Perhaps we should be a Republic so that family is not the royal family of our country. You know, that one that sucks. #auspol

Dear street artists of my neighbourhood. I like people painting things on the front of my house; it's one of the things I love about it, but please lay off the gold and silver. It's so tacky. It's starting to look like a suburban hip-hop themed burger chain from 2004. #streetart #art #painting

But why do people who are economically hurting want to see people they think are less valid crying in the streets, even though it won't solve their problem? This.. This is what has radicalised your drunk uncle. academic.oup.com/scan/article... #auspol #neuroscience #racism

The next Australian election is going to be disgusting. One Nation is going to drag us all into a racism fight and beat everyone with their experience. Don't let them #auspol #racism youtu.be/75H8J6lURZc?...

Perhaps it's wrong for our country to beat up its citizens for not showing sufficient deference to foreign leaders. Just things to think about. #auspol #australia

It's great that we dont have coffee chains in my neighbourhood. That way all the coffee shops can independently decide to look exactly the same and serve the exact same things. #Melbourne #coffee #brunswick

Still second class.

This year, more people than ever have forgotten that we've never really been a flag-worshipping country. That whole thing is being imported from the States. Nothing says "I Love My Country" like importing your politics, positions, and rituals from another country. #auspol #australia

I love that every 2 year we have to re-explain "infinite diversity in infinite combinations" to the same guys. While they say "but not this combination!". #treksky

It's pretty funny how little will change if Newsom wins the next US election.

Nothing reminds you of your position in the universe than a barber fucking your hair right up.

During the 1980 Olympic Boycott, Carter proposed that the Olympics be permanently moved to Greece to avoid political entanglement. It's time to make that happen. #olympics

The state always expects the untrained average citizen to protect the professionally trained law enforcer from confusion or fear in times of stress, or they get to pay with their lives.

What about one of those incompetence vs job movies where, due to convoluted reasons, Matt Berry is forced to be a Jame Bond style spy. #movie #spy

#OtD 8 Jan 2003 two train drivers from Motherwell, Scotland, refused to drive a train full of ammunition for UK forces in the Gulf to the Glen Douglas NATO military base. It was a protest against the threat of invading Iraq. More on the anti-war movt: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1079...

The Royal Commission I was really hanging out for, but will never get. #auspol #media #newscorpse

Australia today is a library day. Your local library are one of the few free to visit public places that have air-conditioning, so grab the kids and head there! And today is the perfect time to meet them and see if they would like to come with you. #auspol #heatwave #australia

Collapses are as complex as beginnings.

Mood. #music #red-light #politics

Its been pretty funny watching people who don't know much about Brigitte Bardot besides photos, post RIPs about her and then in real time learn about Brigitte Bardot. #filmhistory #googlethings

If you're a progressive politician in charge of the government and you lose to bad guys, it's your fault. Maybe some others too but 100% If you had power to change laws, funding and help people, and you didn't do enough of it for people to vote for you, it's your fault. #auspol #usapol #politics

"They don’t want me because I won’t follow orders and I won’t do the kind of Muppets they believe in." - Frank Oz #muppets #disney #hopefulcontent

Xmas Shopping

It's the most wonderful time of the year: Watching Muppet Family Christmas and then re-discovering how the Ripped from TV version someone uploaded to YouTube ends: youtu.be/Bi9qSKZuvC4?... #doomedbaby

Looking for radical festive presents of Politics & Design. #politics #protest #typography

I wish more of our cities were named after scientists. Is it just Darwin, or are there more? #darwin #australia #cities

Remember the International Brigades.

Chess should be in the Olympics right? #chess #Olympic

Shopping for presents? If you live far from your friend, send them a book so you can talk about it when they finish. If you live in the same town as your friend, buy them a ticket to join you for the theatre. In the end, spending more time with you is probably what they really enjoy. #Xmas

Unsubscribe to a streaming service today and spend the next month watching Brollie for free. watch.brollie.com.au #streaming #australia

Ivan's Childhood (1962).

Dear Melbourne, its time for 50c buses. #auspol #Melbourne #transit #buses

A friend of mine walking in their neighbourhood got detained and handcuffed because they didn't have their wallet with them so they couldn't prove their citizenship. Pretty weird how comfortable people are with being a "Papers Please" country. #usapol #ice #community

Of all airport's I hate Hobart the most. Maybe improve this barn before you start building more tourism infrastructure. #hobart #airports #Tasmania

Almost Dec 1 so its time for: Setting up your xmas decorations. The introduction of an asset tax and Scaling council rates based on property value. #politics #auspol

Far-right watch: the neoliberal think tank director platforming the far right & white power fans. #auspol

Pennington stating it plainly.

From my experience we should rename it the "no true goth man" fallacy because I have never a Scottish person use it but ive heard it from EBM fans my whole life. #goth #ebm

"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." -Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night

Great chat with @thejunglist.bsky.social for his podcast about how games can serve as a tool in rebuilding the civic layer of our communities and our relationships to each other. Matthew Farber, Marshall Ganz, Tracy Fullerton, Robert Putnam, and John Dewey all got a mention. #communityorganizer

Black Dog: The Dreams of Paul Nash - Dave McKean

The only thing keeping me awake on this train is the horrible idea of a video of me snoring in my @toughguybookclub.com shirt. #trains #transport #reading

Dear young punk band, ask a brass or wind musician from the school band to join today. Punk is always better when the instrumental lineup is not essentially the same as the Beatles (A band your granddad listened to) #punk #band #bass #woodwind

Putnam Ganz Roddenberry Henson Admiring kind people can get us to a better place. It will take longer but we all get to come.