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And what is good, Phaedrus,
And what is not good -
Need we ask anyone to tell us these things?
Australian, stoic (except when revved up...), often hopeful.
And what is not good -
Need we ask anyone to tell us these things?
Australian, stoic (except when revved up...), often hopeful.
It's not weird.
It's what schoolyard bullies do, beat up their smaller and weaker "friends", while steering clear of anyone that actually poses a threat.
It's what schoolyard bullies do, beat up their smaller and weaker "friends", while steering clear of anyone that actually poses a threat.
January 18, 2026 at 1:55 AM
It's not weird.
It's what schoolyard bullies do, beat up their smaller and weaker "friends", while steering clear of anyone that actually poses a threat.
It's what schoolyard bullies do, beat up their smaller and weaker "friends", while steering clear of anyone that actually poses a threat.
I guess Alfred couldn't have foreseen the depths of pathetic wretchedness that so many people would stoop to.
I couldn't. Could you?
Machado looks pathetic, Trump as you'd expect.
NP committee has blown its credibility in a way befitting it's founder who after all invented dynamite
I couldn't. Could you?
Machado looks pathetic, Trump as you'd expect.
NP committee has blown its credibility in a way befitting it's founder who after all invented dynamite
January 16, 2026 at 12:29 PM
I guess Alfred couldn't have foreseen the depths of pathetic wretchedness that so many people would stoop to.
I couldn't. Could you?
Machado looks pathetic, Trump as you'd expect.
NP committee has blown its credibility in a way befitting it's founder who after all invented dynamite
I couldn't. Could you?
Machado looks pathetic, Trump as you'd expect.
NP committee has blown its credibility in a way befitting it's founder who after all invented dynamite
Uggh, cockroaches everywhere
January 15, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Uggh, cockroaches everywhere
Another great decision by Costello, along with scrapping of dental care for poor ppl.
Still, he had to get money from somewhere to fund all that middle class welfare and subsidise people's freedom of choice so they could send their kiddywinks to private schools and buy private health insurance...
Still, he had to get money from somewhere to fund all that middle class welfare and subsidise people's freedom of choice so they could send their kiddywinks to private schools and buy private health insurance...
January 15, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Another great decision by Costello, along with scrapping of dental care for poor ppl.
Still, he had to get money from somewhere to fund all that middle class welfare and subsidise people's freedom of choice so they could send their kiddywinks to private schools and buy private health insurance...
Still, he had to get money from somewhere to fund all that middle class welfare and subsidise people's freedom of choice so they could send their kiddywinks to private schools and buy private health insurance...
High undecided count. Ripe for persuasion via some full-on astroturfing.
January 12, 2026 at 10:04 AM
High undecided count. Ripe for persuasion via some full-on astroturfing.
🙄
Wonder what the recommendations were, but not so much as to actually read it ...
Wonder what the recommendations were, but not so much as to actually read it ...
January 12, 2026 at 10:02 AM
🙄
Wonder what the recommendations were, but not so much as to actually read it ...
Wonder what the recommendations were, but not so much as to actually read it ...
M Grattan:
"In pre-xmas poll, 48% for a RC. Only 17% opposed, with 34% unsure/neutral."
Typical of many media types, Grattan also claims to know that calling a RC is "right". On what basis it's never said.
So many RCs, so many recommendations, so few results.
theconversation.com/view-from-th...
"In pre-xmas poll, 48% for a RC. Only 17% opposed, with 34% unsure/neutral."
Typical of many media types, Grattan also claims to know that calling a RC is "right". On what basis it's never said.
So many RCs, so many recommendations, so few results.
theconversation.com/view-from-th...
View from The Hill: Albanese’s backflip on royal commission is a humiliating own goal
The prime minister has finally reached the right decision. But it’s important to scrutinise the reasons he’d opposed a royal commission in the first place.
theconversation.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:26 AM
M Grattan:
"In pre-xmas poll, 48% for a RC. Only 17% opposed, with 34% unsure/neutral."
Typical of many media types, Grattan also claims to know that calling a RC is "right". On what basis it's never said.
So many RCs, so many recommendations, so few results.
theconversation.com/view-from-th...
"In pre-xmas poll, 48% for a RC. Only 17% opposed, with 34% unsure/neutral."
Typical of many media types, Grattan also claims to know that calling a RC is "right". On what basis it's never said.
So many RCs, so many recommendations, so few results.
theconversation.com/view-from-th...
Nice. Love the beetle, although never seen one irl.
January 11, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Nice. Love the beetle, although never seen one irl.
"Downing Street is in talks with European allies about deploying a military force to Greenland that would guard the Arctic for Donald Trump..."
*For* Donald Trump?
*For* Donald Trump?
January 11, 2026 at 5:07 AM
"Downing Street is in talks with European allies about deploying a military force to Greenland that would guard the Arctic for Donald Trump..."
*For* Donald Trump?
*For* Donald Trump?
"... has the highest Travel Advisory level – Level 4: Do Not Travel – due to severe risks to Americans, including wrongful detention, torture in detention, terrorism, kidnapping, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, crime, civil unrest, and poor health infrastructure."
We talking Venezuela or US?
We talking Venezuela or US?
January 11, 2026 at 4:47 AM
"... has the highest Travel Advisory level – Level 4: Do Not Travel – due to severe risks to Americans, including wrongful detention, torture in detention, terrorism, kidnapping, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, crime, civil unrest, and poor health infrastructure."
We talking Venezuela or US?
We talking Venezuela or US?
Yeah, desperation. Just wish there was greater awareness of Russia's meat grinder tactics and general disregard for life so as to make the opportunity totally unpalatable.
January 10, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Yeah, desperation. Just wish there was greater awareness of Russia's meat grinder tactics and general disregard for life so as to make the opportunity totally unpalatable.
Nice vibrato there
January 7, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Nice vibrato there
And Mexico. And all those Carribbean nations (I mean, they're in the gulf of America). Looks like you can add history to Steven's repertoire of incapacities.
January 6, 2026 at 6:52 AM
And Mexico. And all those Carribbean nations (I mean, they're in the gulf of America). Looks like you can add history to Steven's repertoire of incapacities.
That'd be his strong instinct for self preservation at work
January 4, 2026 at 7:49 AM
That'd be his strong instinct for self preservation at work
Signed. Thanks for providing this opportunity to affirm my belief in the rights of Jewish and other people to practice their Faith free of persecution, even while being opposed to Israel's actions in Gaza.
January 1, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Signed. Thanks for providing this opportunity to affirm my belief in the rights of Jewish and other people to practice their Faith free of persecution, even while being opposed to Israel's actions in Gaza.
I came across Susan on this Oxford debate on YouTube and was struck by the theme of indigeneity.
youtu.be/2ZCWCGebAuU?...
youtu.be/2ZCWCGebAuU?...
Susan Abulhawa | This House Believes Israel is an Apartheid State Responsible for Genocide | 7/8
YouTube video by OxfordUnion
youtu.be
December 27, 2025 at 7:03 AM
I came across Susan on this Oxford debate on YouTube and was struck by the theme of indigeneity.
youtu.be/2ZCWCGebAuU?...
youtu.be/2ZCWCGebAuU?...
Sadly it seems to be characteristic of conservatives, when it comes to greater good or national interest issues, to take a nakedly partisan stance. Never mind the consequences if there's political point to be scored. His OTT outbursts demonstrate unfitness for leadership.
December 20, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Sadly it seems to be characteristic of conservatives, when it comes to greater good or national interest issues, to take a nakedly partisan stance. Never mind the consequences if there's political point to be scored. His OTT outbursts demonstrate unfitness for leadership.
Josh is angry (understandable at a personal level), but unhinged. What does he want? What would Albo, Burke & Wong have to do to satisfy Josh short of resigning? And RE hate speech, given Josh's support of weakening s 18c, isn't he just a hypocrite? (Remember Brandis' "right to be a bigot" comment)
December 20, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Josh is angry (understandable at a personal level), but unhinged. What does he want? What would Albo, Burke & Wong have to do to satisfy Josh short of resigning? And RE hate speech, given Josh's support of weakening s 18c, isn't he just a hypocrite? (Remember Brandis' "right to be a bigot" comment)
I wonder at what point ordinary Russians start to get an inkling that things aren't quite as dear Vlad says...
December 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I wonder at what point ordinary Russians start to get an inkling that things aren't quite as dear Vlad says...
Still, v popular. We're proud of our world leading status of highest incidence of skin cancer...🥵
December 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Still, v popular. We're proud of our world leading status of highest incidence of skin cancer...🥵
Being from 🇦🇺, I can say that I avoid the "beach", a vast white glaring expanse, exposed to intense UV without reprieve, and with temperatures often above 35 DegC, from which the only escape is the water which is frequented by irukandji (in warmer waters) and sharks.
December 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Being from 🇦🇺, I can say that I avoid the "beach", a vast white glaring expanse, exposed to intense UV without reprieve, and with temperatures often above 35 DegC, from which the only escape is the water which is frequented by irukandji (in warmer waters) and sharks.
I thought the Russian film Leviathan (2014) was a powerful but bleak look at the seeping hopelessness that you mention. An individual against the corrupt institutions of the church, state and judiciary, it didn't end well. Amazed that it was actually made, wouldn't be possible now...
December 5, 2025 at 7:07 AM
I thought the Russian film Leviathan (2014) was a powerful but bleak look at the seeping hopelessness that you mention. An individual against the corrupt institutions of the church, state and judiciary, it didn't end well. Amazed that it was actually made, wouldn't be possible now...