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Retired! ex-Data Analyst .. Yellow and Black

[Maximus Textoris Pulcher @MaximusTPulcher]

Look, I spent three hours grooming my fur into a perfect ceremonial puff for this state visit. Bart and I show up ready for a Shogun-level fashion moment and the Emperor rolls up like he’s going to a Brussels business lunch. My bad. Even emperors ghost tradition sometimes. 🇯🇵🐈🇧🇪

[Costin Heaps 🌈 💉x 5 @DianneCostin]

Willcox strikes again.
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[Cats with Aura 😺 @catwithaura]

The plumber has been here 20 minutes. My cat of 8 years has never sat on my lap.

[Physics & Astronomy Zone @zone_astronomy]

To think that we aren't just going "to the Moon," but rather traveling to meet it at an exact point in space... changes everything.
​It all comes down to orbital mechanics: arriving at the precise location, at the precise moment.
​One tiny error... and it simply doesn't happen

[Dr Monique Ryan MP @Mon4Kooyong]

I asked the Treasurer for this in Question Time last week.

Woodside and Santos are set to make massive profits from our oil and gas internationally, while Australians are struggling to afford petrol, gas, diesel, and electricity.

We have to immediately change our tax settings to support Australians and get a fair return on our finite national resources.
https://t.co/jubzGo5sAU

[Dr Monique Ryan MP @Mon4Kooyong]

Angus Taylor announced support for extending the childcare subsidy to nannies and au pairs immediately after becoming Liberal leader.

Apparently, the Liberals' show of support follows a campaign run by 'volunteers'. However, one of these advocates is a former staffer to ex-leader Peter Dutton, and another is married to former MP Julian Simmonds. The campaign is registered to a company that was part-owned by Tim Wilson until a few weeks ago, and linked to other former Liberal MPs Jason Falinski and Trevor Evans.

This is not evidence-based policy development. It's Liberal policy shaped by the Liberals' private interests.
https://t.co/95Pock2xXM

[🇨🇦 Nico Carney, Purr Minister of Canada @CarneyPurr67561]

I'd like to assure the Catnadian people and their staff that this government is working to help unfreeze @Number10cat's Twitter account.

Please continue to spread the word, especially the members of the press and Parliament who follow me.

#FreeLarryTheCat

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Time flies when you're outlasting Prime Ministers

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

Troops from European countries are arriving in Greenland to defend the territory from us. Let that sink in. And now Trump is setting tariffs on our allies, making you pay more to try to get territory we don’t need. The damage this President is doing to our reputation and our relationships is growing, making us less safe. If something doesn’t change we will be on our own with adversaries and enemies in every direction. Republicans in Congress need to stand up to Trump.

[Dr Monique Ryan MP @Mon4Kooyong]

It’s great to see the Albanese govt putting more effort and funding into recycling solar panels, in an effort that - according to the Productivity Commission - could save us billions, increase the uptake of solar, and help us reuse silver, copper, and aluminium.

Also great to see local group Electrify Boroondara leading the way on community energy policies!
https://t.co/zncMrcTtGi

[🇨🇦 Nico Carney, Purr Minister of Canada @CarneyPurr67561]

On behalf of myself, the Catbinet and all Catnadians, I'd like to wish a happy 19th birthday to my esteemed UK counterpart Larry! (@Number10cat) Keep up the good work defending Downing St from rats, pigeons, and even the occasional fox, amigo!
😺🇨🇦🤝🇬🇧😺

[Dr Monique Ryan MP @Mon4Kooyong]

I welcome the Prime Minister’s decision to call a federal Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.

Royal Commissions are the highest and most comprehensive form of public inquiry, and a proportionate response to the Bondi attack.

I called for a Royal Commission in the immediate aftermath of the Bondi massacre.

The need to address social cohesion and antisemitism in Australia goes beyond politics: it goes to the future of our nation. We need to do everything possible to prevent further tragedies like the Bondi terrorist attack.

I look forward to working within Parliament, as soon as we resume, to pass stronger protections against hate speech and vilification, as well as creating stronger gun laws and the means to enforce them.

[Iceland Cricket @icelandcricket]

Venezuela has oil.

Greenland has rare Earth minerals.

Luckily Iceland has only volcanoes, glaciers, and very average cricketers.

[Dr Monique Ryan MP @Mon4Kooyong]

Large SUVs and utes are 82% more likely to kill children in collisions- 44% more likely to kill adult pedestrians or cyclists. They damage our roads and add to air pollution, harming our health.

There’s twice as many utes as tradies in Australia. We need remove the luxury car tax exemption which incentivises people to buy megautes instead of safer, cleaner smaller cars and SUVs.
https://t.co/jrSRwdMAD2

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

You don't know what day it is.
You're eating countless meals a day with lots of snacks in between.
You're napping throughout they day.
Either it's the time between Christmas and New Year or you're a cat.

[Jane Caro @JaneCaro]

My 93 year old father says it perfectly in today’s @smh

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Feline diplomacy.

[Dr Monique Ryan MP @Mon4Kooyong]

Air pollution from cars kills more people each year than the road toll.

Australia needs legislated clean air standards. The govt wouldn’t agree to include them in the environmental laws passed last week. I’ll keep trying - they’ll save lives. https://t.co/Yl2bcMbkTQ

[House_of_Cricket @Houseof_Cricket]

#Bornonthisday, Keith Miller flew fighter bombers in World War Two.
He survived nights over Germany dodging gunfire and crash landed when his engine failed.

Years later, when Michael Parkinson asked him about pressure, Miller smiled and said:

“Pressure is a Messerschmitt up your arse. Playing cricket is not.”

That line told you everything.

He could bowl thunderbolts off a short run up and change the mood of a stadium with a single spell.
At Lord’s in 1956, with his back in pieces and age catching up, he kept bowling through the pain for more than 70 overs because his team needed him.
Ten wickets in the match, almost 37 years old, refusing to give in.

Miller believed the game should have dignity.
He would not bounce tailenders.
It was never about hurting people. It was about competing with honour.

There was a certain magic in the way he carried himself.
That walk to the crease, hair flicked back, the grin, the looseness, the swagger.
Crowds felt alive when he was involved, as if something unforgettable might happen at any moment.

Miller lived like cricket was a privilege, not a burden.

He was more than an all rounder.
He was a reminder that sport is supposed to feel alive.

If you want someone to win you a match off the last ball, catch, six or wicket, you pick only one man.
Keith Ross Miller.