Donna Weeks
@psephy.bsky.social
Academic-ish, Aust-Japan: politics, society, community; music, books, many books, photography, sports-ish; {Suomi} 政治学、政治思想、日豪関係、9条の会、音楽、写真、波乗り、より良い社会を目指す。#tokyolyf and random commentary. Either in Brisbane/Meanjin or Tokyo 東京&茅ヶ崎
Psephy—a psephologist. 😊
Psephy—a psephologist. 😊
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Donna Weeks
@psephy.bsky.social
· Dec 3
a dog sitting on a beach looking out over the ocean
Alt: a dog sitting on a beach looking out over the ocean, which is also my favourite place to be.
media.tenor.com
I appreciate the insignificance of my online existence.
Unusually long thunder rumbling; really long. ⛈️
November 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Unusually long thunder rumbling; really long. ⛈️
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imagine if Labor cabinet ministers & MPs had an ounce of the character & courage of Senator Fatima Payman—they could prevent harms, achieve positive changes or at the least represent their constituents instead of Big Business, miners, weapons corps, financiers, property developers, landlords etc
Senator Payman: "The more I’ve lived and worked in public life, the more I’ve come to realise that bravery isn’t about never feeling afraid. It’s about recognising fear for what it is and choosing to act anyway. It’s a choice open to us all, not just those whose names end up in the history books."
The Floor I Crossed Was Between Fear and Freedom
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
imagine if Labor cabinet ministers & MPs had an ounce of the character & courage of Senator Fatima Payman—they could prevent harms, achieve positive changes or at the least represent their constituents instead of Big Business, miners, weapons corps, financiers, property developers, landlords etc
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Name the translator!!!
I mean, they could have at least *mentioned* my name...
Uketsu’s ‘Strange Pictures’ Shortlisted for Waterstones’ 2025 Book of the Year
Uketsu’s horror-mystery novel Strange Pictures has been shortlisted for Waterstones’ 2025 Book of the Year.
www.billboard.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Name the translator!!!
Hanson’s proximity to Trumpian politics is emboldening her to up her game here, to the ongoing detriment to the Australian body politic. Democracy does need boundaries, we can’t pretend we all implicitly understand democratic principles. Discuss.
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Hanson’s proximity to Trumpian politics is emboldening her to up her game here, to the ongoing detriment to the Australian body politic. Democracy does need boundaries, we can’t pretend we all implicitly understand democratic principles. Discuss.
Just a momentary pause on the back deck.
バルコニーに蛾がいる。
バルコニーに蛾がいる。
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Just a momentary pause on the back deck.
バルコニーに蛾がいる。
バルコニーに蛾がいる。
Today:
25-11-25
It’s just one month until Christmas…
There is still so much to do.
25-11-25
It’s just one month until Christmas…
There is still so much to do.
November 25, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Today:
25-11-25
It’s just one month until Christmas…
There is still so much to do.
25-11-25
It’s just one month until Christmas…
There is still so much to do.
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"progressive politics is not just about climate targets and tax reform. It must also be about moral courage: the ability to say, “Not in our name,” when innocent lives are being destroyed and our government looks away."
An excerpt from Senator Fatima Payman's brilliant essay from @australiainstitute.org.au latest book, "A Time For Bravery".
Rather topical given Hanson's bullshit yesterday
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Rather topical given Hanson's bullshit yesterday
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
The Floor I Crossed Was Between Fear and Freedom
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
"progressive politics is not just about climate targets and tax reform. It must also be about moral courage: the ability to say, “Not in our name,” when innocent lives are being destroyed and our government looks away."
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“Norway taxes its fossil fuel industry heavily and gives their kids free higher education ... we subsidise our fossil fuel industry and charge a fortune to go to uni.”
Hear more from Richard Denniss - pre-order 'A Time for Bravery' (code SAVE5 for $5 off) australiainstitute.org.au/store/a-time...
Hear more from Richard Denniss - pre-order 'A Time for Bravery' (code SAVE5 for $5 off) australiainstitute.org.au/store/a-time...
November 24, 2025 at 5:25 AM
“Norway taxes its fossil fuel industry heavily and gives their kids free higher education ... we subsidise our fossil fuel industry and charge a fortune to go to uni.”
Hear more from Richard Denniss - pre-order 'A Time for Bravery' (code SAVE5 for $5 off) australiainstitute.org.au/store/a-time...
Hear more from Richard Denniss - pre-order 'A Time for Bravery' (code SAVE5 for $5 off) australiainstitute.org.au/store/a-time...
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Poetrye, theatre, storyes, daunse, art, scholarlye researche about literature, historye, and language -- all of these thinges mattir more now, not less.
November 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Poetrye, theatre, storyes, daunse, art, scholarlye researche about literature, historye, and language -- all of these thinges mattir more now, not less.
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Hanson proving, yet again, that despite a quarter of a century in public office she remains bereft of ideas, originality, or even common sense.
PS: Of course she has a portrait of herself in her office!
PS: Of course she has a portrait of herself in her office!
#BREAKING 🚨 The Senate has been suspended after One Nation leader Pauline Hanson wore a burka on the floor, repeating her 2017 stunt
It happened shortly after Hanson tried introduce a bill which would ban burkas in Australia
It happened shortly after Hanson tried introduce a bill which would ban burkas in Australia
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Hanson proving, yet again, that despite a quarter of a century in public office she remains bereft of ideas, originality, or even common sense.
PS: Of course she has a portrait of herself in her office!
PS: Of course she has a portrait of herself in her office!
Seems to be almost over; little hailstones here, which is unusual.☔️
Herewith the afternoon storm, as scheduled.
November 24, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Seems to be almost over; little hailstones here, which is unusual.☔️
Herewith the afternoon storm, as scheduled.
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Herewith the afternoon storm, as scheduled.
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Wind so strong it blew Darwin into Sydney.
November 23, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Wind so strong it blew Darwin into Sydney.
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大相撲九州場所 安青錦が初優勝 ウクライナ出身力士で初
https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/na-k10014984471000
https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/na-k10014984471000
大相撲九州場所 新関脇 安青錦が初優勝 ウクライナ出身力士で初めて | NHKニュース
【NHK】大相撲九州場所で千秋楽の23日、新関脇・安青錦が12勝3敗で並んだ横綱・豊昇龍との優勝決定戦を制し、初優勝を果たしました。ウクライナ出身力士の優勝は初めてです。
九州場所は14日目を終えて、大の里
news.web.nhk
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
大相撲九州場所 安青錦が初優勝 ウクライナ出身力士で初
https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/na-k10014984471000
https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/na-k10014984471000
No cricket on the radio…guess I’ll just have to go and play croquet in the afternoon.
a person is playing a game of croquet on a grass field
Alt: a person is playing a game of croquet on a grass field
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
No cricket on the radio…guess I’ll just have to go and play croquet in the afternoon.
So it appears the prime minister spent more time travelling to and from the G20 than it took Australia to win the first test…
November 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
So it appears the prime minister spent more time travelling to and from the G20 than it took Australia to win the first test…
*rorts, actually. Clearly a word autocorrect does not recognise though we all know them when we see them.
I would be pleased to see an end to ‘consultancy’ reports. Signed, a former academic.
November 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
*rorts, actually. Clearly a word autocorrect does not recognise though we all know them when we see them.
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What if we took the billions saved by not hosting the COP and gave it to the Pacific who we keep saying the COP was supposed to help? #climate
thepoint.com.au/news/251121-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251121-...
COP failure delivers a billion dollar opportunity to finally deliver for Pacific family
New analysis of Australia's foreign aid spending recommends a more direct way to help our Pacific neighbours, following the failure to win the right to host next year’s COP climate talks.
thepoint.com.au
November 22, 2025 at 2:56 AM
What if we took the billions saved by not hosting the COP and gave it to the Pacific who we keep saying the COP was supposed to help? #climate
thepoint.com.au/news/251121-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251121-...
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Every day is like watching a hundred very weird political science dissertations being born.
November 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Every day is like watching a hundred very weird political science dissertations being born.
A two-day test match?
November 22, 2025 at 8:55 AM
A two-day test match?
Concert done. 🎶
Now it’s beer o’clock. 😊🍻
お疲れナマでござる。♪
Now it’s beer o’clock. 😊🍻
お疲れナマでござる。♪
November 22, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Concert done. 🎶
Now it’s beer o’clock. 😊🍻
お疲れナマでござる。♪
Now it’s beer o’clock. 😊🍻
お疲れナマでござる。♪
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
Afternoon walks, with ducks.
午後の散歩、カモ🦆かも？
午後の散歩、カモ🦆かも？
November 20, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Afternoon walks, with ducks.
午後の散歩、カモ🦆かも？
午後の散歩、カモ🦆かも？