Imagine how embarrassing it would be if you were an American. What a buffoon www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Don't accept imitations! "Some American travelers are ‘flag jacking’ and Canadians are livid" edition.cnn.com/2025/09/18/t...

There is nothing godly, good, Christian or American about any word that's been uttered at that Arizona stadium today These fascists are so far up their own assholes that their words reek of that darkness It's clear that they plan to accelerate the death of America beyond even what we'd anticipated

Trump: "I hate my opponents and I don't want the best for them" So glad all his supporters have spent the past week talking about how the left are so uncivil. So glad all the shitty centrists of the world have spent the past week saying the left needs to reach out and be kind.

NOTUS: Dem House Rep Steven Horsford: “They called the local sheriff; they showed up and were going to arrest me. These are the same people that I’m supposed to call to coordinate security or to do support when I have a town hall.” www.notus.org/democrats/me...

#TheZap: According to the internet, the current daily travel allowance for a Queensland MP staying in Brisbane is $444 per night, while patients travelling for healthcare receive $70 per night. www.croakey.org/the-zap-all-... #HealthReform #AusPol

This project seems promising. What you all think? @coveringclimatenow.org @climatenews.bsky.social #climatechange #harvarduniversity

When journalism was cool. And risked everything to challenge power.

Thrilling to see a (brave) ABC journalist scrutinising Trump’s corruption. Trump’s reaction shows you a nerve has been hit. Too often media shy away from these tough questions because of Trump’s bullying. We should all stand up for journalists willing to be watchdogs! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Reading Australia's new National Climate Risk Assessment, I am struck with the profound feeling that no-one involved wanted this to have real world relevance for everyday people. I'm not suggesting a conspiracy theory. It's just that if you wanted cut-through you wouldn't start with this.

Ask yourself: Which #auspol Politicians do #PBCC have in their circle? • Federal • NSW • Qld • Victoria • Western Australia ... follow the money. A question I have asked since 2009, from my observations. Thank tonight's #4Corners forensic accountant for his detailed research. @lucyham.bsky.social 🙏

Lived experience: Look behind any person, especially elected - who is connected to any Plymouth Brethren Christian Church [PBCC]. Follow the public events, public declarations of support, hand shakes, and money trails esp from grants, donations, etc. #4Corners #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

#Auspol @albomp.bsky.social Rupert Murdoch owns most of Australian media. He has a monopoly on the ‘news’ we are fed. Murdoch also owns Fox in the USA, which continues to spread propaganda and hate like THIS 👇🏻❗️ Why is Australia not leading a Royal Commission into Murdoch’s dangerous practices❓

Wallaroos' Rugby World Cup hopes dashed by dominant Canada in 46-5 loss. 🏆 #RWC2025 #WRWC2025 Canada dominated #Australia throughout the match, having led 31-5 at half-time. #Canada will play #NewZealand in the semifinals. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09... 🦘🏉 @wallaroos.bsky.social 💚💛 #Wallaroos

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While housing is not a human right, investment absolutely is. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Hi @lucyham.bsky.social finally, it's public. Former minister Greg Hunt works for a Brethren company whose owners made millions on COVID contracts ... www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09... #FourCorners can confirm that members of the PBCC church have been major donors to the Coalition. #springst #auspol

Today's Oxymoron is: A Firearms advocate dies from the side effects of legal gun crime ... I'm glad I'm in Australia.

Exclusive: ANU Chancellor Julie Bishop travelled to Canberra and was briefed that the deans of the university’s six academic colleges had lost confidence in Vice-Chancellor Genevieve Bell. | Jason Koutsoukis reports satpa.pe/n1GAhSv

So many unanswered questions posed in this excellent piece on the Meanjin closure. eg. -Why the sudden irreversible decision? -Why didn't they try to save it (community, donor drives etc)? -Why the secrecy? -Why use the financial viability argument now? As if the v wealthy UniMelb can't afford it.

Gulf temps are now record hot for this time of year. It’s steroids for hurricanes. Luckily the Gulf remains hostile for tropical development for at least the next 10 days. Hopefully the Gulf stays hostile through October.

PSA that there is cheap (good!) lunch on campus at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre cafe. The woman today told me I was only the third person in for the day — it’s quiet and they need our support! Level 4 of the building with the student food court. UniMelb people please reshare 🙏🏼

NEW — Trump, along with Jared Kushner, Pam Bondi and others stand for the National Anthem. Crowd boos as the American flag is unfurled on the court. Stadium is still only about 50% full.

For anyone else wants to change their profile picture to remember the two fallen Victorian Police officers killed at Porepunkah yesterday: Senior Constable Neal Thompson and Senior Constable Vadim De Waart. #HastenTheDawn

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Immigrants help keep California’s $4T economy running. Trump’s mass raids and stripping people of legal status risk tearing it apart — gutting our workforce and raising costs for everyone while separating American families. End these senseless policies now, Donald Trump.

Editorial: This racist moment calls for an unwavering response, for a government of stature and moral clarity. What we have seen is a nasty clutch of bills to reduce transparency and further damage our human rights record on the treatment of refugees. satpa.pe/qj3lY2q

Flabbergasted, we see Mother Nature with her selection of population control, handed to her again with free rein, as if we didn't learn enough about WOman vs Nature during 2020-2022, via CVD19 pandemic and the CVD19 shadow impacts of 2023-25. Yet, USA appears none the wiser, respectful nor prepared.

Cannot believe that Australia is through in the #RWC2025, with USA not scoring "high" enough gap against Samoa in the Group A table. My ranking of Group A game enjoyment: 1. Samoa, that team is good, and deserved more conversion points than scored. 2. USA, the close competitive nature. 3. England 😱

30,000 here to watch England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 v Australia 🇦🇺. They say the same is expected tomorrow for Ireland 🇮🇪 v New Zealand 🇳🇿. "Women's rugby is changing in front of our eyes". Wonderful ❤️ #WRWC2025 #WRUGBY #RUGBY #RWC2025

Great first half. England making lots of mistakes, but Australia strong going forward. Making a game of it. #rwc2025

Tony and Tommy say hi. Hope you’ve had a good day. Also hope you have snacks #MiniDonks #FarmLife #LittleFarm

This is an extremely stupid way to try and fix the super gap for mostly women who care for children.

That's right ladies, Hume is going to cure the male lonliness epidemic by financially strapping women to men. Progressive... not.

Performative heteronormative patriarchal respectability ain't going to perform itself I guess

The state of America: Cyndi Lauper changes the lyrics to Girls Just Want to Have Fun to Girls Just Want Fundamental Rights.....

You can always tell which locals on Facebook, who didn't play 'Snap' or 'Go Fish' as children. #Funny #LostDog #Locals

IMHO they were behind the protests in Ballarat as well, stirring up division (as with The Voice), using the useful RWNJ's that are their base to deliver the spectacle for the RW media (makes great headlines/clickbait) to use against Labor. www.afr.com/rear-window/...

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09... Poisoning us “leaking pollutants equal to 8,300 new cars on the road every year it is in use… …Darwin Liquified Natural Gas plant (DLNG) is set for a new lease of life in the hands of gas giant #Santos as part of the controversial $5.6 billion Barossa project.”

www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... “Gas stoves run on methane, which produces CO2… contributing to carbon emissions. … linked to respiratory health problems, including asthma, and using a gas range at home contributes to some 40,000 premature deaths in the UK and European Union [alone] each year,”

Young Victorian forest that was planted in a day. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Bloody everywhere

BREAKING: A federal judge has *blocked* the Trump administration from abruptly deporting 600 unaccompanied Guatemalan children — perhaps within a matter of hours — granting an emergency restraining order after advocates called the plan illegal + dangerous. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

No! #auspol

Well, the match was a draw. Numb celebrations. 🇺🇸 USA 31 🇦🇨 AUS 31. #Wallaroos #WRWC2025 #Rugby #WomensSport

Go #Wallaroos Go! Half time score: USA 5 v AUS 14. You've got this @wallaroos.bsky.social . Going great. Get it done. Australia is behind you. Even at 5:15am AEST, 4:45am ACST, 3:15am AWST. 🇦🇨🏉🦘🩳👟 📺 Watching Channel 9. #FreetoAir TV, Australia. #WRWC2025 #Rugby #RWC2025 #USAvAUS #WorldCup

WATCH ALERT: ⚠️ The Wallaroos have a chance to secure a quarter final spot at the World Cup with a win over USA early Sunday morning. Australia won their last meeting in Canberra earlier this year, but the US won the clash last year.

Go go 🇦🇺🦘🏉 #Wallaroos! It's on! Women's Rugby World Cup 4am Sun 31Aug on Ch9 til 7:00am #AUSvUSA. Demonstrate your support and get up watch free-to-air TV. Help #WRWC2025 Tv ratings, sponsors & the viewership. Enjoy yourself as an exhausted, tired loyal & committed fan of women's sports. #RWC2025

"To great criticism, McConnell denied former President Barack Obama from filling a vacant seat on the Supreme Court of the United States for the better part of a year. He didn’t think Republicans would get a chance to fill it." Fuck this guy forever and ever, amen. (Also, that's a gift link!)