Australian living near Brisbane. Cis-het married cat lady, retired web developer, vigorously pro-choice atheist and feminist. My train station is Lawnton, I shop at Warner, and I have a potato for a federal MP.
Diagnosed at 60 as #ActuallyAutistic. Strong opinions, many interests, boring AF. I don't get out much
My pronouns are she/her. My cats are Shula (black) and Jana (tortie).
@anathema_device on Mastodon
Where do you get your Brisbane news?
Inspired by this earlier post, where do you get your news? I refuse to read the Courier Mail, obvious the Brisbane reddit is NBG now, the Brisbane Times is a Fairfax rag and has much more southern content than Queensland, and very little truly Brisbane reporting....
The Most Misunderstood Concept in Physics (www.youtube.com)
One of the most important, yet least understood, concepts in all of physics. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and th...
World's 1st 'tooth regrowth' medicine moves toward clinical trials in Japan - The Mainichi (mainichi.jp)
TOKYO -- A Japanese research team is making progress on the development of a groundbreaking medication that may allow people to grow new teeth, with c
Republicans accused of faking Whatsapps to smear Hunter Biden (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Lawyer for President Joe Biden’s son says screengrabs released by investigating committee suggesting leverage for business deal are bogus
[Meta] - Does this Brisbane community want news site links/posts?
I’ve been posting to multiple communities whatever I find that’s even remotely interesting. I figure at the moment activity is the most important thing for newcomers to Lemmy....
Multi-vehicle traffic crash, Tanawha
This might’ve been why the Sunday evening drive back to Brisbane took so long Multi-vehicle traffic crash, Tanawha
A group of men wearing masks and balaclavas allegedly stabbed three people in separate "brutal" robberies in Brisbane's nightlife precinct early Sunday morning. (www.abc.net.au)
Prosecutors In Rep. George Santos’ Case Turn In Over 80,000 Pages Of Evidence Against Him (www.huffpost.com)
Rep. Santos (R-N.Y.), a serial liar, faces federal charges for fraud and money laundering. Prosecutors say they have a mountain of evidence against him.
'Chermy'? 'Fess up, which one of you made that Wikipedia edit?
Weekend thread (July 1,2)
What are you up to this weekend?
Man dies in late-night e-scooter accident in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley (www.theguardian.com)
The man’s death – after falling off the vehicle and hitting his head – is one of a growing number of e-scooter fatalities around Australia
California girl gets license to own a unicorn (www.cbsnews.com)
California has granted a little girl a first-of-its-kind license to own a unicorn, provided the 7-year-old can find one. She had to agree to provide nourishment like watermelon, exposure to sunlight, moonbeams and rainbows, and polish its horn with a soft cloth. David Begnaud has more.
Presumed human remains found in Titan sub debris (www.bbc.com)
Medical experts will analyse the presumed remains, the US Coast Guard said.
So who else is new?
Just signed up today with my favourite 3rd party app biting the dust tomorrow....
Brisbane Foto Friday
Our first weekly /c/brisbane Foto Friday. The rules are simple: share your favourite photo you took in Brisbane this week!
Man filmed being punched by Queensland police officer charged with drink driving (www.theguardian.com)
The 25-year-old also charged with obstructing police, assaulting police and resisting a public officer after incident in Brisbane
French police kill teen who refused traffic stop (www.bbc.com)
A 17-year-old is shot dead near Paris in broad daylight after failing to obey traffic police.