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Sweary post-menopausal single Mum with a liver transplant, an appreciation of dark humour and chocolate, and a commitment to fairness. I live on Whadjuk Noongar boodja, and pay my respects to the traditional custodians and owners of the land and culture.
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1. European and UK ministers are still talking as if their biggest potential security problem is a withdrawal of US support. But that is not their biggest potential security problem. It’s that, under Trump, the US will back Putin not just diplomatically but also militarily. 🧵

Sitting outside after dinner, the end of another hot Perth day. Sounds drift from the oval nearby. Corellas, pink and grey galahs, and parrots fly through the trees. Lulu barks at the people walking their dogs. Against the backdrop of a world gone mad, moments like this are precious, jewels in time.

If you ask me she would have been a much better choice for Time's Person of the Year.

Not surprising at all, my Spotify Wrapped. Number 1 song? Brandenburg Concerto No. 6. Top artist? Johann Sebastian Bach. Why? Baroque music gets me in the zone at work, it's my trigger for flow state. It can only be Baroque, Renaissance, or early mediaeval. Mozart = itchy brain.

We don't feed her, clearly... 🙄 #dogsofbluesky #labradoodle #cheeseislife

We back on to the local park, lots of jarrah and marri trees, so there's lots of bird life (Perth, WA, Whaduk Noongar country). The resident butcherbird couple have young chicks who came for a shower in the retic, fluffing themselves and having a great time. #Birdsofbluesky #Australianbirds

I got excited today when I realised I was about to actually perform a task I'd decided to do 5 minutes before, and I'd focused really hard, and I remembered it, and then I was about to do it, and then I did it, and I was happy I remembered it. Anyone else's brain do that?

The International Criminal Court has announced that it is issuing international arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, alleging war crimes.

It's national Fairy Bread Day in Australia this Sunday, 24 November, celebrating the quintessential Australian birthday party treat 🧚‍♀️🍞 So get out there buying your hundreds and thousands! And help raise money for The Pyjama Foundation looking after kids in foster care: www.fairybreadday.com

Holy crap! Latest version of Microsoft Word can scrape the contents of your documents.

Palestinians in northern Gaza face “diminishing conditions for survival” as Israel’s military has “denied or impeded” all UN support efforts. 🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/lvp7pu

Looking forward to when BlueSky is normalised and people stop commenting on how difficult it was to leave all their followers on X/Twitter and isn't it nice here instead 😒

Been spending too much time on social media over-consuming US election news. Not great for someone with anxiety. So, now, quietly, couch-laying, cold-drinking, petrichor-inhaling, snack-eating, jarrah-admiring, self-caring. And starting The Diplomat S2 tonight 🩷

At least 43,846 Palestinians have been killed and 103,740 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023, says the enclave’s Health Ministry. 🔴 LIVE updates ⤵️

Blocking Nazis, trolls, and fascists doesn’t make it an “echo chamber.” People need to stop gaslighting us into thinking we have to listen to Nazis and debate trolls in order to be informed.

‘Band-aid’: debt relief fails to address inequitable pricing of degrees, university students say

The similarities between MAGA and China's Cultural Revolution is hard to ignore. Fanatical disciples behind an aging leader, purging the Party of anyone who denies his infallibility, only those loyal to the movement remain. Hopefully the similarities don't continue...

A little labradoodle #dogs light relief on a Friday night, at the end of a week going too far down the shitshow/clusterfuck/nightmare-scenario US election rabbit hole. Lulu Lollapalooza is our self-care therapy puppaluppa #dogsofbluesky

Not all of us thinking this is just another great Onion headline 👏 😁❤️ apnews.com/article/onio...

Yep, pretty much 👏👍 www.salon.com/2024/11/14/f...

I really don't think a lot of Americans who are still saying "it's only 4 years" haven't really comprehended what's coming for them. There are no checks and balances now, MAGA Republicans and the Trump team have almost unlimited power. Vale American democracy. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

The Middle East North African (MENA) Chamber of Commerce wants to know why Trump broke his promise to them to call for an immediate ceasefire in Palestine and Lebanon on Nov 6. They actually believed him.