On my reading correct - if for whatever unknown reason Labor called an election before the redistribution finished, Warringah-Wentworth is a potential merged seat.

That said no reason has been suggested why Labor would throw away most of a year of a term to go to a normal election in August 2024.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/it-s-the-r-word-that-makes-politicians-quake-no-it-s-not-recession-20230705-p5dlwj.html?btis=

"Piracy can't be stealing if paying for it isn't owning"

This is increasingly how it feels, when things you "own" digitally become inaccessible, and when shows which are locked in streaming services can get delisted on a whim, disappearing forever.

Thank you @Illuminatus for this quote.

[Edit: In case this wasn't clear, this is about entertainment and digital ownership, not physical goods]

Florida seems to be afflicted with plagues after they’ve dismantled their public health department.

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2023-06-30/mosquitoes-test-positive-for-malaria-in-florida

Threads website is sort of live? Clean, but somewhat bare. One positive thing is the domain name right after the username. Looks like the Fediverse connection isn't just talk.

https://www.threads.net/@zuck