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Politics, running, running politics from an ill-informed perspective. Keep my informed opinions out of this. I enjoy neo-pronouns, they/them and she/her.
The worst thing about film festivals is that you can't tell everyone to go and see a movie you loved. Anyway if SKIFF turns up at a festival near you, get amongst it
cineuropa.org/en/newsdetai...
cineuropa.org/en/newsdetai...
Review: Skiff
03/10/2025 - Cecilia Verheyden delivers a tender and resonant coming-of-age tale, culminating in a final act that lingers thanks to its brutal honesty
cineuropa.org
February 13, 2026 at 8:32 PM
The worst thing about film festivals is that you can't tell everyone to go and see a movie you loved. Anyway if SKIFF turns up at a festival near you, get amongst it
cineuropa.org/en/newsdetai...
cineuropa.org/en/newsdetai...
I could get behind "kick a Vic"
February 13, 2026 at 7:07 AM
I could get behind "kick a Vic"
Yes it does seem like anyone else willing to do so would quickly receive applications
February 13, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Yes it does seem like anyone else willing to do so would quickly receive applications
There's nothing in any of the emails I've seen that suggests a process of reckoning, forgiveness, indeed anything except active encouragement
February 12, 2026 at 10:12 PM
There's nothing in any of the emails I've seen that suggests a process of reckoning, forgiveness, indeed anything except active encouragement
OMG i kept seeing posts about drafts and i thought it was a sports thing 🤦♀️
February 12, 2026 at 10:09 PM
OMG i kept seeing posts about drafts and i thought it was a sports thing 🤦♀️
What the fuck. Same.
February 12, 2026 at 10:08 PM
What the fuck. Same.
In Jess Hull's Howie Games interview, she said she'd have Shannon Rowbury as one of her fantasy dinner party guests. I was surprised, didn't know much about her except that she'd had been upgraded to a medal for that 2012 race. I can understand why after reading this - all power to her!
Why Shannon Rowbury + 4 other reallocated Olympic medalists are bringing a case before the Court of Arbitration for Sport against World Anti-Doping Agency and World Athletics
citiusmag.com/articles/sha...
citiusmag.com/articles/sha...
From Reallocation To Reform: Why Shannon Rowbury Is Taking WADA And World Athletics To Court - CITIUS Mag
Thirteen years after the 2012 Olympic 1500m, Shannon Rowbury is now a bronze medalist and taking WADA and World Athletics to court to fight for reform.
citiusmag.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:39 PM
In Jess Hull's Howie Games interview, she said she'd have Shannon Rowbury as one of her fantasy dinner party guests. I was surprised, didn't know much about her except that she'd had been upgraded to a medal for that 2012 race. I can understand why after reading this - all power to her!
"Beanbag rounds, described as a "less-than-lethal option", are commonly used by law enforcement to de-escalate situations"
I think we may have a broader problem with how police understand "de-escalate"
I think we may have a broader problem with how police understand "de-escalate"
A court hears a NSW inquest will need to rely on eyewitness accounts of the 2023 death of Krista Kach, who was shot with a beanbag round following a 10-hour stand-off with police in 2023.
No body-camera footage of woman's death in police stand-off, coroner hears
A court hears a NSW inquest will need to rely on eyewitness accounts of the 2023 death of Krista Kach, who was shot with a beanbag round following a 10-hour stand-off with police in 2023.
www.abc.net.au
February 11, 2026 at 4:12 AM
"Beanbag rounds, described as a "less-than-lethal option", are commonly used by law enforcement to de-escalate situations"
I think we may have a broader problem with how police understand "de-escalate"
I think we may have a broader problem with how police understand "de-escalate"
e.g. "Australia's position in support of Israel's right to exist has never extended to wiping out the rights of Palestinians in the small pockets of territory left to them when about 800,000 of them were expelled from their homes ..." ridiculous that this needs to be stated
February 11, 2026 at 3:17 AM
e.g. "Australia's position in support of Israel's right to exist has never extended to wiping out the rights of Palestinians in the small pockets of territory left to them when about 800,000 of them were expelled from their homes ..." ridiculous that this needs to be stated
All Laura Tingle has to do, literally, is write a series of factual statements - and she produces analysis that vastly exceeds almost all other journalists'
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Israel undermines two-state solution while Herzog visits Australia
While Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited Sydney, his government was taking concrete actions in the West Bank designed to "continue to kill the idea of a Palestinian state".
www.abc.net.au
February 11, 2026 at 3:17 AM
All Laura Tingle has to do, literally, is write a series of factual statements - and she produces analysis that vastly exceeds almost all other journalists'
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Fifth coffee by 9am!! Inspirational... I feel my own caffeine habits being enabled 🤩
February 10, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Fifth coffee by 9am!! Inspirational... I feel my own caffeine habits being enabled 🤩
😲 First time since I left that I'm jealous of people living in the NY region!!
February 10, 2026 at 8:13 PM
😲 First time since I left that I'm jealous of people living in the NY region!!
today years old when I first used split screen in microsoft word 🥲
February 10, 2026 at 5:19 AM
today years old when I first used split screen in microsoft word 🥲
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Just straight up antisemitism
February 9, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Just straight up antisemitism
I've also been at plenty of sanctioned and unsanctioned protests and never seen police escalate like they did today. I'm sure it's happened but it's not "normal"!
the police presence at Town Hall is unfuckingbelievable. They are deep inside the station, stopping and searching people at the top of the stairs from the platform. Absolutely off the charts I have never seen anything like it and I have protested for over 40 years.
February 9, 2026 at 11:01 AM
I've also been at plenty of sanctioned and unsanctioned protests and never seen police escalate like they did today. I'm sure it's happened but it's not "normal"!
I don't think this footage is from today
February 9, 2026 at 10:40 AM
I don't think this footage is from today
It was obvious very early on that it would be safer to allow a march. Ridiculous
February 9, 2026 at 9:56 AM
It was obvious very early on that it would be safer to allow a march. Ridiculous
Andy's coverage of this issue is impeccable as always
2/ NSW Police, in conjunction with NSW Premier Chris Minns, have today made an extraordinary submission to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NSW police pepper spray protesters at Sydney rally opposing Isaac Herzog’s visit
Grace Tame and Lidia Thorpe address crowds in Sydney and Melbourne as thousands take to streets
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Andy's coverage of this issue is impeccable as always
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The people remain standing.
February 8, 2026 at 11:40 PM
The people remain standing.
That looks like a great run from Jaylah
February 8, 2026 at 5:00 AM
That looks like a great run from Jaylah
Laneway festival is on today, in Centennial Park, which I get disproportionately annoyed by, for the above reason 😅
February 8, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Laneway festival is on today, in Centennial Park, which I get disproportionately annoyed by, for the above reason 😅
Time for my annual old fart post:
Centennial👏 park👏 is 👏 not 👏 a 👏 laneway 👏
Centennial👏 park👏 is 👏 not 👏 a 👏 laneway 👏
February 8, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Time for my annual old fart post:
Centennial👏 park👏 is 👏 not 👏 a 👏 laneway 👏
Centennial👏 park👏 is 👏 not 👏 a 👏 laneway 👏