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LIV 🌻🍉😷 @mmechomski.bsky.social · 56m

I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man’s reasoning powers are not above the monkey’s.

~ Mark Twain

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LIV 🌻🍉😷 @mmechomski.bsky.social · 1h

Pleased to hear ABC radio news is now reporting that ‘Palestinians are returning to their neighborhoods ..’ instead of ‘returning to their homes’ …

Because with the incessant bombing footage we’ve all witnessed, many no longer have homes - they’re now rubble. It must be devastating for them. 🙏🏼

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LIV 🌻🍉😷 @mmechomski.bsky.social · 1h

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Denise Shrivell @deniseshrivell.bsky.social · 11h

Whenever I'm feeling anxious (a lot right now) - I reflect on what more I can do - & know that the solutions to the events we see here & OS are to go local

There are Voices of type groups across Aust to get involved with & make a difference #auspol

Find your group here > tinyurl.com/mr4buy48

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LIV 🌻🍉😷 @mmechomski.bsky.social · 3h

Black & white clones! 😎

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LIV 🌻🍉😷 @mmechomski.bsky.social · 6h

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LIV 🌻🍉😷 @mmechomski.bsky.social · 11h

Sunflowers.

Because I’m finally feeling a bit better. 🎉😎💪

Pic of Sunflowers in vase.

Because I’m finally feeling a bit better. 🎉😎💪

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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · Feb 9

John Constable
Study of the Trunk of an Elm Tree
c. 1821. Oil on paper. 30,6 x 24,8 cm

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H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.social · 1d

#Wildlife #Namibia #Lion #Photography #Conservation
www.bbc.com/future/artic...

'Their resilience is a lesson to us all': The maritime lions hunting seals on the beach

In Namibia, a group of desert lions have left their traditional hunting grounds for the Atlantic coast and are now thriving as the world's only maritime lions.

www.bbc.com

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 1d

Nature's ability to bounce back, even after being subjected to the worst treatment for a long time, is quite astonishing!

But it has its limits - at least within human timescales - and we're testing them...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront

A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and plankton

www.theguardian.com

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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 1d

Warnings about how to avoid a paper trail that might later be accessed by an FOI request are part of the induction kit for new political staffers. Even the acronym has its own crude nickname in the ministerial wing: “FOI. Fuck Off Idiot.” satpa.pe/zPB9QFA

Inside Albanese’s FOI reforms: ‘He hates transparency’

Labor’s reforms to freedom of information laws are opposed by every public submission made to the Senate, with the government’s record on secrecy worse than Scott Morrison’s.

satpa.pe

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Jamal abu hashem🇵🇸 @jamalzuhir.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly, it’s exhausting that people think Gazans should only ask for help to survive to eat, to stay alive but not to dream, to study, or to rebuild their lives. Wanting education, safety, and a future isn’t greed. It’s being human.

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LIV 🌻🍉😷 @mmechomski.bsky.social · 11h

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LIV 🌻🍉😷 @mmechomski.bsky.social · 13h

Another great Sunday Shot. Thanks guys. 👍

And if you missed it, do check it out later. 👀

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18h

Cartoon by John Deering.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 17h

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

people.com

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LIV 🌻🍉😷 @mmechomski.bsky.social · 1d

Wifi back early. 🎉

But now I have to sleep. 💤 🤷‍♀️

Goodnight all. ✨✨✨

And thanks. 🕊️ 🪷 🕊️

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LIV 🌻🍉😷 @mmechomski.bsky.social · 1d

Georgia O’Keefe
New Mexico, 1941
From a show at the Art Gallery of NSW

Painting of a flat topped mountain by Georgia O’Keefe 1941

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Lisa the Antifascist “Leftist”🇦🇺 @lisatellstruth.bsky.social · 1d

I would also like this (my upcoming 60th) birthday wish granted

Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 1d

It's my birthday in a few weeks and what I really want is journos like Amy Remeikis, Dave Milner, Michael West, the Crikey team, and other Independent media allowed into #auspol pressers to ask the questions I want answered. Could someone organise that for me? Yeah, that'd be great, thanks.

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 1d

A Parliamentary 'sports' club funded by the sports betting industry? What objection could anyone have to that? After all, you cannot corrupt the already corrupted. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #auspol

Independent Sophie Scamps quits parliamentary sports club after Pocock ban – as it happened

This blog is now closed.

www.theguardian.com

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LIV 🌻🍉😷 @mmechomski.bsky.social · 1d

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H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.social · 2d

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The Chaser @chaser.com.au · 1d

It's the topic everyone in Canberra is talking about and now thanks to ChaserBet, you can win big on this bizarre story!

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LIV 🌻🍉😷 @mmechomski.bsky.social · 1d

Wifi out here till tomorrow Sunday. 🤷🏼‍♀️. Internet v v
S L O W on 4g.

So, enforced internet abstinence today & tonight. 😱

Puts a real dampener on procrastination. 😎

Not such a bad thing reallyI guess. 😅

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