Another tough day for team โthereโs no point in complaining about AI, just accept it.โ
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Another tough day for team โthereโs no point in complaining about AI, just accept it.โ
Final morning of commuting for the week ๐๐๐ Happy WFH days await Friday and Monday
This is the actual dawn on this โdelightfulโ commuting morning โฆ such fun ๐คช
Very early start today so this is a pre-Book oโ the Dawn on the city bound platform of Merrylands station โฆ thank goodness this book looks super promising #AmReading
Itโs awesome. Bit slow to get going but once it did, incredibly impressive. Love all the things you do ๐ฅฐ
It captures the show so well - really enjoyed it!
Book(s) oโ the Dawn! Star Trek was great escapist sci-fi fun and Libby Pageโs latest is a tender, charming joy #AmReading
I adore them and just the most perfect start to the day โค๏ธ
The cow silos of Gundagai! Right next to our favourite motel and one of my favourite quirky things ever โค๏ธ โฆ and a shot of the low sun exit from a quite lovely town ๐ฅณ
They are SO yummy! ๐
Dinner stop! Love these pies! ๐ฅง โค๏ธ
Thank you! Off south for two family birthdays and heading to Gundagai tonight. Food shots coming soon ๐ฅฐ๐ฅณ
On the road again! Melbourne here we come ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ
๐๐๐ Understandable
Oh thatโs awesome! Although much as I adore Christmas and I canโt wait for it to be here again, I hope 2026 doesnโt rush by too fast ๐จ
A 2025 escapee from the TBR โฆ and a fabulous read so far for this Book oโ the Dawn #AmReading
Thereโs no way in the world Iโm going anywhere near the U.S. Itโs far too dangerous and simply not worth it if ICE can just arbitrarily lock you up. Frankly Iโm staggered they have any tourists at all.
PM says โof courseโ there is a link between Pauline Hansonโs rhetoric and threats to Sydney mosque Anthony Albanese linked a series of threats towards Sydneyโs Lakemba mosque with One Nationโs Pauline Hansonโs rhetoric towards the countryโs Muslims. Albanese was asked on ABC Radio Sydney if there was a link in his mind between Hansonโs recent remarks and threats of violence. The prime minister replied: Of course there is, because it legitimises it. It mainstreams it. And Pauline Hansen is a divisive figure. Sheโs made a political career out of seeking to divide Australians against each other. And what we need is more unity, not more division. Pauline Hansen is ready to divide people. She is someone who often doesnโt participate in the Senate but is busy off just campaigning. Sheโs a negative force in Australian politics. I understand that people are frustrated and that fear can be a powerful emotion. But what we need in this country is hope, is optimism and is looking forward with
Anthony Albanese says "of course" there is a link between Pauline Hansonโs anti-Muslim rhetoric and threats of violence to Lakemba mosque www.theguardian.com/...
Book oโ the Dawn! Today, the first book, Meet the Newmans, is the brand new read for todayโs commute, while The Dogs of Venice, is the brilliantly affecting and sweet novella I finished last night โค๏ธ #AmReading
LOVING todayโs Book oโ the Dawn! 160 pages in and itโs sparklingly funny and emotionally nuanced with great small town characters and a brilliant would-be couple at the centre with f the narrative. Thank you @amyandrewsbooks for enlivening my commute beautifully #AmReading
Itโs glorious isnโt it? So lovely to eat and be surrounded by books and people who love them. Hope you have a fabulous lunch ๐ฅ
Waiting at Central out on Elizabeth Street for my friend to arrive; off to a Valentineโs Day Books in Bars event courtesy of Dymocks โฆ5 authors in one fun panel โค๏ธ meanwhile I survey the e-bike cemetery ๐คช๐๐คช
Thank you! Had a ball - gorgeous night
Thank you! It was perfect ๐คฉ
Fabulous night! Denise Scott was HILARIOUS, dinner at the House Canteen was yummy and relaxing with my guy and we got gelato! Loved it all โค๏ธ
Playing tourist in my own town while I wait for Steve to arrive - seeing Denise Scott at the Opera House tonight with dinner at the Opera Bar to follow #DateNight
Single frame. Chris Minns stands beside a massive tonne weight marked NSW POLICE being lowered by a crane. Visible sticking out from under the weight are hands, legs, a womanโs face, a keffiyeh and placards saying โNO TO GENOCIDEโ, โFREE PALESTINEโ, โHERZOG OUTโ, โNO TO VIOLENCEโ Minns says, โThst should socially cohere them nicely.โ
Cohesion.
My @smh cartoon.
Me too! Thatโll never happen.
When U.S. speedskater Connor McDermott-Mostowy makes his Winter Olympic debut in Milan, he'll join a record number of out LGBTQ athletes. But of the 46 out athletes, only 11 are men. n.pr/4bJ4Ay9
Itโs a sci-fi, very human Book oโ the Dawn โฆ with an actual shot of the dawn ๐ฅณ๐ฅฐ ๐ #AmReading