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I’m convinced that pandas are just drunk people in costumes

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We interrupt your regularly scheduled morning plum blossom appreciation session to announce the arrival of the Kawazu sakura in Tokyo 🎉

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Always wondered how the Star Wars Emperor could start with a battle-hardened army and end up with an "entire legion of his best troops" being beaten to death by teddybears with sticks. Then Hegseth ended up as US Defence Sec. And now yeah that makes sense.

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“Promising to reduce the size of the public service is a cheap political stunt.” New research shows that sacking public servants actually costs the country a fortune, as public jobs are replaced by consultants, contractors and labour hire workers. New research from @futurework.org.au #auspol

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A thousand times this 👇👇👇👇

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Something I've been banging on about for some time now: Peter Dutton is a multi-millionaire property developer He has been for all of his adult life. That's who he is & how he earns his wealth For a brief interlude in his 20s he was a cop, yet he and our media have defined him by that ever since

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Pedro Pascal responding to transphobia on social media: “I can’t think of anything more vile and small and pathetic than terrorizing the smallest, most vulnerable community of people who want nothing from you, except the right to exist.” (via @charliejane.bsky.social) [capitalfm.com]

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This is Brooks. He found a giant stick on his walk and stubbornly carried it all the way home. 14/10

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Children dying of vaccine-preventable diseases due to parental neglect is truly a hellish reality. There will be more of these deaths and every single one will be a preventable tragedy.

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Elon Musk's inability to listen to others is torching almost everything he touches, by Gary Marcus @garymarcus.bsky.social / Marcus on AI - Substack garymarcus.substack.com/p/elon-musks...

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The surprising (and rather delightful) history of the pencil

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Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.

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Threatening to sack the Chair of an independent authority because you don’t like a report he’s released is Trumpian. It’s so important we don’t go down that road. Really irresponsible behaviour from the Liberal Party. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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Um, well leaving aside the fact you never asked how we could fund the $360 billion Aukus debacle…we could scrap the $14 billion per year in fossil fuel subsidies, abolish the 50% capital gain at tax discount or stop giving away more than half of the gas we export FOR FREE. There, fixed it!

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I wonder if in 20 years time there's going to be ostensibly two different kinds of people: Those who can operate as fully functioning adults without having to use AI for basic life tasks, and those who can't. In much the same way that today there are people who can see bullshit and those who can't

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Triple M @theage

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Killing anti EV myths A new study busts the EV battery myth! After 145,000 km, most EVs still retain 90% of their battery capacity, and at 210,000 km, they hold 85%. Even at 480,000+ km, failure is extremely unlikely. So if battery life was your excuse, time for a test drive!

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Israeli forces barred forcibly displaced Palestinians from returning to their homes in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank. 🔴 LIVE updates:

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Hey Jane Hume this is the very definition of SMEAR #auspol

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You first.

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This is Ralph. His body composition is approximately 40% ear. But that does not mean he wants to listen to your podcast. 12/10 (IG: ralph_kd0821)

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Another stellar #MediaWatch tonight. It is hugely encouraging that new host @lintonbesser.bsky.social maintains the high quality of his beloved predecessors. Superb. #JournalismMatters

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A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

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Cripes - they'll have to negotiate to get all legislation passed. That NEVER happens in Australia... oh wait, someone from the Senate is just passing me a note..

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Dear manager, This week, there she was: 1) just walking down the street 2) singing doo wah diddy diddy dum diddy do 3) snapping her fingers 4) shuffling her feet 5) see 2 above

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The French Parliament has approved a landmark ban on using “forever chemicals” in common products including cosmetics, ski wax and clothing, a move that could reverberate beyond its borders. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

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"we don’t want our health system to be more American" says Albo. If only he had the same view of our - defence system - foreign policy - respect for human rights and international law - Murdoch-dominated media - growing inequality and poverty... #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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Dear manager: This week: 1. I've been to Nice And the isle of Greece 2. I sipped champagne on a yacht 3. I moved like Harlow in Monte Carlo 4. I've been undressed by kings And I've seen some things That a woman ain't supposed to see 5. I’ve been to paradise (didn’t have enough time to get to me)

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Just a little reminder that as Germany (the largest economy in EU) heads to the polls there’s almost no chance of a ‘majority government’ Indeed they almost never have ‘majority governments’…power sharing parliaments are the norm in so many counties…just sayin www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...

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This is Alvin. He is 19 years old but still likes to be held like a baby. Because he still is a baby. 13/10 #SeniorPupSaturday

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Australia's richest 200 people are hoarding $625 billion. We need $10 billion per year to raise the rate to the poverty line. A 2% annual wealth tax on these 200 greedy cunts would cover it. Eat the rich.

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The major parties don't have the moral courage to protect the people and places we love. This election is an opportunity to vote for a candidate who will. Minority govt may be the only thing that forces the Govt to put 🇦🇺ns ahead of vested interests. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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The 250 year backstory - it’s all in there. The authoritarian strain, the flaws of the constitution which Trump is exploiting, the long history of demagoguery and political violence.

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Not long after I submitted my application to the national redress scheme I received a phone call from the local police where the abuse occurred. The Catholic church had reported my application to police after the government provided my application to the church.

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Nice one.

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Tax the rich #ClassWar #EatTheRich

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It's weird how everyone in the world knows a Nazi salute when we see it, with the notable exception of journalists and their editors.

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Very proud to be able to vote for this amazing woman again in #Indi. #voteindependent - it makes a difference. #auspol How to regain public trust in the NACC www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

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Dept of Social Services disclosed private legal letters with the Catholic Church which were then leaked to The Australian newspaper and used in concert to try and silence survivors of abuse by a senior Church member. Yeah, it's nuts. But they admitted it. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-cri...

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Remember all those platitudes after the child abuse Royal Commission about how we as a society were going to treat victim-survivors of institutional abuse better? Read Rick Morton in The Saturday Paper today. I shake my head in utter disbelief. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-cri...

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Word discovery of the day is ‘yoke-devil’ (17th century): an accomplice in a villainous or immoral undertaking.

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I quite enjoyed the yarn about the Gentlemen’s (and Ladies) Clubs being taxed in Victoria today. Next let’s do the property holding tax free Churches - and all their schools, community services, aged care, colleges at universities. They also exclude people.

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“I retire with my head held high, knowing that I am leaving the country in smoldering ruins.” “From torpedoing gun laws to boosting sexual assailants onto the Supreme Court, I have been tireless in my effort to make this land unfit for human habitation.” www.borowitzreport.com/p/mcconnell-...

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Alan Rickman, born this day in 1946, left us in 2016, and it still hurts. He always, always understood the assignment. RIP to a true master of his craft.

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