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Journo, traveller, life-long learner, left leaner
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Kathy Lette's out?!
The Adelaide Festival Writers' Week is no more! It has ceased to be! It's expired & gone to meet its maker! It's a stiff! Bereft of life, it rests in peace! If Malinauskas hadn't nailed it in the press it'd be pushing up the daisies. Its literary processes are now history! It's
The Adelaide Festival Writers' Week is no more! It has ceased to be! It's expired & gone to meet its maker! It's a stiff! Bereft of life, it rests in peace! If Malinauskas hadn't nailed it in the press it'd be pushing up the daisies. Its literary processes are now history! It's
January 9, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Kathy Lette's out?!
The Adelaide Festival Writers' Week is no more! It has ceased to be! It's expired & gone to meet its maker! It's a stiff! Bereft of life, it rests in peace! If Malinauskas hadn't nailed it in the press it'd be pushing up the daisies. Its literary processes are now history! It's
The Adelaide Festival Writers' Week is no more! It has ceased to be! It's expired & gone to meet its maker! It's a stiff! Bereft of life, it rests in peace! If Malinauskas hadn't nailed it in the press it'd be pushing up the daisies. Its literary processes are now history! It's
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Totally agree. We should share and spread and share and spread. . .
I looked at the Age letters today and the writers are livid.
They are demanding that Cathy apologises!
Why?
For being insightful and clever and sharp and witty and calling intimidation out for what it is and not being bullied.
I looked at the Age letters today and the writers are livid.
They are demanding that Cathy apologises!
Why?
For being insightful and clever and sharp and witty and calling intimidation out for what it is and not being bullied.
This #CathyWilcox cartoon is upsetting the establishment badly. They don't want us to see. I think we should make this Australia's best all time #cartoon, because it is.
What do you think?
#AUSPOL #Wilcox #RoyalCommission #Satire #Truth #Cartoonist #Albo #PissWeakAlbo #VoteGREENS #Greens
What do you think?
#AUSPOL #Wilcox #RoyalCommission #Satire #Truth #Cartoonist #Albo #PissWeakAlbo #VoteGREENS #Greens
January 9, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Totally agree. We should share and spread and share and spread. . .
I looked at the Age letters today and the writers are livid.
They are demanding that Cathy apologises!
Why?
For being insightful and clever and sharp and witty and calling intimidation out for what it is and not being bullied.
I looked at the Age letters today and the writers are livid.
They are demanding that Cathy apologises!
Why?
For being insightful and clever and sharp and witty and calling intimidation out for what it is and not being bullied.
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Not everyone believed me when I wrote that Trump wants Greenland becuase it would make him feel important, but that's what he told the NYT:
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Not everyone believed me when I wrote that Trump wants Greenland becuase it would make him feel important, but that's what he told the NYT:
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
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Two big, related stories in US politics today.
1) In recent days Trump has in essence declared himself Emperor of the Americas, Lord of the Western Hemisphere; and has decreed that the Constitution, US law, the UN Charter, international law, and Senate ratified treaties no longer apply to him.
1) In recent days Trump has in essence declared himself Emperor of the Americas, Lord of the Western Hemisphere; and has decreed that the Constitution, US law, the UN Charter, international law, and Senate ratified treaties no longer apply to him.
Our entire politics now is about our sundowning, failing, unpopular leader, whose powers are clearly ebbing, maniacally trying to find ways to restore his STRENGTH, POWER, and MANLINESS.
Like seizing Greenland; taking VZ’s oil; killing men in boats; terrorizing US cities; bombing other countries.
Like seizing Greenland; taking VZ’s oil; killing men in boats; terrorizing US cities; bombing other countries.
Not everyone believed me when I wrote that Trump wants Greenland becuase it would make him feel important, but that's what he told the NYT:
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
January 9, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Two big, related stories in US politics today.
1) In recent days Trump has in essence declared himself Emperor of the Americas, Lord of the Western Hemisphere; and has decreed that the Constitution, US law, the UN Charter, international law, and Senate ratified treaties no longer apply to him.
1) In recent days Trump has in essence declared himself Emperor of the Americas, Lord of the Western Hemisphere; and has decreed that the Constitution, US law, the UN Charter, international law, and Senate ratified treaties no longer apply to him.
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Kyiv is currently entirely without power and heating after today’s attack. Authorities urged people to leave the city if they can. This is a humanitarian disaster, in case anyone didn’t know
January 9, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Kyiv is currently entirely without power and heating after today’s attack. Authorities urged people to leave the city if they can. This is a humanitarian disaster, in case anyone didn’t know
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New column today:
zeteo.com/p/trump-us-r...
zeteo.com/p/trump-us-r...
January 9, 2026 at 3:23 AM
New column today:
zeteo.com/p/trump-us-r...
zeteo.com/p/trump-us-r...
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What the actual fuck???
Every leader in each nation needs to stop working with the US govt. Stop thinking you are going to go along to get along.
Until the Judiciary (SCOTUS) & both the US House of Representatives & the US Senate decide to rein him in, the world is in peril. He has no morality.
Every leader in each nation needs to stop working with the US govt. Stop thinking you are going to go along to get along.
Until the Judiciary (SCOTUS) & both the US House of Representatives & the US Senate decide to rein him in, the world is in peril. He has no morality.
NYT: “Asked in a wide-ranging interview if there were any limits on his global powers, Mr. Trump said: ‘Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.’”
If you’re not alarmed yet you’re not paying attention. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
If you’re not alarmed yet you’re not paying attention. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
January 8, 2026 at 8:52 PM
What the actual fuck???
Every leader in each nation needs to stop working with the US govt. Stop thinking you are going to go along to get along.
Until the Judiciary (SCOTUS) & both the US House of Representatives & the US Senate decide to rein him in, the world is in peril. He has no morality.
Every leader in each nation needs to stop working with the US govt. Stop thinking you are going to go along to get along.
Until the Judiciary (SCOTUS) & both the US House of Representatives & the US Senate decide to rein him in, the world is in peril. He has no morality.
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This is literally what dictators say.
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:53 PM
This is literally what dictators say.
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ICE Nazis murdered a US citizen, the widow of an air force veteran who served in Afghanistan. Their 6 year old child is now an orphan.
DJT, his ilk and DHS are regurgitating egregious lies about the incident while their twisted cult makes jokes about her death.
MAGA are the worst of humanity.
DJT, his ilk and DHS are regurgitating egregious lies about the incident while their twisted cult makes jokes about her death.
MAGA are the worst of humanity.
January 8, 2026 at 2:25 PM
ICE Nazis murdered a US citizen, the widow of an air force veteran who served in Afghanistan. Their 6 year old child is now an orphan.
DJT, his ilk and DHS are regurgitating egregious lies about the incident while their twisted cult makes jokes about her death.
MAGA are the worst of humanity.
DJT, his ilk and DHS are regurgitating egregious lies about the incident while their twisted cult makes jokes about her death.
MAGA are the worst of humanity.
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According to MAGA, Renee Good, just sitting in her car, is a domestic terrorist, but Kyle Rittenhouse, shooting strangers in the street with an assault weapon, is not.
These people are such shameless, twisted liars.
These people are such shameless, twisted liars.
January 8, 2026 at 12:47 AM
According to MAGA, Renee Good, just sitting in her car, is a domestic terrorist, but Kyle Rittenhouse, shooting strangers in the street with an assault weapon, is not.
These people are such shameless, twisted liars.
These people are such shameless, twisted liars.
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DANISH PARLIAMENT MEMBER: “🇺🇸 had 30 bases on Greenland, why did you leave? You can resume that tomorrow without attacking a NATO ally… the rationale lacks factual foundation and doesn’t stand any logic testing.”
(Unless the point is to hurt us and end NATO, a Putin/Xi goal)
(Unless the point is to hurt us and end NATO, a Putin/Xi goal)
January 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
DANISH PARLIAMENT MEMBER: “🇺🇸 had 30 bases on Greenland, why did you leave? You can resume that tomorrow without attacking a NATO ally… the rationale lacks factual foundation and doesn’t stand any logic testing.”
(Unless the point is to hurt us and end NATO, a Putin/Xi goal)
(Unless the point is to hurt us and end NATO, a Putin/Xi goal)
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Trump is also withdrawing the US from the International Law Commission. The US had a proud history on this UN body, which is charged with the codification and progressive development of intl. law. The US is now indisputably a rogue state.
#internationallaw
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
#internationallaw
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
www.whitehouse.gov
January 8, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Trump is also withdrawing the US from the International Law Commission. The US had a proud history on this UN body, which is charged with the codification and progressive development of intl. law. The US is now indisputably a rogue state.
#internationallaw
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
#internationallaw
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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I can guarantee all the MAGAs shamelessly dehumanizing the woman ICE murdered by saying "she should have listened" have an entire social media history defending Ashlee Babbit for refusing to listen to a police officer as she violently stormed the Capitol to commit insurrection. Disgusting hypocrisy.
January 7, 2026 at 10:25 PM
I can guarantee all the MAGAs shamelessly dehumanizing the woman ICE murdered by saying "she should have listened" have an entire social media history defending Ashlee Babbit for refusing to listen to a police officer as she violently stormed the Capitol to commit insurrection. Disgusting hypocrisy.
My dad. Head Master in the 80s. Two different safari suits. Winter and summer. Aussies know the smell of the Gestetner room next door to First Aid and Principal’s office.
January 7, 2026 at 10:21 PM
My dad. Head Master in the 80s. Two different safari suits. Winter and summer. Aussies know the smell of the Gestetner room next door to First Aid and Principal’s office.
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I guess that that the extra military budget that the fickle fascist is after would be used for further invasions of other nations, and militarization of American cities.
And Australians will know that some funds may come from our government's $380 billion of #AUKUS bribes.
"Shared values"? #auspol
And Australians will know that some funds may come from our government's $380 billion of #AUKUS bribes.
"Shared values"? #auspol
Trump: "I have determined that, for the Good of our Country, especially in these very troubled and dangerous times, our Military Budget for the year 2027 should not be $1 Trillion Dollars, but rather $1.5 Trillion. This will allow us to build the 'Dream Military' that we have long been entitled to."
January 7, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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This is what happens when untrained ICE agents who meet the lowest possible standards are sent to play action hero.
A U.S. citizen was shot & killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
📌 Eyewitnesses, including a city councilman, say police shot the person in the head. That person is now dead.
Read that again
A U.S. citizen was shot & killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
📌 Eyewitnesses, including a city councilman, say police shot the person in the head. That person is now dead.
Read that again
January 7, 2026 at 6:47 PM
This is what happens when untrained ICE agents who meet the lowest possible standards are sent to play action hero.
A U.S. citizen was shot & killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
📌 Eyewitnesses, including a city councilman, say police shot the person in the head. That person is now dead.
Read that again
A U.S. citizen was shot & killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
📌 Eyewitnesses, including a city councilman, say police shot the person in the head. That person is now dead.
Read that again
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this sucks
Amid a big agency push to use AI models in weather prediction, the National Weather Service shared a forecast map riddled with spelling mistakes, non-existent locations and other geographical errors.
‘Whata Bod’: An AI-generated NWS map invented fake towns in Idaho
Amid a big agency push to use AI models in weather prediction, an AI-generated forecast graphic with errors was pulled from NWS sites.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:47 PM
this sucks
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"It's hard to believe he's alive." Not if you actually did watch the video, you piss-frosted dickdrip. The ICE officer shoots and kills a US citizen and then WALKS AWAY, UNHARMED.
January 7, 2026 at 8:48 PM
"It's hard to believe he's alive." Not if you actually did watch the video, you piss-frosted dickdrip. The ICE officer shoots and kills a US citizen and then WALKS AWAY, UNHARMED.
Well, now, Australian journalism at its shittest:
January 7, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Well, now, Australian journalism at its shittest:
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"“I want to be very clear, tackling hate speech is not a licence to go after free speech."... just after any speech supporting brown people.
Numerology Doofus is lost in the Sky News darkness.
Numerology Doofus is lost in the Sky News darkness.
Surprise surprise! Sussan Ley is panicking at the thought that hate speech against LGBTQIA Australians and other targeted minorities might also be outlawed by Labor.
She says she only wants anti-semitism covered. #auspol www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
She says she only wants anti-semitism covered. #auspol www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Coalition doesn’t ‘need to see’ sexuality protections in hate speech reforms, says Ley
The opposition leader says reforms to the country’s vilification laws must be focused solely on Islamic extremism and antisemitism.
www.smh.com.au
January 7, 2026 at 5:17 AM
"“I want to be very clear, tackling hate speech is not a licence to go after free speech."... just after any speech supporting brown people.
Numerology Doofus is lost in the Sky News darkness.
Numerology Doofus is lost in the Sky News darkness.
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I watched a news segment of J6ers “retracing their steps” and placing flowers “in honor of” Ashli Babbit at the Capitol. Reminded of how the Nazis mythologized the Beer Hall Putsch and turned the 16 people who died into martyrs who were ritually honored on the attempted coup’s anniversary each year
January 7, 2026 at 5:09 AM
I watched a news segment of J6ers “retracing their steps” and placing flowers “in honor of” Ashli Babbit at the Capitol. Reminded of how the Nazis mythologized the Beer Hall Putsch and turned the 16 people who died into martyrs who were ritually honored on the attempted coup’s anniversary each year
Beach day - one hour anyway
January 7, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Beach day - one hour anyway
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Popular ‘Stranger Things’ Theory Has Fans Convinced a Secret Episode Is Dropping
www.vice.com
Popular ‘Stranger Things’ Theory Has Fans Convinced a Secret Episode Is Dropping
twp.ai
January 6, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Popular ‘Stranger Things’ Theory Has Fans Convinced a Secret Episode Is Dropping
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"The incoherence of the admin's communication suggests what happens next in Venezuela will be an unfolding series of screwups. If these clowns can’t even get the American public to support a war, do we really think they’ll be able to manage an infinitely more difficult task of nation-building?"
Trump's Venezuela adventure is already a propaganda disaster
Nobody is buying it, and we don't even know what they're trying to sell.
www.publicnotice.co
January 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
"The incoherence of the admin's communication suggests what happens next in Venezuela will be an unfolding series of screwups. If these clowns can’t even get the American public to support a war, do we really think they’ll be able to manage an infinitely more difficult task of nation-building?"