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Man from high-profile Melbourne family found guilty of raping woman while pretending to be her boyfriend Jurors return verdicts on two rape charges in Victorian trial of man who cannot be identified for legal reasons

"A man from a high-profile family has been found guilty of raping a woman inside his own home.

"The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons*, denied the two rape charges and took the case to trial in the Victorian county court."

*see also "from a high-profile family".

YouTube video by Zeteo Mehdi Pays Tribute To His Late Father

My tribute to my dad, who passed away last month in the UK.

He was a proud Indian immigrant *and* a proud British citizen.

His life story is one long rebuttal to the nativists, bigots and xenophobes.

The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...

I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!

Delivery system only 🙄

WTF? Why is the same Labor team that brought in the NDIS destroying it???
#auspol
@crikey.com.au

I don't know if I'm just becoming a grumpy old man, but he really gets on my last nerve.

YouTube video by Bo Balderson MST3K - The Chicken of Tomorrow

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The boats the regime is claiming are going from Venezuela to the US would need to refuel over 20 times to get to Miami.

They are lying to us.

so i've reported a few stories recently that have been ripped off by others without credit. it sucks but that's life i guess

but this is a new level: 7NEWS literally ripped an image from my article (a screenshot that i took on my own phone!) and used it to rewrite my article... with no credit

#Melbournemusic #Melbournebands #Melbournemusicshops #Melbourne #fenderguitars #roadies

Hey Naarm folk, this band has had their instruments stolen 🤬😫 If anyone sees anything & can help get them back to Floodlights please get in touch 🫶🏻

Steam Engine 'Blanche' of the Blaenau Ffestiniog Railway at Minffordd

Steam locomotive 'Myrddin Emrys' on the Blaenau Ffestiniog Railway

And from a few years back, a couple of locos on the Blaenau Ffestiniog Railway. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Berlin's U Bahn, Museumsinsel Station

Saddle tank steam loco from Port Kembla steel mill

The old NSWGR pay bus, restored by apprentices at Chullora Workshops and now residing at Thirlmere Railway Museum

Happy #GunzelDay to all who observe.

I liked that one. Carcosa was creepy AF, haunted by the King in Yellow.

December 4 is Gunzel Day - a day to recognise train, tram, bus enthusiasts.
The cute little Enoshima Electric Railway (江ノ島電鉄, Enoshima dentetsu) just squeezing through 😄
Riding this regular commuter train was a lovely fun experience last year. I felt like I was in a Studio Ghibli movie.

Insert a movie into another movie:

Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice and Jules et Jim

The Great Australian Gas Heist
…facilitated, aided and abetted by a succession of seedy political deals
#auspol

Bruce Lehrmann avoids conviction on car charge A day after Bruce Lehrmann's failed bid to overturn a defamation hearing, charges of car theft against him have been downgraded in a Hobart court.

"Prior to Thursday’s hearing, Burrows told waiting journalists that her client was “not in a good way”, asking for compassionate coverage."

No conviction recorded, so I think we can dispense with going easy on him. #Lehrmann

Oh FFS. Honestly, these techbros are the absolute worst.

I'll wait and see how many fossil fuel expansion projects you wave through before I pass judgement. Because I don't like fossil fuel expansions, in case there was any doubt.

#auspol

Noted 20th century dictator and mass murderer Josef Stalin making heart hands, with his famous and totally historically accurate quote, "Let a smile be your umbrella."

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Gabe Woolley 9 @GabeGwoolley • 5h Today, we had the honor of presenting Samantha with a Citation of Recognition from the Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 98, for her steadfast convictions, her commitment to speaking from a foundation of truth, and her courage in shining a light on serious concerns within Oklahoma's higher education system. In a moment when social media and traditional media are flooded with misinformation, this story has drifted far from what actually occurred. Today, we were able to hear directly from Samantha herself, and she walked us through the real events in her own words. With all the political noise and media distractions set aside, the truth was finally able to stand on its own. +

The Oklahoma House of Representatives gave that girl an award for writing a terrible essay? For getting a trans person fired? This whole thing is an op.

A painting of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus, his wife Julia Domna, and two sons, Geta and Caracalla. Geta's face (or possibly Geta's face) has been deliberately scratched away.

Damnatio Memoriae!

And yet Coles remains a largely egg-free zone, at least in Sydney.

That's where I went first. Until I saw the picture! 😱

House Democrats release new images of Epstein’s private Caribbean island Images and videos taken in 2020, a year after he died in jail, show the late sex offender’s home

"Several photos show a room with a dentist chair and masks hanging on the wall."

All extremely normal and not at all creepy.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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😎🪴🌵 progress