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Marcus Kelson

@marcuskelson.bsky.social

Retired journalist, at the ABC for three decades, madly in love with Virginia, 37 years married, swimmer and swim teacher, has reviewed film, music and more for 40 years off and on. No DMs unless l know you.

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And l met her first on twitter more than a decade ago - sometimes friendships just fall in to place…

03.03.2026 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Proud to call her a dear friend.

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You know when you’ve been to dinner with friends and maybe had just one wine too many and then you get home and a silly American blockbuster that makes no sense but then it comes on and you spend two hours justifying why you are watching? Me neither…

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Daile Kelleher (Qld) - Australian Women's Health Alliance Daile Kelleher (she/her) is a not-for-profit executive leader with expertise in sexual and reproductive health policy and advocacy as well as domestic and family violence. Daile is the CEO of Sexual a...

we are having dinner with this absolute legend tonight...
australianwomenshealth.org/our_people/d...

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that was such a shit move by Lars too...

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Ossoff: "The president owes Americans a real explanation. 2am posts on Truth Social just aren't good enough when you're sending Americans into combat. He was dancing at his beach club the same night he ordered air crews to launch into combat & hours before our service members endured missile salvos"

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just got a facebook message from Ken Randall, former journalist and National Press Club President who died in January last year...clearly holding up better than expected.

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on to episode three - the 80's - what a time...

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probably not.

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US-Israeli airstrikes target hospital in Iranian capital: Reports Gandhi Hospital hit, with state TV showing structural damage to facility - Anadolu AjansΔ±

US-Israel airstrikes on hospitals. After murdering children 7-12 years old, the US and Israel now bomb hospitals!! Straight from the despicable genocidal Israeli playbook. #warcrimes #Israel #US
www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...

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going to have a look at Australia's Greatest Conman on SBS, about John Friedrich...looks good :)

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my capacity for doing stupid things is quite legendary.

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exquisite.

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Millipede

#lifeinblackandwhite #bnwmood #blackandwhiteoftheday

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I prefer Apple but I also prefer sitting down and listening to a record :)

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yeah but it is always good when people say it :)

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I left my car at the ABC one time and didn't realise it until the following morning.

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might be time for another run at The Sopranos - think this is six.

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but at this point it is so messy, take a look at that documentary, late 70's early 80's, called On Company Business, as devilish as the US Administration was, there was also a certain maniacal logic to it as well - these days you cannot defeat an Iran or Venezuala without infrastructure planning.

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well that was harder than expected - idiot.
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I know they want you visiting the website to see the image, but this one from @fionakatauskas.bsky.social is too good not to isolate.

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the rhetoric would suggest otherwise, but if that's the case what on earth is the end game?

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The Death of Spotify: Why Streaming is Minutes Away From Being Obsolete Jimmy Iovine just called the Death of Spotify. He might be right.

"I’m going to take the diplomatic hat off here and say with brutal honesty: Basically everybody in the music business hates Spotify except for the people who work there."
joelgouveia.substack.com/p/the-death-...

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Wise words from Alan Behm, former senior public servant and advisor to Penny Wong.

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does that even matter anymore?

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This has been observed a number of times in the last couple of days but it is worth repeating that aside from the odd minor skirmish The United States has not won a war since 1945.

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It has disaster written all over it …

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Australians who need care because of age or disability shouldn’t be reduced to an algorithm | Georgia Van Toorn When we relinquish care to a computer, we put lives at the mercy of a flawed system

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Latest update in Colonel Klink goes to the Middle East…

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who made this

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