Johnnyjohnleary
@johnnyjohnleary.bsky.social
I’m an actor and a podcast host - The Saturday Quiz
this is absolutely not ok.
And the police spokesperson dismissing genuine concerns with the old “If you aren’t carrying a weapon, you don’t have anything to worry about” shows how little they regard human rights. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
And the police spokesperson dismissing genuine concerns with the old “If you aren’t carrying a weapon, you don’t have anything to worry about” shows how little they regard human rights. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Vast overreach’: police allowed to conduct warrantless pat-downs of people across inner Melbourne for six months
Search powers, usually reserved for protests, will be in effect in the CBD and beyond in a move criticised by human rights groups
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 AM
this is absolutely not ok.
And the police spokesperson dismissing genuine concerns with the old “If you aren’t carrying a weapon, you don’t have anything to worry about” shows how little they regard human rights. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
And the police spokesperson dismissing genuine concerns with the old “If you aren’t carrying a weapon, you don’t have anything to worry about” shows how little they regard human rights. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Wordle 1,604 4/6*
Under the circumstances, I think 4 is pretty good
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November 9, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Wordle 1,604 4/6*
Under the circumstances, I think 4 is pretty good
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So these “rare earths” we’re gonna be digging out of Australia belong to all of us, right? Sounds like it might be lucrative. Wonder if there’s any taxation plan to benefit from our good fortune? Or does Gina keep it all?
October 22, 2025 at 8:19 AM
So these “rare earths” we’re gonna be digging out of Australia belong to all of us, right? Sounds like it might be lucrative. Wonder if there’s any taxation plan to benefit from our good fortune? Or does Gina keep it all?
The publishing of my weekly podcast has been haphazard of late, and I apologise. But the good news is that you get last week’s episode today and you only have to wait 24hours for the next one! And they’re both crackers! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
Old Boilers with Genevieve Hegney and Catherine Moore
Podcast Episode · The Saturday Quiz · 16/10/2025 · 43m
podcasts.apple.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:21 AM
The publishing of my weekly podcast has been haphazard of late, and I apologise. But the good news is that you get last week’s episode today and you only have to wait 24hours for the next one! And they’re both crackers! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
This is exactly how i feel — I love my em dashes! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
My petty gripe: not only am I losing my livelihood to AI – now it’s stealing my em dashes too
The humble em dash is being used as a tell that something is written by a large language model. But it’s James Shackell’s favourite piece of punctuation, and he’s not ready to lose it
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:32 AM
This is exactly how i feel — I love my em dashes! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
They haven’t even dragged the air stairs over, but sure, stand aggressively in the aisle
September 9, 2025 at 2:19 AM
They haven’t even dragged the air stairs over, but sure, stand aggressively in the aisle
You should probably all listen to this week’s episode of The Saturday Quiz podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
Kinky Boats with Laurence Boxhall
Podcast Episode · The Saturday Quiz · 22/08/2025 · 49m
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August 23, 2025 at 4:46 AM
You should probably all listen to this week’s episode of The Saturday Quiz podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
Hey @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social my kid demanded to dress as Beverly the Sourdough Starter for book week
August 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Hey @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social my kid demanded to dress as Beverly the Sourdough Starter for book week
The Saturday Quiz is back this week (sorry for the unplanned hiatus) with a delightfully meandering episode. Whats the opposite of a lightning round? podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
Listening to Paint Dry with Duncan Fellows
Podcast Episode · The Saturday Quiz · 15/08/2025 · 46m
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August 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The Saturday Quiz is back this week (sorry for the unplanned hiatus) with a delightfully meandering episode. Whats the opposite of a lightning round? podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
Today’s NYT Connections Green category has one word that absolutely has never been used in that context.
August 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Today’s NYT Connections Green category has one word that absolutely has never been used in that context.
Right, so the cops are dropping the charge that they weren’t authorised to use at the peaceful protest they shouldn’t have been at which they turned violent, resulting in serious injury and probable loss of sight. But we don’t need to worry about the right to protest
July 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Right, so the cops are dropping the charge that they weren’t authorised to use at the peaceful protest they shouldn’t have been at which they turned violent, resulting in serious injury and probable loss of sight. But we don’t need to worry about the right to protest
The hardest thing about cattle rustling in the modern age is learning to tie a teeny tiny lasso to catch the sperm!
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australian man charged with cattle theft after $100,000 load of bull semen found
Grafton man faces 20 charges after police uncover embryos, a tank of semen and the alleged deceptive sale of wagyu cows
www.theguardian.com
June 27, 2025 at 6:11 AM
The hardest thing about cattle rustling in the modern age is learning to tie a teeny tiny lasso to catch the sperm!
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I mean… it’s hard to know where to begin with what’s happening, but First Dog on the Moon has a knack for crystallising the point
I mean… it’s hard to know where to begin with what’s happening, but First Dog on the Moon has a knack for crystallising the point
World War 3!? Whose idea was that? | First Dog on the Moon
The world is up in arms and maybe even ending! What is going on. I’m frightened!
www.theguardian.com
June 23, 2025 at 7:49 AM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I mean… it’s hard to know where to begin with what’s happening, but First Dog on the Moon has a knack for crystallising the point
I mean… it’s hard to know where to begin with what’s happening, but First Dog on the Moon has a knack for crystallising the point
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heartwarming video of man who just received cochlear implant hearing the video of the lady who fell and hurt herself stomping grapes on the news for the first time
June 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
heartwarming video of man who just received cochlear implant hearing the video of the lady who fell and hurt herself stomping grapes on the news for the first time
Ugh. James Paterson on ABC Insiders just making shit up. Has exactly the same “I’m being completely reasonable and everyone else is wrong” demeanour as Scott Morrison used to have.
June 8, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Ugh. James Paterson on ABC Insiders just making shit up. Has exactly the same “I’m being completely reasonable and everyone else is wrong” demeanour as Scott Morrison used to have.
Two things we can agree on: ice cream is the best. Don’t starve children to death
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder arrested for protesting Gaza blockade at US Senate hearing
Ben Cohen and others interrupted RFK Jr at hearing to protest Israel’s Gaza blockade and Medicaid cuts
www.theguardian.com
May 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Two things we can agree on: ice cream is the best. Don’t starve children to death
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Stop using AI to create art. You’re destroying the planet to make what will only ever be slop www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/13/audible-unveils-plans-to-use-ai-voices-to-narrate-audiobooks?CMP=share_btn_url
Audible unveils plans to use AI voices to narrate audiobooks
Amazon brand will offer more than 100 artificial intelligence-generated voices in English and other languages
www.theguardian.com
May 15, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Stop using AI to create art. You’re destroying the planet to make what will only ever be slop www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/13/audible-unveils-plans-to-use-ai-voices-to-narrate-audiobooks?CMP=share_btn_url
Audible’s AI will be nothing but slop. Translator Frank Wynne said “No one pretends to use AI for translation, audiobooks, or writing because they are better; the only excuse is that they are cheaper. Which is only true if you ignore the vast processing power even the simplest AI request requires.”
May 15, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Audible’s AI will be nothing but slop. Translator Frank Wynne said “No one pretends to use AI for translation, audiobooks, or writing because they are better; the only excuse is that they are cheaper. Which is only true if you ignore the vast processing power even the simplest AI request requires.”
Connections
Puzzle #703
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I admit it. I fell for the Keanu trap
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May 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Connections
Puzzle #703
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If the Exclusive Brethren are so desperate to influence politics, why don’t they just let themselves vote?
May 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
If the Exclusive Brethren are so desperate to influence politics, why don’t they just let themselves vote?
Unsurprising, but no less shocking to hear Rhodes Scholar and former PM Tony Abbott glorify the colonisation of Jan 26, 1788 as a day “the rule of law, notions of freedom & equality, came to a country that didn’t have anything like the same thing”
First fleet didn’t like Welcome to Country either
First fleet didn’t like Welcome to Country either
April 29, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Unsurprising, but no less shocking to hear Rhodes Scholar and former PM Tony Abbott glorify the colonisation of Jan 26, 1788 as a day “the rule of law, notions of freedom & equality, came to a country that didn’t have anything like the same thing”
First fleet didn’t like Welcome to Country either
First fleet didn’t like Welcome to Country either
Pause a moment to remember that on Friday, Dutton rightfully condemned the neo-nazi who booed a Welcome to Country at an Anzac service. By Monday, he was essentially saying “the guy’s got a point”
April 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Pause a moment to remember that on Friday, Dutton rightfully condemned the neo-nazi who booed a Welcome to Country at an Anzac service. By Monday, he was essentially saying “the guy’s got a point”
The whole exclusive brethren thing is so insidious, but then you read this: “A number of the men have been photographed at polling booths wearing shorts despite Brethren doctrine that “God takes no pleasure in the legs of a man”
April 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The whole exclusive brethren thing is so insidious, but then you read this: “A number of the men have been photographed at polling booths wearing shorts despite Brethren doctrine that “God takes no pleasure in the legs of a man”
If you can’t join the dots between the leader of the Nationals celebrating the defeat of the Voice referendum, and the booing of the Anzac Day Welcome to Country…
April 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
If you can’t join the dots between the leader of the Nationals celebrating the defeat of the Voice referendum, and the booing of the Anzac Day Welcome to Country…