Spoonbill Reducks
@spoonbill.bsky.social
Large wading bird 🪶
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Not comfortable with DMs on first acquaintance.
Living on Wangal Country #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe
#JoinYourUnion
#birds
#TTRPG
#ADHD
Unpleasant persons blocked 🚫
Not comfortable with DMs on first acquaintance.
Living on Wangal Country #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe
#JoinYourUnion
#birds
#TTRPG
#ADHD
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I see Trump as a composite of various figures from the Late Roman Republic. He exemplifies the vindictiveness and dementia of the returned Marius, the 'promise them anything' populism of a Clodius, and the consuming greed and frustrated desire for approbation of a Crassus.
Omaha Beach AND the Hürtgenwald. Bloody hell.
“Charles Norman Shay, who as a 19-year-old medic on D-Day repeatedly saved soldiers from drowning off Omaha Beach, turning them on their backs, dragging them ashore and binding their wounds, died on Wednesday at his home in Thue et Mue, France, near the site of the Normandy invasion. He was 101.”
Charles Norman Shay, Tribal Elder and World War II Hero, Dies at 101
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Omaha Beach AND the Hürtgenwald. Bloody hell.
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It’s great to see teachers fighting back against News Corp. Unfortunately though, asking News Corp to act ethically by stopping their offensive and obsessive ranking of schools is like asking News Corp not to exist. The class-based snobbery is the point of News Corp!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
News Corp attacked by school leaders over NAPLAN rankings
Forty-one signatories to an open letter say they are "dismayed" and that school rankings cause "harm to our communities".
www.abc.net.au
December 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
It’s great to see teachers fighting back against News Corp. Unfortunately though, asking News Corp to act ethically by stopping their offensive and obsessive ranking of schools is like asking News Corp not to exist. The class-based snobbery is the point of News Corp!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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WATCH: “The video is really troubling. And if people see it, I don’t think it’s going to be good for Secretary Hegseth or this administration,” says Rep. Adam Smith on footage revealing U.S. forces repeatedly attacking two survivors on a capsized vessel.
‘There was no fog of war’: New video of boat strike ALARMS lawmakers
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:48 AM
WATCH: “The video is really troubling. And if people see it, I don’t think it’s going to be good for Secretary Hegseth or this administration,” says Rep. Adam Smith on footage revealing U.S. forces repeatedly attacking two survivors on a capsized vessel.
"A man from a high-profile family has been found guilty of raping a woman inside his own home.
"The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons*, denied the two rape charges and took the case to trial in the Victorian county court."
*see also "from a high-profile family".
"The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons*, denied the two rape charges and took the case to trial in the Victorian county court."
*see also "from a high-profile family".
Man from high-profile Melbourne family found guilty of raping woman while pretending to be her boyfriend
Jurors return verdicts on two rape charges in Victorian trial of man who cannot be identified for legal reasons
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:28 AM
"A man from a high-profile family has been found guilty of raping a woman inside his own home.
"The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons*, denied the two rape charges and took the case to trial in the Victorian county court."
*see also "from a high-profile family".
"The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons*, denied the two rape charges and took the case to trial in the Victorian county court."
*see also "from a high-profile family".
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My tribute to my dad, who passed away last month in the UK.
He was a proud Indian immigrant *and* a proud British citizen.
His life story is one long rebuttal to the nativists, bigots and xenophobes.
He was a proud Indian immigrant *and* a proud British citizen.
His life story is one long rebuttal to the nativists, bigots and xenophobes.
Mehdi Pays Tribute To His Late Father
YouTube video by Zeteo
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
My tribute to my dad, who passed away last month in the UK.
He was a proud Indian immigrant *and* a proud British citizen.
His life story is one long rebuttal to the nativists, bigots and xenophobes.
He was a proud Indian immigrant *and* a proud British citizen.
His life story is one long rebuttal to the nativists, bigots and xenophobes.
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I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus
For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
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“Participants in the national disability insurance scheme will in most cases no longer be able to appeal against their total amount of funding support to any external review body, executives have confirmed”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Most NDIS participants will lose external avenue to appeal funding amounts under new system, Senate estimates told
Administrative review tribunal no longer authorised to alter a person’s plan or reinstate funding, agency confirms
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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The boats the regime is claiming are going from Venezuela to the US would need to refuel over 20 times to get to Miami.
They are lying to us.
They are lying to us.
December 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The boats the regime is claiming are going from Venezuela to the US would need to refuel over 20 times to get to Miami.
They are lying to us.
They are lying to us.
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so i've reported a few stories recently that have been ripped off by others without credit. it sucks but that's life i guess
but this is a new level: 7NEWS literally ripped an image from my article (a screenshot that i took on my own phone!) and used it to rewrite my article... with no credit
but this is a new level: 7NEWS literally ripped an image from my article (a screenshot that i took on my own phone!) and used it to rewrite my article... with no credit
December 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
so i've reported a few stories recently that have been ripped off by others without credit. it sucks but that's life i guess
but this is a new level: 7NEWS literally ripped an image from my article (a screenshot that i took on my own phone!) and used it to rewrite my article... with no credit
but this is a new level: 7NEWS literally ripped an image from my article (a screenshot that i took on my own phone!) and used it to rewrite my article... with no credit
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Hey Naarm folk, this band has had their instruments stolen 🤬😫 If anyone sees anything & can help get them back to Floodlights please get in touch 🫶🏻
December 4, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Hey Naarm folk, this band has had their instruments stolen 🤬😫 If anyone sees anything & can help get them back to Floodlights please get in touch 🫶🏻
December 23, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Hey Naarm folk, this band has had their instruments stolen 🤬😫 If anyone sees anything & can help get them back to Floodlights please get in touch 🫶🏻
Happy #GunzelDay to all who observe.
December 4, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Happy #GunzelDay to all who observe.
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December 4 is Gunzel Day - a day to recognise train, tram, bus enthusiasts.
The cute little Enoshima Electric Railway (江ノ島電鉄, Enoshima dentetsu) just squeezing through 😄
Riding this regular commuter train was a lovely fun experience last year. I felt like I was in a Studio Ghibli movie.
The cute little Enoshima Electric Railway (江ノ島電鉄, Enoshima dentetsu) just squeezing through 😄
Riding this regular commuter train was a lovely fun experience last year. I felt like I was in a Studio Ghibli movie.
December 4, 2025 at 7:14 AM
December 4 is Gunzel Day - a day to recognise train, tram, bus enthusiasts.
The cute little Enoshima Electric Railway (江ノ島電鉄, Enoshima dentetsu) just squeezing through 😄
Riding this regular commuter train was a lovely fun experience last year. I felt like I was in a Studio Ghibli movie.
The cute little Enoshima Electric Railway (江ノ島電鉄, Enoshima dentetsu) just squeezing through 😄
Riding this regular commuter train was a lovely fun experience last year. I felt like I was in a Studio Ghibli movie.
Insert a movie into another movie:
Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice and Jules et Jim
Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice and Jules et Jim
Insert a movie into another movie:
Alice in Wonderland Before Time
Alice in Wonderland Before Time
insert a movie into another movie
Harold and Maude's Excellent Adventure
Harold and Maude's Excellent Adventure
December 4, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Insert a movie into another movie:
Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice and Jules et Jim
Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice and Jules et Jim
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The Great Australian Gas Heist
…facilitated, aided and abetted by a succession of seedy political deals
#auspol
…facilitated, aided and abetted by a succession of seedy political deals
#auspol
"The Australian Government has allowed the export of enough gas to supply all of Australia’s gas power stations for 60 years” – Mark Ogge, Principal Advisor, The Australia Institute
✍️ Sign our petition urging the government to fix our gas export problem: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_expo...
✍️ Sign our petition urging the government to fix our gas export problem: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_expo...
December 4, 2025 at 6:53 AM
The Great Australian Gas Heist
…facilitated, aided and abetted by a succession of seedy political deals
#auspol
…facilitated, aided and abetted by a succession of seedy political deals
#auspol
"Prior to Thursday’s hearing, Burrows told waiting journalists that her client was “not in a good way”, asking for compassionate coverage."
No conviction recorded, so I think we can dispense with going easy on him. #Lehrmann
No conviction recorded, so I think we can dispense with going easy on him. #Lehrmann
Bruce Lehrmann avoids conviction on car charge
A day after Bruce Lehrmann's failed bid to overturn a defamation hearing, charges of car theft against him have been downgraded in a Hobart court.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
December 4, 2025 at 5:35 AM
"Prior to Thursday’s hearing, Burrows told waiting journalists that her client was “not in a good way”, asking for compassionate coverage."
No conviction recorded, so I think we can dispense with going easy on him. #Lehrmann
No conviction recorded, so I think we can dispense with going easy on him. #Lehrmann
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December 4, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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The Oklahoma House of Representatives gave that girl an award for writing a terrible essay? For getting a trans person fired? This whole thing is an op.
December 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The Oklahoma House of Representatives gave that girl an award for writing a terrible essay? For getting a trans person fired? This whole thing is an op.
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"Several photos show a room with a dentist chair and masks hanging on the wall."
All extremely normal and not at all creepy.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
All extremely normal and not at all creepy.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
House Democrats release new images of Epstein’s private Caribbean island
Images and videos taken in 2020, a year after he died in jail, show the late sex offender’s home
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"Several photos show a room with a dentist chair and masks hanging on the wall."
All extremely normal and not at all creepy.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
All extremely normal and not at all creepy.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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New lecture from my solar system class is online- all about the origin of the moon, and why we think a giant impact is to blame! 🌔
🔭🧪🎢
youtu.be/eNOQvv_90Kc
🔭🧪🎢
youtu.be/eNOQvv_90Kc
Solar System Lecture- the Origin of the Moon
YouTube video by Astronomer here!
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
New lecture from my solar system class is online- all about the origin of the moon, and why we think a giant impact is to blame! 🌔
🔭🧪🎢
youtu.be/eNOQvv_90Kc
🔭🧪🎢
youtu.be/eNOQvv_90Kc
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Behold: The Big Napper, King of All Naps.
December 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Behold: The Big Napper, King of All Naps.
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Please share far and wide, and everywhere! @alisonwhite3.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Please share far and wide, and everywhere! @alisonwhite3.bsky.social
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Shitposting till dawn to distract from the Epstein Files is, apparently, exhausting.
December 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Shitposting till dawn to distract from the Epstein Files is, apparently, exhausting.