Without stating your age post a movie that was released when you turned 18.

Felix dies natalis 🏛️

Konrad Benjamin nails the root of the problem: to stop large industries from ripping us all off, politicians need to stop “going to work in the industries that they literally wrote the rules for”🔥
Rules that as Dr Denniss points out, see gas co’s “pay more in PR than PRRT”💥

'Just do it and stop the crap': Ken Henry's blunt response to question of gas tax – video The former Treasury secretary Ken Henry offered his support for the proposal of a new gas tax during a parliamentary inquiry in Canberra examining the prospect.

Just do it and stop the crap': Ken Henry's blunt response to question of gas tax – video.

Hear hear Ken 👏👏👏

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Preparing for the end of the world as we know it For many Indigenous people, the collapse of the current violent and unsustainable system is not necessarily bad news. [A shorter version of this text was published in Open Democracy in August 2020]…

Preparing for the end of the world as we know it

Healing our relations and coexisting differently with each other and the Earth.

#GoodNews #BetterWay

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The House That Modernity Built: Decolonial Futures — Collective Imagination Practices Toolkit Azul Carolina Duque from Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures talks through their social cartography, The House That Modernity Built.

The House That Modernity Built

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Dr Richard Denniss dismantles the gas industry’s favorite threat.
If taxes kill investment, why is the gas industry rushing to Norway to pay 78%? 🙄
“They are playing us for fools.” 🔥
Nationals’ Susan McDonald has no rebuttal & scrambles to change the subject. #auspol

Jewish man among first charged in pro-Palestinian slogan crackdown that reminds some of 1970s Queensland Stephen Heydt says he spoke in a custom-made T-shirt and was ‘charged with two offences: one for the shirt, one for the chanting’

Jewish man among first charged in pro-Palestinian slogan crackdown that reminds some of 1970s Queensland.

Oh the sweet irony 🙄

#QldPol

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1996 Special | Team Torque | S3 E03 | Atlassian Williams F1 Team Team Torque, presented by Atlassian, is back with a very special episode! Catch up with Damon and Jacques as they reunite in Suzuka...

A nice chat between Damon and Jacques talking about their time together at Williams.

I still recall the absolute delight at Damon finally winning his title.

#F1

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Apollo v Artemis: How the Earth changed in 58 years After the Apollo 8 crew captured the iconic Earthrise photo in 1968, Artemis astronauts have recreated the image, revealing changes to our fragile blue planet.

After the Apollo 8 crew captured the iconic Earthrise photo in 1968, Artemis astronauts have recreated the image, revealing changes to our fragile blue planet.

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#TooManyMen

The head of Medusa in a mosaic at Italia, Spain

a mosaic at Italia, Spain

a mosaic at Italia, Spain

I visited Italica in December. There were a lot of great mosaics.

LensCulture portrait awards 2026 – in pictures Winning and shortlisted works move seamlessly between documentary and invention

LensCulture portrait awards 2026 – in pictures

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Built to last? History shows us the art of reform that’s both bold and enduring Governments are often criticised for lacking ambition and failing to tackle the long-term issues facing Australia. But it’s been done before, and can be again.

“And for the government under Anthony Albanese, its noted incrementalist approach may, in the end, add up to more than the sum of its parts. But we probably won’t know until it’s long disappeared in the rear-view mirror.”

Maybe it will, maybe it won’t.

#AusPol

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‘I will never give up’: Ben Roberts-Smith denies war crime allegations in first public statement since his arrest The Victoria Cross recipient, once Australia’s most lionised soldier, faces five charges of war crime murder over allegations he killed unarmed civilians during his service with the Australian SAS in ...

I believe he genuinely does not believe he has done anything wrong which, is the part us civilians need to get our head around according to the Manosphere.

Time will tell if who dares wins.

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‘A white man’s fantasy’: if we want to rebuild social cohesion, we need to acknowledge where it all started to unravel Australia has a serious problem with social cohesion, but it’s no good pretending it’s recent. Koori civilisation has been torn asunder ever since the convict ships dropped anchor

Australia has a serious problem with social cohesion, but it’s no good pretending it’s recent. Koori civilisation has been torn asunder ever since the convict ships dropped anchor.

Melissa Lucashenko

Warning: This article contains racist and offensive language.

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A watercolour paint and ink painting in three panels: The top of a young colt running on a field The middle of Pegasus, the winged horse from Greek mythology, and The bottom of magic mushrooms growing.

My watercolour paint and ink #haiga for a @jrbhaiku.bsky.social from this morning.
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charging round the field

the colt thinks he’s Pegasus

magic, those mushrooms

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#watercolour #ArtJourney #haiku

A painting using watercolour paints showing Tea Tree Bay looking towards the point.

A #watercolour painting of Tea Tree Bay, Noosa. I used a photo I took there last week as a prompt, and removed the humans scattered around.

#ArtJourney

I see the difference clearly and, there is a danger that just acknowledging what they have done might be misconstrued by Labor as satisfaction with their performance.

As an aside, I have/do acknowledged the things they have done well. When it happens.

One might also say the same of those who refuse to see the huge opportunities for positive change that two huge majorities gave Labor being squandered.

However, we are all free to our own opinions ions and, to vote as we wish.

My post very clearly says “principles” (macro) not policies (micro).

Toothless NACC
Electoral reform which makes it harder for Independents.
Gambling reform that is pathetic at best
No changes to basic welfare payments
No action on tax reform in corporates & billionaires
Fuddling with housing supply
To name a few.

But again, my post was about macro ideology.

A good example of false equivalence, thank you.

My post was commenting on macro ideology.

Yours appears to be comparing micro actions.

These are not the same. But perhaps I failed to be clear enough and/or, am misunderstanding you.

The main point about Mamdani is that in a country of Republican Neoliberalism gone mad, he has the courage to make changes.

I think I’m at the macro level here. We cannot fairly compare what might be a major shift in NYC to Australia.

“If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it"

Marcus Aurelius

One of the good emperors.

Values. Today’s Age and SMH cartoon

I won’t list the many ways his changes have been toothless tigers or tokensim aimed at keeping business appeased (and their chequebooks open).

Yes, he has fiddled. But then so did Nero.

Dear @albomp.bsky.social,

Remember when you stood for these principles?

TRY!

#AusPol

#TooManyMen

Australia’s coalmine emissions are increasing. Is this how a major policy to cut climate pollution is meant to work? The Albanese government overhauled policy and promised significant pollution cuts – but carbon offsets are still being used as an excuse

Meanwhile, Captain Disappointment continues to disappoint…

#AusPol

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