Oceans, hope, environmental justice, critiques of capitalism: 6 books to start 2026 www.greenpeace.org/internationa...

The hoppin’ John has been consumed. Let’s see what this year is made of…

Insanity beyond all measure. This would destroy billions of dollars of research and decades of research people spent their entire careers on.

I hope everyone who spent a single day of the last two years delegitimizing UNRWA does some reflecting on how their behavior contributed to exactly this, the delegitimization of all aid going to any Palestinians in any context.

Y’all can keep your fireworks, I just romped home in the family game of Scrabble with CAPSICUM on a triple word score.

The San Francisco BallEEEEEEETTTT 's new logo

These countries are without exaggeration the lowest of scum on the planet, expressing "concern" and then doing nothing about it is the same as loading the gun and then leaving it on the table for a murderer to pick up.

Can’t have humanitarian aid groups that tell the truth, deliver aid, save lives, and don’t randomly massacre people trying to access aid.

Oh this is gutting news 💔

Crips for eSIMs is still sending and topping up eSIMs for people in Gaza - the project is in the red right now (including our UK team). Please share widely - US / Canada / UK specific links in the description: chuffed.org/project/crip...

Quick roundup of my fave fiction and non-fiction of the year ❤️📖 ruthdawkins.net/2025/12/29/2... #booksky

Unexpected knock on the door this afternoon and it was a friend stopping by with a kilo of cherries they’d harvested from their tree this morning ❤️🍒 from now on this is the bar for unplanned visits. No cherries, no entry.

Am reading a non-fiction book which is so interesting, but it also makes copious use of footnotes (at least one every second page, often a full paragraph long) and it’s such a bad fit for my reading style/brain 😩 I hate the constant interruptions and having to refind my place in the text again.

#4 sounds like a lovely book but I didn't write it. Have had whānau up and down the country send me clippings lol Whoever put together this list that has been circulated to regional papers, didn't fact check.

I finished reading Is A River Alive? last night and I feel like I need to go back and read the last 50 pages again when I’m less tired because I found it a very underwhelming conclusion.

Petition to rename Boxing Day to Hot Cross Buns Appear in the Grocery Store Day.

Christmas in four pics. Hope everyone has had a good one.

High fives to my son’s teenage friend who brought round a home made tiramisu today in exchange for a book that my kiddo was giving away. The kids are alright ❤️

A gentle reminder if you've received an invoice from a Freelancer/Self employed person which is due before Christmas. Be a love, and pay it today.

Was at a Christmas party with a load of clergy last night and as some people were leaving they found a person collapsed on the street outside so the Verger took over and called an ambulance and sent all the clergy away because "if they wake up surrounded by priests that'll just make things worse"

𝟭𝟭. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗯𝗼𝘅-𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀 (2012). So-called because for a period in the 1990s a 10p call would last forever. More about that on the blog: johnmaher.co.uk/outer-hebrid... #keepinguspostedhebrides

New nightmare unlocked!

A little something different for the holidays -

The world would be better off if the Palestinians just didn't exist, says former president of the United States

Me: gets remittance advice saying my invoice has been paid 😀😀😀 Me: reads more closely and sees that actually my invoice has been scheduled for payment on January 9th 🙃🙃🙃 Sure wish big organisations would have some more flexibility for paying sole traders!

Merry Christmas from my dog, who looks to be as much over 2025 as the rest of us.

Every word of this.

So, ignore the terrorist group that is very evidently responsible for the attack and go after peaceful protesters who object to genocide? Sounds legit.

I braved going into the city today because I had some stuff to drop off at the Red Cross Op Shop and… everywhere is already running their “Boxing Day Sales” 🤯 It’s December 20th. What’s happening? Do words just not have meaning anymore?

@thatdocphoenix.com I’m not on here that much so you might have had it for ages but I love that new profile pic 🥰

Zohran Mamdani scares the ADL more than these guys and I think it's fair to ask why

This - from @clamc.bsky.social lists concrete steps to take to advocate for the lives of those on hunger strike and perilously near death. Remember none have been found guilty and they are innocent until a verdict is passed. 👇🏼 I’m adding weblinks for contact below The actions are uncontroversial

I absolutely cursed myself with this post and this week’s buyers.

Finding it quite funny that on my last day of high school we all decamped to a local park with giant super soaker water pistols filled with vodka… and on his last day of high school my son is meeting some friends at a local cafe for brunch 😂

Today is my kid’s last day of high school. Not sure how that happened, but here we are.

No. No. No! This is critical research. It's not even centered on climate. It's solar physics! It's geomagnetic storms! It's space weather! It's sunspots! It's a research center needed for satellites and spaceflight!

That woman is 💯 the worst person they could've chosen as the Antisemitism Envoy (whateverthefuck that is anyway). The media uncritically platforming her is hard to take though. It goes without saying that she doesn't represent me, but just to be clear: she represents a large part of the problem.

@nicolejensen.bsky.social *waves hello* I’m just working on my family rituals piece and wanted to check if you are comfortable with me including the short anecdote you shared the other day (without needing any further details). Totally fine if not ❤️🙏🏻

Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama. Us: Across your entire career? Reiner: In a 6 year period. Us: That sounds- Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.

I genuinely affirmatively think that it is now a democratic imperative to spend as much time as you can offline. Read more offline. Socialise more offline. Discuss media you consume with other people offline. Out there is a real world full of people looking for real human connection - seize it

Terrifying that Wes Streeting continues to try and pressurise hospitals into giving patient data to Palantir. Take action here: goodlawproject.org/campaign/sto...

Bondi: National cabinet has agreed to look at gun control options in Australia including potential changes to: - licensing - limiting the number of guns able to be held by one person - further restrictions to guns permitted - limiting firearms licenses to Australian citizens

Go through the entire thread. It is light in dark times.

My most left-wing opinion is that if you're going to be driving a ton of metal at high speeds, you should be able to do it without a computer helping

A few friends are managing threats to renewal in academia (mid tenure review specifically) due to Palestine position — anyone gone through that/ dealing now that’s open to chatting? If so DM.

For #journalists reporting the terror attack on Bondi beach, here's an important and good resource from the Global Centre for Trauma and Journalism on how to report ethically and safely: gcjt.org/resources/re...

Australian here 👋 Stop saying the tragedy in Sydney demonstrates that strict gun laws don’t work. There were ZERO mass shootings in Australia in the two decades after strict gun laws were passed in 1996. We have so much we need to do, but strict gun laws remain a critical part of the solution.

We live in hell

Hello friends, I recently lost my health insurance + benefits & am currently looking at a bill of over $16,000 for which I cannot pay. This would not necessarily be an issue if I were not visually impaired and currently out of full time work, but I am humbly asking for assistance now. Any bit helps.