status: TPS.

Doctor says I should only have one glass of red a day....

Pangea art. #FossilFriday

Vladimir Putin has a big decision to make on Crimea, and some analysts say he could go nuclear

note to Pauling Hanson supporters...

What if Chekov made the whole play out of the gun

JD Vance Cannot Defend Trump's Cruelty — So He'll Lie About It Instead www.huffpost.com/entry/jd-van...

This campaigner is a VILE human. I hope the AEC investigate all this

Something of note, based on fiction, but rooted in reality.

Jack Smith: "I think we are facing an attack on the rule of law that is different in kind and scope to anything I've seen in my lifetime"

The hackiest writer would not write such an obvious metaphor...

Folarin Balogun, who is a US citizen because he was born here, scores a go-ahead goal for the US team in a knockout game. Score one for birthright citizenship.

this one at the Guardian, both reflections on the sins and possibilities of our complicated country. I will not be releasing any essays today, in case you were wondering.

'A Jewish human rights lawyer has been labelled a traitor and "Hitler's Jew" in what she describes as an online harassment campaign by pro-Israel and neo-Nazi groups because of her advocacy for Palestinian people.' www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

Labor’s failed aged care reforms have copped another whack from the Senate These disastrous reforms are unravelling piece by piece. Minister Rae is clearly out of his depth, and older people are paying for it, sometimes with their lives.

I wonder how many photos exist of Trump with his mouth closed? Even when he's asleep it's open? Must be only a handful. Man love his own voice.

The White House is openly saying they want to eliminate a minority group and people still want to say this is about sports.

David Pocock pauses, overcome with emotion, while detailing UN’s horrific findings against Israel “IDF has now killed 20,000 Palestinian children” “…deliberately shot at children’s limbs…as a twisted game of target practice”😔 Barbaric & sickening. This is our ally?

“Yeah Ma, I’m not loving the carpentry thing but I’m kinda killing it as an influencer…. A shirt? Yeah of course I’m wearing a shirt.”

Imagine if we stopped depending on fossil fuels and seriously committed to investing in renewables….. #ClimateEmergency

Disengenous dirtbag

Very thankful for this letter to Becky Pepper-Jackson (the 16 year-old trans girl SCOTUS ruled against yesterday) from James Dale, a gay man whose expulsion from the Boy Scouts was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2000.

35 years ago today, Crowded House released Woodface, the album that gave us "Weather with You," "Fall at Your Feet," "Four Seasons in One Day," and proof that Neil and Tim Finn together was pure magic.

Musk’s cruel legacy

Spiral. My @smh @theage cartoon.

Palantir CEO Alex Karp is on Squawk Box sounding like a complete lunatic once again

Palantir CEO Alex Karp: "Are we really gonna outsource the battlefield of this country to the consensus view in Silicon Valley? That is f'n insane ... it gets outsourced to the neurodivergent crazy person that apparently is on drugs -- the one thing I don't do."

CNBC host Rebecca Quick to a crazed-sounding, incoherent, ranting Palantir CEO Alex Karp: "You sound pretty angry"

It's hard to celebrate the ideals of the Declaration of Independence if you don't believe in them www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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Reminder to Colorado journalists: if you’re interviewing a winning candidate who usually claims that elections are rigged, ask them why this election was rigged in their favor.

Mystery woman who is enjoying a $1500 a night luxury vacation in Iceland with Ken Paxton has been identified as right wing Christian ‘trad wife ‘ influencer Tracey Duhon Duhon is a fierce advocate for traditional marriage in her public life, but sneaks around with Paxton when no one is looking

Sometimes ignorance is bliss...😂😆🤣

Even more pertinent today. #DemocracyDiesinSilence #SpeakOut

NBC: “3yo shot dead in Gaza… Al-Ajeen tried to call for an ambulance, Israeli soldiers took his phone and dragged him beyond the yellow line, still carrying Rayan, who was bleeding from his chest… No medical assistance was provided to his dying son…” www.nbcnews.com/world/gaza/s...

No thanks

A screenwriter couldn't script this shit.

Victorian Liberals can't keep on track even with a prize in sight

What a piece of shit. Birthright citizenship is a fucking LOOPHOLE now?

Today, I voted YES to release the names of Members of Congress who used taxpayer dollars to settle sexual misconduct and other misconduct cases in Congress. No more abuses of power and no more hiding behind a system that shields perpetrators. We will always fight for justice for survivors—period.

30 June 2026 Neil Finn Tim Finn "I hope there might be one of us Who calls the tune...."🎶🎶🎶 Happy Last Day of June Frenz😎 Watch "Finn Brothers - Last Day Of June (live in Sydney, 1996)" on YouTube youtu.be/VXQFhkM4pwA?...

FAFO Moira

"On one hand, we're constantly told Muslims are 'taking over Britain' On the other, when someone points out the Muslims serving in our Armed Forces, police, NHS and other public services, the very same people suddenly insist there aren't many Muslims there at all. So which is it?" via Martin Michael

Very good question from my GB News colleague. He may be surprised to know that Andy Burnham has spent more time in Makerfield since 18 June than I've spent in Clacton since July 2024.