Local kids thrilled at the chance for a playdate at a set time and location for a predetermined length driven to and supervised by hovering parents in an indoor hazard free playground - “it’s the lack of spontaneity, risk and autonomy they love”

So much of Bluesky can be explained by it having one population whose primary mode of interaction is jokes and another population who have taken a vow against ever getting a joke.

Australia should do the same. We also lean too heavily on US-style urbanism, to our detriment. Correcting that requires us to learn from the non-english-speaking world. We need an anglophone consensus that treats the US as the anomaly that it is in urbanism (and a multitude of other areas)

Daniel is right. "Improving mobility"is a less compelling transit talking point than "reducing congestion," but it's more honest. substack.com/profile/8520...

Australia should do the same. We also lean too heavily on US-style urbanism, to our detriment. Correcting that requires us to learn from the non-english-speaking world. We need an anglophone consensus that treats the US as the anomaly that it is in urbanism (and a multitude of other areas)

School streets are great for everyone, even if kids are the main beneficiaries. Would love to see more of this in Australia.

Stop worrying, peasants. Your betters have spoken.

I think the media understands the difference between e-bikes and illegal e-motos. They are intentionally conflating the difference between legal e-bikes and illegal e-motos to stoke fear and get clicks. It's could destroy the e-bike revolution if we don't find a way to stop it.

Sometimes it seems like the NSW government is serious about fixing Sydney's night time economy, and then they go and cave in to NIMBYs like this

If I had to bet on the main thing that has radicalized people against "ai," and I am talking about the way that branding is CURRENTLY BEING USED, not whatever specialized ML utility you may have found for it, it would be in apps and tech they already use being made worse and/or inoperable by it

Another v v good piece of analysis from @onlyfacts.io here - showing how the shift to uts and SUVs in Australia is a major component of rising transport emissions Remarkable how unassailable this deadly trend is, in Aus onlyfacts.io/newsletters/...

The degree to which this matches the confrontation between Walter and Smokey at the bowling alley in Big Lebowski is genuinely hilarious ("Over the line, Smokey!"). I kept waiting for one of them to say the other was entering a world of pain. Sound on.

Is it 1981?

"The beatings will continue until social cohesion improves" Poster seen in Sydney denouncing NSW Premier Chris Minns who ordered a brutal police attack on Palestine protesters this week, justified under the totalitarian mantra of "Social Cohesion". via @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social

Here is my cartoon about Mr Jon Kudelka www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Live look at Sussan Ley leaving the Liberal party room this morning

Screen Time.

Cool. Doing a frame by frame analysis to check whether 6 cops beating up a 76-year-old man is ok or not

Another great episode of Lamestream this morning with @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social & @scottmitchell.bsky.social. Always a banger. NSW police hardly covering themselves in glory is pretty standard, and sadly expected. But the media's response is beyond the pale. shows.acast.com/680703673808...

Why would you want to buy an apartment when you can spend $1 million (after cost of purchase) getting rid of the mould problem in your heritage listed terrace? www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

It's past time that the state government stepped in and prevented councils from weaponising heritage controls against housing. Not just preventing overreach like here in Willoughby. Across Sydney, but inner city councils ate the worst offenders by far

This article about e-scooters is an object lesson of why denominators matter. Queensland e-scooter injuries escalate to 5 per day! According to Qld health, there are 6300 emergency treatments a day. So less than 0.1% of emergency treatments in qld are e-scooters... www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

Holy shit the NSW police commissioner seriously just did the classic “I’m sorry if you were offended” non-apology apology?!

NSW Police Minister saying to the people please don't antagonise the cops by, you know, exercising your basic human rights

So according to the NSW Police Minister, the cops lack the emotional maturity and training to be trusted near crowds, and people should be gentle with their precious little feelings. I mean it's something we all knew, it's just bracing for them to admit it.

Disgusting. Police and politicians need to remember they are public servants not overlords. Paid for and elected by the very Australians they thought it was appropriate to do this to.

I've been weighing up whether to cancel my SMH subscription, and this editorial has sealed it. What utter cowardice: > Now, thanks to the actions of a small handful of protesters and protest laws that forced police into a violent impasse www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

Thousands of protestors all over the country - yet the violence was apparently focused in Sydney. The differences? The NSW Premier & Police.

My take on the Thai election results and how it reminded me in some ways of another recent election in the region. And at the bottom, a chat with @benraue.com who, in addition to being an elections whiz, is also a podcast editor whiz. We only just spoke! darimulut.substack.com/p/bhumjaitha...

What does justify a royal commission is the actions of the NSW government and NSW Police in the lead-up to and events of last night in the Sydney CBD. Any internal investigation will have no credibility.

"This was planned. And Chris Minns owns it ... I was there". Andrew Brown with the extraordinary story of NSW Police brutality at the Herzog protest. While the premier - to great applause - said "Thank you friends" to the Israel Lobby. #auspol michaelwest.com.au/this-was-pla...

You know, it’s just possible to feel really bad about the violent deaths of Israeli Jews, the genocide in Palestine and the deaths of Australian Jews all while being neither anti-Semitic or Islamophobic. Somehow that has become impossible for the political class.

What is a cop on a bike supposed to do anyway? He is always going to lose control of/trip over his bike, likely lose control of his load out (firearm, taser, cuffs, illegal gas weapons, etc) and fall down and plant his face into the ground. Which they will blame on the protesters. #ACAB

Albo’s softly softly approach working a treat. Feel the social cohesion from the “apolitical” President.

Security officials in plain clothes and masks are patrolling the surrounds to the Convention Centre, where Isaac Herzog is being hosted at a reception.

The Moon is an abiotic component of Earth's biosphere.

A perfect mom-and-pop affordable housing provider 🤗 story in 3 images

Summary of Peter Hartcher article in Nine

Blueskyese and Xian share an obvious common root as both being Twitteric languages, the difference is that after the split Xian became a hybrid Twitteric/Channer-linkedin tongue, while Blueskyese changed less overall but did pick up some tumbleric and redditor loanwords

How about that - build cycling infrastructure, and bike riders show up to use it... And every trip by bike takes pressure off other infrastructure demands

Share bikes in Sydney going absolutely gangbusters! Shows what building a proper bike network can do. 16,000 rides a day in December 2025!

Scoop: Australia's online gambling watchdog has ruled that using "prediction markets" like Polymarket is gambling. It's a landmark decision that's at odds odds with the US where Polymarket has sidestepped gambling regulation by arguing it offers financial services www.crikey.com.au/20...

This is what winning looks like.

NEW VIDEO: The Bikeshare Dilemma Bikeshares and scootershares (also known as “Shared Micromobility) is one of the fastest growing forms of transportation on the planet today, but cities appear deeply divided on how to manage them. youtu.be/qfz6AsYycA8

Planning where they should be allowed to go is exactly why you don’t have successfully European cities you aspire for

This is going to be a really interesting evening for anyone interested in cities, and the relationship between urban planning and urban economics. And it's not just Sydney, but @yimby.melbourne and @greatercanberra.org.au are holding events as well! Go to www.yimby.melbourne/tour for details

The NSW govt needs to elect a new public. Police say this one is not acceptable. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

Cities are the vital engines of the Australian economy, and how we build them matters. This is a vital evening for those passionate about solving the housing crisis, and building more affordable, liveable, and sustainable Australian cities. events.humanitix.com/order-withou...