So when Israel attacks Iran, it's "preemptive defence", but when Iran strikes back, it's an "attack"?
08.03.2026 05:04
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So when Israel attacks Iran, it's "preemptive defence", but when Iran strikes back, it's an "attack"?
Eek - it's $1.999 here for standard
I am slightly too short to have been considered for a modelling career but, considering the sorts of things aspiring models have to put up with, it was probably just as well
I'm assuming this is per gallon? If so, we're paying $7.566 per gallon where I live (Adelaide, South Australia) but that includes various excises
Twice? Legend 💪
You're welcome - and brilliant idea!
Dahl is my comfort food - it's hot, nourishing, and easy to digest
Badge of honour! 👑
Sacred Heart in Geelong - it also produced Sarah Henderson
Can Credlin even back up the claim that DJT is the better option? Neither is innocent but, from what I can see, DJT is planning far more damage to more people (not just through wars, but by way of pollution) than anyone he accuses of extremism could dream of
Let's also not forget how JWH & Co pinched ON policies and made them their own; no wonder Cory Bernardi was happy as the proverbial pig in mud as a LNP senator (my apologies to real pigs, in or out of mud)
I never got to the punch line - which was the manner of the delivery; he used them as beads (vaginally), so I wasn't entirely innocent 5/5
said in a quiet voice, "I think it means something different". I asked one of the laughing pair what it meant and, once she had managed to compose herself, explained. Boy, was my face red! (To add to the hilarity, I'd exclaimed "pearl necklace" when the rest of the room was fairly quiet) 4/5
So ended up saying in a conspiratorial voice, "...and then he gave her a pearl necklace!" Two of the other three in my group laughed hysterically, which puzzled me because I hadn't reached the punch line. Then the other, who was a few years my junior 3/5
Our cluster groups were talking about books we'd read; being autistic and worried that I would forget what I wanted to say, I was rather breathless and effusive by the time I got to talk 2/5
I only found out when I was describing a scene in a book to some friends in a tutorial at uni (scene was in a "shop & fuck" novel, where a man gave a string of pearls to his lover, and it was the delivery that was the comical part) 1/5
10. Sinead O’Connor – Mandinka: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf_R...
No list is complete without Sinead O'Connor. (Fun fact: Sinead is the Irish 'equivalent' of the French name, Jeanne - two very strong individuals who made their mark on history. Also Jenny; I'm working on it!)
9. Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1pM...
Another composer/singer who burnt the rule book; Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights was the first No. 1 single in the UK to have been composed entirely by a woman
8. The Slits – Typical Girls: www.youtube.com/watch?v=brtG...
I used to own a copy of "Cut"; it was typical punk (DIY & have fun into the bargain) but with a feminist edge. The great thing about the punk movement was that the only rules were the ones you made, yourself
7. Tori Amos – Girl: www.youtube.com/watch?v=boNX...
A song about becoming one's own person; throwing off the shackles of the (perceived) expectations of others
6. Sonic Youth – Little Trouble Girl (feat. Kim Deal): www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJWJ...
Two Kims feature - obviously Kim Gordon, but also Kim Deal (Pixies, Breeders) - in this song
5. Garbage – Girls Talk (featuring Brody Dalle): www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkpT...
If you hate what we say to you, that's nothing compared to our self-talk; I worry that the way I 'talk' to myself would shock others - because there is no way I'd denigrate another living creature as I do myself
4. Garbage – Get Out of My Face (AKA Bad Kitty): www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXo7...
The first of two songs by Garbage; I love how their songs explore relationships and gender expectations in forensic (and often uncomfortable) detail
3. The Pretenders – Brass in Pocket: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H6r...
As if anybody could ignore Chrissie Hynde
2. Sonic Youth – Kool Thing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDTS...
Apparently, it's "not quite" a feminist anthem but I think that Kim Gordon is way cool and the song totally works for me
Song of the Day - 10 of them for #IWD 2026 💜💚💜💚💜💚
In no particular order:
1. Hecate – By Myself: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjtD...
Released early 1995 - I don't think there was an official video, but this one is brilliant
I wondered about WAP (and was "country" spelt with a superfluous "o"?).
Confession: I also browse jewellery sites just to laugh uproariously at jewellers who advertise that they sell "pearl necklaces" 🤭
LinkedIn: Just like the platform formerly known as Twitter, with the added gut-punch of knowing that the trolls could end up as your colleagues or supervisors - or, better yet, HR, somewhere down the track
At this stage, it's debatable whether Albo even thinks at all; all I see are automatic responses, like the sort biologists see when they "ping" a muscle in a toad corpse
I'm sure it is gold and white