Michael Stanley

social democracy with YIMBY characteristics, climate stuff, views not my employer's (obv.)

[Paul ‘Legs’ Lenaghan @paul_plenaghan]

Dear AFL, no one ever has gone to the footy and thought, ‘man I hope the DJ is on fire today and that crowd announcer is loud enough’ piss the music and douchebags off.
Signed everyone

[Hasan alrabay @HasanEssam29636]

One of the most terrifying images in history: a transformation from life to death.

Gaza in 2023 and 2026!

[Michael Stanley @michaelfstanley]

Inshallah

[Launceston Greyhound Racing Club @LauncestonGRC]

It’s greyhounds today, but it could be rodeos, the salmon industry or horse racing tomorrow…
What’s Next?

[Launceston Greyhound Racing Club @LauncestonGRC]

It’s greyhounds today, but it could be rodeos, the salmon industry or horse racing tomorrow…
What’s Next?

[PoIiMath @politicalmath]

I'm so frustrated at being a parent in this garbage digital age.

I hate short-form video. TikTok / YouTube trash is just pure brain-rot and I can't stand it. I try to keep my kids away from it.

I gave them access to Spotify b/c I want them to enjoy music and develop their musical tastes and personalities. That was working pretty well. They would go onto Spotify on the XBox and listen to music and explore that space. Good for them.

But what does Spotify do? They put short form videos into their app. Now my kids are watching the videos instead of listening to the music. I have to decide if I have to take Spotify away from them (along with all their playlists) because Spotify pulled this bait-and-switch on me and turned an app that I felt good about giving to my kids into another brain-rotting platform of garbage.

Every month something like this happens. It's impossible to navigate this as a parent, even if you're largely on top of things. It's exhausting and dispiriting.

[Michael Stanley @michaelfstanley]

Hell Yeah

[big natural 20s @sa_da_tay]

what boys chats sound, look, and smell like

[Rick @colonelhogans]

Brilliant news for young Australian women!

[Michael Stanley @michaelfstanley]

There's a special circle of hell that is being built for everyone involved in closing the efficient entrance that existed beforehand. (It's a neverending loop of the current route from Swanston St to the station)

[jackson… @jacksonlone]

the new State Library Station entrance can’t come fast enough

[Michael Stanley @michaelfstanley]

Made the mistake of peering into the 'For You' tab to see one of my childhood heroes has gone full cooker

[Tony Shaw @TonyShaw22]

Dan destroyed Vic soul and sold his own to overseas communist interests. We need an audit into Dans income when premier and what agreements were made then to income now. Surely Jacinta Allen cannot go to China on junket now?

[JcKh_ 🇵🇸 Palestine will be free @JcKh_]

I understand the kneejerk desire to give him a taste of his own medicine but we absolutely can not normalise deporting naturalised citizens who have been here since childhood or it will absolutely be weaponised against minorities

[The Falcon: A Footy Podcast @falconfootypod]

With how toxic the discussions in AFL circles have been this year, it is hard to state how important this is. Mitch Brown, you king.

[Brandon Stanton @humansofny]

“When I entered Gaza the Israeli military had a rule: I was only allowed to bring in three kilos of food. As I was weighing out protein bars, trying to get under the limit, I said to my husband: ‘How sinister is this?’ I’m a humanitarian aid worker. Why would there even be a limit on food? I’ve worked in many places with extreme hunger, but what’s so jarring in this context is how cruel it is, how deliberate. I was in Gaza for two months; there’s no way to describe the horror of what’s happening. And I say this as a pediatric ICU doctor who sees children die as part of my work. Among our own staff we have doctors and nurses who are trying to treat patients while hungry, exhausted. They’re living in tents. Some of them have lost fifteen, twenty members of their families. In the hospital there are kids maimed by airstrikes: missing arms, missing legs, third degree burns. Often there’s not enough pain medication. But the children are not screaming about the pain, they’re screaming: ‘I’m hungry! I’m hungry!” I hate to only focus on the kids, because nobody should be starving. But the kids, it just haunts you in a different way. When my two months were finished, I didn’t want to leave. It’s a feeling I haven’t experienced in nearly twenty years of humanitarian assignments. But I felt ashamed. Ashamed to leave my Palestinian colleagues, who were some of the most beautiful and compassionate people that I’ve ever met. I was ashamed as an American, as a human being, that we’ve been unable to stop something that is so clearly a genocide. I remember when our bus pulled out of the buffer zone. Out the window on one side I could see Rafah, which was nothing but rubble. On the other side was lush, green Israel. When we exited the gate, the first thing I saw was a group of Israeli soldiers, sitting at a table, eating lunch. I’ve never felt so nauseous seeing a table full of food.”

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Aqsa Durrani is a pediatric doctor and board member of Doctors Without Borders USA, with nearly twenty years of experience in humanitarian projects. During our interview Aqsa repeatedly expressed a desire to center the voices of her Palestinian colleagues. To this end I’ve spent the past week collecting stories from the Palestinian staff of Doctors Without Borders in Gaza. I will be sharing these stories over the next several days. I’m so grateful for the time that these people gave me; they were sleepless, hungry, traumatized, and often working 24-hour shifts. Because of the unreliable internet connection their images are sometimes grainy. Their words, however, will be crystal clear.

[Michael Stanley @michaelfstanley]

@Demonblog This is the nicest way to hear the news

[Michael Stanley @michaelfstanley]

@dunce_scotus I remember the dark days before Chairman Dan delivered us Grand Final Friday. June-November was brutal. But yeah, about now would be perfect for another one.

[Michael Stanley @michaelfstanley]

@footyindustryAU Is there measure of memberships equivalent to when they were actually a season ticket? The value of a membership to a club is not what it once was. Not picking on the Blooze, every club does it.

[Michael Stanley @michaelfstanley]

@cosmicjester @craighutchy Here's hoping!

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

Brutal execution of prominent journalist Turki al-Jasser, whose crime was to expose corruption in Saudi Arabia.

MBS clearly knows he has a free hand for murder

[Grattan Institute @GrattanInst]

1/ Every year, millions of Australians delay or skip getting the healthcare they need.

Why?

💰 High specialist fees for private care.

📅 Months to year-long waits for public care.

Here’s what’s happening, and how to fix it.

[Michael Stanley @michaelfstanley]

@cosmicjester I think you underestimate the capacity of the vic libs to find ways to lose.

[Yahia @yahiapal]

My little brother Omar and his cat, both killed by Israel.