The People’s Republic of Couch

My friend Jon has died | First Dog on the Moon Jon Kudelka loved his beautiful family and was fiercely intolerant of greed and hypocrisy

Here is my cartoon about Mr Jon Kudelka www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

was only a few years ago that i learnt that Bonnie Doon was real as well. all this time i though melbourne comedians were coming up with the perfect names for places, and it turns out they were just looking at a map.

THE ROYAL HOTEL(S) At any given time how far away are you from a Royal Hotel, the most common pub name in Australia?

was on my way to have a beer at the royal in essendon, vic.
thepeoplesrepublicofcouch.org/the-royals/

i just leant that moonee ponds is a real place.

this is all on you albo.

to be honest, i had this at the back of my mind for trump if he ever came out, but i feel the sentiment works just as well for genocidal president, as it does for a fascist one.

when yer in a pub and the bar staff say "nah, don't worry about him, he's not doing any harm" and yer not sure if they're talking about the pissed bloke slumped in the corner or the giant spider on the wall.

@canary @coalmine

The CFP for #AusSTS2026 is now live! This year’s theme is ‘Antipodean Interruptions’. We invite submissions for presentations, written workshop papers, meet-ups, and Making and Doing sessions. Deadline is Friday 3 April (11:59pm NZST).

Full details on our ✨NEW WEBSITE✨ aussts.org/aussts2026

browser extension that automatically corrects the director's name to 'Bong Joon Ho' if the text misattributes the film(s) to 'Park Chan-wook' instead (and vice versa).

getting my sign ready for Herzog's visit.

But Also John Clarke John Clarke, Australia and NZ's defining satirist, is revealed through candid talks with his daughter Lorin. This tribute explores his defiance, move to Australia, and four decades of comedy, blending...

if you only watch one doco about an immigrant who sometimes wears hats this month, make it this one.

iview.abc.net.au/show/but-als...

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getting my sign ready for Herzog's visit.

i lose this bet tomorrow.

Ablution (Piss Trump) Putting the dogs of the Cross to work

If a dog pisses on a Trump sticker in the Cross and there's not a webpage about it does it even count?

thepeoplesrepublicofcouch.org/piss-trump/

The Iranian digital blackout, and how you can help (#37) Read Them Sideways · Episode

The Read Them Sideways podcast is back from summer hiatus! Our first episode of 2026 welcomes Ehsan Dehghan and Pardis Yarahmadi to discuss the ongoing Iranian digital blackout, its implications, and how digital activism can assist. An important listen for your Monday!

the modern world needs a word for the gentle cool breeze you get when you walk past the open doors of an airconditioned place on a hot day.

Come to MacGuffin's!
For all your narrative needs.

if AI was any good it would tell me how heavy my carry-on bag is, so jetstar won't charge me extra.

Ablution (Piss Trump) Putting the dogs of the Cross to work

If a dog pisses on a Trump sticker in the Cross and there's not a webpage about it does it even count?

thepeoplesrepublicofcouch.org/piss-trump/

ah, soda water and cottee's fruit cup: the povvo (orange) san pelly g.

hmmmmmm, so a lot of the dogs in the neighbourhood are quite small, so it seems i might have put the stickers a bit too high.

every time i see a white guy in their fifties radicalized by the twitter algorithm into racism and extremism i think about how it's a total failure of the youtube algorithm to instead radicalize him into home brewing, elaborate A/V setups, or DIY solar

just looked down and realised that - from thongs to tshirt, via undies - i'm once again

The Invasion Day rally in Boorloo/Perth was targeted and attacked with an explosive device.

The silence from the right has been deafening.

The same politicians who have spent the last month politicising violence are now nowhere to be found.

1 week until i lose this bet :(

a picture of a bird cleaning a buffalo where the buffalo is labeled 'a bookstore' and the bird 'me wandering around straightening all the books on the shelves'

can't help it.

my own private idaho (1991), but only the title cards.

two images one of which is laksa broth, the other is of the surface of the sun

laksa broth or surface of the sun? impossible to tell.