This makes Idi Amin sound sane. This is not powerful, it's the weakest statement by a US President I've ever read. It's bluster, it's defeatist. He's gone from regime change, to obliterating their military, to stopping their missiles, to openly begging them to open the Strait of Hormuz. Pathetic.

Everyone bitched in 2020 that we didn't have proper planning for bushfires and then for a pandemic. Now everyone is bitching that we DO have a plan for a fuel emergency? #auspol

Slept in my Pink Floyd t-shirt, Woke up comfortably numb.

If the ALP government is smart (debatable) they will use this crisis to do two things: * Use our gas to negotiate diesel/jet/petrol supplies to where we export that gas. * Apply a 25% flat profits tax on the export gas industry, discounted to a flat 15% when selling to the markets in step 1. #auspol

Has anyone asked Jackie O whether astrology predicted Kyle getting them cancelled?

Which is more likely in the next few weeks, garage on fire because of runaway EV battery, or garage on fire because jerry cans leak?

Which is more likely this week? An EV or petrol improperly stored catches fire in someone's garage? #auspol

Hey JD Vance, say "thank you".

With all the blather about fuel, the govt set up Minimum Stockholding Obligations in 2023. www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/secur... The current stockholding is reported weekly here: www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/secur... As of last week we had: 36 days of petrol, 29 jet fuel, 32 diesel. #auspol

For everyone worrying about fuel: 1. The ALP government set up the "Minimum Stockholding Obligations" in 2023. They increased it last year. It's a requirement for fuel storage *on-shore*. 2. The current holdings are reported here: www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/secur...

Former Middle East adviser at the US Department of Defense, Jasmine El-Gamal, has it exactly right.

Anyone trying to get to or from Europe from Australia, it's going to really suck. Dubai, Abu Dhabi alone had 128 million passengers last year. Are we really supporting a total Middle Eastern war? Iran has dragged in all of the ME by attacking them. #auspol

Oh, the grand old Duke of York, He paid 12 million quid, To someone he never met, For something he never did...

From the latest episode of Mad As Hell: ‘Angus Taylor’s Brain’ #libspill #auspol

Angus Taylor is going to be the Brendan Nelson of Alexander Downers for what's left of the Liberal Party. #libspill #auspol

I think this interview needs to be run again over the next 24-48 hours. This is Angus trying to explain why wages going up is bad because you pay more in income tax. #auspol youtu.be/Sruq3eWt38g?... thedailyaus.com.au/author/billi...

Dog park on #abciview is off to a great start.

This wins the internet for me 😂😂👇👇👇👇

Seeing this from Melbourne when we can smell the smoke from bushfires right next to the coast, after a day of 45C, this really does feel like the mood.

I wonder whether Petter Dutton is sitting in one of his investments thinking "Maybe I'll have another chance!?" #auspol

Happy "seditious attack on the Capitol paid for and arranged by Trump" day for those who celebrate. #Jan6 #Itwassedition

finally, we're living through precedented times

Loving all the "ends justifies the means" people talking about trump's actions in Venezuela. Oh, and the "we're going to run Venezeula for now" and "they have a lot of money coming out of the ground" and "that woman that won the Peace Prize, not good enough". Thugs and criminals.

I'm seriously starting to question the credibility of the FIFA Peace Prize.

Seeing this made me just feel happy.

There is no gun "debate". There are not two equal sides. It is almost everyone vs almost no one. 70% of Australians wanted tougher gun laws *before* Bondi. More below, full results here: australiainstitute.org.au/report/polli...

The playground at Bondi where the Channukah massacre took place is unnamed. It should be renamed "Matilda's Playground" after the youngest victim, who was given "the most Australian name we could think of" by her UA immigrant parents. maps.app.goo.gl/cFKgU5kQFA4i... #bondi

Borrowed with love from Mastodon:

Everyone needs to see this video from start to finish. Everyone. On both sides.

Someone tell Webster I want to propose a new word errogance (n) : the state of being very confident and very wrong

This guy's series "The Last Year of Television" slaps! Funny, bitchy, but very insightful review of our TV culture and how it influences and is influenced by our institutions. The one on the power of Police to influence how they are portrayed on TV is an expose that more people need to know about.

Well Smith St Collingwood almost has all of the food groups represented: * McDonalds * KFC * Nandos * G&G * Grill'd At least the really good Banh Mi and Turkish bakery are still around.

At least they wanted to vote, which I guess is a step up from the usual apathy. On the other hand I think compulsory enrolment and voting but with the reward of a democracy sausage is a much better GOTV campaign.

Every time you elect a socialist, a dick dies

I’m pretty sure that this was the last “Duke of York”. Supposed to be for the second-son of the Crown. Pretty sure William won’t be recreating it for his son Louis. A few weeks ago the King prayed with the Pope, 1st time since Henry VIII. No one noticed.

The East Wing has learned its lesson. by Susan Collins

What's truly amazing is how "unimportant" this is on the world stage today. For hundreds of years, people have fought and died over the divorce of Henry, kingdoms have risen and fallen. Today, it has no effect on the world other than polite applause.

No notes.

No notes, 10/10.

Updated my handle from .social to .org, because .social wanted to charge $80/year, vs $34. But it's still me.

Reminds me of this. Which side won that battle?

Best supporting cast - the Senate and Congress of the US, in a split decision narrowly beating both England and Australia.

🧵Spotted on an Afternoon River Walk in Aotearoa New Zealand: A woman (30s?) is having a snooze in a sunbeam beneath a huge gnarled wattle tree. Head resting on her pack, hiking poles to her side. Her dog (staffy?) curled up cozily around her booted feet.

Bluesky, just here to say I appreciate you when things are otherwise no laughing matter

He can't, because he can't identify the leadership or organization of the group (it doesn't exist), and there's no such thing as a designated domestic terror organization, only foreign. But hey, the law seems to be "flexible" in the US these days.

How many people realize that the press that has cravenly collapsed with censorship is controlled by the FCC licenses, and FCC approvals for mergers: CBS was part of the Paramount+/SkyDance merger ABC is broadcast by Nextar which owns 10% of the stations and wants to merge with TEGNA. /1

Another Deco example in the Albury Hotel - designed by W. H. Merritt and built in 1939 #albury #murray #nsw #au #latergram #bentsabout