Wed plan, an update: Hmmm. I’ve only been awake for a little over six hours, and yet already I feel the need to go..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…us
And now it’s 80%. Thanks, everyone.

cameronwilson i’ll never leave this site pic.twitter.com/AmkWKXbkml
@trentyarwood @umairh @dfpiii Careful what you wish for. ;)
78% of Target One now, cheers!
@trentyarwood @umairh @dfpiii Do we have a problem here, Trent?
stilgherrian Tomorrow I’m recording a special-guest episode of “The 9pm Edict” with @davidgerard about the current dramas with c..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…cE
Here’s who’s been penciled in so far. Not bad. twitter.com/stilgherrian/s…
Quick plug time. “The 9pm Winter Series 2022” crowdfunder is now 77% of the way to Target One with eight days remai..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…mP
“Orson Welles vs Sonic the Hedgehog” by @MisterABK (1m31s) youtube.com/watch?v=DHHvRa…
“Do you want to trade?” by Joel Haver and friends (3m05s) youtube.com/watch?v=rYg1zd…

Excellent @AusElectoralCom trolling here from @jeamland. pic.twitter.com/tJTj2VFAMm
@fionalamby @ArenaFlowers Arena Flowers knows how to do Twitter.
ArenaFlowers A penny saved is a penny earned. However, a penny taped to your nipple under your work clothes? That’s your secret. Your delicious secret.
@oysta @_BertHandsome Gotta love a reference to “The Prisoner”.

glengyron WE DON’T TALK ABOUT THE AUSTRALIAN WHO KILLED ALL THOSE PEOPLE IN NEW ZEALAND, OK? pic.twitter.com/2ncUUpo1Cb
@phenidone It might be. But I think it’s just that I was up later than usual watching a movie, and then had a late..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…iC
AFP Off track.
Train carriages after being hit by a landslide caused by heavy rainfall at New Haflong railway station..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…T0
@JustJimWillDo Lol we don’t have enough trains for them to actually be buried. This does look inconvenient.
One for @oberonsghost. twitter.com/MooseAllain/st…

MooseAllain More weetabix pic.twitter.com/HSOkQZVMED

MooseAllain Weetabix pic.twitter.com/QGvKdf8meZ
@phenidone That’s true. Such a classic song. And a video that’s a glorious self-parody.
@Telstra Thanks, Winona, but we already have a ticket open on this one. I think we’re just venting. :)
@dobes We do love a good auditor-general.
@dobes I move an amendment to the effect that we remove computers from all levels of governments in Australia.
dobes I move that all computers be stripped from WA, just to be sure.
Any seconders out there? twitter.com/zdnetaustralia…
@joelpmichael I’ll save that for the podcast.
@MerrickPhillip When I’m a billionaire I’ll burn off some of my wealth buying surreal and inane questions in polls.
@NewtonMark @itgrrl Pessimists, those 30%. Or maybe realists.
@NewtonMark @expectproblems @itgrrl Other way around. 30% of Greens voters think the Coalition will win.
@joelpmichael Within margin of error, but yes.
@itgrrl @NewtonMark Other way around, 30% of Greens voters think the Coalition will win.
@MerrickPhillip Ah you mean “qualitative research”. ;) Much more expensive lol.
@moylecroft I seem to recall doing that gag already, but maybe it was just in private conversation.
@awelder @misskylie77 It feels like a focus group triggering question that escaped into the wider world.
@bastardsheep Stealing that for tomorrow’s podcast.
@LapTop006 You scored some beautiful weather.
So that’s the final Essential polling before the election. As always it’s all at essentialreport.com.au and you ca..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…bI
And finally, “Q. How important do you think the 2022 Federal Election is for the future of Australia?”
Me reading:..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…fO

Party expect to win next election. pic.twitter.com/nF8PKQrCWV
Election engagement. “Q. How much attention have you been paying to the news, advertising and updates from the 2022..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…vU
Election voting method. I complain, once again, that “informal” is not a voting method (in person vs postal etc) bu..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…UR

Voter choice proposition. “Q. Which is closest to your view on what this election is about?” pic.twitter.com/6fCwHy5Gap
Happiness with personal situation. “Q. How happy or unhappy are you with each of the following parts of your person..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1l
Importance of party policies versus party leaders. “Q. Which of the following is more important to you when it come..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…10
And now the question I hate: Direction of Australia. “Q. In general, would you say that Australia is heading in the..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…AH
Views towards re-electing the federal Coalition government. I always like the last chart for this question because..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Je

Preferred Prime Minister. IT’S THE NARROWING! pic.twitter.com/utzM5b2SLQ

Approval of Anthony Albanese. Not the inverse of the Morrison figures. More of a mixed message. pic.twitter.com/HztEXsa7WR

Approval of Scott Morrison. Not much to say here really, is there. pic.twitter.com/pOgHOc42gq
Hey Kids, it’s an Essential polling day. essentialreport.com.au/reports/18-may… As usual this was done Wed–Sun and the margin of etwitter.com/i/web/status/1…vrwA
Have I mentioned this before? @SatPaper has taken down its paywall for the remainder of the election period, which..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…bW
@prleeds Very civilised.
@LapTop006 O hai. :) Where were you headed?
Tomorrow I’m recording a special-guest episode of “The 9pm Edict” with @davidgerard about the current dramas with c..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…cE
Wed plan, the what do you mean it’s already the afternoon edition: Read Essential polling; triage the inbox; certai..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…rh
@foursaken And even if you did, you probably wouldn’t frequent those parts of it.
@michaelneale I believe it is. But I can also borrow Richard’s office or even just the verandah. Or somewhere. I ca..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…4N
@foursaken Those who know, know. They wallow in this stuff on Facebook.
@michaelneale Yep. I have podcast work today, and two recording sessions tomorrow. I need the stable link speed I’m not getting currently.
@michaelneale Ah well, it turns out that recent changes to Richard’s Internet of Trees mean I can now receive their..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Ym
@michaelneale @Telstra Yep. And as I said yesterday, it all worked perfectly once I got handed off to another cell..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…La
I know you know that UAP recycling bizarre American far-right taking points is nothing new, but this one is a bit o..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…5Z
@LeoPatRoss Lol of course it is.
@TonyThefathippy Well, they do have venom, but the pain from a bite is down to the large fangs and the venom effect..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…r7
@michaelneale @Telstra This is all quite weird. If other customers were experiencing this then surely there’d be ac..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…m9
@JustJimWillDo Nope. I can’t remember what the main dream sequence was now, which is good, but it wasn’t that.
Wed plan, background: For reasons which are not entirely clear, I slept through to nearly 2pm today. I think, or at..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…5Z

It’s sunny in the Blue Mountains today, or at least for the remainder of today. pic.twitter.com/t6BPcfyYES
Wednesday. Choose your favourite item of workshop or shed equipment. Write a poem about it. Eat the poem. Wednesday.
Three sleeps until Election Day!
@oberonsghost Ciao!
jendudley Bring out Judge Judy and let’s get this thing televised. twitter.com/MattNavarra/st…
Gorn, finally.
drphiliplee1 *Oncall urologist frantically leafing through instruction manual in the Emergency Department* twitter.com/IFLScience/sta…
@jsleeio We did “Dr. No” tonight and he’s predatory but not as much as in later movies I think. It’s all wrong, but..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…cI