Mr Vance said negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff had already been in Switzerland "for a few hours, dealing with some of the technical elements of this negotiation". "My understanding, talking to Jared and Steve this morning, is things are going well," he told Fox News.

Barnaby Joyce slams stunt at Pauline Hanson speech. Mr Joyce said that he believed the stunt was an “inside job”.

"Siri, show me a metaphor."

Hanson:- "If you’ve seen what’s happened to me over the years, I remember years ago, (former Nationals leader) Tim Fischer called me a witch and (said) I should be burned at the stake." Cue Michelle Grattan at the NPC who asked her to provide evidence Fischer ever said that. Not a whit provided.

From what I could fathom from Pauline's performance at the NPC luncheon, it seems she's not at all happy with radical Islamist transgender ABC reporters and Guardian journalists who don't speak english at home, believe the climate change hoax and who have abortions at the 20-week mark.

Coming to the Kennedy Center this fall

There IS one significant birthday today. And no, Big Ted, Humpty, B1 and B2 won't be cage fighting out front of ABC HQ.

Mr Joyce said it was "disgraceful" that political discussion was being stifled in Victoria. "If Carlton supporters can walk around with Collingwood supporters and both go to a pub and have a talk to Essendon supporters, then why can't we have a political event in Melbourne?" he said.

2 hours apart.

Here's @ronnisalt.bsky.social. "The NACC: The high price you pay for corruption" theshot.net.au/uncategorize...

Possibly related announcements?

Panem et circenses - minus the panem.

Anthony Albanese, Julia Gillard join Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan in denouncing sexist billboards. Opposition Leader Jess Wilson said the sign was "sexist" and "inappropriate". One Nation leader Pauline Hanson was not sympathetic towards Ms Allan. "Suck it up sweetheart..."

"If a person has ugly thoughts, it begins to show on the face. And when that person has ugly thoughts every day, every week, every year, the face gets uglier and uglier until you can hardly bear to look at it." - Roald Dahl

When the cognitive decline hits, anger follows

'President Donald Trump intends to build a promenade behind the Lincoln Memorial, he announced at a White House event June 4. "They* want to call it the Trump Promenade, but I don't know if I want to do that, but it's going to be beautiful," Trump said.' "Are *they in the room with us now?"

It’s weird to say for Pickering to say he had no intention of being part of an interview when in the full video he responded to Avi Yemini showing up by asking Avi to do a dual interview, where they both ask each other questions, which they then did for 10 minutes

Happily and willingly off to be waterboarded.

Under cost and in time for breakfast! Go eat your words you naysayers!

'𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐔𝐒 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐔𝐊𝐔𝐒.' ❝𝐈'𝐝 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐔𝐒 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲.❞

Touché

𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 , 𝐌𝐫 𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐩 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐱𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐬, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 "𝐭𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐜". "𝑩𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭," 𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝. Seems 2009 author, Tony has indeed taken charge of the party.

The future of the Liberal party.🤣

'Energy vision and drive with conviction.'🤣😂🤣

Seems the list of artists willing to appear at Trump's US Freedom 250 concert has shrunk to one man and a drover's dog. When our friends and allies fall on hard times we Australians always pitch in. So licketty-split we should send replacements - starting with our all time favorite chanteuse.

“Our job, individually and collectively, is to lead a people’s revolt to be rid of the worst government in living memory. I promise you, we are under new management. We are hungry to win for our country’s sake. May God bless Australia, may God bless all of us as we build a better future together.”

Rip Van Cankle.

Wonderful photo from his iconic Gilbert and Sullivan role when he brought the house down with his rendition of 'I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General and I Had a Little List But a Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.'

Does look more than a bit like stenography - complete with supplied piccies.

OTOH, wonder how much Abbott's obsession with becoming president of the Liberal Party will cost it in lost votes.

Jillian Segal has STILL not condemned the abuse and torture of Australians by Israel as she continues her national outrage tour condemning students who say Free Palestine.

'Tony Abbott to become new Liberal party president in former PM’s return to political frontlines. Unopposed nomination comes seven years after Abbott lost his Sydney seat of Warringah at the 2019 election.' "Cometh the hour, cometh the suppository of all wisdom."

Trump: "From the shores of Havana to the banks of the Panama Canal, we will drive out the forces of lawlessness and crime and foreign encroachment" Seems he's determined to drive out any competition encroaching on his patch.

And this nonsense story is given prominence on the Top Stories page of the ABC news site right below the lead story about the budget. The start-up bloke's stunt has achieved exactly what he wanted courtesy of what now passes for top news at the ABC.😡

There were once data centers that didn’t steal our water and pollute our skies.

March 10. "The war is very complete, pretty much. If you look, they have nothing left. There's nothing left in a military sense." Currently👇

Fixed.

May 15. Mr Marks says the ABC has to focus on being brave while delivering distinctive content and value, and building trust. "I think the biggest challenge is the ABC has trouble stopping things," he said. May17. Insiders, where Phil Coorey and Sam Maiden continue to rack up Frequent Flier points.

KAITLAN COLLINS: “What about Trump’s promise to lower gas prices?” JIM JORDAN: “That’s life.” COLLINS: “If someone’s paying more for⛽️, saying ‘that’s life’ might not make them feel better.” JORDAN: “Those are your words, not mine.” COLLINS: “No you said that. Just now.”😬

'Jillian Segal, Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, appointed former Vice-Chancellor Emeritus Professor Greg Craven to lead the university report card project assessing campus antisemitism.' And no surprises with what happened next.

Last night, Trump posted to Truth Social FIFTY-FIVE TIMES between the hours of 10 and 1. All were unhinged conspiracy theories accusing Hillary, Obama, and Comey of treason. Why is anyone pretending that the president isn’t seriously, unquestionably mentally ill?