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Beddy
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Aussie dad with Irish streak. Legislative drafter. Whitlamite.

My interests are pretty niche: sports, music, movies, games. GWJ. May contain traces of Partridge.

Walking on Ngunnawal land.
Pinned
when you hate the song the DJ is playing, but the fellas are cutting sick on the dance floor
If trump is going to answer every press question with “you suck, smile more”, the press may as well just keep asking him why he smells like he shat himself
February 6, 2026 at 4:34 AM
The Rainbow Serpent was robbed ... didn't even cop a mention in the final round-up

www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
Magic Beach by Alison Lester named Australia’s best children’s picture book
Lester’s 1990 classic about the wonders of nature wins Guardian Australia poll ahead of Possum Magic in second place
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:48 AM
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Is this good chat
February 6, 2026 at 1:13 AM
watched One Battle After Another and wished the movie were more about Sensei and his awesome network than Lebowski Rick Dalton
February 6, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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The word don't is censored. Don't, or Don T. If you're looking for just some fun proof they're doing control+f censoring
February 5, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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Epstein Files truly reveal that many powerful men believe rape is a thing you get to do if you’re rich enough
February 5, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Indigenous folks know that the standard penalty for destroying Australian sacred sites is a small fine and a "soz" from the PR team
Australia vows to repair ‘distressing’ damage to war graves in Gaza bulldozed by Israeli army

@AlboMP should express oor outrage to the Israeli President and ask if Israel will be paying for the destruction 😠 share.google/DKltWRlB5oL8...
Australia vows to repair ‘distressing’ damage to war graves in Gaza bulldozed by Israeli army
Satellite photographs show rows of gravestones removed and soil disturbed at the Gaza War Cemetery where more than 250 Australians are buried
share.google
February 6, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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if you like comedy of incompetence in a legal setting, this is a doozy
Hey, so, I don’t do civil litigation, is it generally considered good when the judge does this?

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 5, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
February 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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On this day, 2 years ago. I sat in bed and said to myself, 'Why haven't you finally made that compilation of Jim McDonald from Coronation Street, absolutely battering people to Motörhead? So I did.'

Enjoy! It will forever be my greatest contribution to society.
January 31, 2026 at 9:06 AM
*Enya voice*

🎵 Forgiato Blow 🎵
February 5, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Well done to the folks who kept the pressure on
#BREAKING 🚨 WA premier Roger Cook says the attempted bombing of an Invasion Day rally in Perth has been formally declared an act of terrorism

A 31-year-old man has now been charged with one count of engaging in a terrorist act
February 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
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largest creators and purveyors of CSAM in the world are “failing to detect child abuse”.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Online safety watchdog says tech giants failing to detect child abuse
Major tech companies including Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft are still failing to do enough to detect and stop child sexual abuse, eSafety has claimed.
www.abc.net.au
February 4, 2026 at 9:27 PM
America: where every problem is a you problem
why are we like this in america
February 5, 2026 at 2:22 AM
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It’s 2028 and all pedestrians are mandated by law to wear hi vis clothes at all times. Black north face jackets are illegal. Black mascara has been outlawed and replaced with neon. Drivers are still watching tiktok and saying didn’t see you there pal.
February 4, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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the movie I want to see is about the time Hans Christian Andersen was Charles Dickens' house guest and drove him absolutely nuts therumpus.net/2012/08/18/s...
February 4, 2026 at 11:48 PM
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this goes so fuckin hard

”A revolution must be started by yourself. An egg, opened from the outside, is food; opened from the inside, it is a new life.“

Ovum exteriore apertum cibus, interiore vita nova.
Revolutio exteriore est incursio.
February 4, 2026 at 10:20 PM
A real Antisemitism Envoy would focus on the actual Nazis marching in the streets before going after imaginary campus antisemitism
Just a reminder that universities are supposed to be places where ideas and opinions can be expressed freely, including defending human rights.

To be clear, if it wasn't already for some people, antisemitism is horrific, not tolerated, and never should be.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australian universities to be graded on how well they deal with protests under antisemitism report card
Exclusive: Leaked documents show how universities will be assessed under new system, which was fast-tracked after Bondi terror attack
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:21 PM
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it is not too late to rescind the invitation. There are domestic legal grounds and international obligations to arrest him on suspicion of inciting genocide.

michaelwest.com.au/arrest-herzo...
Arrest Herzog for war crimes, says UN Commissioner Sidoti - Michael West
“Israel’s President Herzog should be arrested on arrival [to Australia] for the crime of incitement to genocide,” UN Commissioner Chris Sidoti
michaelwest.com.au
February 4, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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Two good pieces on the Aus Greens and how they should be pushing way harder towards seizing on public discontent with elites right now

www.jonathansri.com/greensdeadend/

www.deepcutnews.com/p/the-greens...
February 4, 2026 at 6:15 AM
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“It’s really hard for me to reconcile the vision of him signing bombs that went on to be dropped on Palestinian homes … with the notion of social cohesion. So from that perspective, I’ve obviously got deep concerns.”

#Genocide #Auspol

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
February 4, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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February 4, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Come to Glebe Park in Canberra on Sunday if u want an ass kicking
February 4, 2026 at 4:17 AM
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ok this is libbed the fuck out but imma say it anyway: whenever someone tells you that socialism is impossible, remember that ice is just a jobs program for school shooters and the money is never going to run out
February 4, 2026 at 1:09 AM