“I haven’t seen anyone with an orange face before.” Sunday afternoon movie, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, 1971.
Lee Tulloch
@leetulloch.bsky.social
Novelist (Fabulous Nobodies, The Woman in the Lobby and a few more), weekly columnist for Nine Traveller, often away, rarely disconnected. Glass half full.
Bordeaux, France, has now recorded more days above 40°C in 2026 alone than during the entire 105-year period from 1920 (when observations began) to 2025. This is deeply shocking.
"Energy from heaven, not from hell." The best 11 minutes you'll spend today - this week - this year.
Bill McKibben@billmckibben.bsky.social · 7d agoSo, I finally did a TED talk, and it got released today. I seem to have been quite intense, but I'm grateful they left in my Trump joke. www.ted.com/talks/bill_m...
David Wenham's "An Iliad' for the STC was unforgettable. An anti-war message at the heart of it. One of the best nights in the theatre, ever.
The government's first AusAlert disturbed my brainwaves so much, I had to go watch Shetland on ABC TV for an hour. #auspol
Going to start a new AI company. Misanthropic. It’s going to be exactly the same as all the others.
We had hoped to be able to gift our stalwart old sailboat to a new custodian who might voyage further with her, but organising the necessary paperwork has proven to be...a challenge. So we are offering her for sale, 'as is where is', at a significant discount. www.apolloduck.com/boat.phtml?i...
The situation in Sudan is only getting worse and I know from the Sudanese community here they are watching in grief and horror. We know that countries like the UAE are fuelling this conflict, the Government must be ending the arms trade, include weapons funnelled through the third countries.
The toxic influencer who has made "hyper-masculinity" his brand was arresting wearing Doris Day clam-digger slacks and a kicky purple blouse.
When will my husband return from Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey
In advance of Albanese's speech about AI, I'd urge people to listen to Anna Funder on what's at stake for writers and artists from the theft of their work by the big tech companies. The govt cannot just wave it through.
Segments: Future Perfect: Anna Funder on AI’s Breach of Copyright and Theft of Art — Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio
Anna Funder is an acclaimed Australian author behind award-winning books Stasiland and All That I Am, and her most recent Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell’s Invisible Life. Earlier this month, Anna travelled to ...
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Keep going everyone. It's like whack-a-mole but the victories are important.
Senator David Shoebridge@davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 4w agoSome good news for everyone who kicked up a stink about this - Meta has been forced to pull this new AI feature because of your strong push back - but our laws are still broken so stick with us as we campaign to protect your digital rights www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
Minsters @timayres-minister.bsky.social and AndrewCharlton apparently in favour of the reckless destruction of Australian culture, busting the creative economy and taking away the livelihoods of more than a million people.
Paul Bamford@paulb237.bsky.social · 4w agoGet ready to be sold out by the Albanese government, later this week. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Australia's government, and a supposedly reputable multinational organisation, have for some reason decided it's ok to mislead Australians, and indeed the world, about what's _really_ happening to the Great Barrier Reef. And vast majority of the media won't call them out and condemn them for it.
Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS@euanritchie.bsky.social · last mo.UNESCO and Labor also declare that gravity isn't a thing and the world is indeed flat...
Haruo Nakajima didn't toil and sweat in that suit for 20 years, stomping miniature cities with his aching feet so you could tell me that AI is "inevitable."
Gaijin Rando@gaijinrando.bsky.social · last mo.Larry Cohen didn't make a regular practice of "stealing shots" (i.e. not getting permission to shoot in locations ranging from the streets of NYC to inside FBI headquarters) when making his flicks so you could tell me that AI is "inevitable."
There is the risk that some events at London Climate Action Week will be cancelled this week because of an extraordinary heatwave. The @metoffice.gov.uk has just upgraded to red alert on Wedneday with London at 40°C. Previous June record was 35.6°C. This is an emergency.
The climate crisis is real. We should be pushing for renewables. Instead, the world's largest banks have committed nearly $1 trillion to the fossil fuel industry. Our country, our way of life, the very planet we call home, is being held to ransom by bankers. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World’s largest banks pledged $906bn to fossil fuel companies in ‘unfathomable’ increase in 2025, report finds
JPMorgan Chase leads 65 banks making decisions incompatible with restraining rising temperatures, researchers say
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Wow! 200,000km² of ocean declared entirely off-limits to fishing in some of the most biodiverse waters on earth 🌏 That's a win 🙌 #oceanoptimism oceanographicmagazine.com/news/papua-n...
Papua New Guinea announces largest MPA in its history - Oceanographic
Papua New Guinea has announced the Western Manus Marine Protected Area - a no-take zone covering 200,000 km² of the Pacific Ocean.
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Real estate agents once again demonstrate the keen sense for optics and strong interpersonal skills that make them some of Australia’s most beloved professionals
Friends, I am telling you now: if you get a reel or TikTok of seeming handmade goods (supposedly) and there’s a hard luck story attached? Go to the channel and watch 20 reels in a row and then check the Berry Bowl reels and the autism blanket reels & see the pattern. These are drop shippers.
#Queensland women, you'll need to fight. Your govt is discarding your rights and choices. Demand no public funds for this hospital until it provides contraception & full range of care. Extremist religious activists cannot be allowed to hijack public health to force girls & women to give birth.
Global Abortion Rights News@globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 3mo agoA new publicly funded hospital in Queensland Australia will not provide abortions, contraception, or voluntary assisted dying due to religious policies. The government's support of such a place means they don't really care about the health and rights of women and those most vulnerable.
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Wendy Harmer@wendyharmer.bsky.social · 3mo agoHey all youse who love the beach! Have you got a moment to sign this petition to Save Our Beaches by advancing offshore sand nourishment and imposing a moratorium on new seawalls? Your kids will love you for it!! www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lc/pages/epe...
Thriller movie about a guy who builds a time machine and then all he does is go back 30 years to buy a house
We should expropriate the spare properties that these people own. Also a lovely example of why it’s simply not enough to only abolish negative gearing or the capital gains tax exemption whilst Stephen from Doncaster Heights is still free to do whatever he wants
Caregiving is female, it is VASTLY undercompensated, and every government agency and male taxpayer benefits from women’s unpaid and underpaid work. Caregiving is a Feminist Issue, it’s an equality issue, it’s an equal justice issue, and it’s a racial justice issue.
America's millennial daughters are sacrificing their careers to care for aging boomer parents
Unpaid caregiving costs the average American woman $295,000 in lost wages and retirement savings over a lifetime, jeopardizing her financial future.
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