I turn 52 tomorrow. I am not sad about getting old, I am glad I am getting old because it beats the alternative (dying young) Thank you for your support over the years. If you want to celebrate my birthday please donate to Purple House who provide dialysis in Aboriginal Communities.

I turn 52 tomorrow. I am not sad about getting old, I am glad I am getting old because it beats the alternative (dying young) Thank you for your support over the years. If you want to celebrate my birthday please donate to Purple House who provide dialysis in Aboriginal Communities.

I have come to the realisation that short form video, instagram stories, YouTube shorts etc. give me anxiety. Not only that they have always given me anxiety. I have never enjoyed watching them but it was only today that I realised they make me feel terrible, like they disjoint my entire brain.

The refinery in Corio/Geelong is on fire. Specifically it's the section that produces petrol and diesel for vehicles that is burning. I can't imagine a worse disaster at a worse time. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Oh for the love of fuck.

Johnny Somali has been jailed in South Korea. Hopefully this will bring to an end the stupid phenomenon of YouTubers and "Influencers" doing stupid offensive shit for views. At least someone has learned actions have consequences. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Not all heroes wear capes. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

Yep, for the Nazi regime in Tennessee, trans people are the new untermensch, don't be surprised if they have to wear a pink triangle as well so they can be identified in public, if not the concentration camp.

In my late teens early 20s I was a little excited by fandoms, cult movies, books and comics mostly, but I never had the money to spend on them to acquire. stuff. Mostly I collected knowledge and read books and watched them and tried to understand them. Because I never had money I never bought stuff

What the actual fuck?

COALition: let's go Trumpy Australian voters: No thanks, we would rather destroy your party. COALition: OK, going Trumpy didn't work, lets go MORE Trumpy! www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Reality is now a self-parody

What a week.

It's incredible the ability these people have to support Trump so he can engage in the persecution and mockery of others they see as beneath them but the minute he does this, they get all offended.

It's almost like messing with nature has unintended consequences. Who would have thought.

I have said it before and I will say it again, don't fuck with the Irish, they have "I'll fuck you up" in their bones.

The political establishment in Australia will do anything to protect the feelings of genocide perpetrators, even to the point of humiliating themselves with idiotic measures. And no, it's not just a QLD thing. #auspol

I think we can all agree that Queensland government is unAustralian.

In case anyone from overseas doesn't know what song Australians are talking about. Here's a version of it from the John Farnham VEVI channel youtu.be/gIY2WZ0Lac4?...

Who had this on their bingo card? "Two Strong Hearts" by John Farnham may be banned under Queensland's ludicrous hate speech laws. www.abc.net.au/religion/two...

I am finding it really hard to procrastinate so I guess I will just have to write instead.

Chopsticks are inherently superior to forks.

There have always been scams targeted at people who want to become authors. If you want to be a writer you need to be aware of this and be careful.

Worldcon in Brisbane in 2028? I'm 100% up for that! The thought is a beacon of brilliant hope in an increasingly dim world. Make it so! #brisbanein28

Not for the first time I wish my artistic talent was something awesome like music not something tiring and stressful like writing. Before you tell me to be a musician now I have been a musician before and I sucked.

Can confirm. My 12yo says the same.

If the USA didn't have nukes this would be hilarious.

I had wondered for a long time how USA would lose it's hegemony but even I could not have imagined it would be so ludicrous as it is. Also they are losing their media hegemony to South Korea one Netflix show at a time.

This

I am not currently perfect and never have been but I ask you all a favour. If I EVER fall as hard as Naomi Wolf please do me a kindness and put me down.

I am only a humble science major and award winning writer of literature but I, in my foolishness, thought English majors knew 1) How to read and 2) how to conduct basic research.

Australia is in real danger of becoming complicit in war crimes and genocide. Yes, Australia, I am talking to us.

I think it's bad for the President to threaten to annihilate an entire culture and i do not think you are being alarmist if you take his threats seriously and literally.

Tuck Frump.

Remember the mnemonic: "If your Naomi is Klein you are doing fine. If your Naomi is Wolf dude, what the fuck, oof".

Yes, EVERYONE must do something to stop Trump.

The President is threatening genocide and possible use of nuclear weapons against Iran. It’s clear the President has continued to decline and is not fit to lead. The members of his Cabinet must invoke the 25th Amendment immediately.

What the actual fuck

Trump has literally in his own words threatened to commit genocide. Anyone who does not stand against him will be on the wrong side of history when the dust settles on this messed up time. You have a choice, you can stand against the genocidal hate espoused by the USA (and Israel) or be the bad guy

Holy crap even the MAGAt lunatics are turning on him and yet NOBODY has the guts to remove him from office.

OBAMA: *wears tan suit* - Behavior unbecoming for a president, major scandal. TRUMP: *literally says he will end a civilization* - Meh, whatever, it's Trump being Trump, hehe.

The USA has gone mask off. Not just the president. The US people are letting a genocidal maniac control their military power. They can stop him, there are ways they can stop him and if they do not they are complicit. USA's allies can also stop them, of we don't WE are complicit.

Europeans have committed the worst genocides in history and they always try to justify them but when you trace back their "reasoning" to the source it is always clear that deep down (and sometimes on the surface) they simply believe they are better than the rest of humanity.

Aboriginal child moved 1,700km from remote NT community should be returned, family court rules www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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Have you ever had a day that when you don't even have enough motivation to procrastinate. I am sitting at my desk and I can't find a single thing I want to do. I can't be bothered working and I can't even be bothered not working. Even games, doomscrolling and watching YouTube are boring.

Israeli officials have openly stated that all Shia Lebanese are their enemy, and most of these are Shia-majority towns. It is a genocidal regime. And destroyed towns include Christian ones too.

I want to know what Israel's justification is for this.

This Flesh For Lulu song from 1989 has aged like fine wine. Flesh for Lulu - Decline and Fall. I have had it stuck in my head for nearly 30 years ... it pops into my consciousness at random moments. youtu.be/BEJzBiLrIdA?...