Frank Chalmers
@fffoblomov.bsky.social
Born on Taribelang land. Qld Australia
Once a philosopher. Always a writer. My novel CONVICTION (Allen&Unwin) is Out There.
Oblomov is more afraid than lazy.
My agent is the wonderful Virginia Lloyd in NY. lloydliterary.com
Once a philosopher. Always a writer. My novel CONVICTION (Allen&Unwin) is Out There.
Oblomov is more afraid than lazy.
My agent is the wonderful Virginia Lloyd in NY. lloydliterary.com
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Maybe Penny Wong could ponder whether someone associated with a genocidal regime is the appropriate person to come along to mourn a mass murder.
The reason for a person coming do not erase who that person is
The reason for a person coming do not erase who that person is
February 4, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Maybe Penny Wong could ponder whether someone associated with a genocidal regime is the appropriate person to come along to mourn a mass murder.
The reason for a person coming do not erase who that person is
The reason for a person coming do not erase who that person is
Stupid people especially bigots move very slowly.
February 5, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Stupid people especially bigots move very slowly.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Unless Albanese learns to listen and takes advice, people won’t be able to tell the difference. Now that would be a tragedy.
February 5, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Unless Albanese learns to listen and takes advice, people won’t be able to tell the difference. Now that would be a tragedy.
And of course Chrissafulli has no judgment whatsoever. He’s a political fossil and dingbat. :)
February 5, 2026 at 2:13 AM
And of course Chrissafulli has no judgment whatsoever. He’s a political fossil and dingbat. :)
Mostly true but I distrust his political judgement. Inviting Herzog, disparity of concern between the Bondi massacre and WA pipe bomb, AUKUS, ignoring Robodebt…
February 5, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Mostly true but I distrust his political judgement. Inviting Herzog, disparity of concern between the Bondi massacre and WA pipe bomb, AUKUS, ignoring Robodebt…
He’s a shallow boy. So little to offer that’s worth having.
Skills to get the job irrelevant to skills to do the job. (Albanese too?)
Skills to get the job irrelevant to skills to do the job. (Albanese too?)
February 4, 2026 at 10:48 PM
He’s a shallow boy. So little to offer that’s worth having.
Skills to get the job irrelevant to skills to do the job. (Albanese too?)
Skills to get the job irrelevant to skills to do the job. (Albanese too?)
@albomp.bsky.social
Your invite to Herzog is a kowtow to Netanyahu or just an awful misjudgment. Either way, doomed to go bad. Cancel it. People will get hurt.
Your invite to Herzog is a kowtow to Netanyahu or just an awful misjudgment. Either way, doomed to go bad. Cancel it. People will get hurt.
February 4, 2026 at 10:45 PM
@albomp.bsky.social
Your invite to Herzog is a kowtow to Netanyahu or just an awful misjudgment. Either way, doomed to go bad. Cancel it. People will get hurt.
Your invite to Herzog is a kowtow to Netanyahu or just an awful misjudgment. Either way, doomed to go bad. Cancel it. People will get hurt.
Yep. Dreadful misjudgment. Albanese all over it.
How sad.
Will this sort of thing just keep happening?
How sad.
Will this sort of thing just keep happening?
February 4, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Yep. Dreadful misjudgment. Albanese all over it.
How sad.
Will this sort of thing just keep happening?
How sad.
Will this sort of thing just keep happening?
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Services Australia 'knowingly breached' child support laws for six years, Ombudsman report finds www.sbs.com.au/language/hin...
Services Australia 'knowingly breached' child support laws for six years, Ombudsman report finds
A Commonwealth Ombudsman report has found Services Australia knowingly breached child support laws for six years, denying payments to parents with less than 35 per cent care. At least 16,600 people we...
www.sbs.com.au
February 4, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Services Australia 'knowingly breached' child support laws for six years, Ombudsman report finds www.sbs.com.au/language/hin...
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Yes they should.
February 4, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Yes they should.
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Israel's idea of a ceasefire ...
Palestinians cease.
Israel fires.
Israel is violently attacking Gaza now.
#whatceasefire
substack.com/@mosababutoh...
Palestinians cease.
Israel fires.
Israel is violently attacking Gaza now.
#whatceasefire
substack.com/@mosababutoh...
Mosab Abu Toha (@mosababutoha)
Oh my god!!!
Israel is attacking Gaza right now.
Israel is committing massacres!!!!!!
substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Israel's idea of a ceasefire ...
Palestinians cease.
Israel fires.
Israel is violently attacking Gaza now.
#whatceasefire
substack.com/@mosababutoh...
Palestinians cease.
Israel fires.
Israel is violently attacking Gaza now.
#whatceasefire
substack.com/@mosababutoh...
Keep lists.
Who sucked?
Who was principled?
Who got rich?
Who did haha-media love?
Who got rich?
Who kissed his arse? (Eew)
Some lists’ll be longer than others.
Who sucked?
Who was principled?
Who got rich?
Who did haha-media love?
Who got rich?
Who kissed his arse? (Eew)
Some lists’ll be longer than others.
February 4, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Keep lists.
Who sucked?
Who was principled?
Who got rich?
Who did haha-media love?
Who got rich?
Who kissed his arse? (Eew)
Some lists’ll be longer than others.
Who sucked?
Who was principled?
Who got rich?
Who did haha-media love?
Who got rich?
Who kissed his arse? (Eew)
Some lists’ll be longer than others.
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Donald Trump didn't break the political system on his own.
Our broken political system is why we have Trump.
Our broken political system is why we have Trump.
February 3, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Donald Trump didn't break the political system on his own.
Our broken political system is why we have Trump.
Our broken political system is why we have Trump.
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Albo, arrest Herzog! Flash Youtube livestream 3pm today with former UN Commissioner and human rights lawyer Chris Sidoti. Link to come in comments
#auspol
#auspol
February 4, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Albo, arrest Herzog! Flash Youtube livestream 3pm today with former UN Commissioner and human rights lawyer Chris Sidoti. Link to come in comments
#auspol
#auspol
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James Tate shared this.
February 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM
James Tate shared this.
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A heavily redacted cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
![Single frame. Title: “[redacted]” A line of early teen? girls looking at the viewer. Behind them, silhouettes of four generic men, some with hand on shoulders of the girls, which have been through six iterations of redaction to satisfy the newspaper’s lawyers that none are identifiable.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:udzkh2jubo3w6ei42ftanhhj/bafkreic3fp5yp3asvebljrnnzovrw5a5nljp57bgxoyzh6z33m3qczpn4u@jpeg)
February 3, 2026 at 8:45 PM
A heavily redacted cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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I want to laugh at it but sadly it’s true.
February 3, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I want to laugh at it but sadly it’s true.
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The trauma was met with something familiar: silence ... another form of violence ... in media newsrooms and ministerial offices.
"There was no emergency press conference from the prime minister ... [his] only comments came when he was questioned at an unrelated press conference.
"There was no emergency press conference from the prime minister ... [his] only comments came when he was questioned at an unrelated press conference.
"Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has called out the "silence" of media & politics ... amid a successful senate motion by Thorpe (co-sponsored by senators Malarndirri McCarthy, Jana Stewart & Dorinda Cox, & passed without opposition) to condemn the attempted bombing of an Invasion Day rally."
Lidia Thorpe has condemned the 'silence' surrounding the Perth bombing in a senate motion
Labor senator Malarndirri McCarthy defended the government's response to the January 26 attack on Boorloo Perth's Indigenous community, which is being investigated as a possible terrorist incident.
www.sbs.com.au
February 3, 2026 at 7:01 AM
The trauma was met with something familiar: silence ... another form of violence ... in media newsrooms and ministerial offices.
"There was no emergency press conference from the prime minister ... [his] only comments came when he was questioned at an unrelated press conference.
"There was no emergency press conference from the prime minister ... [his] only comments came when he was questioned at an unrelated press conference.
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In most parts of the world, a patient’s journey to treatment begins at the hospital door.
In Gaza, it begins at the door of politics, passes through layers of security and often never reaches a doctor at all.
#OPINION by Adnan Hmidan
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-gaz...
In Gaza, it begins at the door of politics, passes through layers of security and often never reaches a doctor at all.
#OPINION by Adnan Hmidan
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-gaz...
February 3, 2026 at 8:45 AM
In most parts of the world, a patient’s journey to treatment begins at the hospital door.
In Gaza, it begins at the door of politics, passes through layers of security and often never reaches a doctor at all.
#OPINION by Adnan Hmidan
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-gaz...
In Gaza, it begins at the door of politics, passes through layers of security and often never reaches a doctor at all.
#OPINION by Adnan Hmidan
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-gaz...
Evidence requirement on Westerner distribution seem, um, low. Wonder about her evidence requirements on her life? Silly. Sad. Duped. Is only Hanson on her side?
February 3, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Evidence requirement on Westerner distribution seem, um, low. Wonder about her evidence requirements on her life? Silly. Sad. Duped. Is only Hanson on her side?
I’m no longer on Twitter. Hope this character summary is. Can someone see? And put it there if not?
Thank you.
Ideally of course it can got to President TACO.
Thank you.
Ideally of course it can got to President TACO.
February 3, 2026 at 6:00 AM
I’m no longer on Twitter. Hope this character summary is. Can someone see? And put it there if not?
Thank you.
Ideally of course it can got to President TACO.
Thank you.
Ideally of course it can got to President TACO.
