“The children refused to disbelieve in the monsters because, frankly, they knew damn well the things were there. But she’d found that they could, very firmly, also believe in the poker.” Terry Pratchett _Hogfather_ Believe in the poker.

One should always be suspicious when the state resists disclosure of documents. And one should be more suspicious when the state suddenly purports to agree to the disclosure of documents.

Linking the march across the bridge to the massacre is disgusting and everyone doing so should be deeply ashamed of their giving tacit support for genocide www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

the good that you do persists in this world

Netanyahu, Sussan Ley, & others choosing to attempt to score political advantage from the horrific events at Bondi, do a great disservice to all striving for greater peace & understanding in society. The media would do us all a great favour by platforming the helpful & heroic, incl. Ahmed el-Ahmed.

Getting a blood donation slot may be challenging but will be an ongoing need in the coming days and weeks Anywhere in Australia you can donate and it will help as stocks are moved around the country to replenish what has been used Christmas time is always hard for the blood bank

Anyway, just a reminder that the median Sydney house price is roughly $1.5m so…

Forgive me if I don’t take moral guidance about the killing of innocents from Netanyahu

Bondi: National cabinet has agreed to look at gun control options in Australia including potential changes to: - licensing - limiting the number of guns able to be held by one person - further restrictions to guns permitted - limiting firearms licenses to Australian citizens

Ahmed Al Ahmed shows all of us what it means to be a caring citizen and Australian. Thank you. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

Here’s an article from this year with the Australian gun lobby boasting that, with surging gun numbers, it was winning the fight against firearms control advocates. Blame guns. Blame anti-Semitism. Blame terrorists. Do not blame everyday Australians who marched for peace.

Both are true

Australia had the ‘gold standard’ on gun control. The Bondi beach terror attack may force it to confront its surging number of weapons www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

It is so frustrating to see this sort of headline instead of something like Mask Up - Your Fellow Shoppers are Spreading Diseases We know: -respirators stop infectious spread -clean air is important -sick people need to stay home if humanly possible We need to spread the word not the virus

Australian here 👋 Stop saying the tragedy in Sydney demonstrates that strict gun laws don’t work. There were ZERO mass shootings in Australia in the two decades after strict gun laws were passed in 1996. We have so much we need to do, but strict gun laws remain a critical part of the solution.

12 dead at a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.💔 A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice. Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️

Caring is an act of resistance in a system that thrives on indifference.

The only winners out of all of this madness are those who profit from division.

PM media conference national Security committee convened urgently Devastating terror attack on first day of Hanukkah Attack on every Australian, on our way of life No place for hate and violence Will eradicate it Will emerge moment of unity

NSW POLICE MEDIA CONFERENCE Premier recaps the event at Archer Park Bondi 12 now dead Targeted Sydney Jewish community on first night of Hanukkah Police will speak to designation of event as a terror incident Will be massive response Calls us to wrap arms around Jewish community

There’s a lesson for us all in this, if we chose to hear it

What a horrific, hate-filled act at Bondi Beach, NSW. Me heart goes out to all affected.

From Police statement on Bondi The number of casualties are expected to change as the operation continues 10 confirmed dead, including one believed to be a shooter Second alleged shooter is in a critical condition Further 11 people are reported to be injured, two of which are police officers

Fellow Australians, Please remember that PAULINE HANSON & & her One Nation PoliticaL Party Promised the American NRA that she would overthrow Our Gun Laws (for a 10mil donation) Today at Bondi was so atrocious- but Not a Daily event.. No thanks to the sick & twisted cowardly individuals/Politicians

I am a Muslim Australian and appalled and angered by today's Hanukkah terrorist/murder spree on Bondi Beach. This (murdering of innocent people) goes against everything Islam teaches us, and i wish i could do more to reassue Aussie Jews that you are safe and wanted in out country #Bondibeach #Auspol

As always, hug your loved ones.

We all wish we would be so brave - happily most of us will never have to find out.

Bloody national party pollies quoted on abc ‘this is not Australia’ It’s exactly the Australia they have worked so hard to create. - increase access to guns - increase division Our community deserves so much better.

When I was growing up, my art teacher was in calipers because of polio, I used to watch an elderly gentleman in a bath chair propel himself along Edinburgh's Corstorphine Road, paralysed long before by polio, my dad - a doctor - explained. We don't see this in Scotland now because #VaccinesWork

Today is Threatened Species Day. Losing bats means losing natural pest control, essential seed dispersal, & vital pollination. But there’s hope! Every rescued bat, protected habitat, & educated person makes a difference. Together we can turn the tide ❤️🦇 #bats #threatenedspeciesday

“You can't go around building a better world for people. Only people can build a better world for people. Otherwise, it's just a cage. Besides, you don't build a better world by choppin' heads off and giving decent girls away to frogs.” Fuck, Pratchett scratches my justice itch so hard.

Tasmanian farmed salmon, so clean and green... "The seal became trapped in the pen a week earlier and went through two tranquilisation attempts before it was found dead at the bottom of the pen, while most of the cormorants drowned." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

The enemies list, funded by the Heritage Foundation, disproportionately targets women and persons of color. One military veteran compared being on the list to her deployment in Iraq. She avoided leaving home, scanned her surroundings constantly and monitored her street for anything unusual.

Terry Pratchett wrote of Golems with no sex who chose to be identified as men … and Gladys … the Golem that identified as a woman … and was respected for *her* identity … and wrote of the importance of words we *choose* for ourselves … And making up our *own* mind on what that means.

www.reddit.com/r/transgende... Guess what? The story about the trans M&S employee and the bra fitting is a pack of lies and distortions. Want to know what really happened and how colleagues stood up for her? Read her own account here.

Discworld QOTD, from Unseen Academicals “The Librarian was not familiar with love, which had always struck him as a bit ethereal and soppy, but kindness, on the other hand, was practical. You knew where you were with kindness, especially if you were holding a pie it had just given you.”

there are people who claim that Terry Pratchett would have been a TERF if he was still alive to them I say two things: 1. are you fucking serious 2. go fuck yourselves

One Health approaches for use in spillover investigations, and roadmap for transitioning from investigation to development of interventions. Hendra and Nipah virus spillovers as key examples. 👉 wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...

Conservation actions should always be evidence-based and the outcomes, successful or not, made public. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with failure but the risks vs. rewards and reasons why sometimes things don’t go to plan should always be made clear. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

It's 40 years today since French agents bombed and sank the #RainbowWarrior, killing one person. The French government committed this act of state terrorism to silence legitimate criticism of nuclear testing at Mururoa Atoll.

Back at this again

Vampire bats' mutual grooming helps spread innovative rabies vaccine

So, it’s important to ensure that we protect bat habitats and allow space for them to play their important natural roles in ecosystems, without forcing them to come into contact with humans.

Sad news to hear of this death from Australian bat lyssavirus (closely related to rabies), particularly after he sought post exposure treatment. A reminder not to touch bats unless vaccinated. Call your local wildlife care organisation if you see a bat needing help www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

You’ve heard of the saying that’s like a hat on hat that refers to adding something unnecessary, but have you seen duck on duck?

We need to stop going after the billionaires because they're shameless and amoral and start educating and if necessary shaming the working class who stan them. You earn $17 an hour, champ. Why the fuck do you think Musk et al give a fuck about you?

Racism. Is. Not. News.

The fundraiser means a lot to my wife & I... If you could share on any other platforms you might be on it'd be greatly appreciated. Happy to answer any questions via DM. gofund.me/1814fd33