Vicki B

Happy Birthday from Australia!

Here’s some dog content to temporarily distract you from the mess happening in the world

a woman just trying to get home gets shot

Good for you.

The countries I’ve lived in are clearly none of your business. Tbh I’m just stringing you along now because I’m waiting for the penny to drop that by saying that I “wouldn’t last a week” you’ve clearly indicated that the US is not safe. I wouldn’t say the same thing about you being in London etc.

Explain why I “don’t seem to adapt to the environment”?

I’m still too bemused by your comment that I wouldn’t last a day there and why you would think that.

What makes it fact Tom?

Sure, whatever you think Tom.

If you’d read it properly Tom, I said *responsible* gun laws.

Turning the conversation to responsible gun laws are you Tom? Oh yeah, that’s right, the US doesn’t have them.

Nine News is an accredited media company. Nothing “wannabe” about her. Or the other journalists who were targeted. If your definition of “wannabe” is based on getting hit, maybe talk to some wounded veterans and see how they feel about that.

Oh look, people who aren’t police doing their job without being the target of rubber bullets, imagine that.

They’re called journalists Tom, it’s their job. There is no excuse for directly firing at them.

You really think it’s ok for police to shoot at people who aren’t actively involved in the protest?

Hundreds of Israelis and Palestinians marched in silence outside the Israeli Defense Ministry, holding portraits of Palestinian children killed in Israel’s war on Gaza.

Shared here and on FB. Hope you get it back quickly.

If you follow The Bitchy Historian on FB, it's been hacked and I've lost all control. They changed the name to "The Historian" as well. Spread the word.

News out today that the LNP intend to go even harder to the right in future policy planning because they think it will win them future elections is all to the good.

Never, ever interrupt your enemy while they are making a huge fucking mistake.

Shhhhhhhh.

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Sad you’re too far away and postage from the US is just awful. Love your videos, they are definitely a bright spot in very blah times.

Before I go into today's dystopian nightmare, let's take a minute to bring down your blood pressure. Here is one of my favorite creatures, the #RedPanda. Enjoy. #nature #animals

So much for 24 hours 🙄

You do, and you’re informative too. Just the thing that everyone needs at the moment. 🙂

Need a doomscrolling break?
Organise to meet up with a bunch of arty/crafty friends to sit in a cafe, chat, make stuff, sip tea (or coffee) and snack.
Support a local business, create things, talk about life, the universe and everything, and avoid cleaning up afterwards. All win!

Word of the Day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet individual whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.

Made some stuff.

Same in Australia. Still lodged feedback saying that having the wrong name in parentheses is misinformation and misleading.

Outside the US it says “Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)”. Still lodged feedback saying that having the wrong name in parentheses is misinformation and misleading.

From Rose d Luna on Threads: Well, my bio just got removed from the NASA site because of an order that went out to remove stuff about women in STEM. I've only been on Threads for a full year, so a lot of people here never heard of a feature that NASA did on me talking about my love of the Moon, how I grew up in poverty, then my homelessness in the US, and then me being at NASA itself. That's how easy it is to erase you as a person, and everything you've done. I'm not even sure how I feel right now. For context, British columnists Janice Turner, Hadley Freeman and Sonia Sodha have been hailing the orange lunatic as a feminist hero because he wrote an anti trans executive order. Sure ladies, sure!

Got to love that feminist hero Trump, amirite ladies??