They are making a big thing about Djokovic never having lost an AO final, but neither has Alcarez.

This #australiaday2026 post draws upon “The Art of the First Fleet & Other Early Australian Drawings”, it explores Indigenous society as portrayed in these artworks, delving into the Eora’s physical & cultural world - it shows terra nullius to be fiction. blakandblack.com/2026/01/26/a...

26th January Meditation: In the light of the genocide and dispossession of First Nations people committed by my people, and ongoing racism, how can I as an Australian support Indigenous people?

I asked Grok what percent of educational institutions in Gaza have been rendered unusable by Israeli bombing. Answer, well over 90%. Over 600,000 children deprived of schooling. Hard not to conclude that an outcome such as this is deliberate policy.

Idea for a new drama series: A rogue CIA agent whose last off-book mission went wrong decides to do everything strictly by the regulations.

If I was Trump I wouldn’t use the phrase “amazing military feat”.

Seriously, to boo someone when they make their century at the SCG, you’d have to be some sort of sad loser.

Narco-terrorism is an imaginary charge

Who could have predicted a week ago that The President of Venezuela would fly into New York and be welcomed with open arms?

It’s time Australia unhitched its wagon.

Why not a joint Federal State Royal Commission? It’s been done before.Two Royal Commissions would mean duplication and extra expense. While the objective of the frauds in the Liberal party are to tie the government up in knots of wrangling and recriminations, a Royal Commission should be held.

Fun fact: Adelaide Test Match attendance was about 30,000 higher than for the Melbourne Test.

Jacks out, captain doesn’t looked stoked.

Jacks is looking hungry today.

I saw the trailer for The Odyssey and frankly found the costumes mystifying for early 20th century Dublin.

Petition: We will not be divided after Bondi. Add your name: jewishcouncil.good.do/unity/jewish...

Advice to Ben Stokes: get some really coarse sandpaper and get your players to roughen up their hands. Then maybe the catches won’t keep slipping out.

England outbazzed

America today is a Dunning Krugocracy.

The correct pronunciation of the car brand, “Jeep” is “Yeep”. Not many people seem to know that.

Spring daylight saving last night. Nature is amazing. Can anyone explain this? How did my chickens know how to take advantage of it by staying out in the yard until 7 pm instead of their usual 6 pm?

I support trickle-up economics where people doing important work to keep society supplied and running are well remunerated in the hope that a little of their wealth will trickle up to provide managers, politicians, lawyers, investors, speculators etc with the basic necessities of life.

I would urge Liberals thinking of replacing Sussan Ley as Opposition Leader not to be too hasty.

America is considering retaliation for Australia’s recognition of Palestine. Please, please, President Trump, hit us with tariffs, bomb us, whatever you want, but please, please, whatever you do, don’t kick us out of AUKUS and please, please don’t close down Pine Gap.

What a wonderful memorial it would be to Charlie Kirk to name the new Whitehouse Ballroom in his honour. …I’m sure Trump would be all in with that.

From Blazing Saddles. Reminds me of a certain current President of a large English speaking North American country. youtu.be/xMOWYGrtY9c?...

Trump decrees name change of San Andreas Fault to Fault of America

Darned Grok. It always wants the last word. I tried this: Please, no response to this last comment. I like to have the last word. [No response, as requested.]

Just heard that Mixue Bingcheng has more outlets than McDonald’s. I looked at their menu and it makes McDonald’s look like health food. I can say that Chinese civilisation is now on a steep decline.

Rewatched Gladiator with Russell Crowe. IMO it should be called Sadiator.

Latest Whitehouse news is Trump has decreed they build a stately pleasure dome.

A persuasive look at why A Land For All offers the most compelling pathway to peace in Palestine and Israel: www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Dept Q: brilliant. Slow Horses but set in Scotland, and crime rather than espionage.

Man committing genocide nominates his chief enabler for a Nobel Peace prize.

Penny Wong, is it too hard to say that assassinating the leader of Iran is wrong? “I’m not going to get into that” is just not good enough. Who is going to be the adult in the room while Netanyahu murders children in Gaza and with Trump tries to drag the west into an illegal war against Iran?

Time to appoint Postecoglou Manager of the Socceroos, then make sure the World Cup is their only tournament in his second year.

New Orleans breakout: The joke’s on the escapees, they can’t spell ‘too’.

Lessons Liberal National parties have learnt from the election: Zero. Matt (my brother owned a coal mine) Canavan: coal is the cheapest form of energy. Note: it’s not. Obviously existing power station is cheaper than a new one. Existing coal is far costlier than existing wind, solar (and nuclear).

Until Labor takes a clear stand against the genocide in Gaza, it is hard to fully celebrate the Labor election victory.

If the substantial independent and maybe Green representation in the new Parliament in Australia has any weight, hopefully they can get an independent investigation into AUKUS and maybe detach us from that awful deal.

X and Threads are almost equally bad as bot-ridden disinformation right wing cess-pits. Aussie election suggests social media may not have much effect on elections in Australia. Good to see.

The war on Gaza is a genocide. Australia, Europe and America should stop pretending it isn't happening, and should call it out for exactly what it is.

The young Genghis, chieftain of a remote, obscure, Mongolian tribe, addressed a small, ragtag bunch of mounted men. “Unite the Mongolian tribes? Build a hoard of fearsome warriors? Conquer Asia right to the very boarders of Europe itself? My name is Genghis Khan, not Genghis Khan’t.”

No eggs in the supermarket because people are buying far more than they need. I’m retaliating by buying up multiple rolls of toilet paper.

Pathetic

Getting lots of praise from my Apple Watch for occasionally standing up. Apparently I’m on a streak of 18 days where I have actually moved.

Now might be an opportune moment for Putin to demand Alaska back.

Art of the Deal Chapter 1 How to make a deal with Russia Give Russia what it wants. Chapter 2 How to make a deal with Israel Give Israel what it wants Summary: When mediating a dispute, side with the richer, stronger side and give them exactly what they want.

Current system of Government in America is a Fuckwitocracy #trump #musk #maga #fuckwitocracy

Those who trumpet patriotism are almost always liars and thieves.