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8 mths ago, the art of my friend Bridget Kelly - who has Down Syndrome - was displayed at Vivid. Her dearest wish, she said, was to make it to the sails of Opera House.
Last night, it was!
Congats, Bridget.
Artist Bridget Kelly: Art makes me feel seen smh.com.au/national/art-make…
Random thoughts while delayed at the airport: Donald Trump is destroying the world. People are mostly kind (the previously mentioned man not included in that). Steam buns make everything better. And a good book is the best way to kill time.
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True to her role as a public intellectual, Louise Adler articulates how her resignation & the sad destruction of #AWW, fits into broader pattern of repression in Australia theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Renee Good was not using her vehicle to target anyone. She was driving away.
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When the President of the United States talks about the murder of a journalist dismissively and labels that murder victim extremely controversial as if that makes murder okay … he should not be President.
‘gentle giants with a good heart’ don’t murder a young man on an outback road. They don’t assault and take captive a terrified woman. They don’t rape a twelve-year old girl and her mother. They don’t withhold evidence that could mean a grieving family can finally bury their son.
Oh my! The lack of dignity, wisdom and grace of the US President is a sight to behold. I keep thinking of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Emperor’s New Clothes. If only this was a fairytale. But the danger is very real.
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The current American President thinks war, death and destruction are real estate opportunities. God help us all!
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Interesting contrast. Trump lost in 2020 and incited supporters to storm the Capital, calling the election rigged. Harris appears to have lost in 2024, and asked supporters to head home.