Hollo Venezuela Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves.

People peeved at the Lord Byron quote at the end of Frankenstein, instead of something written by Mary Shelley … Look - the two are just inexorably linked. That in itself is such a profound commentary to mirror the story! Even ‘Byron: a Life in Letters’ begins with a Mary Shelley epigraph!

I saw FRANKENSTEIN in cinemas and really enjoyed it. My fave fact I found, was: Boris Karloff was about 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) tall, but in his Frankenstein costume for the 1931 movie, he was made to look around 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) to 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) … Jacob Elordi is naturally 6′ 5″ (1.96 m). Wild 🤯

I loved the Lord Byron quote at the end of FRANKENSTEIN, because … a story about the hubris of man that has its genesis in a Lord Byron house-party (not to give props to a man for a woman’s creation) 1/3

Australian democracy "proved robust in the end – thanks in large part to the creativity of ordinary Australians who agitated for their country’s democratic culture, system and institutions." Great explainer by @frankbongiorno.bsky.social and James Watson: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It’s worse than you think. This is his lawyer Rita Glavin who has been paid tens of millions of dollars to smear me and the other women who came forward. She has led his taxpayer funded litigation abuse of us all. And here she is at the loser party with him.

Dysphagia and aspiration pneumonia is deadly outcomes when meal plans aren’t adhered to. All aged care and disability workers should be trained in mealtime support, including IDSSI, but far too many aren’t

'A former Australian soldier recruited to support a controversial Albanese government deportation plan is demanding answers after discovering a bikie gang [Finks] had infiltrated the critical border security operation.' www.theage.com.au/national/min...

To us, this looks less and less like a film studio and more and more like an evil propaganda machine.

Under new head of Paramount David Ellison, the studio has drawn up a list of actors who opposed the Gaza genocide and will not allow them to appear in its films and TV shows. Does this sound familiar? Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."

Is white feminism the gateway to Zionism? open.substack.com/pub/kaleidos...

“Herald Sun reports …” 🫷I’m gonna stop you right there, my dude. #AusPol

'Israel carries out wave of airstrikes on southern Lebanon' Because Israel is a terror state. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

I got one of my two royalty payments for 2025 recently & was thrilled to buy one of these. It's such a fabulous idea and fun to open and rummage through. I LOVE that people don't have to, but choose to create things that are beautiful & interesting. Real people, with real ideas and skills.

A smuggled book changed his life. Now he’s built 500 prison libraries. Reginald Dwayne Betts was locked up as a teenager for carjacking. Books were his escape, and he went on to be a poet, lawyer and founder of Freedom Reads. www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...

The IDF is a State Sponsor of Terrorism. Labor's new laws allow them to be listed as such, so let's get on with it!

My chilling week on Roblox: sexually assaulted and shat on as a child avatar roaming the online world In seven days my young alter ego is cyberbullied and attacked while exploring clubs, casinos and horror games, all with parental controls in place. www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...

I’m a father and an IT worker. The social media ban won’t protect our kids – it will hurt them #AusPol www.smh.com.au/technology/i...

I guess the majority of New York voters are also radical leftists then. Banger.

serious note: they're gonna try 5x harder to sabotage the midterms after tonight and we're gonna have to organize on a literally historic scale to stop them

Checking in on the worst Zionists who’ve been pumping out hysterical Islamophobia in the lead up to the NYC mayoral race for *months* and fear-mongering around voting Mamdani. The post-win cope is sublime (and by that I mean deeply disturbed and racist) Jtilch and Eve Fartlow …

Aussie editors of YA! Please pass this Substack along - it includes the link to a very cool survey for a research-study and eventual thesis that a good friend is undertaking! #AusLit open.substack.com/pub/danielle...

More info about Marta Leiva, the woman I witnessed being assaulted by plainclothed men in the SLC airport last week. She has a work permit legal through 2029, mom of 4 with sick kids: www.ksl.com/article/5139... You can donate to her gofundme for legal expenses: www.gofundme.com/f/apoya-madr...

I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members. At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

Albanese government deports two more men to Nauru in secret, infuriating human rights advocates Exclusive: Sources say a Sudanese national and another man were chartered to the former regional processing centre last week, joining one other person #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

KFC Australia now making a “zinger banh mi” and GOOD. GOD. NO! This is un-Australian. I guarantee you can Google “your suburb + best bánh mì” and get recommend a small, local joint that’ll make you want to start loudly & proudly declaring; “NAH mate, *we* have the best bánh mì near us!”

Seeking skilled musicians with an authentic feel for the styles of Sara Bareilles, Ben Folds, Elton John, Billy Joel & The Beatles for on-stage roles www.artshub.com.au/job/musician...

Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart spotted at Donald Trump’s Halloween party The 1920s, Great Gatsby-themed bash also reportedly attracted the likes of One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, though her office did not confirm #AusPol www.theguardian.com/business/202...

So when do we stop treating the UAE as a friendly shopping stopover, and start treating it as a rogue nation with blood on its hands, and apply sanctions?

Would you approve if e.g. Farage started begging the US to invade Britain and destroy all the Hamas we have hanging around, and coincidentally put him in charge

Maria Corina Machado who was given the Noble War Prize for services to US Imperialism is now claiming that Hamas is in Venezuela as a pretext for the US to invade. What a nice woman she is... 🤮

‘Diabolical’: why Australia’s teacher shortages are among the worst in the world – and who is suffering most Regional and disadvantaged schools are bearing the brunt of the crisis, with almost two-thirds of teachers reporting high levels of stress #AusPol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Good intentions won't save us on this slippery slope www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

"People with a disability and Indigenous Australians are overrepresented in the data. About 33% of all suspensions affected those with a disability, and at least 26% of all suspensions affected First Nations people."

The decision by past governments to push Australia's childcare industry in the direction of marketisation and corporatisation has left a lasting legacy.

So Beatrice has ties to the UAE (responsible for the largest humanitarian crisis unfolding in Sudan) and Eugenie has an anti-slavery charity that’s raised £1.5m in donations last year, but failed to donate them (£1.3m carried forward) Parasites, the lot of them. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now? www.vogue.com/article/is-h...

Australian-first treaty legislation passes in Victorian parliament #SpringSt www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Jeffrey Epstein and the Mossad: How The Sex-Trafficker Helped Israel Build a Backchannel to Russia Amid Syrian Civil War Hacked emails show how Epstein and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak tried to engineer a Russian-led solution to remove Bashar al-Assad. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Israeli weapons companies should be removed from Sydney defence expo, MPs and human rights experts say Exclusive: Australian member of UN commission criticises Elbit and Rafael for being ‘key enablers’ of Israel’s war on Gaza #AusPol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

It is unbelievable how badly trashed the Bureau of Meteorology website is now. You'd be forgiven for thinking it's a conspiracy to advantage private apps to use free govt info from BOM to package forecasts, radar, warnings so it's well-designed & accessible - for profit - like they do in the US.

Teenager from Gaza ‘stuck in hell’ after being prevented from joining mother in UK Dania Alafranji, 16, still waiting on visa from Home Office despite being offered school place in Berkshire 18 months ago www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Wow, you proud of that one Sussan - SS - Ley? Snaps for you, I guess.

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has attacked Anthony Albanese’s leadership over the prime minister’s decision to wear a Joy Division band T-shirt five days ago, accusing him of “displaying the wrong values. The Age

‘All fail Caesar: Brisbane high school teaches wrong topic for final year 12 history exam’ 😳 nightmare fuel www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The Children's Booker Prize, and what we lost in The Inky Awards A Children's Booker Prize overseen by a panel of child and adult judges, reminds me how innovative the Inky Awards were - judged by teens - and further proves what we lost in its closure daniellebinks.substack.com/p/the-childr...

Brazil & Peru are failing uncontacted peoples and the Amazon’s future is at stake A new report makes it clear the survival of isolated tribes is under threat as protections are eroded. It’s time our countries fulfilled their obligations to defend Indigenous people www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Federal government’s talking points on Israel-Palestine were mistakenly shared with the Australia Palestine Advocacy Organisation, disclosing its opposition to a proposed children’s hospital in Gaza championed by prominent humanitarian, Dr Mohammed Mustafa. #AusPol open.substack.com/pub/deepcutn...