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[derek guy @dieworkwear]

The women in this video are engaging in a process known as waulking, which was historically done by soaking tweed in stale urine, then beating it until it softened and shrank. As urine ferments, it breaks down into ammonia, which cuts through the lanolin (grease) inherent in wool

[Dr Tracy Westerman AM @TracyWesterman]

The Sanewashing of Hanson Is at Its Peak.
This is how Trump came to power: platform the lies, skip the follow-up, let the headlines call it “proving her critics wrong.”
We are all watching it happen in real time.
At the National Press Club, Pauline Hanson said the following. Not one claim was challenged by the so called journalists in attendance and she continues to be unchallenged on the facts in every interview she sits.
-1. Unlike the Prime Minister, I welcome scrutiny.” Hypocritical. In the same speech she announced she refuses ABC interviews, will scrap the SBS, & will make the ABC subscription-only. The event allowed 2 hours; standard format gives 25–30 mins for the address. She spoke for 50-halving the time left for questions. When Guardian journalist Sarah Martin used that remaining time to ask about her daughter's $150,000 taxpayer-funded advisor role, Hanson called her “a trashy journalist” and banned her from all future press conferences.
• “Babies are aborted the day before birth.” Fabricated. Late-term abortion is highly restricted, requires medical approval, and occurs only in genuine medical emergencies.
• “Interest rates are heading towards 10%.” False. RBA cash rate: 4.35%. Forecast to fall, not rise.
• “There’s no gender pay gap — just women taking time off.” False. WGEA confirms the gap exists at equal hours, equal roles, regardless of career breaks.
• “$30B a year on Indigenous programs.” False. Only 18% (~$5.6B) is Indigenous-specific. The rest is the Indigenous share of mainstream services every Australian uses.
• Transgender people were compared to “militant Islam.” False and dangerous. ABS data: transgender and gender-diverse Australians make up 1% of the pop’n. There’s no body of research showing transgender ppl commit crime at elevated rates-in fact it shows transgender people are dramatically more likely to be victims of violence— assault, sexual violence, and homicide rates against trans people are well above general population rates in most studies (US, UK, and Aust data all show this pattern)
• “23% of Australians can’t speak English.” False. That 23% speak another language at home — most are bilingual. Limited English proficiency: just 3.2%.
• “The CEFC has had $200 billion.” False by a factor of six. Actual legislated capacity: $33 billion.
• “I care about the homeless and hungry.” Hypocritical. In the same speech, she backed cuts to Indigenous-specific funding — despite Aboriginal homelessness running up to 10 times higher than the non-Indigenous rate.
• $90 billion in cuts, no plan. ~$35 billion of it remains unaccounted for. No modelling.
• “I support worker rights.” False. Voted against minimum wage increases, penalty rates, criminalising wage theft, casual conversion rights, same job same pay, and the right to disconnect. Took a $100,000 pay rise while voting against a tax break for low-paid workers
• Called Australian workers “lazy.” She has attended just 12% of Senate estimates since 2016 & 53% of parliamentary votes. Paid over $200k a year
• Labor have let immigration get out of control.” False. Net overseas migration has fallen every year since the post-COVID peak in 2022-23 — 538,000 → 446,000 → 306,000 in 2024-25. She also recycled a 26-year-old ABS pop’n projection as a fresh “next 50 years” forecast

Said: This beautiful country belongs to all Australians born here and those who have joined us”- in her opening line; then spent the next 50 minutes demanding a monocultural society, comparing transgender Australians to militant Islam, inflating migration and language figures, denying the gender pay gap, and repeating the debunked $30 billion Indigenous funding myth. Welcomed everyone in the first sentence. Spent the rest of the speech defining most of them out — and offered no plan to fix anything she raised, only $90 billion in cuts.
Not one follow-up question. No source data on a single figure in the entire speech. This is what unchallenged looks like.
/2 sources

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

When simulation becomes the norm, it weakens the human capacity for discernment. As a result, our social bonds close in upon themselves, forming self-referential circuits that no longer expose us to reality. We thus come to live within bubbles, impermeable to one another. Feeling threatened by anyone who is different, we grow unaccustomed to encounter and dialogue. In this way, polarization, conflict, fear and violence spread. What is at stake is not merely the risk of error, but a transformation in our very relationship with truth.

[Dr Tracy Westerman AM @TracyWesterman]

I’ve updated Pauline’s greatest hits video after yet another couple of train wreck interviews.

You’re welcome

[Benjamen Judd @BenjamenJudd]

Perfect example of someone trying to get rage bait when the speaker is very clearly saying the opposite.

[Samantha Smith @SamanthaTaghoy]

“Water, soil, and oxygen should not be infinitely accessible. They are assets that should be included in global economic balance sheets.”

This is not satire. The World Economic Forum wants to monetise breathing.

[Rock'n Roll of All @rocknrollofall]

Björk's US television debut with her performance of 'Human Behaviour' was one of those raw, unfiltered, and phenomenal moments.

[ella devi @ellad3vi]

vindicated

[Tom Zohar @TomZohar]

Gay dads watching their daughter compete in the spelling bee

[GΣΟRGΣ™ @JustTweetGeorge]

Who else also remembers when Tiny Chef covered "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish? 😂 That little voice singing “I’m the bad guy, duh” lives in my head rent-free! 🥹💚 @thetinychefshow #TinyChef #BadGuy #BillieEilish #ImTheBadGuyDuh #Throwback #ViralMoment #CuteAndChaotic 💥🎶🧑‍🍳

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

an annoying part of our economy is now ppl building online audiences and then "starting a business," which is them releasing generic products sourced from a factory, often merch printed on blanks, just to create a revenue stream. zero skill or even love for what they're selling

[David Crowe @CroweDM]

Truth won two years ago.

Truth wins again.

[Tom Studans @maximumwelfare]

Dutton has 'exclusively revealed' or launched or re-launched his 'softer side' on the following occasions:

- October 2017
- August 2018
- April 2019
- November 2021
- May 2022
- June 2023
- Early January 2025
- Late January 2025
- February 2025
- April 2025

[Benjamen Judd @BenjamenJudd]

Hahahahahaha

[Kenny Devine @TheKennyDevine]

This is just... *chef's kiss*

[Franklin Leonard @franklinleonard]

A tale of two movies:

Similar deal structures. Similar budgets.

One made $45M from 3300 screens, post pandemic, and won the weekend.

The other made $41M from 3600 screens pre-pandemic, and placed second.

And yet this is the coverage.

[Tony Martin @mrtonymartin]

Because his dad bought them all?

[Emma Vigeland @EmmaVigeland]

After all that, he stole his look?

[Benjamen Judd @BenjamenJudd]

“Creative elitism” is such a fun way to describe skills and talent, originality and engaging critically with ideas and culture.

[Justine Moore @venturetwins]

Real vibe shift around AI art this week.

I’ve been posting about it for years and have always gotten hate comments.

Now, for the first time, dozens of people I don’t know are defending me with well-reasoned arguments.

Turns out people don’t like creative elitism!

[Mark Di Stefano @MarkDiStef]

🚨 Peter Dutton attended a Sydney lunch organised by one of the country’s most prominent property developers as Queensland prepared for Cyclone Alfred.

The first stop before his fundraiser with Justin Hemmes at his Vaucluse mansion.