I've started watching The Colbert Report from the first episode in 2005. It's like watching black mirror.

After The Late Show, we coudln't deal with not having SC to make us smile every day, so decided to pull out the entire archive of TCB and start from ep 1...

It is incredibly scarey and fascinating to be watching this show and quite regularly being amazed because I can't really tell that it's 2005/2006, not 2025/2026. So little has changed. There are so many instances I want to clip and share, (especially from The Word), because the only way you can tell it's 2006 is he's saying "Iraq" instead of "Iran".

The issues, concerns, chaos - it's all the same, just not as out of control. You can really see the foundation of the MAGA movement even back then starting to raise it's head.

It is like watching an incredible interactive documentary about the fall of democracy in the USA.

Now there's about 160 episodes per year...I'm currently up to episode Ep 26 of Season 2 (2006)....so only ~1,400 episodes to go

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u/Cantora — 1 day ago

New study: 5.2 per cent of Australians aged 14 and over reported using prescription stimulants non-medically at some point in their lives and had 2.8-3.8x greater odds of using other drugs recreationally

This is recent study by a university of Queensland. The data is from 22-23, however I don't believe it would change things much

https://news.uq.edu.au/2026-06-adhd-prescription-stimulant-use-linked-other-drug-use-uq-study-finds

Individuals reporting non-medical use had:

•    3.8 times greater odds of methamphetamine use
•    3.6 times greater odds of cannabis use
•    3.0 times greater odds of ecstasy use
•    2.8 times greater odds of cocaine use

I understand why this is the case :/ ​​

Analysing data from more than 21,000 participants in the 2022–2023 National Drug Strategy Household Survey, the research found that 5.2 per cent of Australians aged 14 and over reported using prescription stimulants non-medically at some point in their lives, with 1.8 per cent reporting use in the previous 12 months.

u/Cantora — 10 days ago

Qld Govt has announced a crackdown on dangerous driving while doubling down on a "zero-tolerance" approach to drug driving, including for medical cannabis users

In short:

The Queensland LNP government has announced a suite of new laws creating tougher penalties for dangerous drivers. 

An expert has criticised the state's "zero-tolerance" approach for motorists with medical cannabis prescriptions. 

What's next?

Doubled drink and drug driving penalties are expected to come into effect on December 1. 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-26/qld-dangerous-drink-drug-driving-new-penalties/106844278

u/Cantora — 10 days ago
▲ 16 r/Rwanda

Moving to Rwanda from Australia...

As a true blue (typical British heritage) Aussie, I get some pretty odd looks from people here in Australia ​​when I say "Rwanda looks like the kind of country that I can see myself moving to and becoming part of".

But this is based on some very recent research. I watched the TV series "long way down" 6 months ago and since then I've been obsessed with Rwanda and how much it has accomplished in a short amount of thing. All the research I did points to a fairly stable country that has a lot going for it...every country had its issues, but honestly they seemed a lot less problematic than our "western" countries. I just feel like I'm doing nothing and I don't feel like I'm contributing to anything meaningful.

So I ask you, people of Rwanda...could an Australian find a home there and be happy,​ or am I dreaming?

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u/Cantora — 11 days ago
▲ 59 r/LSD

New LSD-based depression pill delivers strong late-stage results

I can't find a peer-reviewed research paper yet. It’s currently a company announcement for the Emerge trial: Definium says DT120/MM120 100 µg beat placebo on MADRS at week 6 by 8.1 points - which is pretty awesome. ​

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u/Cantora — 13 days ago