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FMI @fmi.bsky.social · 6h

Fantastic!!!

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 9h

These watches appear to be ripoffs of famous designs. Likely from some factory that normally produces "homage" watches and they just swapped out the branding.

Comparison of Trump watches to similar looking models from Patek Philippe

Comparison of Trump watches to similar looking models from Rolex

Comparison of Trump watches to similar looking models from Rolex and Hublot

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Daniel @bookshopaddict.bsky.social · 9h

There should be no claim on the LMI if the property increases in value.

It can happen in markets like Perth if people buy at the peak and their property loses value. If the sale cannot recoup the loan, then the LMI claim is made, and the insurer can chase the borrower for the money.

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Daniel @bookshopaddict.bsky.social · 10h

I always have a simple calculation I do with clients. If their monthly rent and savings is higher than the proposed monthly loan repayment, they will be fine taking out a loan.

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Daniel @bookshopaddict.bsky.social · 11h

Embarrassing personal fact: I was a member of my university's Liberal Club.

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Daniel @bookshopaddict.bsky.social · 15h

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mzW...

Lesbian bar - The Simpsons

YouTube video by The Neon Theater

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Peter Evans @evanspw.bsky.social · 1d

The ad spend is never coming back, dipshit.

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 2d

News Corp Australia chair says social media platforms are ‘true monsters’ and ‘torment our children’

Michael Miller also says media must unite against second ‘big steal’ by tech companies seeking changes to copyright law to access content for free * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Social media is to blame for social cohesion issues across the globe, News Corp Australia’s executive chair, Michael Miller, has said, as he calls for media to present a united front against the platforms and AI companies seeking content for free. Miller told the Melbourne Press Club on Wednesday social media was rife with “misinformation, disinformation [and] the rabbit holes [that] they drag you down. Continue reading...

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Jonny Morris @jonnymorris.bsky.social · 1d

Is this real or am I in a coma?

Young Conservative with a Doctor Who question mark pullover.

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Daniel @bookshopaddict.bsky.social · 17h

I connected with some truly fabulous people in the North Melbourne, music, and food communities.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 2d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Crystal Ballin @lebaum.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing to be done

Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 1d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 1d

Wild to me this guy can spend months drumming up a panic about protest movements and 'universities, the public broadcasters and the public service' being antisemitic hotbeds, then as soon as it's all shown to be utter horsehit and he was wrong all along just glide along without a moment's reflection

Chip Le Grand – J-Wire
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Morry Frenkel speaks with Chip Le Grand, Chief Reporter for The Age newspaper, about the articles he has written since the recent arson attack on the East Melbourne Synagogue, the storming of the Israeli restaurant, Miznon, and the arson and graffiti attacks in Greensborough.

Chip talks about the implications of these events – and the rise in antisemitism in general – on the local Jewish and non-Jewish communities, and the need for Victoria Police to uphold the law. He is also critical of the campaign against Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, Jillian Segal and her report, Special Envoy’s Plan to Combat Antisemitism, a policy-oriented framework for government and the Australian community. Chip argues that the strength of the report lies more in its findings of where the problems lie: in universities, the public broadcasters and the public service.

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Daniel @bookshopaddict.bsky.social · 1d

You can imagine the journos. "Ah fuck, that fuckwit* has posted on Instagram again. Add it to today's stories, and don't forget to call it "cheeky".

(*Doesn't even have to mention him by name anymore)

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Daniel @bookshopaddict.bsky.social · 1d

Woke caused the delays!

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Daniel @bookshopaddict.bsky.social · 1d

"Cheeky" must be the media code for "attention seeking".

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Daniel @bookshopaddict.bsky.social · 1d

Fifty five minutes of the Houthis building the stress and fear within the Americans, making sure they all cry and piss their pants.

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jamieleftpeg.bsky.social @jamieleftpeg.bsky.social · 1d

Achilles: (Blearily in his tent after a surfeit of wine) "Agamemnon! Summon a charioteer to bring forth a family box of the Persian Bird with extra chips and a big bottle of Solo!"

Mel Campbell @incrediblemelk.bsky.social · 2d

Reading ‘The Mighty Dead’ by Adam Nicolson, I just learned there’s no poultry-feasting in Homer because “chickens … reached the Aegean in about 500 BC, known to the Greeks as ‘the Persian Bird’.”

lol

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 1d

Me listening to my right-wing family members explain that they’re not political, they just voted for Trump because of the economy.

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Daniel @bookshopaddict.bsky.social · 1d

No idea who he is.

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Daniel @bookshopaddict.bsky.social · 1d

Which big brained American blocked you?

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David @daverino.bsky.social · 1d

Circular firing squad as China steams ahead

“Donald Trump has placed dozens of people with ties to the fossil fuel sector in his administration, including more than 40 who have directly worked for oil, gas or coal companies, according to a new analysis”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

More than 40 Trump administration picks tied directly to oil, gas and coal, analysis shows

Report looks at White House nominees and appointees and agencies dictating energy, environment and climate policy

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Daniel @bookshopaddict.bsky.social · 1d

I would pay to watch these guys take on half a dozen Houthi rebels in a Hunger Games type battle.

I don't think the Americans would survive the first hour.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Greg Abbott sends the elite Meal Team 6 from the Texas National Guard into Illinois.

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 2d

This is devastating but hard to think of more important journalism. 18,457 children have been killed in Gaza (many more not accounted for). Here, The Guardian prints their names and beautiful faces and tells us what they were like before Israel stole their lives. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

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Daniel @bookshopaddict.bsky.social · 1d

One of the things that gets me about modern politics is that people are now trained to think that it is meant to be exciting, all about the fireworks and drama.

But government and politics should be boring and just about getting shit done, and making sure things run properly.

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Daniel @bookshopaddict.bsky.social · 1d

A constant refrain over the past several years when it comes to Trump (and this comes from both sides is):

Oh, he didn't mean what he said

A little bit later: Oh, he did mean it.

The difference between his first and second terms is now his decisions are affecting MAGA directly.

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Daniel @bookshopaddict.bsky.social · 1d

Can't wait for Greg Sheridan to write about how restricting freedom of speech and trying to jail your political opponents is Trump playing 3D chess to make democracy better.

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2d

This Reuters headline. Oof.

Fascism isn't 'coming.' It's HERE.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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