An era calling for courage over caution

A beautiful documentary about a gorgeous human being. It's incredibly reassuring that in times of darkness, there is still so much light in the world. The cardinals chose wisely when they chose #LeoFromChicago Authentic, heart-centred leadership always wins in the end. youtu.be/nYzssRwE7Gg?...

Honestly, it hurts more than the heart, it hurts body & soul. One of the great things #Whitlam did that barely saw the light was set up a Royal Commission on Human Relations—an extraordinary nationwide project that heard from Australians from all walks of life—about their lives & relationships.

Filmmaker Ken Burns discusses why the Trump administration killed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting with John Avlon: "It'll hurt mostly rural communities — maybe that's their intention. There'll be news deserts."

Extraordinarily courageous: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law. (Follow the gift link below)

Still hurts the heart. #Whitlam #TheDismissal #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

The Russians could not have done a better job at dismantling the United States. Every respected American institution—from the great universities to NASA (though that decline started earlier)—and the White House itself—reduced to rubble. It'll take a good decade or two to correct some of the mess.

"There was a standoff at the presentation ceremony with India refusing to accept the trophy from Naqvi, the ACC and PCB chair who is also Pakistan's Interior Minister, following the cross-border skirmish between the two countries in the wake of the terror attack in Pahalgam in April." #cricket

Not sure if these are the Page One headlines WH was going for. @wsj.com

Police don't need more powers—they have sufficient powers—what they need is political will & to really dig deep & reconnect with what healthy, inclusive democracy looks like for Australia. (Hint: Nazi hate rallies are not it) #nswpol

Amazing that cops have powers to arrest and prosecute anti-genocide protesters, but don't have powers to stop Nazis doing Nazism on the steps of the NSW parliament.

WOW! An incredible discovery. The first ever image of a baby exoplanet embedded in the dust rings from which planets are forming around a star. Confirms the developing view of planet formation that we’ve never before seen in action. 🧪🔭 www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...

Old fishing nets from France become vital protection against Russian drones in Ukraine

This is turning out to be a battle between two government departments. USDA sent out a press release saying SNAP (food subsidy) benefits would be resuming, then DOJ asked for a stay—the President of the United States appealing a court order to feed people. SNAP is an even bigger story now. #SCOTUS

"In the first half of 2025, for the first time ever, renewables overtook coal as the top source of global electricity..."

I missed this. WTAF.

Previously announced in 2021, the ICC has confirmed the Women's ODI World Cup will expand to ten teams in 2029 🏆 Full story: bit.ly/3JHyLu2

My goodness these numbers: "A record 185 million users on JioHotstar watched India's triumph in the #CWC25 final, while overall the World Cup recorded a digital reach of 446 million people in India—more than the total of the last three editions combined." 🤯 #womenscricket #INDvSA #CWC25

First study of its kind finds deep-sea mining waste threatens life and foodwebs in the ocean's dim 'twilight zone' phys.org/news/2025-11...

Watching Mira Nair's #MississippiMasala (which I haven't seen for a long time) & weeping. What an emotional few days it's been (& I'm in Australia)! So wonderful that the son of this amazing family has found a place for himself in the world. Stay sparkly @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social! 🎉 #ZohranMamdani

A rap for the great grandmas of the world. By Mr Cardamom aka @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Dude is the COMPLETE package. #ZohranMamdani #zohranfornyc youtu.be/iQVsVNPkPmE?...

After spending months and millions attacking Zohran Mamdani, billionaire Bill Ackman tweeted a short congratulations and offered to help the new Mayor-elect. @premthakker.bsky.social asked @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social about his response to Ackman, and if he would work with the billionaire:

Missed our livestream from election night? watch it here: youtu.be/3BkEveJyXN0

Omg TikTokers.

I could listen to this guy for HOURS. We know he's a big soccer fan—has anyone asked him if he's into cricket?? @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social #ZohranMamdani #zohranfornyc

Organized by refusefascism.org, thousands of Handmaids march through DC on the anniversary of Trump's win in a "Trump Must Go Now" protest. ✊🏼

The oral arguments were fascinating & enjoyable as the justices mainly stuck to statutory interpretation & precedent rather than pushing an agenda (though R CJ & K, G & B JJ may well be trying to save the GOP from oblivion). Gorsuch J can be quite delightful when he's not being smug. #TrumpTariffs

A busy first day as your Mayor-elect: early morning interviews, transition announcements and meetings. More to say on all of it tomorrow. But a highlight was lunch with my Congresswoman @aoc.bsky.social at Laliguras Bistro in Jackson Heights.

Thank you, New York City. Together we made history. Now let’s get to work. transition2025.com

The full moon through my bathroom window (about 5 mins ago).

From @freedlander.bsky.social on Twitter. A fascinating interview with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social after he was first elected to the New York State Assembly. #ZohranMamdani #zohranfornyc

But she's an aloof wife quietly steering her husband's campaign from behind the scenes so naturally she's a reluctant campaigner. When push comes to shove @nytimes.com is not always so different from @nypost.com — more subtle its bitchiness maybe. At least the Post comes out swinging. #Zohran

No for real, even 6 years ago a 24 year old Black man in Cobb County sure as hell wasn't just 87 votes from a MAYORAL SEAT

Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night. He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.

Did they print them out on an inkjet and tape them up? Are they having a bake sale as well?

What is Australia waiting for @albomp.bsky.social ? #auspol

This NYT map of election results is gorgeous, reader-friendly, and in the case of this 🎁 link, free. If you've ever lived in NYC, visited it, or watched an episode of Seinfeld or Friends, you'll want to spend time clicking around www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Just left the latest hearing in Jim Comey's criminal case. It did not go well for DOJ The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team Details TK

Mag. judge William Fitzpatrick orders all grand jury minutes turned over to Comey by 5pm tomorrow as well as all search materials, plus explanations of how they were obtained, filtered & preserved to date.

It’s like they wake up every day and ask themselves “how can we make this place look even cheaper and tackier and less historic?”

MAYOR MAMDANI BABY‼️ ⁦‪@ZohranKMamdani‬⁩.bsky.social

NEW YORK you've set the tone for the rest of the country‼️ BRAVO NYC‼️

It’s been way too long since feeling this kind of hope and optimism‼️ BRAVO 👏🏼 Fantastic job New York‼️

THE PURE JOY‼️ THE HOPE‼️ I’M CRYING HAPPY TEARS‼️

TURN THE VOLUME UP ⁦‪@ZohranKMamdani‬⁩.bsky.social

For perspective: There were 8 special elections for Mississippi Senate yesterday and 2 for Mississippi House. Mississippi Democrats flipped 2 of the 4 GOP-held Senate seats that were on the ballot and the sole GOP-held House seat that was on the ballot. Democrats held the other 5 seats.

MIDNIGHT UPDATE: Moderate/Dem-backed candidates are currently sweeping every school board race in conservative Douglas County, Colorado (home to a famous school voucher experiment). Would give moderates total 7-0 control of the school board. #copolitics

My favourite part of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's speech. It's a sad thing for America that #ZohranMamdani was not born in the USA & can never be President. What a mighty heart. This is what representative democracy was supposed to be about. That said, he can do a lot as Mayor of NYC. #zohranfornyc

The hero of this speech: You.