Erin Cook

The idea that no one is allowed to comment critically on Taylor Swift if they don't fit within a certain demographic is so funny to me. She's a pop singer not like, reproductive rights.

I fear it is the gen z version of that

This post is how I remembered today is the day! I couldn't understand how I slept in so late 😅

Ohhhhhh

Hundreds of Indonesian and Indian nationals protested and vandalized office equipment in Sihanoukville last night after their Chinese employer did not pay their salaries.

Australian gen z love to get magpie tatties

Oof I think you're right 😅

Promising

Today, after six months off after finishing the Smileys, I will continue my Le Carre journey. A Perfect Spy has caught my eye.

The ABC's style of one sentence paragraphs makes every story look far stupider than it probably deserves to

So interesting to see it in Europe! It staggers me lol from Javanese truckies to Italy

I love Yogya protests, always so creative

One thing about me is I WILL click on a story about sticker shock at a fish and chip shop

Police reform revisited - Editorial - The Jakarta Post It is safe to say that the incoming police reform is no more than a reactionary policy, rather than a genuine intention to bring about change.

The upcoming police reform is no more than a reactionary policy rather than a genuine intention to bring about change. Public pressure had always been there but went unheeded by both the police & the political elites who benefited from the powerful institution. www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2025...

And also

The media freedom of it all is one thing, but add this to the 'getting razzed in a neighbouring country' list

Researcher arrested, charged in Thailand over MCMC criticism Hunter released on bail, trial to take place on Nov 17.

There have been a smattering of stories lately that suggest the entire region is reverting to an era that was optimistically thought to be left behind
m.malaysiakini.com/news/756675

'seismically vulnerable' is such an amazing (grim) term

I went away for 10 days and two Coles changed layouts. I feel like my granddad stop changing shit

Philippines quake death toll nears 60 as injured overwhelm hospitals

u.afp.com/SWHW

Rohingya tell UN of Myanmar bloodshed, suffering A Rohingya refugee who fled a military onslaught in northern Rakhine State along with 750,000 others in 2017, spending over seven years in Bangladesh, described Tuesday the endless cycle of violence a...

AFP | A Rohingya refugee who fled a military onslaught in northern Rakhine State along with 750,000 others in 2017, spending over seven years in Bangladesh, described Tuesday the endless cycle of violence and exile facing the mostly Muslim minority.

My column today looks at the President and his ability to dictate the timing of events while being camouflaged by his reputation for being easygoing and happy-go-lucky. His 36 year Restoration campaign proves otherwise.

'Winchelle Sevilla, chief of the seismology division of Phivolcs, said that the epicenter of the tremor had not experienced a significant quake in the last 400 years, based on the agency's database. '

www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions...

Magnitude 6.9 earthquake kills 61, damages heritage churches in Cebu MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off Cebu on Tuesday night, killing at least 61 people, damaging heritage churches and other structures, and knocking out power in parts of

The death toll in Cebu's enormous 6.9 quake has climbed to at least 61: newsinfo.inquirer.net/2117606/magn...

Standing in the queue to order, everyone who walks up asks 'is this the queue to order?' like everyone lines up facing the til for fun

At least 91 students remain buried in rubble 2 days after school collapse in Indonesia At least 91 students remain trapped in concrete rubble almost two days after an Islamic school building collapsed on them, authorities said after reviewing attendance records and reports from anxious ...

This is just getting sadder and sadder, revised up from 38
apnews.com/article/indo...

The Chance to Save Myanmar U.S. economic tools can counter both the junta and China.

“Despite years of sitting on the sidelines, the United States has an opportunity to reassert itself in seeking to end the depredations of the junta and advance the cause of democracy in Myanmar,” write Dan Swift and Sean Turnell.

Meet Esther, an independent journalist reporting from the frontlines of Myanmar “I have never been able to lie to myself or live in misery. If something doesn’t sit right with me, I have to face it head-on.”

“I have never been able to lie to myself or live in misery. If something doesn’t sit right with me, I have to face it head-on.”

Mass slaughter in Gaza stands apart from other genocides, Chris Sidoti says – ‘People cannot escape’ Australian human rights expert who was on UN commission of inquiry labels Israel’s strategy a failure that ‘has not brought peace and has not destroyed Hamas’

“Australia should end all defence ties with Israel and cease trade in anything with potential military application, including raw materials, technology or so-called “dual use” material, such as drones." - Chris Sidoti