@polsandlols.bsky.social
Australian journalist, humanitarian, purveyor of snark
All I want for Christmas is... a kangaroo with premium bazoongas??
they are removing a big australian beach christmas artwork from redfern station (a huge train station) because it's ai garbage. kangaroos have koala heads and some animals have missing limbs and one of them is WEARING A BRA
November 28, 2025 at 7:58 AM
All I want for Christmas is... a kangaroo with premium bazoongas??
Ah yes, my autistic fymblal is definitely playing up this week
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 28, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Ah yes, my autistic fymblal is definitely playing up this week
We could have had this in orange, but US justice system is weak ass unless you're POC
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 27, 2025 at 4:02 AM
We could have had this in orange, but US justice system is weak ass unless you're POC
It's called the "don't cheat on lily Allen" rule, and "no it's not in reference to anything and please stop asking"
October 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
It's called the "don't cheat on lily Allen" rule, and "no it's not in reference to anything and please stop asking"
Sand dollars are such beautiful creatures ❤️
October 24, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Sand dollars are such beautiful creatures ❤️
@faineg.bsky.social modern scientific naming conventions are crazy, did you know most stingrays don't even like 80s rock?
what really fucked me up is that portobello mushrooms are just old button mushrooms
so no one was going to tell me that mountain lions and cougars are the same animal? as are pumas? and panthers?????????
October 13, 2025 at 5:25 AM
@faineg.bsky.social modern scientific naming conventions are crazy, did you know most stingrays don't even like 80s rock?
Whoah look out, the guy who put a makeup room in the pentagon is gonna make army tough 💅
Hegseth said basic training guidelines will be restored to be “scary, tough disciplined.”
Basic training in years past has been adjusted to accommodate extreme heat and harassment — but several recruits over the years have still perished.
Basic training in years past has been adjusted to accommodate extreme heat and harassment — but several recruits over the years have still perished.
Live updates: Hegseth pledges to fix ‘decades of decay’ in military; Trump to speak next
The gathering, at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, was ordered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and required some officers to fly thousands of miles.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Whoah look out, the guy who put a makeup room in the pentagon is gonna make army tough 💅
I doubt Ley has the chutzpah, but if she did, it would be hilarious if she also threatened to quit. Still plenty of poison left in that chalice m8, or would taking the leadership now be too... Hastie😏😏 #auspol
September 15, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I doubt Ley has the chutzpah, but if she did, it would be hilarious if she also threatened to quit. Still plenty of poison left in that chalice m8, or would taking the leadership now be too... Hastie😏😏 #auspol
If Trump is so bad for the environment, how come the face eating leopard population is doing so well?
September 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
If Trump is so bad for the environment, how come the face eating leopard population is doing so well?
Australia's universities are proper Gordon Ramsay cooked #auspol
Lmao at this open letter to the Unimelb VC proposing she pay for Meanjin with a 10% salary sacrifice that would still leave her better paid than the VC of the University of Cambridge
It was my joy to sign, & I recommend doing so to all in the world of arts & letters
It was my joy to sign, & I recommend doing so to all in the world of arts & letters
An Open Letter to the Vice Chancellor of The University of Melbourne on the Closure of Meanjin
openletter.earth
September 5, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Australia's universities are proper Gordon Ramsay cooked #auspol
Remember that (covid)time we stopped literally all immigration and house prices went up anway, and conservatives howled for the borders to be thrown open because there was no one to make their latte or wash dishes?
Like clockwork: Just posted by Advance, funded by Jillian Segal's family trust...
September 4, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Remember that (covid)time we stopped literally all immigration and house prices went up anway, and conservatives howled for the borders to be thrown open because there was no one to make their latte or wash dishes?
Probably still not worth the trouble tbh...
July 21, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Probably still not worth the trouble tbh...
The Nobel committee when trumps twitter truce immediately collapsed
June 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The Nobel committee when trumps twitter truce immediately collapsed
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How to stop authoritarian takeovers, 6 simple lessons from history:
1. Build a broad pro-democracy coalition. No purity politics. Learn to work with people who annoy you. You can go back to dunking on them after democracy is safe.
1. Build a broad pro-democracy coalition. No purity politics. Learn to work with people who annoy you. You can go back to dunking on them after democracy is safe.
June 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
How to stop authoritarian takeovers, 6 simple lessons from history:
1. Build a broad pro-democracy coalition. No purity politics. Learn to work with people who annoy you. You can go back to dunking on them after democracy is safe.
1. Build a broad pro-democracy coalition. No purity politics. Learn to work with people who annoy you. You can go back to dunking on them after democracy is safe.
When you hate European countries uniting so much that you decide to unité European countries about it...
June 11, 2025 at 4:13 AM
When you hate European countries uniting so much that you decide to unité European countries about it...
If anyone is confused by the last two days events,
The Nationals are the toddler throwing a tantrum at the supermarket who thinks their mum really will leave them at woolies if they don't stop screaming and get up off the floor this instant.... #auspol
The Nationals are the toddler throwing a tantrum at the supermarket who thinks their mum really will leave them at woolies if they don't stop screaming and get up off the floor this instant.... #auspol
May 22, 2025 at 4:09 AM
If anyone is confused by the last two days events,
The Nationals are the toddler throwing a tantrum at the supermarket who thinks their mum really will leave them at woolies if they don't stop screaming and get up off the floor this instant.... #auspol
The Nationals are the toddler throwing a tantrum at the supermarket who thinks their mum really will leave them at woolies if they don't stop screaming and get up off the floor this instant.... #auspol
