Skye: [after seeing her mother kill SHIELD agents] She just killed them. All of them. Didn't even think about it. Alphonso 'Mack' Mackenzie: Yeah, I thought *my* mom was bad when she started watching Fox News.

Watching Agents of Shield. This line just came out and gave me a laugh

Skye: [after seeing her mother kill SHIELD agents] She just killed them. All of them. Didn't even think about it.

Alphonso 'Mack' Mackenzie: Yeah, I thought *my* mom was bad when she started watching Fox News.

That's kinda awesome

History books of the future: Sure, millions died, but the real casualty was satire

It revolutionised unproductive, speculative asset gambling - the purest form yet.

I've had a dozen Elons following me. Yet to see a Nigel.

<puts on libertarian thinking cap>"It's not involuntary if they agree to it - it's not like they have a gun to their head. They are free to starve if they chose that" (Sorry - I spent wayyyy too many of the last 20 years yelling at Nozick)

😆 Good times lol. Of course, we still have Katter Country

'We are not leaving': Israel's plans in southern Lebanon spark concern Experts say Israel's continued presence in south Lebanon is creating a "bleak" future as it destroys villages in what it is calling a "buffer zone" and a "Forward Defense Line".

The new occupied territories...

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

A mix of underachieving, autism, and just plain blocking out two hours with minimal distractions 😆

Ah cleaning up after Joh Bjelke Petersen.

If this actually happens, I'm sure education and job reskilling will do the trick to avoid pitchforks... /s

These people need to be pushing for universal basic income and healthcare, 4-day weeks, and taxing them more.

Thanks for the share! 💚

'Consistent pattern' of trading spikes ahead of Trump announcements It's almost undeniable now that Donald Trump's White House is engaging in insider trading as more evidence of suspicious patterns are found.

This could well be one of the biggest insider trading scandals in history.

UN experts call for immediate suspension of trade agreement with Israel.

A ‘minimum requirement’ under intl. law. “The EU can’t claim to uphold human rights while sustaining preferential trade with State whose conduct amounts to genocide”

It will be rejected. Unless we move Israel inside Russia.

"The AI bubble is about to burst because the hyperscalers as they are called have used up all their own cash and are now borrowing money. They are effectively net-debtors at a time when they are spending huge volumes of money on data centres without having the guarantee that they are going to make profits. And it is that worry that actually there isn't money to be made in the business which is gradually dawning on investors, which is going to be why they are going to pull away. Infact there are already signs of people withdrawing from the AI sector because they fear that this is indeed a bubble. It seems to me utterly inevitable, the only question is only when." - Ann Pettifor

A warning from the economist, Ann Pettifor.

Irrationality is their chief weapon - they look to harness emotions (and they do it far too effectively)

Just the usual far-right nuttery.

jhfc

More than 38,000 women and girls killed in Gaza war, UN gender equality agency reports The war in Gaza has inflicted a far higher toll on women and girls than in previous conflicts in the Palestinian enclave, with more than 38,000 killed by Israeli air bombardment and land military oper...

This 💔⬇️

🔗 news.un.org/en/story/202...

We're hoping he'll croak too - the whole world has a stake in this fight 👊

Trump and the IRS are in talks to resolve his $10 billion lawsuit over leaked tax records The president's lawsuit, filed this year, alleges that the IRS failed to take the necessary steps to prevent the unautho

Billions in foreign real estate deals while serving as head of state.

Billions in crypto deals while gutting regulation of the industry.

Suing his own government and negotiating a settlement funded by the taxpayers.

We're so numb to Trump grifting off the presidency that hardly anyone notices.

Yes we have compulsory voting (well, you have to turn up at least). We also have a centrally and independently run electoral system (which in our case is good - no gerrymandering, very reliable implementations and counts. Very different to the kind of centralisaton that Trump wants).

Breaking-
Former President Rumen Radev will be the next Prime Minister in Bulgaria. The center left Progressive Bulgaria party will secure a majority. With 98.3 percent of ballots tallied on Monday, official figures show Radev’s party taking 44.7 percent of the vote.

@southerngayteacher.bsky.social Everyone should read this book!

Here's a "Disaster Nationalism" themed starter pack from @southerngayteacher.bsky.social to follow 💚

bsky.app/starter-pack...

Had a good writing session this morning. A couple more days...

They had souls? 🤔

Tim Cook donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration.

He fawned over Trump and gifted him a 24-karat gold plaque (as Apple lobbied for tariff exemptions).

Apple donated to Trump’s White House ballroom.

And it removed ICE tracking apps from its stores following a demand from the DOJ.

Remember this.

A big secular Amen to that!

When oil prices spike, where does all that extra money go?

Mostly to oil companies — although countries like Saudi Arabia, the UK and Norway have governments that own oil companies and get the profits.

theconversation.com/when-oil-pri...