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I made an order with the Big red supermarket chain online, but it wouldn't accept my card. I tried a couple of times and then I unclicked the discount code, and it went through. Too many people using the discount code this weekend and it was stopped, or the algorithm is picking individuals who can't
It is such a metaphor for life right now
So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
November 28, 2025 at 12:40 AM
It is such a metaphor for life right now
A few years back I was living in Asia in a high rise that was being renovated. It was quite common to see lifts/elevators being lined with polypropylene board as a protective barrier to cover the stainless steel walls of the lift from dints. Thus, counteracting the low risk steel
November 27, 2025 at 11:23 PM
A few years back I was living in Asia in a high rise that was being renovated. It was quite common to see lifts/elevators being lined with polypropylene board as a protective barrier to cover the stainless steel walls of the lift from dints. Thus, counteracting the low risk steel
More wise words from Professor Michael Clarke on the negotiations over the Russo-Ukraine War
youtu.be/K3HN6PAeNMc?...
youtu.be/K3HN6PAeNMc?...
How the Russians are exploiting American 'naivety' | Prof Michael Clarke analysis
YouTube video by Sky News
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 11:07 PM
More wise words from Professor Michael Clarke on the negotiations over the Russo-Ukraine War
youtu.be/K3HN6PAeNMc?...
youtu.be/K3HN6PAeNMc?...
While in the backyard pruning I heard burglary alarm that reminded me of my former job as a community centre manager. The alarm was a quite distinct sound that I haven't heard of, for many years. There are house alarms nearby, but this sound is unique and the centre had one
November 27, 2025 at 2:46 AM
While in the backyard pruning I heard burglary alarm that reminded me of my former job as a community centre manager. The alarm was a quite distinct sound that I haven't heard of, for many years. There are house alarms nearby, but this sound is unique and the centre had one
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This is such a tragedy in Hong Kong. To every one touched by this terrible fire, our thoughts are with you and the people of Hong Kong right now.
November 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This is such a tragedy in Hong Kong. To every one touched by this terrible fire, our thoughts are with you and the people of Hong Kong right now.
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The images are apocalyptic
Dozens killed in Hong Kong high-rise residential fire
www.npr.org/2025/11/26/n...
Dozens killed in Hong Kong high-rise residential fire
www.npr.org/2025/11/26/n...
Death toll in Hong Kong high-rise fire rises to 36, with 279 reported missing
Hong Kong leader John Lee has said 36 people were reported killed in the fire that spread through a dense high-rise residential housing complex Wednesday. He said another 279 people were reported miss...
www.npr.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The images are apocalyptic
Dozens killed in Hong Kong high-rise residential fire
www.npr.org/2025/11/26/n...
Dozens killed in Hong Kong high-rise residential fire
www.npr.org/2025/11/26/n...
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LATEST: A major fire engulfing multiple residential buildings in Tai Po has killed at least 13 people, including a firefighter, and injured over a dozen, the Fire Services Department has said.
Full updates on HKFP: buff.ly/L2UM41P #hongkong Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP.
Full updates on HKFP: buff.ly/L2UM41P #hongkong Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP.
November 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
LATEST: A major fire engulfing multiple residential buildings in Tai Po has killed at least 13 people, including a firefighter, and injured over a dozen, the Fire Services Department has said.
Full updates on HKFP: buff.ly/L2UM41P #hongkong Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP.
Full updates on HKFP: buff.ly/L2UM41P #hongkong Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP.
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Over 750 firefighters have been deployed to tackle Wednesday's deadly fire at a Tai Po housing estate, which has left at least 13 dead and 30 injured. In full: buff.ly/AzB4aq0
Over 750 firefighters deployed to deadly Tai Po estate fire; at least 13 dead as China's Xi sends condolences | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Over 750 firefighters have been deployed to tackle Wednesday’s deadly fire at a Tai Po housing estate, which has left at least 13 dead and 30 injured. Bamboo scaffolding, erected as part of large-scale...
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Over 750 firefighters have been deployed to tackle Wednesday's deadly fire at a Tai Po housing estate, which has left at least 13 dead and 30 injured. In full: buff.ly/AzB4aq0
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Dear US, why do you need a guy in your government who advises aggressive foreign states on how to manipulate your president and pushes their interests exclusively?
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senio...
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Dear US, why do you need a guy in your government who advises aggressive foreign states on how to manipulate your president and pushes their interests exclusively?
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Targeting Kelly is one of those “this is why we’ll win” moments, bc it shows how politically impetuous this admin is.
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Targeting Kelly is one of those “this is why we’ll win” moments, bc it shows how politically impetuous this admin is.
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
You don't see these very often nowadays, but in the 80s and 90s, it was what kept local newspapers alive and going.
www.theage.com.au/national/wes...
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Perth councillor caught out trying to bill ratepayers for drink at strip club
Councillor Nige Jones tried to expense drinks he bought at the Crazy Horse Revue following a conference in Adelaide in August.
www.theage.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 3:22 AM
You don't see these very often nowadays, but in the 80s and 90s, it was what kept local newspapers alive and going.
www.theage.com.au/national/wes...
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www.theage.com.au/national/wes...
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Hello, this is a long way from its usual home.
November 25, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Hello, this is a long way from its usual home.
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Pauline Hanson’s use of the Burqa speaks volumes about her and the kind of country she wants
But Senator Fatima Payman’s essay on bravery speaks volumes about the need for quite a different Australia
Please read and share if your want to cleanse people’s feeds…
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
But Senator Fatima Payman’s essay on bravery speaks volumes about the need for quite a different Australia
Please read and share if your want to cleanse people’s feeds…
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
The Floor I Crossed Was Between Fear and Freedom
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Pauline Hanson’s use of the Burqa speaks volumes about her and the kind of country she wants
But Senator Fatima Payman’s essay on bravery speaks volumes about the need for quite a different Australia
Please read and share if your want to cleanse people’s feeds…
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
But Senator Fatima Payman’s essay on bravery speaks volumes about the need for quite a different Australia
Please read and share if your want to cleanse people’s feeds…
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Accenture Australia must be laughing all the way to the bank at making so much money for a single website. www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Watt unaware of scope of $96m blowout of BoM website
Environment Minister Murray Watt has launched an investigation into the website’s redesign, following revelations about its cost blowout.
www.theage.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Accenture Australia must be laughing all the way to the bank at making so much money for a single website. www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
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Some thoughts on the Ukraine peace process.
My latest in @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-ru...
My latest in @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-ru...
The U.S. Must Not Push Ukraine Into an Unjust, Unstable Peace
It would be a moral betrayal and a strategic blunder.
www.thebulwark.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Some thoughts on the Ukraine peace process.
My latest in @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-ru...
My latest in @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-ru...
Rory and Alastair nails the hypocrisy, incompetence and graft of the Trump administration over Ukraine and the dodgy so-called new Peace Plan.
www.youtube.com/live/tHZuwrg...
www.youtube.com/live/tHZuwrg...
Peace Deal or Surrender? Rory and Alastair React
YouTube video by The Rest Is Politics
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Rory and Alastair nails the hypocrisy, incompetence and graft of the Trump administration over Ukraine and the dodgy so-called new Peace Plan.
www.youtube.com/live/tHZuwrg...
www.youtube.com/live/tHZuwrg...
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10th explosion in Kharkiv ‼️ they expload faster than I can type. Fuck russia!
November 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
10th explosion in Kharkiv ‼️ they expload faster than I can type. Fuck russia!
I must admit I went through my twitter/X followers with the new "about this function", that allows users to identify the followers origin. I had collected a few African bots and fake accounts pretending to be European. It seems pretending to be Ukranian is a popular right now among sock puppets.
November 23, 2025 at 4:04 AM
I must admit I went through my twitter/X followers with the new "about this function", that allows users to identify the followers origin. I had collected a few African bots and fake accounts pretending to be European. It seems pretending to be Ukranian is a popular right now among sock puppets.
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1/ The Kyiv Independent is reporting that Trump envoy Steve Witkoff is "running a shadow operation inside the White House in an effort to sideline pro-Ukraine officials", cutting out Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in an effort supported by Vice President J.D. Vance. ⬇️
November 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
1/ The Kyiv Independent is reporting that Trump envoy Steve Witkoff is "running a shadow operation inside the White House in an effort to sideline pro-Ukraine officials", cutting out Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in an effort supported by Vice President J.D. Vance. ⬇️
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The Perth Stadium groundsman watching today’s play knowing he’s going to get a call from accounting in the morning #ashes
a man wearing an apron and a plaid shirt is scratching his head in a kitchen .
ALT: a man wearing an apron and a plaid shirt is scratching his head in a kitchen .
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The Perth Stadium groundsman watching today’s play knowing he’s going to get a call from accounting in the morning #ashes
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NEW: Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to indicate that his demands have not fundamentally changed since the August 2025 Alaska summit.
Read the full update: isw.pub/UkrWar112125
Read the full update: isw.pub/UkrWar112125
November 22, 2025 at 4:54 AM
NEW: Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to indicate that his demands have not fundamentally changed since the August 2025 Alaska summit.
Read the full update: isw.pub/UkrWar112125
Read the full update: isw.pub/UkrWar112125
Why is there still the AFL playing as the Ashes is underway. The AFL seems quite greedy to me, surely the AFLW could have finished its season several weeks ago.
November 22, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Why is there still the AFL playing as the Ashes is underway. The AFL seems quite greedy to me, surely the AFLW could have finished its season several weeks ago.