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the Albert Park 'home hero' curse strikes yet again!
Oscar Piastri just crashed at turn 4 on the installation lap, 30 minutes before the race is due to start
just... *devastated* 😭😭😭
#F1 #AusSky

close up helmet cam pic of a swooping magpie about to attack a cyclist

not just any bird, that's a scary af magpie
(ftr, magpies in 'Straya are not the same species as those found in the northern hemisphere)
for all the fear non-aussies have about our deadly creepy crawlies, in the past 40 years more people have died here as a result of magpie attacks than from spiders

fwiw, as an Australian: I reckon most Aussies would recognise "Ottawa" as a Canadian city, but not necessarily know that it's (likewise) the capital
kinda cool though that both cities' names are of, or derived from, the local indigenous languages

NOEM: I would disagree with the judge

CROCKETT: I'm sure you would, but can you tell me whether or not you have a law degree?

NOEM: A what?

CROCKETT: A law degree

NOEM: No I do no-

CROCKETT: Okay

Torpedoed by the US. It's a war crime as it's outside combat area. But then it was a war crime when they killed people on boats in the Caribbean.

Breaking: Sweeping hate speech laws pass in Queensland Sweeping new hate speech laws banning certain expressions in a way that makes a member of the public feel menaced, harassed or offended have passed in Queensland parliament.

ffs 🙄
<the phrases "from the river to the sea" and "globalise the intifada" have been outlawed in Queensland when used to menace or offend someone... it will be considered an offence to use the expressions in a way that makes a member of the public feel menaced, harassed or offended>
#FTRTTS
#AusPol

Long-COVID Sufferer Awarded Nearly $1M After Employer Refused to Let Her Work From Home | Law.com A jury in Nassau County awarded $954,000 to a longtime employee of Stony Brook University Hospital Blood Bank.

A woman with Long Covid won almost one million dollars in a lawsuit against her employer who refused to allow her work from home accommodations.

May this set a precedent.

Remote work should be accessible to all who need it.

It’s a game changer for people with disabilities.

Who can reply: anyone, nobody, people who can be normal about it.

trying out a new feature, lmk if it works

kind of crazy that if you have enough money and don't like what you see in the media, you can just buy up every film studio, news station, and social media app and change it

a bright orange canvas jacket with bright blue, green, and magenta letters in a 3x4 pattern reading a b c d e f u c k i c e

finished embroidering my jacket :)

Chris Minns announces state funeral for Kyle and Jackie O Show

“We will all mourn the tragic loss of the show that was Sydney, so much so that Melbournians refused to listen.”
chaser.com.au/entertainmen...

Australian countryside single-carriage roadway with a large road sign saying "DRIVE ON LEFT in Australia" along with a pictogram showing the traffic direction for each side of the roadway

here in Australia there's often huge road signs around tourism hotspots reminding visitors from overseas that we (just like the UK) actually drive on the *left* side of the road because even when driving a right hand drive vehicle, people do still sometimes forget!

How Journalists Are Reporting From Iran With No Internet After strikes killed senior Iranian officials, Iran cut off internet access. Journalists are relying on satellite links, encrypted apps, and smuggled footage to report from inside the country.

After strikes killed senior Iranian officials, Iran cut off internet access. Journalists are relying on satellite links, encrypted apps, and smuggled footage to report from inside the country. www.wired.com/story/how-jo...

This thread is sort of the reverse of the Python skit about “what have the Romans ever done for us?”
No equivalent of, “well, obviously the roads!”

Albo as PM is a massive disappointment because it's now blatantly apparent that during the entire 2025 election campaign he was crossing his fingers behind his back every time he promised Australia "Nobody Left Behind" 🤥

Sarah Hanson-Young accuses Labor of supporting the new Iran War while refusing to answer on if they believe it’s legal after “every legal expert in the world is saying it isn’t”
“They can’t even get some basic parameters of whether Aus is backing an illegal war or not”💥 #auspol

TED makes multi-million-dollar investment to boost safe abortion in 10 countries This is the first time TED’s Audacious Project has invested in an organization specifically focused on abortion access and care.

The global reproductive rights organization Ipas will be receiving "multi millions" from TED's Audacious Project. This is the first time the project has funded an organization that works specifically in abortion access and care since the initiative was developed in 2018.

not an expert but iirc, besides the US being a more litigious society: bc doing both ("parallel proceedings") can be strategically advantageous e.g. civil discovery rules are much broader than criminal discovery rules, also civil cases can reach trial faster than criminal cases (1–1.5 yrs v 2–3 yrs)

David Shoebridge has unleashed on the Labor govt for backing in Trump & Netanyahu’s latest illegal war in Iran
“which has already killed more than a hundred school kids”, with schools & hospitals “blown apart by Israeli missiles”
“That isn’t about the Iranian people.”💥 #auspol

Please please please get on this

'we are thrilled and proud to announce we have created marvin the paranoid android from douglas adam's famous novel, "don't create marvin, the paranoid android"'

Woman sues Kenbridge, police after chief allegedly tipped off shooting suspect The town of Kenbridge and its police department are facing a lawsuit of more than $140 million.

A woman’s ex boyfriend, who is a cop, threatens to shoot her

Women are at the highest risk for being killed when they try to leave a relationship.

She calls 911 for help & the Police Chief WARNS the boyfriend instead.

Boyfriend opened fire on her car

We aren’t angry enough.

POV: Childhood Ruined | One54 Africa Podcast YouTube video by One54 Africa

You gotta watch this to the end, I about died lmao

I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

Screenshot of headline: Microsoft gets tired of Microslop, bands the word on its Discord, then locks the server after backlash

Lmfao this is so fucking sad 😂😂😂

Quote from Washington Times editorial board "[Radical liberals] don't realize that, when they express contempt for the man who holds the country's highest office, they reveal their contempt for the Americans who put him there."

Uh no...we definitely realize it.

yeah it's totally not
like even watching all this from afar (Australia), a Commander in Chief who so frequently denigrates "his" troops just reinforces how appallingly entrenched Trump's disdain actually is for military personnel (and indeed, for everyone in the US who's not part of the one percent)

Benjamin Netanyahu’s long career was built on conflict avoidance—then, October 7 transformed and radicalized him, @Yair_Rosenberg argues:

OMFG they think we are the dumbest people who ever lived.

Security Updates for Americans in the Middle East (Updated March 2, 4pm EST) DEPART NOW VIA COMMERCIAL MEANS DUE TO SERIOUS SAFETY RISKS • Bahrain • Egypt • Iran • Iraq • Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza • Jordan • Kuwait • Lebanon • Oman • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Syria • United Arab Emirates • Yemen Americans who need State Department assistance arranging to depart via commercial means can call us 24/7: +1-202-501-4444 (from abroad) and +1- 888-407-4747 (from the U.S. and Canada).

Guys, does Rubio not get protocol and advance notice??

How do they leave when there are no flights in Iran, Iraq, Israel, west bank, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, UAE and Bahrain???

Where are arranged U.S. charter flights to get Americans out?!