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

Is there going to be a Spotify Playlist for the top 100? #triplej #hottest100

There's two #6s? or did they just screw up announcing #5 :) Don't Dream It's Over #triplej #hottest100

Why I 🧡 the web. drawafish.com Just draw the fish. Trust me. 🐟

You might have noticed that CBS has cancelled Steven Colbert's Late Show and has nobbled 60 minutes. Here's the reasons why: CBS is owned by Paramount Global en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS /1

I see mad people.

There is a cartoon going around lefty circles right now that - however well-intentioned - engages dangerous historical revisionism regarding the ill-fated Voice to Parliament referendum. I want *everyone* in #auspol to immediately re-read the 2017 Uluru statement from the heart. Especially this bit:

- @mitchmctaggart.bsky.social’s 'Back Side of Television' is a hint of 'Last Week Tonight' through the lens of Australian TV gloss.net.au/binges-back-... #australia #tv

Not to mention one of the leading medical research areas in the world in Melbourne (closely followed now by Brisbane), as well as world leading engineering in mining and other industries.

This! I don't agree with or identify with the actions of the Israeli government or its military. I'm also sick of the attempt to make us the "victims" by RWNJs deliberately so that the blowback is against us instead of them for their racist militarism.

May their lives in prison be long, boring, without friends, and with suffering from some form of incurable disease. May their deaths be unnoticed and their ashes dumped. What a group of mindless racist cunts.

Lattouf won. Gout won. Mamdani won. ABC management lost. Cuomo lost. Trump is losing. ICE is being fought. Good day for the progressive, multi-cultural, anti-racist people.

Can people stop using "line in the sand" to mean some sort of immovable objection? It literally means a line that blows away in the wind. It's the *opposite* of the way people use it. But I could care less.

Old, corrupt, powerful men using culture, religion and race to divide people and sending young people to die in wars to maintain their corruption and power. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose

Which Doctor? No, the space one, not a tribal one.

Was in the 1st class lounge in Singapore Airport and Aussie supermodel Elle McPherson was on my flight and heard me telling my Mum and Dad on the phone about how she'd been a late teen crush and I'd seen her on the plane. She laughed.

Sounds like the idea behind one of those @lincolnproject.us do so well. "Whispers behind Trump's back between Vance and Thiel and Miller and Vought. Quiet mentions of the "25th". Really, Trump has to work out how to "Pence-ify" Vance and render him powerless." I can hear the voiceover now.

We are living in a simulation, but empires have fallen before in history, often due to debt and increasing spending on military forces to project power, combined with the rise of individual autocracies in spheres of influence.

Weird they're showing Swan Lake on Fox right now

He's going to just be getting AI driven personalized Fox News feed from whoever controls his feed. I'm betting on Theil winning this round of capitalism to feudalism full circle.

#mediawatch has a great AI voice simulated by a human. The human really sounds robotic!

#4corners Tim really does practice speaking as Prime Minister in the mirror doesn’t he?

#4corners Liberals discover women. Will the Liberals take on DEI reform? Or has Ley been given the glass cliff?

#4corners Reality show on the ABC is a cracker. Senator Kovacic sounds like a #teal more than a Liberal.

#4corners This first episode of The Real Lives Of A Coalition is awesome.

Meanwhile: Inflation is in the RBA's desired 2-3% range. Unemployment has a 4 at the front and stable. Interest rates have a 3 at the front with more drops to come. AUD is stable, our credit rating is now higher than the US. #auspol tradingeconomics.com/country-list...

As at 17:00 Tuesday AEC: Votes: Daniels: 57919 Wilson: 58047 Gap: W+128 #auspol Looks like the count is complete, Zoe just fell short of the AEC initiated recount, but given what is happening to the Liberals, I hope she's back in 2028.

Price is trying to go back to sitting with the Nats in the Senate according to rumors in the other place. She's not mercenary or self-indulgent in the least, I mean, other than spitting the dummy when she lost the chance at the deputy leadership gig. #auspol /1

Nicolette Boele has take the Lead in Bradfield by 19 votes. Momentum looks to be on the Independent’s side in the final stages - 268 votes still to count.🩵 #auspol

As at 14:00 Monday AEC: Votes: Daniels: 57754 Wilson: 57960 Gap: W+206 Remaining 332: (Breaking % D/W) Gain: Absent: 39 (56.10/43.90) D+4 Provisional: 21 (60.12/39.88) D+4 Pre-poll: 166 (54.70/45.30) D+16 Postal: 106 (39.39/60.61) D-22 Net: D+2, which leaves D-204 short #auspol

As at 20:55 Fri AEC: Votes: Daniels: 57754 Wilson: 57960 Gap: W+206 Remaining (Breaking % D/W) Gain: Absent: 39 (56.10/43.90) D+4 Provisional: 21 (60.12/39.88) D+4 Pre-poll: 172 (54.70/45.30) D+16 Postal: 100 (39.39/60.61) D-21 Net: D+3, which leaves D-203 short #auspol

I saw Hannah Ferguson on Gruen Nation & was impressed, especially against Christopher Pyne. But this was her on fire! I'm looking forward to her and other independent candidates in the 2028 election. She represents at least the election nerd constituency 😀 #auspol iview.abc.net.au/show/nationa...