This beauty arrived today. I already had a copy but this was in such pristine condition I couldn’t resist. And, surprisingly for a title published in 1957, it’s incredibly rare. A true fortean classic!

“If there are occasions when my grape turned into a raisin and my joy bell lost its resonance, please forgive me. Charge it to my head and not to my heart.” Rev. Jesse Jackson

Morning of surgery - time to hear students explain things. For asphyxiation: Apply artificial respiration until the patient is dead. For head cold: Use an agonizer to spray the nose until it drops in your throat. Nosebleed: Put the nose much lower than the body until the heart stops.

A friend on Facebook sent me this with a straight face. 👇🏻. I don’t know about you, but I can thoroughly endorse a hashtag like #40DaysofGoodShit.

Registration is open for the 2026 Jucu de Sus bioarchaeology field school! Go to the website in the poster for more details. I may be making an appearance...please share with anyone who might be interested! *dissolves into a cloud of bats and flies away * #archaeology #osteology #bioarchaeology

"I am accidentally an employed adult; send help."

The Jolly Green Giant says, “Don’t forget your greens!” “Ho, ho, ho, Green Giant.” #WeedWednesday #FreeTheWeed

You know the system is broken when you can legally smoke something that is proven to kill you, but get thrown in jail for smoking something that has never killed anyone. #WeedWednesday #FreeTheWeed

As the US considers military action against Iran (and Greenland, and Mexico, and Canada), maybe it’s time to recall the words of one of the most highly decorated US soldiers of all times, two-time Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Major General Smedley D. Butler USMC. #OldTimeWisdom 👇🏻

Four questions every elected leader on earth should be asking themselves. Question 3 is the critical question of our times. If you answered yes to it, you recognise capitalism is unsustainable.

So far today: Pauline Hanson has spouted more of her racist crap, but the Hate Speech laws don't apply to her; and, Labor has approved a coal mine extension which will release CO2 equiv. to half Australia's annual carbon footprint. Hey @albomp.bsky.social - you knew him well, #WhatWouldWhitlamDo?

Shocking that islamophobe PH seems immune to hate speech laws. Ramadan Mubarak to all Muslim Australians!

I am devastated to hear that the government has approved an expansion to the Middlemount Coal Mine in Queensland. The burning of the coal exported from this expansion will equal more than half of Australia’s annual domestic emissions. #climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Breakfast with Sir Gabriel Ward KC is always a delight. #BookSky

Folks, the PHON candidate Liam Hall is NOT the guy (of the same name) who allegedly threw the bomb into the Perth Invasion Day crowd. PHON Liam runs a pub near me, and I know him. He is not the guy in the arrests pics. He does have a wife and young family though, so let’s be careful, eh? #auspol

The postie was good to me again today - not one but three parcels, two of them from the good folk at @kennysbookshop.bsky.social - so that I now have @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social’s “Sister Wake” to read just as soon as I’m done with Sally Smith’s “A Case of Life and Limb.” #BookSky

douglas adams was our most accurate futurist

Cúchullain didn't die defending Ireland from Margaret Thatcher at the Battle Of Clontarf for you to put something other than plain, Catholic sugar on your pancakes

For anyone keeping track of the Iran buildup, we’ve now sent more AWACS into theater. Curious to see how tomorrow’s talks go, but it’s pretty clear the administration isn’t planning for them to be good.

“The most effective way to combat illegal cannabis smuggling is to #legalize domestic #cannabis sales. Objective data proving that point can be found in smuggled cannabis seizure data between Mexico and the United States.” 👇 internationalcbc.com/this-is-the-...

Happy #PresidentsDay form #Minneapolis with love

“You don’t need to be Indigenous to engage with First Nations mobs and our ancient, sustainable Law in the twenty-first century. You simply need to be a decent, mindful human who cares about your neighbours and the earth.” - Melissa Lucashenko Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/4qA0trV

Opening state-licensed adult-use cannabis retailers associated with fewer suicides among mid-life & older adults. Researchers determined: “Suicide rates among adults aged 45 & older decline following the opening of recreational ‘marijuana’ dispensaries”. #Legalisation norml.org/news/2026/02...

I wasn’t sure about my first A.T. Michaels novel a month or so back, but I’m going to give him the benefit of the doubt, and try “Salvage Rights,” the first in his ‘Blacksky Protocol’ sci-fi series. Fingers crossed. 🤞🏻 #BookSky

Good Morning, especially to @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social and every librarian, everywhere. .

In Australian today, male veterans are 112% more likely to die of suicide than non-vets; for female veterans, it’s 107%. Next month, I’m taking part in Soldier On Australia’s ‘March On Challenge’ to try to make a difference. Can you help with a donation? www.marchonchallenge.org.au/fundraiser/c...

This guy is pushing Ralph Babet lines about "armour of God" and "demons", what is he doing in a mainstream political party? theguardian.com/australia-ne... #qldpol

They call themselves conservatives but they want to change the law, elections, interpretations of the constitution, justice, education, geopolitics, age of consent, police powers, global maps, ++ What exactly are they conserving? Oh, white male supremacy… got it.

Cannabis sativa can help to combat drug-resistant bacteria and fungi, by disrupting cell membrane integrity, eradicating biofilm, and having a bactericidal effect on bacterial spores, according to a recently published, peer-reviewed scientific paper. 👇 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41607163/

Morning. ☕️

I kid you not, the Business Section of today’s Australian has a full-page story headed “What would Thatcher do?” FFS, it’s Thatcher that landed us here in the first place. She’d likely rob the pension funds of the working poor, but surely we’ve advanced beyond that regressive neoliberal wet dream?

More of this from politicians, please. When the pundits start talking bullshit call them out.

not me trying to figure out what actual crime he's accused of because nothing in that caption is illegal

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Worst deal in Australian history. $30bn fo something we don’t need while telling us we can’t afford things we do need. It will cost this coward his job. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Here’s a thought … 🤣🤣🤣 #BlueWave #VoteBlue

Yep. And, I think I have discovered where. 👌🏡

Mayor Mamdani should change the name of 5th Av to Obama Blvd. Then the address of Tr*mp Tower would be 721 Barack Obama Blvd.

🐸 vote.org 🐸

“Pass the pot to Grandma — her brain might thank you. “A new study is challenging long-held assumptions about cannabis, finding that middle-aged and older adults who use the drug may actually see some brain and cognitive benefits.” 👇 nypost.com/2026/02/07/h...

What simple small perpetual growth means! And how it is not sustainable! "The Most IMPORTANT Video You'll Ever See" FULL LECTURE Dr Albert Bartlett, worth the time to watch all way thought, and then ponder on... www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI1C...

Old Time Wisdom #OldTimeWisdom

💚Classic combination—🌱weed & chocolate🍫—will probably make your Valentine happier than expected. After partaking of cannabis, snacking on chocolate can make you feel like you’re in heaven especially if eating dark chocolate. Theobroma cacao contains AEA or anandamide, the ‘bliss molecule’.

My gorgeous wife, @claireb76.bsky.social (follow her, if you aren’t already) bought me this beautiful - and very heavy - h/b book, “Energy Follows Thought,” on the process behind Willie Nelson’s songs as a Valentine’s Day gift. She knows me so well. 💚

Immigrants have done more for this country than billionaire tax dodgers ever will. Share if you agree! #auspol

Old Time Wisdom #OldTimeWisdom

Cannabis, safer than your kid’s Little League. #Cannabis #SaferThan #LittleLeague