DB Cooper was made up by the flight crew who split the money

Headline from the AFR "Time to end welfare for the wealthy, says big business"

You mean the superannuation tax breaks? No?
You mean the CGT discount? No?
You mean the fossil fuel subsidies? No?
You mean the free gas for multinationals? No?
You mean the failure of the PRRT? No?
You mean the tax dodging trusts? No?
You mean the lack of a wealth tax? No?

No you mean the NDIS FFS

Jfc. Just saw an ad for a washing machine that had in built AI to determine what wash you should used and auto measure the detergent.

People are getting dumber.

Say what you want about Brigitte Bardot's statements about Muslims being subhuman, she did care about baby seals, says new head of antiracist org

JFK was accidentally killed by the secret service.

There was more than one Boston Strangler. Albert de Salvo may not have even been one of them.

I first read Cussler after I had exhausted all the Reilly books that were out at the time (maybe 4 or 5), and was sad that they weren’t up to Reilly’s speed. I still enjoy them.

And Brown is definitely the lesser of the 3 IMO.

They are way more fun than Cussler/Brown. They are fast paced, like action movie fast, and suck you in. It can take a little getting used to. A lot I can knock over in a day even when they are 400 pages or so.

He does have some historicals that have a little action.

Oh, another Matthew Reilly, The Great Zoo of China. He is very open about how much Jurassic Park inspired it.

It has been at least a decade since I read it, but Matthew Reilly’s Temple

I’m pretty sure being introduced to Rocky Horror before the age of 10 is why I have always struggled with understanding how so many people hate anyone different to them.

Also, Tim Curry is a fucking treasure. Read his book.

Grease 2 is superior to Grease

An Australian horror story:

- Bunnings snags went up in price

- Rail Replacement Bus

- You have a new message in your myGov Inbox

I can think of a lot of more accurate and less flattering terms for dudes who travel to other countries to trap foreign women in subservient relationships than “passport bros”

Actually I feel like banning the national motto of a specific people who are undergoing a genocide is a genuinely serious hate crime and history will spit the names of all the western politicians who want to do it

The mighty hunter™️ is fierce until they get within 2m of the front of the house.

There are 5 plovers on the front lawn and Harvey is freaking out.

a pile of sleeping border collie puppies on a brown and orange plaid rug

à 6 week old tri colour border collie’s face is being held by a person’s hand. the puppy has little black spots on her nose

close up of the face of a 6 week old border collie with a pink and black nose

a border collie puppy sleeping against a person’s leg on an orange, brown and cream plaid rug

well i spent most of today being chewed on or slept on by 9 tiny border collies (jock’s nieces and nephews!!) who are 6 weeks old

#puppyclub

More of you need to learn that there is nothing to be gained by responding to racism with fact checking. The only reasonable response to racism is "shut the fuck up you stupid cunt".

What I really love about these comps is you can see everyone genuinely encouraging each other. Even the coaches encouraging those they don’t coach themselves. Everyone knows just how much work goes into being able to do this, and just being able to compete is a massive achievement.

16 year old just did 135kg like it was nothing

Also, shout out to the two hot queens adjusting the bar height for each lift. I see the work you’ve put in, ladies. Be proud.

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Feel better about yourself. No matter how hard you try, no matter your education level, what drugs you’re on, or what medical crisis you could be going through; you will never be this stupid

Also good to see the hot spotter from the last comp is back.

Watching the livestream of a friend’s powerlifting comp. A 16 year old just lifted 100kg like it was just a towel hanging over his shoulders.

The head of the FBI isn't supposed to be getting blackout drunk. He's supposed to be cross-dressing

Be kind to your neighborhood sporty lesbian today. Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird split up.

"I know it's about the character, but when it's your face and it's things you've experienced in your own life, it becomes harder to separate. Some people have really stayed hating her. I used to give a lot of grace. If you're still this critical of her and not critical of Langdon, I think you're just a misogynist." - Isa Briones, on the reactions to Dr. Santos in The Pitt season 2

Isa Briones lobbing this out when The Pitt fandom is one of the most toxic around is braver than the Marines

Horror show Sarah Weinman recommends a place to not go in New York this weekend, or ever

A new immersive exhibition called "Mind of a Serial Killer" opened today in New York City and runs through the end of June. No one will be surprised that I did not care for it, but somehow it was even worse than I expected. My latest at @flaminghydra.com: