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May as well keep the name. Classical music, high school education, sport, cats, community, stuff, politics of the mostly local kind.

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This schadenfreude is delicious

01.03.2026 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's great if they continue to be deluded that way

01.03.2026 12:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to the Bahrain Grand Prix on 12 April.

Should add a new twist to the Netflix series 'Formula 1: Drive to Survive'.

01.03.2026 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Damn i wonder who this guy speaking out against the Iraq War is. Wonder what he's up to these days

28.02.2026 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 474    πŸ” 189    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 28
01.03.2026 10:22 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Of course it was "leaked" to Aaron Patrick, one of the most Liberal friendly journalists of all, who has directed all of this on Dutton's head.
That way, the party can get the message out without it being messy.

01.03.2026 10:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yep, he didn’t manage to wrestle with the factions, which was a pity. I would love it if the millennials and even Gen Zs shake some trees and run as good candidates, despite the old party battles. I am weirdly optimistic that that may happen

27.02.2026 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Grace slayed so hard she even managed to get the daily aus to say the word 'genocide'

27.02.2026 04:32 β€” πŸ‘ 277    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 4

Ha, well, there is that. My view is that if Cate Faehrmann or someone similar was Federal Leader, their popularity numbers might double. But that will never happen.

27.02.2026 09:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So when it comes to some women artists, it really is hard to get objective reviews that is just about their performance ability. And there are few artists who suffer from that more than Yuja Wang.

27.02.2026 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I do not, and never have, judged Yuja’s work by any means other than aural. I went to her recital in Sydney in 2014, when she wasn’t the YouTube and recording sensation she is now. She sounded little different to now, and was superb live. One of the best recitals I have attended in Sydney.

27.02.2026 09:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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You can find Reddit posts about how male professionals in the music field lose their shit over Yuja because of what she wears. It’s putrid and sustained.

27.02.2026 09:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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That oily creep Norman Lebrecht has finally been removed from the BBC because of his long term obsession with hating her - this is from Yuja’s Instagram, showing a patronising email from the arsehole.

27.02.2026 09:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I am a long term classical music listener and it is clear that Wang is uniquely talented and a superb interpreter and technician. One of the best in the world right now.
But there are so many negative reviews by men of her recordings - or none at all, just so people can pretend she doesn’t exist.

27.02.2026 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Being on social media as long as I have, it is easy to spot long term misogynistic campaigns against certain women.
In the classical music world, one of the main targets has been the pianist Yuja Wang. She is sassy, extravagant, energetic and wildly popular.
But men have been negging her for years

27.02.2026 09:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Greens here need to learn lessons from this. With the right candidates and strategy, they could absolutely shake Labor here, especially in the fight against Hanson.

27.02.2026 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking back, there was a tension between being an activist group and a long term serious alternative for reluctant swing voters that was happening in the later days of Brown and then the short term victory of the Rhiannonites. It seems the balance has been restored these days.

27.02.2026 09:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

God help me for a second i thought she was holding a handbag with a bottle of corona inside. "What an avant-garde routine," I thought. I was very confused.

Her skate. She's holding her skate.

23.02.2026 10:54 β€” πŸ‘ 118    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
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So not Antifa? www.tmz.com/2026/02/22/m...

23.02.2026 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 8347    πŸ” 2700    πŸ’¬ 470    πŸ“Œ 163

Sure. Still looks like an episode of Utopia

23.02.2026 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No matter how bad your day is, things can always get worse.

23.02.2026 04:22 β€” πŸ‘ 187    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2
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This one hits hard.

21.02.2026 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 35610    πŸ” 10542    πŸ’¬ 778    πŸ“Œ 593

Do you notice what is missing?
The Nightly. What a failure that project was.

23.02.2026 05:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Timmy came back because his electorate contains some of the most toxic, new money parts of Melbourne. It symbolises nothing.

21.02.2026 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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tim time..

18.02.2026 06:10 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4
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Mayor responds to Hanson's 'unwelcoming' western Sydney suburb claim It comes as Pauline Hanson faces a backlash over anti-Muslim remarks.

Pauline Hanson is a β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆing β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ who deserves to β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ but she isn't saying anything about Lakemba we didn't already hear from Tim Blair and the Daily Telegraph a decade ago - our racist media doesn't just pump her tyres they are in complete goosestep the entire way

18.02.2026 05:53 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

Don’t forget, when Pauline drops racist bombshells into the media for everyone to react to, she’s now being funded by Gina Rinehart, major contributor to racist propaganda group Advance and inspired by MAGA-guru Steve β€œflood the zone with bullshit” Bannon.
The offence is the point.

18.02.2026 07:38 β€” πŸ‘ 725    πŸ” 327    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 14
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This is why I continually have to tell FB to not give me crap from ABC accounts. No-one with a working braincell gives a shit about anything that waste of air thinks about anything, let alone cricket.

18.02.2026 07:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I received updates to First Class from Emirates because of my name. Also the Melbourne Grand Hyatt once phoned to ask what security arrangements I would like for my stay

18.02.2026 07:47 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely

18.02.2026 07:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0