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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 1d

Lisa wheeling in a lifeless Bart saying MOM, DAD, BART’S DEAD!

BART popping to life and saying DEAD SERIOUS ABOUT GOING TO ITCHY AND SCRATCHYLAND

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Tim Henderson @pretendbeard.bsky.social · 23h

Somehow, a completely predictable headline

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❀°。Der Siebenschläfer *.ﾟ✿ ⋆ @sababausa.bsky.social · 1d

The history books having to explain cartoon frog = fascist, inflatable frog = anti-fascist…

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

Okay this is a good headline

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 1d

You won’t believe what degrading practice the Pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists The Pope has condemned clickbait as a “degrading” part of journalism, at a private audience with global newswires. Australian media representatives were among those to hear directly from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday with about 150 members of newswire alliance MINDS International. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Tim Henderson @pretendbeard.bsky.social · 1d

Like a games journalist's salary could cover the rent :p

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

give me a prize for how peaceful i am or i'm going to fucking destroy you

Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 1d

The Guardian- The US president may impose tariffs, demand higher NATO contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says, if on Friday he is not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. www.theguardian.com/world/202...

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

www.theguardian.com

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Patrick Stokes @patrickstokes.com · 2d

Thank God, the ambiguity was unbearable.

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Tim Henderson @pretendbeard.bsky.social · 2d

Hating the Lakers seldom brings me joy, though. That Giddy buzzer-beater was Heady, but still long-term overshadowed by the absolute insane bargain conditions under which they got Luka

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

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Kris 🎃 Lorischild @direkris.itch.io · 2d

Man I wish the Democrats of the Republican imagination actually existed. What a different world that would be

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Tim Henderson @pretendbeard.bsky.social · 2d

Ubi seems to be the quintessential company full of cool creative people with something meaningful to say led by a handful of dweeb hell-bent on making sure that they never get to say it

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Tim Henderson @pretendbeard.bsky.social · 2d

Excellent pet peeve.

It makes sense that things like banking apps don't allow it, but just let people take a quick screenshot when they think of dumb joke that they want to share

Carli Velocci👽 @carlivelocci.com · 3d

I know there are worse things to be mad about right now, but streaming apps that won't let you grab a screenshot are the devil

Tim Henderson @pretendbeard.bsky.social · 4d

I mean, I'm not sure you could say that the U.K. has a real Labour government atm, but still, lol

Tories set a low bar after misspelling Britain on conference chocolate

Misprinted wrappers pulled from Manchester goodie bags after derision on social media

www.theguardian.com

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Tim Henderson @pretendbeard.bsky.social · 4d

This photo of @serrels.bsky.social with @hewso.bsky.social doesn't quite look right...

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 5d

Australian triumphs at world porridge championship with rum invention: an oaty jaffle

Melbourne food stylist Caroline Velik wins speciality dish category and places second in Golden Spurtle food fight behind Norwegian first-timer Only an Australian would bring a toastie to a porridge fight – and walk away with a trophy. As other competitors stirred oats and debated salt ratios, the Melbourne food stylist Caroline Velik took out one of the top awards at this year’s World Porridge Making Championships in Carrbridge, Scotland. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Tim Henderson @pretendbeard.bsky.social · 5d

I sometimes wonder if we realise that house prices going up means ALL house prices. Yours is ultimately only worth what you can by with what you can sell it for

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David Smith @rhunwords.com · 5d

Find this please find this I need someone to find this oh my god

Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 7d

Australians, please raid your Uncle's old PC in his shed, and help me find a copy of this to archive.

#Australia #AFL #DOSGaming #Wolfenstein #RetroGaming #MSDOS #RetroComputing

I HATE COLLINGWOOD Wolfenstein 3D mod on floppy disk. This version doesn't work. :(

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Tim Henderson @pretendbeard.bsky.social · 5d

a man in a suit and glasses stands in front of a sign that says mpf

ALT: a man in a suit and glasses stands in front of a sign that says mpf

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Tim Henderson @pretendbeard.bsky.social · 6d

Dude. There's literally a museum in Sapporo that is basically all about selling this revisionism

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evil nora @noralenderbe.bsky.social · 7d

so it turns out this game is really good

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Tim Henderson @pretendbeard.bsky.social · 7d

Out of curiosity, what is your build and how much did it work out at? (PM me instead, if you prefer)

Tim Henderson @pretendbeard.bsky.social · 7d

Maaaan. I've got a BTO arriving in literally two days. Just kept easy shit open like adding more ram or another SSD

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 7d

Yes, yes it is.

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

Is Israel breaking the law by stopping the Gaza-bound flotilla?

According to a UN legal framework, a nation's territory does not extend beyond 19km from its shores but enforcing international maritime law is a challenge across the globe.

www.abc.net.au

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Tim Henderson @pretendbeard.bsky.social · 9d

A mite ironic having a liscence to kill on the cover...

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Tim Henderson @pretendbeard.bsky.social · 9d

It is wild how the difference is often subtle, but a good pilsner really can be, well... good.

The cask IPA seems super interesting to me. I could be down with that, but also, the whole vibe seems extremely autumn

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Tim Henderson @pretendbeard.bsky.social · 9d

Need some thoughts on these. My couple of craft beer experiences in Singapore were both pretty meh, but the climate is crying some some good gose or session beers...

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