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Captain @gazztron.bsky.social · 13h

Dayum, wouldn't that be a fun table to chat up!

Captain @gazztron.bsky.social · 13h

WTC???

Captain @gazztron.bsky.social · 13h

Rikishi en route

Patriciajaydee @patriciajaydee.bsky.social · 13h

The boys and their luggage.

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Captain @gazztron.bsky.social · 13h

Is that Ichiyamamoto spending time with his ichiban?

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Alleen Brown @alleenbrown.bsky.social · 1d

An anti-protest law in Australia that was first used to go after climate activists is being used to go after pro-Palestine protesters

7news.com.au/news/south-a...

Pro-Palestine protesters locked up under strict ‘draconian’ laws

Protesters may have to miss national rallies under strict bail conditions.

7news.com.au

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Pride Was A Riot, Sacramento @pridewasariot.bsky.social · 1d

Now with #AltText

A black background has white text at the top that says “amphifa.” Two flags over each other, common antifa flags, have a black flag and a green one. An image of a green frog facing left with a blue ascot sits on the black flag. Circling the flags is the text, “amphibians against fascism.”

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 23h

still amazing to me the number of movies, games, etc. which have Venus Flytrap-based creatures in some form compared to the actual native range of Venus Flytrap, which is like, the great untamed jungles of a few wet pine savannas in North Carolina

map illustrating the native range of Venus Flytrap plants, just a little half circle around coastal North and South Carolina in USA

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Captain @gazztron.bsky.social · 16h

一番搾りFTW

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Captain @gazztron.bsky.social · 20h

LDP/Komeito drama

Levi McLaughlin @levimclaughlin.bsky.social · 23h

've seen this breakup referred to as a jukunen rikon 熟年離婚, a "divorce in mature years," using a phrase in Japanese to describe couples who split decades after they get married.

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Ro Salarian @rosalarian.bsky.social · 1d

Trans people are constantly seen as a reasonable sacrifice so that everyone else will be left alone. We might as well be thrown into a volcano.

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Captain @gazztron.bsky.social · 1d

I'm still dithering

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Captain @gazztron.bsky.social · 1d

Alas, cassowary eliminated 😢

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Captain @gazztron.bsky.social · 1d

Well, well, well...

The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 1d

New Australia Institute analysis reveals there is no financial crisis at the Australian National University.

Audited accounts show the ANU made a $90 million surplus in 2024 and increased the value of its net assets.

#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social

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Captain @gazztron.bsky.social · 1d

Radioactivity!

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Captain @gazztron.bsky.social · 1d

You're right and you should say it.

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Ro Salarian @rosalarian.bsky.social · 1d

There was a meeting at our city hall about trans safety and these are the notes I wrote for an impromptu speech I gave, one of about 20 that evening. I'm definitely gonna be attending more meetings and giving more speeches in the future.

Text that reads:

I am set to perform at the Avenue Cafe on Saturday, to use my freedom of speech, but I've never had more stage fright in my entire life. In 15 years doing drag, burlesque, and performance art, I've never been this scared.

The first amendment is not equally applied to everyone. Some people have more freedom to speak than others and some of those people have used their free speech to threaten the trans community.

We have laws against hate speech, but laws that aren't enforced fail to be laws.

Why we have hate speech laws is because hate speech is terrorism. An act of terrorism has been committed in Lansing. One man's words have terrified the queer and trans people of this entire city. The terrorism doesn't start with the gun, it starts with the words.

A balloon popped at the Ave and people thought we were about to be the next Pulse massacre. And it got me wondering, if that gunman had given warning that he was coming, would anyone have taken steps to prevent it? Would anyone be proactive about it, or would they also be met with a shrug?

Ally is useless as a noun. It's a verb. It requires action. Reaction is almost always too late.

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Nobody Deserves Poverty @nobodyinpoverty.bsky.social · 1d

Although the scheme was ruled unlawful and dismantled, accountability is still incomplete. The central question now is simple: what has the Robodebt NACC investigation achieved, and does our integrity system truly deliver justice?

theaimn.net/robodebt-and...

Robodebt and Accountability: The NACC’s Test of Integrity

The SBS series The People vs Robodebt has reignited debate around accountability, reminding Australians how policy failures can harm citizens.

theaimn.net

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Nobody Deserves Poverty @nobodyinpoverty.bsky.social · 1d

You know what helps with loneliness? Being able to afford to do anything - catch a bus, buy a coffee, do things with friends and family, pursue your hobbies and interestst

#RaiseTheRate because #NobodyDeservesPoverty

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Loneliness a bigger mental health stressor than money for some Australians

A new national report by Beyond Blue has revealed loneliness and social isolation has reached new heights, with 46 per cent of respondents listing it as a bigger mental health stressor than financial ...

www.abc.net.au

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Olivia Hill @machineiv.bsky.social · 1d

Bible quote, Leviticus 19:33-35: "Do not mistreat foreigners living in your country, but treat them just as you treat your own citizens. Love oreigners as you love yourselves, because you were foreigners one time in Egypt. I am the Lord your God."

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Captain @gazztron.bsky.social · 1d

Heeeeeyyyy, what was it that @gslakes.bsky.social was saying?

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 2d

New from 404 Media: the Discord hack is every users' worst nightmare. Yesterday the hackers started posting Discord users' selfies, identity documents, email addresses, phone numbers, more. I watched in real time. This is risk of tech storing ID for age verification
www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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The Octopus Gallery @octopusgallery.bsky.social · 2d

Good news for sewists: the paper pattern company feared lost to bankruptcy has been saved as an independent company.

craftindustryalliance.org/sewing-patte...

Sewing Patterns Rise from DGA Bankruptcy Ashes - Craft Industry Alliance

The “Big 4” sewing patterns are saved. Simplicity, McCall’s, Vogue & Butterick get new life under Rubelmann Capital.

craftindustryalliance.org

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Captain @gazztron.bsky.social · 2d

蕎麦 time!

The French Republican Calendar @sansculottid.es · 2d

Today is Octidi the 18th of Vendémiaire in the year 234.
Vendémiaire is the month of vintage.
Today we celebrate buckwheat.#JacobinDay

More information on buckwheat

An old time-y illustration of a Buckwheat.

Captain @gazztron.bsky.social · 2d

Gutless wonders.

6 News Australia @6newsau.bsky.social · 2d

#BREAKING 🚨 Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong have released a joint statement after Israel and Hamas signed off the first phase of a peace plan

The federal government said it welcomes the announcement and thanks US president Donald Trump "for his diplomatic efforts"

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David J Prokopetz @prokopetz.bsky.social · 2d

Evil wizard attempts to do the "holographic runes orbiting around me to show that I Mean Business" thing, accidentally projects their Tumblr feed into the battlefield.

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Captain @gazztron.bsky.social · 2d

Well, isn't that interesting to know. I've heard nothing and my fortnightly reporting still requires me to adhere to my job plan. WTF

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