Chelley Gael

@MaryKostakidis Are you mental?

Not to mention Before the war: Iran’s image in the west was of a backward theocratic fundamentalist society led by a severe religious figure Iranians can’t wait to get rid of. After the war: We now know Iran’s leadership team’s education level is off the scales, as is their sense of humour, compared to the US (and most other nations); Proportion of women who hold PhDs is off the scales (Saudi women still need a male relative’s permission to marry yet no one is bombing them to liberate them); They make the best memes and are producing them at the rate they produce missiles ; The country now more united than ever, despite attempts by Mossad to stir up a revolution

Marcus Aurelius was the most powerful man on earth. He could have had any woman he desired. Been drunk and partying for the rest of his life. No one would have stopped him. He chose none of it. Instead, he spent his nights writing privately about his daily struggle to live better. Those notes, never meant to be published became Meditations. The foundational text of a 2,000-year-old philosophy called Stoicism. Here's what it actually teaches. At its core, Stoicism begins with a single, uncomfortable truth: most things are not up to you. Your relationships, your finances, your reputation, your body. You can influence these, but never fully control them. Even if you do everything right, misfortune can still find you. The economy collapses. Partners leave. Bodies fail. But here's where Stoicism flips the script. While you can't control what happens to you, you can always control how you respond. Your opinions, your actions, the position you take toward the world. These belong entirely to you. And according to the Stoics, that's where all your energy should go. This doesn't mean becoming cold or emotionless, a common misconception about Stoicism. The Stoics saw emotion as a deeply human characteristic. What they understood, though, is that it's not the emotion itself that determines your mood. It's the position you take toward it. When you learn to observe your feelings rather than be consumed by them, they lose their power over you. Emotions become like waves: they rise, they pass, and you remain standing. That shift in perspective changes everything. Marcus Aurelius lived this philosophy every single day. He had every reason not to. Each morning, before facing the demands of running the world's most powerful empire, he practiced what the Stoics called praemeditatio malorum, negative visualisation. He would mentally prepare himself for the difficulty ahead: "Today I shall be meeting with interference, ingratitude, insolence, disloyalty, ill-will, and selfishness." This wasn't pessimism. It was readiness. A mind that has already confronted difficulty isn't rattled when it arrives. He also carried memento mori, the constant reminder that life is temporary. Not as a morbid obsession, but as a tool to stay focused on what truly matters and let everything trivial fall away. And that, ultimately, is what Stoicism is about. We live in an age of endless distraction: notifications, opinions, noise competing for our attention at every turn. It's easy to scatter your energy across things you can't change and exhaust yourself in the process. Stoicism offers a quiet, clear alternative: point your energy toward what's essential, and release everything else. Marcus Aurelius had unlimited power, unlimited pleasure, and unlimited distraction available to him. He chose none of it and spent his nights writing about how to be better. That alone might be the most Stoic lesson of all.

@LarsoLarse31010 @australian You say 'Hasbara' like you know what it is and you obviously do not. Go away wee man.

@shellzzz @australian Just drop the hasbara nonsense. It ain't working anymore.🙄Just drop the hasbara nonsense. It ain't working anymore.🙄

Former Australian of the Year Grace Tame has sparked outrage after dismissing corroborated reports of Hamas sexual violence as ‘propaganda’ during an ABC interview. Read the full story: bit.ly/3Nsve4v

i do not take jealousy lightly and i never will. every jealous person i have encountered has done something with that jealousy. it does not just sit there. it moves. i have had jealous people set me up to get jumped, cost me jobs, and destroy other friendships. jealousy is not a harmless emotion. it is a dangerous one that people with low character act on and call it human nature.

Narcissists will support other abusive narcissists to normalize their abusive behavior. By protecting each other, they’re protecting themselves.

BREAKING: Two Iranian jets flew just 80 feet above the Persian Gulf in an attempt to evade radar detection. They were reportedly only minutes away from reaching Al-Udeid Air Base when Qatari forces shot them down. Al-Udeid is the largest U.S. air base in the Middle East, hosting around 10,000 American personnel and serving as the central command hub for Operation Epic Fury. Iran had dispatched two Soviet-era Su-24 bombers, flying extremely low over the water as they headed directly toward the base. A Qatari F-15 intercepted the aircraft and destroyed both marking Qatar’s first aerial combat engagement in its history. ✈️

It’s cool that Salman Rushdie has outlived 2 Ayatollahs.

BREAKING: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made multiple private phone calls to President Trump over the past month advocating for US action in Iran, per WaPo.

@RealAlexJones This is antisemitic garbage. The very small minority of Jewish people are the world's favourite scapegoat and you should know that.

🚨MAJOR BREAKING EPSTEIN REVELATION: In Scores Of Emails With Prominent Jewish Leaders, Epstein Discussed "The War" That Jews Are In With Whites, Christians, & The West! Alex Jones Reviews The Extremely Troubling Information & Gives Historical Context For What Is Really Going On This Is Must-Watch/Share Info!!!

@connor_daren @SenatorWong Most Australians do stand by Israel. Talk more to people off social media. You're in a bubble.

@SenatorWong @shellzzz But you also stand by the terrorist state of Israel which Australians do not. Do your fucking job & do what Australians are telling you. NO HERZOG IN AUSTRALIA.

Australia today imposed further sanctions on Iran in response to the regime’s horrific use of violence against its own people. The 20 individuals and 3 entities sanctioned include senior officials and entities of the IRGC involved in the oppression of the Iranian people.

This announcement builds on the Albanese Government’s listing of the IRGC as a state sponsor of terrorism and our sanctions on more than 200 Iranian individuals and entities. Australia stands with the people of Iran. Read more: foreignminister.gov.au/minister/penny…

It just seems implausible this is what we are made of, essentially, nanotechnology about a billion years beyond anything we can design or make ourselves.

Hey @hrw Iranians have set up tents in front of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in this freezing weather and are holding a 24/7 sit-in. #IranRevoIution2026 Why is our voice not being heard? Why were all celebrities outspoken and concerned for Palestinians, but remain completely silent when it comes to us?

‼️‼️‼️MASS EXECUTIONS‼️‼️‼️ Translation: I was contacted from Tehran. I am a lawyer. Several thousand people are being held in large warehouse-like halls in Kahrizak — many of them young — on death row. — So they’re putting everyone into these halls under the label of “prison”? — Yes. And they are being executed in groups. Afterwards, they are registered as “killed on previous days” before being transferred. There is no trial. No due process. There is no real court. A so-called forensic authority retroactively approves the cause of death for previous days. The executions have not stopped, because there is no functioning court to stop them. Our hearts and eyes are filled with blood, grief, and rage. @UNHumanRights @realDonaldTrump #IranMassacre #IranRevolution2026 #KingRezaPahlavi

Where is the global feminist movement? Where are the Western female politicians who traveled to Iran and bowed to the mullahs? This is Iran today. This is how the Islamic Republic’s security forces attack defenseless female protesters. Where is the Women’s March?

This is #YasamanAryani She was sentenced to 16 yrs for this video For peacefully protesting against being forced to wear hijab in Iran Help us flood Twitter w her beautiful face and put international pressure Let these women know we care! #FreeIranianFeminists #FreeFromHijab

I was homeless for six months in 2011. I slept in my car. I used to park behind a small church because it was dark and quiet. I thought nobody knew I was there. Every morning, I’d wake up, drive to a gas station to wash my face, and go to work (yes, I had a job, just couldn't afford rent). One night, it was freezing. 10 degrees. My car wouldn't start to run the heater. I was shivering so hard my teeth hurt. I saw the back door of the church open. A janitor came out to dump the trash. He saw my car. He saw me huddled in the front seat. He didn't call the cops. He didn't come over and tap on the window. He just walked back to the door, unlocked it, and propped it open with a small rock. Then he turned on the hallway light and left. I waited ten minutes. Then I ran inside. It was warm. There was a couch in the lobby. There was a bathroom with hot water. I slept there every night for the rest of the winter. Every night, the rock was there. I never met the janitor. I never thanked him. I’m back on my feet now. I have a house. I have a bed. But every year on the first snow, I donate a check to that church. I write "For the heating bill" in the memo line. Sometimes the loudest way to love your neighbor is to say nothing at all. Anonymous

When GBM shows up on screen, it does more than drive a storyline. It can spark conversations, reduce stigma, and encourage people to learn more about this disease and the research that’s trying to change its future. #Glioblastoma