Yeats knew it all in 1919: Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst    Are full of passionate intensity.

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Kudos and respect to Paul Keating , the only living PM who refused to accept an AC because he believed that honours should be reserved for those whose work in the community went unrecognised and that being PM was significant public recognition. Definitely not a cosplay PM.

Every single bit of the citation for Morriscum's AO is a fucking travesty, from eminent service and 'Honourable' thru COVID 'leadership' to AUKUS... 🤮#Bullshit #WannaPuke #Auspol

My morning workout AKA tying my shoe laces. 🤣

Waitress, bringing me another beer, then realising I haven't quite finished the first one: 'Oh! I've come too quickly!' Me: That's OK. Beer has that effect on me, too.'

Observatory

. Sculptor: Jon Foreman Sculpt the World “Rubra Spiralis” created at Sandy Haven

I've never understood why Sting would want his toast done on one side. 🍞🤔

Looks like the orcas have upped their game.

Let's live a little!

Let's find out first who's coming last, Our lips are pursed, our feet are fast, Let's do our worst at coming second, Charge, as if an angel beckoned. 🏃‍♀️🏃👄🦶🦵👼🥇🏆

Trucks 🚚 that make a sound like a Dalek when they reverse should be exterminated.

If I could have one minute at the beach for every minute I have ever spent getting ready to go to the beach, I could have 2.8 years at the beach. ⛱️

That time you were on the Clapham Omnibus and... #Legal #Humour 😅

Carey and Inglis batting together...🤯 #ashes25

Sunrise at Stonehenge today (15th December) was at 8.03am, sunset is at 4.00pm 🌤️

Centuries by two South Australian players in the same Test: 1936-37, MCG - DBradman & JBadcock 1972, Oval - I Chappell & G Chappell 2025-26, Adelaide - ACarey & THead

Just two mates doing what they love. Travis Head and Alex Carey walk off the pitch at the end of day three. #Ashes2025 #AUSvENG

One of the strongest arguments for teaching classic literature is simply this: If students are never asked to inhabit minds from other times and cultures, they will confuse their own narrow historical moment with universal truth. The canon is an antidote to chronological