No lets not celebrate couch grass.

If I could have a dollar for every time someone says to me “what do you expect Israel to do, nothing after being attacked by Hamas?” I’d be a rich man. That’s a deliberate perversion of history. October 7, 2023 didn’t happen in a vacuum—its genesis goes back to 1948 and beyond.

10 February 1923 | A Pole, Bolesław Hermanowicz, was born. He was deported to #Auschwitz from Tarnów on 14 June 1940 in the first transport of Poles to the camp. No. 707 He was transferred to KL Neuengemme. He did not survive. -- ▶ The first transport of Poles to Auschwitz: https://bit.ly/46FZpeW

FACT OF THE DAY. 10 February 1355. St Scholastica’s Day Riots began in Oxford: 63 students and 30 locals died after a dispute over the quality of wine and beer at Swindlestock Tavern. The landlord (John of Barford), Mayor of Oxford reportedly incited the riot with “stubborn and saucy language”.

PERSON OF THE DAY. 10 February 1923. German-born Wilhelm Röntgen died (aged 77). He produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range known as X-rays which earned him the 1st Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901. It’s one of the greatest diagnostic medical advances of all time.

Do the Palestinians have a right to defend themselves…

10 February 1940 | A Hungarian Jewish boy, Gábor Neumann, was born in Békéscsaba. In June 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. --- ▶ Watch our webinar about deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/M42znxofU5Q

Ignoring First Nations speaks far more to the ethics of settlers than to Indigenous communities. A narrowly focused Royal Commission will not mend the systemic rifts required for social cohesion. Parliamentary manoeuvring for power cannot restore the peace we seek. blakandblack.com/2026/02/11/t...

Morning coffee and a scroll through my news services. All I have to say is I made a very good Laksa last night.

Scientists unearthed in Canada's province of Nova Scotia the skull of a creature dating to about 307 million years ago that is one of the oldest-known plant-eating land vertebrates, representing a pivotal juncture in animal evolution reut.rs/45ZV1ar

This is pretty much the extent of my home handyman skills

Since I retired my wife and I joined a craft and interest group called the Circle of Friends. Their are about 40 of us. Being the youngters at 70, it is wonderful here the stories of people when they were young.

I think this is point.

June 1985. I took this from the top of the Eiffel Tower.

A tale of two Scott Farquhars: how one small change set back political transparency in Australia

Some kids speed through a traffic slow point, spin out, whack into a power pole, then slam through a fence. They get out and just walk off. Meanwhile we in the surrounding streets have no power on a stinking hot day.

So sad to hear about Jon Kudelka’s passing. Was truly humbled when he joined me for a great chat on SpinProof in June 2024. Vale Jon. Truly one of the good ones #auspol podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/s...

The faithful pencil of Mrs Withers: thegardenhistory.blog/2015/11/28/t... By the end of the 1820s, Augusta Withers was extremely well established as a painter of flowers, particularly exotics for the hothouse. In August 1830 she was appointed teacher of botanical drawing to Queen Adelaide.

Jean-Joseph Ange d'Hautpoul, French cavalry general, was wounded on this day 8 Feb 1807 at the battle of Eylau. He was a tough character. Doctors wanted to amputate his leg but he refused. He died 14 Feb 1807 of sepsis.

Good advice. Keep it peaceful. The Media and Zionist supporting politicians are looking for any excuse. Stay safe.

Was Jeffrey Epstein hanging at Rupert's place? #Herzog #Minns #Hanson #housing #EpsteinFiles #auspol #scamoftheweek michaelwest.com.au/deep-state-r...

Have you noticed the current proclivity amongst politicians to put the word 'great' before people they want to praise/suck up to/associate themselves with. Just stop it. It sounds false coming from you. Speaking on behalf of Alfred, Alexander, Ahmenhotep III, Sharpur. Frederick.

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WTF Israel bulldozed War Graves. Herzog can piss right off back to the hole he came from or to the ICC for a long stint behind bars. And @albomp.bsky.social and his Zionist loving government can join him for putting politics above humanity.

Human Rights lawyer Chris Sidoti condemns the visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Australia. #auspol #CancelHerzog

Hertzog’s red carpet the river of Gazan blood his signed bombs create #hsiku #senryu #gaza #AusPol

The view from inside a restored First World War German trench at the Passchendaele Museum. The museum focuses on the Third Battle of Ypres, fought from 31 July to 10 November 1917, one of the costliest battles of the war.

The truth of Russia's lies about "liberation of Donbas people": Mrs Halyna lived in her frozen to ice apartment in Dobropillya, with nothing to eat and nowhere to go. She could barely move. Ukrainian White Angels crew came to her rescue, gave her food and brought Mrs Halyna to safety.

7 February 1939 | A French Jewish girl, Michele Albagli, was born in Paris. In January 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in the gas chamber. --- ▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

“Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgement, the manner in which information is coordinated and used.” ― Carl Sagan

6 February 1936 | A German Jewish girl, Rut Mandel, was born in Berlin. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 2 March 1943 in a transport of 1,500 Jews deported from Berlin. She was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.

Good lord! Air pollution was linked to 182,000 deaths in the EU in 2023. This explains why the EU wants to cut air pollution. I knew that air quality in the Italian Po Valley and in part of Poland were particularly bad but wouldn't have expected such high numbers. Source: buff.ly/s62aXST

Today is Nonidi the 19th of Pluviôse in the year 234. Pluviôse is the month of rain. Today we celebrate lungwort.#JacobinDay More information on lungwort

7 February 1926 | A German Jewish girl, Evelyn Kalmann, was born in Leipzig. In September 1942 she was deported from Westerbork in the occupied Netherlands to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.

Editorial: In the grand scheme of things, it’s not much money. This is part of what makes it so sad. The country’s politicians have sold out the climate for little more than a rounding error on projects that will continue for decades. satpa.pe/NQtjzDr

Haiti enters political limbo as transition government's mandate ends reut.rs/3M8HczR

“The chaos in the opposition shows no signs of abating – and hasn’t been as bad as this in a hundred years,” writes Paul Bongiorno. satpa.pe/B7Ktajj

UPCOMING BRIEFING—Georgian Dream’s Escalating Crackdown on Dissent @helsinkicomm.bsky.social “This briefing will examine the deteriorating human rights situation, Georgian Dream’s evolving tactics to punish and demoralize dissenters,and paths forward for Georgia” Info: www.csce.gov/press-releas...

⚡️ Russia deploying Oreshnik missile in Belarus to 'draw country into war,' Zelensky warns. "We will make sure that Oreshnik does not even start operating," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Editorial: Tell me Australia, which is worse: signing bombs or making anti-bomb signs? preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...

My opinion of Napoleon's Marshals rests on their reputation for not plundering for self enrichment and if I think I would have liked to hang out with them 😁 so not academically rigorous Davout Lefebvre Suchet Lannes St Cyr Oudinot

I just found out the Winter Olympics are on. Remarkable what you learn sometimes.

Our new railway station is opening soon. Looks great. However I bet the Jawas are looking for one of their sandcrawlers.

I did not know this about Asimov. I am a huge fan. Why can men not keep their hands to themselves? I did not go through life cat calling, groping, threatening. I just don't get it. My wife and I have discussed it for many years and have hopefully brought up our boys the right way. Men just stop it.

Second time in as many weeks, just over the highway a couple of kilometres away. We are not affected, but there are homes on some steep slopes in that area.

When your favourite peanut butter and carrot cake is being served.

Just a view I enjoyed last year.