Watched the doco series on the Whiteley forgeries recently, what a ride

I missed you

Image displaying service station prices on a sign in remote Far North Queensland; diesel is $3.21 a litre

Yowsers at the bowsers

Oh and I passed my PhD, so there’s that. Some minor corrections needed which I hope to process over Easter. If anyone’s interested the archive website is here: https://splintersarchive.anu.edu.au

That’s called playing semantics, like pretending that the F35 parts we manufacture for Israel don’t contribute to killing people.

Just looking after their property developer mates

I believe she started one and then cancelled and refunded.

ALP has utterly sold us out

Non-HP MG/YA series that are rich in magic & exploration & coming-of-age, & are actually really really good, to share with kids in your life:
- Lioness Rampant, Pierce
- Chrestomanci, Jones
- Percy Jackson
- A Wrinkle In Time!!!!!
- URSULA LE GUIN’S EARTHSEA BOOKS
- Akata Witch / Akata Warrior!!!!

"Populists now use devotion to the Australian flag as a test of patriotism. They accuse those who raise questions about Australian symbols as being elites with contempt for the values of ordinary people."

Patriotic tropes are also used to enforce unity and suppress dissent - "love it or leave it".

No doubt the sudden frequent use of the word “patriotism” by ALP a deliberate ploy to reclaim the term from the wingnuts.

Australia must brace for clusters of natural disasters, not just isolated fires and floods Extreme weather events are increasingly coming in waves, giving communities just days or hours to recover before the next disaster hits.

Australia must brace for clusters of natural disasters, not just isolated fires and floods
theconversation.com/australia-mu...

Get a Fix of 2026 - YouTube

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Hi everyone, back from a little hiatus while on the road in flood ravaged far North Queensland. Who wants to hear bout it lol

Gavin Findlay (@gavfin) Life in the Deep North, January 2026 For those who don’t know, we live in Kaba Kada (settler name Cow Bay) on the Daintree Coast in Far North Queensland. The last week has been dominated by the impen...

I made a Substack substack.com/@gavfin/note...

Holding complexity amidst catastrophe I didn't want to write this. I don't want to write this. I feel like I need to write something. I am writing this. I am not good at writing about my Jewish experience. I am still writing this, ei...

I find it incredibly difficult to write about my Jewishness. I didn't want to write this, but I did.

We need to re-embrace complexity and nuance in thinking about and discussing the Jewish future.

Thanks Tim. I have been listening to Empire podcast’s excellent history of Gaza series and didn’t know about the alternate ideas for a homeland. Will have to explore.

This is just amazing and powerful from @tomtanuki.bsky.social and I urge you all to watch and share

(L to R): Labor Leader Kim Beazley, AUS PM John Howard and Democrats Leader Cheryl Kernot lay a wreath at the site of the Port Arthur massacre 1996.

After the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, rather than political point scoring, Labor Oppn Leader Kim Beazley & Democrats Leader Cheryl Kernot supported Liberal PM John Howard, incl. his gun reforms. In 2025, after the #BondiBeachAttack, Oppn Leader Sussan Ley is attacking PM Anthony Albanese. 😔 #auspol

A Deep-Sea Creature Is Pulling Carbon From the Atmosphere. Scientists Didn’t Know It Was There. Scientists could never square theory with data on how certain organisms fixed carbon. Turns out they were asking the wrong question.

So minute organisms on the ocean floor are between us climate destruction and filthy capitalist fuckers want to mine it flip.it/wl82le

Urgh
It seems Peta Credlin has joined us here.
That was a very easy “blocked “ decision

Josh Frydenburg climbing over a pile of bodies to launch his political comeback is genuinely one of the most repulsive things I've witnessed in Australian politics. Have some shame.

X was spooked enough by new Twitter to change its terms of service X has updated its terms of service and filed a petition to seemingly counter an attempt to remove its control of old Twitter trademarks.

lol flip.it/0SEABx

It’s wonderful

What would you do? #auspol
flip.it/q9Dk.E

Australia's medicinal cannabis bind is a political hot potato There doesn't seem to be much political mileage for the government to do anything at all — whether that is cracking down and forcing cannabis users back onto the black market or fully legalising the s...

Just legalise it already #auspol #ausecon flip.it/BS3IxR

Running away with the circus, literally