Greybeard
@greybeard.bsky.social
Former IT Geek, snake catcher and book hoarder
Looks a bit fuzzy in the foreground. Maybe reading glasses?
February 12, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Looks a bit fuzzy in the foreground. Maybe reading glasses?
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State-sanctioned violence, where police appear to be immune from what's typically considered reasonable and proportionate, i.e. _normal_ laws and common decency. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Hope you're pleased with what you've allowed, @albomp.bsky.social and Premier Minns!
Hope you're pleased with what you've allowed, @albomp.bsky.social and Premier Minns!
New video shows elderly man's arrest began with a hand on a shoulder
New video obtained by ABC NEWS Verify shows in vivid detail the arrest of a 76-year-old man, who was later released without charge.
www.abc.net.au
February 12, 2026 at 8:19 AM
State-sanctioned violence, where police appear to be immune from what's typically considered reasonable and proportionate, i.e. _normal_ laws and common decency. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Hope you're pleased with what you've allowed, @albomp.bsky.social and Premier Minns!
Hope you're pleased with what you've allowed, @albomp.bsky.social and Premier Minns!
(Escoffier he ain't)
February 12, 2026 at 11:39 AM
(Escoffier he ain't)
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In the early medieval period, colorful glass beads were a mark of prestige and fashion. This striking necklace, comprising over 60 beads in vibrant reds, blues, yellows, and intricate patterns, was discovered in the burial of a woman at Bissingen, southwest Germany, dating 7th century. 🧵1/2
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February 12, 2026 at 11:26 AM
In the early medieval period, colorful glass beads were a mark of prestige and fashion. This striking necklace, comprising over 60 beads in vibrant reds, blues, yellows, and intricate patterns, was discovered in the burial of a woman at Bissingen, southwest Germany, dating 7th century. 🧵1/2
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I've attended many rallies in Sydney: anti-nuclear, anti-war, Aboriginal rights, climate action, gay marriage, Voice, pro-Palestine.
At the #HerzogNotWelcome rally tonight, I felt genuinely afraid of our NSW Police. Protesters were peaceful & cooperative. The police were angry & violent. 😔 #nswpol
At the #HerzogNotWelcome rally tonight, I felt genuinely afraid of our NSW Police. Protesters were peaceful & cooperative. The police were angry & violent. 😔 #nswpol
February 9, 2026 at 11:24 AM
I've attended many rallies in Sydney: anti-nuclear, anti-war, Aboriginal rights, climate action, gay marriage, Voice, pro-Palestine.
At the #HerzogNotWelcome rally tonight, I felt genuinely afraid of our NSW Police. Protesters were peaceful & cooperative. The police were angry & violent. 😔 #nswpol
At the #HerzogNotWelcome rally tonight, I felt genuinely afraid of our NSW Police. Protesters were peaceful & cooperative. The police were angry & violent. 😔 #nswpol
A group who, with few exceptions, still speak truth to power. We need more of that.
It's telling, isn't it, how our utmost respect these days goes to the cartoonists.
A stark contrast to how we feel about politicians, media magnates, billionaires and tech bros.
A stark contrast to how we feel about politicians, media magnates, billionaires and tech bros.
February 9, 2026 at 8:13 AM
A group who, with few exceptions, still speak truth to power. We need more of that.
One of us, one of us. We accept you!
February 9, 2026 at 6:27 AM
One of us, one of us. We accept you!
Got me a couple of them Ediphone gadgets. They say you can talk inter them and they write it on tinfoil. I'm living in the future!
February 9, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Got me a couple of them Ediphone gadgets. They say you can talk inter them and they write it on tinfoil. I'm living in the future!
But same circus, same monkeys?
February 9, 2026 at 5:22 AM
But same circus, same monkeys?
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Not just one of the good ones: one of the best.
February 9, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Not just one of the good ones: one of the best.
Er, that's me but not my car.
February 7, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Er, that's me but not my car.
Someone brought their cool wheels to the shops. Daddio?
February 7, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Someone brought their cool wheels to the shops. Daddio?
He's mad and dangerous. Canada looks nice?
February 6, 2026 at 11:06 AM
He's mad and dangerous. Canada looks nice?
Once upon a midday dreary, while I laboured, hot and weary,
Cleaning out an old neglected gutter,
just above my head - a flutter!
'Twas a magpie on the scrounge for more.
On the scrounge and nothing more
Cleaning out an old neglected gutter,
just above my head - a flutter!
'Twas a magpie on the scrounge for more.
On the scrounge and nothing more
February 5, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Once upon a midday dreary, while I laboured, hot and weary,
Cleaning out an old neglected gutter,
just above my head - a flutter!
'Twas a magpie on the scrounge for more.
On the scrounge and nothing more
Cleaning out an old neglected gutter,
just above my head - a flutter!
'Twas a magpie on the scrounge for more.
On the scrounge and nothing more
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When I was a medical student 45 years ago, I clerked in a 13 year old girl with deep jaundice and an abdominal mass. She was Hepatitis B positive. That had led to a primary liver tumour. In a 13-year-old. She was dead within the month. Avoidable with vaccination.
The CDC has endorsed ACIP’s decision of revoking universal access in USA to hepatitis B vaccines at birth. The policy had been in place for 34y and was changed despite no new evidence emerging of any risk of vaccination. #HealthPolicy 🧵
CDC accepts ACIP’s hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for babies
The CDC also said if a baby is not receiving a birth dose of vaccine, the initial dose should be administered no earlier than 2 months of age.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM
When I was a medical student 45 years ago, I clerked in a 13 year old girl with deep jaundice and an abdominal mass. She was Hepatitis B positive. That had led to a primary liver tumour. In a 13-year-old. She was dead within the month. Avoidable with vaccination.
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Every day Mamdani comes out and is like "hey guys, I turned off the orphan-crushing machine. Literally just had to flip a switch. Took less than 5 minutes."
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
February 3, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Every day Mamdani comes out and is like "hey guys, I turned off the orphan-crushing machine. Literally just had to flip a switch. Took less than 5 minutes."
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
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Go the kids!
Buda, TX: Man in MAGA hat attacks a girl at a high school anti-ICE protest and gets his ass handed to him by high school students. Video is from ReportAustin on Instagram.
February 3, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Go the kids!
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As if Aussies needed yet another reason not to travel to the US.
#auspol #ICEout
www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/03/a...
#auspol #ICEout
www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/03/a...
Trump, ICE set to be handed access to Australians' biometric data, ID documents
The Albanese government is giving the Trump administration and agencies like ICE access to Australians' biometric data — and we're not being told anything about it.
www.crikey.com.au
February 3, 2026 at 3:16 AM
As if Aussies needed yet another reason not to travel to the US.
#auspol #ICEout
www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/03/a...
#auspol #ICEout
www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/03/a...
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Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
January 31, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
Won't somebody think of the possums?
February 2, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Won't somebody think of the possums?