Marcus Kelson
@marcuskelson.bsky.social
Retired journalist, at the ABC for three decades, madly in love with Virginia, 37 years married, swimmer and swim teacher, has reviewed film, music and more for 40 years off and on. No DMs unless l know you.
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2012 at the National Folk Festival - back stage, musical novices, about to play in the final concert before several thousand people; promoting it’s never too late to learn an instrument. I was on Mandolin, Virginia on the fiddle. Photo by Gavin Freeborn.
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Forgot to do it yesterday so we are back to a winning streak of one - again…
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Forgot to do it yesterday so we are back to a winning streak of one - again…
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November 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Forgot to do it yesterday so we are back to a winning streak of one - again…
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Reposted by Marcus Kelson
Says the guy who also caved to the climate deniers when he led the Liberal party
‘Blow the joint up’: Ex-PM unleashes — news.com.au
Malcolm Turnbull has unloaded on the Liberals accusing “piranhas” in the party of being determined to “blow the joint up”.
apple.news
November 14, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Says the guy who also caved to the climate deniers when he led the Liberal party
There may have been Champagne at Terry’s wake…
November 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
There may have been Champagne at Terry’s wake…
Beautiful funeral Church service for my father in law, V delivered the eulogy which was as kind and beautiful as her dad - but haven’t eaten today and that wafer the bloke in the white dress gave me didn’t go too far…
November 14, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Beautiful funeral Church service for my father in law, V delivered the eulogy which was as kind and beautiful as her dad - but haven’t eaten today and that wafer the bloke in the white dress gave me didn’t go too far…
Reading this article clearly suggests even if Congress votes to release the Epstein files and it is a big if, the release could be blocked at any time - What’s Behind the Coming House Vote on Releasing the Epstein Files www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
What’s Behind the Coming House Vote on Releasing the Epstein Files
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Reading this article clearly suggests even if Congress votes to release the Epstein files and it is a big if, the release could be blocked at any time - What’s Behind the Coming House Vote on Releasing the Epstein Files www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Funeral day for my beautiful father in law Terry; Laurence has just arrived from Canberra, he will be a pall bearer, going to be a full on Catholic ceremony and then the wake - and of course I’ll be thinking about how Terry’s death will affect everyone as dad’s did mine - big day.
November 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Funeral day for my beautiful father in law Terry; Laurence has just arrived from Canberra, he will be a pall bearer, going to be a full on Catholic ceremony and then the wake - and of course I’ll be thinking about how Terry’s death will affect everyone as dad’s did mine - big day.
Well let’s see how this pans out for the great party of moral bankruptcy in the current Australian political landscape…
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Malcolm Turnbull accuses Liberals of ‘Trumpian campaign against renewables’ after party dumps net zero
Climate groups call backflip a ‘disaster’ while moderate Liberals worry about impact on winning back urban electorates
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Well let’s see how this pans out for the great party of moral bankruptcy in the current Australian political landscape…
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Reposted by Marcus Kelson
whatever you do in life, never stop learning, never stop being challenged in your ideas, question everything, it will probably make you very annoying as I've learned in my nearly 65 years, but seriously the alternatives are so bleak they don't bear thinking about Donald.
November 13, 2025 at 7:10 AM
whatever you do in life, never stop learning, never stop being challenged in your ideas, question everything, it will probably make you very annoying as I've learned in my nearly 65 years, but seriously the alternatives are so bleak they don't bear thinking about Donald.
had a nap and when I woke up had an intense desire to listen to the late great Leonard Cohen - I think, Who By Fire, a Jewish meditation on death is perhaps my favourite, which he first recordced with Janis Ian.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilGa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilGa...
Leonard Cohen - Who by Fire (Official Audio)
YouTube video by LeonardCohenVEVO
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
had a nap and when I woke up had an intense desire to listen to the late great Leonard Cohen - I think, Who By Fire, a Jewish meditation on death is perhaps my favourite, which he first recordced with Janis Ian.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilGa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilGa...
did you know that one of the songs many guitarists have sought to cover and Stevie Ray Vaughan gave it a good crack, was Jimi Hendrix' Little Wing - did you also know it was less that two and a half minutes long?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUrP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUrP...
Little Wing
YouTube video by Jimi Hendrix - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:50 AM
did you know that one of the songs many guitarists have sought to cover and Stevie Ray Vaughan gave it a good crack, was Jimi Hendrix' Little Wing - did you also know it was less that two and a half minutes long?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUrP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUrP...
l think Keating can take some pride in the Lib’s demise - he vilified Howard before, during and after government, setting in train both a notion of revenge and self loathing in JWH, which had the desired trickle down effect starting with Abbott, ending with Morrison - a policy vacuum train wreck.
November 13, 2025 at 5:31 AM
l think Keating can take some pride in the Lib’s demise - he vilified Howard before, during and after government, setting in train both a notion of revenge and self loathing in JWH, which had the desired trickle down effect starting with Abbott, ending with Morrison - a policy vacuum train wreck.
Well she’s not wrong …
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Well she’s not wrong …
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November 13, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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On the deck and a little visit from a butcher bird…
November 13, 2025 at 3:38 AM
On the deck and a little visit from a butcher bird…
and as the Libs prepare to drop net zero - great reading of the room guys...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:34 AM
and as the Libs prepare to drop net zero - great reading of the room guys...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Arrived in Brisbane, sitting under the awning at Nundah...quiet time ahead of all the big event, funeral, tomorrow...
November 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Arrived in Brisbane, sitting under the awning at Nundah...quiet time ahead of all the big event, funeral, tomorrow...
Is there some way we can conflate these two stories?
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Is there some way we can conflate these two stories?
More of this please…
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people becomes law in Victoria
Victoria's first treaty with Aboriginal people has been signed by members of the Aboriginal community, the premier and state governor.
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
More of this please…
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Love this sculpture at the Canberra Airport - also just had two triple strength coffees - living on the ceiling, there’s no more room down there…
November 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Love this sculpture at the Canberra Airport - also just had two triple strength coffees - living on the ceiling, there’s no more room down there…
now let's see what comes next...I think things will be getting pretty sticky for Trump...
November 12, 2025 at 9:52 PM
now let's see what comes next...I think things will be getting pretty sticky for Trump...
Lest we forget stuffed koalas?!
November 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Lest we forget stuffed koalas?!
At the airport two hours early 🙄
November 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
At the airport two hours early 🙄
flying to Brisbane this morning for Terry's funeral tomorrow, I think V and the other brothers and grandson have been holding it together pretty well, they were so close to him - Virginia has been an absolute marvel over the last three years, caring for her dad as much as possible since my dad died.
November 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
flying to Brisbane this morning for Terry's funeral tomorrow, I think V and the other brothers and grandson have been holding it together pretty well, they were so close to him - Virginia has been an absolute marvel over the last three years, caring for her dad as much as possible since my dad died.