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YouTube video by poloshia Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 21 - Andante

Mozart’s piano concerto No. 21 is the most beautiful piece of music ever written. Good night.

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Imagine being a Murdoch serf, having to churn out this crap day in, day out…

JD Vance is so nauseatingly unlikeable that he’s literally dragging down the AfD’s approval rating

Man jailed over online threats to kill Brittany Higgins and her partner The judge found David William Wonnocott, who made the threats over social media, had disregarded previous warnings, leniency, and paths to rehabilitation provided by the court.

This prison sentence is great to see. I hope the thousands of other trolls who abused Brittany Higgins while she was suffering the traumatic aftermath of being raped consider the damage they did. Their only interest was defending a rapist.
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The one area where this site is inferior to Twitter is the volume of this kind of defeatist bullshit

This is the zero introspection, couch-keyboard-warrior crowd that cannot realize the obvious: your performative online cynicism about liberal democracy is possible only due to its resounding success

MAGA remorse has begun.

Pence, at least, retains a vestige of decency.

Sydney hospital under fire over death of two-year-old boy The state’s health minister said the tragedy highlighted grave concerns about the decision to run the hospital under a controversial public-private partnership.

Great idea, privatising a major public hospital. Ideological bastardry from the NSW Libs…

The Orange Oaf and Co-President Musk seem intent on insulting much of the rest of the civilised world. So far it’s Mexico, Canada, Denmark, Greenland, South Africa, New Zealand, Panama, Colombia, Brazil and all of Western Europe. Can’t be long before he comes for us. 🥰

Parents plan legal challenge over Sydney high school’s controversial changes Parents this week launched a fundraising campaign to raise $20,000 in a bid to stop the senior campus from being dismantled.

You betcha. All the way if we have to.

Moral panics, from Teddy Boys to antisemites - Pearls and Irritations Promoters of moral panics in Australia have gained notoriety by accusing individuals who appear to threaten social cohesion and convention.

Panic ! The sky is falling in !

U.S. Objects to Calling Russia ‘Aggressor’ in G7 Statement on Ukraine Invasion The American opposition to a draft of a Group of 7 statement marking the third anniversary of Russia’s attack on Ukraine comes after President Trump blamed Kyiv for starting the war.

Trump is clearly preparing for the most treacherous sellout of a European nation since Chamberlain and Hitler carved up Czechoslovakia at Munich in 1938.

Here's video of Steve Bannon doing a Sieg Heil today at CPAC. It is what it is and it's what Bannon intended. Don't let yourself be gaslit.

Good morning and Happy Thursday to everyone who agrees with General Milley that Americans do not owe our allegiance to a King, Queen, or a wannabe dictator. We owe our allegiance to the Constitution.

Fuck the nonsense trump says about being a king.

Quick thoughts on some really encouraging new numbers on jobs and wages today. Average full time earnings are now $11,000 higher than when this Albanese Labor Government came to office. More to do, but making good progress together. #auspol #ausecon @australianlabor.bsky.social

Look what has arrived! Out on April 1, available for pre order now from Booktopia. My latest novel!

Looking forward to this!

Screenshot of ABC • 10 min read The actual truth behind Trump's social post that took aim at Zelenskyy By Emily Clark Explainer Trump says Zelenskyy is a 'dictator' who's 'doing a terrible job'

10 minutes of my life I won’t get back.

Dear ABC, we know Trump’s tweet about Zelensky is a lie. It would be very helpful if you could say that in the headline!

Also, there is only one ‘y’ in Zelensky 🤦🏻‍♀️

#auspol

‘This is censorship’: Palestinian flags covered up in major exhibition at National Gallery of Australia Exclusive: Pacific Indigenous art collective claims NGA cited ‘high level’ security risk in direction to remove Palestinian flag from tapestry

What the fuck is going on with our national cultural institutions??

First Creative Australia and now the National Gallery betrays artists and their very raison d'etres with these utterly shameful acts of artistic censorship.

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If only the Tonester had shirtfronted him when he had the chance none of this would’ve happened

The Israeli government is using US tax dollars to carry out a mass ethnic cleansing campaign across the occupied West Bank. Since signing the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, Israeli forces have displaced almost 40,000 Palestinians from their homes.

You can read it here, no paywall. 😁😊😅

The heartlessness of the deal: how Trump’s ‘America first’ stance sold out Ukraine The US president does not care who controls east Ukraine, so long as he can access the rare earth minerals underneath

Trump moves to sell out Ukraine to his mate Putin…

Lemme tell ya - it ain't just the kids

That dickhead James Paterson is blathering today that Australia-Israel relations are at their lowest ebb. Er no. That was in 2010, when Israel forged four Australian passports for a Mossad assassination operation. I suppose Paterson was still in kindergarten then.

Israel undertaking genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, Amnesty International claims A new 300-page report alleges Israel has and continues to undertake acts of genocide against Palestinian people in Gaza.

Still more evidence of the Israeli campaign of genocide upon the Palestinian people of Gaza.

a man wearing sunglasses and a white shirt is spraying water on his face with the words ban ban ban written on it ALT: a man wearing sunglasses and a white shirt is spraying water on his face with the words ban ban ban written on it

Got myself out of chronological order

Are we having War On Australia Day before we have War On Christmas?

How will Sophie Elsworth know when to start grunting about Anzac Day biscuit tins if we do it out of order?

I mean, banning Christmas globally is a huge ask, but I'm sure we can organise it.

P3 Orion aircraft on the tarmac, with a visibly pregnant female pilot in a military flying suit standing out the front.

Good morning Bluesky!

This historic photo was taken one year ago today. It was the last flight of the mighty P3 Orion at the end of 55 magnificent years in RAAF service, and smiling out front is the first pregnant Commanding Officer of an operational flying squadron in RAAF history.