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.

Happy New Year 🥳

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

Slightly diminish a book: Liver Of Darkness

Definitely worth a follow

How do we get an #auspol version of this?

In the USSR, showing Swan Lake on TV was the sign that their leader was dead. What's the US equivalent under MAGA? Just so I can keep an eye out for signs.

if characters left pornhub comments: thread

celebs as fictional characters: thread

I'm an atheist, but Godspeed to Zelenskyy & the Europeans, this is one of those pivotal moments in world history. EU requires RU to be neutered from *any* incursions on recognized international borders, as does TK/others on the Black Sea. If Trump aligns with RU, we are in a new world. /1

slightly diminish a band: A The

I’m becoming convinced that the reason they keep making the White House look like Mar-a-Lago is that he’s slowly losing his memory and they keep trying to put him in places that seem familiar.

Found it.

No Skyhooks? Feeling old and sad. Nah, not really, but also no Sherbet? No LRB? No JPY? The Countdown era is officially over. #triplej #hottest100

Just proves that our music preferential voting system works better than FPTP as well. #triplej #hottest100 #auspol