Around 60 countries received invitations to join the 'Board of Peace'. These are the ones who have so far.

Fun fact. The Hawaiian Pizza was invented in Canada by a Greek immigrant, who was inspired by Chinese food to put a South American ingredient on an Italian dish, that went on to be most popular in Australia.

Australia Day ride on the lands of the Wurundjeri peoples. 🇦🇺 🦘🚵‍♂️ Always was, always will be.

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol Safety warnings as ‘heat dome’ looms over long weekend. A "heat dome" is set to bring potentially record-breaking temperatures and fire danger to parts of the nation over the Australia Day long weekend.... michaelwest.com.au/safety-warni...

'Scavengers, Assemble!'

Yes, Trump should *totally* open this can of worms for *every person* in public office. Fabulous idea. Endorsed! 👍

Watching Davos interviews with various co-founders/CEOs of the major AI companies gives a sense of those who are scientists at heart 🤓, those who understand the societal-level downside risks and those who are just out to get crazy rich 🤑 asap, consequences be damned.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will skip the signing of US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” in Davos after Switzerland confirmed it would enforce the ICC arrest warrant over war crimes in Gaza.

Me forming a 'framework for a deal' to buy something the counterparty has no intention of selling.

Gave a masterclass in what not to do in a live interview this morning. It wasn't quite as comical as that poor dad with the kids entering his home office during COVID, but it wasn't far off. 😂

Eh, been invited to a schoolmate's milestone birthday. He now lives in Texas. The chances of me getting past US immigration, after one look at my sm profile, is going to be slim to none. So my RSVP has to be...

Behold, the 'Bored of Peace'.

Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.

We are shattered and grieving the loss of our brother Rob. For now there are no words but there will always be songs. Love Always from Jim, Martin & Pete.

Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.

Senior White House official says local and state police in Minneapolis “have been ordered to stand down and surrender.” What?

Me getting ready to take on a wasp nest once it's dark tonight.

In 2025, global sea ice extent saw a record low: In February, combined Arctic + Antarctic sea ice extents fell to the lowest level in the satellite records. @ecmwf.int ⬇️

Poland failed to win the Hitler team over

Imagine you were about to appear at a writers' festival to talk about your first book... then the whole thing fell apart. I wanted to find debut authors who almost talked at Adelaide Writers' Week. These are 21 folks I've identified so far but *please* let me know who I've missed or mixed up.

Notes in the aftermath: some thoughts post-Adelaide open.substack.com/pub/greenwor...

From 'The Athens of the South' to 'Moscow on the Torrens'. How to lose a writers' week festival in six days - and have the Premier facing a defamation action to top it off. One of the all-time classic own-goals. 😐 share.google/NL0PRRyDoWFT...

The good people of Iran might want to take Trump's offer of help with a ship ton of salt.

Not quite the usual Rudd diplomatic specificity here, but not a bad attempt nonetheless. share.google/vkrsaOk95EmF...

And... it's cancelled. Methinks the Premier might have some questions to answer. share.google/vdd3REgJ3peh...

I may be entirely mistaken but it seems likely a lot of people are being wrongly led to believe a person is linked to terrorism, or has approved of terrorism, or was intending to use 'hateful rhetoric', and a competent defamation lawyer might like to take this one for a light gallop.

Even Kramer's famously incompetent lawyer, Jackie Chiles, would've found this "outrageous, egregious, preposterous". 😂

Of all the enshittification that has happened to cars over the past two decades, large touchscreens are by far the worst offender. No surprise it was Elon (in the Model S) that started this dumb-ass trend. It saves manufacturers money. And risks lives. theconversation.com/yes-those-bi...

Two of the world's most powerful men, the President of the United States and the Chair of the US Federal Reserve, are now effectively engaged in a high-stakes game of 'who blinks first', with global credit markets along for the ride.

The Adelaide Festival Corporation Board has effectively disintegrated. Can't say I'm surprised, but they (or others) brought this upon themselves. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

Signs of heat stress everywhere 🥵, including gum trees dropping whole limbs to conserve energy. 😳 Is why you should *never* camp or picnic directly under a gum tree in summer, especially after extreme heat. #TrailRide #VicFires

I am nowhere close to the nearest of the #VicFires but it's as dry as I've seen this trail in years. Little wonder the recent heat + gusty winds have caused so much damage. And heartache.

Labour defends Trump.

The list of withdrawn participants is getting longer by the hour. At this point, questions need to be asked of the Board members. Questions of diligence, competence and undue influence on decision-making, if any.

The Adelaide Writers' Week was cratered by the Adelaide Festival Corporation Board of 7 members (and one state government observer). The Board owns the social, cultural and economic damage to Adelaide 💯.

What a howler of a decision. The Board of the Adelaide Festival must've been more concerned about placating elements outside SA, because Adelaide is (despite the many churches) a historically progressive city. They *badly* misread the room on this one. www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...

Yeah, it's a little warm today.

Presumably this includes at Teslas with their flaky, wayward, 'Autopilot' mode activated. 😐

My statement regarding my decision to withdraw from this year’s Adelaide Writers Festival.

Well, I was going to be on a panel at the Adelaide Writers' Festival but I'm not any more.

I stand with Randa and everyone standing against hate, genocide, oppression and terror. In all its forms.

Just saw a MAMIL* roll out of his apartment block, decked head-to-toe in Ralpha kit, clipping into his pro-level Trek Emonda, only to roll around the corner, park his rig at a cafe & order a coffee. Shortest ever coffee ride. This is the hero energy we need in 2026!! 🚴‍♂️ *Middle-Aged Male in Lycra

Back to it tomorrow but the summer hols were a throwback to my childhood days.

It's up to NYC's wealthy to now make good their threat and actually leave the city. Anything less would be moral cowardice.

As Eric Adams heads off into that great Turkish Airlines lounge in the sky, we remember his legacy

So devastating 😢 Emma was a fabulous all-rounder. Terrific scientist, articulate Communicator, brilliant advocate for women in science. She will be deeply missed. theconversation.com/emma-johnsto...

Bill Ackman might be taken more seriously here had he, as threatened, left Manhattan after Zohran Mamdani's win.

The POTUS doth protest too much, methinks. 😐

One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.

Carol of the Bells in #Kyiv railway station 📹Aleksa Shaaa/instagram