Social media apps as Lord of the Rings characters, a thread: Twitter: Twitter is Gollum. Began as a normal halfling. Overexposure to evil left it thin and stretched and bitter.

This is obviously fictional. One does not get to be a professor of economics by showing interest in whether the theories are true.

PAUL ROBESON MONARCH OF TOMATOES RISES 🌱

The extraordinary brickwork of Our Daughters of the Sacred Heart atop a green hill in Kensington. Designed by architects #hennesseyhennessy as extensions (1920’s?) at each end of the pre-existing convent, the virtuoso arches & circles form beautiful open porches #sydneyarchitecture

Once again, when corporations start rainbowing up their shit again, and a bunch of us old queers are like, nah, you can keep it, remember this kind of shit.

it’s not even one of the main things here but I still can’t believe they want us to think that a custom baseball hat projects military might

Brigid MacKenzie proving again her lack of curiosity and fealty to fossil fuels are a liability. B-doubling down on electric trucks www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/economy... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

the placement of this bridge is supposed to symbolize reconciliation between the north and south, so i guess the president wanting to build something gaudy on the former confederate side has a certain logic to it

The French Second Empire would like it's threadbare appropriation of classical architecture back.

from the people who brought you the millennial avocado toast bullshit and "quiet quitting", not what anyone actually WANTS

They spent a decade complaining about safe spaces and then made a robot to give you compliments and tell you your mp3 of farting noises is Brian Eno

Absolutely remarkable statement from Pope Leo today. One for the history books www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

There is no McTry.

The problem with the NDIS - and there is a problem - is the same one Australia always faces. If you let small businesses exploit the public purse, they'll exploit it mercilessly (remember pink batts or any one of a 100 such programs). The key is in the system design, not the auditing of it.

Getting into fights with people in the comments of Better Midlers Instagram because she posted anti-israel comments. Lol

"Fiction is just a constant torment, and an embarrassment. I loathe my fiction. I have a fantasy when I’m passing a bookstore that I could click my fingers and all my books would go blank, so that I could start again and get them right." John Banville - The Paris Review, 2009

i'm not exactly sure what "race communism" is but i'm intrigued and would like to give it a try

You won't believe the one weird trick that could stop all this.

🇯🇵 Geisha spectacle in Kyoto celebrates arrival of spring Against a backdrop of blooming cherry blossoms, a group of geishas elegantly shuffle onto a stage in Japan's Kyoto city to begin a centuries-old performance celebrating the arrival of spring.

Nell and her stick, lunchtime.

And here is an impression of two grown Pope trees in a setting with smaller Pope plants, in a garden watered by angels, and supervised by a few Saints. The Pope plants and trees are easy to grow, do not fall for Protestant propaganda claiming otherwise!

“inspired by dog food”

BREAKING: Following the American threat of an “Avignon Papacy,” Robert Kennedy has begun a Diet of Worms

Malls/shopping centres take the idea of a walkable neighbourhood, put it in a box, replace the natural light with artificial light, and make it feel like only people who are there to spend money are welcome.

reminder that while Netanyahu was genocide whispering in the White House, the Israeli president was screaming at a podium in Naarm that Australians exercising their democratic right to hate him and his military should protest outside the <wait for it> Iranian embassy.

Pauline Hanson in a trainwreck crucified on Ch10 after claiming it’s cost $300m to pursue Ben Roberts-Smith, then refusing to name her source🙄 “That’s not accurate — the entire budget of the office of the special investigator in its existence is $261m for 53 investigations”🔥💥

just so we're all super clear on what the threat was, what france actually did was send goons to break into the pope's house and beat him to death and then replaced him with a series of popes they liked better, who lived basically in captivity in france

Thank you @thebetootaadvocate.bsky.social

Ugh, there is a by-election so the promises are emptier than ever. www.bordermail.com.au/story/921790...

Money | The Flying Lizards youtu.be/fVuSYUNAekc?...

Once again: this is exactly what LLMs and chatbots are designed for. This is them doing their designed function. Mass production of meaningless text so someone who wants to do harm has cheap access to the aesthetics of justification www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Ah, Nyango Star. youtu.be/VTVzmlEPGPM?...

I can even fly in the sky. お空も飛べちゃいますっ☆

The Destruction of a Whole Civilization, brought to you by reality television!

JD Vance tries to call Trump live on stage at a rally for Viktor Orban in Hungary and he gets sent to voicemail twice.

Incredible @jack-thrower.bsky.social chart here for @thepointau.bsky.social - the # of utes FAR exceeds the number of tradies and farmers in Aus These are land-based luxury private jets, fossil-fuelled,heavily subsidised by the gov't and justified on flimsy pretence thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...

Reminder that the LNP are pro war crimes and pro war criminals.

Evening

I was just talking to a friend today about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library - new books every month, totally for free, for kids ages 1-5. My son was part of the program - this is a copy of the letter that came with his last book, right after his 5th birthday.

The effective national regulator which has no full-time staff and whose board members own racehorses. In a jurisdiction with a population of a large municipality in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane.

free link to the BRS story archive.md/JGRz6

One of the most widespread types of forest in Australia’s high country is facing an existential threat. We need bold action before it is too late.

Totally accurate stereotype map of Germany 🤣 Source: buff.ly/HS2vKn8

I still often lose hours falling down a Prince live clips rabbit hole. The Webster Hall ones are particularly good youtu.be/iBThX4o2_KI?...

I find it kind of funny They find it kind of sad When they say that they are hungry say "Hi hungry I am Dad" Dad world Dad world

Actually a great idea, it just can't help looking like escape training. youtube.com/shorts/n3n-A...

showing my disdain for war crimes by wearing my best tux with a color coordinated pocket square.

Where to start? Not measuring same or successful urban design by sale price might do. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...