Home again. Our road trip from Sydney to Brisbane totalled 2616.9 km over 17 days. I noticed that the media were running their "long queues at EV chargers" stories again over the Easter long weekend so I'll just note that during our entire trip we had to wait for […] [Original post on aus.social]

The turbines are ruining the natural beauty of the giant hole

my latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com

How often do you have to cite the ACCC rules governing Unconscionable Conduct under Australian Consumer Law to a product or service provider which has withdrawn a service which has been paid for by a consumer and which is trying to claim their Terms of […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

welp. Doing an early afternoon linner for Trophy Housemate's brother & spouse. My cooking skills have gone a bit wonky since I've been on ozempic for type2. So... I'm going to try some Nagi kitchencraft. 'Sticky Grilled Chicken.' Surely I can't stuff this up. Butterflied the thick breasts […]

how about this, Toyota has caught a clue about their dedicated customer base's desires for a battery EV. The Toyota bZ7 large sedan at Guangzhou auto show. Up to 700km per charge. 3100 ordered at $USD22,000 in one hour after launch […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

if you had your druthers, you'd probably not want to be to the NE of a tornado-spawning supercell with forecasts of potato sized hail. Like in SE Kansas City, Missouri. Where La Grrlchild lives, 🤔

Learning Japanese I might be learning Japanese at least i think so Hiragana is difficult, at least for me. I'm trying, anyway. #duolingo is a very good time soak and diversion from awful world news.

**Belgium seizes arms shipment sent from Britain to Israel** _Brussels has banned aircraft carrying military equipment for Israel from stopping in the country or using its airspace_ https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/belgium-seizes-arms-shipment-sent-britain-israel from #middleeasteye #mee […]

Got another mastoscold yelling at me for "using the platform to promote" my photos. For the record, I don't generally sell my photos, here or anywhere else. But even if I did, I fail to see why that would be a problem. Preventing artists from making a living is a strange hill to want to die on.

#danduggan to be extradited to the US on trumped up charges (no pun intended). Another miscarriage of justice perpetrated by our govt, simply to placate our US 'allies'. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-16/former-us-marine-pilot-dan-duggan-to-be-extradited-australia/106570508

Trophy Housemate's 88 y/o mum died day before yesterday. Her mum's carer took off with her credit & debit cards and has been on a spending spree. What's the word for that kind of person? It's not 'carer,' is it? 🤔 It's 'vulture,' I think

Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. Opening the door for AI bullshit is not even the worst part of this idea. Folks, all of us here ARE the algorithm. Personal curation is a feature, not a bug. We make […]

Jeez there's a major fire at a Geelong industrial facility... [reads on] ... which refines 10% of Australia's fuel. Never a dull moment, is there? https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/significant-fire-breaks-out-at-viva-energy-s-refinery-in-geelong-20260416-p5zoa4.html

The hazard reduction burn up at Wentworth Falls is making a bit of a mess here in the mid-#bluemountains. When you can see a flashlight beam in the air inside the house, the smoke is pretty thick. Trophy Housemate is asthmatic and is on the max dose of […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Your Australianism for the day: anyone who is accomplishing a task without regard for distractions or objections is said to be 'not here to fuck spiders.' https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/factory-of-lies-hungarys-new-leader-vows-to-shut-down-state-broadcaster-in-heated-live-interview-with-it/

‘Strait of Vermouth’: Democrats roast two Trump cabinet members with one Iran war post after Bessent’s press briefing botch | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-cabinet-press-briefing-reactions-b2958495.html

Well this is interesting:

Huge hazard reduction burn out back. Wind is blowing smoke away from us at the moment but if it shifts our way it'll be pretty miserable tonight #bluemountains

Innocent until proven leftist.

Today's Australianism for Mastodon: 'Buckley's,' sometimes expressed as 'Buckley's chance.' Origin uncertain but the meaning is 'no chance at all!' A common usage would be as in 'The likelihood of the Liberal Party ever getting in government again? Buckleys!' The Liberal Party intelligentsia* […]

Great move, Angus https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/13/coalition-trumpian-plan-visitors-australia-vetting-social-media-ntwnfb

OK, morning social media management work completed, quotation request for radio club repeater antennas sent, coffee and double oatmeal cookies which I have convinced myself are actually healthy muesli bars been et, now to compile the list of things to do to procrastinate an antenna rotator […]

What you may not know is that this was drawn 6 years go today by Marc Murphy. It was rejected and called unfair and alarmist.

ffs, just keep it in your pants. It's not the mighty staff of manhood, it's a loaded weapon, often pointed at your own career. Sexual misconduct allegations are a lot easier to refute when you haven't sent dick pics and raped paralytic staffers […]

Swalwell: “I plan to resign my seat in Congress.”

This actually just happened. Trump: NARA is returning the records seized from Mar-a-Lago to Mar-a-Lago so they can go in my Library. WH Comms Dir: NARA is returning Trump's records to him. Me: <files FOIA request for records seized from Mar-a-Lago and then sues, citing the above statements>

RFK Jr. has been told to STFU about vaccines, but the public needs to know that he continues his agenda to dismantle US vaccine policy through his surrogates. His attorney and buddy, Aaron Siri, wants to further undermine vaccine recommendations from the CDC. One of his targets is HPV vaccines.

RE: https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/116397961868986401 if he can heal the sick, get him to stop me retching from his latest grand delusion

RE: https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/116397961868986401 amazing how other people's dementia delusions can make one so nauseous

Ann Telnaes on time running out for fascists

If one of the cookies you get out of the jar is broken, does it count? It does not. Get another whole cookie.

It is honestly epic that they are letting this guy just run amok with no brakes at all. This is history we are witnessing. The single most stupid government in all of world history, at its peak idiocy (so far).

If you're tired of US fascism news and want to take on an immersive distraction, try learning some Japanese. Easy Japanese on Japan National Broadcaster NHK https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/lesson/en/lessons/

Australia: ice cream consumer reviews (hog and daws will surprise you) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=950Ijp_q4Aw

It's chicken katsu day. Madras curry, sage, smoked paprika, onion powder. Chicken breast pounded thin, dredged in flour/spice mixture, dipped in egg wash, then dredged in breadcrumb and homegrown dehydrated sage. Omnomnom

I had Jehovah's Witnesses round this morning (not a very common occurrence round here). Them: "Do you ever think about the future?" Me: "I'm a climate scientist, I think it about the future all the time.."

Jesus fucking Christ he's good

a publicly turned on pope sounds kinda sexy https://mastodon.social/@[email protected]/116382651346598321

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Thinking I should start a running total of the number of stories that basically say, "Trump 2.0: COVID effects without (yet) a pandemic."

I'm getting replies along the lines of "we get more from fossil fuels than just petrol, diesel, & jet fuel, so we need to drill more and have a protected supply chain". No. So very much no. We need to find sustainable alternatives for all non-fuel uses of fossil fuels. Plastics, lubricants […]

This will make some good stories. La Grrlchild has just bought a former church in Kansas. Will be turned into a live music venue & brew pub. Has a nice stage and auditorium with potential dance floors. Comes with a big organ. Ground floor has kitchen roughed […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Jay Bhattacharya likes to claim that he was so disturbed that his idiotic ideas were “censored” that HE and only HE will promote open discussion of scientific ideas. In science, we do that through peer-reviewed studies. But he is now blocking the publication of studies that show he’s wrong.