Lin Van
@birdbeakanimal.bsky.social
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Born and raised in Belgium/Flanders. Thoroughly Australianised. I like to observe mostly Australian "cookers" and adjacent antisocial groups from a safe distance. Fuck colonialism, bigotry and punching down. She/her.
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scouseroar.bsky.social
people are saying the heard and mcdonald islands are just an uninhabited australian territory are underestimating the lengths we will go to for revenge against tariffs levied by the imperialist capitalist american pigdogs
birdbeakanimal.bsky.social
Once read consultation submissions for a disability social housing development in an upper middle bogan suburb in Canberra. My fave was "They wouldn't be able to afford the prices at our local IGA".
birdbeakanimal.bsky.social
Love that. But also had to laugh at the post under this one being a YouTube video from Sandwiches of History. 😆
birdbeakanimal.bsky.social
Your attention to detail is as nuanced as that mark up.
birdbeakanimal.bsky.social
There was fuck all immigration in 2020 and 2021. You can't be that ignorant so I'm guessing you're just simping for the filthy rich on purpose.
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aaronsmith333.bsky.social
Part two of my year in reflection swimming thread that I rescued from twitter before the end.

This is all salt water, and mostly ocean pools.

/1
birdbeakanimal.bsky.social
My 2 dogs are watching my every move, waiting for me to say the magic W word. (I checked the forecast and will have to take them before 9am today.)

Have a lovely day.
birdbeakanimal.bsky.social
Capitalist governments prefer to shoot people in other countries and use more accepted methods to kill their own.
birdbeakanimal.bsky.social
But when you then start quoting obscure old testament quotes back at them, they'll tell you that you don't understand their religion.
birdbeakanimal.bsky.social
The national security hotline got a few calls last year when Cossack showed names of ADF soldiers in Ukraine on a live stream calling for the Russians to capture them just for this purpose. What a gronk.
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ronnisalt.bsky.social
And they say an image is worth a thousand words.

#GiselePelicot

(don't know the photographer unfortunately, but happy to credit if someone does know)
Gisele Pelicot walks past hundreds of cheering women, some holding signs saying "Merci Gisele", outside the court where her husband and 50 other strangers were tried for raping her while she was drugged.
birdbeakanimal.bsky.social
I didn't try find the breakdown. I'm assuming that category includes investors who are owner occupiers, which would be most of them. So it'd be likely that if it was just owner occupiers who only owned that 1 property, the number that wants to see prices increase would be even smaller.
birdbeakanimal.bsky.social
What was the point of that example when he didn't show a fail as well? Very unconvincing presentation overall.
birdbeakanimal.bsky.social
This is the important one. That category is often referred to by politicians to argue against measures to stabilise the market:
"Two in five Australians who own their own homes, either with a mortgage or outright, want property prices to increase (42% and 45%, respectively)."
birdbeakanimal.bsky.social
I still have liberals trying to convince me that none of this is the Democrats fault. The denial runs deep and is extremely racist.
birdbeakanimal.bsky.social
I watched a pup die from parvo when I was a kid. Horrible way to go. My 1st foster pup came from a rural pound and nearly died of parvo. The rescue org had to fundraise to pay his vet bills. Not vaccinating pets is cruel.

Mind you, parvo outbreaks were common in rural pounds years ago too.
birdbeakanimal.bsky.social
Blaming congress is bs. Dems overwhelmingly voted for continued funding of this genocide.
birdbeakanimal.bsky.social
Also, my brain is very tired like is the case for most this time of year, so work will get my some too today.
birdbeakanimal.bsky.social
I did some chores and now my back is a bit sore. I'm about to log on for work. From my bed. I do feel blessed I have a decent job that only requires my brain.
birdbeakanimal.bsky.social
This was the worst one I saw recently. Apart from the mindboggling stupidity, I fucking hate that "you should always totally be in control of your health and well-being and if you're not, you've failed" wellness guru shit.
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moistenedtart.bsky.social
“Sick”

She’s 2, mate, I often catch what she catches from daycare.
What it could be is…






Viruses and bacteria 🙃
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pessimusprime.bsky.social
My 4 YO pointed out that we put socks on during the day and take them off at night and that means our feet are nocturnal