My kid got me the Kelly Sue DeConnick Cap Marvel omnibus, and some Kelly Thompson and JEFF for Christmas and honestly i couldn't be happier. Tagging the writers so you can follow them!! (Except for the extra Jeff writers. Later). @kellysue.bsky.social @kellythompson.bsky.social

After getting so drunk I hugged a bouncer before blacking out, I wondered, what does alcohol do to our brains?

Alex fled civil war into an Australian nightmare with no end. After 16 years, he could not bear it

Tomorrow is Christmas and once again I will be filled with regret for not realising when I was much younger that I could just change the tradition of pancakes for breakfast. And instead I will have to make and eat pancakes. I hate pancakes. My kid has watched me suffer through them for years.

Happy Summer Solstice everybody!!! A shining moment in a bleak December.

"but what if they can't draw" here's hideo kojima making level blockouts for metal gear solid 1 and 2 with LEGO I am begging AI bros to use their brains for two seconds

Sorry NT, but if your farmers can't shoot Roos or feral pigs with only one of the 10 guns they can own with new restrictions in place, then perhaps they have no business using guns in the first place. No way in the fuck do they need that many guns. Fuck sake.

We didn't have a Santa in this house and I can confirm my child had no problem with imagination, fantasy, or magical thinking. They still learned about St. Nick. They knew that mum created Christmas magic. We donated in the spirit of St. Nick. It fostered and appreciation of what parents do.

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As I understand today's discussion, we can stop an ISIS cell by policing the speaker list at writer's festivals and the BA syllabus at Unis. And by "stopping demonstrations." This is madness.

I feel like i can say this on bluesky as it's basically a void and no one follows me from irl. The current skinny/weight loss movement is taking its toll. I spent so long recovering from an ED and its clawing its way back. I'm most shocked at how comforting hunger has become again. Like a blanket.

I only kept a relationship w/ my mum (low contact) for my kid. They now have a low contact relationship w/ their gma after enduring many visits w/ the fam talking shit abt me. Seeing text mum once sent abt me being ungrateful (I now have txt preview perm off). Sometimes, you're the problem parents.

Working in travel myself I've often had to be quite firm w/ suppliers- reminding them of their obligations to clients, calling them out for being shitty- hell i hv forced hotels to apologise & asked for supes more times than I care to count. But you shd never yell, berate, or insult these people.

incredible stuff over at r/ididnthaveeggs It’s a eggnog recipe

John Howard pushed for the invasion of Iraq, which was one of the dominoes which created the conditions for ISIS and caused untold human misery we are still dealing with today. He refused to acknowledge racism was a main driver of the Cronulla riots.

When Charlie Kirk was shot, he did a full oval office address. When it's college kids on campus it's "things can happen." What a sociopath.

A new Niki Savva book? Yes please. Just deliver it straight to my hands and let me read her searing take down of Dutton, a man she loathes almost as much if not more than Morrison. My body is ready.

Caps on how many firearms someone can own and only granting licences to Australian citizens are among the slated new laws.

"A Pakistani man living in Australia has spoken of his “deep trauma” and said his life had become a “nightmare” after his photo was widely circulated on social media falsely labelling him as one of the shooters in the Bondi beach terror attack" www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Fucking Sydney, mate. Honestly though it's wild that laws weren't tightened after the 2022 shooting which occurred because some idiots were brainwashed by the sovereign citizen movement. (Same as porapunkah this year). Maybe now we'll get some action? No one needs this many guns. Period. Get fucked.

One thing you will never think after reading a great book or listening to a great album or seeing a great piece of art is, “I’m really glad this person remained cautious while they were making this and guarded against being perceived as weird.”

This entire weekend

big ups to Arabic-speaking journalist Nabil al Nashar for this interview with Mohamed Fateh Al Ahmed and Malakeh Hasan Al Ahmed, the parents of legendary bear tackler Ahmed Al Ahmed. Nabil is giving an update on his bullet wounds on ABC radio now. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

Give blood if you can, team! (Unfortunately both the kid and I are ineligible but we are both going to signal boost the hell out of this call).

Father of Ahmed Al Ahmed has spoken out about his son.

I don't like December 2025.

It gets even worse people.com/rob-reiner-w...

50 year old father was member of hunting club and licensed to own the weapons used. Son has previously been investigated by ASIO for links to a terror cell. Nat cabinet are meeting to toughen up gun laws. Nationality of father- a perm resident- not released. Investigations ongoing.

Good morning world. Its all still fucked, I see.

There was also a shooting in the US yesterday. At Brown Uni. (When the kid ran out to tell me about AU I thought they were telling me about Brown). Updates.

Bondi attack has 'fundamentally changed' Australia, Jewish leaders say: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-15/bondi-shootings-jewish-community-response/106142772

If you're scared this tragedy will by weaponised by those pushing hatred, division & control, same. It's a pattern that can change nations. We've already seen Netanyahu claim the Muslim who charged the shooters was Jewish. Empathy, patience and truth. Everything else is unhelpful

Could all the American influencers pushing in tandem for more guns in Australian just Fuck. The. Hell. Off. Thank you.

Updated news from instagram. @australia.theguardian.com and @abc-news.bsky.social Now confirmed no third shooter. Death toll has risen. Two Rabbis among the dead. The gunmen were a father and son. Father was a licensed gun owner with 6 firearms. Son still in critical condition. Homes raided.

Now all the international news is coming in for the Bondi Shooting and I feel like I may need a lil time off bluesky. That said, I will keep an eye on the news tomorrow before I start work at 1630 and skeet any updates while remaining critical of anything seemingly unverified. Stay safe out there.

Camera captures incredible moment shooter is tackled by 'hero' in civilian clothes: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-14/bondi-shooter-tackled-and-disarmed-by-possible-civilian/106141690

My kid was convinced this dude was ex military or an undercover cop or something. Honestly, same. Dude just jumped in like it was nothing.

Blocking Zionists using a mass shooting to promote their agenda isn't what i had planned at 1 am, but it does seem to be where I am at.

Australia had the ‘gold standard’ on gun control. The Bondi beach terror attack will force it to confront its surging number of weapons

Bondi shooting witnesses recall running for their lives as attackers open fire: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-14/nsw-bondi-beach-shooting-witnesses-sydney-attack/106141716

Press conferences now done (well the televised stuff). Injured now up to 29 - reported by ABC. I think I might turn the news off now. This is obviously shocking for us. I think the last shooting on this scale was Port Arthur. Please don't spread misinformation. Be kind. Be empathetic.

We are horrified and shaken in the wake of the mass shooting at a Chanukah event in Bondi this evening, which has left at least ten people dead and injured many more. This is the first night of Chanukah when we gather with loved ones and friends to light the Chanukiah. 1/4

Many within our community have just received the worst news of their lives. Others are caring for injured loved ones, and some are still waiting to hear that their families are safe. 2/4

To be confronted with this horrific act of antisemitic violence during the Jewish festival of light and hope is shattering. In moments like this, we hold each other close. We should all be able to gather with our communities, practice our culture, and worship in safety. 3/4

Our hearts are with our friends, family, fellow community members and everyone impacted by this terrifying event. 4/4

Who tf is this reporter at the Prime Ministers press conference who is basically asking if the government is taking Anti-Semitism seriously when they are also seeking to tackle islamophobia. Um. Wtaf, Dick?!?!?!? He has got to be news corpse/ sky news.

"I don't wish to speculate"... but defo terrorism says AFP. Fucks saaaaake.

Probably should have made these posts and thread. Oh well. Hindsight. 2020

Verified number of dead is now 12 including the shooter. Press conference now being given by Prime Minister and ASIO chief, Mike Burgess. #bondi