Kid in parking lot asks "What should I ask you?" (license plate: ASKME) "Anything, I work at the library" * Kid laughs * "Let me ask YOU something. Do you have a library card?" "Nope." "Live in town?" "Yep." "Well, they're free. You should get one" "Okay!" I have become THAT lady & am OK with it 💅

His position was already untenable. Add this and I guess it’s now untwentyable. #NACC

Mum was an outrageous flirt, especially with her favourite footy players. She lived life her way. 8 years today and I miss her very much.

Thomson Reuters, has a Foundation, focuses on press freedom, funds research, runs a ‘Trust’ conference …and also uses a data brokerage business that helps ICE boost its surveillance capabilities

Hopefully there’s a rule about spacing between #LibSpill s, state and federal. I need my entertainment spread out.

I’m guessing the explosive leak happened in PVO’s pants.

I have been writing my latest newsletter update for a week and trying to get it finished. It is sprawling, perhaps even unreadable, but I will have it ready by tomorrow morning AEDT. If you want to subscribe, it's free! rick-morton.ghost.io

Not earth shattering news, but I painted a wall. The binding of my old French dictionary was inspiration for the colour.

Evening light.

Cynthia Erivo is a boss and a goddess and the definition of a good friend.

Any serious media today would have ignored the irrelevant, embarrassing climate shitfuckery of the never-to-be-elected, and instead given some accessible, in-depth analysis of the current impacts of climate change. #AusPol

The original March for Humanity on the harbour bridge in Sydney was planned for Sun Aug 3, 2025 After the Minns govt took the protest orgs to the NSW Supreme Court, it was held on Sun Aug 31, 2025 But please let's hear again about weekend dates not registering as an issue for the Minns govt 🧐

Lots of laughs in this thread.

Living sculpture? Performance art?

FFS

Turns out, maintaining the rage hasn’t been a problem. It practically maintains itself. #TheDismissal #AusPol

I'm not sure ABC have spent quite enough time on John Laws today. 🙄

2/ SEP 26, 2025 'Incoming NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon has pledged “a laser-like focus on ensuring social cohesion and making sure the Jewish community feels safe” as he takes on the state’s top police job.'

In August the NSW Police Commissioner made an urgent application to prohibit a “March for Humanity” organised by the PAG, in part because, he claimed: - there were isolated antisocial incidents at some previous PAG rallies - the national terrorism threat level remained “probable” But nazis, fine.

Dying doesn’t make you a good person.

since chatgpt has coached another young person in a mental health crisis to their death, I am yet again tapping the sign

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The Miracle Of Not Feeding The Five Thousand

Can't stop listening to this tonight.

Mamdani: So hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us.

“Turn the volume up.“ Zohran to trump, who he knows is watching. He is making me very happy and hopeful.

They’re throwing the onions. They’re throwing the mustard. Snowflakes.

Does this mean we don’t have to hear from Cuomo ever again? 🤞

The speaker telling a Lib member to be quiet in #qt Closed captions. No notes. #AusPol

They've had meetings. And workshops! And Dan Tehan's door has been open. Oh, and she sits next to Littleproud in parliament, so all good there. Melissa McIntosh talking all the anti net zero talk with such gravitas. #Pfft #AusPol

When a politician mentions jobs in native forestry as a justification for it continuing, a real journalist would ask - every time - exactly how many jobs are there? #AusPol #Insiders

“Legend”. Pfft. I do wish media - especially the ABC - would refrain from assigning such lazy, inappropriate descriptors. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

the current moment is why our overlords allocate so many resources to demonising feminism and critical race theory and intersectional analysis.

The paperback edition of #OnFreedom is out today. It preserves a positive argument about how to build a better country and has been updated to account for what has happened in 2025. timothysnyder.org/on-freedom

Holding Jamaica in my thoughts as Hurricane Melissa approaches. Such a very special place. May they all stay safe.

Makes me very happy when I see students citing my favourite library journal @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social

When do we start calling the LNP Coalition a Faux-alition? #AusPol

What I would give for a tenth of the energy of Zohran Mandani. www.youtube.com/live/L8mTD45...

Stop everything - there is a new épisode from @squigglyrick.bsky.social I don't know how his writing keeps getting better and better ... tellement amusant rick-morton.ghost.io

Outstanding. No notes

A few years ago I updated a particular course. One of the things I worked hard on was redressing geographical citation bias. Seeing those added sources being cited now is giving me long term payoff and joy.

Let them eat a ballroom

Found the old one. The one that tells me what I need to know. #BoM reg.bom.gov.au

Breaking: The police officer charged with assaulting fmr Greens candidate Hannah Thomas on June 27 has been charged again for recklessly causing grievous bodily harm which carries a max penalty of 14yrs in prison. NSW cops only just realised months later & added this on? Ffs🙄🚩

So at the bottom of the page on their shite new radar the #BoM asks “Was this page useful?” And get this, if you say no and want to tell them why, they want it in “about 50 words“. Not enough BoM. Nowhere near enough.

If you actually need to know what the wind is doing around Melbourne, the old #BoM wind radar is still there (as opposed to the useless new one) www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR...

I want to know what the wind is doing now. Not at 11am. Not at 2pm. NOW. And, ideally the previous half hour - you know, like the #BoM radar used to show me. What is the use of this shitfuckery? Am I doing something wrong?

Great day for the new BOM radar thing to kick in, with all kinds of warnings for Victoria. And I hate it. Why is the wind radar a static snapshot? (Maybe I haven't worked out the best way to use it yet, but I suspect it is shite.)

To all the women & former kids who pursue justice in a world that says people can get away with raping you unless they are caught by their own statements & communications. You find each other & fight on, amassing evidence & demanding investigation & transparency. You're so brave. We believe you.