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64. <p><strong>My week of Monday 4 to Sunday 10 August 2025 saw the production of a podcast and some work on my websites, as well as quite a bit of sleep. So, an ordinary week. I also made an unexpected trip to Mount Victoria before Monday had even properly begun.</strong></p>
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77. <li><a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com/00002/">AUMP 00002: Songs with ‘Stay’</a>, being an episode of <em><a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com">Another Untitled Music Podcast</a></em>, in which Snarky Platypus and I choose some songs with &#8220;stay&#8221; in  the title and judge someone&#8217;s musical tastes. Recorded on 2 August and posted on Thursday.</li>
78. </ul>
79.  
80.  
81.  
82. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. You might like to&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. There&#8217;s also some <a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com/products/">specific benefits</a> for supporting <em>AUMP</em> — although that page is currently a bit rough. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
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86. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
87.  
88.  
89.  
90. <ul class="wp-block-list">
91. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-80/">The Weekly Cybers #80</a>. The Productivity Commission and the Treasurer side with tech bros on AI regulation, NBN goes with Amazon&#8217;s Project Kuiper, OpenAI launches GPT-5, and much more.</li>
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113.  
114. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
115.  
116.  
117.  
118. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Photos, Videos, Media Appearances, Corporate Largesse</h4>
119.  
120.  
121.  
122. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
123.  
124.  
125.  
126. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
127.  
128.  
129.  
130. <p>As Tesla shares plummet, the company&#8217;s board gives Elon Musk billions of dollars to stay, I have never pretended to understating this kind of high finance.</p>
131.  
132.  
133.  
134. <ul class="wp-block-list">
135. <li>From <em>The Conversation</em>, &#8220;Elon Musk’s plans for a new political party will <a href="https://theconversation.com/elon-musks-plans-for-a-new-political-party-will-likely-be-derailed-by-a-us-political-system-hostile-to-new-voices-261334">likely be derailed</a> by a US political system hostile to new voices&#8221;.</li>
136.  
137.  
138.  
139. <li><a href="https://la.eater.com/restaurant-news/287949/tesla-diner-menu-reduced-small-los-angeles-hollywood">Just two weeks in, Tesla Diner has already axed most of its menu</a>.</li>
140.  
141.  
142.  
143. <li>Still, Elon Musk has become even richer after Tesla <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-05/musk-gets-multi-billion-dollar-payout/105613072">awarded him $US29 billion in shares</a> ($44 billion) worth of shares.</li>
144.  
145.  
146.  
147. <li>Although Tesla and Musk are being <a href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/tesla-elon-musk-sued-by-shareholders-over-robotaxi-claims-2025-08-05/">sued by shareholders</a> over his Robotaxi claims.</li>
148.  
149.  
150.  
151. <li>Elon Musk has been voted the <a href="https://au.news.yahoo.com/elon-musk-voted-least-liked-213400452.html">least liked public figure</a> in a new Gallup poll, at least in the US.</li>
152. </ul>
153.  
154.  
155.  
156. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
157.  
158.  
159.  
160. <ul class="wp-block-list">
161. <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H7mvlZ022o">A Beginner&#8217;s Guide To The Dissolution of the Monasteries</a> by J Draper is excellent, a fun retelling of the importance of Henry VIII&#8217;s actions.</li>
162.  
163.  
164.  
165. <li>Dan Toomey is also worth watching this week, but for very different reasons: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO1HJBbNqeM">Is ChatGPT therapy a horrible idea?</a>. Which of course it is.</li>
166.  
167.  
168.  
169. <li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-08-01/megaflash-lightning-crawler-storm-world-record/105600716">830km lightning megaflash recorded in US by satellites is the longest yet</a>.</li>
170.  
171.  
172.  
173. <li>The USA is fortunate to have <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/meidastouch.com/post/3lvyedo5uos25">one of the world’s most dignified statesmen</a> as its leader.</li>
174. </ul>
175.  
176.  
177.  
178. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
179.  
180.  
181.  
182. <p>[<strong>Update 11.30pm:</strong> Just a few hours after posting I&#8217;m already having to change the plans.]</p>
183.  
184.  
185.  
186. <p>This is one of those weeks when each day has a distinct theme. Monday is about errands and reading. Tuesday <em>and now Wednesday as well</em> will be about client work and more reading.</p>
187.  
188.  
189.  
190. <p><s>Wednesday is about a day trip to Sydney for various health-related appointments and even a haircut.</s></p>
191.  
192.  
193.  
194. <p>On Thursday I&#8217;m recording an episode of <em>The 9pm Edict</em> with Ariel Bogle and Cam Wilson, authors of <em><a href="https://ultimopress.com.au/products/conspiracy-nation">Conspiracy Nation</a></em>. If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please let me know by 8pm AEST this Tuesday 12 August.</p>
195.  
196.  
197.  
198. <p>The finished episode will be posted on Friday, I hope, but as usual the main priority will be <em>The Weekly Cybers</em>.</p>
199.  
200.  
201.  
202. <p>Thursday&#8217;s Mandarin Live Webinar, the  <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_r5_rAFrCQ8G5-aE6JbUJnQ">interview with Services Australia CEO David Hazlehurst</a>, now clashes with my podcast recording, so I&#8217;ll have to watch it later. But you&#8217;re still free to watch it live.</p>
203.  
204.  
205.  
206. <p>On Saturday I&#8217;ll be heading to the Hunter Valley for <a href="https://www.techleaders.com.au">TechLeaders 2025</a>, which runs through to Monday.</p>
207.  
208.  
209.  
210. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
211.  
212.  
213.  
214. <p>It looks like I need to lock in a few more podcast recordings and the next season&#8217;s crowdfunding campaign, among other things. But for now this is what we have.</p>
215.  
216.  
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219. <li>A curious evening of drinks and nibbles to which you are not invited, Darlinghurst, Sydney, 29 August 2025.</li>
220.  
221.  
222.  
223. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> <a href="https://www.airforce.gov.au/news-events/events/raaf-richmond-airshow-2025">RAAF Richmond Airshow 2025</a>, 27-28 September 2025 (TBC).</li>
224.  
225.  
226.  
227. <li><a href="https://www.livenation.com.au/sam-campbell-tickets-adp1602998">Sam Campbell: Window Sucker</a>, Sydney, 31 October 2025.</li>
228. </ul>
229.  
230.  
231.  
232. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Victoria_railway_station#Signal_box_(1911)">Mount Victoria signal box</a>, built 1911 and only decommissioned in 2022, photographed at 1.49am on 4 August 2025. I&#8217;d fallen asleep on the last Blue Mountains line train out of Sydney on Sunday night and this is where it terminated.]</p>
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253. <description><![CDATA[My week of Monday 28 July to Sunday 3 August 2025 was the second in a row that included a lot of sleeping. Maybe it&#8217;s just the weather, but I don&#8217;t know. Anyway, I got a bunch of planning done, and recorded a podcast for the coming week. Podcasts The 9pm Edict&#160;and&#160;Another Untitled Music Podcast&#160;are &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/792/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 792: I slept a lot this week, so here&#8217;s a duck"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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255. <p><strong>My week of Monday 28 July to Sunday 3 August 2025 was the second in a row that included a lot of sleeping. Maybe it&#8217;s just the weather, but I don&#8217;t know. Anyway, I got a bunch of planning done, and recorded a podcast for the coming week.</strong></p>
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263. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts</h4>
264.  
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267. <ul class="wp-block-list">
268. <li>On Saturday, Snarky Platypus and I recorded an episode of <em><a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com">Another Untitled Music Podcast</a></em>, which will be posted very soon.</li>
269. </ul>
270.  
271.  
272.  
273. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. You might like to&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
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275.  
276.  
277. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
278.  
279.  
280.  
281. <ul class="wp-block-list">
282. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-79/">The Weekly Cybers #79</a>. Even more about Australia&#8217;s social media age restrictions including the actual rules, a little on the UK&#8217;s efforts, plenty of new legislation, and much, much more.</li>
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305. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
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309. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Media Appearances </h4>
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314. <li>My 2017 <em>ZDNet</em> story <a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/fear-of-downloadable-guns-becoming-a-reality/">Fear of downloadable guns becoming a reality</a> was cited in the paper <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666281725000642">Leveraging memory forensics to investigate and detect illegal 3D printing activities</a>. That&#8217;s an interesting investigative approach, and something certain ubernerds might enjoy reading about. The forensics, I mean, not my story,</li>
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316.  
317.  
318.  
319. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Photos, Videos, Corporate Largesse</h4>
320.  
321.  
322.  
323. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
324.  
325.  
326.  
327. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
328.  
329.  
330.  
331. <p>A diner. A fucking diner. A shitty diner. Oh, and other Musk things.</p>
332.  
333.  
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335. <ul class="wp-block-list">
336. <li><em>Vanity Fair</em>&#8216;s headline summarises it: <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/elon-musk-tesla-autopilot-diner-doge">Elon Musk faces another rough week</a>. &#8220;With &#8216;total chaos&#8217; at his new restaurant, a landmark $240 million judgement against Tesla, and claims that his waste-cutting government agency cost taxpayers billions, the world&#8217;s richest man can&#8217;t seem to buy happiness.&#8221;</li>
337.  
338.  
339.  
340. <li><a href="https://la.eater.com/scene-report/287082/tesla-diner-los-angeles-food-dishes-tech-design-review">Everything <em>Eater</em> editors ate at the Tesla Diner in Los Angeles</a>. It&#8217;s amazing how much the tech bots will pay for food that&#8217;s nothing more than you can find at every strip mall diner across America.</li>
341.  
342.  
343.  
344. <li>&#8216;From <em>Startup Daily</em>, &#8220;Elon Musk?s attempt to avoid a $610,500 Australian fine over Twitters failures to report on tackling child sexual abuse <a href="https://www.startupdaily.net/topic/politics-news-analysis/elon-musks-attempt-to-avoid-a-610500-australian-fine-over-twitters-failures-to-report-on-tackling-child-sexual-abuse-just-failed-again/">just tanked</a>. Again.&#8221;</li>
345.  
346.  
347.  
348. <li>From <em>Futurism</em>, &#8220;Elon Musk is furious that people are launching so many satellites, even though he&#8217;s personally responsible for 60 percent of all satellites currently in space.&#8221;</li>
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350.  
351.  
352. <li><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/31/elon-musk-donations-clf-slf-00487699">Elon Musk gave Trump and the GOP $15M even as he was fighting with the president</a>.</li>
353.  
354.  
355.  
356. <li>And from ABC News, <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-30/americas-pronatalism-movement-driven-by-trump-musk-vance/105582208">Why Donald Trump, Elon Musk and JD Vance want to &#8216;make America procreate again&#8217; through pronatalism</a>.</li>
357. </ul>
358.  
359.  
360.  
361. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
362.  
363.  
364.  
365. <ul class="wp-block-list">
366. <li>New Ze Frank! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTzJDZqU_aQ">True Facts: How Crickets Became the Soundtrack to Everything</a>. </li>
367.  
368.  
369.  
370. <li>I&#8217;ve enjoyed a couple of stand-up sets by Melbourne comedians. Matt Stewart&#8217;s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgukEPerWZc">Best Man</a>, and Dave Warneke&#8217;s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIuGey7qQ50">Even Hotter in Real Life</a>.</li>
371.  
372.  
373.  
374. <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRzEzU7kwyQ">Samuel L. Jackson Wants You to Eat Seaweed (and Back Wind Farms)</a>.</li>
375.  
376.  
377.  
378. <li>The &#8220;citizen science&#8221; (ugh!) site <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org">iNaturalist</a> actually fuels <a href="https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/citizen-science-drives-countless-new-discoveries">countless new discoveries</a>. We have a group account at Bunjaree Cottages and <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&amp;user_id=bunjaree_cottages&amp;verifiable=any">here&#8217;s what we&#8217;ve seen</a>.</li>
379.  
380.  
381.  
382. <li>Given the chatter about triple j&#8217;s music countdown last weekend, this essay from 2009 is worth a read: <a href="https://meanjin.com.au/essays/the-curious-significance-of-triple-j/">The Curious Significance of Triple J</a>.</li>
383.  
384.  
385.  
386. <li>It&#8217;s not a complete playlist, but I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ll enjoy <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-F4vmhdMdiUfKTFSWL5rXXNrUgi8dYzu">Music Videos Directed By Russell Mulcahy (1977 &#8211; 1989)</a>.</li>
387. </ul>
388.  
389.  
390.  
391. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
392.  
393.  
394.  
395. <p><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> On Thursday evening I&#8217;ll try to catch the Lowy Institute debate, <a href="https://resources.lowyinstitute.org/events/how-to-defend-australia">How to defend Australia</a>. Both Jennifer Parker and Sam Roggeveen are great value, but they have different views on defence strategy. Indeed, Sam was on <em>The 9pm Edict</em> podcast recently, <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00249/">The 9pm AUKUS and the Echidna with Sam Roggeveen</a>.</p>
396.  
397.  
398.  
399. <p>Apart from that, I&#8217;ll just chug through the other items on my to-do list. I have nothing specific to tell you.</p>
400.  
401.  
402.  
403. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
404.  
405.  
406.  
407. <ul class="wp-block-list">
408. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> <em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with Ariel Bogle and Cam Wilson, authors of <em><a href="https://ultimopress.com.au/products/conspiracy-nation">Conspiracy Nation</a></em>, 14 August 2025. If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please let me know by 8pm AEST on Tuesday 12 August. The finished episode will be posted the following week.</li>
409.  
410.  
411.  
412. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">UPDATED:</mark></strong> Mandarin Live Webinar: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_r5_rAFrCQ8G5-aE6JbUJnQ">Interview with Services Australia CEO David Hazlehurst</a>, online, 14 August 2025. This now clashes with my podcast recording, so I&#8217;ll have to watch it later. But you&#8217;re still free to watch it live.</li>
413.  
414.  
415.  
416. <li><a href="https://www.techleaders.com.au">TechLeaders 2025</a>, Hunter Valley, 16?18 August 2025.</li>
417.  
418.  
419.  
420. <li>A curious evening of drinks and nibbles to which you are not invited, Darlinghurst, Sydney, 29 August 2025.</li>
421.  
422.  
423.  
424. <li><a href="https://www.livenation.com.au/sam-campbell-tickets-adp1602998">Sam Campbell: Window Sucker</a>, Sydney, 31 October 2025.</li>
425. </ul>
426.  
427.  
428.  
429. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_wood_duck">Australian wood duck</a> (<em>Chenonetta jubata</em>) in a bit of a flap ? hah! ? at <a href="https://www.experienceadelaide.com.au/notable-locations/pennington-gardens-west-setting-for-adelaide-oval/">Pennington Gardens</a> in Adelaide on 28 June 2025.]</p>
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440. <title>Weekly Wrap 791: Random parrots and a music podcast</title>
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444. <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 07:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
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449. <category><![CDATA[grok]]></category>
450. <category><![CDATA[king parrot]]></category>
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456. <description><![CDATA[My week of Monday 21 to Sunday 27 July 2025 saw very limited productivity and quite a lot of sleeping, alas. But at least both king parrot couples visited me, and both males insisted on being fed separately from the rest of the avian babble. Oh, and there was a new music podcast. You should &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/791/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 791: Random parrots and a music podcast"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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458. <p><strong>My week of Monday 21 to Sunday 27 July 2025 saw very limited productivity and quite a lot of sleeping, alas. But at least both king parrot couples visited me, and both males insisted on being fed separately from the rest of the avian babble. Oh, and there was a new music podcast. You should listen to that.</strong></p>
459.  
460.  
461.  
462. <span id="more-38443"></span>
463.  
464.  
465.  
466. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts</h4>
467.  
468.  
469.  
470. <ul class="wp-block-list">
471. <li><a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com/00001/">AUMP 00001: Uni Tunes</a>, being the first &#8220;real&#8221; episode of <em><a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com">Another Untitled Music Podcast</a></em>. Snarky Platypus and I chose some songs from our university days — there&#8217;s quite an age gap! — and judged someone&#8217;s musical tastes. Recorded on 13 July and posted on Thursday.</li>
472. </ul>
473.  
474.  
475.  
476. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. You might like to&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
477.  
478.  
479.  
480. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
481.  
482.  
483.  
484. <ul class="wp-block-list">
485. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-78/">The Weekly Cybers #78</a>. There?s quite a lot about internet age restrictions this week, plus extended powers for ASIO, the politics of short-form video, and a lot more.</li>
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507.  
508. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
509.  
510.  
511.  
512. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Media Appearances , Photos, Videos, Corporate Largesse</h4>
513.  
514.  
515.  
516. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
517.  
518.  
519.  
520. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
521.  
522.  
523.  
524. <p>Ah yes. Grok goes even more fascist. Tesla shares plummet again. Starlink goes down. But hey there&#8217;s a new Tesla Diner selling <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/acatwithnews.bsky.social/post/3lujdezzyh22h">overpriced strip mall diner food</a>.</p>
525.  
526.  
527.  
528. <ul class="wp-block-list">
529. <li>&#8220;How Elon Musk&#8217;s chatbot Grok could be helping bring about <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-elon-musks-chatbot-grok-could-be-helping-bring-about-an-era-of-techno-fascism-261449">an era of techno-fascism</a>.&#8221;</li>
530.  
531.  
532.  
533. <li>From ABC News, &#8220;Elon Musk&#8217;s social media company has accused French prosecutors of launching a &#8216;politically motivated criminal investigation&#8217; that <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-22/elon-musk-s-x-says-french-probe-is-politically-motivated/105557124">threatens its users&#8217; free speech</a>, denying all allegations against it and saying it will not cooperate with the probe&#8221;.</li>
534.  
535.  
536.  
537. <li>Also via ABC News, &#8220;Tesla reported a 12 per cent drop in quarterly revenue, <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-24/musk-warns-of-rough-patch-ahead-amid-tesla-revenue-slump/105566930">the biggest decline in more than a decade</a>&#8220;.</li>
538.  
539.  
540.  
541. <li><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/25/elon-musk-sorry-after-starlink-satellite-internet-suffers-global">Elon Musk &#8216;sorry&#8217; after Starlink satellite internet suffers global outage</a>.</li>
542.  
543.  
544.  
545. <li>Via the Guardian, &#8220;Elon Musk <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/26/elon-musk-tesla-diner-hollywood">opened a diner in Hollywood</a>. What could go wrong? I went to find out&#8221;. I will have some observations about this in an upcoming  podcast episode.</li>
546.  
547.  
548.  
549. <li>UPDATE: <a href="https://www.muskwatch.com/p/update-neuralink-claims-that-it-filed">Neuralink claims that it filed for federal diversity certification by accident</a>. It&#8217;s a mistake we&#8217;ve all made. In between inserting wires into people&#8217;s brains.</li>
550. </ul>
551.  
552.  
553.  
554. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
555.  
556.  
557.  
558. <ul class="wp-block-list">
559. <li>From <em>The Conversation</em>, &#8220;Time to ditch splitting the bill? <a href="https://theconversation.com/time-to-ditch-splitting-the-bill-shouting-a-close-friend-could-actually-make-you-happier-261557">Shouting a close friend could actually make you happier</a>.&#8221; So yeah, you know where to find me.</li>
560.  
561.  
562.  
563. <li>J Draper has done a wonderful video about the history of public toilets in London, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ_DsLtE-mM">Victorian Ladies Don&#8217;t Poop: The London History Show</a>.</li>
564.  
565.  
566.  
567. <li>I don&#8217;t know much about cars. I&#8217;ve never held a river license. But I enjoyed these two guys taking 1970s cars along America&#8217;s famous Route 66. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHmySrjq1fs">We bought cheap 70s cars to see if they&#8217;re as BAD as everyone says</a>, followed by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lko8QvvVBU&amp;">Route 66 roadtrip in a CHEAP classic car from 1979</a>. There&#8217;s a slight spoiler in  those two titles. Personable and knowledgeable presenters, great videography.</li>
568.  
569.  
570.  
571. <li>While I wasn&#8217;t ever a Black Sabbath fan, the death of Ozzy Osborne led to me being introduced to a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kVYdLjoyPE">remarkable cover of War Pigs </a>by French-Ethiopian band uKanDanZ.</li>
572.  
573.  
574.  
575. <li>From China, &#8220;A man who used an onboard emergency hammer to smash a hole in the window of a stalled train to relieve the suffering of his fellow passengers in a sweltering carriage has become <a href="https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2025/07/translations-train-incident-becomes-metaphor-for-principled-disobedience-smash-that-window-and-take-a-breath-of-freedom/">an unlikely and memeworthy hero</a>.&#8221;</li>
576.  
577.  
578.  
579. <li>And Hokkaido&#8217;s own SHOW-GO has a new track, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuc7C0yuaAY">My Dance</a>. </li>
580. </ul>
581.  
582.  
583.  
584. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
585.  
586.  
587.  
588. <p>So yeah, after limited productivity this week, Monday will be about sorting out that little mess. I&#8217;ll be focusing on some client work for most of the week, with <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> as usual on Friday.</p>
589.  
590.  
591.  
592. <p>On Saturday, somewhere in Sydney Snarky Platypus and I will be recording <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 2, or should I say 00002, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</p>
593.  
594.  
595.  
596. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
597.  
598.  
599.  
600. <ul class="wp-block-list">
601. <li>Mandarin Live Webinar: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_r5_rAFrCQ8G5-aE6JbUJnQ">Interview with Services Australia CEO David Hazlehurst</a>, online, 14 August 2025. I daresay I&#8217;ll learn something, but I might also need to have a drink handy.</li>
602.  
603.  
604.  
605. <li><a href="https://www.techleaders.com.au">TechLeaders 2025</a>, Hunter Valley, 16?18 August 2025.</li>
606.  
607.  
608.  
609. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> A curious evening of drinks and nibbles to which you are not invited, Darlinghurst, Sydney, 29 August 2025.</li>
610.  
611.  
612.  
613. <li><a href="https://www.livenation.com.au/sam-campbell-tickets-adp1602998">Sam Campbell: Window Sucker</a>, Sydney, 31 October 2025.</li>
614. </ul>
615.  
616.  
617.  
618. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> A male <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_king_parrot">Australian king parrot</a> (<em>Alisterus scapularis</em>) insists on being fed individually on 22 July 2025.]</p>
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629. <title>Weekly Wrap 790: I&#8217;m still thinking about that trip to my birthplace, which was Gawler</title>
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633. <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2025 07:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
634. <category><![CDATA[Weekly Wrap]]></category>
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636. <category><![CDATA[gawler]]></category>
637. <category><![CDATA[grok]]></category>
638. <category><![CDATA[mars]]></category>
639. <category><![CDATA[neuralink]]></category>
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644. <description><![CDATA[Ages back I suggested that my productivity runs to a fortnightly cycle, and perhaps that&#8217;s still the case. My week of Monday 14 to Sunday 20 July 2025 involved quite a lot of sleep, but I still produced a podcast and a newsletter — and posted another photo from my recent expedition to South Australia. &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/790/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 790: I&#8217;m still thinking about that trip to my birthplace, which was Gawler"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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646. <p><strong>Ages back I suggested that my productivity runs to a fortnightly cycle, and perhaps that&#8217;s still the case. My week of Monday 14 to Sunday 20 July 2025 involved quite a lot of sleep, but I still produced a podcast and a newsletter — and posted another photo from my recent expedition to South Australia.</strong></p>
647.  
648.  
649.  
650. <span id="more-38387"></span>
651.  
652.  
653.  
654. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts</h4>
655.  
656.  
657.  
658. <ul class="wp-block-list">
659. <li><a href="https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00250/">The 9pm Half-time Bingo Card Update 2025 with Snarky Platypus</a>, recorded last Saturday and posted on Wednesday. We cover more than just the bingo cards.</li>
660. </ul>
661.  
662.  
663.  
664. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. You might like to&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
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666.  
667.  
668. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
669.  
670.  
671.  
672. <ul class="wp-block-list">
673. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-77/">The Weekly Cybers #77</a>. RBA calls for an end to card payment surcharges, Meta reckons its AI needs our personal information to understand Australians, and much more.</li>
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696. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
697.  
698.  
699.  
700. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Media Appearances , Photos, Videos, Corporate Largesse</h4>
701.  
702.  
703.  
704. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
705.  
706.  
707.  
708. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
709.  
710.  
711.  
712. <p>The world needs chatbots made to Musk&#8217;s creative direction, apparently.</p>
713.  
714.  
715.  
716. <ul class="wp-block-list">
717. <li><a href="https://www.muskwatch.com/p/musks-neuralink-falsified-federal">Musk&#8217;s Neuralink falsified federal forms, claims to qualify for racial diversity program</a>. &#8220;The company, owned by the world&#8217;s wealthiest man, says it is a &#8216;small disadvantaged business&#8217;.&#8221;</li>
718.  
719.  
720.  
721. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/14/elon-musk-grok-ai-chatbot-x-linda-yaccarino">Elon Musk&#8217;s Grok chatbot melts down — and then wins a military contract</a>.</li>
722.  
723.  
724.  
725. <li><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/elon-musks-grok-ai-now-includes-a-pornographic-waifu-chatbot/">Elon Musk&#8217;s Grok AI now includes a pornographic waifu chatbot</a>. I don&#8217;t know whether this has been verified, but here are <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/coolhand.bsky.social/post/3lu4blpntws2t">the supposed text prompts</a> for this bot.</li>
726.  
727.  
728.  
729. <li>Meanwhile, <a href="https://mashable.com/article/grok-male-ai-companion-musk-name">Grok&#8217;s new male AI companion is based on Edward from &#8216;Twilight&#8217;</a>, as well as Christian Grey from <em>50 Shades </em><em>of </em><i>Grey</i>. So yeah, definitely what women want.</li>
730.  
731.  
732.  
733. <li><a href="https://thedriven.io/2025/07/15/elon-musk-teases-new-tesla-product-with-promise-of-most-epic-demo-ever/">Elon Musk teases new Tesla product with promise of &#8220;most epic demo ever</a>&#8220;.</li>
734.  
735.  
736.  
737. <li><a href="https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/space/stupidest-thing-scientist-rips-elon-musks-mars-dream-to-shreds/news-story/8e45a2d32b428cd2db011db3500a1288">&#8220;Stupidest thing&#8221;: Scientist rips Elon Musk?s Mars dream to shreds</a>.</li>
738. </ul>
739.  
740.  
741.  
742. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
743.  
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746. <ul class="wp-block-list">
747. <li><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-brain-might-also-have-a-microbiome-what-you-need-to-know-229328">The brain might also have a microbiome</a>.</li>
748.  
749.  
750.  
751. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2025/jul/14/beaker-street-science-photography-prize-in-pictures">Quolls glow under UV light!</a> Plus the rest of the stunning images from the Beaker Street Science Photography prize.</li>
752.  
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755. <li>New music from Open Reel Ensemble! This is just beautiful. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0p2GIzaUms">Kimino Musik</a>. And <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXDiLzj-RpU">here&#8217;s another one</a>.</li>
756.  
757.  
758.  
759. <li>From <em>The Conversation</em>, &#8220;Even a day off alcohol makes a difference — our timeline maps <a href="https://theconversation.com/even-a-day-off-alcohol-makes-a-difference-our-timeline-maps-the-health-benefits-when-you-stop-drinking-249272">the health benefits when you stop drinking</a>&#8221; Although <a href="https://eigenmagic.net/@abstractcode/114877702004311241">as @abstract code points out</a>, &#8220;No one ever says how long I have to take up drinking/smoking/etc before quitting gives me these benefits which is just rude&#8221;.</li>
760.  
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762.  
763. <li>It turns out the Dutch had a plan to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khr7Dg7_X2w">colonise South Australia</a>.</li>
764. </ul>
765.  
766.  
767.  
768. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
769.  
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771.  
772. <p>After having worked late on Sunday night, I&#8217;ll make Monday a relatively easy day.</p>
773.  
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776. <p>On Tuesday Parliament will be sitting for the first time after the federal election back in May, so all manner of things will be happening. However I&#8217;ll be focusing on client work this week, at least Tuesday to Thursday. I&#8217;ll catch up with parliament&#8217;s work on Friday for <em>The Weekly Cybers</em>.</p>
777.  
778.  
779.  
780. <p>That said, I&#8217;ll also edit and posted the episode of <em><a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com">Another Untitled Music Podcast</a></em> that&#8217;s already been recorded. I&#8217;ve pushed back the next episode one week, to give people time to provide feedback and to submit their We Will We Will Judge You playlists.</p>
781.  
782.  
783.  
784. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
785.  
786.  
787.  
788. <ul class="wp-block-list">
789. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">RESCHEDULED:</mark></strong> <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 2 recording, 2 August 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
790.  
791.  
792.  
793. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> Mandarin Live Webinar: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_r5_rAFrCQ8G5-aE6JbUJnQ">Interview with Services Australia CEO David Hazlehurst</a>, online, 14 August 2025. I daresay I&#8217;ll learn something, but I might also need to have a drink handy.</li>
794.  
795.  
796.  
797. <li><a href="https://www.techleaders.com.au">TechLeaders 2025</a>, Hunter Valley, 16?18 August 2025.</li>
798.  
799.  
800.  
801. <li><a href="https://www.livenation.com.au/sam-campbell-tickets-adp1602998">Sam Campbell: Window Sucker</a>, Sydney, 31 October 2025.</li>
802. </ul>
803.  
804.  
805.  
806. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> Another image from my recent expedition to South Australia. This is the <a href="https://adelaideaz.com/articles/gawler-institute-building--from-1871--saved--with-its-nationally-significant-collection--in-gawler-connect-project">Gawler Institute building</a> (1871) and the <a href="https://gawlerhistory.com/index.php/Gawler_Town_Hall_Murray_Street_89">Gawler Town Hall</a> (1878), photographed on 29 June 2025. On the town hall <a href="https://files.ehive.com/accounts/7764/objects/files/77652655c180461bb1faa18e30c9284e.PDF">the arms are drawn incorrectly</a> (PDF).]</p>
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842. <description><![CDATA[Back at the start of the year, my good friend Snarky Platypus and I created a bingo card for 2025. A set of 25 things that might happen. Well, we?re half-way through the year, so let?s see how we went. You might want to follow along with this chart showing which ones we discussed. We &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00250/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The 9pm Half-time Bingo Card Update 2025 with Snarky Platypus"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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847. ? 7/12/2024
848. ICYMI MONDAY, A PODCAST: ?The 9pm Half-time Bingo Card Update 2024 with Snarky Platypus?
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850. (1h21m13s) the9pmedict.com/edict/00224/
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867. ? 7/8/2024
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869. Follow along with our analysis of our 2024 bingo cards at stilgherrian.com/essay/bingo-....
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879. ? 7/8/2024
880. NEW PODCAST: ?The 9pm Half-time Bingo Card Update 2024 with Snarky Platypus?
881. @snarkyplatypus.com
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899. ? 6/28/2024
900. Tomorrow
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902. and I are recording a podcast looking back at out bingo cards for 20924 to check progress. stilgherrian.com/essay/bingo-...
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904. We have plenty to talk about, but if you?re  supporter with TRIGGERS WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC, by midday Saturday please.
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914. ? 6/25/2024
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918. to see how 2024 is going versus our bingo cards for this year. A least one of these things has happened already! stilgherrian.com/essay/bingo-...
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945. NEW BLOG POST: ?Bingo Card 2024: Which of these things will happen?? by
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947. and myself. stilgherrian.com/essay/bingo-...
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949. We chose 50 possibilities and produced a Top 25 set and the reject set.
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951. A grid of 25 first-choice possibilities. Click through to the the website for the text version.
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954. A grid of 25 second-choice possibilities. Click through to the the website for the text version.
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967. ? 1/1/2024
968. Mon plan, New Year?s Day edition: Sleep in (done); eggs (soonish); post the Bingo Card 2024; certain new-month routine tasks; remainder TBA but it?ll probably be laziness because it?s a public holiday.
969.  
970. Further alleged plans and other things are in the Weekly Wrap.
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974. ? 12/31/2023
975. NEW BLOG POST: ?Weekly Wrap 709: Closing off the Year of the Magpies, although other things probably happened as well? stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/... Covers 25?31 December 2023 but there will be more about this year during the coming week.
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987. ? 12/31/2023
988. Sun plan: Lazy morning because Sunday and last night?s weird dreams; lunch and shopping, Katoomba; ponder the week ahead, the year ahead; Weekly Wrap; 2024 Bingo Card; apathetic cheer; bedtime, finally.
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1027.  
1028.  
1029.  
1030. <p><strong><strong>Back at the start of the year, my good friend Snarky Platypus and I created a bingo card for 2025. A set of 25 things that might happen. Well, we?re half-way through the year, so let?s see how we went.</strong><br><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00224/#more-35934"></a></strong></p>
1031.  
1032.  
1033.  
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1035.  
1036.  
1037.  
1038. <p>You might want to follow along with this chart showing which ones we discussed.</p>
1039.  
1040.  
1041.  
1042. <table id="tablepress-9" class="tablepress tablepress-id-9">
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1044. <tr class="row-1">
1045. <td class="column-1">Australia announces another immigration amnesty</td><td class="column-2"><em>Coalition forms a minority government in Canberra</em> <strong>DIDN’T HAPPEN.</strong></td><td class="column-3"><strong>TikTok is able to operate in the US again</strong></td><td class="column-4">US and China warships exchange live fire</td><td class="column-5">Musk disposes of X/Twitter</td>
1046. </tr>
1047. <tr class="row-2">
1048. <td class="column-1">Rupert Murdoch separates from current partner</td><td class="column-2"><em>AUKUS cancelled by US</em> <strong>LOOKS LIKE IT’S ABOUT TO HAPPEN.</strong></td><td class="column-3"><em>Penrith doesn’t win the NRL championship</em> <strong>WE’RE STILL TO FIND OUT.</strong></td><td class="column-4">Fatalities caused by space debris hitting a developed nation</td><td class="column-5">Betelgeuse goes supernova</td>
1049. </tr>
1050. <tr class="row-3">
1051. <td class="column-1"><strong>ABC finally cancels Insiders and/or Q&amp;A</strong></td><td class="column-2">Hungary leaves the EU</td><td class="column-3"><strong>FREE SQUARE: Musk embarrasses himself publicly</strong></td><td class="column-4">Taylor Swift separates from current partner</td><td class="column-5"><em>Fairy bread flavoured Shapes becomes a thing</em> <strong>NO, BUT...</strong></td>
1052. </tr>
1053. <tr class="row-4">
1054. <td class="column-1">Semaglutide (Ozempic) on Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme for weight management [See note 1]</td><td class="column-2">Congestion charge introduced in an Australian city</td><td class="column-3">Drug possession decriminalised in an Australian state or territory</td><td class="column-4"><em>US withdraws from NATO</em> <strong>NO, BUT...</strong></td><td class="column-5">Myanmar junta is overthrown</td>
1055. </tr>
1056. <tr class="row-5">
1057. <td class="column-1">Tanya Plibersek becomes ALP leader</td><td class="column-2">Natural disaster bankrupts a large insurance company</td><td class="column-3">Boeing carved up or bought out by Airbus</td><td class="column-4">Tianwen-2 finds ingredients of life on Kamoʻoalewa</td><td class="column-5">King Charles III dies</td>
1058. </tr>
1059. </tbody>
1060. </table>
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1062.  
1063.  
1064.  
1065. <p>We also talk about a potential trade war between Indonesia and China, sleep hygiene and insomnia, habituation and impulse control, bird flu, fairy bread, Kyle Sandilands, and the music of Wilson Phillips.</p>
1066.  
1067.  
1068. <iframe src="https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=66992911&amp;theme=dark&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-logo=true" width="100%" height="133px" frameborder="0"></iframe>
1069.  
1070.  
1071.  
1072. <p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>This podcast is available on <a href="https://music.amazon.com.au/podcasts/a4549ab5-7361-4eed-ae84-5086bd98703e/The-9pm-Edict">Amazon Music</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-9pm-edict/id1506683812">Apple Podcasts</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://castbox.fm/channel/id2541000">Castbox</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.deezer.com/show/772822">Deezer</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMTUzMDA3OS9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/966-the-9pm-edict-58203054/">iHeartRadio</a>, <a href="https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/The-9pm-Edict//1//fjq1r8u2mwU_">JioSaavn</a>, <a href="https://pca.st/YOs7">Pocket Casts</a>, <a href="https://podplayer.net/?podId=1708973">Podcast Addict</a>, <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-9pm-edict-981201">Podchaser</a>, <a href="spotify:show:5fUUfNSMoiqGflUTrr64vn">Spotify</a>, and <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/the9pmedict">Speaker</a>.</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
1073.  
1074.  
1075.  
1076. <p>You can also <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/1530079/episodes/feed">subscribe to the generic podcast feed</a>.</p>
1077.  
1078.  
1079.  
1080. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Episode Links</h4>
1081.  
1082.  
1083. <ul class="wppb-bookmarks"> <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1084. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://linktr.ee/snarkyplatypus">01. snarkyplatypus | Twitter, Instagram, TikTok | Linktree</a></div>
1085. <div class="wppb-description">A platypus of many talents. Interested in politics, food, pop music &amp; basketball.</div> </li>
1086. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1087. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://stilgherrian.com/essay/bingo-card-2025/">02. Bingo Card 2025: Which of these things will happen? – Stilgherrian</a></div>
1088. <div class="wppb-description">[5 January 2025] Snarky Platypus and I have created this bingo card for 2025 listing 25 distinctly possible things. We also list the suggestions which didn’t make it.</div> </li>
1089. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1090. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8CCgdUvtpI&#038;t=25s">03. Albanese wins Australian election in landslide victory - Channel 4 News - YouTube</a></div>
1091. <div class="wppb-description">[4 May 2025] Three months ago, the polls in Australia suggested the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was facing a humiliating defeat. </div> </li>
1092. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1093. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restrictions_on_TikTok_in_the_United_States">04. Restrictions on TikTok in the United States - Wikipedia</a></div>
1094. <div class="wppb-description">The short-form video-hosting service TikTok has been under a de jure nationwide ban in the United States since January 19, 2025, due to the US government&#039;s concerns over potential user data collection and influence operations by the government of the People&#039;s Republic of China. However, the ban has yet to be enforced.</div> </li>
1095. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1096. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/tiktok-building-new-version-app-ahead-expected-us-sale-information-reports-2025-07-06/">05. TikTok building new version of app ahead of expected US sale, The Information reports | Reuters</a></div>
1097. <div class="wppb-description">[7 July 2025] Last month, Trump extended to September 17 a deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the U.S. assets of TikTok. The report added that TikTok users will eventually have to download the new app to be able to continue using the service, although the existing app will work until March of next year, though the timeline could change.</div> </li>
1098. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1099. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00249/">06. The 9pm AUKUS and the Echidna with Sam Roggeveen – Stilgherrian</a></div>
1100. <div class="wppb-description">[11 July 2025] Any moment now, Donald Trump might cancel AUKUS, the massive defence agreement which among other things would see Australia buying eight nuclear-powered submarines. AUKUS has become the big thing in Australia’s defence procurement, but do we need it? Sam Roggeveen thinks not, and he’s our guest today.</div> </li>
1101. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1102. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/post/elle-hardy/2025/07/11/aukus-deal-remains-ice#post-1">07. AUKUS deal remains on ice | The Saturday Paper</a></div>
1103. <div class="wppb-description">[11 July 2025] The 30-day deadline for the Trump administration&#039;s review of the $360bn has ended, with all parties now expecting it to drag on for months.
1104.  
1105. </div> </li>
1106. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1107. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.nrl.com/ladder/?competition=111&#038;round=19&#038;season=2025">08. Official NRL Ladder for 2025 Premiership Season | NRL.com</a></div>
1108. <div class="wppb-description">Ladder as at 14 July 2025, after round 19.</div> </li>
1109. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1110. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/jun/11/abc-confirms-qa-to-be-axed-amid-wider-changes-and-scores-of-redundancies-across-the-broadcaster">09. ABC confirms Q+A to be axed amid wider changes including about 40 redundancies | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | The Guardian</a></div>
1111. <div class="wppb-description">[11 June 2025] Political and current affairs discussion program being cut alongside the ABC’s Innovation Lab.</div> </li>
1112. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1113. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://theshot.net.au/the-sunday-shot/">10. The Sunday Shot - The Shot</a></div>
1114. <div class="wppb-description">The Shot’s Jo Dyer and Dave Milner are joined every Sunday at 9am AEST by a roster of Australia’s best independent journalists and thinkers to discuss what’s been happening this week in politics.</div> </li>
1115. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1116. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_temperature#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWHO2018%5Bhttpsappswhointirisrestbitstreams1161792retrievepage74_54%5D:_5_High_indoor_temperatures_/_5.4_Research_recommendations_/_Table_5.2_Research_recommendations:_high_indoor_temp_/_Current_state_of_the_evidence_/_Few_high-quality_studies_have_assessed_the_direct_effects_of_indoor_temperature_on_health.-16">11. Room temperature - Wikipedia</a></div>
1117. <div class="wppb-description">The WHO&#039;s 2018 guidelines give a strong recommendation that a minimum of 18 °C (64 °F) is a &quot;safe and well-balanced indoor temperature to protect the health of general populations during cold seasons&quot;. A higher minimum temperature may be necessary for vulnerable groups including children, the elderly, and people with cardiorespiratory disease and other chronic illnesses. </div> </li>
1118. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1119. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_Phillips">12. Wilson Phillips - Wikipedia</a></div>
1120. <div class="wppb-description">Wilson Phillips is an American pop vocal group formed in Los Angeles in 1989. The group consists of sisters Carnie and Wendy Wilson, the daughters of Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, and Chynna Phillips, the daughter of John and Michelle Phillips of The Mamas &amp; The Papas.</div> </li>
1121. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1122. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impulsive_(song)">13. Impulsive (song) - Wikipedia</a></div>
1123. <div class="wppb-description">&quot;Impulsive&quot; is a song by American vocal group Wilson Phillips. It was released in October 1990 via SBK Records as the third single from their eponymous debut studio album (1990).</div> </li>
1124. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1125. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkYzwoZ0YwI">14. Wilson Phillips - Impulsive (High Definition 1080p) - YouTube</a></div>
1126. <div class="wppb-description">ReMastered to HD 1080p, Wilson Phillips - Impulsive Music Video, 1980s, 80s, Carnie Wilson, Wendy Wilson and Chynna Phillips.</div> </li>
1127. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1128. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassette_tape">15. Cassette tape - Wikipedia</a></div>
1129. <div class="wppb-description">The Compact Cassette, also commonly called a cassette tape, audio cassette, or simply tape or cassette, is an analog magnetic tape recording format for audio recording and playback. Invented by Lou Ottens and his team at the Dutch company Philips, the Compact Cassette was released in August 1963.</div> </li>
1130. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1131. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnott%27s_Shapes">16. Arnott&#039;s Shapes - Wikipedia</a></div>
1132. <div class="wppb-description">Arnott&#039;s Shapes are a popular line of savoury biscuits produced by Arnott&#039;s in Australia and New Zealand. Over 53 million packets of Shapes are consumed each year in Australia.</div> </li>
1133. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1134. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_bread">17. Fairy bread - Wikipedia</a></div>
1135. <div class="wppb-description">Fairy bread is sliced white bread spread with butter or margarine and covered with hundreds and thousands (colorful round sprinkles), often served at children&#039;s parties in Australia and New Zealand. It is typically cut into triangles.</div> </li>
1136. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1137. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.arnotts.com/brands/shapes-fully-loaded">18. Shapes Fully Loaded | satisfy your crunch</a></div>
1138. <div class="wppb-description">Brace yourselves. The new Shapes Fully Loaded range is bursting with flavour, and will satisfy all your flavour and crunch needs! Available in five flavours Including: Ultimate Cheese, Flame Grilled Chicken, Epic Garlic Bread, Wicked Sweet Chilli, NEW Crunchy Hot Chips &amp; Sauce &amp; NEW Chargrilled Korean BBQ.</div> </li>
1139. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1140. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.arnotts.com/brands/shapes">19. BBQ Shapes or Chicken Crimpy? Find your Shapes Flavour</a></div>
1141. <div class="wppb-description">Have your say in the next Shapes People’s Choice. What Shapes flavour would you like to see us launch next? Fried Chicken, Pad Thai, Hot Chips, Doner Kebab, or Chicken Drumstick? Have a suggestion? We&#039;d love to hear it. [THIS IS WHERE YOU COULD HAVE VOTED FOR FAIRY BREAD FLAVOURED SHAPES BUT THEY HAVE SINCE TAKEN DOWN THE POLL.]
1142. </div> </li>
1143. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1144. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://asiatimes.com/2025/04/indonesia-bracing-for-flood-of-rerouted-chinese-exports/#">20. Indonesia bracing for flood of rerouted Chinese exports - Asia Times</a></div>
1145. <div class="wppb-description">[22 April 2025] Tariff-hit Chinese exporters seeking alternative markets in SE Asia, sparking dumping and deindustrialization fears in Indonesia.</div> </li>
1146. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1147. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://theconversation.com/bird-flu-is-hitting-australian-poultry-farms-and-the-first-human-case-has-been-reported-in-victoria-heres-what-we-know-230691">21. Bird flu is hitting Australian poultry farms, and the first human case has been reported in Victoria. Here’s what we know</a></div>
1148. <div class="wppb-description">[23 May 2024] The first human case of avian influenza (bird flu) in Australia was reported yesterday in Victoria. A child acquired the H5N1 strain of the virus in India and became ill upon returning home to Australia in March this year.</div> </li>
1149. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1150. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/jul/07/kyle-and-jackie-o-face-prosecution-for-contempt-erin-patterson-trial-comments-ntwnfb">22. Kyle and Jackie O face possible prosecution for contempt for comments made during Erin Patterson’s triple murder trial | Australian media | The Guardian</a></div>
1151. <div class="wppb-description">[7 July 2025] ‘I encourage all commentators to engage their brains before they open their mouths,’ judge said.</div> </li>
1152. </ul>
1153.  
1154.  
1155.  
1156. <p>If the links aren&#8217;t showing up, <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:stilgherrian/t:edict00250">try here</a>.</p>
1157.  
1158.  
1159.  
1160. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Thank you, Media Freedom Citizenry</h4>
1161.  
1162.  
1163.  
1164. <p><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;is supported by the generosity of its listeners.</strong> <strong>You can&nbsp;always <a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></p>
1165.  
1166.  
1167.  
1168. <p>For this episode it&#8217;s thanks again to everyone who supported&nbsp;<a href="https://the9pmedict.com/mid2025">The 9pm Mid-2025 Series</a> crowdfunding campaign.</p>
1169.  
1170.  
1171.  
1172. <p>CONVERSATION TOPICS: Joanna Forbes, Peter Viertel, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
1173.  
1174.  
1175.  
1176. <p>THREE TRIGGER WORDS: Bernard Walsh, Paul Williams, and Peter Lieverdink.</p>
1177.  
1178.  
1179.  
1180. <p>WE WILL, WE WILL JUDGE YOU, part of <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>: Bic Smith, Gavin Costello, stabfish, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
1181.  
1182.  
1183.  
1184. <p>ONE TRIGGER WORD: Andrew Best, Ashley Walsh, Bic Smith, David Porteous, Frank Filippone, Jamie Morrison, Jim Campbell, Kym Yeap, Mark Newton, Michael, Mindy Johnson, Miriam Faye, Nicole Coombe, Oliver Townshend, Peter Blakeley, Peter McCrudden, Peter Wickins, Ric Hayman, Stephen Collins, Tom Carding, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
1185.  
1186.  
1187.  
1188. <p>PERSONALISED VIDEO MESSAGE: Briala Bowmer.</p>
1189.  
1190.  
1191.  
1192. <p>PERSONALISED AUDIO MESSAGE: Kimberley Heitman, KO Hall, and Matt Arkell.</p>
1193.  
1194.  
1195.  
1196. <p>FOOT SOLDIERS FOR MEDIA FREEDOM who gave a SLIGHTLY LESS BASIC TIP: Andrew B, Craig Askings, Errol Cavit, James Henstridge, Lindsay, Lucas James, Peter Blakeley, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
1197.  
1198.  
1199.  
1200. <p>MEDIA FREEDOM CITIZENS who contributed a BASIC TIP: None this time, which is curious.</p>
1201.  
1202.  
1203.  
1204. <p>And another seven people who chose to have no reward at all, even though some of them were the most generous of all. Thank you all so much. You know who you are.</p>
1205.  
1206.  
1207.  
1208. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Series Credits</h4>
1209.  
1210.  
1211.  
1212. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1213. <li><a href="http://www.freesound.org/packsViewSingle.php?id=3935">The 9pm Edict theme by mansardian</a> via <a href="http://www.freesound.org/">The Freesound Project</a>.</li>
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1217. <li><a href="http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=49477">Edict fanfare by neonaeon</a>, via <a href="http://www.freesound.org/">The Freesound Project</a>.</li>
1218.  
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1221. <li>Elephant Stamp theme by <a href="http://twitter.com/vealmince">Joshua Mehlman</a>.</li>
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1234. <br />
1235. <br />
1236. <br />
1237. Back at the start of the year, my good friend Snarky Platypus and I created a bingo card for 2025. A set of 25 things that might happen. Well, we\x92re half-way through the year, so let\x92s see how we went.<br />
1238. <br />
1239. <br />
1240. <br />
1241. <br />
1242. <br />
1243. <br />
1244. <br />
1245. You might want to follow along with this chart showing which ones we discussed.<br />
1246. <br />
1247. <br />
1248. <br />
1249. <br />
1250. <br />
1251. <br />
1252. <br />
1253. Australia announces another immigration amnestyCoalition forms a minority government in Canberra DIDNâ\x80\x99T HAPPEN.TikTok is able to operate in the US againUS and China warships exchange live fireMusk disposes of X/Twitter<br />
1254. <br />
1255. <br />
1256. Rupert Murdoch separates from current partnerAUKUS cancelled by US LOOKS LIKE ITâ\x80\x99S ABOUT TO HAPPEN.Penrith doesnâ\x80\x99t win the NRL championship WEâ\x80\x99RE STILL TO FIND OUT.Fatalities caused by space debris hitting a developed nationBetelgeuse goes supernova<br />
1257. <br />
1258. <br />
1259. ABC finally cancels Insiders and/or Q&AHungary leaves the EUFREE SQUARE: Musk embarrasses himself publiclyTaylor Swift separates from current partnerFairy bread flavoured Shapes becomes a thing NO, BUT...<br />
1260. <br />
1261. <br />
1262. Semaglutide (Ozempic) on Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme for weight management [See note 1]Congestion charge introduced in an Australian cityDrug possession decriminalised in an Australian state or territoryUS withdraws from NATO NO, BUT...Myanmar junta is overthrown<br />
1263. <br />
1264. <br />
1265. Tanya Plibersek becomes ALP leaderNatural disaster bankrupts a large insurance companyBoeing carved up or bought out by AirbusTianwen-2 finds ingredients of life on KamoʻoalewaKing Charles III dies<br />
1266. <br />
1267. <br />
1268. <br />
1269. <br />
1270. <br />
1271. <br />
1272. <br />
1273. We also talk about a potential trade war between Indonesia and China, sleep hygiene and insomnia, habituation and impulse control, bird flu, fairy bread, Kyle Sandilands, and the music of Wilson Phillips.<br />
1274. <br />
1275. <br />
1276. <br />
1277. <br />
1278. <br />
1279. <br />
1280. <br />
1281. This podcast is available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, Deezer, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, JioSaavn, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Spotify, and Speaker.<br />
1282. <br />
1283. <br />
1284. <br />
1285. You can also subscribe to the generic podcast feed.<br />
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1288. <br />
1289. Episode Links<br />
1290. <br />
1291. <br />
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1293. <br />
1294. 01. snarkyplatypus | Twitter, Instagram, TikTok | Linktree<br />
1295. A platypus of many talents. Interested in politics, food, pop music & basketball. <br />
1296. <br />
1297. 02. Bingo Card 2025: Which of these things will happen? â\x80\x93 Stilgherrian<br />
1298. [5 January 2025] Snarky Platypus and I have created this bingo card for 2025 listing 25 distinctly possible things. We also list the suggestions which didnâ\x80\x99t make it. <br />
1299. <br />
1300. 03. Albanese wins Australian election in landslide victory - Channel 4 News - YouTube<br />
1301. [4 May 2025] Three months ago, the polls in Australia suggested the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was facing a humiliating defeat. <br />
1302. <br />
1303. 04. Restrictions on TikTok in the United States - Wikipedia<br />
1304. The short-form video-hosting service TikTok has been under a de jure nationwide ban in the United States since January 19, 2025, due to the US government's concerns over potential user data collection and influence operations by the government of the People's Republic of China. However, the ban has yet to be enforced. <br />
1305. <br />
1306. 05. TikTok building new version of app ahead of expected US sale, The Information reports | Reuters<br />
1307. [7 July 2025] Last month, Trump extended to September 17 a deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the U.S. assets of TikTok.</itunes:summary>
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1330. <description><![CDATA[My week of Monday 7 to Sunday 13 July 2025 was a podcast-productive week, with three episodes recorded and one of them posted. This was despite losing a couple of days to fighting off a cold or something. Such a good week. But the photo is from last week. Podcasts The 9pm Edict&#160;and&#160;Another Untitled Music &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/789/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 789: Podcasts! Three podcasts! (And another view from Granite Island)"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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1332. <p><strong>My week of Monday 7 to Sunday 13 July 2025 was a podcast-productive week, with three episodes recorded and one of them posted. This was despite losing a couple of days to fighting off a cold or something. Such a good week. But the photo is from last week.</strong></p>
1333.  
1334.  
1335.  
1336. <span id="more-38361"></span>
1337.  
1338.  
1339.  
1340. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts</h4>
1341.  
1342.  
1343.  
1344. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1345. <li><a href="https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00249/">The 9pm AUKUS and the Echidna with Sam Roggeveen</a>, recorded on Wednesday and posted on Friday morning.</li>
1346.  
1347.  
1348.  
1349. <li>On the weekend Snarky Platypus and I recorded an episode each of <em>The 9pm Edict</em> and <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>, which will appear in the coming days ? probably one this week and one next, but we&#8217;ll see.</li>
1350. </ul>
1351.  
1352.  
1353.  
1354. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. You might like to&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
1355.  
1356.  
1357.  
1358. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
1359.  
1360.  
1361.  
1362. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1363. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-76/">The Weekly Cybers #76</a>. Australia?s social media age restrictions are in the news again, the Qantas data breach wasn?t so ?sophisticated? after all, and much more.</li>
1364. </ul>
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1385.  
1386. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
1387.  
1388.  
1389.  
1390. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Media Appearances , Photos, Videos, Corporate Largesse</h4>
1391.  
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1393.  
1394. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
1395.  
1396.  
1397.  
1398. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
1399.  
1400.  
1401.  
1402. <p>Apparently the smart people reckon starting a new political party won&#8217;t be an Elon Musk success. But hey, he now has a Nazi chatbot. Although Tesla shares have slumped, so maybe he needs to do something about that.</p>
1403.  
1404.  
1405.  
1406. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1407. <li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-09/elon-musk-america-party-faces-uphill-battle/105507784">Elon Musk is facing an uphill battle to see his political party succeed</a>, which shouldn&#8217;t be a surprise.</li>
1408.  
1409.  
1410.  
1411. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/07/tesla-shares-dive-as-investors-fear-new-elon-musk-political-party-will-damage-brand">Tesla shares dive as investors fear new Elon Musk political party will damage brand</a>.</li>
1412.  
1413.  
1414.  
1415. <li>From Al Jazeera, an explainer: &#8220;What is Grok and why has Elon Musk?s chatbot been <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/10/what-is-grok-and-why-has-elon-musks-chatbot-been-accused-of-anti-semitism">accused of anti-Semitism</a>?&#8221;</li>
1416.  
1417.  
1418.  
1419. <li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/10/grok-4-seems-to-consult-elon-musk-to-answer-controversial-questions/">Grok 4 seems to consult Elon Musk to answer controversial questions</a>.</li>
1420.  
1421.  
1422.  
1423. <li>And from <em>Crikey</em> ($), &#8220;Australia?s antisemitism envoy has praised how platforms like Elon Musk?s X are <a href="https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/07/11/antisemitism-envoy-jillian-segal-elon-musk-x-ai/">using AI to fight hate</a> ? days after X?s AI bot Grok was taken offline for antisemitic posts.&#8221; There&#8217;s a link to the ABC interview in which Jillian Segal said this.</li>
1424. </ul>
1425.  
1426.  
1427.  
1428. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
1429.  
1430.  
1431.  
1432. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1433. <li>Here&#8217;s a delightful video from <em>Epicurious</em> magazine, in which <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6kMs673lnM">Pro Chefs Blind Taste Test Every Instant Ramen</a>. It&#8217;s not really <em>every</em> kind,  but it is 16 kinds.</li>
1434.  
1435.  
1436.  
1437. <li><a href="https://theconversation.com/earths-oldest-impact-crater-is-much-younger-than-previously-thought-new-study-259803">Earth?s ?oldest? impact crater is much younger than previously thought ? new study</a>.</li>
1438.  
1439.  
1440.  
1441. <li>H I Sutton has some <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxIHVP3pS4I">New Information On China&#8217;s Mysterious Ekranoplan</a>. You may also like a <a href="https://www.twz.com/air/chinas-mysterious-sea-skimming-ekranoplan-seen-in-full-view">news story</a> about it.</li>
1442.  
1443.  
1444.  
1445. <li>And Ze Frank promises a good cause in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTBjblhKQBw">True Facts: Save The Turtle Spiders!</a>.</li>
1446. </ul>
1447.  
1448.  
1449.  
1450. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
1451.  
1452.  
1453.  
1454. <p>Well, it&#8217;s already well into Monday afternoon, because on Sunday night I didn&#8217;t get home until nearly 4.30am. Thank you very much, tree which fell onto railway line in the middle of the night. So Monday is just about some small tasks and some planning.</p>
1455.  
1456.  
1457.  
1458. <p>My initial focus will be on client work, and on Tuesday I have a lunch engagement. Later in the week I&#8217;ll edit and post the podcast about our <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/essay/bingo-card-2025/">2025 Bingo Cards</a>, and on Friday there&#8217;s <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> as usual.</p>
1459.  
1460.  
1461.  
1462. <p>I might have a day trip to Sydney on the weekend, but those details have not been confirmed yet. In fact the whole week is currently a bit untidy.</p>
1463.  
1464.  
1465.  
1466. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
1467.  
1468.  
1469.  
1470. <p>It&#8217;s time for me to schedule in a few more things, but that will have to wait until next week. Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s currently on the list.</p>
1471.  
1472.  
1473.  
1474. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1475. <li><em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 2 recording, 26 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
1476.  
1477.  
1478.  
1479. <li><a href="https://www.techleaders.com.au">TechLeaders 2025</a>, Hunter Valley, 16?18 August 2025.</li>
1480.  
1481.  
1482.  
1483. <li><a href="https://www.livenation.com.au/sam-campbell-tickets-adp1602998">Sam Campbell: Window Sucker</a>, Sydney, 31 October 2025.</li>
1484. </ul>
1485.  
1486.  
1487.  
1488. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> Another view from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granite_Island_(South_Australia)">Granite Island</a>, South Australia, on 1 July 2025. This time we&#8217;re looking south-west towards <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Head">Rosetta Head</a>, known locally as The Bluff and traditionally as Kongkengguwar. I used to love sitting on the far side of that lump with any back to the land and nothing before me but the Southern Ocean.]</p>
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1520. <description><![CDATA[Any moment now, Donald Trump might cancel AUKUS, the massive defence agreement which among other things would see Australia buying eight nuclear-powered submarines. AUKUS has become the big thing in Australia&#8217;s defence procurement, but do we need it? Sam Roggeveen thinks not, and he&#8217;s our guest today. Sam is director of the Lowy Institute&#8217;s&#160;International Security &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00249/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The 9pm AUKUS and the Echidna with Sam Roggeveen"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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1522. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img decoding="async" width="1200" height="675" src="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sam-roggeveen-1200.jpeg" alt="A middle-aged white bloke wears a black jacket and t-shirt and, with arms folded, looks straight into the camera. An inset shows a book cover reading: ?The Echidna Strategy: Australia?s Search for Power and Peace by Sam Roggeveen?. And it has a picture of an echidna." class="wp-image-38355" style="aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover" srcset="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sam-roggeveen-1200.jpeg 1200w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sam-roggeveen-1200-350x197.jpeg 350w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sam-roggeveen-1200-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sam-roggeveen-1200-75x42.jpeg 75w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sam-roggeveen-1200-768x432.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Sam Roggeveen (Photo: Petri Kurkaa</em>). Inset: The cover of <a href="https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/echidna-strategy">The Echidna Strategy</a>. (Image: Black Inc Books)</figcaption></figure>
1523.  
1524.  
1525.  
1526. <p><strong>Any moment now, Donald Trump might cancel AUKUS, the massive defence agreement which among other things would see Australia buying eight nuclear-powered submarines. AUKUS has become the big thing in Australia&#8217;s defence procurement, but do we need it? Sam Roggeveen thinks not, and he&#8217;s our guest today.</strong></p>
1527.  
1528.  
1529.  
1530. <span id="more-38354"></span>
1531.  
1532.  
1533.  
1534. <p>Sam is director of the Lowy Institute&#8217;s&nbsp;International Security Program. In  former life he was an intelligence analyst for the Office of National Assessments, now the Office of National Assessments. And he&#8217;s the author of&nbsp;<em><a href="https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/echidna-strategy">The Echidna Strategy: Australia?s Search for Power and Peace</a></em>.</p>
1535.  
1536.  
1537.  
1538. <p>In this episode we discuss the two competing schools of thought on defence policy, the defence of Australia school versus the forward defence school. We talk about what the actual threats from China might be. We look at what the echidna strategy might look like in practice. And much more.</p>
1539.  
1540.  
1541. <iframe loading="lazy" src="https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=66935690&amp;theme=dark&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-logo=true" width="100%" height="133px" frameborder="0"></iframe>
1542.  
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1544.  
1545. <p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>This podcast is available on <a href="https://music.amazon.com.au/podcasts/a4549ab5-7361-4eed-ae84-5086bd98703e/The-9pm-Edict">Amazon Music</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-9pm-edict/id1506683812">Apple Podcasts</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://castbox.fm/channel/id2541000">Castbox</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.deezer.com/show/772822">Deezer</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMTUzMDA3OS9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/966-the-9pm-edict-58203054/">iHeartRadio</a>, <a href="https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/The-9pm-Edict//1//fjq1r8u2mwU_">JioSaavn</a>, <a href="https://pca.st/YOs7">Pocket Casts</a>, <a href="https://podplayer.net/?podId=1708973">Podcast Addict</a>, <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-9pm-edict-981201">Podchaser</a>, <a href="spotify:show:5fUUfNSMoiqGflUTrr64vn">Spotify</a>, and <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/the9pmedict">Speaker</a>.</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
1546.  
1547.  
1548.  
1549. <p>You can also <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/1530079/episodes/feed">subscribe to the generic podcast feed</a>.</p>
1550.  
1551.  
1552.  
1553. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Episode Links</h4>
1554.  
1555.  
1556. <ul class="wppb-bookmarks"> <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1557. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.lowyinstitute.org/people/experts/bio/sam-roggeveen">01. Sam Roggeveen | Lowy Institute</a></div>
1558. <div class="wppb-description">Sam Roggeveen is Director of the Lowy Institute’s International Security Program. He is the author of The Echidna Strategy: Australia’s Search for Power and Peace, published by La Trobe University Press in 2023.</div> </li>
1559. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1560. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/echidna-strategy">02. The Echidna Strategy by Sam Roggeveen | Black Inc.</a></div>
1561. <div class="wppb-description">The Echidna Strategy overturns the conventional wisdom about Australia&#039;s security. Australia will need to defend itself without American help, but this doesn&#039;t need to cost more. The truth, which no Australian political leader is willing to confront, is that America&#039;s security is not threatened by China&#039;s rise. Once we accept that conclusion, the entire edifice on which our security has been built crumbles, and we need to start afresh.</div> </li>
1562. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1563. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9OSbXjuqUU">03. Watch in full: Biden, Johnson and Morrison announce Aukus alliance, nuclear-powered submarine deal - YouTube</a></div>
1564. <div class="wppb-description">[16 September 2021] The US, the UK and Australia have announced they are setting up a trilateral security partnership aimed at confronting China, which will include helping Australia to build nuclear-powered submarines. US President Joe Biden, UK prime minister Boris Johnson and Australian prime minister Scott Morrison announced the deal together virtually.
1565. </div> </li>
1566. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1567. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.themonthly.com.au/june-2025/essays/sub-text">04. Sub text | The Monthly</a></div>
1568. <div class="wppb-description">[June 2025] What does the AUKUS deal really say about Australia’s long-term defence policy?</div> </li>
1569. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1570. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.pm.gov.au/media/aukus-nuclear-powered-submarine-pathway">05. AUKUS Nuclear-Powered Submarine Pathway | Prime Minister of Australia</a></div>
1571. <div class="wppb-description">[14 March 2023] From as early as the 2030s, delivery of three US Virginia class nuclear-powered submarines to Australia – ensuring there is no capability gap. Australia and the UK will deliver SSN-AUKUS, a new conventionally-armed nuclear-powered submarine, based on a UK design, incorporating cutting edge Australian, UK and US technologies. The UK will deliver its own first SSN-AUKUS in the late 2030s, with the first SSN-AUKUS built in Australia delivered in the early 2040s.</div> </li>
1572. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1573. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia-class_submarine">06. Virginia-class submarine - Wikipedia</a></div>
1574. <div class="wppb-description">The Virginia class, or the SSN-774 class, is a class of nuclear-powered attack submarine with cruise missile capability in service with the United States Navy. The class is designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions, including anti-submarine warfare and intelligence gathering operations.</div> </li>
1575. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1576. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSN-AUKUS">07. SSN-AUKUS - Wikipedia</a></div>
1577. <div class="wppb-description">The SSN-AUKUS, also known as the SSN-A,[2] is a planned class of nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) intended to enter service with the United Kingdom&#039;s Royal Navy in the late 2030s and Royal Australian Navy in the early 2040s. The class will replace the UK&#039;s Astute-class and Australia&#039;s Collins-class submarines.</div> </li>
1578. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1579. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/great-virginia-class-sub-delay-213983">08. The Great Virginia-Class Sub Delay - The National Interest</a></div>
1580. <div class="wppb-description">[4 December 2024] The Virginia-class submarines are facing construction delays and are now years behind schedule, complicating the Navy’s ability to field much-needed submarines.</div> </li>
1581. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1582. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collins-class_submarine">09. Collins-class submarine - Wikipedia</a></div>
1583. <div class="wppb-description">The Collins-class submarines are Australian-built diesel-electric submarines operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)... The six vessels were the first submarines built in Australia, prompting widespread improvements in Australian industry and delivering a sovereign (Australian controlled) sustainment/maintenance capability.</div> </li>
1584. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1585. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.rushdoshi.com/thelonggame">10. The Long Game: China’s Grand Strategy to Displace American Order — Rush Doshi</a></div>
1586. <div class="wppb-description">For more than a century, no US adversary or coalition of adversaries - not Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan, or even the Soviet Union - has ever reached sixty percent of US GDP. China is the sole exception, and it is fast emerging into a global superpower that could rival, if not eclipse, the United States.
1587.  
1588. </div> </li>
1589. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1590. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.greatcirclemap.com/">11. Great Circle Map</a></div>
1591. <div class="wppb-description">Enter two or more airports to draw a route between them on the map and calculate the distance.
1592. </div> </li>
1593. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1594. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://withinhours.com/">12. Within Hours</a></div>
1595. <div class="wppb-description">Find somewhere new and interesting to explore that&#039;s only a few hours drive from your hometown. Plan a day trip or a weekend getaway, and escape from your city to discover nearby places. Search in any direction based on travel time or driving distance to find local towns and things to do. [While this measures driving distance, not direct air distance, it&#039;s still handy for getting a feel for the distances involved.]</div> </li>
1596. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1597. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00190/">13. The 9pm Underwater Doomsday Conversation with H I Sutton – Stilgherrian</a></div>
1598. <div class="wppb-description">[8 November 2022] Finally, it’s time to talk about submarines. The spring series of The 9pm Edict continues with a conversation about what submarines in the 21st century can and can’t do with defence analyst and illustrator H I Sutton of Covert Shores.</div> </li>
1599. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1600. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2025/03/chinese-task-force-circumnavigates-australia-causing-local-stir/">14. Chinese Task Force Circumnavigates Australia, Causing Local Stir</a></div>
1601. <div class="wppb-description">[7 March 2025] Since at least 11 February, Australia and New Zealand have been tracking a group of People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) warships, referred to as Task Force 107 by the Australian Department of Defence, near Australia.</div> </li>
1602. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1603. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/awful-lawful-china-s-australia-flotilla">15. Awful but lawful: China&#039;s Australia flotilla | Lowy Institute</a></div>
1604. <div class="wppb-description">[25 March 2025] Australians were recently given a wake-up call to China’s burgeoning blue-water naval capabilities, as a Chinese naval task force conducted multiple unannounced live-fire exercises in the seas between Australia and New Zealand, and then essentially circumnavigated the continent on their way home. </div> </li>
1605. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1606. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyI1x_It2_M">16. Why are Chinese warships circling Australia? | The Brief | 60 Minutes Australia - YouTube</a></div>
1607. <div class="wppb-description">[7 March 2025] The appearance of three Chinese warships in waters off Australia has sparked serious questions about Beijing’s intentions and our nation&#039;s readiness to defend itself.</div> </li>
1608. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1609. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/how-should-australia-respond-chinese-warships-live-fire">17. How should Australia respond to Chinese warships’ live fire? | Lowy Institute</a></div>
1610. <div class="wppb-description">[24 February 2025] Provocations such as the PLA’s weapons drills are the moments when Australia must channel its unique geographical power.</div> </li>
1611. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1612. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Dome">18. Iron Dome - Wikipedia</a></div>
1613. <div class="wppb-description">Iron Dome (Hebrew: כִּפַּת בַּרְזֶל, romanized: Kippat Barzel) is an Israeli mobile all-weather air defense system, developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries. The system is designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells fired from distances of 4 to 70 kilometres (2–43 mi) away and whose trajectory would take them to an Israeli populated area.</div> </li>
1614. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1615. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Fijian_coups_d%27%C3%A9tat">19. 1987 Fijian coups d&#039;état - Wikipedia</a></div>
1616. <div class="wppb-description">The Fijian coups d&#039;état of 1987 resulted in the overthrow of the elected government of Fijian Prime Minister Timoci Bavadra, the deposition of Elizabeth II as Queen of Fiji, and in the declaration of a republic. The first coup d&#039;état, in which Bavadra was deposed, took place on 14 May 1987; a second coup d&#039;état on 25 September ended the monarchy, and was shortly followed by the proclamation of a republic on 10 October. Both military actions were led by Lieutenant Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka, then third in command of the Royal Fiji Military Forces.
1617.  
1618. </div> </li>
1619. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1620. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_Assistance_Mission_to_Solomon_Islands">20. Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands - Wikipedia</a></div>
1621. <div class="wppb-description">The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI), also known as Operation Helpem Fren, Operation Anode and Operation Rata (by New Zealand), began in 2003 in response to a request for international aid by the Governor-General of Solomon Islands. Helpem Fren means &quot;help a friend&quot; in Solomon Islands Pidgin. The mission officially ended on 30 June 2017.</div> </li>
1622. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1623. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Trikora">21. Operation Trikora - Wikipedia</a></div>
1624. <div class="wppb-description">Operation Trikora (Indonesian: Operasi Trikora) was a combined Soviet–Indonesian military operation which aimed to seize and annex the Dutch overseas territory of New Guinea in 1961 and 1962. After negotiations, the Netherlands signed the New York Agreement with Indonesia on 15 August 1962, relinquishing control of Western New Guinea to the United Nations</div> </li>
1625. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1626. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14682745.2014.995173">22. Active Soviet military support for Indonesia during the 1962 West New Guinea Crisis</a></div>
1627. <div class="wppb-description">[9 February 2015] This article shows that during the 1962 West New Guinea Crisis the Soviet Union played a much more active military role than previously assumed. Khrushchev secretly supplied Indonesia with Soviet manned submarines and bombers and was prepared for these units to participate in an Indonesian attack against the Dutch. The Soviets also helped the Indonesians draw up operational plans. This deployment  fits into a pattern of covert Soviet military interventions in the developing world between 1960 and 1962 and suggests that in some cases Khrushchev was prepared to use Soviet military units to support wars of national liberation in the developing world.</div> </li>
1628. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1629. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.defensenews.com/air/2017/12/06/indonesia-calls-russian-bombers-visit-part-of-navigation-exercise/">23. Indonesia calls Russian bombers visit part of navigation exercise</a></div>
1630. <div class="wppb-description">[7 December 2017] The Russian Air Force has for the first time sent strategic bombers to visit an airport in eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, as the Russian military increases its presence in Southeast Asia following years of relative inactivity.</div> </li>
1631. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1632. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.csis.org/analysis/ukraines-drone-swarms-are-destroying-russian-nuclear-bombers-what-happens-now">24. Ukraine’s Drone Swarms Are Destroying Russian Nuclear Bombers. What Happens Now?</a></div>
1633. <div class="wppb-description">[4 June 2025] On June 1, Ukraine launched drone attacks against strategic airbases across Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that the strikes—dubbed Operation “Spider’s Web”—damaged or destroyed 34 percent of Russia’s strategic cruise missile–carrying bomber fleet. [This figure is the proportion of the fleet which can carry cruise missiles, whereas Sam cites there total figure for long-range aircraft.]</div> </li>
1634. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1635. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/clock-ticks-towards-pentagon-aukus-review-deadline">25. Clock ticks towards Pentagon AUKUS review deadline | Lowy Institute</a></div>
1636. <div class="wppb-description">[7 July 2025] The 30 days reportedly set aside for the Pentagon’s review have almost expired. An alliance crisis could be next.</div> </li>
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1645. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Thank you, Media Freedom Citizenry</h4>
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1653. <p>For this episode it&#8217;s thanks again to everyone who supported&nbsp;<a href="https://the9pmedict.com/mid2025">The 9pm Mid-2025 Series</a> crowdfunding campaign.</p>
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1657. <p>CONVERSATION TOPICS: Joanna Forbes, Peter Viertel, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
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1661. <p>THREE TRIGGER WORDS: Bernard Walsh, Paul Williams, and Peter Lieverdink.</p>
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1665. <p>WE WILL, WE WILL JUDGE YOU, part of <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>: Bic Smith, Gavin Costello, stabfish, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
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1669. <p>ONE TRIGGER WORD: Andrew Best, Ashley Walsh, Bic Smith, David Porteous, Frank Filippone, Jamie Morrison, Jim Campbell, Kym Yeap, Mark Newton, Michael, Mindy Johnson, Miriam Faye, Nicole Coombe, Oliver Townshend, Peter Blakeley, Peter McCrudden, Peter Wickins, Ric Hayman, Stephen Collins, Tom Carding, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
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1672.  
1673. <p>PERSONALISED VIDEO MESSAGE: Briala Bowmer.</p>
1674.  
1675.  
1676.  
1677. <p>PERSONALISED AUDIO MESSAGE: Kimberley Heitman, KO Hall, and Matt Arkell.</p>
1678.  
1679.  
1680.  
1681. <p>FOOT SOLDIERS FOR MEDIA FREEDOM who gave a SLIGHTLY LESS BASIC TIP: Andrew B, Craig Askings, Errol Cavit, James Henstridge, Lindsay, Lucas James, Peter Blakeley, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
1682.  
1683.  
1684.  
1685. <p>MEDIA FREEDOM CITIZENS who contributed a BASIC TIP: None this time, which is curious.</p>
1686.  
1687.  
1688.  
1689. <p>And another seven people who chose to have no reward at all, even though some of them were the most generous of all. Thank you all so much. You know who you are.</p>
1690.  
1691.  
1692.  
1693. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Series Credits</h4>
1694.  
1695.  
1696.  
1697. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1698. <li><a href="http://www.freesound.org/packsViewSingle.php?id=3935">The 9pm Edict theme by mansardian</a> via <a href="http://www.freesound.org/">The Freesound Project</a>.</li>
1699.  
1700.  
1701.  
1702. <li><a href="http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=49477">Edict fanfare by neonaeon</a>, via <a href="http://www.freesound.org/">The Freesound Project</a>.</li>
1703.  
1704.  
1705.  
1706. <li>Elephant Stamp theme by <a href="http://twitter.com/vealmince">Joshua Mehlman</a>.</li>
1707. </ul>
1708.  
1709.  
1710.  
1711. <p></p>
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1716.  
1717. <itunes:subtitle>Sam Roggeveen (Photo: Petri Kurkaa). Inset: The cover of The Echidna Strategy. (Image: Black Inc Books)    Any moment now, Donald Trump might cancel AUKUS, the massive defence agreement which among other things would see Australia buying eight nuclear-...</itunes:subtitle>
1718. <itunes:summary>Sam Roggeveen (Photo: Petri Kurkaa). Inset: The cover of The Echidna Strategy. (Image: Black Inc Books)&lt;br /&gt;
1719. <br />
1720. <br />
1721. <br />
1722. Any moment now, Donald Trump might cancel AUKUS, the massive defence agreement which among other things would see Australia buying eight nuclear-powered submarines. AUKUS has become the big thing in Australia's defence procurement, but do we need it? Sam Roggeveen thinks not, and he's our guest today.<br />
1723. <br />
1724. <br />
1725. <br />
1726. <br />
1727. <br />
1728. <br />
1729. <br />
1730. Sam is director of the Lowy Institute's International Security Program. In  former life he was an intelligence analyst for the Office of National Assessments, now the Office of National Assessments. And he's the author of The Echidna Strategy: Australia\x92s Search for Power and Peace.<br />
1731. <br />
1732. <br />
1733. <br />
1734. In this episode we discuss the two competing schools of thought on defence policy, the defence of Australia school versus the forward defence school. We talk about what the actual threats from China might be. We look at what the echidna strategy might look like in practice. And much more.<br />
1735. <br />
1736. <br />
1737. <br />
1738. <br />
1739. <br />
1740. <br />
1741. <br />
1742. This podcast is available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, Deezer, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, JioSaavn, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Spotify, and Speaker.<br />
1743. <br />
1744. <br />
1745. <br />
1746. You can also subscribe to the generic podcast feed.<br />
1747. <br />
1748. <br />
1749. <br />
1750. Episode Links<br />
1751. <br />
1752. <br />
1753. <br />
1754. <br />
1755. 01. Sam Roggeveen | Lowy Institute<br />
1756. Sam Roggeveen is Director of the Lowy Instituteâ\x80\x99s International Security Program. He is the author of The Echidna Strategy: Australiaâ\x80\x99s Search for Power and Peace, published by La Trobe University Press in 2023. <br />
1757. <br />
1758. 02. The Echidna Strategy by Sam Roggeveen | Black Inc.<br />
1759. The Echidna Strategy overturns the conventional wisdom about Australia's security. Australia will need to defend itself without American help, but this doesn't need to cost more. The truth, which no Australian political leader is willing to confront, is that America's security is not threatened by China's rise. Once we accept that conclusion, the entire edifice on which our security has been built crumbles, and we need to start afresh. <br />
1760. <br />
1761. 03. Watch in full: Biden, Johnson and Morrison announce Aukus alliance, nuclear-powered submarine deal - YouTube<br />
1762. [16 September 2021] The US, the UK and Australia have announced they are setting up a trilateral security partnership aimed at confronting China, which will include helping Australia to build nuclear-powered submarines. US President Joe Biden, UK prime minister Boris Johnson and Australian prime minister Scott Morrison announced the deal together virtually.<br />
1763. <br />
1764. <br />
1765. 04. Sub text | The Monthly<br />
1766. [June 2025] What does the AUKUS deal really say about Australiaâ\x80\x99s long-term defence policy? <br />
1767. <br />
1768. 05. AUKUS Nuclear-Powered Submarine Pathway | Prime Minister of Australia<br />
1769. [14 March 2023] From as early as the 2030s, delivery of three US Virginia class nuclear-powered submarines to Australia â\x80\x93 ensuring there is no capability gap. Australia and the UK will deliver SSN-AUKUS, a new conventionally-armed nuclear-powered submarine, based on a UK design, incorporating cutting edge Australian, UK and US technologies. The UK will deliver its own first SSN-AUKUS in the late 2030s, with the first SSN-AUKUS built in Australia delivered in the early 2040s. <br />
1770. <br />
1771. 06. Virginia-class submarine - Wikipedia<br />
1772. The Virginia class, or the SSN-774 class, is a class of nuclear-powered attack submarine with cruise missile capability in service with the United States Navy. The class is designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions, including anti-submarine warfare and intelligence gathering operations.</itunes:summary>
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1779. <title>Weekly Wrap 788: I saw a kestrel on Granite Island</title>
1780. <link>https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/788/</link>
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1783. <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 08:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
1784. <category><![CDATA[Weekly Wrap]]></category>
1785. <category><![CDATA[adelaide]]></category>
1786. <category><![CDATA[america party]]></category>
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1788. <category><![CDATA[elon musk]]></category>
1789. <category><![CDATA[granite island]]></category>
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1792.  
1793. <description><![CDATA[My week of Monday 30 June to Sunday 6 July 2025 began in Adelaide, and we visited my birthplace of Gawler on Monday, and Victor Harbor and Granite Island on Tuesday. Bad weather in Sydney meant our return trip on Wednesday went via Melbourne and an almost-pointless overnight stay until Thursday, but here we are. &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/788/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 788: I saw a kestrel on Granite Island"</span></a></p>]]></description>
1794. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
1795. <p><strong>My week of Monday 30 June to Sunday 6 July 2025 began in Adelaide, and we visited my birthplace of Gawler on Monday, and Victor Harbor and Granite Island on Tuesday. Bad weather in Sydney meant our return trip on Wednesday went via Melbourne and an almost-pointless overnight stay until Thursday, but here we are.</strong></p>
1796.  
1797.  
1798.  
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1800.  
1801.  
1802.  
1803. <p>As you may have noticed in <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/787/">last week&#8217;s very delayed Weekly Wrap</a>, I abandoned several plans so I could fully enjoy my time in South Australia. I deem this to have been a sensible decision.</p>
1804.  
1805.  
1806.  
1807. <p>One of those plans was posting about the holiday. That will happen some time in the coming week. This is not a travel blog. But that said, I did see a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nankeen_kestrel">nankeen kestrel</a> (<em>Falco cenchroides</em>) on Granite Island. Oh, and quite a bit of wine was consumed.</p>
1808.  
1809.  
1810.  
1811. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
1812.  
1813.  
1814.  
1815. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1816. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-75/">The Weekly Cybers #75</a>. ART overturns eSafety takedown notice, Services Australia moves to Finance, Qantas suffers a data breach, and AI video fakes get harder to spot. If you haven&#8217;t already done so, you should try that quiz.</li>
1817. </ul>
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1836.  
1837.  
1838.  
1839. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
1840.  
1841.  
1842.  
1843. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Media Appearances</h4>
1844.  
1845.  
1846.  
1847. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1848. <li>Apparently my photo of the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/stilgherrian/16792841896">Sydney Opera House seal</a> was used in the video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5sLPc_4RFU">Sydney, Austr?lia &#8211; Excurs?o de um dia chuvoso &#8211; Atra??es tur?sticas em v?deo Australia</a> but I can&#8217;t be bothered checking.</li>
1849. </ul>
1850.  
1851.  
1852.  
1853. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts, Photos, Videos, Corporate Largesse</h4>
1854.  
1855.  
1856.  
1857. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
1858.  
1859.  
1860.  
1861. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
1862.  
1863.  
1864.  
1865. <p>Pour out the Schadenfreude Gin, because things have been happening this week.</p>
1866.  
1867.  
1868.  
1869. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1870. <li>&#8220;US President Donald Trump has suggested DOGE should take a look at how government subsidies are benefiting billionaire Elon Musk. Mr Trump also suggested his administration would <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-01/trump-suggests-doge-look-at-musk-subsidies-to-save-money/105482158">&#8216;take a look&#8217; at deporting Mr Musk</a>, a naturalised US citizen,&#8221; reports ABC News.</li>
1871.  
1872.  
1873.  
1874. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/30/musk-big-beautiful-bill-america-party">Musk vows to unseat lawmakers who support Trump?s sweeping spending</a> bill.</li>
1875.  
1876.  
1877.  
1878. <li>From <em>The Conversation</em>, &#8220;Elon Musk says he may <a href="https://theconversation.com/elon-musk-says-he-may-launch-his-own-party-but-us-history-tells-us-thats-not-a-recipe-for-success-260480">launch his own party</a>: but US history tells us that?s not a recipe for success&#8221;.</li>
1879.  
1880.  
1881.  
1882. <li>Indeed, Musk has now done so, and <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-06/elon-musk-forms-american-party-over-donald-trump-bill/105499836">it&#8217;s the America Party</a>.</li>
1883.  
1884.  
1885.  
1886. <li>And to wrap it up for this week, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/02/a-billion-people-backing-you-china-transfixed-as-musk-turns-against-trump">?A billion people backing you?: China transfixed as Musk turns against Trump</a>.</li>
1887. </ul>
1888.  
1889.  
1890.  
1891. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
1892.  
1893.  
1894.  
1895. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1896. <li>?Does eating cheese before bed really give you nightmares? <a href="https://theconversation.com/does-eating-cheese-before-bed-really-give-you-nightmares-heres-what-the-science-says-260205">Here?s what the science says</a>.</li>
1897.  
1898.  
1899.  
1900. <li>Either way, there&#8217;s a century-old comic strip devoted to <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-century-old-comic-strip-devoted-to-cheese-fueled-nightmares">cheese-fueled nightmares</a>. <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/capnhapster.bsky.social/post/3lt6iy7hpjk2v">Thanks, @capnhapster</a>.</li>
1901.  
1902.  
1903.  
1904. <li>A thread on the UK&#8217;s <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lccmunicipal.bsky.social/post/3ls2eh4qke227">New Towns</a> post-WW2 reconstruction program with lots of historical pamphlets.</li>
1905.  
1906.  
1907.  
1908. <li>And for those interested in public transport, a very Sydney story from Sharath&#8217;s Building Beautifully channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkqLrTtpGsQ">The B-Line, and how Northern Beaches NIMBYs ruined it</a>.</li>
1909. </ul>
1910.  
1911.  
1912.  
1913. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
1914.  
1915.  
1916.  
1917. <p>After a week and a bit in holidays mode, I&#8217;ll ease into the week gently with some client work. However the next couple of weeks will see a bunch of podcast production. Indeed, there will be one every week for the next four weeks, I reckon.</p>
1918.  
1919.  
1920.  
1921. <p>On Wednesday I&#8217;m recording an episode of <em>The 9pm Edict</em> <a href="https://www.lowyinstitute.org/people/experts/bio/sam-roggeveen">Sam Roggeveen</a>, director of the International Security Program at the Lowy Institute and author of <em><a href="https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/echidna-strategy">The Echidna Strategy</a></em>, an alternative view of Australia&#8217;s defence needs. <a href="https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/book-review-the-echidna-strategy-australias-search-for-power-and-peace/">Read this review</a> to get the flavour.</p>
1922.  
1923.  
1924.  
1925. <p>If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please get them to me by 8pm AEST this Tuesday 8 July. No need to mention AUKUS because we&#8217;ll definitely be talking about that. The finished episode will be posted on Friday.</p>
1926.  
1927.  
1928.  
1929. <p>On the weekend I&#8217;ll head down to Sydney so Snarky Platypus and I can catching up on some podcast recording. This will include <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 1, the?<a href="https://stilgherrian.com/essay/bingo-card-2025/">bingo card half-year review</a>?episode of?<em>The 9pm Edict</em> ? and yes some of those things have already happened. Those two episodes will appear in the following week.</p>
1930.  
1931.  
1932.  
1933. <p>We might also record some bits and pieces we didn&#8217;t record while we were in Adelaide, but that now has a lower priority. More on that next week.</p>
1934.  
1935.  
1936.  
1937. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. You might like to&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
1938.  
1939.  
1940.  
1941. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
1942.  
1943.  
1944.  
1945. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1946. <li><em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 2 recording, 26 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
1947.  
1948.  
1949.  
1950. <li><a href="https://www.techleaders.com.au">TechLeaders 2025</a>, Hunter Valley, 16?18 August 2025.</li>
1951.  
1952.  
1953.  
1954. <li><a href="https://www.livenation.com.au/sam-campbell-tickets-adp1602998">Sam Campbell: Window Sucker</a>, Sydney, 31 October 2025.</li>
1955. </ul>
1956.  
1957.  
1958.  
1959. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> The serene view from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granite_Island_(South_Australia)">Granite Island</a> towards <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Harbor,_South_Australia">Victor Harbor</a>, South Australia, on 1 July 2025.]</p>
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1985.  
1986. <description><![CDATA[My week of Monday 23 to Sunday 29 June 2025 saw the start of a semi-holiday which will eventually total six nights in my home town of Adelaide. I won&#8217;t go into the details now, because this is being posted four days late. Rather, I&#8217;ll post a few images and some commentary on the coming &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/787/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 787: A late (lack of) news from Adelaide"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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1988. <p><strong>My week of Monday 23 to Sunday 29 June 2025 saw the start of a semi-holiday which will eventually total six nights in my home town of Adelaide. I won&#8217;t go into the details now, because this is being posted four days late. Rather, I&#8217;ll post a few images and some commentary on the coming weekend, and later there will be a podcast. But hey it&#8217;s Adelaide, so there&#8217;s obviously plenty of good food and wine.</strong></p>
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1995.  
1996. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
1997.  
1998.  
1999.  
2000. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2001. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-74/">The Weekly Cybers #74</a>. It?s YouTube versus the eSafety Commissioner in the social media age restrictions debate, the ACCC completes its mammoth inquiry into digital platforms, and NSW police reckon they?ve caught the Western Sydney University hacker. Yeah, I said I wouldn&#8217;t do one this week, but then I did, because these are solid stories.</li>
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2024. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
2025.  
2026.  
2027.  
2028. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts, Photos, Videos, Media Appearances, Corporate Largesse</h4>
2029.  
2030.  
2031.  
2032. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
2033.  
2034.  
2035.  
2036. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
2037.  
2038.  
2039.  
2040. <p>I&#8217;ve limited this to just a few stories from the actual week covered by this Weekly Wrap, because we&#8217;re already very late.</p>
2041.  
2042.  
2043.  
2044. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2045. <li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-29/elon-musk-criticises-trump-spending-cuts-bill-again/105474388">Elon Musk reignites criticism of Trump&#8217;s &#8216;big beautiful bill&#8217; as Republicans narrowly pass vote</a>,</li>
2046.  
2047.  
2048.  
2049. <li><a href="https://theconversation.com/in-the-sky-over-iran-elon-musk-and-starlink-step-into-geopolitics-not-for-the-first-time-259833">In the sky over Iran, Elon Musk and Starlink step into geopolitics ? not for the first time</a>.</li>
2050.  
2051.  
2052.  
2053. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/29/elon-musk-tesla-robotaxi">?Lidar is lame?: why Elon Musk?s vision for a self-driving Tesla taxi faltered</a>.</li>
2054.  
2055.  
2056.  
2057. <li>And from CNN, &#8220;Elon Musk isn?t happy with his AI chatbot. <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/27/tech/grok-4-elon-musk-ai">Experts worry he?s trying to make Grok 4 in his image</a>&#8220;.</li>
2058. </ul>
2059.  
2060.  
2061.  
2062. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
2063.  
2064.  
2065.  
2066. <p>I&#8217;ll skip this for now because we&#8217;re already very late.</p>
2067.  
2068.  
2069.  
2070. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
2071.  
2072.  
2073.  
2074. <p>The week begins in Adelaide, as my expedition with Snarky Platypus continues. Yes, I&#8217;m writing this as if it&#8217;s still Sunday evening even though it&#8217;s now Thursday.</p>
2075.  
2076.  
2077.  
2078. <p>On Monday we head to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLaren_Vale">McLaren Vale</a> winemaking district, with lunch at the <a href="https://www.coriole.com/Restaurant/Restaurant">Coriole Vineyard</a>, and potentially a SEKRIT mission.</p>
2079.  
2080.  
2081.  
2082. <p>On Tuesday we?re heading down to&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Harbor,_South_Australia">Victor Harbor</a>, a town very familiar to me from my childhood, although I can?t even remember the last time I might have been there. Given South Australia?s terrible regional transport options, that?ll wipe out the whole day.</p>
2083.  
2084.  
2085.  
2086. <p>We fly back to Sydney on Wednesday afternoon, and I&#8217;ll get that train back to the Blue Mountains that night ? but as I post this in the future I can tell that this will not have been about to happen.</p>
2087.  
2088.  
2089.  
2090. <p>Somewhere in there we&#8217;ll be recording a few more segments for <em>The 9pm Edict</em> and the special guest is me, Stilgherrian. Snarky Platypus is interviewing me about South Australia, my life, my thoughts, and more as we walk around Adelaide and nearby locations. This episode will take a little more editing than usual, so it&#8217;ll probably appear in late July or early August. However I can already say that we&#8217;ve recorded some interesting bits and I think you&#8217;ll like the result.</p>
2091.  
2092.  
2093.  
2094. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. You might like to&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
2095.  
2096.  
2097.  
2098. <p><em>The Weekly Cybers</em> returns on Friday, and then the weekend is unplanned. I suspect I&#8217;ll be exhausted.&nbsp;</p>
2099.  
2100.  
2101.  
2102. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
2103.  
2104.  
2105.  
2106. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2107. <li><em>The 9pm Edict</em> podcast recording with <a href="https://www.lowyinstitute.org/people/experts/bio/sam-roggeveen">Sam Roggeveen</a>, director of the International Security Program at the Lowy Institute and author of <em><a href="https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/echidna-strategy">The Echidna Strategy</a></em>, an alternative view of Australia&#8217;s defence needs,  9 July 2025. <a href="https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/book-review-the-echidna-strategy-australias-search-for-power-and-peace/">Read this review</a> to get the flavour. If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please get them to me by 8pm AEST on Tuesday 8 July. No need to mention AUKUS because we&#8217;ll definitely be talking about that.</li>
2108.  
2109.  
2110.  
2111. <li><em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 1 recording, 12 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
2112.  
2113.  
2114.  
2115. <li><em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 2 recording, 26 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
2116.  
2117.  
2118.  
2119. <li><a href="https://www.techleaders.com.au">TechLeaders 2025</a>, Hunter Valley, 16?18 August 2025.</li>
2120.  
2121.  
2122.  
2123. <li><a href="https://www.livenation.com.au/sam-campbell-tickets-adp1602998">Sam Campbell: Window Sucker</a>, Sydney, 31 October 2025.</li>
2124. </ul>
2125.  
2126.  
2127.  
2128. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> An Adelaide Metro <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3000_class_railcar">3000 class DMU</a> arrives at Port Adelaide station on 26 June 2025. This colour scheme indicates that it&#8217;s been converted to diesel-hybrid as part of a refurbishment.]</p>
2129.  
2130.  
2131.  
2132. <p></p>
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2139. <title>Weekly Wrap 786: Cleaning the pipes before the mind</title>
2140. <link>https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/786/</link>
2142. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stilgherrian]]></dc:creator>
2143. <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2025 08:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
2144. <category><![CDATA[Weekly Wrap]]></category>
2145. <category><![CDATA[butcherbird]]></category>
2146. <category><![CDATA[doge]]></category>
2147. <category><![CDATA[elon musk]]></category>
2148. <category><![CDATA[grok]]></category>
2149. <category><![CDATA[spacex]]></category>
2150. <category><![CDATA[starship]]></category>
2151. <category><![CDATA[sydney harbour bridge]]></category>
2152. <category><![CDATA[x]]></category>
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2156. <description><![CDATA[My week of Monday 16 to Sunday 22 June 2025 began with a continuation of the gastro that began late last week, but somehow I still managed to stay relatively productive. There&#8217;s no new podcast, but I&#8217;ve started mapping out episodes for the coming couple of months ? and planning next week&#8217;s holiday. Articles Subscribe &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/786/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 786: Cleaning the pipes before the mind"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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2158. <p><strong>My week of Monday 16 to Sunday 22 June 2025 began with a continuation of the gastro that began late last week, but somehow I still managed to stay relatively productive. There&#8217;s no new podcast, but I&#8217;ve started mapping out episodes for the coming couple of months ? and planning next week&#8217;s holiday.</strong></p>
2159.  
2160.  
2161.  
2162. <span id="more-38247"></span>
2163.  
2164.  
2165.  
2166. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
2167.  
2168.  
2169.  
2170. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2171. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-73/">The Weekly Cybers #73</a>. Is the age assurance tech trial going well or badly? Depends who you ask. Also, Optus cops a $100 million penalty, Amazon to invest $20 billion, and Ghost Bat reaches an important milestone.</li>
2172. </ul>
2173.  
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2192.  
2193.  
2194. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
2195.  
2196.  
2197.  
2198. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts, Photos, Videos, Media Appearances, Corporate Largesse</h4>
2199.  
2200.  
2201.  
2202. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
2203.  
2204.  
2205.  
2206. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
2207.  
2208.  
2209.  
2210. <p>It seems odd writing about Elon Musk when the big story from the US is something else entirely, but here we are. Anyway, Musk hasn&#8217;t had a good week.</p>
2211.  
2212.  
2213.  
2214. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2215. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/17/elon-musk-new-york-hate-lawsuit-speech-law">Elon Musk?s X sues New York over hate speech and disinformation law</a>.</li>
2216.  
2217.  
2218.  
2219. <li><a href="https://gizmodo.com/elon-musks-xai-is-reportedly-burning-through-1-billion-a-month-2000617458">Elon Musk?s xAI Is reportedly burning through $1 billion a month</a>.</li>
2220.  
2221.  
2222.  
2223. <li><a href="https://gizmodo.com/elon-says-hes-working-to-fix-grok-after-ai-disagrees-with-him-on-right-wing-violence-2000617420">Elon says he?s working to ?fix? Grok after AI disagrees with him on right-wing violence</a>.</li>
2224.  
2225.  
2226.  
2227. <li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-20/spacex-starship-rocket-explodes-into-dramatic-fireball/105440090">SpaceX Starship rocket explodes in latest setback to Musk&#8217;s Mars mission</a>. Yep, blew up on the pad just before it was due ro run a static firing test.</li>
2228.  
2229.  
2230.  
2231. <li>From <em>The New Yorker</em>, <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/06/23/what-did-elon-musk-accomplish-at-doge">What did Elon Musk accomplish at DOGE?</a> Nothing that hasn&#8217;t already been covered as we went along, but I always appreciate a slow-news analysis.</li>
2232.  
2233.  
2234.  
2235. <li><a href="https://au.news.yahoo.com/elon-musk-posts-hair-drug-090054334.html">Elon Musk posts new drug test results and insists reporters should do the same</a>.</li>
2236.  
2237.  
2238.  
2239. <li>And from <em>The Conversation</em>, &#8220;Why Elon Musk?s US$34 billion loss wasn?t really that ? and what it tells us about <a href="https://theconversation.com/why-elon-musks-us-34-billion-loss-wasnt-really-that-and-what-it-tells-us-about-the-philanthropy-of-the-ultra-wealthy-259176">the philanthropy of the ultra-wealthy</a>&#8220;.</li>
2240. </ul>
2241.  
2242.  
2243.  
2244. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
2245.  
2246.  
2247.  
2248. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2249. <li>I enjoyed this video about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg8qS77d9Yc">Francis Stowe?s three-armed design</a> for a Sydney Harbour bridge, even though the script is a bit flabby. There&#8217;s also a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nk9uSdlXIs">making-of video</a>.</li>
2250.  
2251.  
2252.  
2253. <li><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/military-parade-army-trump-american250-a250/">How MAGA took over America?s 250th birthday, which is next year</a>.</li>
2254.  
2255.  
2256.  
2257. <li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/china-ai-remakes-kung-fu-films-bruce-lee-jackie-chan-jet-li-1236295093/">Chinese studios plan AI-powered remakes of kung fu classics from Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li</a>.</li>
2258.  
2259.  
2260.  
2261. <li>From Alasdair Beckett-King, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWodU1jXzzg">Every Guy With A Tragic Backstory (In A Movie)</a>.</li>
2262.  
2263.  
2264.  
2265. <li>And from Dan Toomey, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHYAeABPVI8">Can I fix tech&#8217;s awful keynote presentations?</a>.</li>
2266. </ul>
2267.  
2268.  
2269.  
2270. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
2271.  
2272.  
2273.  
2274. <p>The coming week has been mapped out in some detail. Monday and Tuesday are primarily work days, for some value of  work, although I know there won&#8217;t be a lot to do.</p>
2275.  
2276.  
2277.  
2278. <p>My Adelaide expedition starts on Wednesday, when I head down to Sydney for some vital errands before a flight west on Thursday morning.</p>
2279.  
2280.  
2281.  
2282. <p>On Friday I&#8217;ll introduce Snarky Platypus to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-Bahn_Busway">O-Bahn guided busway</a>, heading to the largely pointless north-east suburbs.</p>
2283.  
2284.  
2285.  
2286. <p><s>I&#8217;m skipping <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> this week, so there&#8217;s some potential for us to enjoy the afternoon ?&nbsp;although we&#8217;ll probably have an early night because&#8230;</s></p>
2287.  
2288.  
2289.  
2290. <p>[<strong>Update 24 June 2024:</strong> Actually there might be an edition of <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> after all, because as I insert this update on Tuesday morning we&#8217;ve already had quite a bit of relevant news. Stay tunes.]</p>
2291.  
2292.  
2293.  
2294. <p>[<strong>Update 30 June 2025:</strong> I haven&#8217;t posted the new Weekly Wrap yet, but I&#8217;ll at least record the changes to the plan which we made on Sunday. There was trackwork on the Seaford railway like which made the logistics difficult. So the Victor Harbor and Gawler trips were swapped over. Also, we thought, why on earth are we rushing to record so much podcast content <em>during a holiday</em>?]</p>
2295.  
2296.  
2297.  
2298. <p>On Saturday morning the Platypus has an exam, so while he&#8217;s doing that I&#8217;ll be doing some podcast pre-production. <s>Then we&#8217;ll probably record the <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/essay/bingo-card-2025/">bingo card half-year review</a> episode of <em>The 9pm Edict</em>. Some of these things have actually happened already. The finished episode will be posted around 5 July.</s></p>
2299.  
2300.  
2301.  
2302. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. You might like to&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
2303.  
2304.  
2305.  
2306. <p><s>On Saturday evening I&#8217;ll be at a pub and you&#8217;ll be welcome to join me. I haven&#8217;t decided which one yet, so watch my socials or check back here towards the end of the week.</s></p>
2307.  
2308.  
2309.  
2310. <p><s>On Sunday we&#8217;re heading down to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Harbor,_South_Australia">Victor Harbor</a>, a town very familiar to me from my childhood, although I can&#8217;t even remember the last time I might have been there. Given South Australia&#8217;s terrible regional transport options, that&#8217;ll wipe out the whole day.</s></p>
2311.  
2312.  
2313.  
2314. <p>On Sunday we head to my birthplace of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gawler">Gawler</a>, with lunch at the Prince Albert Hotel.</p>
2315.  
2316.  
2317.  
2318. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
2319.  
2320.  
2321.  
2322. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2323. <li>The Adelaide expedition with Snarky Platypus continues for a few more days, to 2 July 2025. On Monday we head to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLaren_Vale">McLaren Vale</a> winemaking district, including lunch at the <a href="https://www.coriole.com/Restaurant/Restaurant">Coriole Vineyard</a>. <s>On Tuesday we head to my birthplace of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gawler">Gawler</a>,</s> On Tuesday we&#8217;re heading down to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Harbor,_South_Australia">Victor Harbor</a>, a town very familiar to me from my childhood, although I can&#8217;t even remember the last time I might have been there. Given South Australia&#8217;s terrible regional transport options, that&#8217;ll wipe out the whole day, before we fly back to Sydney on Wednesday afternoon.</li>
2324.  
2325.  
2326.  
2327. <li><em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with me, Stilgherrian. For a change, Snarky Platypus will be interviewing me about South Australia, my life, my thoughts, and more as we walk around Adelaide and nearby locations. <strong>If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for that episode, please get them to me by 8pm AEST this Friday 27 June.</strong> This episode will take a little more editing than usual, so it&#8217;ll probably appear in late July or early August.</li>
2328.  
2329.  
2330.  
2331. <li><em>The 9pm Edict</em> podcast recording with <a href="https://www.lowyinstitute.org/people/experts/bio/sam-roggeveen">Sam Roggeveen</a>, director of the International Security Program at the Lowy Institute and author of <em><a href="https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/echidna-strategy">The Echidna Strategy</a></em>, an alternative view of Australia&#8217;s defence needs, 9 July 2025. <a href="https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/book-review-the-echidna-strategy-australias-search-for-power-and-peace/">Read this review</a> to get the flavour. If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please get them to me by 8pm AEST on Tuesday 8 July. No need to mention AUKUS because we&#8217;ll definitely be talking about that.</li>
2332.  
2333.  
2334.  
2335. <li><em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 1 recording, 12 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
2336.  
2337.  
2338.  
2339. <li><em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 2 recording, 26 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
2340.  
2341.  
2342.  
2343. <li><a href="https://www.techleaders.com.au">TechLeaders 2025</a>, Hunter Valley, 16?18 August 2025.</li>
2344.  
2345.  
2346.  
2347. <li><a href="https://www.livenation.com.au/sam-campbell-tickets-adp1602998">Sam Campbell: Window Sucker</a>, Sydney, 31 October 2025.</li>
2348. </ul>
2349.  
2350.  
2351.  
2352. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_butcherbird">grey butcherbird</a> (<em>Cracticus torquatus</em>) tries to attract my attention on 19 June 2025, and succeeds. This particular bird and its family visit me every day.]</p>
2353.  
2354.  
2355.  
2356. <p></p>
2357. ]]></content:encoded>
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2363. <title>Weekly Wrap 785: Thinking of more pleasant times is the Quay to happiness, right?</title>
2364. <link>https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/785/</link>
2366. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stilgherrian]]></dc:creator>
2367. <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 08:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
2368. <category><![CDATA[Weekly Wrap]]></category>
2369. <category><![CDATA[circular quay]]></category>
2370. <category><![CDATA[diarrhoea]]></category>
2371. <category><![CDATA[donald trump]]></category>
2372. <category><![CDATA[elon musk]]></category>
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2374.  
2375. <description><![CDATA[Diarrhoea plagued my week of Monday 9 to Sunday 15 June 2025 but it was still productive, with another fun podcast and a lot of successful client work. But there was no time for photos, so here&#8217;s a shot of Circular Quay from a couple weeks ago. You can see the original AMP Building in &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/785/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 785: Thinking of more pleasant times is the Quay to happiness, right?"</span></a></p>]]></description>
2376. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
2377. <p><strong>Diarrhoea plagued my week of Monday 9 to Sunday 15 June 2025 but it was still productive, with another fun podcast and a lot of successful client work. But there was no time for photos, so here&#8217;s a shot of Circular Quay from a couple weeks ago.</strong></p>
2378.  
2379.  
2380.  
2381. <span id="more-38217"></span>
2382.  
2383.  
2384.  
2385. <p>You can see the original <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMP_Building,_Sydney">AMP Building</a> in that photo, at the time Australia&#8217;s tallest building, Well this week it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mruTvTDy5_s">reopened after renovations</a>.</p>
2386.  
2387.  
2388.  
2389. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts</h4>
2390.  
2391.  
2392.  
2393. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2394. <li><a href="https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00248/">The 9pm Remembering Valentina Tereshkova and Bonus Aliens with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow</a>, recorded on Wednesday evening and posted on Saturday evening. This episode was originally posted as &#8220;The 9pm Controversial Alien Discovery and Budget Cuts with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow&#8221; but that misses out the entire reason for posting it this weekend.</li>
2395. </ul>
2396.  
2397.  
2398.  
2399. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. You might like to&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
2400.  
2401.  
2402.  
2403. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
2404.  
2405.  
2406.  
2407. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2408. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-72/">The Weekly Cybers #72</a>. PM Anthony Albanese is still all for social media age restrictions, digital identities are a challenge to traditional espionage, and robot taxis are being lured to their death in LA.</li>
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2431. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
2432.  
2433.  
2434.  
2435. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Photos, Videos, Media Appearances, Corporate Largesse</h4>
2436.  
2437.  
2438.  
2439. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
2440.  
2441.  
2442.  
2443. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
2444.  
2445.  
2446.  
2447. <p>Last week we enjoyed the explosion between Elon Musk and Donald Trump. This week there&#8217;s <em>almost</em> a rapprochement.</p>
2448.  
2449.  
2450.  
2451. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2452. <li>&#8220;Elon Musk says he <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-11/elon-musk-regrets-donald-trump-posts/105405488">regrets &#8216;some&#8217; of his social media</a> posts about Donald Trump last week.&#8221;</li>
2453.  
2454.  
2455.  
2456. <li>Well yes, because now <a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/why-did-elon-musk-turn-against-trump-in-the-first-place.html">Donald Trump has a bad case of hurt feelings</a>.</li>
2457.  
2458.  
2459.  
2460. <li>&#8220;Unstoppable force loses battle with immovable object: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/09/elon-musk-trump-fight-ai-movies">Elon bows to Trump</a>.&#8221;</li>
2461.  
2462.  
2463.  
2464. <li>Marina Hyde is at it again this week. &#8220;So social media has broken even Elon Musk. I?m forced to ask: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/13/social-media-elon-musk-donald-trump-x-platform">U OK hun?</a>&#8220;.</li>
2465. </ul>
2466.  
2467.  
2468.  
2469. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
2470.  
2471.  
2472.  
2473. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2474. <li>In this week?s AlienSideBoob, John Birmingham discusses AUKUS in <a href="https://aliensideboob.substack.com/p/a-ponzi-scheme-for-used-periscopes">A Ponzi scheme for used periscopes</a>.</li>
2475.  
2476.  
2477.  
2478. <li>One of the newsletters I read every day, Australian tech newsletter <em>The Sizzle</em>, is offering a <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/thesizzle.com.au/post/3lrk3aahz4n2d">two-week free trial</a>.</li>
2479.  
2480.  
2481.  
2482. <li>In Tokyo there&#8217;s a temple to honour <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kan-eiji-temple">insects that died for </a>science.</li>
2483.  
2484.  
2485.  
2486. <li>A website which may or may not be useful, depending on where you are in Australia, but I like the data displays. <a href="https://isithotrightnow.com/places/sydney-city">Is it how right now?</a>. There&#8217;s a couple international versions too.</li>
2487.  
2488.  
2489.  
2490. <li>And to finish, well, somehow I was introduced to this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip-hGliMrfQ">brief clip</a> from a movie called <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentlemen_Broncos">Gentlemen Broncos</a></em> (2009). There&#8217;s also a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdpFpfIBkXc&amp;t=6s">trailer</a>. From its $10 million production cost they made back $118,192 at the box office. Make that what you will.</li>
2491. </ul>
2492.  
2493.  
2494.  
2495. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
2496.  
2497.  
2498.  
2499. <p>The diarrhoea has lasted for three days so far, so I&#8217;m pretty sure Monday will still be about recovery. If it continues beyond that then I&#8217;ll escalate it to the medical system.</p>
2500.  
2501.  
2502.  
2503. <p>Tuesday and Wednesday, however, are important deadline days for a client project, so that will keep me busy. Thursday is being kept in reserve in case there are overruns. And then on Friday it&#8217;s <em>The Week Cybers</em> as usual.</p>
2504.  
2505.  
2506.  
2507. <p>Saturday is the June Solstice, known as the Winter Solstice on this side of the planet of course, but I have yet to arrange any kind of celebration.</p>
2508.  
2509.  
2510.  
2511. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
2512.  
2513.  
2514.  
2515. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2516. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">UPDATED:</mark></strong> Adelaide expedition, 26 June to 2 July 2025, with Snarky Platypus. On the Friday I&#8217;ll introduce him to the O-Bahn. On Saturday he has an exam and then we&#8217;ll record some podcast material. On Sunday we&#8217;ll go to Victor Harbour, on Monday to the McLaren Vale winemaking district, and onTuesday to my birthplace in Gawler. </li>
2517.  
2518.  
2519.  
2520. <li><em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with Snarky Platypus, the <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/essay/bingo-card-2025/">bingo card half-year review</a> episode, 28 June 2025 (TBC). We&#8217;ll record this at some point while in Adelaide, and it&#8217;ll be posted around 5 July.</li>
2521.  
2522.  
2523.  
2524. <li><em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with me, Stilgherrian. For a change, Snarky Platypus will be interviewing me about South Australia, my life, my thoughts, and more as we walk around Adelaide and nearby locations. TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for that episode? By 8pm AEST on Friday 27 June please. I know this episode  will take a little more editing than usual, so it&#8217;ll appear in mid-July or early August.</li>
2525.  
2526.  
2527.  
2528. <li><em>The 9pm Edict</em> podcast recording with <a href="https://www.lowyinstitute.org/people/experts/bio/sam-roggeveen">Sam Roggeveen</a>, director of the International Security Program at the Lowy Institute and author of <em><a href="https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/echidna-strategy">The Echidna Strategy</a></em>, an alternative view of Australia&#8217;s defence needs, 9 July 2025. <a href="https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/book-review-the-echidna-strategy-australias-search-for-power-and-peace/">Read this review</a> to get the flavour. If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please get them to me by 8pm AEST on Tuesday 8 July. No need to mention AUKUS because we&#8217;ll definitely be talking about that.</li>
2529.  
2530.  
2531.  
2532. <li><em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 1 recording, 12 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
2533.  
2534.  
2535.  
2536. <li><em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 2 recording, 26 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
2537.  
2538.  
2539.  
2540. <li><a href="https://www.techleaders.com.au">TechLeaders 2025</a>, Hunter Valley, 16?18 August 2025.</li>
2541.  
2542.  
2543.  
2544. <li><a href="https://www.livenation.com.au/sam-campbell-tickets-adp1602998">Sam Campbell: Window Sucker</a>, Sydney, 31 October 2025.</li>
2545. </ul>
2546.  
2547.  
2548.  
2549. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> Circular Quay from Sydney Harbour, photographed from a ferry on 24 May 2025.]</p>
2550.  
2551.  
2552.  
2553. <p></p>
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2560. <title>The 9pm Remembering Valentina Tereshkova and Bonus Aliens with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow</title>
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2580. <description><![CDATA[With massive budget cuts to NASA, claims that we&#8217;ve found alien life, and an important anniversary coming up, it&#8217;s time once more to talk about Space! My guests, therefore, are space archaeologist Dr Alice Gorman aka Dr Space Junk, and astrophysicist Rami Mandow. In this episode we celebrate the anniversary of the first woman in &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00248/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The 9pm Remembering Valentina Tereshkova and Bonus Aliens with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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2582. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="675" src="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/alicerami-1200.jpeg" alt="Left: Dr Alice Gorman. (Photo: Simon Royal/ABC) Right: Rami Mandow. (Photo: Supplied; Post-processing: Stilgherrian). Not the best ALT text, I know, but yeah a white women and a man &quot;of Middle-Eastern appearance&quot;." class="wp-image-34368" style="aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover" srcset="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/alicerami-1200.jpeg 1200w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/alicerami-1200-350x197.jpeg 350w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/alicerami-1200-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/alicerami-1200-75x42.jpeg 75w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/alicerami-1200-768x432.jpeg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Left: Dr Alice Gorman. (Photo: Simon Royal/ABC) Right: Rami Mandow. (Photo: Supplied; Post-processing: Stilgherrian).</em></figcaption></figure>
2583.  
2584.  
2585.  
2586. <p><strong>With massive budget cuts to NASA, claims that we&#8217;ve found alien life, and an important anniversary coming up, it&#8217;s time once more to talk about Space! My guests, therefore, are space archaeologist Dr Alice Gorman aka Dr Space Junk, and astrophysicist Rami Mandow.</strong></p>
2587.  
2588.  
2589.  
2590. <span id="more-38222"></span>
2591.  
2592.  
2593.  
2594. <p>In this episode we celebrate the anniversary of the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova, we discuss how Donald Trump&#8217;s budget cuts will affect space research, and we discuss fast radio bursts, the overview effect, and why Mars is a shithole.</p>
2595.  
2596.  
2597.  
2598. <p>This episode was originally posted as &#8220;The 9pm Controversial Alien Discovery and Budget Cuts with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow&#8221; but that misses out the entire reason for posting it this weekend.</p>
2599.  
2600.  
2601. <iframe loading="lazy" src="https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=66556796&amp;theme=dark&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-logo=true" width="100%" height="133px" frameborder="0"></iframe>
2602.  
2603.  
2604.  
2605. <p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>This podcast is available on <a href="https://music.amazon.com.au/podcasts/a4549ab5-7361-4eed-ae84-5086bd98703e/The-9pm-Edict">Amazon Music</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-9pm-edict/id1506683812">Apple Podcasts</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://castbox.fm/channel/id2541000">Castbox</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.deezer.com/show/772822">Deezer</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMTUzMDA3OS9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/966-the-9pm-edict-58203054/">iHeartRadio</a>, <a href="https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/The-9pm-Edict//1//fjq1r8u2mwU_">JioSaavn</a>, <a href="https://pca.st/YOs7">Pocket Casts</a>, <a href="https://podplayer.net/?podId=1708973">Podcast Addict</a>, <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-9pm-edict-981201">Podchaser</a>, <a href="spotify:show:5fUUfNSMoiqGflUTrr64vn">Spotify</a>, and <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/the9pmedict">Speaker</a>.</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
2606.  
2607.  
2608.  
2609. <p>You can also <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/1530079/episodes/feed">subscribe to the generic podcast feed</a>.</p>
2610.  
2611.  
2612.  
2613. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Episode Links</h4>
2614.  
2615.  
2616. <ul class="wppb-bookmarks"> <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2617. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Gorman">01. Alice Gorman - Wikipedia</a></div>
2618. <div class="wppb-description">Alice Gorman (born 1964) FSA is an Australian archaeologist, heritage consultant, and lecturer, who is best known for pioneering work in the field of space archaeology and her Space Age Archaeology blog.</div> </li>
2619. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2620. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://bsky.app/profile/cosmicrami.com">02. CosmicRami <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/16.0.1/72x72/1f3f3-fe0f-200d-1f308.png" alt="🏳️‍🌈" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/16.0.1/72x72/1f3f3-fe0f-200d-26a7-fe0f.png" alt="🏳️‍⚧️" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> (@cosmicrami.com) — Bluesky</a></div>
2621. <div class="wppb-description">Astronomer, driving The Dish<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/16.0.1/72x72/1f4e1.png" alt="📡" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> to study pulsars in my PhD. Also, founded SpaceAustralia.com. Also, love a bit of astrophotography. Also, do everything with my little mate, Max. Also, Ultra-Gay. He/Him. </div> </li>
2622. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2623. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDzZGLV0siU">03. Inside the Blue Origin rocket with the first all-female crew in over 60 years - YouTube</a></div>
2624. <div class="wppb-description">[15 April 2025] A star-studded crew of six women has successfully launched into space and touched back down to Earth, all in about 10 minutes. The event was for Blue Origin, founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, whose fiancee Lauren Sanchez joined celebrities, including Katy Perry, on board for the first all-female space crew in more than 60 years.</div> </li>
2625. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2626. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Origin_NS-31">04. Blue Origin NS-31 - Wikipedia</a></div>
2627. <div class="wppb-description">Blue Origin NS-31 was a sub-orbital spaceflight operated by Blue Origin as part of New Shepard, the company&#039;s space tourism program. The flight took place on April 14, 2025, and lasted 10 minutes and 21 seconds. The flight carried all female passengers and was organized by journalist Lauren Sánchez, fiancée of Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos. She was joined by Aisha Bowe, Kerianne Flynn, Gayle King, Amanda Nguyen and Katy Perry.</div> </li>
2628. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2629. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vostok_6">05. Vostok 6 - Wikipedia</a></div>
2630. <div class="wppb-description">Vostok 6 (Russian: Восток-6, lit. &#039;Orient 6&#039; or &#039;East 6&#039;) was the first human spaceflight to carry a woman, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, into space.</div> </li>
2631. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2632. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentina_Tereshkova">06. Valentina Tereshkova - Wikipedia</a></div>
2633. <div class="wppb-description">Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (born 6 March 1937) is a Russian engineer, member of the State Duma, and former Soviet cosmonaut. She was the first woman in space, having flown a solo mission on Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963.</div> </li>
2634. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2635. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpWhWRn42p0">07. The Girl From Space (1963) - YouTube</a></div>
2636. <div class="wppb-description">Two Russian cosmonauts, Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, and Valeri Bykovski walking down the steps of the aircraft onto the red carpet for the long walk to the greetings. Pan, crowds waving and applauding...</div> </li>
2637. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2638. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://zoharesque.blogspot.com/2022/06/valentina-tereshkova-and-double.html">08. Space Age Archaeology: Valentina Tereshkova and double standards in human spaceflight history</a></div>
2639. <div class="wppb-description">[13 June 2022] Every year on June 16, the anniversary of Dr Valentina Tereshkova&#039;s spaceflight, where she became the first women ever to leave Earth, I generally do some social media around the event. And there&#039;s always a barrage of (mostly) men trying to take her down. Many of them are Russian. All of them spout misogynist clichés as old as time. Sometimes I engage, sometimes I don&#039;t. It depends on my mood.</div> </li>
2640. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2641. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GQoHIBDogU">09. William Shatner Tries To Describe The Awe of Space, Jeff Bezos Shoots Champagne Like An Asshole - YouTube</a></div>
2642. <div class="wppb-description">Oldest living person to ever go to space, William Shatner, tries to explain the majesty of space while Jeff Bezos shakes up a bottle of champagne. Shatner clearly is uninterested.</div> </li>
2643. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2644. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overview_effect">10. Overview effect - Wikipedia</a></div>
2645. <div class="wppb-description">The overview effect is a cognitive shift reported by some astronauts while viewing the Earth from space. Researchers have characterized the effect as &quot;a state of awe with self-transcendent qualities, precipitated by a particularly striking visual stimulus&quot;. The most prominent common aspects of personally experiencing the Earth from space are appreciation and perception of beauty, unexpected and even overwhelming emotion, and an increased sense of connection to other people and the Earth as a whole.</div> </li>
2646. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2647. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Marble">11. The Blue Marble - Wikipedia</a></div>
2648. <div class="wppb-description">The Blue Marble is a photograph of Earth taken on December 7, 1972, by either Ron Evans or Harrison Schmitt aboard the Apollo 17 spacecraft on its way to the Moon. Viewed from around 29,400 km (18,300 mi) from Earth&#039;s surface, a cropped and rotated version has become one of the most reproduced images in history</div> </li>
2649. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2650. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthrise">12. Earthrise - Wikipedia</a></div>
2651. <div class="wppb-description">Earthrise is a photograph of Earth and part of the Moon&#039;s surface that was taken from lunar orbit by astronaut William Anders on December 24, 1968, during the Apollo 8 mission. Nature photographer Galen Rowell described it as &quot;the most influential environmental photograph ever taken&quot;.</div> </li>
2652. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2653. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Mitchell#Post-NASA_career">13. Edgar Mitchell - Wikipedia</a></div>
2654. <div class="wppb-description">Edgar Dean &quot;Ed&quot; Mitchell was a United States Navy officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, ufologist, and NASA astronaut. As the Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 14 in 1971 he spent nine hours working on the lunar surface in the Fra Mauro Highlands region, and was the sixth person to walk on the Moon. He was the second Freemason to set foot on the Moon, after Buzz Aldrin... The legacy of his post-NASA scientific and parapsychology work is carried on through the Institute of Noetic Sciences.
2655.  
2656. </div> </li>
2657. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2658. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/30/elon-musk-tesla-investors-doge">14. So long, Elon: the cuts didn’t go to plan, but you completely shredded your reputation | Marina Hyde | The Guardian</a></div>
2659. <div class="wppb-description">[30 May 2025] Mars is an obvious shithole that looks like the least appealing disused quarry on Earth... But of course, the point of Mars is that it would be the place of Elon, Teslamandias, king of kings. And you know, I feel more confident than ever that we could all look upon his works and despair.
2660.  
2661. </div> </li>
2662. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2663. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2003/06/18/882721.htm">15. No room for women in space, claim Russians › News in Science (ABC Science)</a></div>
2664. <div class="wppb-description">[18 June 2003] Russia put the first woman into space four decades ago, but has since ignored them because of a male-dominated space program, former and current cosmonauts say.</div> </li>
2665. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2666. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/only-the-astronauts-9781760896775">16. Only the Astronauts by Ceridwen Dovey - Penguin Books Australia</a></div>
2667. <div class="wppb-description">A transformative new collection from the award-winning author of Only the Animals... A team of tamponauts sets off on a perilous mission to Mars inspired by the courage of their predecessors.</div> </li>
2668. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2669. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://theconversation.com/space-junk-comes-to-life-in-ceridwen-doveys-aching-and-profound-tales-of-fallen-astronauts-226739">17. Space junk comes to life in Ceridwen Dovey’s aching and profound tales of fallen astronauts</a></div>
2670. <div class="wppb-description">[15 May 2025] The premise of The Tamponauts is that, in 1982, NASA thought astronaut Sally Ride would require 100 tampons for the seven days she would be in orbit. For a mission where every gram counted, the suggestion that she would need such a comically large endowment of tampons was a measure of just how terrifying a woman’s period was to NASA’s engineers.</div> </li>
2671. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2672. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.lastwordonnothing.com/2025/04/21/a-golden-rule-for-publicity-seeking-aliens/">18. The Last Word On Nothing | Guest Post: A golden rule for publicity seeking aliens</a></div>
2673. <div class="wppb-description">[21 April 2025] Back in 2023, [researchers in Cambridge] had published what the peer-reviewed paper described as ‘potential signs’ of dimethyl sulfide (DMS), a chemical produced on Earth by plankton, and therefore a possible ‘biosignature’, betraying the presence of life on a small world called K2-18b in orbit around a red dwarf star 124 light-years away.
2674.  
2675. </div> </li>
2676. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2677. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitable_zone">19. Habitable zone - Wikipedia</a></div>
2678. <div class="wppb-description">In astronomy and astrobiology, the habitable zone (HZ), or more precisely the circumstellar habitable zone (CHZ), is the range of orbits around a star within which a planetary surface can support liquid water given sufficient atmospheric pressure... Due to the importance of liquid water to Earth&#039;s biosphere... it is considered by many to be a major factor of planetary habitability, and the most likely place to find extraterrestrial liquid water and biosignatures elsewhere in the universe. The habitable zone is also called the Goldilocks zone, a metaphor, allusion and antonomasia of the children&#039;s fairy tale of &quot;Goldilocks and the Three Bears&quot;.</div> </li>
2679. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2680. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Cloud">20. The Black Cloud - Wikipedia</a></div>
2681. <div class="wppb-description">The Black Cloud is a 1957 science fiction novel by British astrophysicist Fred Hoyle. It details the arrival of an enormous cloud of gas that enters the Solar System and appears about to destroy most of the life on Earth by blocking the Sun&#039;s radiation... The cloud unexpectedly decelerates as it approaches and comes to rest around the Sun, causing disastrous climatic changes on Earth and immense mortality and suffering for the human race. As the behaviour of the cloud proves to be impossible to predict scientifically, the team at Nortonstowe eventually come to the conclusion that it might be a life-form with a degree of intelligence. The scientists try to communicate with the cloud, and succeed.
2682.  
2683. </div> </li>
2684. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2685. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peryton">21. Peryton - Wikipedia</a></div>
2686. <div class="wppb-description">The peryton is a fictional hybrid animal combining the physical features of a stag and a bird. The peryton was invented by Jorge Luis Borges in his 1957 Book of Imaginary Beings, using the fictional device of a supposedly long-lost medieval manuscript.</div> </li>
2687. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2688. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peryton_(astronomy)">22. Peryton (astronomy) - Wikipedia</a></div>
2689. <div class="wppb-description">In radio astronomy, perytons are short man-made radio signals of a few milliseconds resembling fast radio bursts (FRB). A peryton differs from radio frequency interference by the fact that it is a pulse of several to tens of millisecond duration which sweeps down in frequency. They are further verified by the fact that they occur at the same time in many beams, indicating that they come from Earth, whereas FRBs occur in only one or two of the beams, indicating that they are of galactic origin.</div> </li>
2690. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2691. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/may/05/microwave-oven-caused-mystery-signal-plaguing-radio-telescope-for-17-years">23. Microwave oven to blame for mystery signal that left astronomers stumped | Astronomy | The Guardian</a></div>
2692. <div class="wppb-description">[5 May 2015] Australian scientists first detected interference in 1998, which they assumed was from lightning strikes, but earlier this year they finally found the real culprit.</div> </li>
2693. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2694. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_radio_burst">24. Fast radio burst - Wikipedia</a></div>
2695. <div class="wppb-description">In radio astronomy, a fast radio burst (FRB) is a transient radio wave of length ranging from a fraction of a millisecond, for an ultra-fast radio burst, to 3 seconds, caused by a high-energy astrophysical process as yet not understood. Astronomers estimate the average FRB releases as much energy in a millisecond as the Sun puts out in three days.</div> </li>
2696. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2697. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.19106">25. The discovery and significance of fast radio bursts</a></div>
2698. <div class="wppb-description">[29 May 2024] In 2007 we were part of a team that discovered the so-called ``Lorimer Burst&#039;&#039;, the first example of a new class of objects now known as fast radio bursts (FRBs). These enigmatic events are only a few ms in duration and occur at random locations on the sky at a rate of a few thousand per day. Several thousand FRBs are currently known. [See top right to download the PDF.]</div> </li>
2699. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2700. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3x0sBCQ_c8">26. The Sound of an FRB - YouTube</a></div>
2701. <div class="wppb-description">This gallery shows the radio light signal from a new kind of transient astronomical object called  &quot;Fast Radio Burst&quot; (or FRB). To help understand the radio light signal,  it has been translated to a sound. These &quot;sonifications&quot; of the data, along with the dynamic spectra shown visually, are shown nine bursts from the repeating fast radio burst, FRB 121102, as seen by the Very Large Array. [This video contains nine bursts, but I only played five on the podcast.]
2702. </div> </li>
2703. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2704. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molonglo_Observatory_Synthesis_Telescope">27. Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope - Wikipedia</a></div>
2705. <div class="wppb-description">The Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope (MOST) is a radio telescope operating at 843 MHz. It is operated by the School of Physics of the University of Sydney. The telescope is located in Hoskinstown, near the Molonglo River and Canberra, and was constructed by modification of the east–west arm of the former Molonglo Cross Telescope, a larger version of the Mills Cross Telescope. Construction of the original &quot;Super Cross&quot; telescope with 1.6-kilometre arms began in 1960 by Professor Bernard Y. Mills. It became operational in 1967.</div> </li>
2706. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2707. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trebuchet">28. Trebuchet - Wikipedia</a></div>
2708. <div class="wppb-description">A trebuchet (French: trébuchet) is a type of catapult that uses a hinged arm with a sling attached to the tip to launch a projectile. It was a common powerful siege engine until the advent of gunpowder. The design of a trebuchet allows it to launch projectiles of greater weights and further distances than a traditional catapult.</div> </li>
2709. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2710. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei#Falling_bodies">29. Galileo Galilei - Wikipedia</a></div>
2711. <div class="wppb-description">Between 1595 and 1598, Galileo devised and improved a geometric and military compass suitable for use by gunners and surveyors. This expanded on earlier instruments designed by Niccolò Tartaglia and Guidobaldo del Monte. For gunners, it offered, in addition to a new and safer way of elevating cannons accurately, a way of quickly computing the charge of gunpowder for cannonballs of different sizes and materials.</div> </li>
2712. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2713. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSXOeqwbrEo">30. COW MISSILE ! monty python - YouTube</a></div>
2714. <div class="wppb-description">From the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail.</div> </li>
2715. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2716. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="http://www.lostkingdom.net/rocket-cats-medieval-siege-warfare/">31. Rocket cats in medieval siege warfare | Lost Kingdom RPG Resources</a></div>
2717. <div class="wppb-description">As per the manuscript, the idea was to strap bags of early explosives on to a cat taken from the city under siege, bring it close to the city walls, and set it on fire. The unfortunate, flaming rocket cats would try to hide, usually in a familiar home or under a pile of hay. In the process, they would ignite anything flammable on their way there. Needless to say, this rarely ended well for the poor rocket cats.</div> </li>
2718. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2719. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVo6fgWzNWA">32. Trump&#039;s 2026 budget proposes cutting NASA funding by 24 per cent - Sky News Australia - YouTube</a></div>
2720. <div class="wppb-description">[3 May 2025] Donald Trump is planning to scrap key programs aimed at getting humans back to the moon. The US President appears to be instead be prioritising a plan backed by Elon Musk.
2721. </div> </li>
2722. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2723. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uIErhJ-R4A">33. Proposed cuts to NASA - YouTube</a></div>
2724. <div class="wppb-description">[5 May 2025] FOX 13&#039;s Craig Patrick shares the big changes coming to the Kennedy Space Center as President Trump is proposing major cuts to NASA&#039;s funding.</div> </li>
2725. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2726. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_program">34. Artemis program - Wikipedia</a></div>
2727. <div class="wppb-description">The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States&#039; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), formally established in 2017 via Space Policy Directive 1. The program&#039;s stated long-term goal is to establish a permanent base on the Moon to facilitate human missions to Mars.</div> </li>
2728. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2729. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-accords/">35. Artemis Accords - NASA</a></div>
2730. <div class="wppb-description">NASA, in coordination with the U.S. Department of State and seven other initial signatory nations, established the Artemis Accords in 2020.  With many countries and private companies conducting missions and operations around the Moon, the Artemis Accords provide a common set of principles to enhance the governance of the civil exploration and use of outer space... On May 15, 2025, Norway became the 55th nation to sign the accords.</div> </li>
2731. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2732. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c87jq0djw00o">36. Trump-Musk row fuels &#039;biggest crisis ever&#039; at Nasa | BBC</a></div>
2733. <div class="wppb-description">[8 June 2025] The White House had requested huge cuts to the space agency&#039;s budget, which would see funding for science projects cut by nearly a half.</div> </li>
2734. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2735. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://techhub.social/@NSFVoyager2/114650663307155056">37. NSFVoyager2: &quot;I’ve had some questions about …&quot; - TechHub</a></div>
2736. <div class="wppb-description">[9 June 2025] I’ve had some questions about the FY26 budget. Here’s the proposed budget’s impact on the Heliophysics fleet. Bold red: canceled. Regular red: reduced. Orange: reduced &amp; transferred. No mark: continues. Voyager will be canceled under this plan.</div> </li>
2737. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2738. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.planetary.org/space-policy/nasa-budget">38. Your Guide to NASA&#039;s Budget | The Planetary Society</a></div>
2739. <div class="wppb-description">NASA&#039;s budget peaked during the Apollo program in the 1960s. After the United States won the race to the Moon, space exploration lost political support, and NASA&#039;s budget was cut significantly. Since the 1970s, NASA has accounted for, on average, 0.71% of annual U.S. government spending. Since the 2010s, that value has been between 0.4% and 0.3%.</div> </li>
2740. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2741. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.spaceaustralia.com/news/dr-katie-mack-sydney-and-melbourne-july-2025">39. Dr Katie Mack in Sydney and Melbourne - July 2025 | Spaceaustralia</a></div>
2742. <div class="wppb-description">How will the Universe end? What will happen to everything that was and everything that will be? Dr Katie Mack returns to Australia this July to explore the final days of everything, with a series of events in Sydney and Melbourne.</div> </li>
2743. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2744. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/is-dark-energy-getting-weaker-new-evidence-strengthens-the-case-20250319/">40. Is Dark Energy Getting Weaker? New Evidence Strengthens the Case. | Quanta Magazine</a></div>
2745. <div class="wppb-description">[19 March 2025] Last year, an enormous map of the cosmos hinted that the engine driving cosmic expansion might be sputtering. Now physicists are back with an even bigger map, and a stronger conclusion.</div> </li>
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2763.  
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2774. <p>WE WILL, WE WILL JUDGE YOU, part of <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>: Bic Smith, Gavin Costello, stabfish, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
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2831. With massive budget cuts to NASA, claims that we've found alien life, and an important anniversary coming up, it's time once more to talk about Space! My guests, therefore, are space archaeologist Dr Alice Gorman aka Dr Space Junk, and astrophysicist Rami Mandow.<br />
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2839. In this episode we celebrate the anniversary of the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova, we discuss how Donald Trump's budget cuts will affect space research, and we discuss fast radio bursts, the overview effect, and why Mars is a shithole.<br />
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2843. This episode was originally posted as "The 9pm Controversial Alien Discovery and Budget Cuts with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow" but that misses out the entire reason for posting it this weekend.<br />
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2864. 01. Alice Gorman - Wikipedia<br />
2865. Alice Gorman (born 1964) FSA is an Australian archaeologist, heritage consultant, and lecturer, who is best known for pioneering work in the field of space archaeology and her Space Age Archaeology blog. <br />
2866. <br />
2867. 02. CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (@cosmicrami.com) — Bluesky<br />
2868. Astronomer, driving The Dish📡 to study pulsars in my PhD. Also, founded SpaceAustralia.com. Also, love a bit of astrophotography. Also, do everything with my little mate, Max. Also, Ultra-Gay. He/Him. <br />
2869. <br />
2870. 03. Inside the Blue Origin rocket with the first all-female crew in over 60 years - YouTube<br />
2871. [15 April 2025] A star-studded crew of six women has successfully launched into space and touched back down to Earth, all in about 10 minutes. The event was for Blue Origin, founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, whose fiancee Lauren Sanchez joined celebrities, including Katy Perry, on board for the first all-female space crew in more than 60 years. <br />
2872. <br />
2873. 04. Blue Origin NS-31 - Wikipedia<br />
2874. Blue Origin NS-31 was a sub-orbital spaceflight operated by Blue Origin as part of New Shepard, the company's space tourism program. The flight took place on April 14, 2025, and lasted 10 minutes and 21 seconds. The flight carried all female passengers and was organized by journalist Lauren Sánchez, fiancée of Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos. She was joined by Aisha Bowe, Kerianne Flynn, Gayle King, Amanda Nguyen and Katy Perry. <br />
2875. <br />
2876. 05. Vostok 6 - Wikipedia<br />
2877. Vostok 6 (Russian: Восток-6, lit. 'Orient 6' or 'East 6') was the first human spaceflight to carry a woman, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, into space. <br />
2878. <br />
2879. 06. Valentina Tereshkova - Wikipedia<br />
2880. Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (born 6 March 1937) is a Russian engineer, member of the State Duma, and former Soviet cosmonaut. She was the first woman in space, having flown a solo mission on Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. <br />
2881. <br />
2882. 07. The Girl From Space (1963) - YouTube<br />
2883. Two Russian cosmonauts, Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, and Valeri Bykovski walking down the steps of the aircraft onto the red carpet for the long walk to the greetings. Pan, crowds waving and applauding... <br />
2884. <br />
2885. 08. Space Age Archaeology: Valentina Tereshkova and double standards in human spaceflight history<br />
2886. [13 June 2022] Every year on June 16, the anniversary of Dr Valentina Tereshkova&#039;s spaceflight,</itunes:summary>
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2920. <li><a href="https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00247/">The 9pm Australia&#8217;s Most Important Relationship is with Indonesia with Erin Cook</a>, recorded on Wednesday evening and posted on Saturday evening. This is the first episode in the mid-2025 series.</li>
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2955.  
2956.  
2957. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
2958.  
2959.  
2960.  
2961. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Photos, Videos, Media Appearances, Corporate Largesse</h4>
2962.  
2963.  
2964.  
2965. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
2966.  
2967.  
2968.  
2969. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
2970.  
2971.  
2972.  
2973. <p>Well then. The Musk-Trump alliance exploded most spectacularly this week. Here&#8217;s some of the pieces I&#8217;ve found most useful ? although the situation is changing hourly.</p>
2974.  
2975.  
2976.  
2977. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2978. <li>&#8220;Impeachment, Epstein and bitter acrimony: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/05/trump-elon-musk-fallout">Trump and Musk joust in astonishing social media duel</a>.&#8221;</li>
2979.  
2980.  
2981.  
2982. <li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cyvm2181lqvt">Trump says Musk has &#8216;lost his mind&#8217; but says he is not focusing on row</a>, from a BBC liveblog on the whole thing.</li>
2983.  
2984.  
2985.  
2986. <li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-07/trump-shuns-call-with-musk-and-considers-selling-tesla/105389042">Donald Trump shuns call with Elon Musk and considers selling Tesla</a>.</li>
2987.  
2988.  
2989.  
2990. <li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-elon-musk-consequences-funds-democratic-candidates-rcna211605">Trump says Elon Musk will face &#8216;very serious consequences&#8217; if he funds Democratic candidates</a>.</li>
2991.  
2992.  
2993.  
2994. <li>And of course Patrick Boyle&#8217;s video essay <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nX63zInJkY">The Trump Musk Blowup!</a> is magnificent.</li>
2995.  
2996.  
2997.  
2998. <li>From <em>WIRED</em>, <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/theres-a-very-simple-pattern-to-elon-musks-broken-promises/">There?s a very simple pattern to Elon Musk?s broken promises</a>.</li>
2999.  
3000.  
3001.  
3002. <li>Finally, it&#8217;s worth reading <a href="https://www.muskwatch.com/p/the-week-in-musk-from-bromance-to">this week&#8217;s <em>Musk Watch</em></a>, the newsletter, not this list.</li>
3003. </ul>
3004.  
3005.  
3006.  
3007. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
3008.  
3009.  
3010.  
3011. <ul class="wp-block-list">
3012. <li><a href="https://futurism.com/therapy-chatbot-addict-meth">Therapy chatbot tells recovering addict to have a little meth as a treat</a>. &#8220;Pedro, it?s absolutely clear you need a small hit of meth to get through this week.&#8221;</li>
3013.  
3014.  
3015.  
3016. <li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp92pr5pr48o">Scientists create &#8216;world&#8217;s smallest violin&#8217;</a>.</li>
3017.  
3018.  
3019.  
3020. <li>Check out this discussion of the <a href="https://www.londonreconnections.com/2025/becksploitation-sydneys-beck-style-railway-maps%EF%BF%B9/">Sydney railway maps</a> that copied the style of Harry Beck&#8217;s famous maps of the London Underground.</li>
3021.  
3022.  
3023.  
3024. <li>And while we&#8217;re on the topic, here&#8217;s a history of <a href="https://www.thnsw.com.au/post/the-eastern-suburbs-railway">Sydney&#8217;s Eastern Suburbs Railway</a>.</li>
3025. </ul>
3026.  
3027.  
3028.  
3029. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
3030.  
3031.  
3032.  
3033. <p>Monday is the public holiday for the King&#8217;s Birthday. The weather forecast no longer includes the possibility of snow, but I&#8217;ll still be spending the day at home.</p>
3034.  
3035.  
3036.  
3037. <p>Tuesday sees a day trip Sydney for a variety of personal and business appointments.</p>
3038.  
3039.  
3040.  
3041. <p>On Wednesday evening I&#8217;m recording an episode of <em>The 9pm Edict</em> with space archaeologist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Gorman" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dr Alice Gorman</a> aka Dr Space Junk and astrophysicist <a href="https://au.linkedin.com/in/ramimandow" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rami Mandow</a>.&nbsp;If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please get them to me by 8pm AEST this Tuesday 10 June.</p>
3042.  
3043.  
3044.  
3045. <p>The finished episode will be posted on the weekend, because during the week I have a whole bunch of client work to do.</p>
3046.  
3047.  
3048.  
3049. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
3050.  
3051.  
3052.  
3053. <ul class="wp-block-list">
3054. <li>Adelaide expedition, 26 June to 2 July 2025, with Snarky Platypus.</li>
3055.  
3056.  
3057.  
3058. <li><em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with me, Stilgherrian. For a change, Snarky Platypus will be interviewing me about South Australia, my life, my thoughts, and more as we walk around Adelaide and nearby locations. TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for that episode? By 8pm AEST on Friday 27 June please.</li>
3059.  
3060.  
3061.  
3062. <li><em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with Snarky Platypus, the <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/essay/bingo-card-2025/">bingo card half-year review</a> episode, 28 June 2025 (TBC). We&#8217;ll record this at some point while in Adelaide, and it&#8217;ll be posted around 5 July.</li>
3063.  
3064.  
3065.  
3066. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> <em>The 9pm Edict</em> podcast recording with <a href="https://www.lowyinstitute.org/people/experts/bio/sam-roggeveen">Sam Roggeveen</a>, director of the International Security Program at the Lowy Institute and author of <em><a href="https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/echidna-strategy">The Echidna Strategy</a></em>, an alternative view of Australia&#8217;s defence needs, 9 July 2025. <a href="https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/book-review-the-echidna-strategy-australias-search-for-power-and-peace/">Read this review</a> to get the flavour. If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please get them to me by 8pm AEST on Tuesday 8 July. No need to mention AUKUS because we&#8217;ll definitely be talking about that.</li>
3067.  
3068.  
3069.  
3070. <li><em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 1 recording, 12 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
3071.  
3072.  
3073.  
3074. <li><em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 2 recording, 26 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
3075.  
3076.  
3077.  
3078. <li><a href="https://www.techleaders.com.au">TechLeaders 2025</a>, Hunter Valley, 16?18 August 2025.</li>
3079.  
3080.  
3081.  
3082. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> <a href="https://www.livenation.com.au/sam-campbell-tickets-adp1602998">Sam Campbell: Window Sucker</a>, Sydney, 31 October 2025.</li>
3083. </ul>
3084.  
3085.  
3086.  
3087. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAF_Urbos#Urbos_70_and_Urbos_100_/_100X">Urbos 100</a> light rail vehicle crosses the Parramatta River at Church Street, Parramatta, which is part of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parramatta_Light_Rail">Parramatta Light Rail</a> line, on 24 May 2025.]</p>
3088.  
3089.  
3090.  
3091. <p></p>
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3098. <title>The 9pm Australia&#8217;s Most Important Relationship is with Indonesia with Erin Cook</title>
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3119. <description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s kick off the Edict&#8216;s mid-2025 series with a look at Australia&#8217;s relationship with Indonesia, because Jakarta was the first international city prime minister Anthony Albanese visited after his re-election. Our special guest is journalist Erin Cook, who specialises in South-East Asia. Erin produces the excellent newsletter?Dari Mulut ke Mulut, an English-language summary of what?s &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00247/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The 9pm Australia&#8217;s Most Important Relationship is with Indonesia with Erin Cook"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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3121. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="675" src="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/erin-cook-1200.jpeg" alt="A white woman with her long brown hair tied back wears a yellow and black top, sunglasses, and a smile like the Mona Lisa. Behind her stretches out a view of a tropical landscape and, eventually, the ocean. It?s Erin Cook!" class="wp-image-36636" style="aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover" srcset="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/erin-cook-1200.jpeg 1200w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/erin-cook-1200-350x197.jpeg 350w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/erin-cook-1200-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/erin-cook-1200-75x42.jpeg 75w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/erin-cook-1200-768x432.jpeg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Journalist Erin Cook towers above South-East Asia. (Photo: Supplied)</em></figcaption></figure>
3122.  
3123.  
3124.  
3125. <p><strong>Let&#8217;s kick off the <em>Edict</em>&#8216;s mid-2025 series with a look at Australia&#8217;s relationship with Indonesia, because Jakarta was the first international city prime minister Anthony Albanese visited after his re-election. Our special guest is journalist Erin Cook, who specialises in South-East Asia.</strong></p>
3126.  
3127.  
3128.  
3129. <span id="more-38182"></span>
3130.  
3131.  
3132.  
3133. <p>Erin produces the excellent newsletter?<em><a href="https://darimulut.beehiiv.com">Dari Mulut ke Mulut</a></em>, an English-language summary of what?s happening in the region, and an occasional newsletter specifically on the Australia-Indonesia relationship, <em><a href="https://flatkopi.substack.com">Flat White, Kopi Susu</a></em>.</p>
3134.  
3135.  
3136.  
3137. <p>In this episode we talk about Albo&#8217;s meeting with Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto back on 15 May. But we also discuss that weird drama over a supposed Russian airforce base in Papua, the long-running Cambodian?Thai border dispute, the decline of specialists journalism, crafting and what counts as copying someone&#8217;s work, discipline, and horseback adventures.</p>
3138.  
3139.  
3140.  
3141. <p>Oh yeah, and we talk about the presidential cat. Bobby Kertanegara is his name.</p>
3142.  
3143.  
3144. <iframe loading="lazy" src="https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=66435582&amp;theme=dark&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-logo=true" width="100%" height="133px" frameborder="0"></iframe>
3145.  
3146.  
3147.  
3148. <p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>This podcast is available on <a href="https://music.amazon.com.au/podcasts/a4549ab5-7361-4eed-ae84-5086bd98703e/The-9pm-Edict">Amazon Music</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-9pm-edict/id1506683812">Apple Podcasts</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://castbox.fm/channel/id2541000">Castbox</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.deezer.com/show/772822">Deezer</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMTUzMDA3OS9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/966-the-9pm-edict-58203054/">iHeartRadio</a>, <a href="https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/The-9pm-Edict//1//fjq1r8u2mwU_">JioSaavn</a>, <a href="https://pca.st/YOs7">Pocket Casts</a>, <a href="https://podplayer.net/?podId=1708973">Podcast Addict</a>, <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-9pm-edict-981201">Podchaser</a>, <a href="spotify:show:5fUUfNSMoiqGflUTrr64vn">Spotify</a>, and <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/the9pmedict">Speaker</a>.</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
3149.  
3150.  
3151.  
3152. <p>You can also <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/1530079/episodes/feed">subscribe to the generic podcast feed</a>.</p>
3153.  
3154.  
3155.  
3156. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Episode Links</h4>
3157.  
3158.  
3159. <ul class="wppb-bookmarks"> <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3160. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://bsky.app/profile/erincook.bsky.social">01. Erin Cook (@erincook.bsky.social) — Bluesky</a></div>
3161. <div class="wppb-description">Following Southeast Asia and Timor-Leste, mostly elections, FP and Instagram posts. Don&#039;t complain to me that I don&#039;t cover business enough, I do not know of such things.</div> </li>
3162. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3163. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://x.com/dmkmtoday?lang=en">01A. Erin Cook (@dmkmtoday) / X</a></div>
3164. <div class="wppb-description">News and analysis from Southeast Asia three times a week.</div> </li>
3165. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3166. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://darimulut.beehiiv.com/">02. Dari Mulut ke Mulut</a></div>
3167. <div class="wppb-description">Erin Cook&#039;s newsletter covering South-East Asia, but in June 2025 it&#039;s moving to Substack.</div> </li>
3168. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3169. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://darimulut.substack.com/">02A. Dari Mulut ke Mulut | Erin Cook | Substack</a></div>
3170. <div class="wppb-description">Erin Cook&#039;s newsletter covering South-East Asia, this being its new home from June 2025.</div> </li>
3171. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3172. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://flatkopi.substack.com/">03. Flat White, Kopi Susu | Erin Cook | Substack</a></div>
3173. <div class="wppb-description">Erin Cook&#039;s other newsletter, specifically about the Australia-Indonesia relationship.</div> </li>
3174. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3175. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prabowo_Subianto">04. Prabowo Subianto - Wikipedia</a></div>
3176. <div class="wppb-description">Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo (EYD: Prabowo Subianto Joyohadikusumo, born 17 October 1951) is an Indonesian politician, businessman and retired honorary army general who is the president-elect of Indonesia and current Minister of Defense. Prabowo will be Indonesia&#039;s third president who had military background after Suharto and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY). In 1998, he was discharged from the military and subsequently banned from entering the United States for allegedly committing human rights abuses.</div> </li>
3177. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3178. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2A9P7JScIg">05. Australia PM Albanese meets Indonesian counterpart to discuss defence cooperation and trade - CNA - YouTube</a></div>
3179. <div class="wppb-description">[15 May 2025] Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has praised the strong and resilient partnership between Australia and Indonesia, emphasising their ability to address differences respectfully. He met with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on May 15 in Jakarta for talks on defence cooperation and global trade, marking the first stop on his overseas trip since his re-election earlier this month. Saifulbahri Ismail reports.</div> </li>
3180. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3181. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_1998_riots_of_Indonesia">06. May 1998 riots of Indonesia - Wikipedia</a></div>
3182. <div class="wppb-description">The May 1998 Indonesia riots (Indonesian: Kerusuhan Mei 1998), also known colloquially as the 1998 tragedy (Tragedi 1998) or simply the 98 event (Peristiwa 98), were incidents of mass violence, revolutionary protests, and civil unrest in Indonesia in May 1998, many of which were targeted at Indonesia&#039;s ethnic Chinese population. The events were mainly in the cities of Medan, Jakarta and Surakarta, with small incidents in other regions of the country.</div> </li>
3183. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3184. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.smh.com.au/world/the-nation-builder-20080202-gdrzcv.html">07. The nation builder | Paul Keating on Soeharto</a></div>
3185. <div class="wppb-description">[2 February 2008] More than any figure in the post-Second World War period, including any American president, Soeharto, by his judgment, goodwill and good sense, had the greatest positive impact on Australia&#039;s strategic environment and, hence, on its history.</div> </li>
3186. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3187. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&#038;v=Gz6PCi-f3N8">08. Russia seeks to access Indonesian military base - 7News Australia - YouTube</a></div>
3188. <div class="wppb-description">[15 April 2025] Diplomatic alarm bells are ringing after reports emerged Russia wants to base long range aircraft in Indonesia. It&#039;s become the focus of this afternoon&#039;s federal election campaign with questions being raised about when the Prime Minister found out about Putin&#039;s intentions.</div> </li>
3189. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3190. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/indonesia-has-good-reasons-to-reject-russian-aircraft-basing/">09. Indonesia has good reasons to reject Russian aircraft basing | The Strategist</a></div>
3191. <div class="wppb-description">[20 May 2025] Indonesia has plenty of reason to reject basing of Russian aircraft at its air force base on Biak, an island north of New Guinea at 1,400 km from Darwin.</div> </li>
3192. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3193. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janes_Information_Services">10. Janes Information Services - Wikipedia</a></div>
3194. <div class="wppb-description">Janes is a global open-source intelligence company specialising in military, national security, aerospace and transport topics, whose name derives from British author Fred T. Jane.
3195.  
3196. </div> </li>
3197. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3198. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-05/australian-man-arrested-for-drug-charges-in-bali/105382486">11. Australian man arrested for drug possession in Bali - ABC News</a></div>
3199. <div class="wppb-description">[5 June 2025] The Bali Narcotics Board detailed the arrest of 40-year-old Puridas Robinson in connection with drug possession.
3200.  
3201. </div> </li>
3202. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3203. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_export">12. Live export - Wikipedia</a></div>
3204. <div class="wppb-description">Live export is the commercial transport of livestock across national borders. The trade involves a number of countries with the Australian live export industry being one of the largest exporters in the global trade.</div> </li>
3205. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3206. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-08/a-bloody-business---2011/2841918">13. A Bloody Business - Four Corners - ABC News</a></div>
3207. <div class="wppb-description">[8 August 2011] An explosive exposof the cruelty inflicted on Australian cattle exported to the slaughterhouses of Indonesia.</div> </li>
3208. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3209. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-11/live-sheep-export-trade-to-end-in-2028/103834670">14. Live sheep export trade to end in 2028 as Agriculture Minister Murray Watt announces $107m support package - ABC News</a></div>
3210. <div class="wppb-description">[11 May 2024] Speaking in Perth, Federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt said the closure of live exports — which was a 2022 election promise — would be &quot;orderly and considered&quot;.
3211.  
3212. </div> </li>
3213. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3214. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/media-power-in-indonesia-9781786600363/">15. Media Power in Indonesia: Oligarchs, Citizens and the Digital Revolution | Ross Tapsell</a></div>
3215. <div class="wppb-description">Indonesia is undergoing a process of rapid change, with an affluent middle class due to hit 141 million people by 2020. While official statistics suggest that internet penetration is low, over 70 million Indonesians have a Facebook account, the fourth highest group in the world. Jakarta is the Twitter capital of the world with more tweets per minute than any other city around the globe. In the past ten years digitalisation of media content has enabled extensive concentration and conglomeration of the industry, and media owners are wealthier and more politically powerful than ever before</div> </li>
3216. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3217. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://theconversation.com/indonesias-thousand-friends-zero-enemies-approach-sees-president-subianto-courting-china-and-us-252219">16. Indonesia’s ‘thousand friends, zero enemies’ approach sees President Subianto courting China and US</a></div>
3218. <div class="wppb-description">[7 May 2025] For much of April and into May, a team of negotiators from Indonesia have been in Washington to discuss trading relations between the world’s largest economy and another forecast to be in the Top 5 within a generation.</div> </li>
3219. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3220. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danantara">17. Danantara - Wikipedia</a></div>
3221. <div class="wppb-description">Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment Management Agency (Indonesian: Badan Pengelola Investasi Daya Anagata Nusantara), commonly known as Danantara Indonesia or simply Danantara, is the second sovereign wealth fund of Indonesia, after the Indonesian Investment Authority.</div> </li>
3222. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3223. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xv1MjHOTZ8">18. Anthony Albanese gifts Prabowo Subianto&#039;s cat Bobby a scarf | ABC NEWS - YouTube</a></div>
3224. <div class="wppb-description">[16 May 2025] Before leaving Indonesia, Anthony Albanese gifted the President&#039;s pet cat Bobby a red scarf that reads &quot;Australia loves Indonesia&quot;, with the Prime Minister&#039;s own furry friend Toto sporting one to match back home.</div> </li>
3225. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3226. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Kertanegara">19. Bobby Kertanegara - Wikipedia</a></div>
3227. <div class="wppb-description">Bobby Kertanegara (adopted 2017) is a domestic shorthaired tabby cat, known for being the pet of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.</div> </li>
3228. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3229. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules_(gangster)">20. Hercules (gangster) - Wikipedia</a></div>
3230. <div class="wppb-description">Rosario de Marshall, commonly known as Hercules, is an Indonesian gangster and political broker hailed from the current Timor-Leste. Hercules was a porter for the Indonesian army during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor. Once moved to Jakarta, he formed his own preman gang in the Tanah Abang district, ruling the Jakartan criminal underworld during the 1990s. Today, Hercules retains a celebrity status as a fearsome gangster, occasionally appearing on TV programs as well as tabloid magazines. He is also notable for his political ties with the 2014 and 2019 Indonesian presidential election candidate and current president Prabowo Subianto.</div> </li>
3231. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3232. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://flatkopi.substack.com/p/well-that-was-a-total-success-right">21. <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/16.0.1/72x72/1f1ee-1f1e9.png" alt="🇮🇩" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/16.0.1/72x72/1f1e6-1f1fa.png" alt="🇦🇺" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> Well, that was a total success right? | Flat White, Kopi Susu</a></div>
3233. <div class="wppb-description">[16 May 2025] And Russia? Everyone&#039;s over it except for like six journalists so we have to keep hearing about it endlessly</div> </li>
3234. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3235. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://flatkopi.substack.com/p/defmins-your-time-to-shine?publication_id=5013450&#038;post_id=165317855&#038;isFreemail=true&#038;r=mhkf&#038;triedRedirect=true">22. <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/16.0.1/72x72/1f1ee-1f1e9.png" alt="🇮🇩" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/16.0.1/72x72/1f1e6-1f1fa.png" alt="🇦🇺" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />DefMins, your time to shine - by Erin Cook</a></div>
3236. <div class="wppb-description">[6 June 2025] The Australian government seems determined to stick to the plan of sending a minister up to Indonesia once a month or every few weeks. Which is good news for both me and this newsletter, and Richard Marles who appears to be having a good time for once.</div> </li>
3237. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3238. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfmother">23. Wolfmother - Wikipedia</a></div>
3239. <div class="wppb-description">Wolfmother is an Australian hard rock band from Sydney. Formed in 2004, the group is centred around vocalist and guitarist Andrew Stockdale, who is the only constant member of the line-up.</div> </li>
3240. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3241. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minced_oath">24. Minced oath - Wikipedia</a></div>
3242. <div class="wppb-description">A minced oath is a euphemistic expression formed by deliberately misspelling, mispronouncing, or replacing a part of a profane, blasphemous, or taboo word or phrase to reduce the original term&#039;s objectionable characteristics. An example is &quot;gosh&quot; for &quot;God&quot;, or fudge for fuck.</div> </li>
3243. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3244. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Montgomery%27s_Guy_Mont-Spelling_Bee_(Australian_TV_series)">25. Guy Montgomery&#039;s Guy Mont-Spelling Bee (Australian TV series) - Wikipedia23.</a></div>
3245. <div class="wppb-description">Guy Montgomery&#039;s Guy Mont-Spelling Bee is an Australian television comedy panel show on the ABC, created and presented by Guy Montgomery and co-hosted by Aaron Chen, based on the New Zealand TV show of the same name.</div> </li>
3246. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3247. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://iview.abc.net.au/show/guy-montgomery-s-guy-mont-spelling-bee">26. Guy Montgomery&#039;s Guy Mont Spelling Bee : ABC iview</a></div>
3248. <div class="wppb-description">An all new line-up of Australian comedians are put to the test by hosts Guy Montgomery and Aaron Chen in the series return of Guy Montgomery&#039;s Guy Mont-Spelling Bee.</div> </li>
3249. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3250. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gell-Mann_amnesia_effect">27. Gell-Mann amnesia effect - Wikipedia</a></div>
3251. <div class="wppb-description">The Gell-Mann amnesia effect is a cognitive bias describing the tendency of individuals to critically assess media reports in a domain they are knowledgeable about, yet continue to trust reporting in other areas despite recognizing similar potential inaccuracies.</div> </li>
3252. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3253. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.acicis.edu.au/our-programs/journalism-and-communication/journalism-professional-practicum-jpp/">28. Journalism Professional Practicum (JPP) | Study Programs</a></div>
3254. <div class="wppb-description">Immerse yourself in Indonesian culture and journalism studies with Acicis’ Journalism Professional Practicum.</div> </li>
3255. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3256. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w78MvgS3tg">29. Calls for calm after clash along Thai-Cambodia borderーNHK WORLD-JAPAN NEWS - YouTube</a></div>
3257. <div class="wppb-description">[29 May 2025] Calls for calm after clash along Thai-Cambodia border.</div> </li>
3258. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3259. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://apnews.com/article/cambodia-thailand-border-court-preah-vihear-dispute-ed4967fb809448ccf42542ea21de9839">30. Cambodia says it will take border dispute with Thailand to top UN court | AP News</a></div>
3260. <div class="wppb-description">[2 June 2025] Cambodia said it plans to seek a ruling from the U.N.’s International Court of Justice over border disputes with Thailand, one of which triggered a fatal military clash last week.</div> </li>
3261. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3262. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodian%E2%80%93Thai_border_dispute">31. Cambodian–Thai border dispute - Wikipedia</a></div>
3263. <div class="wppb-description">The Cambodian–Thai border dispute began in June 2008 as part of a century-long dispute between Cambodia and Thailand involving the area surrounding the 11th-century Preah Vihear Temple, in the Dângrêk Mountains between Choam Khsant District, Preah Vihear Province of northern Cambodia and the Kantharalak District, Sisaket Province of northeastern Thailand.</div> </li>
3264. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3265. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.coffeeparliament.com/p/clash-with-cambodia-and-pheu-thais">32. Clash with Cambodia and Pheu Thai&#039;s Trust Deficit | Ken Lohatepanont | The Coffee Parliament</a></div>
3266. <div class="wppb-description">[4 June 2025] Why the border tensions are hurting perceptions of the government.</div> </li>
3267. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3268. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO_Intangible_Cultural_Heritage_Lists">33. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists - Wikipedia</a></div>
3269. <div class="wppb-description">UNESCO established its Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage with the aim of ensuring better protection of important intangible cultural heritages worldwide and the awareness of their significance.</div> </li>
3270. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3271. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-20/23yo-noosa-man-s-detention-in-indonesia-extended/102332140">34. Detention of Australian arrested on drunken rampage in Indonesia extended as negotiations stall - ABC News</a></div>
3272. <div class="wppb-description">[20 May 2023] Mr Risby-Jones has been in detention since police arrested him on April 27, accusing him of running drunk and naked from his room at the Moonbeach Resort, and assaulting everyone in his path,</div> </li>
3273. </ul>
3274.  
3275.  
3276.  
3277. <p>If the links aren&#8217;t showing up, <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:stilgherrian/t:edict00247">try here</a>.</p>
3278.  
3279.  
3280.  
3281. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Thank you, Media Freedom Citizenry</h4>
3282.  
3283.  
3284.  
3285. <p><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;is supported by the generosity of its listeners.</strong> <strong>You can&nbsp;always <a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></p>
3286.  
3287.  
3288.  
3289. <p>For this episode it&#8217;s thanks for the first time to everyone who supported&nbsp;<a href="https://the9pmedict.com/mid2025">The 9pm Mid-2025 Series</a> crowdfunding campaign.</p>
3290.  
3291.  
3292.  
3293. <p>CONVERSATION TOPICS: Joanna Forbes, Peter Viertel, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
3294.  
3295.  
3296.  
3297. <p>THREE TRIGGER WORDS: Bernard Walsh, Paul Williams, and Peter Lieverdink.</p>
3298.  
3299.  
3300.  
3301. <p>WE WILL, WE WILL JUDGE YOU, part of <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>: Bic Smith, Gavin Costello, stabfish, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
3302.  
3303.  
3304.  
3305. <p>ONE TRIGGER WORD: Andrew Best, Ashley Walsh, Bic Smith, David Porteous, Frank Filippone, Jamie Morrison, Jim Campbell, Kym Yeap, Mark Newton, Michael, Mindy Johnson, Miriam Faye, Nicole Coombe, Oliver Townshend, Peter Blakeley, Peter McCrudden, Peter Wickins, Ric Hayman, Stephen Collins, Tom Carding, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
3306.  
3307.  
3308.  
3309. <p>PERSONALISED VIDEO MESSAGE: Briala Bowmer.</p>
3310.  
3311.  
3312.  
3313. <p>PERSONALISED AUDIO MESSAGE: Kimberley Heitman, KO Hall, and Matt Arkell.</p>
3314.  
3315.  
3316.  
3317. <p>FOOT SOLDIERS FOR MEDIA FREEDOM who gave a SLIGHTLY LESS BASIC TIP: Andrew B, Craig Askings, Errol Cavit, James Henstridge, Lindsay, Lucas James, Peter Blakeley, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
3318.  
3319.  
3320.  
3321. <p>MEDIA FREEDOM CITIZENS who contributed a BASIC TIP: None this time, which is curious.</p>
3322.  
3323.  
3324.  
3325. <p>And another seven people who chose to have no reward at all, even though some of them were the most generous of all. Thank you all so much. You know who you are.</p>
3326.  
3327.  
3328.  
3329. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Series Credits</h4>
3330.  
3331.  
3332.  
3333. <ul class="wp-block-list">
3334. <li><a href="http://www.freesound.org/packsViewSingle.php?id=3935">The 9pm Edict theme by mansardian</a> via <a href="http://www.freesound.org/">The Freesound Project</a>.</li>
3335.  
3336.  
3337.  
3338. <li><a href="http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=49477">Edict fanfare by neonaeon</a>, via <a href="http://www.freesound.org/">The Freesound Project</a>.</li>
3339.  
3340.  
3341.  
3342. <li>Elephant Stamp theme by <a href="http://twitter.com/vealmince">Joshua Mehlman</a>.</li>
3343. </ul>
3344.  
3345.  
3346.  
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3352.  
3353. <itunes:subtitle>Journalist Erin Cook towers above South-East Asia. (Photo: Supplied)    Let&#039;s kick off the Edict&#039;s mid-2025 series with a look at Australia&#039;s relationship with Indonesia, because Jakarta was the first international city prime minister Anthony Albanese ...</itunes:subtitle>
3354. <itunes:summary>Journalist Erin Cook towers above South-East Asia. (Photo: Supplied)&lt;br /&gt;
3355. <br />
3356. <br />
3357. <br />
3358. Let's kick off the Edict's mid-2025 series with a look at Australia's relationship with Indonesia, because Jakarta was the first international city prime minister Anthony Albanese visited after his re-election. Our special guest is journalist Erin Cook, who specialises in South-East Asia.<br />
3359. <br />
3360. <br />
3361. <br />
3362. <br />
3363. <br />
3364. <br />
3365. <br />
3366. Erin produces the excellent newsletter Dari Mulut ke Mulut, an English-language summary of what\x92s happening in the region, and an occasional newsletter specifically on the Australia-Indonesia relationship, Flat White, Kopi Susu.<br />
3367. <br />
3368. <br />
3369. <br />
3370. In this episode we talk about Albo's meeting with Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto back on 15 May. But we also discuss that weird drama over a supposed Russian airforce base in Papua, the long-running Cambodian\x96Thai border dispute, the decline of specialists journalism, crafting and what counts as copying someone's work, discipline, and horseback adventures.<br />
3371. <br />
3372. <br />
3373. <br />
3374. Oh yeah, and we talk about the presidential cat. Bobby Kertanegara is his name.<br />
3375. <br />
3376. <br />
3377. <br />
3378. <br />
3379. <br />
3380. <br />
3381. <br />
3382. This podcast is available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, Deezer, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, JioSaavn, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Spotify, and Speaker.<br />
3383. <br />
3384. <br />
3385. <br />
3386. You can also subscribe to the generic podcast feed.<br />
3387. <br />
3388. <br />
3389. <br />
3390. Episode Links<br />
3391. <br />
3392. <br />
3393. <br />
3394. <br />
3395. 01. Erin Cook (@erincook.bsky.social) â\x80\x94 Bluesky<br />
3396. Following Southeast Asia and Timor-Leste, mostly elections, FP and Instagram posts. Don't complain to me that I don't cover business enough, I do not know of such things. <br />
3397. <br />
3398. 01A. Erin Cook (@dmkmtoday) / X<br />
3399. News and analysis from Southeast Asia three times a week. <br />
3400. <br />
3401. 02. Dari Mulut ke Mulut<br />
3402. Erin Cook's newsletter covering South-East Asia, but in June 2025 it's moving to Substack. <br />
3403. <br />
3404. 02A. Dari Mulut ke Mulut | Erin Cook | Substack<br />
3405. Erin Cook's newsletter covering South-East Asia, this being its new home from June 2025. <br />
3406. <br />
3407. 03. Flat White, Kopi Susu | Erin Cook | Substack<br />
3408. Erin Cook's other newsletter, specifically about the Australia-Indonesia relationship. <br />
3409. <br />
3410. 04. Prabowo Subianto - Wikipedia<br />
3411. Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo (EYD: Prabowo Subianto Joyohadikusumo, born 17 October 1951) is an Indonesian politician, businessman and retired honorary army general who is the president-elect of Indonesia and current Minister of Defense. Prabowo will be Indonesia's third president who had military background after Suharto and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY). In 1998, he was discharged from the military and subsequently banned from entering the United States for allegedly committing human rights abuses. <br />
3412. <br />
3413. 05. Australia PM Albanese meets Indonesian counterpart to discuss defence cooperation and trade - CNA - YouTube<br />
3414. [15 May 2025] Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has praised the strong and resilient partnership between Australia and Indonesia, emphasising their ability to address differences respectfully. He met with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on May 15 in Jakarta for talks on defence cooperation and global trade, marking the first stop on his overseas trip since his re-election earlier this month. Saifulbahri Ismail reports. <br />
3415. <br />
3416. 06. May 1998 riots of Indonesia - Wikipedia<br />
3417. The May 1998 Indonesia riots (Indonesian: Kerusuhan Mei 1998), also known colloquially as the 1998 tragedy (Tragedi 1998) or simply the 98 event (Peristiwa 98), were incidents of mass violence, revolutionary protests,</itunes:summary>
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3424. <title>Weekly Wrap 783: Appreciating the wonderful world of fungus</title>
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3437. <description><![CDATA[My week of Monday 26 May to Sunday 1 June 2025 was another productive one, despite some annoying. However I&#8217;ve gone back three years for this week&#8217;s photo. Watch out for more podcasts starting this week. Articles Subscribe to The Weekly Cybers via email Powered by Buttondown. You can read my&#160;previous writing at Authory, where &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/783/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 783: Appreciating the wonderful world of fungus"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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3439. <p><strong>My week of Monday 26 May to Sunday 1 June 2025 was another productive one, despite some annoying. However I&#8217;ve gone back three years for this week&#8217;s photo. Watch out for more podcasts starting this week.</strong></p>
3440.  
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3447. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
3448.  
3449.  
3450.  
3451. <ul class="wp-block-list">
3452. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-70/">The Weekly Cybers #70</a>. Work on Australia?s social media age restrictions continues, reporting your ransomware payments is now compulsory, and much more.</li>
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3475. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
3476.  
3477.  
3478.  
3479. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts, Photos, Videos, Media Appearance, Corporate Largesse</h4>
3480.  
3481.  
3482.  
3483. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
3484.  
3485.  
3486.  
3487. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
3488.  
3489.  
3490.  
3491. <p>As Elon Musk <a href="http://Elon Musk leaves DOGE after criticising Donald Trump's tax bill for expanding US federal deficit">departs DOGE and the White House</a>, the features and analysis are flowing.</p>
3492.  
3493.  
3494.  
3495. <ul class="wp-block-list">
3496. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/30/key-takeaways-musk-trump-send-off">Drugs, marital advice and that black eye: key takeaways from Trump?s Oval Office send-off for Elon Musk</a>.</li>
3497.  
3498.  
3499.  
3500. <li>From the <em>New York Times</em>, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/elon-musk-drugs-children-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LU8.MKgF.67Be-dtKb_C_&amp;smid=url-share">On the campaign trail, Elon Musk juggled drugs and family drama</a> (gift link).</li>
3501.  
3502.  
3503.  
3504. <li>From the BBC, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpd46266vgdo">It&#8217;s Musk&#8217;s last day &#8211; what has he achieved at the White House?</a>.</li>
3505.  
3506.  
3507.  
3508. <li>From the <em>Guardian</em>, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/25/elon-musk-trump-politics">Whatever happened to Elon Musk? Tech boss drifts to margins of Trump world</a>.</li>
3509.  
3510.  
3511.  
3512. <li>Also from the <em>Guardian</em>, some delightful turns of phrase from Marina Hyde in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/30/elon-musk-tesla-investors-doge">So long, Elon: the cuts didn?t go to plan, but you completely shredded your reputation</a>.</li>
3513.  
3514.  
3515.  
3516. <li><a href="https://theconversation.com/elon-musk-promises-more-risky-launches-after-sixth-starship-failure-257726">Elon Musk promises more risky launches after sixth Starship failure</a>.</li>
3517. </ul>
3518.  
3519.  
3520.  
3521. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
3522.  
3523.  
3524.  
3525. <ul class="wp-block-list">
3526. <li><a href="https://designyoutrust.com/2025/05/spectacular-winning-photos-from-the-2025-world-food-photography-awards/">Spectacular winning photos from the 2025 World Food Photography Awards</a>.</li>
3527.  
3528.  
3529.  
3530. <li>A solid feature from the <em>New York Times</em>: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/29/world/asia/china-uyghur-xinjiang-labor-transfers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LE8.15mO.JtO71eLEZAdG&amp;smid=url-share">Far from home: Uyghur workers in factories supplying global brands</a> (gift link).</li>
3531.  
3532.  
3533.  
3534. <li>&#8220;Scientists just made guinea pigs <a href="https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/scientists-just-made-guinea-pigs-listen-to-adele-for-seven-days-and-the-results-are-both-surprising-and-worrying">listen to Adele for seven days</a>? and the results are both surprising and worrying&#8221;.</li>
3535.  
3536.  
3537.  
3538. <li><a href="https://theconversation.com/can-your-cat-recognise-you-by-scent-new-study-shows-its-likely-257614">Can your cat recognise you by scent? New study shows it?s likely</a>.</li>
3539. </ul>
3540.  
3541.  
3542.  
3543. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
3544.  
3545.  
3546.  
3547. <p>On Wednesday I&#8217;m recording an episode of <em>The 9pm Edict</em> podcast with Erin Cook. We&#8217;ll be looking at the Australia-Indonesia relationship and other news from South-East Asia. And yeah, we&#8217;ll also be talking about the cat.</p>
3548.  
3549.  
3550.  
3551. <p>If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please get them to me by 6pm AEST this Tuesday 3 June. The finished episode will be posted on Saturday, because during the week I have a whole bunch of client work to do.</p>
3552.  
3553.  
3554.  
3555. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. You might like to&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
3556.  
3557.  
3558.  
3559. <p>It&#8217;s then the long weekend for the King&#8217;s Birthday. I&#8217;ll have a social day down in Sydney on Sunday. Currently I have no plans for the Monday.</p>
3560.  
3561.  
3562.  
3563. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
3564.  
3565.  
3566.  
3567. <ul class="wp-block-list">
3568. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> <em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with space archaeologist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Gorman" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dr Alice Gorman</a> aka Dr Space Junk and astrophysicist <a href="https://au.linkedin.com/in/ramimandow" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rami Mandow</a>.&nbsp;TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode? By 8pm AEST on Tuesday 10 June please.</li>
3569.  
3570.  
3571.  
3572. <li>Adelaide expedition, 26 June to 2 July 2025, with Snarky Platypus.</li>
3573.  
3574.  
3575.  
3576. <li><em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with me, Stilgherrian. For a change, Snarky Platypus will be interviewing me about South Australia, my life, my thoughts, and more as we walk around Adelaide and nearby locations. TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for that episode? By 8pm AEST on Friday 27 June please.</li>
3577.  
3578.  
3579.  
3580. <li><em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with Snarky Platypus, the <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/essay/bingo-card-2025/">bingo card half-year review</a> episode, 28 June 2025 (TBC). We&#8217;ll record this at some point while in Adelaide, and it&#8217;ll be posted around 5 July.</li>
3581.  
3582.  
3583.  
3584. <li><em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 1 recording, 12 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
3585.  
3586.  
3587.  
3588. <li><em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 2 recording, 26 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
3589.  
3590.  
3591.  
3592. <li><a href="https://www.techleaders.com.au">TechLeaders 2025</a>, Hunter Valley, 16?18 August 2025.</li>
3593. </ul>
3594.  
3595.  
3596.  
3597. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> A magnificent example of the bracket fungus <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trametes_versicolor">Trametes versicolor</a></em>, photographed at <a href="https://bunjareecottages.com.au">Bunjaree Cottages</a> on 26 May 2022.]</p>
3598.  
3599.  
3600.  
3601. <p></p>
3602. ]]></content:encoded>
3605. <enclosure url="http://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/the summer" length="5242880" type="" />
3606.  
3607. <itunes:subtitle>My week of Monday 26 May to Sunday 1 June 2025 was another productive one, despite some annoying. However I&#039;ve gone back three years for this week&#039;s photo. Watch out for more podcasts starting this week.        Articles     The Weekly Cybers #70.</itunes:subtitle>
3608. <itunes:summary>My week of Monday 26 May to Sunday 1 June 2025 was another productive one, despite some annoying. However I&#039;ve gone back three years for this week&#039;s photo. Watch out for more podcasts starting this week.&lt;br /&gt;
3609. <br />
3610. <br />
3611. <br />
3612. <br />
3613. <br />
3614. <br />
3615. <br />
3616. Articles<br />
3617. <br />
3618. <br />
3619. <br />
3620. <br />
3621. The Weekly Cybers #70. Work on Australia\x92s social media age restrictions continues, reporting your ransomware payments is now compulsory, and much more.<br />
3622. <br />
3623. <br />
3624. <br />
3625. <br />
3626. <br />
3627.  Subscribe to The Weekly Cybers via email<br />
3628.  <br />
3629.  <br />
3630.  <br />
3631.  <br />
3632.    Powered by Buttondown.<br />
3633.  <br />
3634. <br />
3635. <br />
3636. <br />
3637. <br />
3638. You can read my previous writing at Authory, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.<br />
3639. <br />
3640. <br />
3641. <br />
3642. Podcasts, Photos, Videos, Media Appearance, Corporate Largesse<br />
3643. <br />
3644. <br />
3645. <br />
3646. None of these. You can subscribe to my YouTube channel to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.<br />
3647. <br />
3648. <br />
3649. <br />
3650. Muskwatch<br />
3651. <br />
3652. <br />
3653. <br />
3654. As Elon Musk departs DOGE and the White House, the features and analysis are flowing.<br />
3655. <br />
3656. <br />
3657. <br />
3658. <br />
3659. Drugs, marital advice and that black eye: key takeaways from Trump\x92s Oval Office send-off for Elon Musk.<br />
3660. <br />
3661. <br />
3662. <br />
3663. From the New York Times, On the campaign trail, Elon Musk juggled drugs and family drama (gift link).<br />
3664. <br />
3665. <br />
3666. <br />
3667. From the BBC, It's Musk's last day - what has he achieved at the White House?.<br />
3668. <br />
3669. <br />
3670. <br />
3671. From the Guardian, Whatever happened to Elon Musk? Tech boss drifts to margins of Trump world.<br />
3672. <br />
3673. <br />
3674. <br />
3675. Also from the Guardian, some delightful turns of phrase from Marina Hyde in So long, Elon: the cuts didn\x92t go to plan, but you completely shredded your reputation.<br />
3676. <br />
3677. <br />
3678. <br />
3679. Elon Musk promises more risky launches after sixth Starship failure.<br />
3680. <br />
3681. <br />
3682. <br />
3683. <br />
3684. Some Interesting Links<br />
3685. <br />
3686. <br />
3687. <br />
3688. <br />
3689. Spectacular winning photos from the 2025 World Food Photography Awards.<br />
3690. <br />
3691. <br />
3692. <br />
3693. A solid feature from the New York Times: Far from home: Uyghur workers in factories supplying global brands (gift link).<br />
3694. <br />
3695. <br />
3696. <br />
3697. "Scientists just made guinea pigs listen to Adele for seven days\x85 and the results are both surprising and worrying".<br />
3698. <br />
3699. <br />
3700. <br />
3701. Can your cat recognise you by scent? New study shows it\x92s likely.<br />
3702. <br />
3703. <br />
3704. <br />
3705. <br />
3706. The Week Ahead<br />
3707. <br />
3708. <br />
3709. <br />
3710. On Wednesday I'm recording an episode of The 9pm Edict podcast with Erin Cook. We'll be looking at the Australia-Indonesia relationship and other news from South-East Asia. And yeah, we'll also be talking about the cat.<br />
3711. <br />
3712. <br />
3713. <br />
3714. If you're a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please get them to me by 6pm AEST this Tuesday 3 June. The finished episode will be posted on Saturday, because during the week I have a whole bunch of client work to do.<br />
3715. <br />
3716. <br />
3717. <br />
3718. The 9pm Edict and Another Untitled Music Podcast are supported by the generosity of their listeners. You might like to throw a few coins into the tip jar or subscribe for special benefits. Please consider.<br />
3719. <br />
3720. <br />
3721. <br />
3722. It's then the long weekend for the King's Birthday. I'll have a social day down in Sydney on Sunday. Currently I have no plans for the Monday.<br />
3723. <br />
3724. <br />
3725. <br />
3726. Further Ahead<br />
3727. <br />
3728. <br />
3729. <br />
3730. <br />
3731. NEW: The 9pm Edict recording with space archaeologist Dr Alice Gorman aka Dr Space Junk and astrophysicist Rami Mandow. TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode? By 8pm AEST on Tuesday 10 June please.<br />
3732. <br />
3733. <br />
3734. <br />
3735. Adelaide expedition, 26 June to 2 July 2025, with Snarky Platypus.<br />
3736. <br />
3737. <br />
3738. <br />
3739. The 9pm Edict recording with me, Stilgherrian. For a change,</itunes:summary>
3740. <itunes:author>Stilgherrian</itunes:author>
3741. <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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3743. </item>
3744. <item>
3745. <title>Weekly Wrap 782: Now is the winter of our fluffed-up pigeon</title>
3746. <link>https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/782/</link>
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3749. <pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 06:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
3750. <category><![CDATA[Weekly Wrap]]></category>
3751. <category><![CDATA[doge]]></category>
3752. <category><![CDATA[elon musk]]></category>
3753. <category><![CDATA[pigeon]]></category>
3754. <category><![CDATA[tesla]]></category>
3755. <category><![CDATA[winter]]></category>
3756. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stilgherrian.com/?p=38107</guid>
3757.  
3758. <description><![CDATA[My week of Monday 19 to Sunday 25 May 2025 began with a solid burst of productivity, and then it rained a bunch, and then it all ended as I wished. I even scored a very special purchase, but I&#8217;m not telling you about that yet. The pigeon is from last week. And I know &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/782/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 782: Now is the winter of our fluffed-up pigeon"</span></a></p>]]></description>
3759. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
3760. <p><strong>My week of Monday 19 to Sunday 25 May 2025 began with a solid burst of productivity, and then it rained a bunch, and then it all ended as I wished. I even scored a very special purchase, but I&#8217;m not telling you about that yet. The pigeon is from last week. And I know it isn&#8217;t actually winter yet.</strong></p>
3761.  
3762.  
3763.  
3764. <span id="more-38107"></span>
3765.  
3766.  
3767.  
3768. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts</h4>
3769.  
3770.  
3771.  
3772. <ul class="wp-block-list">
3773. <li><a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com/aump-pilot2/"><em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> pilot two,</a> recorded back on 4 May, was finally posted on Monday evening ? and there&#8217;s more coming, as you&#8217;ll see below. Please do listen and let us know what you think.</li>
3774. </ul>
3775.  
3776.  
3777.  
3778. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. You might like to&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
3779.  
3780.  
3781.  
3782. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
3783.  
3784.  
3785.  
3786. <ul class="wp-block-list">
3787. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-69/">The Weekly Cybers #69</a>. ASIO and AFP are back with home affairs, the OAIC?s inquiry into children?s online privacy actually asks children, and much more.</li>
3788. </ul>
3789.  
3790.  
3791.  
3792. <form
3793.  action="https://buttondown.email/api/emails/embed-subscribe/stilgherrian"
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3800.  <input type="email" name="email" id="bd-email" placeholder="you@example.com"/>
3801.  
3802.  <input type="submit" value="Subscribe" />
3803.  <p>
3804.    <a href="https://buttondown.email/refer/stilgherrian" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Powered by Buttondown.</a>
3805.  </p>
3806. </form>
3807.  
3808.  
3809.  
3810. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
3811.  
3812.  
3813.  
3814. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Photos, Videos, Media Appearance, Corporate Largesse</h4>
3815.  
3816.  
3817.  
3818. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
3819.  
3820.  
3821.  
3822. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
3823.  
3824.  
3825.  
3826. <p>There&#8217;s been some major sookage from Elon Musk this week as we learn more about how everyone who has to deal with him can&#8217;t stand the arsehole.</p>
3827.  
3828.  
3829.  
3830. <ul class="wp-block-list">
3831. <li>From <em>Daily Beast</em>, &#8220;Elon Musk went on a <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-lashes-out-after-bombshell-atlantic-report-on-his-f-you-dressing-down-in-the-white-house/">furious posting spree</a> in response into a damning profile detailing his diminishing influence in the White House.&#8221;</li>
3832.  
3833.  
3834.  
3835. <li>The piece in question was in <em>The Atlantic</em>, <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/05/elon-musk-doge-opponents-dc/682866/">The Decline and Fall of Elon Musk</a>. It&#8217;s behind a paywall, but I&#8217;m sure you know how to do the needful.</li>
3836.  
3837.  
3838.  
3839. <li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-24/elon-musks-doge-prompts-new-york-leaders-to-take-aim-at-tesla/105326822">Elon Musk&#8217;s DOGE prompts New York leaders to take aim at Tesla</a>.</li>
3840.  
3841.  
3842.  
3843. <li>From <em>News.com.au</em>, &#8220;Elon Musk has laughed off Tesla?s plunging sales, furious shareholders, and questions over his commitment to the company, declaring he?ll stay chief executive officer of Tesla for the next five years <a href="https://www.news.com.au/technology/motoring/elon-musk-defends-tesla-role-as-ceo-in-fiery-bloomberg-interview/news-story/9edf1933591a2a2617e969a738f8331d">unless he dies</a>.&#8221; Tempting fate?</li>
3844.  
3845.  
3846.  
3847. <li>And from the <em>Guardian</em>, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/23/elon-musk-new-city-starbase-texas">Fear, hope and loathing in Elon Musk?s new city: ?It?s the wild, wild west and the future?</a>.</li>
3848. </ul>
3849.  
3850.  
3851.  
3852. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
3853.  
3854.  
3855.  
3856. <ul class="wp-block-list">
3857. <li><em>The Sizzle</em> has a <a href="https://thesizzle.com.au/p/ai-s-use-and-abuse-posting-drought-immutable-and-mega-aws-government-contract-7d268e600a0bf736">free edition</a> this week, &#8220;AI&#8217;s use and abuse, posting drought, Immutable and mega AWS government contract&#8221;. As Cam Wilson writes, &#8220;What if AI?s problem is the people using and abusing it?&#8221;</li>
3858.  
3859.  
3860.  
3861. <li><a href="https://cosmosmagazine.com/nature/animals/western-quolls-flinders-ranges/">Quolls reintroduced to the Flinders Ranges are thriving</a>.</li>
3862.  
3863.  
3864.  
3865. <li>This week I was working in the Blue Mountains City Library in Katoomba and met their new <a href="https://shop.elephantrobotics.com/en-au/products/metacat">MetaCat robots</a>. They&#8217;re very cute, and more convenient for a library&#8217;s story time sessions than a real cat.</li>
3866.  
3867.  
3868.  
3869. <li>A reminder via Snarky Platypus that the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) produces good high-level <a href="https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/country-information-reports">country information reports</a>. The most recently updated ones are T?rkiye, Myanmar, and Pakistan.</li>
3870.  
3871.  
3872.  
3873. <li>Some advertising executives disagree, but I really like this TV commercial, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTu7LKA5GfA">MILKRUN. Milk it for 10,000+ grocery items delivered in minutes</a>.</li>
3874. </ul>
3875.  
3876.  
3877.  
3878. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
3879.  
3880.  
3881.  
3882. <p>It&#8217;s a simple plan this week. My main focus is on client work. On Friday it&#8217;s <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> as usual. I may produce a brief solo podcast, but there&#8217;s plenty coming up so I might restrict my podcast work to planning. And then I&#8217;ll have another quiet weekend at home. Unless I get a better offer.</p>
3883.  
3884.  
3885.  
3886. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
3887.  
3888.  
3889.  
3890. <ul class="wp-block-list">
3891. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">UPDATED:</mark></strong> <em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with Erin Cook, 4 June 2025. We&#8217;ll be looking at the Australia-Indonesia relationship and other news from South-East Asia. If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please get them to me by 6pm AEST on Tuesday 3 June. Yeah, we&#8217;ll also be talking about the cat.</li>
3892.  
3893.  
3894.  
3895. <li>Adelaide expedition, 26 June to 2 July 2025, with Snarky Platypus.</li>
3896.  
3897.  
3898.  
3899. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">UPDATED:</mark></strong> <em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with me, Stilgherrian. For a change, Snarky Platypus will be interviewing me about South Australia, my life, my thoughts, and more as we walk around the city. TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for that episode? By 8pm AEST on Friday 27 June please.</li>
3900.  
3901.  
3902.  
3903. <li><em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with Snarky Platypus, the <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/essay/bingo-card-2025/">bingo card half-year review</a> episode, 28 June 2025 (TBC). We&#8217;ll record this at some point while in Adelaide, and it&#8217;ll be posted around 5 July.</li>
3904.  
3905.  
3906.  
3907. <li><em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 1 recording, 12 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
3908.  
3909.  
3910.  
3911. <li><em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 2 recording, 26 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
3912.  
3913.  
3914.  
3915. <li><a href="https://www.techleaders.com.au">TechLeaders 2025</a>, Hunter Valley, 16?18 August 2025.</li>
3916. </ul>
3917.  
3918.  
3919.  
3920. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> Winter bin pigeon, being a random <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_dove">rock dove</a> or common pigeon (<em>Columba livia</em>) fluffed up against the cold in Belmore Park, Sydney, on 18 May 2025.]</p>
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3925.  
3926. <itunes:subtitle>My week of Monday 19 to Sunday 25 May 2025 began with a solid burst of productivity, and then it rained a bunch, and then it all ended as I wished. I even scored a very special purchase, but I&#039;m not telling you about that yet.</itunes:subtitle>
3927. <itunes:summary>My week of Monday 19 to Sunday 25 May 2025 began with a solid burst of productivity, and then it rained a bunch, and then it all ended as I wished. I even scored a very special purchase, but I&#039;m not telling you about that yet. The pigeon is from last week. And I know it isn&#039;t actually winter yet.&lt;br /&gt;
3928. <br />
3929. <br />
3930. <br />
3931. <br />
3932. <br />
3933. <br />
3934. <br />
3935. Podcasts<br />
3936. <br />
3937. <br />
3938. <br />
3939. <br />
3940. Another Untitled Music Podcast pilot two, recorded back on 4 May, was finally posted on Monday evening \x97 and there's more coming, as you'll see below. Please do listen and let us know what you think.<br />
3941. <br />
3942. <br />
3943. <br />
3944. <br />
3945. The 9pm Edict and Another Untitled Music Podcast are supported by the generosity of their listeners. You might like to throw a few coins into the tip jar or subscribe for special benefits. Please consider.<br />
3946. <br />
3947. <br />
3948. <br />
3949. Articles<br />
3950. <br />
3951. <br />
3952. <br />
3953. <br />
3954. The Weekly Cybers #69. ASIO and AFP are back with home affairs, the OAIC\x92s inquiry into children\x92s online privacy actually asks children, and much more.<br />
3955. <br />
3956. <br />
3957. <br />
3958. <br />
3959. <br />
3960.  Subscribe to The Weekly Cybers via email<br />
3961.  <br />
3962.  <br />
3963.  <br />
3964.  <br />
3965.    Powered by Buttondown.<br />
3966.  <br />
3967. <br />
3968. <br />
3969. <br />
3970. <br />
3971. You can read my previous writing at Authory, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.<br />
3972. <br />
3973. <br />
3974. <br />
3975. Photos, Videos, Media Appearance, Corporate Largesse<br />
3976. <br />
3977. <br />
3978. <br />
3979. None of these. You can subscribe to my YouTube channel to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.<br />
3980. <br />
3981. <br />
3982. <br />
3983. Muskwatch<br />
3984. <br />
3985. <br />
3986. <br />
3987. There's been some major sookage from Elon Musk this week as we learn more about how everyone who has to deal with him can't stand the arsehole.<br />
3988. <br />
3989. <br />
3990. <br />
3991. <br />
3992. From Daily Beast, "Elon Musk went on a furious posting spree in response into a damning profile detailing his diminishing influence in the White House."<br />
3993. <br />
3994. <br />
3995. <br />
3996. The piece in question was in The Atlantic, The Decline and Fall of Elon Musk. It's behind a paywall, but I'm sure you know how to do the needful.<br />
3997. <br />
3998. <br />
3999. <br />
4000. Elon Musk's DOGE prompts New York leaders to take aim at Tesla.<br />
4001. <br />
4002. <br />
4003. <br />
4004. From News.com.au, "Elon Musk has laughed off Tesla\x92s plunging sales, furious shareholders, and questions over his commitment to the company, declaring he\x92ll stay chief executive officer of Tesla for the next five years unless he dies." Tempting fate?<br />
4005. <br />
4006. <br />
4007. <br />
4008. And from the Guardian, Fear, hope and loathing in Elon Musk\x92s new city: \x91It\x92s the wild, wild west and the future\x92.<br />
4009. <br />
4010. <br />
4011. <br />
4012. <br />
4013. Some Interesting Links<br />
4014. <br />
4015. <br />
4016. <br />
4017. <br />
4018. The Sizzle has a free edition this week, "AI's use and abuse, posting drought, Immutable and mega AWS government contract". As Cam Wilson writes, "What if AI\x92s problem is the people using and abusing it?"<br />
4019. <br />
4020. <br />
4021. <br />
4022. Quolls reintroduced to the Flinders Ranges are thriving.<br />
4023. <br />
4024. <br />
4025. <br />
4026. This week I was working in the Blue Mountains City Library in Katoomba and met their new MetaCat robots. They're very cute, and more convenient for a library's story time sessions than a real cat.<br />
4027. <br />
4028. <br />
4029. <br />
4030. A reminder via Snarky Platypus that the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) produces good high-level country information reports. The most recently updated ones are Türkiye, Myanmar, and Pakistan.<br />
4031. <br />
4032. <br />
4033. <br />
4034. Some advertising executives disagree, but I really like this TV commercial, MILKRUN. Milk it for 10,000+ grocery items delivered in minutes.<br />
4035. <br />
4036. <br />
4037. <br />
4038. <br />
4039. The Week Ahead<br />
4040. <br />
4041. <br />
4042. <br />
4043. It&#039;s a simple plan this week. My main focus is on client work. On Friday it&#039;s The Weekly Cybers as usual. I may produce a brief solo podcast, but there&#039;s plenty coming up so I might restrict my p...</itunes:summary>
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4049. <title>Weekly Wrap 781: The Three Sisters who inspire productivity, or something</title>
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4062. <description><![CDATA[During my week of Monday 12 to Sunday 18 May 2025 a client project reached a significant milestone, and I was very happy. I&#8217;m sure it has something to do with my visit to the Three Sisters the previous Saturday. I also started locking in the podcast production schedule. Articles Subscribe to The Weekly Cybers &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/781/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 781: The Three Sisters who inspire productivity, or something"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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4064. <p><strong>During my week of Monday 12 to Sunday 18 May 2025 a client project reached a significant milestone, and I was very happy. I&#8217;m sure it has something to do with my visit to the Three Sisters the previous Saturday. I also started locking in the podcast production schedule.</strong></p>
4065.  
4066.  
4067.  
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4069.  
4070.  
4071.  
4072. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
4073.  
4074.  
4075.  
4076. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4077. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-68/">The Weekly Cybers #68</a>. Albanese announces his new ministry, Australia?s social media age restriction tech trials grind on, more AI stories, and more.</li>
4078. </ul>
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4097.  
4098.  
4099.  
4100. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
4101.  
4102.  
4103.  
4104. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Media Appearances</h4>
4105.  
4106.  
4107.  
4108. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4109. <li>My old photo of a baby eastern brown snake was used to illustrate a story about a totally different eastern brown snake <a href="https://newsphere.jp/popular/20250513-05/">loose in a swimming pool</a> in Proserpine, Queensland.</li>
4110.  
4111.  
4112.  
4113. <li>Even weirder is the same website using my photo of some random bloke&#8217;s head on a Sydney bus for a story about <a href="https://newsphere.jp/photo/20250515-0101/">a bloke who grew horns</a> in Russia. People do just <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutaneous_horn">grow horns</a> sometimes.</li>
4114.  
4115.  
4116.  
4117. <li>One of my photos of a gang-gang cockatoo ended up at <a href="https://peersofbeinan.wordpress.com/2025/04/10/nombres-cientificos-extracto-de-preparandome-para-mi-primera-cacatua-ninfa/">Nombres cient?ficos. Extracto de Prepar?ndome para mi primera cacat?a ninfa</a>.</li>
4118.  
4119.  
4120.  
4121. <li>And I don&#8217;t know what the fuck is going on here, but photos of my broken old MacBook Pro have been used in some <a href="https://ballsellar.click/product_details/90653130.html">weird shopping page</a>. I assume it&#8217;s a scam of some kind, which means it may well vanish, so I&#8217;ve archived it <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250518070013/https://ballsellar.click/product_details/90653130.html">here</a> and <a href="https://archive.md/ulB55">here</a>.</li>
4122. </ul>
4123.  
4124.  
4125.  
4126. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts, Photos, Videos, Corporate Largesse</h4>
4127.  
4128.  
4129.  
4130. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
4131.  
4132.  
4133.  
4134. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
4135.  
4136.  
4137.  
4138. <p>Elon Musk may be stepping back from DOGE but he&#8217;s still spending time with President Trump. Will it all end in tears?</p>
4139.  
4140.  
4141.  
4142. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4143. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/14/trump-musk-saudi-arabia">Musk tagged along with Trump on his Middle East trip</a>.</li>
4144.  
4145.  
4146.  
4147. <li><a href="https://www.forbes.com.au/news/innovation/elon-musks-tesla-robotaxi-rollout-looks-like-a-disaster-waiting-to-happen/">Elon Musk?s Tesla Robotaxi rollout looks like a disaster waiting to happen</a>.</li>
4148.  
4149.  
4150.  
4151. <li>Tesla&#8217;s board has formed a committee to <a href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/tesla-board-explores-new-pay-deal-elon-musk-ft-reports-2025-05-14/">look at Musk&#8217;s pay deal</a>. With the share price so far down, maybe he isn&#8217;t really worth so many billions after all.</li>
4152.  
4153.  
4154.  
4155. <li>And despite Musk and Trump trying to talk up Tesla shares, board Chair Robyn Denholm has <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/operation-elon-the-aussie-who-made-820m-selling-her-tesla-shares-20250514-p5lz4c.html">sold a bunch of her shares</a>, making A$820 million in profit.</li>
4156.  
4157.  
4158.  
4159. <li><a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/former-twitter-advertisers-elon-musk">Furious former Twitter advertisers tell Elon Musk they&#8217;ve had enough of his tantrums</a>.</li>
4160.  
4161.  
4162.  
4163. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/18/musks-ai-bot-grok-blames-its-holocaust-scepticism-on-programming-error">Musk?s AI bot Grok blames ?programming error? for its Holocaust denial</a>.</li>
4164.  
4165.  
4166.  
4167. <li>As the <em>Financial Times</em> asks, <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/085430ab-27fe-46fc-a798-1059649d3b32">What has Elon Musk?s DOGE actually achieved?</a></li>
4168.  
4169.  
4170.  
4171. <li><a href="https://futurism.com/elon-musk-doge-trump-maga-copyright">There&#8217;s apparently some serious drama brewing between Elon Musk&#8217;s DOGE and Trump&#8217;s MAGA</a>.</li>
4172. </ul>
4173.  
4174.  
4175.  
4176. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
4177.  
4178.  
4179.  
4180. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4181. <li>Friend of the pod Erin Cook has started a new occasional newsletter looking specifically at the Australia-Indonesia relationship, <em><a href="https://flatkopi.substack.com">Flat White, Kopi Susu</a></em>.</li>
4182.  
4183.  
4184.  
4185. <li><a href="https://www.project2025.observer">Project 2025 Tracker</a> is what is says on the tin, tracking  how many of US conservative manifesto <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_2025">Project 2025</a>&#8216;s goals have been achieved so far ? and so far it&#8217;s nearly a third.</li>
4186.  
4187.  
4188.  
4189. <li>Some drone footage of the new <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSszHquXihg">Western Sydney Airport and M12 motorway</a> under constructions. It&#8217;s coming along quite nicely.</li>
4190.  
4191.  
4192.  
4193. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/18/war-and-peace-tolstoy-translate-into-bogan-australian-ander-louis">?I dropped a C-bomb into Tolstoy?: one man?s quest to translate War and Peace into ?bogan Australian?</a>.</li>
4194.  
4195.  
4196.  
4197. <li>Finally, some musicians I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;ve mentioned before, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronicos_Fantasticos!">Electronics Fantasticos!</a>, doing a stage version of their <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8NgFOtcLb4">Electromagnetic Matsuri Parade</a>. </li>
4198. </ul>
4199.  
4200.  
4201.  
4202. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
4203.  
4204.  
4205.  
4206. <p>On Monday I&#8217;m finally ? finally! ? editing and posting <em><a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com">Another Untitled Music Podcast</a></em> pilot two. Yes, it will be online Monday night. And Snarky Platypus and I have even scheduled the next two episode. The &#8220;real&#8221; episodes.</p>
4207.  
4208.  
4209.  
4210. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. You might like to&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
4211.  
4212.  
4213.  
4214. <p>Tuesday through Thursday I&#8217;ll focus on client work, mostly, because a second significant deadline is approaching ? although it&#8217;s not a rush yet. On Friday it&#8217;s <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> as usual.</p>
4215.  
4216.  
4217.  
4218. <p>And then I&#8217;ll have a quiet weekend at home, given how busy the last three weekends have been.</p>
4219.  
4220.  
4221.  
4222. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
4223.  
4224.  
4225.  
4226. <p>Yes, I&#8217;ve started adding in the podcast recording dates.  [<strong>Update 21 May 2025:</strong> And I&#8217;ve added in a couple more since this was first posted.]</p>
4227.  
4228.  
4229.  
4230. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4231. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">UPDATED:</mark></strong> <em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with Erin Cook, 4 June 2025. We&#8217;ll be looking at the Australia-Indonesia relationship and other news from South-East Asia. If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please get them to me by 6pm AEST on Tuesday 3 June.</li>
4232.  
4233.  
4234.  
4235. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> <em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with space archaeologist&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Gorman" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dr Alice Gorman</a>&nbsp;aka Dr Space Junk and astrophysicist&nbsp;<a href="https://au.linkedin.com/in/ramimandow" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rami Mandow</a>, 11 June 2025. If you?re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for that episode, please get them to me by 8pm AEST on Tuesday 10 June.</li>
4236.  
4237.  
4238.  
4239. <li>Adelaide expedition, 26 June to 2 July 2025. I&#8217;ll be travelling with my good friend Snarky Platypus, and while there he&#8217;ll interview me about my home town for a more personal episode of <em>The 9pm Edict</em>. We&#8217;ll also record a half-way point analysis of our <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/essay/bingo-card-2025/">2025 bingo cards</a>. </li>
4240.  
4241.  
4242.  
4243. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW: </mark></strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with Snarky Platypus, the bingo card half-year episode, 28 June 2025 (TBC). We&#8217;ll record this at some point while in Adelaide, and it&#8217;ll be posted around 5 July. TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for that episode? By 8pm AEST on Friday 27 June.</li>
4244.  
4245.  
4246.  
4247. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 1 recording, Sydney, 12 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later. If you&#8217;re s supporter with a We Will We Will Judge You playlist or a Recommend a Song to Us credit, you&#8217;ll get an email about that very soon.</li>
4248.  
4249.  
4250.  
4251. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 2 recording, Sydney, 26 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
4252.  
4253.  
4254.  
4255. <li><a href="https://www.techleaders.com.au">TechLeaders 2025</a>, Hunter Valley, 16?18 August 2025.</li>
4256. </ul>
4257.  
4258.  
4259.  
4260. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Sisters_(Australia)">The Three Sisters</a>, a magnificent rock formation near Katoomba in the Blue Mountains, photographed on 10 May 2025.]</p>
4261.  
4262.  
4263.  
4264. <p></p>
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4269.  
4270. <itunes:subtitle>During my week of Monday 12 to Sunday 18 May 2025 a client project reached a significant milestone, and I was very happy. I&#039;m sure it has something to do with my visit to the Three Sisters the previous Saturday.</itunes:subtitle>
4271. <itunes:summary>During my week of Monday 12 to Sunday 18 May 2025 a client project reached a significant milestone, and I was very happy. I&#039;m sure it has something to do with my visit to the Three Sisters the previous Saturday. I also started locking in the podcast production schedule.&lt;br /&gt;
4272. <br />
4273. <br />
4274. <br />
4275. <br />
4276. <br />
4277. <br />
4278. <br />
4279. Articles<br />
4280. <br />
4281. <br />
4282. <br />
4283. <br />
4284. The Weekly Cybers #68. Albanese announces his new ministry, Australia\x92s social media age restriction tech trials grind on, more AI stories, and more.<br />
4285. <br />
4286. <br />
4287. <br />
4288. <br />
4289. <br />
4290.  Subscribe to The Weekly Cybers via email<br />
4291.  <br />
4292.  <br />
4293.  <br />
4294.  <br />
4295.    Powered by Buttondown.<br />
4296.  <br />
4297. <br />
4298. <br />
4299. <br />
4300. <br />
4301. You can read my previous writing at Authory, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.<br />
4302. <br />
4303. <br />
4304. <br />
4305. Media Appearances<br />
4306. <br />
4307. <br />
4308. <br />
4309. <br />
4310. My old photo of a baby eastern brown snake was used to illustrate a story about a totally different eastern brown snake loose in a swimming pool in Proserpine, Queensland.<br />
4311. <br />
4312. <br />
4313. <br />
4314. Even weirder is the same website using my photo of some random bloke's head on a Sydney bus for a story about a bloke who grew horns in Russia. People do just grow horns sometimes.<br />
4315. <br />
4316. <br />
4317. <br />
4318. One of my photos of a gang-gang cockatoo ended up at Nombres científicos. Extracto de Preparándome para mi primera cacatúa ninfa.<br />
4319. <br />
4320. <br />
4321. <br />
4322. And I don't know what the fuck is going on here, but photos of my broken old MacBook Pro have been used in some weird shopping page. I assume it's a scam of some kind, which means it may well vanish, so I've archived it here and here.<br />
4323. <br />
4324. <br />
4325. <br />
4326. <br />
4327. Podcasts, Photos, Videos, Corporate Largesse<br />
4328. <br />
4329. <br />
4330. <br />
4331. None of these. You can subscribe to my YouTube channel to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.<br />
4332. <br />
4333. <br />
4334. <br />
4335. Muskwatch<br />
4336. <br />
4337. <br />
4338. <br />
4339. Elon Musk may be stepping back from DOGE but he's still spending time with President Trump. Will it all end in tears?<br />
4340. <br />
4341. <br />
4342. <br />
4343. <br />
4344. Musk tagged along with Trump on his Middle East trip.<br />
4345. <br />
4346. <br />
4347. <br />
4348. Elon Musk\x92s Tesla Robotaxi rollout looks like a disaster waiting to happen.<br />
4349. <br />
4350. <br />
4351. <br />
4352. Tesla's board has formed a committee to look at Musk's pay deal. With the share price so far down, maybe he isn't really worth so many billions after all.<br />
4353. <br />
4354. <br />
4355. <br />
4356. And despite Musk and Trump trying to talk up Tesla shares, board Chair Robyn Denholm has sold a bunch of her shares, making A$820 million in profit.<br />
4357. <br />
4358. <br />
4359. <br />
4360. Furious former Twitter advertisers tell Elon Musk they've had enough of his tantrums.<br />
4361. <br />
4362. <br />
4363. <br />
4364. Musk\x92s AI bot Grok blames \x91programming error\x92 for its Holocaust denial.<br />
4365. <br />
4366. <br />
4367. <br />
4368. As the Financial Times asks, What has Elon Musk\x92s DOGE actually achieved?<br />
4369. <br />
4370. <br />
4371. <br />
4372. There's apparently some serious drama brewing between Elon Musk's DOGE and Trump's MAGA.<br />
4373. <br />
4374. <br />
4375. <br />
4376. <br />
4377. Some Interesting Links<br />
4378. <br />
4379. <br />
4380. <br />
4381. <br />
4382. Friend of the pod Erin Cook has started a new occasional newsletter looking specifically at the Australia-Indonesia relationship, Flat White, Kopi Susu.<br />
4383. <br />
4384. <br />
4385. <br />
4386. Project 2025 Tracker is what is says on the tin, tracking  how many of US conservative manifesto Project 2025's goals have been achieved so far \x97 and so far it's nearly a third.<br />
4387. <br />
4388. <br />
4389. <br />
4390. Some drone footage of the new Western Sydney Airport and M12 motorway under constructions. It's coming along quite nicely.<br />
4391. <br />
4392. <br />
4393. <br />
4394. \x91I dropped a C-bomb into Tolstoy\x92: one man\x92s quest to translate War and Peace into \x91bogan Australian\x92.<br />
4395. <br />
4396. <br />
4397. <br />
4398. Finally, some musicians I&#039;m sure I&#039;ve mentioned before, Electronics Fantasticos!,</itunes:summary>
4399. <itunes:author>Stilgherrian</itunes:author>
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4403. <item>
4404. <title>Weekly Wrap 780: Big ship again, for my birthday and such</title>
4405. <link>https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/780/</link>
4407. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stilgherrian]]></dc:creator>
4408. <pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 06:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
4409. <category><![CDATA[Weekly Wrap]]></category>
4410. <category><![CDATA[bill gates]]></category>
4411. <category><![CDATA[doge]]></category>
4412. <category><![CDATA[elon musk]]></category>
4413. <category><![CDATA[hmas adelaide]]></category>
4414. <category><![CDATA[mars]]></category>
4415. <category><![CDATA[sydney harbour]]></category>
4416. <category><![CDATA[tesla]]></category>
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4418.  
4419. <description><![CDATA[At the start of my week of Monday 5 to Sunday 11 May 2025 I decided that it would be relatively relaxed given that my birthday was in there somewhere, including a generously-gifted helicopter flight on Wednesday and a delightful lunch with friends on Saturday. The flight was a Sydney Heli Grand Tour from Sydney &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/780/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 780: Big ship again, for my birthday and such"</span></a></p>]]></description>
4420. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
4421. <p><strong>At the start of my week of Monday 5 to Sunday 11 May 2025 I decided that it would be relatively relaxed given that my birthday was in there somewhere, including a generously-gifted helicopter flight on Wednesday and a delightful lunch with friends on Saturday.</strong></p>
4422.  
4423.  
4424.  
4425. <span id="more-38041"></span>
4426.  
4427.  
4428.  
4429. <p>The flight was a <a href="https://www.sydneyhelitours.com.au/sydney-heli-grand-flight">Sydney Heli Grand Tour</a> from Sydney HeliTours, a professionally-run outfit who I&#8217;d highly recommend. We flew in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_R44">Robinson R44</a> Raven II on a perfect day, and I&#8217;ll be posting more photos in the coming days.</p>
4430.  
4431.  
4432.  
4433. <p>The lunch was at <a href="https://www.lilianfels.com.au/dining/miss-lilian">Miss Lilian</a> in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains. Again, highly recommended.</p>
4434.  
4435.  
4436.  
4437. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
4438.  
4439.  
4440.  
4441. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4442. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-67/">The Weekly Cybers #67</a>. Labor wins the election, but until we know more we?ve got plenty of AI news from around the world.</li>
4443. </ul>
4444.  
4445.  
4446.  
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4462.  
4463.  
4464.  
4465. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning,</p>
4466.  
4467.  
4468.  
4469. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts, Media Appearances, Photos, Videos, Corporate Largesse</h4>
4470.  
4471.  
4472.  
4473. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
4474.  
4475.  
4476.  
4477. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
4478.  
4479.  
4480.  
4481. <p>Now that Elon Musk has stepped down from DOGE, analysts are starting to judge his worth.</p>
4482.  
4483.  
4484.  
4485. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4486. <li>Data reveals Musk has <a href="https://www.muskwatch.com/p/data-reveals-musk-has-delivered-025">delivered just 0.25%</a> of his promised federal spending cuts.</li>
4487.  
4488.  
4489.  
4490. <li>The Trump administration will <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/07/space-pollution-elon-musk">stop US research on space pollution</a>, delivering a boon to Elon Musk.</li>
4491.  
4492.  
4493.  
4494. <li>&#8216;Eventually, all life on Earth will be <a href="https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/eventually-all-life-on-earth-will-be-destroyed-by-the-sun-elon-musk-explains-his-drive-to-colonize-mars">destroyed by the sun</a>&#8216;: Elon Musk explains his drive to colonize Mars.</li>
4495.  
4496.  
4497.  
4498. <li>Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/bdd9bb89-ac3c-4043-9ca4-bc7efbd41fed">?killing? children with USAID cuts</a>.</li>
4499.  
4500.  
4501.  
4502. <li>The local Australian  boss of Tesla says he prefers to <a href="https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/tesla-australia-says-its-focused-on-cars-not-elon-musk">focus on the company&#8217;s new products</a> than controversy around its global chief. And who can blame him?</li>
4503.  
4504.  
4505.  
4506. <li>&#8220;Emails show Elon Musk <a href="https://futurism.com/elon-musk-begging-privacy">begging for privacy</a> while siccing his 200 million twitter followers on specific private people he doesn&#8217;t like.&#8221;</li>
4507. </ul>
4508.  
4509.  
4510.  
4511. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
4512.  
4513.  
4514.  
4515. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4516. <li>YouTube history guy Lord HardThrasher has done a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMWipphLLSd_PU7Xw6UpP3pBrBpRDlc4S">three-part series</a> on the famous Dambusters Raid of WW2, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Chastise">Operation Chastise</a>.</li>
4517.  
4518.  
4519.  
4520. <li><em>Meanjin</em> editor Esther Anatolitis has written a thought-dense essay titled <a href="https://www.griffithreview.com/articles/resisiting-the-content-mindset/">Resisting the ?Content Mindset?</a>, discussing how this mindset leads to a transactional approach to creativity and, inevitably, exploitation. (<em>Disclosure: Meanjin is a client of mine.</em>) </li>
4521.  
4522.  
4523.  
4524. <li>John Birmingham&#8217;s <a href="https://aliensideboob.substack.com/p/this-is-why-we-can-have-nice-things">analysis of the election outcome</a> is well worth reading.</li>
4525.  
4526.  
4527.  
4528. <li>And if for some reason you need a digital audio workstation that runs in a terminal window, <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/30/terminal-daw-does-it-in-style/">check out Tek</a>.</li>
4529. </ul>
4530.  
4531.  
4532.  
4533. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
4534.  
4535.  
4536.  
4537. <p>After a relatively unproductive week last week, because I&#8217;d declared it a birthday week, this week I&#8217;ll be focusing on some client work. We have a significant deadline approaching.</p>
4538.  
4539.  
4540.  
4541. <p>That said, on Wednesday I&#8217;ll try to catch the seminar <a href="https://www.ussc.edu.au/space-traffic-jam-challenges-facing-space-sustainability">Space traffic jam: Challenges facing space sustainabilit</a>y from the US Studies Centre, and on Friday there&#8217;s <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> as usual.</p>
4542.  
4543.  
4544.  
4545. <p>[<strong>Update 16 May 2025:</strong> I&#8217;ve pushed back the podcast stuff for another week because I was on a roll with the client work. We hit that significant milestone on Thursday, and we&#8217;re all very happy.]</p>
4546.  
4547.  
4548.  
4549. <p><s>Oh, and I&#8217;ll be editing and posting <em><a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com">Another Untitled Music Podcast</a></em> pilot two, as well as mapping out some of the future podcast recording dates. Sorry that&#8217;s all been a bit late.</s></p>
4550.  
4551.  
4552.  
4553. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. If you missed the crowdfunder, you might like to&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
4554.  
4555.  
4556.  
4557. <p>On Saturday night I&#8217;ll be down in Sydney for <a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/?s=he+huang">He Huang&#8217;s White Man&#8217;s Burden</a> at the Concourse in Chatswood. I think this will be the third show of hers I&#8217;ll have caught live. I&#8217;ll stay overnight to deal with a few bits and pieces before returning to the Mountains.</p>
4558.  
4559.  
4560.  
4561. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
4562.  
4563.  
4564.  
4565. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4566. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> Adelaide expedition, 26 June to 2 July 2025. I&#8217;ll be travelling with my good friend Snarky Platypus, and while there he&#8217;ll interview me about my home town for a more personal episode of <em>The 9pm Edict</em>. We&#8217;ll also record a half-way point analysis of our <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/essay/bingo-card-2025/">2025 bingo cards</a>.</li>
4567.  
4568.  
4569.  
4570. <li><a href="https://www.techleaders.com.au">TechLeaders 2025</a>, Hunter Valley, 16?18 August 2025.</li>
4571. </ul>
4572.  
4573.  
4574.  
4575. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Adelaide_(L01)">HMAS&nbsp;<em>Adelaide</em></a>&nbsp;(L01), a landing [ship] helicopter dock (LHD), photographed at Fleet Base East on Sydney Harbour on 7 May 2025. This is the same ship as posted <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/779/">last week</a>., but this time photographed from a helicopter.]</p>
4576.  
4577.  
4578.  
4579. <p></p>
4580. ]]></content:encoded>
4583. <enclosure url="http://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/the summer" length="5242880" type="" />
4584.  
4585. <itunes:subtitle>At the start of my week of Monday 5 to Sunday 11 May 2025 I decided that it would be relatively relaxed given that my birthday was in there somewhere, including a generously-gifted helicopter flight on Wednesday and a delightful lunch with friends on S...</itunes:subtitle>
4586. <itunes:summary>At the start of my week of Monday 5 to Sunday 11 May 2025 I decided that it would be relatively relaxed given that my birthday was in there somewhere, including a generously-gifted helicopter flight on Wednesday and a delightful lunch with friends on Saturday.&lt;br /&gt;
4587. <br />
4588. <br />
4589. <br />
4590. <br />
4591. <br />
4592. <br />
4593. <br />
4594. The flight was a Sydney Heli Grand Tour from Sydney HeliTours, a professionally-run outfit who I'd highly recommend. We flew in a Robinson R44 Raven II on a perfect day, and I'll be posting more photos in the coming days.<br />
4595. <br />
4596. <br />
4597. <br />
4598. The lunch was at Miss Lilian in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains. Again, highly recommended.<br />
4599. <br />
4600. <br />
4601. <br />
4602. Articles<br />
4603. <br />
4604. <br />
4605. <br />
4606. <br />
4607. The Weekly Cybers #67. Labor wins the election, but until we know more we\x92ve got plenty of AI news from around the world.<br />
4608. <br />
4609. <br />
4610. <br />
4611. <br />
4612. <br />
4613.  Subscribe to The Weekly Cybers via email<br />
4614.  <br />
4615.  <br />
4616.  <br />
4617.  <br />
4618.    Powered by Buttondown.<br />
4619.  <br />
4620. <br />
4621. <br />
4622. <br />
4623. <br />
4624. You can read my previous writing at Authory, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning,<br />
4625. <br />
4626. <br />
4627. <br />
4628. Podcasts, Media Appearances, Photos, Videos, Corporate Largesse<br />
4629. <br />
4630. <br />
4631. <br />
4632. None of these. You can subscribe to my YouTube channel to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.<br />
4633. <br />
4634. <br />
4635. <br />
4636. Muskwatch<br />
4637. <br />
4638. <br />
4639. <br />
4640. Now that Elon Musk has stepped down from DOGE, analysts are starting to judge his worth.<br />
4641. <br />
4642. <br />
4643. <br />
4644. <br />
4645. Data reveals Musk has delivered just 0.25% of his promised federal spending cuts.<br />
4646. <br />
4647. <br />
4648. <br />
4649. The Trump administration will stop US research on space pollution, delivering a boon to Elon Musk.<br />
4650. <br />
4651. <br />
4652. <br />
4653. 'Eventually, all life on Earth will be destroyed by the sun': Elon Musk explains his drive to colonize Mars.<br />
4654. <br />
4655. <br />
4656. <br />
4657. Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of \x91killing\x92 children with USAID cuts.<br />
4658. <br />
4659. <br />
4660. <br />
4661. The local Australian  boss of Tesla says he prefers to focus on the company's new products than controversy around its global chief. And who can blame him?<br />
4662. <br />
4663. <br />
4664. <br />
4665. "Emails show Elon Musk begging for privacy while siccing his 200 million twitter followers on specific private people he doesn't like."<br />
4666. <br />
4667. <br />
4668. <br />
4669. <br />
4670. Some Interesting Links<br />
4671. <br />
4672. <br />
4673. <br />
4674. <br />
4675. YouTube history guy Lord HardThrasher has done a three-part series on the famous Dambusters Raid of WW2, Operation Chastise.<br />
4676. <br />
4677. <br />
4678. <br />
4679. Meanjin editor Esther Anatolitis has written a thought-dense essay titled Resisting the \x91Content Mindset\x92, discussing how this mindset leads to a transactional approach to creativity and, inevitably, exploitation. (Disclosure: Meanjin is a client of mine.) <br />
4680. <br />
4681. <br />
4682. <br />
4683. John Birmingham's analysis of the election outcome is well worth reading.<br />
4684. <br />
4685. <br />
4686. <br />
4687. And if for some reason you need a digital audio workstation that runs in a terminal window, check out Tek.<br />
4688. <br />
4689. <br />
4690. <br />
4691. <br />
4692. The Week Ahead<br />
4693. <br />
4694. <br />
4695. <br />
4696. After a relatively unproductive week last week, because I'd declared it a birthday week, this week I'll be focusing on some client work. We have a significant deadline approaching.<br />
4697. <br />
4698. <br />
4699. <br />
4700. That said, on Wednesday I'll try to catch the seminar Space traffic jam: Challenges facing space sustainability from the US Studies Centre, and on Friday there's The Weekly Cybers as usual.<br />
4701. <br />
4702. <br />
4703. <br />
4704. [Update 16 May 2025: I've pushed back the podcast stuff for another week because I was on a roll with the client work. We hit that significant milestone on Thursday, and we're all very happy.]<br />
4705. <br />
4706. <br />
4707. <br />
4708. Oh, and I&#039;ll be editing and posting Another Untitled Music Podcast pilot two, as well as mapping out some of the future podcast recording d...</itunes:summary>
4709. <itunes:author>Stilgherrian</itunes:author>
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4713. <item>
4714. <title>Weekly Wrap 779: What a great big ship (and podcasts)!</title>
4715. <link>https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/779/</link>
4717. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stilgherrian]]></dc:creator>
4718. <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 02:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
4719. <category><![CDATA[Weekly Wrap]]></category>
4720. <category><![CDATA[doge]]></category>
4721. <category><![CDATA[elon musk]]></category>
4722. <category><![CDATA[hmas adelaide]]></category>
4723. <category><![CDATA[starbase]]></category>
4724. <category><![CDATA[sydney harbour]]></category>
4725. <category><![CDATA[tesla]]></category>
4726. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stilgherrian.com/?p=37984</guid>
4727.  
4728. <description><![CDATA[My week of Monday 28 April to Sunday 4 May 2025 was remarkably productive, with one podcast produced and a second recorded, and even some billable hours for clients. So I&#8217;m having to illustrate this post wth a photo from last week&#8217;s ferry trip to Manly. On Sunday night I caught Takashi Wakasugi&#8216;s stand-up show &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/779/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 779: What a great big ship (and podcasts)!"</span></a></p>]]></description>
4729. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
4730. <p><strong>My week of Monday 28 April to Sunday 4 May 2025 was remarkably productive, with one podcast produced and a second recorded, and even some billable hours for clients. So I&#8217;m having to illustrate this post wth a photo from last week&#8217;s ferry trip to Manly.</strong></p>
4731.  
4732.  
4733.  
4734. <span id="more-37984"></span>
4735.  
4736.  
4737.  
4738. <p>On Sunday night I caught <a href="https://www.instagram.com/waka_waka_yay_yay/">Takashi Wakasugi</a>&#8216;s stand-up show &#8220;Comedy Samurai&#8221; and it was excellent. He&#8217;s got an <a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/takashi-wakasugi-comedy-samurai-encore/">encore performance</a> in Sydney on Saturday 19 July. Recommended.</p>
4739.  
4740.  
4741.  
4742. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts</h4>
4743.  
4744.  
4745.  
4746. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4747. <li><a href="https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00246/">The 9pm Bears of Heaven with David F Porteous</a>, recorded on Anzac Day and posted on Monday. This is one of the strangest conversations we?ve ever had. Enjoy.</li>
4748.  
4749.  
4750.  
4751. <li>On Sunday, Snarky Platypus and I recorded the second pilot episode of <em><a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com">Another Untitled Music Podcast</a></em>, which will be posted some time later this week.</li>
4752. </ul>
4753.  
4754.  
4755.  
4756. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. If you missed the crowdfunder, you might like to&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
4757.  
4758.  
4759.  
4760. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
4761.  
4762.  
4763.  
4764. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4765. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-66/">The Weekly Cybers #66</a>. China has a new cable-cutting submarine thing, APNIC has a new-ish boss, the people of Melbourne use OSINT to track public transport ticket inspectors, and more.</li>
4766. </ul>
4767.  
4768.  
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4783.  </p>
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4785.  
4786.  
4787.  
4788. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning,</p>
4789.  
4790.  
4791.  
4792. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Media Appearances, Photos, Videos, Corporate Largesse</h4>
4793.  
4794.  
4795.  
4796. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
4797.  
4798.  
4799.  
4800. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
4801.  
4802.  
4803.  
4804. <p>This week&#8217;s Elon Musk news was a curious mix. After 100 days with his DOGE unit he&#8217;s stepping back, supposedly to pay a bit more attention to Tesla. But is it too late?</p>
4805.  
4806.  
4807.  
4808. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4809. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/01/tesla-denies-report-claiming-board-looked-to-replace-elon-musk">Tesla denies report claiming board looked to replace Elon Musk</a>.</li>
4810.  
4811.  
4812.  
4813. <li><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/trumps-attack-on-actblues-dark-money-was-backed-by-dark-money/">Trump?s attack on ActBlue?s ?dark money? was backed by Elon Musk?s dark money</a>.</li>
4814.  
4815.  
4816.  
4817. <li>&#8220;Residents of the tiny community near SpaceX?s rocket launch site are voting this week on whether to officially <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-04-30/elon-musk-s-spacex-is-forming-a-city-government-in-starbase-texas">incorporate the area as its own city</a>, Starbase, Texas,&#8221; reports Bloomberg (<a href="https://archive.md/EX4UI">archive</a>). Yeah, it will happen, They&#8217;re all SpaceX employees. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/03/elon-musk-spacex-texas">And yes, it did happen</a>.</li>
4818.  
4819.  
4820.  
4821. <li><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/01/business/elon-musk-doge-interview-buddha-comparison">Elon Musk finally meets the press and compares himself to Buddha</a>.</li>
4822.  
4823.  
4824.  
4825. <li>And looking back, here&#8217;s a summary of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/01/trump-100-days-elon-musk-doge">the first 100 days of DOGE</a>.</li>
4826. </ul>
4827.  
4828.  
4829.  
4830. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
4831.  
4832.  
4833.  
4834. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4835. <li>If you like a bit of crime, <em>The Japan Times</em> has this: <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/30/japan/crime-legal/cambodia-fraud/">How a Japanese fraud group ran scams from Southeast Asia</a>.</li>
4836.  
4837.  
4838.  
4839. <li>&#8220;Australia?s spiky, shuffling, egg-laying echidna <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/29/how-echidna-evolved-australia-mammal-study">evolved in ?extremely rare? event</a>, scientists say.&#8221;</li>
4840.  
4841.  
4842.  
4843. <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/well/dementia-stroke-depression-prevention.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DU8.fZuc.f4-2Xr7KaLa2&amp;smid=url-share">17 Ways to Cut Your Risk of Stroke, Dementia and Depression All at Once</a> (gift link). This may come as a shock, but it&#8217;s basically everything your doctor has been telling you forever.</li>
4844. </ul>
4845.  
4846.  
4847.  
4848. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
4849.  
4850.  
4851.  
4852. <p>I start the week in Sydney. I&#8217;ll try to catch the <a href="https://www.auda.org.au/news-insights/events/auda-2026-30-draft-strategy-webinar/">.au member webinar: auDA 2026-30 Draft Strategy</a> at lunchtime, probably working in the gorgeous <a href="https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/libraries/darling-square-library">Darling Square Library</a>, before taking the train back to the Blue Mountains.</p>
4853.  
4854.  
4855.  
4856. <p>On Wednesday I&#8217;ll be back in Sydney for the <a href="https://www.sydneyhelitours.com.au/sydney-heli-grand-flight">Sydney Heli Grand Flight</a> with Sydney HeliTours. Someone has been quite generous with this birthday present, my first helicopter flight. There will be photographs in due course.</p>
4857.  
4858.  
4859.  
4860. <p>Which means that Tuesday and Thursday are about client work. <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> will appear on Friday. And somewhere before the end of the week I&#8217;ll edit and post <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> pilot two. </p>
4861.  
4862.  
4863.  
4864. <p>On Saturday it&#8217;s my Nth birthday lunch, where N is divisible by 5. This date may or may not be my exact birthday. Some friends have organised lunch at a posh place in the Blue Mountains. If you&#8217;re of the opinion that you&#8217;d like to join us, please let me know and I&#8217;ll connect you with the organiser.</p>
4865.  
4866.  
4867.  
4868. <p>Given that Saturday probably won&#8217;t end with lunch, because there&#8217;s a very fine cocktail bar nearby, Sunday will almost certainly be a day of rest and recovery.</p>
4869.  
4870.  
4871.  
4872. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
4873.  
4874.  
4875.  
4876. <p>More will be added here next week, because I&#8217;ll be mapping out all the podcasts through to the end of winter.</p>
4877.  
4878.  
4879.  
4880. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4881. <li><a href="https://www.ussc.edu.au/space-traffic-jam-challenges-facing-space-sustainability">Space traffic jam: Challenges facing space sustainabilit</a>y, US Studies Centre, online, 14 May 2025.</li>
4882.  
4883.  
4884.  
4885. <li><a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/?s=he+huang">He Huang&#8217;s White Man&#8217;s Burden</a>, Concourse Chatswood, 17 May 2025. I really love her work. Look for her on YouTube.</li>
4886.  
4887.  
4888.  
4889. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> <a href="https://www.techleaders.com.au">TechLeaders 2025</a>, Hunter Valley, 16?18 August 2025.</li>
4890. </ul>
4891.  
4892.  
4893.  
4894. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Adelaide_(L01)">HMAS <em>Adelaide</em></a> (L01), a landing [ship] helicopter dock, photographed at Fleet Base East on Sydney Harbour on 22 April 2025.]</p>
4895.  
4896.  
4897.  
4898. <p></p>
4899. ]]></content:encoded>
4902. <enclosure url="http://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/the summer" length="5242880" type="" />
4903.  
4904. <itunes:subtitle>My week of Monday 28 April to Sunday 4 May 2025 was remarkably productive, with one podcast produced and a second recorded, and even some billable hours for clients. So I&#039;m having to illustrate this post wth a photo from last week&#039;s ferry trip to Manly...</itunes:subtitle>
4905. <itunes:summary>My week of Monday 28 April to Sunday 4 May 2025 was remarkably productive, with one podcast produced and a second recorded, and even some billable hours for clients. So I&#039;m having to illustrate this post wth a photo from last week&#039;s ferry trip to Manly.&lt;br /&gt;
4906. <br />
4907. <br />
4908. <br />
4909. <br />
4910. <br />
4911. <br />
4912. <br />
4913. On Sunday night I caught Takashi Wakasugi's stand-up show "Comedy Samurai" and it was excellent. He's got an encore performance in Sydney on Saturday 19 July. Recommended.<br />
4914. <br />
4915. <br />
4916. <br />
4917. Podcasts<br />
4918. <br />
4919. <br />
4920. <br />
4921. <br />
4922. The 9pm Bears of Heaven with David F Porteous, recorded on Anzac Day and posted on Monday. This is one of the strangest conversations we\x92ve ever had. Enjoy.<br />
4923. <br />
4924. <br />
4925. <br />
4926. On Sunday, Snarky Platypus and I recorded the second pilot episode of Another Untitled Music Podcast, which will be posted some time later this week.<br />
4927. <br />
4928. <br />
4929. <br />
4930. <br />
4931. The 9pm Edict and Another Untitled Music Podcast are supported by the generosity of their listeners. If you missed the crowdfunder, you might like to throw a few coins into the tip jar or subscribe for special benefits. Please consider.<br />
4932. <br />
4933. <br />
4934. <br />
4935. Articles<br />
4936. <br />
4937. <br />
4938. <br />
4939. <br />
4940. The Weekly Cybers #66. China has a new cable-cutting submarine thing, APNIC has a new-ish boss, the people of Melbourne use OSINT to track public transport ticket inspectors, and more.<br />
4941. <br />
4942. <br />
4943. <br />
4944. <br />
4945. <br />
4946.  Subscribe to The Weekly Cybers via email<br />
4947.  <br />
4948.  <br />
4949.  <br />
4950.  <br />
4951.    Powered by Buttondown.<br />
4952.  <br />
4953. <br />
4954. <br />
4955. <br />
4956. <br />
4957. You can read my previous writing at Authory, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning,<br />
4958. <br />
4959. <br />
4960. <br />
4961. Media Appearances, Photos, Videos, Corporate Largesse<br />
4962. <br />
4963. <br />
4964. <br />
4965. None of these. You can subscribe to my YouTube channel to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.<br />
4966. <br />
4967. <br />
4968. <br />
4969. Muskwatch<br />
4970. <br />
4971. <br />
4972. <br />
4973. This week's Elon Musk news was a curious mix. After 100 days with his DOGE unit he's stepping back, supposedly to pay a bit more attention to Tesla. But is it too late?<br />
4974. <br />
4975. <br />
4976. <br />
4977. <br />
4978. Tesla denies report claiming board looked to replace Elon Musk.<br />
4979. <br />
4980. <br />
4981. <br />
4982. Trump\x92s attack on ActBlue\x92s \x93dark money\x94 was backed by Elon Musk\x92s dark money.<br />
4983. <br />
4984. <br />
4985. <br />
4986. "Residents of the tiny community near SpaceX\x92s rocket launch site are voting this week on whether to officially incorporate the area as its own city, Starbase, Texas," reports Bloomberg (archive). Yeah, it will happen, They're all SpaceX employees. And yes, it did happen.<br />
4987. <br />
4988. <br />
4989. <br />
4990. Elon Musk finally meets the press and compares himself to Buddha.<br />
4991. <br />
4992. <br />
4993. <br />
4994. And looking back, here's a summary of the first 100 days of DOGE.<br />
4995. <br />
4996. <br />
4997. <br />
4998. <br />
4999. Some Interesting Links<br />
5000. <br />
5001. <br />
5002. <br />
5003. <br />
5004. If you like a bit of crime, The Japan Times has this: How a Japanese fraud group ran scams from Southeast Asia.<br />
5005. <br />
5006. <br />
5007. <br />
5008. "Australia\x92s spiky, shuffling, egg-laying echidna evolved in \x91extremely rare\x92 event, scientists say."<br />
5009. <br />
5010. <br />
5011. <br />
5012. 17 Ways to Cut Your Risk of Stroke, Dementia and Depression All at Once (gift link). This may come as a shock, but it's basically everything your doctor has been telling you forever.<br />
5013. <br />
5014. <br />
5015. <br />
5016. <br />
5017. The Week Ahead<br />
5018. <br />
5019. <br />
5020. <br />
5021. I start the week in Sydney. I'll try to catch the .au member webinar: auDA 2026-30 Draft Strategy at lunchtime, probably working in the gorgeous Darling Square Library, before taking the train back to the Blue Mountains.<br />
5022. <br />
5023. <br />
5024. <br />
5025. On Wednesday I&#039;ll be back in Sydney for the Sydney Heli Grand Flight with Sydney HeliTours. Someone has been quite generous with this birthday present, my first helicopter flight. There will be photographs in due course.</itunes:summary>
5026. <itunes:author>Stilgherrian</itunes:author>
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5031. <title>The 9pm Bears of Heaven with David F Porteous</title>
5032. <link>https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00246/</link>
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5035. <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
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5045. <category><![CDATA[paul hogan]]></category>
5046. <category><![CDATA[pope francis]]></category>
5047. <category><![CDATA[princess diana]]></category>
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5052.  
5053. <description><![CDATA[With just days remaining until Australia&#8217;s federal election, who better to talk with than Scottish author and social researcher David F Porteous? Well, lots of people, but here we are. In this episode we do talk about the impending election, and quite a bit about sausages. But we also discuss important issues about transubstantiation, whether &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00246/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The 9pm Bears of Heaven with David F Porteous"</span></a></p>]]></description>
5054. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
5055. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="675" src="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/davidfporteous-hero-1200.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-35069" style="aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover" srcset="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/davidfporteous-hero-1200.jpeg 1200w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/davidfporteous-hero-1200-350x197.jpeg 350w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/davidfporteous-hero-1200-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/davidfporteous-hero-1200-75x42.jpeg 75w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/davidfporteous-hero-1200-768x432.jpeg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>David F Porteous, watching out for bears. Can he taste the fish? (Photo: Supplied)</em></figcaption></figure>
5056.  
5057.  
5058.  
5059. <p><strong>With just days remaining until Australia&#8217;s federal election, who better to talk with than Scottish author and social researcher David F Porteous? Well, lots of people, but here we are.</strong></p>
5060.  
5061.  
5062.  
5063. <span id="more-37991"></span>
5064.  
5065.  
5066.  
5067. <p>In this episode we do talk about the impending election, and quite a bit about sausages. But we also discuss important issues about transubstantiation, whether Princess Diana went straight to hell, why heaven is awash with bears, TV ratings, the taste of tuna, and for some reason the attraction of group face-licking.</p>
5068.  
5069.  
5070.  
5071. <p>There&#8217;s also quite a bit about genitals. And it&#8217;s the final episode in the summer series.</p>
5072.  
5073.  
5074. <iframe loading="lazy" src="https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=65777418&amp;theme=dark&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-logo=true" width="100%" height="133px" frameborder="0"></iframe>
5075.  
5076.  
5077.  
5078. <p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>This podcast is available on <a href="https://music.amazon.com.au/podcasts/a4549ab5-7361-4eed-ae84-5086bd98703e/The-9pm-Edict">Amazon Music</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-9pm-edict/id1506683812">Apple Podcasts</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://castbox.fm/channel/id2541000">Castbox</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.deezer.com/show/772822">Deezer</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMTUzMDA3OS9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/966-the-9pm-edict-58203054/">iHeartRadio</a>, <a href="https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/The-9pm-Edict//1//fjq1r8u2mwU_">JioSaavn</a>, <a href="https://pca.st/YOs7">Pocket Casts</a>, <a href="https://podplayer.net/?podId=1708973">Podcast Addict</a>, <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-9pm-edict-981201">Podchaser</a>, <a href="spotify:show:5fUUfNSMoiqGflUTrr64vn">Spotify</a>, and <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/the9pmedict">Speaker</a>.</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
5079.  
5080.  
5081.  
5082. <p>You can also <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/1530079/episodes/feed">subscribe to the generic podcast feed</a>.</p>
5083.  
5084.  
5085.  
5086. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Episode Links</h4>
5087.  
5088.  
5089.  
5090. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/491453219_17906640375110730_1996527446136843245_n.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="768" src="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/491453219_17906640375110730_1996527446136843245_n.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-37994" style="object-fit:cover" srcset="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/491453219_17906640375110730_1996527446136843245_n.jpg 1024w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/491453219_17906640375110730_1996527446136843245_n-350x263.jpg 350w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/491453219_17906640375110730_1996527446136843245_n-600x450.jpg 600w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/491453219_17906640375110730_1996527446136843245_n-75x56.jpg 75w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/491453219_17906640375110730_1996527446136843245_n-768x576.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">AI-generated image showing what is presumed to be Heaven, with Princess Diana, Pope Francis, and Paddington Bear, all looking quite healthy, sitting on white chairs and raising glasses of white wine. Around them are placed bunches of pink and white flowers. In the background, golden-hour light suffuses through the clouds. Everyone&#8217;s fingers are weird. (<a href="https://www.threads.com/@marcooth/post/DIs61hGMdt5">Image via Mark Emlyn Evans</a>)</figcaption></figure>
5091.  
5092.  
5093. <ul class="wppb-bookmarks"> <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5094. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="http://www.dfpiii.com/">01. dfpiii - Blog</a></div>
5095. <div class="wppb-description">The official website of Scottish Author David F Porteous</div> </li>
5096. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5097. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://twitter.com/dfpiii">02. David F Porteous (@dfpiii) / Twitter</a></div>
5098. <div class="wppb-description">Author. Podcaster. Social researcher. Karaoke superstar. New novel ‘The Wicker Man Preservation Society’ is out 21 June 21.</div> </li>
5099. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5100. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/26/pope-francis-funeral-legacy-catholicism">03. As Pope Francis is laid to rest, is his legacy of a more compassionate Catholicism at risk? | Julian Coman | The Guardian</a></div>
5101. <div class="wppb-description">[26 April 2025] Some, especially within the US, see the conclave as an opportunity to establish a more conservative leader.</div> </li>
5102. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5103. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-22/pope-francis-choosing-catholic-leader-cardinals/104954518">04. Who will be the new pope? Here&#039;s a list of cardinals who could be the next pontiff - ABC News</a></div>
5104. <div class="wppb-description">[22 April 2025] Let&#039;s unpack how a pope is chosen and look at some of the people Vatican researchers reckon could be contenders for the position.</div> </li>
5105. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5106. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.threads.com/@marcooth/post/DIs61hGMdt5">05. @marcooth on Threads</a></div>
5107. <div class="wppb-description">[22 April 2025] The pope, up in heaven, with Princess Diana and Paddington.</div> </li>
5108. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5109. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddington_Bear">06. Paddington Bear - Wikipedia</a></div>
5110. <div class="wppb-description">Paddington Bear (though his name is just Paddington; the &quot;Bear&quot; simply serves to confirm his species) is a fictional character in British children&#039;s literature.</div> </li>
5111. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5112. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana,_Princess_of_Wales">07. Diana, Princess of Wales - Wikipedia</a></div>
5113. <div class="wppb-description">Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997), was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and mother of Princes William and Harry. Her activism and glamour, which made her an international icon, earned her enduring popularity.</div> </li>
5114. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5115. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://bottleraiders.com/whiskey/pope-francis-death/">08. RIP to Pope Francis, Who Called Whisky &#039;the Real Holy Water&#039;</a></div>
5116. <div class="wppb-description">[21 April 2025] Beyond the church, some will remember Pope Francis for a more lighthearted reason: his affinity for whiskey.</div> </li>
5117. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5118. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transubstantiation">09. Transubstantiation - Wikipedia</a></div>
5119. <div class="wppb-description">Transubstantiation (Latin: transubstantiatio; Greek: μετουσίωσις metousiosis) is, according to the teaching of the Catholic Church, &quot;the change of the whole substance of bread into the substance of the Body of Christ and of the whole substance of wine into the substance of the Blood of Christ&quot;. This change is brought about in the eucharistic prayer through the efficacy of the word of Christ and by the action of the Holy Spirit.</div> </li>
5120. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5121. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpet_of_Patriots">10. Trumpet of Patriots - Wikipedia</a></div>
5122. <div class="wppb-description">Trumpet of Patriots (TOP) is an Australian political party that is contesting the 2025 federal election. It is registered with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), as well as in New South Wales for local government elections and the Northern Territory for parliamentary elections.</div> </li>
5123. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5124. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_II">11. Titanic II - Wikipedia</a></div>
5125. <div class="wppb-description">Titanic II is a planned passenger ocean liner intended to be a functional modern-day replica of the Olympic-class RMS Titanic. The new ship is planned to have a gross tonnage (GT) of 56,000, while the original ship measured about 46,000 gross register tons (GRT).] The project was announced by Australian billionaire Clive Palmer in April 2012 as the flagship of the proposed cruise company Blue Star Line Pty. Ltd. of Brisbane, Australia.</div> </li>
5126. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5127. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://example.com">12. PLACEHOLDER</a></div>
5128. <div class="wppb-description">[We spoke at length about the economics of working on public transport. If I find a good source on that, this is where it will go.]</div> </li>
5129. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5130. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate">13. Senate - Wikipedia</a></div>
5131. <div class="wppb-description">A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: Senatus), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: senex meaning &quot;the elder&quot; or &quot;old man&quot;) and therefore considered wiser and more experienced members of the society or ruling class. However the Roman Senate was not the ancestor or predecessor of modern parliamentarism in any sense, because the Roman senate was not a de jure legislative body.</div> </li>
5132. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5133. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Lords">14. House of Lords - Wikipedia</a></div>
5134. <div class="wppb-description">The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the lower house, the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. One of the oldest extant institutions in the world, its origins lie in the early 11th century and the emergence of bicameralism in the 13th century.</div> </li>
5135. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5136. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Senate">15. Australian Senate - Wikipedia</a></div>
5137. <div class="wppb-description">The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives.
5138.  
5139. </div> </li>
5140. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5141. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.aec.gov.au/voting/how_to_vote/voting_senate.htm">16. Voting in the Senate - Australian Electoral Commission</a></div>
5142. <div class="wppb-description">On the white Senate ballot paper, you need to either: 1. number at least six boxes above the line for the parties or groups of your choice, or 2. number at least 12 boxes below the line for individual candidates of your choice.</div> </li>
5143. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5144. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_0bRylRZg0#edict00246">17. &quot;Election Night Analysis: Art or Science&quot; - Antony Green (LCA 2022 Online) - YouTube</a></div>
5145. <div class="wppb-description">[18 January 2022] Ahead of the 2022 Federal election, respected ABC Election Analyst Antony Green explained the statistical processes used to call Australian elections. What is the available data, what assumptions are made to predict results, and how is the Australian process more robust than in the United States?</div> </li>
5146. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5147. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civics">18. Civics - Wikipedia</a></div>
5148. <div class="wppb-description">In the field of political science, civics is the study of the civil and political rights and obligations of citizens in a society.</div> </li>
5149. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5150. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://theconversation.com/what-will-the-uk-supreme-court-gender-ruling-mean-in-practice-a-legal-expert-explains-255043">19. What will the UK Supreme Court gender ruling mean in practice? A legal expert explains</a></div>
5151. <div class="wppb-description">[25 April 2025] The Supreme Court’s decision in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers will mean changes in how trans people in the UK access services and single-sex spaces.</div> </li>
5152. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5153. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_sausage">20. Democracy sausage - Wikipedia</a></div>
5154. <div class="wppb-description">Democracy sausages are sausages wrapped in a slice of bread, bought from a sausage sizzle operated as a fundraiser at Australian polling places on election day, often in aid of the institutions that house the polling place.</div> </li>
5155. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5156. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.themandarin.com.au/290579-the-democracy-sausage-and-the-complex-psychology-of-voting/">21. The democracy sausage and the complex psychology of voting</a></div>
5157. <div class="wppb-description">[15 April 2025] A humble sausage, local camaraderie, and complex psychology blend into Australia’s uniquely relaxed voting culture.</div> </li>
5158. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5159. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.news.com.au/national/federal-election/democracy-sausage-huge-question-ahead-of-election-day/news-story/f90da34a9d9df6a2078d84ec6dc248a1">22. Democracy sausage: Albo weighs in on huge question ahead of Election Day | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site</a></div>
5160. <div class="wppb-description">[27 April 2025] As Aussies debate whether onions should go under or over the beloved democracy sausage, the PM may have accidentally revealed his answer ahead of election day.</div> </li>
5161. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5162. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.delicious.com.au/food-files/how-to/article/food-scientists-confirm-correct-order-cream-jam-scones/hhxrn76p">23. Food scientists confirm correct order of cream and jam on scones - How To - delicious.com.au</a></div>
5163. <div class="wppb-description">[19 August 2024] The day has finally come. Science has failed us, with food experts saying that cream should be applied to a scone before jam. </div> </li>
5164. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5165. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/triplej-breakfast/potato-cake-or-scollop/10308224">24. The Great Potate Debate: scallop, fritter or potato cake? - triple j</a></div>
5166. <div class="wppb-description">[26 September 2018] Dylan says ‘potato cakes’. Brooke says ‘potato scallops’. Georgie from Adelaide says ‘potato fritter’.</div> </li>
5167. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5168. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bap">25. bap - Wiktionary, the free dictionary</a></div>
5169. <div class="wppb-description">A soft bread roll, originally from Scotland.</div> </li>
5170. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5171. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_watched_television_broadcasts_in_the_United_Kingdom">26. List of most watched television broadcasts in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia</a></div>
5172. <div class="wppb-description">These are the most watched films by total number of viewers (dates are when the films were broadcast, not necessarily when they were produced)... 5. Crocodile Dundee, 21.75 million viewers, 25 December 1989, BBC1.</div> </li>
5173. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5174. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.freetv.com.au/our-top-shows-for-2024/">27. Our Top Shows for 2024 – Free TV Australia</a></div>
5175. <div class="wppb-description">[16 December 2024] The AFL Grand Final was a standout, amassing a total TV audience of 4.06 million and a national reach of 6.24 million.</div> </li>
5176. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5177. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-watched_television_broadcasts#Australia">28. List of most-watched television broadcasts - Wikipedia</a></div>
5178. <div class="wppb-description">The following is David Dale&#039;s approximate ranking of the most-watched television shows of all time in Australia using data from Nielsen Corporation and OzTAM.</div> </li>
5179. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5180. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Obliviot">29. Urban Dictionary: Obliviot</a></div>
5181. <div class="wppb-description">An oblivious idiot. Someone who stops in the middle of the aisle in the supermarket blocking the way with their trolley so nobody can get past and not even realise it. Can be applied to many similar situations.</div> </li>
5182. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5183. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Second_Coming_(poem)">30. The Second Coming (poem) - Wikipedia</a></div>
5184. <div class="wppb-description">“The Second Coming” is a poem written by Irish poet William Butler Yeats in 1919, first printed in The Dial in November 1920 and included in his 1920 collection of verses Michael Robartes and the Dancer: &quot;The best lack all conviction, while the worst / Are full of passionate intensity.&quot;</div> </li>
5185. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5186. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://yougov.co.uk/topics/consumer/survey-results/daily/2025/04/16/d3202/2">31. When putting on a t-shirt or jumper, do you put your arms or head through first? | Daily Question</a></div>
5187. </li>
5188. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5189. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-22/the-secret-to-tokyo-culinary-success/105188534">32. In Tokyo, one word helps explain why the food is so good: shokunin - ABC News</a></div>
5190. <div class="wppb-description">[22 April 2025] A lifetime of carefully selecting the finest tuna has given Yukitaka Yamaguchi a superpower — he can tell where a fish has come from simply by its taste.
5191.  
5192. </div> </li>
5193. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
5194. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyqkepvry5o">33. Gwyneth Paltrow eating bread and pasta after &#039;hardcore&#039; food regime</a></div>
5195. <div class="wppb-description">[24 April 2025] Gwyneth Paltrow said she has returned to eating food she previously restricted, including sourdough bread, pasta and cheese, having been on a strict paleo diet for several years.</div> </li>
5196. </ul>
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5199.  
5200. <p>If the links aren&#8217;t showing up, <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:stilgherrian/t:edict00246">try here</a>.</p>
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5204. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Thank you, Media Freedom Citizenry</h4>
5205.  
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5208. <p><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;is supported by the generosity of its listeners.</strong> <strong>You can&nbsp;always <a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></p>
5209.  
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5211.  
5212. <p>For this episode it&#8217;s thanks for the final time to everyone who supported??<a href="https://the9pmedict.com/summer2024">The 9pm Summer Series 2024</a> crowdfunding campaign.</p>
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5216. <p>CONVERSATION TOPICS: Andrew Best, Gay Rainbow Anarchist, Paul McElwee, and two people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
5217.  
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5219.  
5220. <p>THREE TRIGGER WORDS: Bernard Walsh, Joanna Forbes, kofeyh, Mark Newton, Paul Williams, and two people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
5221.  
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5223.  
5224. <p>WE WILL, WE WILL JUDGE YOU: David Porteous, John Lindsay, Peter Wickins, and Trent Yarwood. This is one of the two new rewards for <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> with Snarky Platypus, two pilot episodes of which we?ll produce very soon. Send us your three-song playlist and we?ll play a bit of each one and judge your taste.</p>
5225.  
5226.  
5227.  
5228. <p>ONE TRIGGER WORD: Andrew Kennedy, Andrew M, Bic Smith, Bruce Hardie, Frank Filippone, Joop de Wit, Kit Biggs, Mark Newton, Michael, Michael Cowley, Mindy Johnson, Miriam Faye, Nicole Coombe, Oliver Townshend, Peter Blakeley, Peter McCrudden, Ric Hayman, Rohan Pearce, Shane Perris, Tom Carding, Tom Carding again, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
5229.  
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5231.  
5232. <p>RECOMMEND A SONG TO US: Kimberley Heitman and Rhydwyn. This is the other new reward linked to the <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>. In 25 words or less tell us why we should like a song and we?ll play it and tell you what we think.</p>
5233.  
5234.  
5235.  
5236. <p>PERSONALISED VIDEO MESSAGE: kofeyh.</p>
5237.  
5238.  
5239.  
5240. <p>PERSONALISED AUDIO MESSAGE: Ben Harris-Roxas, Matthew Tayloe, Michael Harris, and two people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
5241.  
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5244. <p>FOOT SOLDIERS FOR MEDIA FREEDOM who gave a SLIGHTLY LESS BASIC TIP: Ashley Walsh, Daniel O?Connor, Errol Cavit, Garth Kidd, Gurgle Costello (!), James Henstridge, Kiran Castellino, Lindsay, Matthew Crawford, Peter Blakeley, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
5245.  
5246.  
5247.  
5248. <p>MEDIA FREEDOM CITIZENS who contributed a BASIC TIP: Two people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
5249.  
5250.  
5251.  
5252. <p>And another 12 people who choose to have no reward at all, even though some of them were the most generous of all. Thank you all so much. You know who you are.</p>
5253.  
5254.  
5255.  
5256. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Series Credits</h4>
5257.  
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5260. <ul class="wp-block-list">
5261. <li><a href="http://www.freesound.org/packsViewSingle.php?id=3935">The 9pm Edict theme by mansardian</a> via <a href="http://www.freesound.org/">The Freesound Project</a>.</li>
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5265. <li><a href="http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=49477">Edict fanfare by neonaeon</a>, via <a href="http://www.freesound.org/">The Freesound Project</a>.</li>
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5269. <li>Elephant Stamp theme by <a href="http://twitter.com/vealmince">Joshua Mehlman</a>.</li>
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5280. <itunes:subtitle>David F Porteous, watching out for bears. Can he taste the fish? (Photo: Supplied)    With just days remaining until Australia&#039;s federal election, who better to talk with than Scottish author and social researcher David F Porteous? Well,</itunes:subtitle>
5281. <itunes:summary>David F Porteous, watching out for bears. Can he taste the fish? (Photo: Supplied)&lt;br /&gt;
5282. <br />
5283. <br />
5284. <br />
5285. With just days remaining until Australia's federal election, who better to talk with than Scottish author and social researcher David F Porteous? Well, lots of people, but here we are.<br />
5286. <br />
5287. <br />
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5293. In this episode we do talk about the impending election, and quite a bit about sausages. But we also discuss important issues about transubstantiation, whether Princess Diana went straight to hell, why heaven is awash with bears, TV ratings, the taste of tuna, and for some reason the attraction of group face-licking.<br />
5294. <br />
5295. <br />
5296. <br />
5297. There's also quite a bit about genitals. And it's the final episode in the summer series.<br />
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5309. You can also subscribe to the generic podcast feed.<br />
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5317. AI-generated image showing what is presumed to be Heaven, with Princess Diana, Pope Francis, and Paddington Bear, all looking quite healthy, sitting on white chairs and raising glasses of white wine. Around them are placed bunches of pink and white flowers. In the background, golden-hour light suffuses through the clouds. Everyone's fingers are weird. (Image via Mark Emlyn Evans)<br />
5318. <br />
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5320. <br />
5321. <br />
5322. 01. dfpiii - Blog<br />
5323. The official website of Scottish Author David F Porteous <br />
5324. <br />
5325. 02. David F Porteous (@dfpiii) / Twitter<br />
5326. Author. Podcaster. Social researcher. Karaoke superstar. New novel â\x80\x98The Wicker Man Preservation Societyâ\x80\x99 is out 21 June 21. <br />
5327. <br />
5328. 03. As Pope Francis is laid to rest, is his legacy of a more compassionate Catholicism at risk? | Julian Coman | The Guardian<br />
5329. [26 April 2025] Some, especially within the US, see the conclave as an opportunity to establish a more conservative leader. <br />
5330. <br />
5331. 04. Who will be the new pope? Here's a list of cardinals who could be the next pontiff - ABC News<br />
5332. [22 April 2025] Let's unpack how a pope is chosen and look at some of the people Vatican researchers reckon could be contenders for the position. <br />
5333. <br />
5334. 05. @marcooth on Threads<br />
5335. [22 April 2025] The pope, up in heaven, with Princess Diana and Paddington. <br />
5336. <br />
5337. 06. Paddington Bear - Wikipedia<br />
5338. Paddington Bear (though his name is just Paddington; the "Bear" simply serves to confirm his species) is a fictional character in British children's literature. <br />
5339. <br />
5340. 07. Diana, Princess of Wales - Wikipedia<br />
5341. Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 â\x80\x93 31 August 1997), was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and mother of Princes William and Harry. Her activism and glamour, which made her an international icon, earned her enduring popularity. <br />
5342. <br />
5343. 08. RIP to Pope Francis, Who Called Whisky 'the Real Holy Water'<br />
5344. [21 April 2025] Beyond the church, some will remember Pope Francis for a more lighthearted reason: his affinity for whiskey. <br />
5345. <br />
5346. 09. Transubstantiation - Wikipedia<br />
5347. Transubstantiation (Latin: transubstantiatio; Greek: μεÏ\x84οÏ\x85Ï\x83ίÏ\x89Ï\x83ιÏ\x82 metousiosis) is, according to the teaching of the Catholic Church, &quot;the change of the whole substance of bread into the substance of the Body of Christ and of the whole substance of wine into the substance of the Blood of Christ&quot;. This change is brought about in the eucharistic prayer through the efficacy of the ...</itunes:summary>
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