Marcus Kelson
@marcuskelson.bsky.social
Retired journalist, at the ABC for three decades, madly in love with Virginia, 37 years married, swimmer and swim teacher, has reviewed film, music and more for 40 years off and on. No DMs unless l know you.
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I think if you read Donald Trump’s tweets as if they were uttered by Winnie the Pooh there would be less stress in the world.
January 30, 2026 at 1:06 PM
I think if you read Donald Trump’s tweets as if they were uttered by Winnie the Pooh there would be less stress in the world.
I don’t really do pretty but this is a beautifully moist and al dente risotto with chicken, pancetta, mushrooms, pancetta and baby spinach… it’s always about love :)
January 30, 2026 at 9:12 AM
I don’t really do pretty but this is a beautifully moist and al dente risotto with chicken, pancetta, mushrooms, pancetta and baby spinach… it’s always about love :)
Hey if you’ve never seen Rhys Nicholson live at the Athenaeum it’s brilliant - ABC iview.
January 30, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Hey if you’ve never seen Rhys Nicholson live at the Athenaeum it’s brilliant - ABC iview.
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Sitting President attempts to steal $10 BILLION from taxpayers.
The most corrupt regime of our lifetimes. With no close second.
And the Hunter hunters are silent.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
The most corrupt regime of our lifetimes. With no close second.
And the Hunter hunters are silent.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
January 30, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Sitting President attempts to steal $10 BILLION from taxpayers.
The most corrupt regime of our lifetimes. With no close second.
And the Hunter hunters are silent.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
The most corrupt regime of our lifetimes. With no close second.
And the Hunter hunters are silent.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
I have prepared and precooked and seasoned and cut up all the herbs for risotto which l will cook when Australia moves a few more miles away from the sun.
January 30, 2026 at 7:04 AM
I have prepared and precooked and seasoned and cut up all the herbs for risotto which l will cook when Australia moves a few more miles away from the sun.
Seem to be watching Coriolanus again … 🤷♀️
January 30, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Seem to be watching Coriolanus again … 🤷♀️
Rendering pancetta, warming the stock with a herb infusion - more will be added later :)
January 30, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Rendering pancetta, warming the stock with a herb infusion - more will be added later :)
In the kitchen preparing and partly cooking food for dinner, balancing Italian herbs, watching a cooking show on Italy and l could not be happier…
January 30, 2026 at 3:32 AM
In the kitchen preparing and partly cooking food for dinner, balancing Italian herbs, watching a cooking show on Italy and l could not be happier…
I'm watching a show on Apple called knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars - I just love food and I love cooking, but it has also struck me as something potentially and often heavily destructive for those who participate - this from Vanity Fair...
www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015...
www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015...
Why Some of the World’s Most Famous Chefs Don’t Want a Michelin Star
The kings of top kitchens reveal what it takes to gain (and keep) the top restaurant honor—and the trauma of losing it.
www.vanityfair.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:43 AM
I'm watching a show on Apple called knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars - I just love food and I love cooking, but it has also struck me as something potentially and often heavily destructive for those who participate - this from Vanity Fair...
www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015...
www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015...
You see not everyone needs to be an arsehole…
January 30, 2026 at 2:14 AM
You see not everyone needs to be an arsehole…
8,400 steps and 3.2 kilometres in the pool - I’m done!
January 30, 2026 at 2:11 AM
8,400 steps and 3.2 kilometres in the pool - I’m done!
And he’d be right …
friend of mine is an undocumented immigrant and has been hiding in Melania theaters bc he knows people assume no one is in there
January 30, 2026 at 1:49 AM
And he’d be right …
Well this is a solid step in the right direction …
January 30, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Well this is a solid step in the right direction …
Morning cormorant walk…
January 29, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Morning cormorant walk…
This needs serious government action - no equivocation… @albomp.bsky.social your legacy awaits…
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia spends more on tax breaks for landlords than social housing, homelessness and rent assistance combined
Exclusive: Acoss report shows property investors received $12.3bn in tax concessions in 2025, while the share of social housing dropped to a record low
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:47 PM
This needs serious government action - no equivocation… @albomp.bsky.social your legacy awaits…
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Yes, it’s astonishing that Kristi Noem still has her job after the deaths, lies, and failures on her watch.
But the American people have the final say when it comes to holding this entire administration - from the president on down - accountable for its cruelty and corruption.
But the American people have the final say when it comes to holding this entire administration - from the president on down - accountable for its cruelty and corruption.
January 29, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Yes, it’s astonishing that Kristi Noem still has her job after the deaths, lies, and failures on her watch.
But the American people have the final say when it comes to holding this entire administration - from the president on down - accountable for its cruelty and corruption.
But the American people have the final say when it comes to holding this entire administration - from the president on down - accountable for its cruelty and corruption.
Corellas visiting :)
January 29, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Corellas visiting :)
Re-watching the West Wing with family, notwithstanding the Sorkinisation effect, he did research thoroughly - of course artistic licence and a degree of dramatic excess is to be expected - that said compare this to the knuckle dragging fascists today - oh America…
January 29, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Re-watching the West Wing with family, notwithstanding the Sorkinisation effect, he did research thoroughly - of course artistic licence and a degree of dramatic excess is to be expected - that said compare this to the knuckle dragging fascists today - oh America…
I'm watching a film called Nobody (Stan) with the super talented Bob Odenkirk, and I think he is just about to go postal - 7/10 on the tomatometer...that'll do :)
January 29, 2026 at 3:02 AM
I'm watching a film called Nobody (Stan) with the super talented Bob Odenkirk, and I think he is just about to go postal - 7/10 on the tomatometer...that'll do :)
Personally l look forward to serving our sea triffid overlords…
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Future rare octopus blooms 'likely' in UK seas
Researchers say the population surge is expected to recur due to unusually high breeding levels.
www.bbc.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Personally l look forward to serving our sea triffid overlords…
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
did I just read somewhere Trump is launching an investigation into wine mum gangs? this has been documented before - well kind of..
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvRg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvRg...
Hell’s Grannies | Monty Python (Official Sketch)
YouTube video by Monty Python
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:34 AM
did I just read somewhere Trump is launching an investigation into wine mum gangs? this has been documented before - well kind of..
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvRg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvRg...
As you may know, last weekend we drove to Sydney to see Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, which was utterlly transformational - if this is of interest here is an extended interview he with Colbert from about a year ago...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8qm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8qm...
Nick Cave On Singing With Johnny Cash And The Joyful, Uplifting Vibe Of His New Album, ‘Wild God’
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:49 AM
As you may know, last weekend we drove to Sydney to see Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, which was utterlly transformational - if this is of interest here is an extended interview he with Colbert from about a year ago...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8qm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8qm...
Reposted by Marcus Kelson
Incredible self own for the US. The damage being done to the US scientific enterprise is generational. We will look back on this as a tipping point where the US chose all on its own to stop leading the world in science.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
www.science.org
January 28, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Incredible self own for the US. The damage being done to the US scientific enterprise is generational. We will look back on this as a tipping point where the US chose all on its own to stop leading the world in science.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Happy birthday to Alan Cumming, seen here in his brief but scene-stealing performance in Stanley Kubrick's EYES WIDE SHUT (1999).
January 27, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Happy birthday to Alan Cumming, seen here in his brief but scene-stealing performance in Stanley Kubrick's EYES WIDE SHUT (1999).
