Barbara Romeril

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Nail biting

I was going about my normal duties as a full time royally entitled twat and part time sex creep when I slipped and accidentally fell in with the wrong crowd. As far as I’m concerned that is the end of the matter. Good day

Screenshot of a news article from the Elizabethton Star. The headline reads, “Vaccination cuts risk of COVID-19 respiratory failure or death by 80%.” The article is labeled as contributed content and was published at 12:44 pm on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. Below the headline is a portrait photo of a middle-aged man wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and blue tie, standing indoors with his hands clasped. The caption identifies him as Wesley Self, MD, MPH. Social sharing icons appear above the photo.

"Vaccination cuts risk of COVID-19 respiratory failure or death by 80%"

Adults who received the 2024–25 COVID-19 vaccine were 40% less likely to be hospitalised and 79% less likely to need invasive ventilation or die from COVID-19, according to a new case-control study.

Source: archive.md/wRES7

first they came for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and I said nothing, but i did laugh quite a lot

Looks like every movie ever made about authoritarian fascist dictators. He’s proud of it. It’s all he ever wanted.

The worst thing about being arrested on your birthday is it rules out the possibility of getting a cake with a file in it for another 364 days.

Prince Andrew looking like he just shat himself in a cab.

tfw you’re in an uber on your way home from a mid-week bender and realise your alarm will be going off in 3 hours.

Benny Hill music perhaps?

My favourite moment so far in reporting on the arrest of Andrew - 5 police cars out front and one out back "in case he did a runner". I can't stop giggling at the image of a portly prince scaling the back fence and legging it over the ploughed fields.

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Ugly word

This is why we don’t give up.

Amazon just saved nearly $8B on its 2025 tax bill — despite profits hitting $90B — thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill.

Remember: Amazon spent $75M producing and marketing the Melania movie, while Jeff Bezos gave $1M to Trump's inaugural fund.

Quite a return on investment, huh?

Connections
Puzzle #984
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Stumbled over Americanism

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Eek! That elusive consonant again.

Hooray for Ian Falconer of Turramurra in today’s SMH. He’s onto something…@auspol.

History teaches us that the greatest harms often begin with the quiet acceptance of the unacceptable. I have seen where that road leads, and I will not walk it again without resistance.

So after a white guy threw an explosive device into an Invasion Day rally, I assume the PM will appoint a Special Envoy to Combat Racism Against First Nations People, there will be calls for a RC, and white Christians will be called upon to deal with extremist elements in their community, right? 🤷‍♂️

Tweet from Harry Sisson stating that the FBI interviewed a girl who accused Trump of assault when she was 13–15 years old and deemed her credible, followed by the question, “Exonerated by who, exactly?” Embedded below is a screenshot of a tweet quoting Trump saying he has been totally exonerated regarding Jeffrey Epstein.

The FBI has not released all the evidence it has on this victim or her allegations against Trump. Her story was credible enough to be used to sue Epstein successfully and help convict Ghislaine Maxwell. Why can't the world see an unredacted 302 report?

These artists are making concerts safer with COVID-19 precautions - The Sick Times While most of the music industry has moved on, COVID-conscious performers have been working to prevent their shows from being superspreaders.

For @thesicktimes.org, I looked at the state of COVID safety in live music and how artists and event producers can still protect themselves and audiences thesicktimes.org/2026/02/17/t...

Trump officials have blocked Minnesota law enforcement from accessing materials to investigate the death of Alex Pretti.

They also refused to cooperate with Minnesota officials to investigate Renee Good’s death.

What don’t they want the public to know?

The campaign to silence voices opposed to the Israeli govts genocide, starvation, and apartheid against Palestinians continues. The Murdoch rags promote hypocritical attacks on Grace Tame while ignoring the horror of the IDF reducing Gaza to rubble and slaughtering civilians.

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I fixed the vacuum cleaner and now it sucks.

Great idea PUYB, will start using hashtag #SmallJoys
Here’s mine today 😁

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This is why we need more Independents in the halls of power. No one else will call out the robber barons and speak truth to power. #Auspol

"There are great powers, outside the government and in it, trying to legislate the return of darkness. We are not great powers. But we are the light. Nobody can put us out. May all of you shine very bright and steady, today and always." From “The Princess,” 1982, by Ursula K. Le Guin

This is truly disturbing. Creepy. Who does it serve???

Screenshot of a post on X (Twitter) by user Ev Hanson (@EvHanson2). The text reads: “Covid deniers and anti-maskers mistakenly call covid-aware folks ‘fear-mongers’ when we are the ones who are actually facing reality straight on.” The post is timestamped 8:07 PM · Feb 15, 2026, with 451K views.

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"Covid deniers and anti-maskers mistakenly call covid-aware folks “fear-mongers” when we are the ones who are actually facing reality straight on."

Source: x.com/EvHanson2/st...