If today’s New York Times editors had been working in London in 1888, they would’ve said Jack the Ripper was “testing societal norms“ and “straining the bounds of propriety.”

Done and done. I used my grown-up inside voice to respond, when all I wanted to do was scream as loudly as I could

You got this
#HumpDay

Dogs in Australia: What is a dingo? - ABC listen This is the story of the domesticated animal that feralised itself. Where did dingoes come from and when? Where does a wild dog stop and a dingo begin? How much can genetics really tell us about Au...

Fabulous episode on the history, genetics, social and mating behaviour, species classification and Indigenous significance of the wonderful dingo.

[Features @euanritchie.bsky.social. h/t @margbell.bsky.social. Thank you!]

www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

A wombat undermined our house to build his burrow. Nearly $50k in foundation repairs, plus $200 in chicken wire to keep him out. Now he’s done the same thing to the shed, so $5k to build a new shed on the other side of the property. Here he is, old Fat Bastard himself.. Edit: it’s wild how many people are suggesting we “get rid” him... Apart from it being very much illegal, the idea would just never even cross my mind. It’s his home too. He’s now settled in his new burrow, and our house is wombat-proofed. The worst he does now is dig up my potatoes.

There's a thread on AskReddit asking, "People who have had to drain their life’s savings on a single event, what happened?"

99% of the answers are depressing American stories about medical bills, 1% is an Australian who found a wombat burrowing under their house.

hearing ABC correspondent Allyson Horne on the Very Important News that there are Israelis at the Jordan crossing who want to go “home” and and are in queues <with babies and without food apparently for hours> we are hearing. The Israelis are starting fistfights and police were called.

#booksky

German Film Festival today and me and friend went to see Reifenstahl, doco on the director of Triumph of the Will and Olympia.

Absolutely fascinating, and she spent the sixty years she had after the war defending that she knew nothing that happened until 1945.

And so many parallels to today.

I knew it!

Two that make me puke. Heart's 'All I want to do is make love to you" is pure unadulterated crap. Jefferson Starship's 'We built this city'. Shame on you Grace Slick. As soon as I hear either on the radio? NOPE TO THE NOPE TIMES INFINITY

This is worth revisiting every time an Australian politician with a downturned mouth starts talking about nasty, scary "CHINA." #auspol #AUKUS #SundayShot

Ryuichi Sakamoto feat David Sylvian and Ingrid Chavez - Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) (1992) YouTube video by ambient30

Friday night in Toowoomba. I'm updating my 'What to do when Gail dies' doc. I go to this track when I need comfort. Hope it soothes and uplifts. Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Sylvian. Rest in eternal peace Ryuichi. You are missed
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtvT...

A picture of Hamish MacFfluff, rescued poodle extraordinaire. Mostly milk chocolate, with big chocolate eyes looking upward. He's sitting close to his dad and trying to work out how to steal his dad's socks

Friday the 14th of February is my dearly parted heavenly dog's birthday. Hamish MacFluff came racing into our hearts after being dumped by his original parents. Took me weeks to teach him how to play. The simplest things, hey. He absolutely, totally got it in the end

Sweet Charity. The Aloof [HD] YouTube video by Валентин «Merlin» Мирошниченко

Sharing one of my favourite Bob Fosse choreographies, this time from Sweet Charity, 1969. Dear lord, it's 56 years old. Introducing The Aloof.

Please excuse me while I stretch for a few weeks before attempting this
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1Db...

Most women have been told (athlete or not) we're not enough, or too much, too ambitious, too emotional, too competitive, too outspoken etc.

Nike Super Bowl add (their first in 27 yrs) nails this frustrating & discriminative double standard, many women still face.

Fuckem, do it anyway!✊😎

Sam. Kerr. Not. Guilty. It's a hallelujah from me and all my female friends

And it's not hard to define impartiality.

Balanced reporting does not include showcasing diametrically different views, if those views are not facts

Marissa Franks Burt is on this site, and previously Twitter. Superb analysis and tips on how to fight back. I won't snitch tag cos I don't want to assume her consent. She's unashamedly religious and spiritual, and that's one of her core strengths

Reading lots of posts from ppl talking about how they talk to their pets when shite happens. I've done it myself. To my pup 'don't be a dickhead all your life' or 'really?'

As a new grad in suburban Toowoomba I believed that the kid next door was called Jesus Leanne

Emotionally, I am the corner of a fitted sheet that keeps popping up.

Bueller? 😄

Yeah, well now you're just showing off

Sorry for the snark. What I want to say is that you and Jo continue to do an extraordinary job of being stewards for your land. Maximum congrats

DOGE emails went out to federal judges by mistake U.S. District Judge Randolph Daniel Moss said judges across the country received emails from Elon Musk's DOGE.

DOGE "Fork in the Road" emails went out to federal judges, who have lifetime appointments www.newsweek.com/doge-emails-...

Love Murdoch media. Courtesy of taste dot com, the latest fashion goes beyond charcuterie plates, or butter plates

The new trend is to pile up one type of food on a plate, followed by another and ppl help themselves

Looks like A FUCKING BUFFET TO ME JANELLE. Move over Sizzler, coming thru

Pic of an exotic black and white chicken, with its right foot in the air, held very elegantly

Pic of an exotic ginger coloured chicken, in the style of a classical painting. Maybe painted by Rembrandt?

A close up of an exotic chicken, with deep ginger and white feathers framing a regal face. Definitely looks like royalty, so maybe a Duke or Duchess of Chookness?

New profile pic. Not that I'm obsessed with chooks. I want a beauty who will sit on my head and pretend to be a living hat. Together we would be ungovernable

I always look to your menu plan for inspiration. Thanks so much for doing the hard work. I would devour this in a heartbeat.
I'm now planning on making zucchini and dill pikelets tomorrow for a treat. Hot out of the pan, with butter of course

Pandemics do not begin with official announcements.

They start with quiet deletions, missing reports, and assurances that there is "no cause for concern."

Pay attention.

I did not know
And I could not see
Who was waiting there,
Who was hunting me.

By the rivers dark,
Where it all goes on;
By the rivers dark
In Babylon.

-Leonard Cohen

#lyrics #poem #poetry #writingcommunity #photography
#abstract #photoart

Introducing Maz Jovanovich. Most senior female pilot in the RAAF. Commanded 10 Squadron and now a Group Captain. Former test pilot. First Australian in 25 years to attend and graduate from the US Air Force Test Pilot School. Oh and she and her partner have an adorable baby named Angus