Peter Edmonds
@termx.bsky.social
My 2 favourite books are "The Last Valley" by Martin Windrow and "A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 by Alistair Horne. Keen interest in history of Northern Ireland during the Troubles, Falklands war and the battle of Rourke's Drift.
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First book purchase of 2026.
With Zeal and with Bayonets Only: The British Army on Campaign in North America, 1775-1783 Volume 19 by Matthew H Spring.
With Zeal and with Bayonets Only: The British Army on Campaign in North America, 1775-1783 Volume 19 by Matthew H Spring.
Helped my dad dismantle the front loader washing machine to clean the tub. Spider arm is still in good condition for a 10 year old machine.
January 11, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Helped my dad dismantle the front loader washing machine to clean the tub. Spider arm is still in good condition for a 10 year old machine.
It's gonna end up being Sheridan, Speers and Ferguson complaining about how cancel culture is destroying Western civilization.
A good reminder that cultural power - like all power in any area - is exercised by those who do it if they choose to, and not by those who presume to police and administer it.
Didn't take long to need an update. Marian Wilkinson is out as well.
Well over half now of the "big names" the Festival wanted to highlight to people thinking about buying tickets.
Well over half now of the "big names" the Festival wanted to highlight to people thinking about buying tickets.
January 10, 2026 at 9:07 AM
It's gonna end up being Sheridan, Speers and Ferguson complaining about how cancel culture is destroying Western civilization.
I love that Brisbane is just as multicultural and cosmopolitan as Melbourne. Poorleen can suck a fat one.
January 6, 2026 at 8:31 AM
I love that Brisbane is just as multicultural and cosmopolitan as Melbourne. Poorleen can suck a fat one.
Hey @bbcnewslive.bsky.social Maduro was kidnapped you idiots.
BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Hey @bbcnewslive.bsky.social Maduro was kidnapped you idiots.
Paid an extortionate $29 for this 90 degree chrome wall elbow for the shower.
www.bunnings.com.au/flexispray-9...
www.bunnings.com.au/flexispray-9...
January 4, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Paid an extortionate $29 for this 90 degree chrome wall elbow for the shower.
www.bunnings.com.au/flexispray-9...
www.bunnings.com.au/flexispray-9...
Gen Z and the Millennials don't watch mainstream TV news and they don't read newscomau and they are the biggest bloc of voters at the next Federal election. I know who is going to win the next election and it's not the Coalition.
Just saw one of those "sports stars join call for RC" posts on instagram (Grant Hackett, newscomau), and decided to check what the commenters thought.
Not lefties on x, not the political class, but the people who comment on insta (and no, this is not a scientific method)...
Not lefties on x, not the political class, but the people who comment on insta (and no, this is not a scientific method)...
January 4, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Gen Z and the Millennials don't watch mainstream TV news and they don't read newscomau and they are the biggest bloc of voters at the next Federal election. I know who is going to win the next election and it's not the Coalition.
This is your daily reminder that the American government can do whatever it fucking likes, whenever it likes, with zero consequences.
Expect someone in the administration may have dusted off this 1989 OLC opinion.
www.justice.gov/olc/opinion/...
www.justice.gov/olc/opinion/...
Authority of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to Override International Law in Extraterritorial Law Enforcement Activities
www.justice.gov
January 3, 2026 at 12:24 PM
This is your daily reminder that the American government can do whatever it fucking likes, whenever it likes, with zero consequences.
What's the Chinese equivalent of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) and when are they arriving in Taiwan?
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
What's the Chinese equivalent of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) and when are they arriving in Taiwan?
Fixed the mother-in-law's LG dishwasher today. Error code AE indicating water pooling somewhere in the bottom of the dishwasher triggering the float switch. Had to drain all the pooled water by tipping the unit forward at a 45 degree angle.
Strongly suspect the drain hose was backfeeding somehow.
Strongly suspect the drain hose was backfeeding somehow.
January 2, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Fixed the mother-in-law's LG dishwasher today. Error code AE indicating water pooling somewhere in the bottom of the dishwasher triggering the float switch. Had to drain all the pooled water by tipping the unit forward at a 45 degree angle.
Strongly suspect the drain hose was backfeeding somehow.
Strongly suspect the drain hose was backfeeding somehow.
Don't let anyone tell you that New York City doesn't matter to people who don't live there.
NYC stands as America's shining beacon, the place where anything is possible.
That's the reason Democrats & Republicans tell you it doesn't matter, because they know that their time is over if you care.
NYC stands as America's shining beacon, the place where anything is possible.
That's the reason Democrats & Republicans tell you it doesn't matter, because they know that their time is over if you care.
Mamdani: I promise you this. If you are a New Yorker, I am your mayor. Regardless of whether we agree, I will protect you, celebrate with you, mourn alongside you, and never, not for a second, hide from you
January 2, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Don't let anyone tell you that New York City doesn't matter to people who don't live there.
NYC stands as America's shining beacon, the place where anything is possible.
That's the reason Democrats & Republicans tell you it doesn't matter, because they know that their time is over if you care.
NYC stands as America's shining beacon, the place where anything is possible.
That's the reason Democrats & Republicans tell you it doesn't matter, because they know that their time is over if you care.
Most of the things that we take for granted in the modern era rely on technology that would have existed only in science fiction in the pre-transistor era. Indistinguishable from magic.
Here’s a thing I learned today: the metal-oxide semiconductor transistor is the most manufactured thing in history. One analyst *7 years ago* reckoned more than 13,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 had been made (more than there are stars in the Milky Way).
computerhistory.org/blog/13-sext...
computerhistory.org/blog/13-sext...
13 Sextillion & Counting: The Long & Winding Road to the Most Frequently Manufactured Human Artifact in History
Scientists and engineers achieved the alchemist’s goal of turning low-value material into gold with the invention of the MOS (metal-oxide semiconductor) transistor.
computerhistory.org
January 1, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Most of the things that we take for granted in the modern era rely on technology that would have existed only in science fiction in the pre-transistor era. Indistinguishable from magic.
Oh look, that fucking shriveled gnome Johnny Howard ignored advice in 2005 from both Defence and Foreign Affairs Ministers against sending special forces troops to Afghanistan. Hopefully this is the year I get to buy champagne and piss on this war criminal's grave.
January 1, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Oh look, that fucking shriveled gnome Johnny Howard ignored advice in 2005 from both Defence and Foreign Affairs Ministers against sending special forces troops to Afghanistan. Hopefully this is the year I get to buy champagne and piss on this war criminal's grave.
First book purchase of 2026.
With Zeal and with Bayonets Only: The British Army on Campaign in North America, 1775-1783 Volume 19 by Matthew H Spring.
With Zeal and with Bayonets Only: The British Army on Campaign in North America, 1775-1783 Volume 19 by Matthew H Spring.
January 1, 2026 at 8:53 AM
First book purchase of 2026.
With Zeal and with Bayonets Only: The British Army on Campaign in North America, 1775-1783 Volume 19 by Matthew H Spring.
With Zeal and with Bayonets Only: The British Army on Campaign in North America, 1775-1783 Volume 19 by Matthew H Spring.
Gotta say this is the real shit. Everyone born after 2000 thinks that everything that happened before their birth is ancient history.
Gonna start referring to anything from 1970-1999 as “The late 1900s” and see what happens.
January 1, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Gotta say this is the real shit. Everyone born after 2000 thinks that everything that happened before their birth is ancient history.
Volume off, still immediately recognised the song from Mahalia's facial expressions and movements. Unbelievably talented family.
What a year. Like every year, there were highs and lows, and like every year, we celebrated the highs with family and music. That same music and my beautiful family helped me make it through any lows that came our way. Thank you all for sharing this life with us.
December 31, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Volume off, still immediately recognised the song from Mahalia's facial expressions and movements. Unbelievably talented family.
Just encountered strangeness trying to save this article to Instapaper.
medium.com/@jonnaivin/i...
Had to edit the link after adding the article to Instapaper for some reason. Odd.
medium.com/@jonnaivin/i...
Had to edit the link after adding the article to Instapaper for some reason. Odd.
I Know Why Poor Whites Chant Trump, Trump, Trump
From the era of slavery to the rise of Donald Trump, wealthy elites have relied on the loyalty of poor whites.
medium.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Just encountered strangeness trying to save this article to Instapaper.
medium.com/@jonnaivin/i...
Had to edit the link after adding the article to Instapaper for some reason. Odd.
medium.com/@jonnaivin/i...
Had to edit the link after adding the article to Instapaper for some reason. Odd.
The paradox of American capitalism is that it is fueled by inequality and entitlement. Those who have feel entitled to having more because capitalism; those that do not are angry at being denied their birthright as Americans and blame whoever the current "other" is for said deprivation.
December 31, 2025 at 6:14 AM
The paradox of American capitalism is that it is fueled by inequality and entitlement. Those who have feel entitled to having more because capitalism; those that do not are angry at being denied their birthright as Americans and blame whoever the current "other" is for said deprivation.
Every dollar that is stolen by an ordinary criminal is a dollar that cannot be stolen by a billionaire.
December 31, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Every dollar that is stolen by an ordinary criminal is a dollar that cannot be stolen by a billionaire.
Reposted by Peter Edmonds
2025: Liz Truss criticising Keir Starmer over the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah
2022: Liz Truss as Foreign Secretary trying to secure the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah
2022: Liz Truss as Foreign Secretary trying to secure the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah
December 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
2025: Liz Truss criticising Keir Starmer over the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah
2022: Liz Truss as Foreign Secretary trying to secure the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah
2022: Liz Truss as Foreign Secretary trying to secure the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah
Discovered the goodness that is github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp today. Might have to buy new drives for the NAS.
GitHub - yt-dlp/yt-dlp: A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader
A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader - yt-dlp/yt-dlp
github.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Discovered the goodness that is github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp today. Might have to buy new drives for the NAS.
Reposted by Peter Edmonds
A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
December 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
It's not a bug, it's a feature. Of course the British elites do everything they can to prevent social mobility, it's England FFS!
December 27, 2025 at 8:32 AM
It's not a bug, it's a feature. Of course the British elites do everything they can to prevent social mobility, it's England FFS!
This is a disgraceful performance from Michael McCormack.
Imagine if Kim Beazley had behaved like this after Port Arthur.
Just disgusting. McCormack should be writing his resignation from Parliament today.
Imagine if Kim Beazley had behaved like this after Port Arthur.
Just disgusting. McCormack should be writing his resignation from Parliament today.
Sussan Ley: I’m going to give the most opportunistic, unhinged press conference to try and get political gain from the tragedy that is the Bondi shooting. I’m even going to Criticise Penny Wong for not crying enough.
Michael McCormack: most unhinged? Hold my beer.
Michael McCormack: most unhinged? Hold my beer.
December 26, 2025 at 3:59 AM
This is a disgraceful performance from Michael McCormack.
Imagine if Kim Beazley had behaved like this after Port Arthur.
Just disgusting. McCormack should be writing his resignation from Parliament today.
Imagine if Kim Beazley had behaved like this after Port Arthur.
Just disgusting. McCormack should be writing his resignation from Parliament today.
