Michael Thorn
@michaeltthorn.bsky.social
Preventive health advocate, reader, cyclist & skier. Part-time Dockers supporter!
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Happy New Year to you all & as we careen into the GodKnowsWhattery of 2026, remember the words of the late great Kurt Vonnegut:
‘There's only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you've got to be kind.’
‘There's only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you've got to be kind.’
December 31, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Happy New Year to you all & as we careen into the GodKnowsWhattery of 2026, remember the words of the late great Kurt Vonnegut:
‘There's only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you've got to be kind.’
‘There's only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you've got to be kind.’
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We are 9:00 fireworks show people! Happy New Year 2026.
Here's to better protections for democracy, bold healthcare reforms and great hiking in the year ahead.
Here's to better protections for democracy, bold healthcare reforms and great hiking in the year ahead.
December 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We are 9:00 fireworks show people! Happy New Year 2026.
Here's to better protections for democracy, bold healthcare reforms and great hiking in the year ahead.
Here's to better protections for democracy, bold healthcare reforms and great hiking in the year ahead.
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Friendly Jordies. Bondi Massacre. Israel is weaponising the tragedy. AU media is turning it into Netanyahu & Zionist propaganda.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpNj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpNj...
Israel is Weaponising Australia's Tragedy
YouTube video by friendlyjordies
www.youtube.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Friendly Jordies. Bondi Massacre. Israel is weaponising the tragedy. AU media is turning it into Netanyahu & Zionist propaganda.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpNj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpNj...
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A lovely weekend in Canberra
December 28, 2025 at 7:17 AM
A lovely weekend in Canberra
Definitely worth a read. 👏👏
There are three kinds of antisemitism – each needs to be dealt with differently
As the situation stands, there appears to be no singular, monolithic antisemitism festering in Australia but rather multiple different mutations of this ancient virus.
www.smh.com.au
December 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Definitely worth a read. 👏👏
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Birthday weekend at Killcare
December 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Birthday weekend at Killcare
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Please , please read Jenna Price's searingly honest words of love and wisdom
www.smh.com.au/national/our...
www.smh.com.au/national/our...
Our country is gone. My family has endured bigotry for decades, but now I’m broken
A Jewish family like mine knows that Australia has antisemitism running in its blood.
www.smh.com.au
December 21, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Please , please read Jenna Price's searingly honest words of love and wisdom
www.smh.com.au/national/our...
www.smh.com.au/national/our...
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Out tax dollars paid for this. And Deloitte will probably claim the function as a tax deduction as well.
December 21, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Out tax dollars paid for this. And Deloitte will probably claim the function as a tax deduction as well.
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Crispin Hull didn't hold back today
@canberratimes.bsky.social
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/913675...
@canberratimes.bsky.social
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/913675...
December 18, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Crispin Hull didn't hold back today
@canberratimes.bsky.social
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/913675...
@canberratimes.bsky.social
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/913675...
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Rare sight of mother polar bear adopting a cub captured by camera
A polar bear mother was seen with one cub in the spring — but by fall she had adopted a second, according to Canadian researchers.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
A polar bear mother was seen with one cub in the spring — but by fall she had adopted a second, according to Canadian researchers.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Rare sight of mother polar bear adopting a cub captured by camera
A polar bear mother was seen with one cub in the spring — but by fall she had adopted a second, according to Canadian researchers.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Rare sight of mother polar bear adopting a cub captured by camera
A polar bear mother was seen with one cub in the spring — but by fall she had adopted a second, according to Canadian researchers.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
A polar bear mother was seen with one cub in the spring — but by fall she had adopted a second, according to Canadian researchers.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
December 19, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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Are you already planning hiking trips for 2026 (mine are already booked - France, Colorado, Bibbulmun Track, Bay of Fires).
Here’s some ideas to tempt / inspire you!
Next edition of The Hiking Wrap will be out early in 2026 - stay tuned.
Here’s some ideas to tempt / inspire you!
Next edition of The Hiking Wrap will be out early in 2026 - stay tuned.
With wonderful assistance from @croakeynews.bsky.social latest edition of #TheHikingWrap is up.
My 2024 adventures:
- Exploring Kimberley WA
- Kangaroo Is Wilderness Trail
- Nakasendo Trail & Mt Fuji
- Flinders Island
Lots to inspire you. 🏃♀️
www.croakey.org/croakey-down...
My 2024 adventures:
- Exploring Kimberley WA
- Kangaroo Is Wilderness Trail
- Nakasendo Trail & Mt Fuji
- Flinders Island
Lots to inspire you. 🏃♀️
www.croakey.org/croakey-down...
December 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Are you already planning hiking trips for 2026 (mine are already booked - France, Colorado, Bibbulmun Track, Bay of Fires).
Here’s some ideas to tempt / inspire you!
Next edition of The Hiking Wrap will be out early in 2026 - stay tuned.
Here’s some ideas to tempt / inspire you!
Next edition of The Hiking Wrap will be out early in 2026 - stay tuned.
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As my BIG birthday looms - some heartening views on skiing.
“You don’t stop skiing because you get old, you get old because you stop skiing.”
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/16/w...
“You don’t stop skiing because you get old, you get old because you stop skiing.”
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/16/w...
These Skiers Are Still Chasing Powder in Their 80s and 90s (Published 2024)
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
As my BIG birthday looms - some heartening views on skiing.
“You don’t stop skiing because you get old, you get old because you stop skiing.”
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/16/w...
“You don’t stop skiing because you get old, you get old because you stop skiing.”
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/16/w...
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Dave Rowe dropping in..
Financial Review
Financial Review
December 17, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Dave Rowe dropping in..
Financial Review
Financial Review
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If the last three days demonstrate one thing, it's that the right (via the media) controls the narrative in this country.
Or, as Matt Golding puts it:
#bondibeach #auspol
Or, as Matt Golding puts it:
#bondibeach #auspol
December 17, 2025 at 10:08 AM
If the last three days demonstrate one thing, it's that the right (via the media) controls the narrative in this country.
Or, as Matt Golding puts it:
#bondibeach #auspol
Or, as Matt Golding puts it:
#bondibeach #auspol
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David Pope in Canberra Times
December 17, 2025 at 9:48 AM
David Pope in Canberra Times
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Check out this gorgeous little gang gang cockatoo 😍
December 16, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Check out this gorgeous little gang gang cockatoo 😍
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sussan ley should sit this one out
December 16, 2025 at 5:57 AM
sussan ley should sit this one out
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Who the fuck would listen to Howard push back against gun reform in the wake of the biggest tragedy in decades (and no one is saying it’s just gun reform which is needed, ofc hate in all forms, including anti-Semitism is horrendous) and come to the conclusion that THIS is the take?!
December 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Who the fuck would listen to Howard push back against gun reform in the wake of the biggest tragedy in decades (and no one is saying it’s just gun reform which is needed, ofc hate in all forms, including anti-Semitism is horrendous) and come to the conclusion that THIS is the take?!
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Many political journalists can only write about vibes & who, despite being completely ensconced in the gallery brain bubble, believe they know what voters care about.
They are a big reason why media sites never hold an audience even after big news events - their schtick is transparently pointless.
They are a big reason why media sites never hold an audience even after big news events - their schtick is transparently pointless.
December 16, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Many political journalists can only write about vibes & who, despite being completely ensconced in the gallery brain bubble, believe they know what voters care about.
They are a big reason why media sites never hold an audience even after big news events - their schtick is transparently pointless.
They are a big reason why media sites never hold an audience even after big news events - their schtick is transparently pointless.
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Sad to say Mā te wā to Aotearoa / New Zealand - we will be back for more #NZtramping in February.
December 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Sad to say Mā te wā to Aotearoa / New Zealand - we will be back for more #NZtramping in February.
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People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
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Book 22/30 The Book of Records. Madeleine Thien. This is rapturous, sprawling, dreamy, allegorical - a migrant fable on the great sea. A little Calvino, a little Susanna Clarke, entirely Thien. A glorious, fabulous ocean of a book.
December 9, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Book 22/30 The Book of Records. Madeleine Thien. This is rapturous, sprawling, dreamy, allegorical - a migrant fable on the great sea. A little Calvino, a little Susanna Clarke, entirely Thien. A glorious, fabulous ocean of a book.