In the most glorious "fuck you" I have seen in a while, you know the book that Cumberland City Council banned because they're homophobic bigots - Holly Duhig's "A focus on Same Sex Parents"? Well, the publisher, BookLife Publishing, have made a PDF version of the book available for free.
Sure be a shame if it was shared far and wide now, wouldn't it?
Every time you ban a book filled with hope and kindness, and care and love, we will resist.
@KathyReid This reactionary nonsense reminds me so much of 50's/60's parents having panic attacks about their teenagers ... in the future folks will look back and laugh
"The gas giants won’t have to explore for new gas fields themselves. Santos, Woodside, Origin, Chevron, BP and Shell won’t have to spend a cent looking for new deposits — you’ll be paying for it instead.
@luciedigitalni Anthony Rio Tinto is doing a great job of heading his party into a minority govt.
With LNP being not even being remotely electable under Duddo & Sssusssan, we are approaching a rare point in Australian politics where the electorate can put into parliament more independents, Teals & Greens.
This song is about that rebellion of young army and navy officers against the imperial Japanese government on Feb 26, 1936... 19 were beheaded, that's why "guillotine" was mentioned, and in Japanese, the falling of sakura implies the death of soldiers... this is indeed not an "I love Japan" song... Also talks about the inevitable westernization and the loss of Japanese culture over time.
@perkinsy Very satisfying.
My vege garden in #brisbane has been loving all the rain also. Chili, Aubergine, Corn, Capiscum, Cucumber & Pumpkin popping out all over. Would like to get tomatoes going seriously, they are so pricey in the supermarkets.
@perkinsy Relatives in Aoteroa have them in a large planter covered with clear plastic mini hot house contraption. I'll give it a try and let you know the results. Of course, there has to be one ... growing from the concrete in front of my garage door, facing the full western sun of all places is a wild sewn tomatoe plant. Its mocking me