I want to slap the RAA bee with a fucking hammer.

My wife & I had an argument this evening about who was the more beautiful - Madonna, with her $30k of plastic surgery enhancements or Joanna Lumley, aged gracefully with spirit & mischief. For me - no contest. Joanna for the win.

Great. Now I have Roy Orbison stuck in my head.

Out for a walk this afternoon and, passing through the West Terrace Cemetery in #Adelaide, I happened across this lovely memorial. For years, I've been searching for the graves of two ancestors who, I know, are buried here but their graves were unmarked & there's no clues as to where they lie...

This does give me hope.

China is ascendant. The U.S. is a failing state. The world is changing. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Anthony Head will always be the coffee ad man to me... www.bbc.com/news/article...

Taken together, the measures amount to a new blueprint for the economic fortress #China is building around its technology and supply chains amid rising tensions with Europe and the United States. America. Is. Screwed. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/b...

Fun fact - #TheBluesBrothers cost more to make than The Empire Strikes Back.

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Long Lost Family shreds me...

The wholesale propaganda war being waged on the Australian electorate by a malevolent corporate media ecosystem would be breathtaking were it not utterly predictable. #auspol #friendlyjordies youtu.be/zgHVKwJNFhk?...

One Nation is the single most destructive force alive in Australian politics. This nation would be insane to give them any sort of power or influence. They have achieved nothing in 30 years. They offer nothing but grievance. I'm sick of hearing about them. #auspol

The very definition of a David vs. Goliath battle. This should be a cautionary tale for Australia. #auspol

Here's something... A number of good things have happened to me this week. It should be cause for feeling good. Instead, I'm worried - I'm waiting for the inevitable pile of shit to fall on me. What is that??

The light play here is stunning.

A silver lit sanctuary where the long jetty meets the quiet tide. Elliston, South Australia. © All Rights Reserved by Kev Peirce. #Photo #Photography #Australia #SouthAustralia #Elliston #EllistonJetty #EyrePeninsula #Sea #Coastal #Jetty

Beautiful.

The delicacy of this portrait is quite moving.

There's a brilliant 'In Our Time' (BBC) episode on this very artist and this very piece of art.

A surgically savage view on the political class' miscalculation on what constitutes the quiet Australian... #auspol pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/06...

This is insane! And Brilliant!!

#TBTL 4739 No More Mr. Ice Guy @lukeburbank.bsky.social was recognized then un-recognized at the CrimeCon he visited this weekend. @walsh.bsky.social created his own weather system in his car. They also discuss the rich world of hotel ice buckets & mini-fridges. www.tbtl.net/episodes/4739

The more one looks at this, the more insanely brilliant it is. How on earth did the artist achieve water beading???!

A Zack Snyder directed remake of Escape From New York...

Ian Bremmer is deluded.

I'm increasingly convinced Dostoevsky predicted the modern United States... ...that is not a compliment.

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Richard Marles obviously thinks the majority of Australians are stupid. ...problem is, he might be right. #aukus #auspol

The commodification of sport can leave society stripped of important shared rituals of belonging. #cricket #Football #community #sharedrituals #belonging #ACB

There's a couple of places on Kangaroo Island that reminds me of this sunset - or sunrise as the case may be.

An inviting Sunday lunch looks to be on offer...

Dave Filoni has no business steering a movie franchise.

I was watching Sir David Attenborough's Blue Planet II this evening and there was some beautiful footage of walruses. I had a moment, where the last lines of a long forgotten science fiction novel sprang to mind, "...and there on a rock at the edge of the beach, he died." I couldn't, for the life...

Saturday night...

'So...so you think you can tell...heaven from hell...'

#Vale Marcia

This is how diplomacy is done. #OhCanada

@lukeburbank.bsky.social @walsh.bsky.social #TBTL The Rule Of Trees www.tbtl.net/episodes/4738

Dark ribbons of seaweed trace the gentle curve of a pristine coastal shoreline. Elliston, South Australia. © All Rights Reserved by Kev Peirce. #Photo #Photography #Australia #SouthAustralia #Elliston #Beach #EyrePeninsula #Sea #Seascape

I will go to my grave, safe in the knowledge that Marcia Lucas was the soul of Star Wars. She, more than anyone - including George - saw the emotional core of the story & brought it to the surface. May The Force Be With You Marcia.

A spine tingling performance...

EirGrid, the operator and developer of Ireland’s electricity grid, has supported vital Irish Coast Guard helicopter training exercises off the south coast during marine surveys for its Powering Up Offshore – South Coast project. Learn more at www.marinetimes.ie

This reminds me of seeing my kids and their cousins sitting quietly at the dining room table, imagining, creating and laughing together. It's a lovely reminder.

On the strength of a recent conversation I listened to between Ezra Klein & Pema Chödrön, I picked up a copy of the book that inspired Klein. I have to say, it is a compelling & emotional reading experience. #readingsky

Yet another instance of rot being exposed by #friendlyjordies and others taking credit for it. #auspol www.theguardian.com/media/2026/m...

I can feel the warmth of the fire here. All it needs is a tea kettle and a couple of mugs.

There is such a timeless beauty to this painting. I'm really quite awestruck.

I've long suspected that The Australia Institute is not what it seems but I haven't been able to put a finger on why. Now, I understand... #friendlyjordies #auspol youtu.be/a3PkPv-BMuM?...

Report on Sea Fisheries Protection makes 14 recommendations including better consultation, enforcement applied to non-Irish vessels, review of legislation and new Ombudsman Read more at www.marinetimes.ie