It’s National Garlic Day. Which makes one wonder, are there boozes incorporating the pungent herb?  There are surprisingly few. A couple garlic-flavored vodkas and that’s about it. It’s strange. There’s a liqueur for every herb, pepper, flower and fruit on the planet, there are snake- and lizard-flavored liquors, for heaven’s sake, but not a garlic liqueur. I sense a vacuum. I think the garlic-growing regions of the world need to step up. I mean, what could be more jolting than a shot of fermented garlic? It’d fix that hangover right up. It’d probably cure the common cold.

Welp, seeya later!

That is what a taint is, in my art

:|

Those darn fingers are too small, darn it!

All work and no play makes Jon a dull boy

I don't even know that I have a tongue yet

MY DICK, BRO

Deep dickin'

Two sort of offensive strips in a row *fistpump*

Oh heck eh

Open your fucking ears! I said I have a real bad tummy ache!

These penises are badly water damaged

bugs

Typical!

The slimy thing is called that because it is slimy

Bzzzzzzzzzzz Bzzz bzzz bzz

Beep boop don't be a homo beep

:I

Lady, seriously?

Gonna do it

Local artist commits suicide

kick kick kick kick kick awk awwwkk kick

It's Basil!

Ssssssssssssssshoot

Initializing

Right?

X _ X

knife fight

Kiss him!

it's like a coin purse, or just a regular purse

I'm not even sure fluffers are real

Ommmmmmm *hngh*

Ghost mom, you're embarrassing me!

zeros across the board

mom help

voyeur

reaching

Teen Spy

ihop

good

papers

*cough*

that's a thing about ducks

the other arm says "THERE ARE A LOT OF FACTORS TO CONSIDER"

sick tramp

Now is it bigger than a truck? Nobody knows

I HATE BIRDS

nature does not care

I FUCKING LOVE MY BRO MOM BRO

ew ew ew ew ew

Life does not go on forever

it is true

um, aaaa

You did this too

frrtt

There was a time when it seemed Papua New Guinea had managed to dodge a bullet. Instances of SARS-CoV-2 were minimal, along with its disease, COVID-19. Through 2020, the country of eight million people recorded a mere 900 cases. The World Health Organization praised the PNG government in a September 2020 news release in “taking…

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For G.B.   Eyes now forget the crevice of their sleep, And spider limbs feel from that bed and move Almost as slow as light across the floor To where an easel stands and he has drawn Thin tracery, but not of flimsy air.   So day undrapes the room and webs of art— The hungry zones of paintings incomplete— But in this light he must begin anew, Though patiently . . . assemble life again Through charcoal sicks and tubes of green and blue.   A void of canvas waits for him, and fruit And bottles on a chiaroscuro […]

In that 510,000 wellbeing years is all the misery caused by lockdowns and social distancing: all the cancelled weddings, all the additional cases of depression, all the extra anxiety.

This has deeply split the student movement, were some groups want to focus on reforming democracy, rather than criticise the monarchy.

As part of our 80 Years of Meanjin collaboration with the University of Melbourne’s Archives and Special Collections department, we are delighted to announce a Meanjin poetry competition for University of Melbourne students. If you are a current student of the University, you’re invited to submit your unpublished poetry of any length, theme and style here. Please include your current student number in your author bio. Entries open today and will close on Monday May 10 at 11:59pm. Please include only one poem per submission. You may submit as many times as you like.

Lindsey German on the return of Tory sleaze and the persistence of the War on Terror

This was a good Zoom meeting: ‘The Austerity Doctrine in the Time of Coronavirus’ here (about an hour), with Yanis Varousakis, Naomi Klein, Brian Eno and Stephanie Kelton, which is quite a line-up. For me Yanis Varousakis was the most on the ball in his assertion that the ‘nightmare of the powerful is that the... Read more

Traditional mafia trash talk from the Republicans’ favorite Governor:

A new sandpit for long side discussions, conspiracy theories, idees fixes and so on.

To be clear, the sandpit is for regular commenters to pursue points that distract from regular discussion, including conspiracy-theoretic takes on the issues at hand. It’s not meant as a forum for visiting conspiracy theorists, or trolls posing as such.

Don’t mind me. Just dropping my bill to require proof of vaccination to vote in person. https://t.co/TpibDWeLob

— David Waldman-1, of Yorktown LLC™ (@KagroX) April 18, 2021

A bit of a joke, I think, but consider if Democrats were clearly and obviously and explicitly crafting voting laws to prevent exurban white people from voting?

The logic of “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” is a recipe for empty cynicism.

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This two-part article is based on a speech that I gave to a webinar sponsored by the Centre for Public Integrity on 15 April about how the public service should contribute to the integrity and accountability of executive government. Part 1 discusses the broad role and capability of the public service to assist the government in policy development and its implementation.

Afghanistan has joined Australia’s list of lost wars, and it’s our longest. The Prime Minister’s tears on announcing it may have been for that, or for Australia’s 41 dead, 249 wounded, estimated 500 veteran suicides, and innumerable cases of PTSD, at a cost of A$10 billion.

Since the February 1 coup, the Tatmadaw – the official name of Myanmar’s armed forces – has escalated its crackdown on citizens protesting against the military takeover that ousted Myanmar’s democratically elected government.

The Gatekeeper: Adam Tooze On Paul Krugman’s Evolution

In Part 1 – Policy and Progress, I pointed out the problem of focusing on schooling and the myths of its contribution to economic growth. In Part 2, I emphasise the importance of teacher-led assessment and the fundamental importance of early childhood.

Teachers and student assessment are critical 

by Tony Wikrent

Strategic Political Economy

Michael Hudson: America’s Neoliberal Financialization Policy vs. China’s Industrial Socialism
Michael Hudson, April 15, 2021 [Naked Capitalism]

In my first class in computer science, I was taught that an algorithm is simply a way of expressing formal rules given to a computer. Computers like rules. They follow them. Turns out that bureaucracy and legal systems like rules too. The big difference is that, in the world of computing, we call those who are trying to find ways to circumvent the rules “hackers” but in the world of government, this is simply the mundane work of politicking and lawyering. 

Remember that “Health and Freedom Conference” starring Michael Flynn, Sidney Powell and other right wing crazies? Here’s a taste of Trump lawyer Lin Wood:

The crowd is going totally crazy over it! pic.twitter.com/hsRUKX473Z

— Zachary Petrizzo (@ZTPetrizzo) April 18, 2021

In a bid to lower carbon consumption, France takes first step tpwards banning short-haul flights where rail alternatives exist.

Stoke-on-Trent neighbours plagued by 'phantom cabbage thrower'

(Thanks to Ralph and pharmaross)

An office worker in Indonesia has raised eyebrows after naming his newborn son 'Department Of Statistical Communication' - claiming that, amazingly, his wife didn't mind.

(Thanks to Jim Kenaston, who says “I suspect this family will be in the news again someday.”)

The Erfurt Latrine Disaster

(Thanks to Roberto)

Driver arrested after car ends up on Las Vegas Strip pedestrian bridge

We assume this bridge goes from Las Vegas to Florida.

(Thanks to pharmaross)