Sky view from our roof - taken with a Reolink security camera under a clear dome.
Connected to my network via ethernet.
Roughly speaking, South is at the bottom and East is on the left.
The "poles" are my weather station and ham radio antennas.

University of Queensland Press cancels children’s book over illustrator’s post on ‘Zionist framing’ of Bondi attack Authors including Evelyn Araluen and Melissa Lucashenko say they won’t work with publisher after it dumps Jazz Money’s book illustrated by Matt Chun, who called Bondi victims ‘affluent beneficiaries o...

So - we're not allowed to have or talk about our anti zionist beliefs anymore?

Where can I buy a digital copy of this book - to support the author and tell UQP to get stuffed?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Messier 50 aka M 50 aka Heart-Shaped Cluster as seen from my backyard in western Brisbane tonight, looking roughly north-west
30 minute exposure Vespera II, Bortle 6/7.
#photography #astrophotography #messierobject #messier50 #m50

Scarlett Honeyeater - Brisbane, Australia.
#photography #birds #birdoftheday #brisbane #honeyeater

Eastern Whipbird - Queensland, Australia
#photography #birds #birdoftheday #whipbird #queensland

Lilac Breasted Roller - Tanzania.
#photography #birds #tanzania #roller #birdoftheday

I think most people would prefer this. #Science

Brisbane city taken through a glass sphere.
#photography #sphere #brisbane

Lightpainting image - the ball of light - through a glass "prism".
#photography #lightpainting #prism

Taken through a fresnel lens
#photography #fresnel

Our doggo Jenna, taken through a glass "prism".
#photography #prism #dog

Two weeks that pushed Trump to the edge. Is his presidency unravelling? The president has opened fissures in his base by starting a war he couldn’t finish with Iran, stoking inflation and offending Christians. Barred from running again, he may feel he has nothing to lose

www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

100 bombs in 10 minutes: Mapping Lebanon's 'Black Wednesday' The Israeli Defense Forces labelled it Operation Eternal Darkness. Inside Lebanon, it's now called Black Wednesday. ABC NEWS Verify has geolocated the explosions across 10 minutes of chaos.

And apparently "Israel can do no wrong".
What a bunch of a-holes!
#lebanon #war #middleeast #israel #bombing #genocide #blackwednesday #idf

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Trump has turned the pope into an adversary – and exposed himself By targeting Pope Leo XIV, Donald Trump has exposed the limits of political power when confronted with a moral authority it cannot silence or absorb.

Well worth a read.
#trump #popeleo #pope #catholic #morals
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/04...

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas

Oh dear!
Some very bad news.
I read about this AMOC a few years ago but didn't realise what a bad state it is in.
#climate #amoc
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Controversial laws to restrict protests in NSW struck down by top court The laws, rushed through parliament after the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, have been found to be unconstitutional by the state's highest court.

Some good news here in Australia.
Goodbye Minns.
#NSW #constitution #frredomofspeech #protests #unconstitutional
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

M65, M66, NGC3628, NGC98388 as seen from our backyard in western Brisbane, looking roughly northeast.
#astronomy #messier #astrophotography #NGC #nightsky #brisbane

The Turkish power plant vessel Belgin Sultan has arrived in Cuba to help with energy crisis.
These powerships are designed for quick deployment (often within weeks) to address energy crises, connecting directly to local grids via high-voltage cables.
TRANSLATION TO MAGA LANGUAGE: FUCK YOU TRUMP!

Trump may believe he is the messiah – but his attack on the pope could prove costly for JD Vance | Arwa Mahdawi The president’s attack on the head of the Catholic church and the AI depiction of himself as a Christ-like figure have not gone down well with one of the largest groups of swing voters in the US, writ...

Worth a read, especially the comments!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A god in Mar-a-Lago: Trump's transition from prince to deity is more important than it looks Trump portraying himself as Jesus is a Caligula-like moment — and points to the important role of Roman political thought in understanding where the US is right now.

A god in Mar-a-Lago: Trump’s transition from prince to deity is more important than it looks www.crikey.com.au/2026/04/15/t...

Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.

Was Trump’s so-called ‘Jesus’ image blasphemy? A religious expert explains Donald Trump’s AI image of himself looking like Jesus has been widely derided as blasphemous. But what exactly is blasphemy?

It doesn't really matter to me whether it was blasphemous or not - it just shows what an effing moron he is to think that is even appropriate for the leader of a country to post crap like this.
And the right wing "Christian" nut-jobs who think it was ok?

theconversation.com/was-trumps-s...

These criminals are telling on themselves. 45 is a puppet. Period.

Pope Leo’s resolute response to Trump attack reveals a man of God, not politics Pope Leo XIV does not claim to direct political outcomes. He claims the right, and the duty, to judge them.

#popeleo #pope #catholic #catholicism #christian #christianity #trump #gospel

theconversation.com/pope-leos-re...

What a 'super El Niño' would mean for Australia's weather in 2026 Australia's weather is expected to shift rapidly thanks to the probable emergence of an incoming El Niño, meaning drought, extreme heat and bushfires are on the way.

An interesting and very easy to read explanation of how El Nino and La Nina work and the potential effects on Australia this year.
Well worth a read.
#weather #lanina #elnino
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

🏴‍☠️This Independence Day, Israel Will Celebrate a Rabbi Who Razed Gaza
Haaretz Editorial
www.haaretz.com/opinion/edit...
Not everyone has the privilege to see their name turned into a verb, but the meaning of the new word is significant. In the case of "to Zarbiv", it means to flatten the Gaza Strip🧵