Michael J
@michaeljongen.bsky.social
books and schnauzers
Emeritus Librarian 🌈
Emeritus Librarian 🌈
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I enjoyed this from @pulpcurry.bsky.social on Year of the Dragon which I loved when I first saw it and watched again recently
I enjoyed this from @pulpcurry.bsky.social on Year of the Dragon which I loved when I first saw it and watched again recently
Forget it, Stanley, it's Chinatown
In praise of Michael Cimino's Year of the Dragon
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February 14, 2026 at 12:41 AM
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I enjoyed this from @pulpcurry.bsky.social on Year of the Dragon which I loved when I first saw it and watched again recently
I enjoyed this from @pulpcurry.bsky.social on Year of the Dragon which I loved when I first saw it and watched again recently
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How embarrassing for Minns as he continues to defend the indefensible
How embarrassing for Minns as he continues to defend the indefensible
NSW police watchdog to investigate alleged police brutality at Sydney protest against Isaac Herzog
Despite premier Chris Minns’s objection to an inquiry, Law Enforcement Conduct Commission says it is in public interest to investigate ‘alleged misconduct’
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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How embarrassing for Minns as he continues to defend the indefensible
How embarrassing for Minns as he continues to defend the indefensible
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new police version of what police did to Muslims praying at Town Hall just dropped. This is why we never believe what police say, and why the dominant media culture of Police Say reporting is both grotesquely irresponsible and intentionally spreads disinformation.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Officer allowed men to pray before they were removed from rally, police say
A group of Muslim men had already received police permission to worship during a Sydney protest before they were disrupted mid-prayer by officers, NSW Police Force confirms.
www.abc.net.au
February 12, 2026 at 9:57 PM
new police version of what police did to Muslims praying at Town Hall just dropped. This is why we never believe what police say, and why the dominant media culture of Police Say reporting is both grotesquely irresponsible and intentionally spreads disinformation.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Frida and Flora on the sofa with me
February 13, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Frida and Flora on the sofa with me
There is something rotten in the state of NSW under Premier Minns and both these articles from the SMH are worth a read
February 13, 2026 at 4:23 AM
There is something rotten in the state of NSW under Premier Minns and both these articles from the SMH are worth a read
As a first generation Australian whose parents migrated here, this doesn’t sit well with me.
However it is also financial sense that immigration provides a net positive economic impact over the medium to long term to Australia
However it is also financial sense that immigration provides a net positive economic impact over the medium to long term to Australia
So predictable: will they form a coalition with One Nation? #Auspol
Politics live: Angus Taylor signals immigration as core policy, saying ‘the door must be shut’ on people who don’t share ‘Australian values’
Follow live
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:04 AM
As a first generation Australian whose parents migrated here, this doesn’t sit well with me.
However it is also financial sense that immigration provides a net positive economic impact over the medium to long term to Australia
However it is also financial sense that immigration provides a net positive economic impact over the medium to long term to Australia
Mischievous me wishes that Susan Ley would step aside and Dan Tehan step up to deny Angus his chance for the poisoned chalice
February 12, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Mischievous me wishes that Susan Ley would step aside and Dan Tehan step up to deny Angus his chance for the poisoned chalice
Ugh, nice comeback from you
February 12, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Ugh, nice comeback from you
Quite the arresting first page
February 12, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Quite the arresting first page
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Oh I knew I had this somewhere…from when he visited the Sydney Writers Festival many years ago… #CeesNooteboom
February 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Oh I knew I had this somewhere…from when he visited the Sydney Writers Festival many years ago… #CeesNooteboom
He doesn’t seem very nice
February 12, 2026 at 9:14 AM
He doesn’t seem very nice
First Nations peoples in this country need a Head of State so every time there’s a death in custody or an attack by racists the government can invite them to Canberra and explain their response, and so there is someone to publicly represent the community’s shared grief and mourning.
February 12, 2026 at 7:19 AM
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Absolutely huge crowd in Melbourne right now.
People from all backgrounds, ages and professions - united in opposition to genocide and war.
This is what social cohesion looks like.
People from all backgrounds, ages and professions - united in opposition to genocide and war.
This is what social cohesion looks like.
February 12, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Absolutely huge crowd in Melbourne right now.
People from all backgrounds, ages and professions - united in opposition to genocide and war.
This is what social cohesion looks like.
People from all backgrounds, ages and professions - united in opposition to genocide and war.
This is what social cohesion looks like.
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I went out before today's Herzog protest at Parliament and saw this massive police surveillance tower. This is completely unnecessary, and intimidating, at a peaceful protest. Police need to be protecting protesters, not snooping on them, or attacking them.
February 11, 2026 at 5:04 AM
I went out before today's Herzog protest at Parliament and saw this massive police surveillance tower. This is completely unnecessary, and intimidating, at a peaceful protest. Police need to be protecting protesters, not snooping on them, or attacking them.
Hastie can afford to play the long game
February 11, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Hastie can afford to play the long game
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Very unexpected and welcome news!
QUT will become the new custodian of Meanjin, Australia's most eminent literary journal, bringing the publication back to Brisbane.
www.qut.edu.au/about/meanjin
QUT will become the new custodian of Meanjin, Australia's most eminent literary journal, bringing the publication back to Brisbane.
www.qut.edu.au/about/meanjin
February 11, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Very unexpected and welcome news!
QUT will become the new custodian of Meanjin, Australia's most eminent literary journal, bringing the publication back to Brisbane.
www.qut.edu.au/about/meanjin
QUT will become the new custodian of Meanjin, Australia's most eminent literary journal, bringing the publication back to Brisbane.
www.qut.edu.au/about/meanjin
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I mean, we're in Brisbane!
A side note to the Meanjin news: it’s nice to see Brisbane retain its title as Secret HQ of Auslit
February 11, 2026 at 3:43 AM
I mean, we're in Brisbane!
Excellent
Meanjin heads back to Meanjin Brisbane housed at Queensland University of Technology.
#Meanjin #LiteraryJournals
#Meanjin #LiteraryJournals
Meanjin resurrection: QUT takes on Australia's iconic literary journal
Queensland University of Technology is the new home of the literary journal Meanjin.
www.artshub.com.au
February 11, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Excellent
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hard to overstate how typical it is to open the newsfeed or switch on the radio or TV/ABC and hear white males who were not there talking to white males who were not there dominating the discourse. This is completely routine in my personal 56 years lifetime experience in Australia.
February 10, 2026 at 11:36 AM
hard to overstate how typical it is to open the newsfeed or switch on the radio or TV/ABC and hear white males who were not there talking to white males who were not there dominating the discourse. This is completely routine in my personal 56 years lifetime experience in Australia.
A couple of the books I read in January
February 10, 2026 at 10:34 AM
A couple of the books I read in January
Social coercion
We'll say it again: "social cohesion", to those who chant it, means maintenance of the status quo which privileges them, and silencing of everyone else. In the mouth of a Labor MP, it is an expression of the deepest hypocrisy.
February 10, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Social coercion