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'Man of God' Pete Hegseth tries to quote the bible - ends up quoting a fake verse from Pulp Fiction. "He would have got away with it if it hadn’t been for all those people who, unfortunately, had seen Pulp Fiction." @maitlis | @jonsopel

In trying to abide by normal rules of journalistic engagement, journalists often normalise Donald Trump. Mea culpa, there were times I did it myself as a BBC correspondent. There is an in-built institutional disposition to normalise the abnormal.

News organizations need to stop sanitizing and normalizing Trump’s statements and threats. What he actually said was: “Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell — JUST WATCH”.

Returning to Sydney today - on Adelaide: withdrawing from festival role as interlocutor. AWW and Louse Adler created a place where debate flourished - with respectful conversation including on our most difficult subjects - that should be defended in our cultural life.

Snowy afternoon in Copenhagen

@NickBisley Congrats Nick. Can’t wait to read it!

Haven't been here for a while, but pleased to release the cover of my new book to the wilds of social media. It will be out later this year:

Hard to come up with this list. I blame myself!

Magda has a place in the heart of every Australian, not least LGBTIQA+ Australians for whom she has been a hero, a role model, a defender and someone we could rely on to cheer us up. Now, let’s give back to her the cheer, good humour and optimism she has always inspired in us.

@Globalbiosec Very sorry for your loss Raina. Such a beautiful photo.

Rest in peace, Eleanor Nalini MacIntyre 1937-2025. My beautiful mother. Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die." John 11:25

How do you report on the weather when data is disappearing? niemanlab.org/2025/05/how-do…

Drought in South Australia, Victoria a hint at lasting shift in rainmaking weather patterns abc.net.au/news/2025-05-0… via @ABCaustralia

The re-elected #Albanese government faces the most complex international environment in decades with the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza, an America led by a mercurial President who appears intent on wrecking the liberal international order and an ambitious and confident China. Join our expert panel on 13 May as they discuss the most immediate international challenges facing Australia's newly elected government. Register 👉latrobe.zoom.us/webinar/regist… | @latrobeasia #auspol #Election2025

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Voting in Newtown

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Bunnings Announces Hostile Takeover Bid for All 8,000 Polling Booths To Regain Control of Sausage Sizzle Market theshovel.com.au/2025/05/03/bun…

What role has mis and disinformation played in the 2025 federal 🇦🇺? This is what we found: theconversation.com/fake-news-and-… @MaxGroemping @latrobe @AusElectoralCom

"This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped." From my essay: "State Terror: A brief guide for Americans" via link in image below or profile