Due to political interference at Kennedy centre the opera is leaving and setting itself up as an independent trust. Perhaps the arts community minus the interfering bodies can do same with literary festivals Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/a...

Dear guardian editors Do you want people to stop subscribing to your service? You’re dependant on subscribers given your mission. But this obsequious pap will get you less. Ley is pure opportunism. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Percival Everett would be the perfect festival panellist to explain the AWW moment - how it’s only racist if white people tell us it is. In lieu of his absence read his novel Erasure. Explains it all.

Happy to host an event free with an alternative program for our international guests. Here in inner north of Melbourne close to transport, reasonable parking. Considering catering or maybe BYO.

So it’s begun. The power to control our lives through the abuse of essential technology - culprits International banks, Amazon, Credit Agencies, Uber, just for doing your job as an international judge. www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

Surely I wasn't the only one who notice Maduro's moustache. I mean, how similar is it to Sadaam Hussain's moustache. There's something in that. Although, it's also very similar, identical maybe, to Gabriel Garcia Marquez' moustache. But he was Colombian.

OK, so Sussan’s definition includes Christian Nazis Jewish Nazis Islamic Nazis Dancing Nazis catholic Nazis Presbyterian Nazis Buddhist Nazis Neon Nazis Pink Nazis… I could go on but I’m bored of such stupidity

Keeping the tomato plants chill in 42•C heat today in Melbourne No ripe fruit yet but getting closer after another terrible November. But they’re healthy if the heat doesn’t get them today.

Quick politics lesson for Sussan, whose political dial is spinning like a Catherine Wheel- the left has always opposed and fought against nazis and their cousins the fascists. Polar opposites. And it’s the Christian and sovereign citizen Nazis who kill police. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Sure, why not see if our intelligence operators can protect its citizens. But the failures run deep. Before Bondi four police have been murdered by Christians or sovereign citizens. That makes it three radical groups we need to worry about. I also fear IDF trainers. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

The exceptional editorial nous of the Aeon people has produced a another insightful collection of essays. Read and give a little to the cause. They’re unlike anyone else in this dark world. I’m always illuminated.

If Kerry Packer thinks it’s a good idea and the Catholic Church an RC sounds dodgy Maybe a RC into gambling would be money better spent. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The reasons as to why my Jewish friends become less safe increases. The plight of Gazans gets worse in this ZERO SUM game.

Old enough to remember the feeling of dread and awe the original photograph inspired. It’s not just a meme, it’s happening

The problem if faith. Marjorie has no rational or reasonable side. Just faith. So whatever she puts her faith into is good and it’s amplified- QAnon, Trump, religion, Antisemitism, Islamophobia- it’s all the same. Claiming naïveté is just a media stunt. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Right wing Nazi Neo Nazi Right wing Thug Fascist These are all the same thing interchangeable. There are right wing fascist nazi influencers trying to tell us there were only German Nazis in the 20th C that’s because they don’t want to be associated but still be Nazis fascists right wing thugs

The relationship between Gina and the US right wing needs investigating for foreign interference in Australian politics. Pauline is a stooge but both are UNAustralian. More immigrants than than these two espouse Australian values. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Dog whistling relies on conflation. See Sussan Ley’s tossing Penny Wong in with the Bondi murders in order to appeal to a right wing anti immigration element in Australia. Penny is a regular and ready made far right target due to her background. Asians and terrorists in together = conflation.

Update. Three days since cancelling Age subscription and feel good. Didn’t realise what a burden its bias made me carry. Haven’t missed the crosswords or the target word. What a relief. What a relief to be out of the cult of hate.

Aren’t the gun laws in place now the ones we’ve had since Port Arthur? The laws that have allowed police killings by fundamentalist christians, sovereign citizens and now Islamists? They’re John Howard’s laws aren’t they ? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Yep, the despicable use of tragedy for political and personal gain needs condemning. Shameful.

Cancelled subscription to The Age. The Bondi killing coverage was appalling and amplified the divisions globally and in this country. Chip Le Grande needs to be in the hall of infamy for ‘journalists’ such a divisive political animal. We need better democratic institutions. The Age failed us.

Who Gives A Crap are a disappointing outfit. They run the same predatory online shopping methods as Amazon forcing subscriptions no one clicked on. They’ve done it twice in a row now forcing me to ask them to undo it, claiming I made the mistake. Seriously dodgy for a social enterprise.

The more I hear from Linda Reynolds the more sordid all this gets. www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...

After today’s social media ban for u16 kids in Australia I wonder how many pedos angry that they can’t groom kids as easily won’t vote labor.

What nonsense. Why is the club remotely responsible for a players ego? If you get dropped it’s because you’re not contributing. Mo’s been great now let him go to Saudi Pro League. Waste of a discussion. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Who Gives A Crap Good social enterprise right? Try buying without being deceived into subscription Here’s their next pun: “Who Gives A Crap Enshittifies Itself

FFS, Stoppard died

Wow, super rich Packer now blames politician for all his problems. It’s not enough to be super rich anymore. www.smh.com.au/business/com...

ICE escapes - a great new genre Can anyone explain why one ice guy is wearing a white ten gallon hat? www.youtube.com/shorts/t8hcu...

π reading at the Meanjin rally this morning. Hopefully an independent group can take the name and archive and start afresh away from corporate control. happy to help in whatever wsy

RALLY TO SAVE MEANJIN Thursday 11 Sep 9am Outside the Melbourne University Publishing office, 715 Swanston St, Carlton. A number of Australian writers and editors will speak in support of this vital cultural institution

People in Melbourne, get along to the rally at 9am tomorrow (Thursday 11 September) on the footpath outside Melbourne University Press (715 Swanston Street, Carlton) to demand that Meanjin be saved. (I'll be there in spirit)

Rally tomorrow morning: 9am at MUP Hear from literary giants, show your support, #savemeanjin Details at savemeanjin.org

@savemeanjin.bsky.social On my way

Overwhelmingly NEGATIVE response to Melbourne University Publishing shutting Meanjin down (what did they honestly expect❓) MUP needs to reverse the decision

I wrote about the killing of Meanjin for YNR

The Death of Meanjin. a couple of thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/greenwor...

Jacinta Parsons on the fall of another literary institution- Meanjin.

Byron Writers Festival is deeply concerned by the shuttering of Meanjin, one of Australia's oldest, most revered and influential literary magazines, for 'financial' reasons. (1/4)

FYI MEAA Rally: Save Meanjin! Thursday 11 September, 9am Outside the Melbourne University Publishing office, 715 Swanston St, Carlton.

Opinion | Melbourne University Press says it shut down Meanjin for "purely financial reasons". Perhaps the university could have used some of its $273 million surplus to safeguard the seminal journal, @catrionamp.bsky.social‬ writes.

Rally to save Meanjin magazine Thursday 11 Sept 9am 715 Swanston St Carlton A number of Australian writers, editors and academics will speak in support of this vital cultural institution

Is Meanjin seriously closing ? Is there a funding project yo to keep it alive? Fuck this, who’s the fucker behind it? I know freedom and democracy are hard work but it’s becoming near impossible without such journals.

Someone should write the thesis.One of the great themes of colonial settlers is the fear of losing their little outpost of the homeland - in Oz this is the closing of the outback pub AKA frontier outpost. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

Respect to the Macrons. Firstly their argument is nobody else’s business and secondly thanks for letting your emotions free in public. Relationship aren’t fantasy.

Ok I’m listening. You say we drop the Hills Science Diet because we boycott USA. We switch to an Australian product of equivalent nutritional value. So where is it ?

Late night at the lizard lounge

Just wondering when an airline approved caterer suddenly became a food destination. I mean it’s Airline Food! www.theage.com.au/goodfood/mel...