… including during the time from 2017 to Jan 2021? What was the President at the time doing???
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… including during the time from 2017 to Jan 2021? What was the President at the time doing???
Old Soviet joke for today: A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves. After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?” “I’m looking for the obituaries.” “The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.” “Not the one I’m looking for.”
Never just one double cheese burger. Also, you forgot the boxes of classified docs on the other side.
Now “Weekend at Bernie’s” begins
Discworld QOTD, from I Shall Wear Midnight
FIFTY YEARS AGO today (August 30, 1975), the very first "Science Show" on ABC Radio was broadcast. And, guess what - there was someone warning about carbon dioxide build-up and climate change. allouryesterdays.info/2023/08/29/a...
‘"For the second time, the Trump Administration has taken unlawful action against a fully permitted offshore wind project under active construction — this time one that is nearly 80% complete,"…’
Today is UA Independence Day. Z dnem nezalezhnosti!
Were the insurance company actuaries also peer reviewed?
i am so sick of the dumbest people alive being in charge of everything and the second dumbest people alive writing opinion columns about how it's good
Some incredibly good news: One year ago this week, The Onion returned to print. In that one year, we’ve grown to the 13th largest print newspaper in the United States, just ahead of the Boston Globe, and growing fast. In short, it’s working. So… thank you. Thank you for helping save this thing.
Which red state will be the first to require license plates to vote just to appease Trump?
Fifty years ago today (August 18, 1975) scientists gather in Norwich, and decide that globally, it’s gonna get hotter, not cooler allouryesterdays.info/2023/08/17/a...
1/2. The phrase "land swap" is being used to mean "Ukraine concedes land illegally occupied by Russia and also concedes territory that is not even occupied." That is not a swap.
Horses changing courses- my unusually optimistic cartoon for @guardianaus www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Just for those who may be a little confused: This is how an American president should treat Putin.
I know about it from “Further Tales of the City” by Armistead Maupin (mentioned in the Wikipedia article)
… yet
Not only is this fucking embarrassing, I can’t imagine how much counterintelligence work is going to be required after this trip. Having a hostile head of state in the presidential limo is *insane*
Discworld QOTD, from Night Watch “Once you get troops on the streets, it’s only a matter of time before it goes bad. Some kid throws a stone, next minute there’s houses on fire and people getting killed.”
Spending today at Syber’s Books at 666 Glen Huntly Road, Caulfield South. Closing down sale continues. ALL BOOKS $1 EACH. Shop open noon to 5pm.
Jim Lovell, commander of Apollo 13 and a four-time spaceflight veteran, has died. He was 97 years old. NASA statement: www.nasa.gov/news-release...
Here’s a fake pic of a fake wallaby (with a fake joey in its fake pouch) I took on the weekend in Brisbane (which is a fake city, btw):
“Locked the key”??? Has this guy ever used a door before?
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
How great was Tom Lehrer? In 2020, he moved his entire catalog into the public domain because he felt he'd made more than enough money off of it. Enjoy every Tom Lehrer album: tomlehrersongs.com
My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.
He’s definitely at risk of being deported to Kenya
It still wouldn’t help
“If there’s anyone I need to support in the fight against Trump it's the … Murdoch-owned press…” theshovel.com.au/2025/07/21/i...
Y'all the Berditchever is saying that the point is not whether or not one identifies as religious or whatever, but that the whole point of everything is HOW WE TREAT OTHER HUMAN BEINGS and if you say you love God but treat people like garbage, he's calling you on it.
Annual? Should be every 6 months. And how many aged care residents who test positive are getting antivirals such as Paxlovid? My guess would be not many.
He’d make a compelling Democratic nominee in 2028 too, particularly if Trump ends up running for a third term (unconstitutionally)
Of all the heinous things Trump has done, I will never forgive him for making me side with Rupert Murdoch
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
Fool me. My @smh @theage cartoon.
Happy 20th birthday Django! 💝🎂🎉 www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/... Our open source journey started 20 years ago today, on July 13th 2005. Come celebrate this big milestone at one of our many community events this year #Python #Django #OpenSource #DjangoBirthday
Actor Mandy Patinkin’s plea for Jews to consider how what Netanyahu’s Israeli government is doing to Gaza is not just harming Palestinians and killing kids — but also endangering Jews across the globe.
The reasons those people believe things are different from the reasons you and I believe things. They believe things so that they feel like part of their group. We believe things based on evidence.
Who was in charge of making this map? 🤣 Tell me when you see it.
A truly bipartisanship committee would investigate Ben Collins as well — there’s something going on with those two guys.
AI slop now making up saccharine Bible verses that do not exist
This will definitely help lower* egg prices.
Ever wanted an old Mac running IN your website? Well now you can. infinitemac.org/embed
What are the odds this July’s Mediterranean heat is natural? About 1 in a billion! It's the most extreme Mediterannean heatwave on record, for this time of year. This is a thread, digging deep, adding context, so follow along… 1/
Again
Ah, it appears to be a difference in convention between the US and UK. E.g. Oxford Uni recommends en dash with spaces. english.stackexchange.com/a/497140
Then your argument is with the Australian Government Style Guide: www.stylemanual.gov.au/grammar-punc...
Yes, it’s hindsight. With the benefit of hindsight, he’s saying that the battle to stop climate change has been lost. Past tense. Meanwhile, other people are actively fighting that battle still, and disagree with him.
Two styles I’ve seen recommended: • Em-dash—no spaces • En-dash – with spaces
This seems pretty clear to me. [Q:] “You’ve been quoted many times over the last couple decades saying it’s not too late to tackle climate change, so when did you come to this realization that the battle is lost?” [A:] “It’s been coming all along.”
I completely agree. Giving up is a luxury reserved for those who are not already directly suffering the impacts
So disappointing. Yes, we need to ramp up adaptation, but it's wildly premature to say "it's too late" and give up on decarbonization just because we didn't avoid climate impacts altogether. A warmer world - with all its challenges - still deserves our love, and will always be worth fighting for.
reminder: climate fatalism becomes starkly absurd when you put it in literal, immediate and physical terms. Oh no there's just no way we can ever stop handing billions in subsidies to this coal mining company. Damn, we're doomed. Guess we just keep on doin it
They were hoping you wouldn’t ask that question.
Elite journalists wriggle & wriggle & try & try but they can not escape the fundamental dilemma: journalism is, by its nature, supposed to be on the side of accuracy, against lies & liars, but the GOP is lies & liars top to bottom. And for reasons of power & access, journalism can not say so.
Keith Boynton Sandra Boyntons son 💙
I hate what the writers of this show have done this season.
In British English, a colloquial word for “releasing a fragrance” (farting) is “trump”. Trump trumped.
What we should really be talking about is how the steady warming of the planet--which will continue until carbon emissions cease--is leading to increasingly dangerous, damaging & deadly heat and weather extremes. That's where my messaging is focused right now. #TheTruthIsBadEnough
I’m currently enjoying reading Men at Arms for the first time. Better late than never…
“Traitor Trump” is his name now
I doubt that. But my point is that relying on his health deteriorating to avoid a third term is a bad plan.
People were saying that about him 8 years ago
The rabbit hole of British place names is not for the faint of heart… www.countryfile.com/go-outdoors/...
He’s always projecting
Update: bsky.app/profile/yash...
In what has been described as a “pure coincidence”, nineteen year-old Barron Trump has been diagnosed with a debilitating bone spur on the same day his Dad started a new war.
Penny Wong, 2003: "I say suspicion is not enough. To justify going to war we need more than suspicion. What sort of world would we live in if suspicion alone was justification for participation in unilateral military action outside the auspices of the UN? "
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
Five things to remember about war:
Donald Trump just unilaterally bombed Iran. A masked gang is terrorizing our streets. America has rapidly devolved into an authoritarian state. That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress: Sit back and do absolutely nothing.
EXCLUSIVE — The Onion has a full-page ad in today’s NYT featuring part of an editorial calling out congressional fecklessness towards Trump. They also sent a copy of their latest issue to every lawmaker. My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...
Could everyone please read this. By @garethhutchens.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
He also wrote up the story for The New Yorker bsky.app/profile/alis...
Middle East Peace For @rawstory.com nickanderson.substack.com
In 2016 Monash University said it would divest from fossil fuels. The same year it inked a deal with Woodside, Australia's biggest domestic oil and gas supplier, starting a decade-long partnership. I looked at how the institution was living up to its promises. The short answer: it's not. /1
Hi everyone I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing
I was deported by the U.S. for reporting on the Columbia University student protests. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
This is shocking. Pure totalitarianism from DHS, and also blatantly unconstitutional. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Judge Boasberg referenced Kafka only two weeks ago. “How can I be under arrest?” “We don’t answer such questions.” bsky.app/profile/klas...
Mr. Antiwar President has us inches away from a Civil War at home and a nuclear war abroad in defense of an ally that is starting random hot regional wars to detract from its ongoing genocide. I’m sure all of this will just naturally cool off.
On the left: June 12, Judge Breyer writing that THE test for whether the US Marines/Guard violate Posse Comitatus will be whether they've engaged in "detaining" civilians. On the right: June 13: See for yourself. Note: The DoD has confirmed the detention of civilian to Reuters.
Thanks for the link to pg-osc — I’ll take a proper look at it next week.
Sorry, they’ve filed their notice of appeal. The actual appeal is yet to come.
Linked here: bsky.app/profile/chri...
He’s granted a TRO. Aren’t TROs usually non-appealable? And I see that the DOJ has already appealed against the order “granting injunctive relief” (which it didn’t do).
They’re appealing against “injunctive relief”, but it was a TRO. Will any circuit court ever reject such appeals of TROs?
Vale Brian Wilson. I think this is one of his finest works, in both music and lyrics, and this performance produced by BBC Music is sublime. (If you haven't seen it before, feast yourself!) youtu.be/XqLTe8h0-jo?...
us forces mired in two-front war with a nuclear-capable iran and [squinting] los angeles
Emirates and Etihad (and a few other airlines) are still flying through Iranian airspace. Most other airlines are using Iraqi airspace for flights between Europe and Asia. E.g.
One of the great things about the USA reviewing AUKUS is if the US cancels it, it won't change at all the likelihood of Australia getting submarines
The Australian govt is now the only member of AUKUS not reviewing it.
would really be the cherry on top of Scomo’s rubber stamp honours if AUKUS never happens
“Danger of rebellion” right there!
The protests are right and necessary, and a cause for hope. But they themselves won’t move the US towards greater cohesion.
Exactly. Response to Mexican flag in LA: “The US has only one flag!” What about the Confederate flag carried into Congress by a Jan 6 rioter? The US has been held together by a mesh of compromises. But compromise is no longer acceptable to this far right government.
Here’s mine: 1. “Professional” musician (trumpet), struggling to make ends meet but loving the music 2. Author of self-help books for neurodivergent geeks
