Angus Taylor is the ultimate Australian expression of falling up syndrome

This post popped up while migrating my Tall And True Short Reads podcast website to a new platform. I'd forgotten how I lost and found one of my #FuriousFiction stories. And that I didn't recognise its plot and characters! 🤔 #blogging #writing #shortstory www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/lost-an...

If the cap fits. My @smh @theage cartoon.

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The wrong call on a coin toss was the difference between a 4 or 5-guess win for me today. 🙄 #WQuers #Wordle #Wordle1700 5/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy. You in America will see that some day. ~ #BenitoMussolini #quotes #democracy #fascism #america

Same. And all politics aside, what king of person lacks the common human decency to even turn their head to acknowledge the victims of childhood rape? Sickening... #AccountabilityIsComing

Fabulous opening from @rachelwithers.bsky.social: "The Coalition’s achingly slow drip feed of a spill finally started flowing overnight, with Angus Taylor resigning from whatever role it was he held in shadow cabinet to spend more time counting the numbers." www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/12/f...

#Epstein #EpsteinFiles Justice for the victims!!!!

I was interviewed by the ABC’s Andrew West about the harm caused by the Herzog visit.

This is the sickness of the whole moment, a classic example of moral kettling: not only is any concern about Herzog’s visit simply ignored, it is used as evidence to corral anyone expressing disquiet as failing to properly “socially cohere”. ~ @timdunlop.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/tdunlop/...

Short and ... well, short! PS. That's not a tip, just how I feel about the games nowadays! 😉 #WQuers #Wordle #Wordle1699 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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The job. My @smh cartoon.

Pearls and Irritations is entering a new phase, with John Menadue stepping back as Editor-in-Chief and new leadership appointed to guide P&I's future. #PearlsAndIrritations #IndependentMedia

Skip religion and politics, head straight to compassion. Everything else is a distraction. ~ #TalibKweli #quotes #religion #politics #compassion #life

The GG didn't meet with a shopping centre developer that raised $1.1 billion for the state's lobby groups, and $376m for the state, with some of these funds going to the Army and some to illegal settlements? Why even go? michaelwest.com.au/herzog-itine...

The writer is about to delete me from her novel. I can feel her fingers twitching on the keyboard. It's happened before to my subplot characters. 😬 #writesky #writers #writing #shortstory #subplot #character www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/shor...

I'm reminded of the Swiss canyoning disaster in 1999, when 21 young people, including 14 Australians, tragically died. Then Governor-General of Australia, Sir William Deane, flew to Switzerland to mourn the victims and provide comfort and support to their families. No politics, no side-meetings.

Very unexpected and welcome news! QUT will become the new custodian of Meanjin, Australia's most eminent literary journal, bringing the publication back to Brisbane. www.qut.edu.au/about/meanjin

We knew from the moment we heard it that “social cohesion” would be one of those Orwellian terms which would be used to cover all manner of state sanctioned abuse and deprivation of civic freedoms. It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.

Cohesion. My @smh cartoon.

A Kudelka for every issue.

“When it comes to fiction, then, I am arguing that the anxiety that provoked the writing of Juice is incited by, not detached from, capitalism and power, and no less dangerous than what Winton describes as apathy.” Daniel Ray on Tim Winton’s JUICE

The Isaac Herzog Social Cohesion Tour is going well hey

There's no better way of communicating the insane trajectory of humanity in the 21st century than cartoons and no-one did it better than Jon Kudelka. Rest in power Jon. Here's his top ten. 1. Asteroid mitigation program

"interaction with police" what are we doing here?

"The Police chose violence". Veteran journo and sports broadcaster Peter Lalor was at the Sydney Herzog protest, got pepper sprayed. His account #auspol michaelwest.com.au/peter-lalor-...

It’s my last day of hearing from Govt on why you’re not allowed to see anything about where Govt intends to put #AUKUS ☢️ waste. The 👇list of excuses👇 is long. It’s politically sensitive, you’re illiterate, and the remedy to illiteracy is to keep you illiterate 🤦‍♂️. #FOI #auspol

Four! 🏌️‍♂️ Yes, yes, I know it's Fore! ⛳ #WQuers #Wordle #Wordle1698 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Watching Albanese tell us that we the Australian public need to bring the temperature down is gaslighting at its worst. We didn’t invite Herzog. You were warned this would undermine unity and social cohesion yet you insisted.

Look I am not a fan of this arrangement but isn't their head of state King Charles www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Vale Jon Kudelka ❤️ An extremely talented cartoonist and author who tirelessly campaigned for action on climate change. The Climate Council sends its condolences to Jon's loved ones.

The IOC has barred Ukrainian Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych from wearing a helmet featuring portraits of Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia at the 2026 Games. He plans to formally appeal the decision.

Good investigative work from ABC journos, but a gutless 'both-sides' headline and lead para. The preliminary evidence from these three incidents seems clear: police acted with excessive and brutal force. And on the face of it, created a serious threat to public safety. #nswpol

Today I become a film star. Well, hardly, but the documentary based on my 2022 London theatre presentation Beatles/Evolver:62 is available from Amazon Prime, 108 minutes of surprising and engaging cultural history for the price of a coffee. In the UK the URL is www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/det...

Three-quarters of the way through migrating my Tall And True Short Reads podcast website to a new platform. I'm enjoying revisiting the episodes and their Tall and True short stories and posts, like Taking a Bow! 🎭 #writing #blogging #podcasting www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/taking-...

"Social cohesion is a scam, a strategy employed by the powerful to delegitimise and suppress the voices of the less powerful... If you are othered by powerful groups, you become the victim of cohesion, not the beneficiary; what you get from social cohesion is a punch from an armed official."

Epstein survivors released a Super Bowl ad demanding justice and accountability. Years later, survivors are still waiting while institutions stay silent. This isn’t closure. It’s failure. Watch the ad. Share it everywhere. Demand justice.

One benefit of the new #Wordle regime is I don't spend ages checking every word on Past Wordle Answers before playing it. Note: This is not a clue for today's winner. I just don't check anything nowadays, not even my starter word! 😉 #WQuers #Wordle #Wordle1697 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

A day without laughter is a day wasted. ~ #CharlieChaplin #quotes #laughter #life

WOW! A spectator at a figure skating event in Milan on Saturday held a banner of the United States flag with a message of apology. Photo credit: Vincent Alban/NYT

vale jon..

R.I.P Jon Kudelka @kudelka.bsky.social “If I did a sequel it would probably involve a scientist swearing a great deal” allouryesterdays.info/2025/04/28/i... @allouryesterdays.bsky.social

This is what Hess said: “It brings up mixed emotions to represent the US right now. I think it’s a little hard. There’s obviously a lot going on that I’m not the biggest fan of. Just because I wear the flag doesn't mean I represent everything that's going on in the US.”

Don’t forget about me, says Tim Wilson. 🙄 Not sure what the political strategy is in constantly announcing that you’re another disloyal Liberal bloke ready to stab the first female leader in the back. Seems odd. #auspol #SussanLey

#Kudelka on spending priorities from 2020. ❤️ #ValeKudelka