Oliver Cassidy
@olivertapenade.bsky.social
Filmmaker (Franklin), activist (Tas Conservation Trust), musician (Philomath), queer (trans/bi/poly), disabled (CFS), cat companion (Mr Kitten) 🐱
Fun fact: hyper mobility is likely a risk factor for later acquiring ME/CFS
November 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Fun fact: hyper mobility is likely a risk factor for later acquiring ME/CFS
Today I ordered some fire wood. I had been putting it off because I didn’t know how I would physically manage it. But I found a lady who sold it to me and, after I explained I have ME/CFS, she included taking it around the back and stacking it for me with no extra charge. What a legend.
October 27, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Today I ordered some fire wood. I had been putting it off because I didn’t know how I would physically manage it. But I found a lady who sold it to me and, after I explained I have ME/CFS, she included taking it around the back and stacking it for me with no extra charge. What a legend.
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Pretty incredible that no other outlet has snapped this up for publication after The Mercury declined it (?!)…. Although that context itself is not irrelevant to how we have ended up in this dire situation.
August 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Pretty incredible that no other outlet has snapped this up for publication after The Mercury declined it (?!)…. Although that context itself is not irrelevant to how we have ended up in this dire situation.
@harvilla.bsky.social I’m glad you didn’t delete your most egregious dad joke one final time 😁
July 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
@harvilla.bsky.social I’m glad you didn’t delete your most egregious dad joke one final time 😁
Toy break up songs for the Coalition?
May 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Toy break up songs for the Coalition?
Some of discoveries in the post Morrison era include the ridiculous reliance Australian bureaucracies have developed on corporations to do the work of the understaffed and underfunded public sector. Thankfully Albo turned some of that around. And may that trajectory continue
April 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Some of discoveries in the post Morrison era include the ridiculous reliance Australian bureaucracies have developed on corporations to do the work of the understaffed and underfunded public sector. Thankfully Albo turned some of that around. And may that trajectory continue
Pre election reminder, Australia has some of the lowest taxes in the ‘developed’ world. It makes you wonder how long, how many decades in fact, this “tax cuts” election promise can continue before we need to be reclassified as “developing”. It needs to turn around, starting with billionaires
April 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Pre election reminder, Australia has some of the lowest taxes in the ‘developed’ world. It makes you wonder how long, how many decades in fact, this “tax cuts” election promise can continue before we need to be reclassified as “developing”. It needs to turn around, starting with billionaires
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Important election update. And as always minority government is always more representational than majority
👇🏽“On a national scale, if enough people feel this way, a minority government would be supervised by human adults.”
I knew I had to fortify myself before reading this. Lots of deep breathing, 2 cups of tea + a hot cross bun, then I dived in.
Absolutely essential reading
🙏 @davemilbo.bsky.social
I knew I had to fortify myself before reading this. Lots of deep breathing, 2 cups of tea + a hot cross bun, then I dived in.
Absolutely essential reading
🙏 @davemilbo.bsky.social
Here's me. 'On doing the same inadequate shit over and over again until the end of democracy'
April 13, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Important election update. And as always minority government is always more representational than majority
Just a bit of lofi, old skool ocker simplicity to nourish your nostalgia youtu.be/-HJ08bbSrHQ
Spiderbait - Old Man Sam (Official Video)
YouTube video by SpiderbaitVEVO
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April 10, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Just a bit of lofi, old skool ocker simplicity to nourish your nostalgia youtu.be/-HJ08bbSrHQ
Deadset legend
Tony Benn was born 100 years ago today. A hero of mine, he was steeped in the English radical tradition while maintaining an internationalist outlook. As we struggle to defend democracy against those who seek to avoid accountability, his five questions to ask the powerful are worth remembering
April 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Deadset legend
What I’m getting from this is that TrumpedUp thinks our GST is the thing he is reciprocating with his ‘reciprocal’ tariff
April 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
What I’m getting from this is that TrumpedUp thinks our GST is the thing he is reciprocating with his ‘reciprocal’ tariff
Can I just say this guy, Cory Booker, is a deadset legend. I tuned in a few times to this epic 24hr+ speech and my word, it was such a joy and a relief to hear well reasoned, intelligent and constituent-representating discourse in politics, especially US politics. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Cory Booker breaks record for longest Senate speech with Trump condemnation
In speech that began Monday night, Democratic senator warns of ‘grave and urgent’ danger of Trump administration
www.theguardian.com
April 2, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Can I just say this guy, Cory Booker, is a deadset legend. I tuned in a few times to this epic 24hr+ speech and my word, it was such a joy and a relief to hear well reasoned, intelligent and constituent-representating discourse in politics, especially US politics. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
More important than ever, one might argue
March 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
More important than ever, one might argue
SBS airs my film Franklin tomorrow (Sunday 23) at 10:40pm. I’ll be asleep but I’ll appear awake to anyone watching
March 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
SBS airs my film Franklin tomorrow (Sunday 23) at 10:40pm. I’ll be asleep but I’ll appear awake to anyone watching
Turns out "the Prime Minister wants to introduce new laws to let destructive salmon corporations bypass environmental protections. I've signed the @australiainstitute.org.au petition to protect the Maugean skate - will you join me?" nb.australiainstitute.org.au/end_salmon_f...
End salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour—protect the skate
nb.australiainstitute.org.au
March 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Turns out "the Prime Minister wants to introduce new laws to let destructive salmon corporations bypass environmental protections. I've signed the @australiainstitute.org.au petition to protect the Maugean skate - will you join me?" nb.australiainstitute.org.au/end_salmon_f...
The only enticement I have to start smoking is to make use of every feature in my car. It’s not a strong enticement
February 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
The only enticement I have to start smoking is to make use of every feature in my car. It’s not a strong enticement
“Start with this principle: don’t face your fears alone. Make friends, meet your neighbours, set up support networks, help those who are struggling. Since the dawn of humankind, those with robust social networks have been more resilient than those without..”
February 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
“Start with this principle: don’t face your fears alone. Make friends, meet your neighbours, set up support networks, help those who are struggling. Since the dawn of humankind, those with robust social networks have been more resilient than those without..”
@harvilla.bsky.social it brings me joy to know you have the sense of connection to Rob from High Fidelity that I imagined before hearing you say it 😁
I rebought it on DVD recently but once upon a time had it on veee aitch essssss
I rebought it on DVD recently but once upon a time had it on veee aitch essssss
February 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
@harvilla.bsky.social it brings me joy to know you have the sense of connection to Rob from High Fidelity that I imagined before hearing you say it 😁
I rebought it on DVD recently but once upon a time had it on veee aitch essssss
I rebought it on DVD recently but once upon a time had it on veee aitch essssss
All hail Tilde
I studied film, wrote about it, & discussed it as a broadcaster for over a decade. Recently, however, I've struggled to find a space to hold its magic in our current reality—a framework of madness, horror, & terror. Tilda's speech casts cinema in the realm of possibility, solidarity & imagination.
Honorary Golden Bear for Tilda Swinton | Acceptance Speech | Berlinale 2025
YouTube video by Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival
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February 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
All hail Tilde
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I studied film, wrote about it, & discussed it as a broadcaster for over a decade. Recently, however, I've struggled to find a space to hold its magic in our current reality—a framework of madness, horror, & terror. Tilda's speech casts cinema in the realm of possibility, solidarity & imagination.
Honorary Golden Bear for Tilda Swinton | Acceptance Speech | Berlinale 2025
YouTube video by Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival
www.youtube.com
February 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I studied film, wrote about it, & discussed it as a broadcaster for over a decade. Recently, however, I've struggled to find a space to hold its magic in our current reality—a framework of madness, horror, & terror. Tilda's speech casts cinema in the realm of possibility, solidarity & imagination.
My washing machine’s turn on turn is in perfect tune with Kermit’s Rainbow Connection (before the key change)
February 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
My washing machine’s turn on turn is in perfect tune with Kermit’s Rainbow Connection (before the key change)