Merry Christmas and a very happy #BoxingDayTest Eve to my Bluesky friends. First year in many I won't be tuning in to Day 1. I'll be thinking of you all. I promise. (Greetings from Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth, Western Australia) #GodsCountry

Kavanaugh goes out of his way to pen a footnote not having to deal with the case at hand. He appears to be trying to narrow the forces he unleashed with his prior opinion allowing for race- and ethnicity-based #KavanaughStops

Breaking: The ECB release new photos from The Ashes Files.

So I just tuned in and...done and dusted! Better performance from England but still 3-0. #comeonaussie #Ashes2025 #AdelaideTest

The Indian press reported 8 elephants died. 💔

"Seeing how dramatic some of the nutritional changes were, and how this differed across plants, was a big surprise"... We aren't seeing a simple dilution effect but rather a complete shift in the composition of our foods"... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Very deep introspection’: unanswered questions for intelligence agencies on actions in lead-up to Bondi attack

Put on an #ABBA playlist while I do some chores—then literally stopped work to listen. The songs are SO good—so well crafted—and my appreciation only grows with time. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

If you see something, say something.

Op ed in the @sltrib.com No sugar coating how deeply Trump is loathed in the US right now. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/o... #TrumpDebacle

Omg there was a time when Jimmy Fallon was actually funny! Mick is always funny—very entertaining fellow! #MickJagger youtu.be/Bxjfr-cgTL8?...

My daughter's favourite. #MitchellJohnson

A STATE govt stripping courts of their constitutionally designated powers?? NSW Police don't need more powers, they need to exercise the powers they have now COMPETENTLY! So much to address after the horrors of #BondiBeach —Minns threatens our democracy now?? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Bank of America is nostalgic for the time when it didn't have to issue a credit card to women without her husband's permission.

Breaking News: Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York said she would leave Congress at the end of her term, and suspended her campaign for governor.

interesting how the patriots are the ones who are always trying to violently overthrow the government

Why does Trump feel he needs to force himself on everyone/everything? The Kennedy Centre is a memorial to JFK, built after his assassination. Why would you want to force yourself into that space?

Travis Head ❤️ Adelaide Oval

Worse than during the global financial crisis!

Close battle?? Wtf is WRONG with Americans?? Are they INCAPABLE of learning???

"There’s no reference to any legal authority & no detail. It’s just 'there are security concerns, as evidenced by the Secret Service saying there are security concerns & the project cannot be stopped, & you cannot have any more details.' How do you possibly push back against that? It’s just mush."

SAME‼️

You mean after a mass shooting you can do more than just send “thoughts and prayers”? www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

BLOODY nice way!! #AdelaideTest #AdelaideOval #Ashes2025

Why is it that bc they're "high-profile" (I assume that means famous or wealthy) are alleged rapists allowed to have their identity suppressed? #springst #justice

Love it! #TravisHead #Ashes2025 #AdelaideTest

I hear there's been much excitement at the #AdelaideOval! Alas I will have to catch the replay. #Ashes2025

Just realised I've managed to avoid cheesy muzak shopping centre Christmas carols this year. Haven't heard a single damn one! Makes Christmas so much nicer! 🎄🌟🎅🏼 (There's a lot to be said for online shopping and organising presents in November—and minimising presents!)

Alas, poor Yorick. (Sorry, couldn't help myself)

A real treat: #BobDylan & #WillieNelson performing 'You Win Again'. Bob's voice was struggling (it mysteriously improved after he won his Nobel Prize—like he had something to live up to again) & Willie, a true gent, softened his own voice so as not to outsing/outshine Dylan. youtu.be/8JCeKyQVg5k?...

Khawaja going so well then holed out for 82. A nice innings—he largely got on with it—though it did take him about 40 minutes or so to make the 9 runs from 41 to 50. Would have liked to see him make a ton...And then the SA premier put the mockers on him! #Ashes2025 #AdelaideTest

This is going to be a catastrophic loss, and all because a handful of people refuse to accept reality.

Omg Heady gone for 10—after being SO DISCIPLINED!!! I'm devo. #AdelaideTest #Ashes2025

The #AdelaideOval roof! I climbed that roof last year! Very rousing rendition of God Save The King (punchy & bright) & didn't expect the harmonies for Advance Australia Fair...beautiful! Lovely Welcome to Country also—very moving. Nice job Adelaide! #Ashes2025

John Williamson singing 'True Blue' before the Adelaide test...very moving...but I'm listening to the words very closely (for once) and...is this really the right song for today? #Ashes2025 #AdelaideTest

I was in an Uber this am, on my way to work & a woman on the radio said, "It's a special day today, Day 1 of the Adelaide test!" Her male co-host responded, "Why is it a special day?" And she said, "Because it's Day 1 of the #Adelaide test." And I thought, yes, some things are right with the world.

250 years later and the whole world is celebrating this extraordinary woman! Very happy birthday dear Jane! #JaneAusten #JaneAusten250

Trump and corruption go together like peaches and cream. ‘The announcement came just hours after prosecutors there charged four government officials with corruption in connection with the half-billion-dollar project.’ Gift link.

I…did not see the closing sentence of this photo caption coming: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/15/n...

Otters have the thickest hair of any mammal, up to a million hairs per square inch. Theoretically their skin doesn’t even get wet in the water because the water can’t penetrate their superb dense oiled hair. And that Ihow they stay warm in the water (as opposed to blubber).

Perfect symbolism

From an attempted whitewashing of the guy who tackled the shooter, to targeting a guy with the same name, there was a lot of misinformation circulating in the hours after the Bondi terror attack. And X seems to be the focal point. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

A U.S. Senate report reveals new testimonies from detained victims of Border Patrol. The full story: lataco.com/detained-cit... By Aisha Wallace-Palomares

"Since Judge Dugan’s arrest, protesters have frequently gathered in downtown Milwaukee to show their support for her, including during jury selection last week. Demonstrations are expected to continue in downtown Milwaukee throughout the trial..." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...

Another big reason to worry about Bari Weiss’ tenure at CBS News

Republican congressman 👇🏽

Incredible bravery. #BondiBeach

Lot of unexpected details emerging about the #BondiBeach terrorists. Definitely not a straightforward story. 9now.nine.com.au/a-current-af...

I didn’t realise there was a new low it was possible to go to but there it is.