In an ideal scenario the President of the United States and the worst person in the world would be two different people.

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

So Russia won, America lost.

Melania resigns Donald announces Gina will serve as First Lady

Mouin Rabbani Statement by the Jewish community of Amsterdam

I just saw Trump’s return to the White House referred to as the beginning of the Turd Reich. And I can’t decide if I should laugh or cry. 🤪

A Sydney footpath, 12/11/24

The rules of new managers: 1.If it ain't broke, don't fix it. 2.Before you make changes, ensure you have a better alternative. 3.Don't alienate the customer base without a good explanation. The ABC sacking of Sarah Macdonald and Simon Marnie breaks all three.

Is lugubriosity a word?

The Tribal Mind reveals how Australians are amusing themselves. Are you like everybody else?

Harper Lee’s friends gave her a year’s wages for Christmas in 1956. She wrote To Kill A Mocking Bird in that year.

A valid point! How would we know?

I’ve come back to this platform for one purpose only: to ask Imre Salusinszky what he thought of ‘A Complete Unknown’