Donna Weeks
@psephy.bsky.social
Academic-ish, Aust-Japan: politics, society, community; music, books, many books, photography, sports-ish; {Suomi} 政治学、政治思想、日豪関係、9条の会、音楽、写真、波乗り、より良い社会を目指す。#tokyolyf and random commentary. Either in Brisbane/Meanjin or Tokyo 東京&茅ヶ崎
Psephy—a psephologist. 😊
Psephy—a psephologist. 😊
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Donna Weeks
@psephy.bsky.social
· Dec 3
a dog sitting on a beach looking out over the ocean
Alt: a dog sitting on a beach looking out over the ocean, which is also my favourite place to be.
media.tenor.com
I appreciate the insignificance of my online existence.
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What the KENNEDY Center used to be…
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
What the KENNEDY Center used to be…
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
明けましておめでとうございます。今年も宜しくお願いします。2026年元日。
December 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
明けましておめでとうございます。今年も宜しくお願いします。2026年元日。
An ending, and a new start. Bye 2025, patiently awaiting 2026. Best wishes (to most).
皆様、いよいよ年末です。良いお年をお迎えください。
皆様、いよいよ年末です。良いお年をお迎えください。
December 31, 2025 at 9:21 AM
An ending, and a new start. Bye 2025, patiently awaiting 2026. Best wishes (to most).
皆様、いよいよ年末です。良いお年をお迎えください。
皆様、いよいよ年末です。良いお年をお迎えください。
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Thank you to all the performers who are canceling their events at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
December 30, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Thank you to all the performers who are canceling their events at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Saw Rental Family today. Yes, those of us who have lived there, spent years there… yeah, I get it.
December 30, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Saw Rental Family today. Yes, those of us who have lived there, spent years there… yeah, I get it.
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Vale Prof Emma Johnston AO FAA FTSE
The Academy is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of one of our Fellows, Prof Emma Johnston AO FAA FTSE. She was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2022 recognising her leadership in the field of marine ecology, 🧵
vimeo.com/762105195
The Academy is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of one of our Fellows, Prof Emma Johnston AO FAA FTSE. She was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2022 recognising her leadership in the field of marine ecology, 🧵
vimeo.com/762105195
Fellow Johnston
This is "Fellow Johnston" by Australian Academy of Science on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Vale Prof Emma Johnston AO FAA FTSE
The Academy is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of one of our Fellows, Prof Emma Johnston AO FAA FTSE. She was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2022 recognising her leadership in the field of marine ecology, 🧵
vimeo.com/762105195
The Academy is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of one of our Fellows, Prof Emma Johnston AO FAA FTSE. She was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2022 recognising her leadership in the field of marine ecology, 🧵
vimeo.com/762105195
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石破前首相、核発言を批判 「拡散防止が日本の立場」
石破前首相、核発言を批判 「拡散防止が日本の立場」
石破茂前首相は26日のBS11番組で、高市政権で安全保障政策を担う官邸筋による「核を持つべきだ」との発言を批判した。一般論と断った上で「唯一の被爆国として核拡散を止めるのが日本の立場で、それを否定す ...
www.47news.jp
December 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
石破前首相、核発言を批判 「拡散防止が日本の立場」
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Oh no Australia's weirdest niche sports stat is back!
Boxing Day Test* finishes before first Sydney-Hobart yacht:
1986 ENG d AUS
1991 AUS d IND
1996 WI d AUS
2006 AUS d ENG
2021 AUS d ENG
2025 ENG d AUS
*Must start 26/12
Cricket 6 - Yachts 39
Boxing Day Test* finishes before first Sydney-Hobart yacht:
1986 ENG d AUS
1991 AUS d IND
1996 WI d AUS
2006 AUS d ENG
2021 AUS d ENG
2025 ENG d AUS
*Must start 26/12
Cricket 6 - Yachts 39
December 27, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Oh no Australia's weirdest niche sports stat is back!
Boxing Day Test* finishes before first Sydney-Hobart yacht:
1986 ENG d AUS
1991 AUS d IND
1996 WI d AUS
2006 AUS d ENG
2021 AUS d ENG
2025 ENG d AUS
*Must start 26/12
Cricket 6 - Yachts 39
Boxing Day Test* finishes before first Sydney-Hobart yacht:
1986 ENG d AUS
1991 AUS d IND
1996 WI d AUS
2006 AUS d ENG
2021 AUS d ENG
2025 ENG d AUS
*Must start 26/12
Cricket 6 - Yachts 39
It’s just not test cricket really.
December 27, 2025 at 6:16 AM
It’s just not test cricket really.
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「過労死は人権問題」…でも、政府は労働時間の規制緩和へ前のめり：東京新聞 www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/458267
〈企業側が求める裁量労働制の拡大…副業・兼業が促進されれば…労働時間の管理はより困難に…「過労死対策の一丁目一番地は労働時間の把握。そこが全然強制力はないのがおかしい」〉
〈企業側が求める裁量労働制の拡大…副業・兼業が促進されれば…労働時間の管理はより困難に…「過労死対策の一丁目一番地は労働時間の把握。そこが全然強制力はないのがおかしい」〉
「過労死は人権問題」…でも、政府は労働時間の規制緩和へ前のめり 専門家が指摘する一番大事なポイントは：東京新聞デジタル
〈連載・揺らぐ働き方改革 電通過労死から10年〉②＝2回連載 大手広告会社「電通」の新入社員だった高橋まつりさん＝当時（24）＝の過労...
www.tokyo-np.co.jp
December 25, 2025 at 2:55 AM
「過労死は人権問題」…でも、政府は労働時間の規制緩和へ前のめり：東京新聞 www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/458267
〈企業側が求める裁量労働制の拡大…副業・兼業が促進されれば…労働時間の管理はより困難に…「過労死対策の一丁目一番地は労働時間の把握。そこが全然強制力はないのがおかしい」〉
〈企業側が求める裁量労働制の拡大…副業・兼業が促進されれば…労働時間の管理はより困難に…「過労死対策の一丁目一番地は労働時間の把握。そこが全然強制力はないのがおかしい」〉
Christmas morning: Japanese mode, finalising and sending one of two articles (the second is due next week).
Christmas afternoon: Australian mode, family lunch, late. Yes, seafood and salads.
Christmas evening: combined mode, listening to Japanese Christmas song compilation CDs (yes, CDs)/fin 🎄🎶
Christmas afternoon: Australian mode, family lunch, late. Yes, seafood and salads.
Christmas evening: combined mode, listening to Japanese Christmas song compilation CDs (yes, CDs)/fin 🎄🎶
December 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Christmas morning: Japanese mode, finalising and sending one of two articles (the second is due next week).
Christmas afternoon: Australian mode, family lunch, late. Yes, seafood and salads.
Christmas evening: combined mode, listening to Japanese Christmas song compilation CDs (yes, CDs)/fin 🎄🎶
Christmas afternoon: Australian mode, family lunch, late. Yes, seafood and salads.
Christmas evening: combined mode, listening to Japanese Christmas song compilation CDs (yes, CDs)/fin 🎄🎶
‘Twas a dark and stormy… mid-morning? No Brisbane, that’s not how it is supposed to go. ⛈️
December 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
‘Twas a dark and stormy… mid-morning? No Brisbane, that’s not how it is supposed to go. ⛈️
Back soon.
ちょっと行ってきます。🤗
ちょっと行ってきます。🤗
December 22, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Back soon.
ちょっと行ってきます。🤗
ちょっと行ってきます。🤗
Today’s memorial service in Bondi received some coverage on NHK this evening.
December 21, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Today’s memorial service in Bondi received some coverage on NHK this evening.
It’s been a reasonable few days, closing in on a major project, 20 out of 21 parts completed.
December 21, 2025 at 9:28 AM
It’s been a reasonable few days, closing in on a major project, 20 out of 21 parts completed.
Interesting to watch Okada and Maehara face off from opposite sides of the 日曜討論 table. (Very niche post)
December 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Interesting to watch Okada and Maehara face off from opposite sides of the 日曜討論 table. (Very niche post)
America will not recover from this era in my lifetime. I’m unlikely to ever visit again in my lifetime.
December 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
America will not recover from this era in my lifetime. I’m unlikely to ever visit again in my lifetime.
One of the local morning current affairs programs featuring an extended analysis of the new social media laws in Australia, asking what’s been the impact one well on.
December 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
One of the local morning current affairs programs featuring an extended analysis of the new social media laws in Australia, asking what’s been the impact one well on.
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Words fail. Parliamentarians hosting Parliamentary Friends of AUKUS, with an event featuring the Defence Minister, paid for by lobbyists who sell armaments.
This is cash for access, pure and simple. Supported and promoted by ALP and Liberal MPs.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
This is cash for access, pure and simple. Supported and promoted by ALP and Liberal MPs.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Parliamentary Friends of Aukus group sponsored by lobbying firm with high-profile defence clients
Exclusive: Greens condemn sponsorship of group’s launch by Precision Public Affairs, which represents clients with lucrative contracts with the Australian government
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Words fail. Parliamentarians hosting Parliamentary Friends of AUKUS, with an event featuring the Defence Minister, paid for by lobbyists who sell armaments.
This is cash for access, pure and simple. Supported and promoted by ALP and Liberal MPs.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
This is cash for access, pure and simple. Supported and promoted by ALP and Liberal MPs.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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シドニー銃撃の「英雄」はイスラム教徒男性 | 毎日新聞 mainichi.jp/articles/202...
〈事件後、容疑者とISとの関係が報じられると…イスラム教徒や移民への憎悪をあおる投稿が相次いだ…こうした中、イスラム教徒の男性が被害拡大を防いだ事実は広く共有され、国内外で注目を集めている〉
〈事件後、容疑者とISとの関係が報じられると…イスラム教徒や移民への憎悪をあおる投稿が相次いだ…こうした中、イスラム教徒の男性が被害拡大を防いだ事実は広く共有され、国内外で注目を集めている〉
シドニー銃撃の「英雄」はイスラム教徒男性 支援の寄付2億円超 | 毎日新聞
オーストラリア東部シドニーのボンダイビーチ近くであった15人死亡の銃乱射事件で、地元警察は16日、容疑者の親子2人が事件の約1カ月前、フィリピンに渡航していたと発表した。豪公共放送ABCは捜査関係者の話として、軍事訓練を受けるのが目的だった可能性があると報じた。
mainichi.jp
December 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
シドニー銃撃の「英雄」はイスラム教徒男性 | 毎日新聞 mainichi.jp/articles/202...
〈事件後、容疑者とISとの関係が報じられると…イスラム教徒や移民への憎悪をあおる投稿が相次いだ…こうした中、イスラム教徒の男性が被害拡大を防いだ事実は広く共有され、国内外で注目を集めている〉
〈事件後、容疑者とISとの関係が報じられると…イスラム教徒や移民への憎悪をあおる投稿が相次いだ…こうした中、イスラム教徒の男性が被害拡大を防いだ事実は広く共有され、国内外で注目を集めている〉
Yesterday was a newspaper holiday (one day each month) so reports about the Bondi tragedy are in today’s papers. The Asahi has articles on two pages, 9 and 29.
December 16, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Yesterday was a newspaper holiday (one day each month) so reports about the Bondi tragedy are in today’s papers. The Asahi has articles on two pages, 9 and 29.
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Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
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Before 24 hours had passed, the Prime Minister organised a National Cabinet meeting to strengthen our gun laws. NOW is absolutely the right time to effect positive change and get more guns off the streets.
Americans
There’s been a mass shooting, now is not the time to talk about gun laws
Australia
There’s been a mass shooting, we need to review our already great gun laws
There’s been a mass shooting, now is not the time to talk about gun laws
Australia
There’s been a mass shooting, we need to review our already great gun laws
December 15, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Before 24 hours had passed, the Prime Minister organised a National Cabinet meeting to strengthen our gun laws. NOW is absolutely the right time to effect positive change and get more guns off the streets.
Reposted by Donna Weeks
シドニーのボンダイビーチで銃撃テロ、16人死亡 50歳と24歳の親子が犯行と断定
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO...
オーストラリアの警察当局はユダヤ系コミュニティーを狙ったテロと認定。
ボンダイビーチではユダヤ教の祝祭「ハヌカ」関連の行事が開催され、多くのユダヤ系住民が集っていました。
#ニュース
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO...
オーストラリアの警察当局はユダヤ系コミュニティーを狙ったテロと認定。
ボンダイビーチではユダヤ教の祝祭「ハヌカ」関連の行事が開催され、多くのユダヤ系住民が集っていました。
#ニュース
シドニーのビーチでテロ、16人死亡 50歳と24歳の親子が犯行と断定 - 日本経済新聞
【シドニー=今橋瑠璃華】オーストラリアの警察当局は15日、14日にシドニーの有名ビーチで発生した銃撃テロにより、16人が死亡したと発表した。複数の負傷者が出た。警察は50歳と24歳の男の親子による犯行と断定した。テロはシドニー近郊の観光地、ボンダイビーチで14日の午後6時47分（日本時間午後4時47分）に発生した。ユダヤ教の祝祭「ハヌカ」関連の行事が開催され、多くのユダヤ系住民が集っていた。警
www.nikkei.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
シドニーのボンダイビーチで銃撃テロ、16人死亡 50歳と24歳の親子が犯行と断定
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO...
オーストラリアの警察当局はユダヤ系コミュニティーを狙ったテロと認定。
ボンダイビーチではユダヤ教の祝祭「ハヌカ」関連の行事が開催され、多くのユダヤ系住民が集っていました。
#ニュース
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO...
オーストラリアの警察当局はユダヤ系コミュニティーを狙ったテロと認定。
ボンダイビーチではユダヤ教の祝祭「ハヌカ」関連の行事が開催され、多くのユダヤ系住民が集っていました。
#ニュース