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Nerd into architecture, feminism, politics & blue tiles. Peak posting after Snortlechops and SqueakyBubble go to sleep. tl;dr: I'm awesome! She/her.
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"A million seconds is 12 days. A billion seconds is 31 years. A trillion seconds is 31,688 years"
If you could actually visualize the inhuman scale of the cruelty of the system that produced a monster like Elon Musk, it would drive you mad. The human mind's not equipped for it.
If you could actually visualize the inhuman scale of the cruelty of the system that produced a monster like Elon Musk, it would drive you mad. The human mind's not equipped for it.
January 8, 2026 at 12:42 PM
"A million seconds is 12 days. A billion seconds is 31 years. A trillion seconds is 31,688 years"
If you could actually visualize the inhuman scale of the cruelty of the system that produced a monster like Elon Musk, it would drive you mad. The human mind's not equipped for it.
If you could actually visualize the inhuman scale of the cruelty of the system that produced a monster like Elon Musk, it would drive you mad. The human mind's not equipped for it.
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So we have:
* Brutal, live-streamed genocide that no-ones doing anything about
* Racist censoring of the victims of genocide and their supporters
* Apocalyptic climate change weather that we're hardly doing anything about
* Our biggest "security" partner rapidly backsliding into fascism
Happy '26
* Brutal, live-streamed genocide that no-ones doing anything about
* Racist censoring of the victims of genocide and their supporters
* Apocalyptic climate change weather that we're hardly doing anything about
* Our biggest "security" partner rapidly backsliding into fascism
Happy '26
January 9, 2026 at 12:09 AM
So we have:
* Brutal, live-streamed genocide that no-ones doing anything about
* Racist censoring of the victims of genocide and their supporters
* Apocalyptic climate change weather that we're hardly doing anything about
* Our biggest "security" partner rapidly backsliding into fascism
Happy '26
* Brutal, live-streamed genocide that no-ones doing anything about
* Racist censoring of the victims of genocide and their supporters
* Apocalyptic climate change weather that we're hardly doing anything about
* Our biggest "security" partner rapidly backsliding into fascism
Happy '26
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🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7
January 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7
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If Iranian protestors have breached IRGC headquarters, this is even farther along than I realized
Security forces in Iran are now firing on protesters in cities like Tehran and Khorramabad. In Tehran, demonstrators reportedly set fire to the headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
January 8, 2026 at 7:53 PM
If Iranian protestors have breached IRGC headquarters, this is even farther along than I realized
I think Twitter is offline? Did someone finally take some kind of action?
January 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I think Twitter is offline? Did someone finally take some kind of action?
Think I misinterpreted a timeline for something. Let me seek clarification.
January 8, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Think I misinterpreted a timeline for something. Let me seek clarification.
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Informed, nuanced article by Louise Adler (retired publisher) worth reading
johnmenadue.com/post/2024/09...
johnmenadue.com/post/2024/09...
These are the things I’ve learnt you can’t ask about Israel
In recent years, I have been asked to comment on the Middle East “impasse”, though I am no foreign policy expert. I am merely one of many humanists who mourn this tragic history and rail against the f...
johnmenadue.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Informed, nuanced article by Louise Adler (retired publisher) worth reading
johnmenadue.com/post/2024/09...
johnmenadue.com/post/2024/09...
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Punishing artists for (alleged) political speech hasn't worked for Creative Australia, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, State Libraries VIC and QLD, Bendigo Writers Fest, and the ABC... but maybe it will work in Adelaide
Announcement by Adelaide Writers Festival cancelling invitation to Randa Abdel-
Fattah
Fattah
Adelaide Festival Board Statement
www.adelaidefestival.com.au
January 8, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Punishing artists for (alleged) political speech hasn't worked for Creative Australia, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, State Libraries VIC and QLD, Bendigo Writers Fest, and the ABC... but maybe it will work in Adelaide
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"Secret police" is often misunderstood to mean a force that operates covertly, with all their operations secret.
But a secret police force's actions are often public. The secret part is hiding their identities, because they're breaking laws to hurt politically disfavored people, and fear reprisals.
But a secret police force's actions are often public. The secret part is hiding their identities, because they're breaking laws to hurt politically disfavored people, and fear reprisals.
January 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
"Secret police" is often misunderstood to mean a force that operates covertly, with all their operations secret.
But a secret police force's actions are often public. The secret part is hiding their identities, because they're breaking laws to hurt politically disfavored people, and fear reprisals.
But a secret police force's actions are often public. The secret part is hiding their identities, because they're breaking laws to hurt politically disfavored people, and fear reprisals.
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The ABC going strong with their ‘extreme heat illustrated as a fun day out at the beach’ series. The reality is a lot more serious for most.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
How to avoid heatstroke and when to call Triple Zero as temperature soars
Extreme heat forecast for the next few days has prompted warnings form health experts. Here's how to stay safe.
www.abc.net.au
January 7, 2026 at 6:40 AM
The ABC going strong with their ‘extreme heat illustrated as a fun day out at the beach’ series. The reality is a lot more serious for most.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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Honestly, historically it's going to be impressive how hard America whacked itself in the nutsack - twice - just to prove to itself they were still there and it would really, really, hurt.
"Crushed it" Murica. World's best own goal.
"Crushed it" Murica. World's best own goal.
"You’ve lived through several waves of feminism, and they’ve culminated in two women who were among the most qualified candidates in US presidential history losing to the same misogynistic con artist."
#McSweeneysTop25of2025
#McSweeneysTop25of2025
Signs You Are a Gen-Xer Who’s About to Turn Sixty
Our 5th most-read article of 2025. - - -1. You own music in so many formats that your collection could be housed in an audio museum. 2. Back in yo...
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January 7, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Honestly, historically it's going to be impressive how hard America whacked itself in the nutsack - twice - just to prove to itself they were still there and it would really, really, hurt.
"Crushed it" Murica. World's best own goal.
"Crushed it" Murica. World's best own goal.
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It's really impossible to overstate how much *everyone* is watching the US threats towards Greenland, not just Europe. If you want to break not just NATO but Five Eyes and maybe our Asian defense alliances too, taking Greenland is how you do it.
Forcibly annexing Greenland would be a strategic catastrophe—for Europe, for Canada, and perhaps most especially for the United States itself.
My latest in @foreignpolicy.com on how we're all sleep-walking into a disaster: foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/06/g...
My latest in @foreignpolicy.com on how we're all sleep-walking into a disaster: foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/06/g...
Annexing Greenland Would Be a Strategic Catastrophe
Any attempt by the United States to claim the island would quickly spiral out of control.
foreignpolicy.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:50 AM
It's really impossible to overstate how much *everyone* is watching the US threats towards Greenland, not just Europe. If you want to break not just NATO but Five Eyes and maybe our Asian defense alliances too, taking Greenland is how you do it.
This show was very cool, especially the first few episodes.
Just thinking about the show that tells the story of Russia unilaterally turning Norway into a puppet state for its oil. For no reason.
January 7, 2026 at 8:01 AM
This show was very cool, especially the first few episodes.
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Europe is facing a foreign invader but can't resist because it relies on said invader for its defence. This is not sovereignty — it's subjugation.
And until we do something about this, Trump (and others) are going to exploit this to devastating effect.
And until we do something about this, Trump (and others) are going to exploit this to devastating effect.
January 6, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Europe is facing a foreign invader but can't resist because it relies on said invader for its defence. This is not sovereignty — it's subjugation.
And until we do something about this, Trump (and others) are going to exploit this to devastating effect.
And until we do something about this, Trump (and others) are going to exploit this to devastating effect.
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If Trump is really stealing spending power from Congress then it would be insanity for Democrats to vote to fund the government later this month. Shut it down until the president stops wiping his ass with the Constitution.
January 7, 2026 at 12:50 AM
If Trump is really stealing spending power from Congress then it would be insanity for Democrats to vote to fund the government later this month. Shut it down until the president stops wiping his ass with the Constitution.
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People who fancy quoting the Melian Dialogue ("the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must") ignore the fact that Thucydides was clearly portraying this as the kind of hubris that squandered Athens' primacy and paved the way for a devastating peer war that it ultimately lost.
January 7, 2026 at 3:36 AM
People who fancy quoting the Melian Dialogue ("the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must") ignore the fact that Thucydides was clearly portraying this as the kind of hubris that squandered Athens' primacy and paved the way for a devastating peer war that it ultimately lost.
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Jared Kushner has somehow found a place at Coalition of the Willing press conference with Scholz, Zelensky, Macron, Starmer and Witkoff.
Kushner has no official position in the US government.
Kushner has no official position in the US government.
January 6, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Jared Kushner has somehow found a place at Coalition of the Willing press conference with Scholz, Zelensky, Macron, Starmer and Witkoff.
Kushner has no official position in the US government.
Kushner has no official position in the US government.
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one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
January 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
Wondering if I should finally invest in a neck fan? A “lady of a certain age” introduced them to me.
January 6, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Wondering if I should finally invest in a neck fan? A “lady of a certain age” introduced them to me.
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I've added 2025 to this ridiculous chart
January 3, 2026 at 12:13 AM
I've added 2025 to this ridiculous chart
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Another example of the fact that there are very few technically difficult questions of economics; "difficult questions" are just difficult because you don't like the obvious answer
January 6, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Another example of the fact that there are very few technically difficult questions of economics; "difficult questions" are just difficult because you don't like the obvious answer
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This morning Rape Crisis Ireland has called for a ban on AI 'nudification' functions which can (and have) produced sexual images of children and adults.
RCI: 'There seems to be no reason for the existence of "nudification" functionality on AI apps beyond exploitation...'
RCI: 'There seems to be no reason for the existence of "nudification" functionality on AI apps beyond exploitation...'
January 6, 2026 at 10:42 AM
This morning Rape Crisis Ireland has called for a ban on AI 'nudification' functions which can (and have) produced sexual images of children and adults.
RCI: 'There seems to be no reason for the existence of "nudification" functionality on AI apps beyond exploitation...'
RCI: 'There seems to be no reason for the existence of "nudification" functionality on AI apps beyond exploitation...'
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"did you try to bribe the president of the united states by giving him your nobel peace prize so he will declare that you are in charge of venezuela after abducting its leader by military force" is just a thing that someone can be asked in an interview now and we all have to deal with that
Hannity: Did you at any point offered to give him the Nobel peace prize?
Machado: It hasn’t happened yet. We want to give it to him. Share it with him.
Machado: It hasn’t happened yet. We want to give it to him. Share it with him.
January 6, 2026 at 5:54 AM
"did you try to bribe the president of the united states by giving him your nobel peace prize so he will declare that you are in charge of venezuela after abducting its leader by military force" is just a thing that someone can be asked in an interview now and we all have to deal with that
Overheard from my lounge room from Mr 2&6: “In this fight there is no biting and no eye poking [mumbling…] Okay, fine, but still no biting.”
Love the negotiation, slightly worried about the topic, did remind them our house rule of no rough housing above the neck.
Love the negotiation, slightly worried about the topic, did remind them our house rule of no rough housing above the neck.
January 6, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Overheard from my lounge room from Mr 2&6: “In this fight there is no biting and no eye poking [mumbling…] Okay, fine, but still no biting.”
Love the negotiation, slightly worried about the topic, did remind them our house rule of no rough housing above the neck.
Love the negotiation, slightly worried about the topic, did remind them our house rule of no rough housing above the neck.
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Currently at BBC
January 5, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Currently at BBC