We’re about to witness the Project Manhattan of pharmaceutical stimulants

I have not seen anyone else noting this: The weapons Biden paused (aircraft delivered bombs) are not ones used by a ground invasion, while the ones he's now approving (tank ammo, vehicles) are.

He doesn't oppose a Rafah ground invasion. He's supplying it.
truthout.org/articles/biden…

a cool treasure I saw at the sumo the other day

trump 1992: Well frankly, the Jetsons show us how interesting the future could be. Their maid, Rosey, for example is a terrific piece of technology. She can accomplish almost anything.

trump 2024: You can't say it, but George's wife is a *real* bitch!

The Australian Landlord Party fights for its base!!! (landlords)

I love how George Lucas on the very first day of writing the phantom menace instead watched silent movies on vhs while shaking his head saying “how??”

Jeremy: Oh, me too. I adore to read, it's amazing, isn't it? Because a book, I always say, can be about anything.

Albo torpedoing his political career to squeeze a bit of extra money out of his Sydney investment property, it doesn’t get more Australian than that

One of my little writing tips for students is to be an unparalleled savant like Alice Munro—the genius quality helps set your work apart and makes things like publishing and winning Nobels easier

For those on the fence about supporting Palestine..

every university library should be required to lend to the public. half the books I want but my public library doesn't shelve are sitting collecting dust in a university library two or three miles away from me.

Australia will never give someone else a TV show until everyone on TV in the 90s is dead and buried. tvtonight.com.au/2024/05/shaun-…

DON'T SAY: Sorry, I was manic
INSTEAD TRY: I was having a week where decades happened

thinking about that Guardian Coppola piece and how/why they became home to some of the laziest film criticism ever written

Israeli amb to Australia, 2006: 'Israel and Australia are like sisters in Asia. We are in Asia without the characteristics of Asians. We don't have yellow skin and slanted eyes. Asia is basically the yellow race. Australia and Israel are not, we are basically the white race.'

Don't look away.

The IDF today released 76 Palestinian prisoners. This father went to receive his young son Issa Hamouda. He found out he was beaten to death with hammers.

ALP loyalism is the most depressing political current in Australia.

it’s giving 40k codex art