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

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.