God I love a murmuration - great salve in these awful days too - could never have imagined seeing one this epic!

God you’d need to be paid a fortune to act that irresponsibly in public.

Being a naive person who assumes the best at all times, I must admit to being sideswiped open learning the neoliberal outsourcing model had been employed. Cause we all know how that turns out. Every feeling time!!

The Iranians are saying “we’re not going to negotiate with a liar who changes his position every twelve hours”, and the Americans are like “we can’t stop him doing that”.
So yes, it’s all going great for the global economy.

One forgets about the unfettered power of China sometimes.

Perfectly put. Thanks.

Don’t worry, JD has America’s back. He’ll be making the charm offensive in 3..2…

"Sullen incomprehension" could be a new Olympic sport. I can see Team USA populating the podium in that sport - Gold, Silver and Bronze. Thanks for that term.

He does have a point about all cultures not being equal. The USA leads the planet on domestic violence with weapons - and enabling free flow of the murder weapons with no restrictions. In many cultures, the society would act to curtail that violence. But USA all the way bruh.

It's not at all natural to grin idiotically as you embarrass yourself in front of an audience. I think Elise needs some care and some assistance - stat.

It's the drunk uncle from the back off the paper.

Imagine editing that shit-sheet knowing that the previous editor was going to file garbage like this each week.

Only in the Murdoch fairyland could this be possible,

like WOAH! That's nuts.

Given that we are all in the human race, their choices make no sense at all. There is an awful lot of brain fog/fried brains out there :(

I’m in Melbourne Australia - and had imagined that every word you say here is true. It’s really beyond our ken.

“From the liver to the brie,” one sign read.

“Globalise the insalata,” read another.

“Well played,” said one police officer.

Well played indeed Queenslanders.

It really, really is. Often written by people who live on the internet, and have never even considered acquiring a passport - FFS!

I spend a lot of time in Europe. I gave up on the USA many years ago. I am baffled with this notion that the loons like this one reference some takeover in Europe. It remains a fascinating place rich in history, culture, and a feat for the curious. Just like....oh, dear.

What a seriously weird take. Your extrapolation is horse hockey.

The similarities between the two are undeniable.

"rebuilding our team and moving forward with care" ?????
Are these people from another planet? gag me with a spoon!

Dropped partner off at airport this morning - the drive-in sized tv screen at entry celebrates "Strait of Hormuz open" - the billboards can't keep up with his lies.

They are just trolling Gasbag now. He is sport to them.

How - in the name of all that is holy - has that disturbed old man been given access to power? You give them actually proof of what they claim - and they still lie!! Utopia.

July 21 1935: The Führer orders a new reception hall and ballroom to "entertain foreign diplomats" at the Chancellery. Underneath the dance floor is an air raid shelter. A 2nd deeper bunker is built next to this in 1944, where he would spend his last days as the Reich collapsed.

Confused here - "turn her off" - what happened here? He's parenthesising an action suggesting he either did, or he "made like he was going to". Not sure who is more confused - Gasbag, or me.

“First we take Sydney, then we take Queensland” sung to Leonard Cohen melody and vocal styling…

The same people who argue with climate scientists about who knows more about climate are naturally going to argue with the Pope about who knows more about Jesus.

Politicising rape is never a good idea. Unless you’re Trump. And she ain’t even close.

The shock! The horror! I would never have guessed that the same media organ that attempted to destroy Roz Ward, then Yassmin Abdel Magied could do this! It's not possible!! It makes no sense :)

Once morning rituals are complete here, and family is headed for the door, Hector finds a space to stare at anyone who will look, a stare full of non-specific resentment at anyone who dares look. One of us will be turned into salt one day.