Amazing, no notes, I do not desire to learn anything else about this story, for it would only detract from the perfection on this headline.

The New York Times devoted 4 full pages this morning to the 50th anniversary of Patti Smith’s landmark album, “Horses,” with commentary on all 8 tracks from Michael Stipe, Florence Welch, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, and others. Read it online here (gift article): www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

OMG! I just got off the plane in Asheville and RFK Jr. Was boarding and someone passed by him and said “quack”

Eating Macca's while sitting in the Jeep getting an automatic car wash is peak adulting. #YoureNotTheBossOfMe

Went and touched and tasted the ocean today. Looked good. Smelt good. Still a bit too salty tho.

Trump Pivots To Non-Interventionism...

This is the most #AusPol story in an era of truly borked #AusPol stories.

LOL...Trump is going to be awarded this. However... The winner should only receive it if they can coherently and succinctly explain the offside rule.

In my scoughts are thattered era...again #AutisticBurnout

Charles Dickens was the originator of "this meeting could have been an email"... #BookSky #BleakHouse

Pupdate - Ruby undid the zipper of a beanbag, including breaking the stiching we put in so that wouldn't happen. Of course the ceiling fans were on at the time. So what have you lot been up to for the last two hours? 🤣

Roaring wind and roof rattling gusts here at the moment. Hope the tired old big eucalyptus in the front yard stays upright. This unsettled weather has really unraveled me lately.

Tomato seeds planted! Seeds saved by my husband from last season's bumper harvest. We've planted late to dodge the frosts...so fingers crossed.

Released today 2nd November 1979 Marianne Faithfull "Broken English " Contained the track "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan", album artwork cover photography by 📸 Dennis Morris #AlbumOfTheDay #music #MusicSky #ClassicRock #photography

The Effluencer...

From the garden - candy pink roses. They look gorgeous, and smell like soft musk sticks... and hope. #Gardening 🌱

Joy. Pure joy...

So we're at the POTUS is bored/lawless/demented stage and wants to test a nuclear bomb stage of the dictatorship. I'm not surprised. Thought it might take another year or so to get here.

It's heartbreaking to see young people harmed by the vicious campaign of hatred against trans people sweeping the country. Please reach out to someone if you're struggling. Stay with us. www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

Crowdsourced map of ICE Activity now has a local alert system: iceout.org 24-hour live ICE activity map now gives local alerts. This can be particularly helpful for individuals at risk and also for allies attempting to intervene. You can select your own alert radius.

Black autistic women need support too 👌🏽

Good morning to everyone trying to explain Daylight Saving Time to their cat.

Can't stop listening to this song "Chicago" by Sufjan Stevens (2005). A rare combination of lyrics and music that simultaneously breaks and mends your heart... 🎧

Etta James "At Last" youtu.be/1qJU8G7gR_g?... #Music #MusicSky #NP #JazzSky #Jazz 🎧 📸 Etta James and Muhammad Ali

Gentle reminder to add alt text to photos! It’s an important feature to ensure this place is inclusive and accessible If you need help remembering, you can change your settings to prompt you to add it before you post I’m seeing a lot of disability content lacking alt text which is disappointing

I'm "in bed by 9.00pm" exhausted... this week/month/year has drained my brain, body, and soul. Better days ahead? Effing hope so! #GoodnightBluesky

Destruction of the East Wing of the WH is this quote: "They were careless people... they smashed up things & creatures & then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, & let other people clean up the mess they had made." The Great Gatsby

I've never met a good person who went out of their way to belittle waiters

Thousands of lightning strikes have been detected in the past few hours, with more expected. If you see any unattended fires, report them immediately to Triple Zero (000). Via NSW RFS

The greatest bird in the universe has finally won Australia's bird of the year. ALL HAIL THE TAWNY FROGMOUTH! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Dear WH Journalists, DO IT. Do your job.

From 2020. "Discordant" #Bushfires #Poetry #Writing #WritingCommunity

Used car salesman behaving like a used car salesman...

T.S. Eliot was the primary gaslighter of Vivienne Haigh, and Virginia Woolf was a bully.

From 2020. "Discordant" #Bushfires #Poetry #Writing #WritingCommunity

Today I started down the My Aged Care rabbit hole.First phone call advised me an assessor would be in touch within the next few weeks,then said help might take up to 18 months or more. The person said, & I quote: "The system is broken".I will be documenting my experiences here. #AgedCareAustralia

Watch reporter John Lyons’ story Chasing Trump’s Billions, on #4Corners ABC TV tonight 8.30 AEST & support public interest #journalism. Via YouTube for international viewers. This story famously led Donald #Trump to threaten John’s questions were “hurting Australia”. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world. I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.

Trump will be spewing. And whinging. And going on and on and on. Gawd he's exhausting. #NobelPeacePrice

Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize. #NobelPeacePrize

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more. 🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

breaking news

“As a neurodiversity advocate and as an autistic person, I’m really grateful for so much of the work that’s been done that allows me to be myself and to be successful being myself.” Link, who has been *banned*!?!? from this platform? thinkingautismguide.com/2025/06/spac... #AutisticWhileBlack

From Kash's Khristmas Kamo range...

US Breaks New Measles Record, Surpassing 1,500 Cases – The Most In 33 Years. "Measles was declared eliminated in the US in 2000 – that is no longer the case." As of Sept 30, there have been 1,544 confirmed cases in 2025 — the most since 1992, when 2,126 cases were recorded. archive.md/n2cRz

I've been on SocMed for 25 years. If Bluesky implodes I'm just going to start sending postcards to random addresses - and make being a pen-pal cool.

Australian - BIRD OF THE YEAR 2025 Time to cast your vote for the 2025 Australian bird of the year. First Round of Voting is open! 🦜 From 6-15 October, you can VOTE HERE: www.theguardian.com/environment/... #BirdOfTheYear #AusBirds #Birds #Australia #Birdlife #WildOz

Free Link Mute Jerry Block Jay

Spring is springing. The garden has been neglected and I've been going through one of the most difficult years of my life - these Blue Bells are just here saying "we're made of strong stuff, and we're beautiful" #Garden

watching the original SPACE JAM with the kids and my four year old, who seems to be a budding film critic, just complained, "it's been so long and we're not even in space!"