Trump Rages at Pope Leo, JD Vance Fumbles Iran Deal & Hungary Ousts Viktor Orban | The Daily Show YouTube video by The Daily Show

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The Pokémon universe goes hard on ecology and climate science The Pokémon franchise, including its recent game Pokémon Pokopia, is inspired by real animals and their ecology. It’s no surprise that so many scientists love to try and “catch ’em all”

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Endorsed by felines 🐈🐈‍⬛

Country Joe McDonald, Woodstock star and anti-war singer, dies aged 84 Musician behind Vietnam war protest hit I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag dead from Parkinson’s complications, his wife confirms

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‘I’ve lost my friends’: advocacy groups warn Australia’s social media ban risks isolating kids with disabilities Despite the ban’s aim to protect young people, experts are concerned that those in marginalised communities or living with disabilities could lose vital support networks

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The impacts of locking under 16 yos from their social media networks are now beginning to bite for those young people who relied on them for social connection

Single frame. Title: “[redacted]” A line of early teen? girls looking at the viewer. Behind them, silhouettes of four generic men, some with hand on shoulders of the girls, which have been through six iterations of redaction to satisfy the newspaper’s lawyers that none are identifiable.

A heavily redacted cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.

Cartoon: no lineups for Melania compared to a huge lineup for root canals.

Globe and Mail cartoon

Catherine O’Hara, actor known for Home Alone and Schitt’s Creek, dies aged 71 Actor, also known for Beetlejuice and her work with Christopher Guest, died after a brief illness

Well, fuck 2026.

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Red yellow and black indigenous flag and people with the words: Invasion Day - not a day to celebrate but a date to abolish. No pride in genocide.

Always was, always will be…

Finland farmers have been spraying their deer with reflective paint in order to reduce road accidents.
Now glowing antlers light up the dark roads like something out of a sci-fi movie.
Some say it’s genius, others say it’s just plain weird but it’s definitely hard to ignore.
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Yes, It’s a Coup and Yes, It’s Targeting You January 6 was nothing compared to the current mob of thugs intent on tearing apart our country’s very system of government.

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Marianne Faithfull, singular icon of British pop, dies aged 78 Singer and actor overcame drug addiction and homelessness to collaborate with everyone from the Rolling Stones and Metallica to Jean-Luc Godard

Oh 😞 The ballad of Lucy Jordan is one of my absolute favourite songs.
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Red black and yellow Aboriginal flag with the words “Always was always will be”

Red black and yellow Aboriginal flag with the words ”Not a date to celebrate”

Always was, always will be …

Women’s claims of sexual abuse must be heard – unless they’re about master storyteller Neil Gaiman, apparently | Marina Hyde It’s easy to process allegations against textbook scumbags like Harvey Weinstein. When it is beloved authors and ‘allies’, less so, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Black kitty with big yellow eyes staring and ready to pounce.

My little demon, Orodreth 🖤 The wildest kitten I’ve ever shared a house with. #cats

Women need to be kept safe from the ‘your body, my choice’ peddlers. Here’s how | Van Badham Does self-protection have to mean rejecting men and sex and joining the 4B movement? Of course not – but it does mean recognising the power of cultural persuasion

Women need to be kept safe from the ‘your body, my choice’ peddlers. Here’s how / Van Badham
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Image: A bedroom at night, a face is lit up by the glow of a phone screen displaying cat memes. On the book-cluttered bedside table, three books look on angrily. The lead book waves a large knife and says: "Nobody needs to get hurt... Let's just put the phone down, nice and slowly..." Caption: Bedside reading pile turns nasty

My cartoon for this week’s Guardian books…

Kaboom.
My @smh @theage cartoon.

Red black and yellow image with the text “Always was, always will be, aboriginal land. Solidarity with mob.”

#alwayswasalwayswillbe