@somethingtony.bsky.social
peering through a crack, rarely really funny. home is Australia. I like trees.
when I must, electrical engineering and software stuff. when I mustn't, kicking a ball.
when I must, electrical engineering and software stuff. when I mustn't, kicking a ball.
Pinned
a black dodge charger is doing a burnout on a road
ALT: a black dodge charger is doing a burnout on a road
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his next tesla model is going to be coal fired
to get around the lack of emissions
to get around the lack of emissions
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The best of: Fiona Katauskas cartoons 2025 | Fiona Katauskas
The best of: Fiona Katauskas cartoons 2025 | Fiona Katauskas
From Trump hype to the new Four Horseman of the Apocalypse, revisit five of the best cartoons from Australian political cartoonist Fiona Katauskas
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See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here
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December 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The best of: Fiona Katauskas cartoons 2025 | Fiona Katauskas
a question
some brain study types may know
all my life (prior to movies/books eg groundhog day) i tend to reliably predict what will happen in the next few seconds
its useful sometimes but tiring
also i tend to think of close people just before some drama eg death
ps I've had 2 grand mal seizures
some brain study types may know
all my life (prior to movies/books eg groundhog day) i tend to reliably predict what will happen in the next few seconds
its useful sometimes but tiring
also i tend to think of close people just before some drama eg death
ps I've had 2 grand mal seizures
December 12, 2025 at 6:09 AM
a question
some brain study types may know
all my life (prior to movies/books eg groundhog day) i tend to reliably predict what will happen in the next few seconds
its useful sometimes but tiring
also i tend to think of close people just before some drama eg death
ps I've had 2 grand mal seizures
some brain study types may know
all my life (prior to movies/books eg groundhog day) i tend to reliably predict what will happen in the next few seconds
its useful sometimes but tiring
also i tend to think of close people just before some drama eg death
ps I've had 2 grand mal seizures
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Disgraceful.
No govt that actually cares about climate change would do this.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
No govt that actually cares about climate change would do this.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia news live: Labor approves extension of Woodside’s North West Shelf gas export project until 2070
Follow live
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September 12, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Disgraceful.
No govt that actually cares about climate change would do this.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
No govt that actually cares about climate change would do this.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Killing people is wrong. Duh.
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Charlie don't surf
The unconfusing death of a rightwing asshole
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September 12, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Killing people is wrong. Duh.
open.substack.com/pub/tdunlop/...
open.substack.com/pub/tdunlop/...
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Covered a ton of ground with @theanthonydavis.bsky.social for MeidasTouch’s The Weekend Show.
Check it out here: www.youtube.com/live/MafgMNz...
Check it out here: www.youtube.com/live/MafgMNz...
LIVE: Dem Star FLIPS SCRIPT to END Trump Chaos | The Weekend Show
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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July 21, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Covered a ton of ground with @theanthonydavis.bsky.social for MeidasTouch’s The Weekend Show.
Check it out here: www.youtube.com/live/MafgMNz...
Check it out here: www.youtube.com/live/MafgMNz...
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Whatever you do, don’t repost this image. #Resist #NoKingsDay
June 18, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Whatever you do, don’t repost this image. #Resist #NoKingsDay
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Oh look, Env Minister Murray Watt just tripled the area of native habitat that tax-shy gas company Arrow Energy can destroy!
When LNP's Greg Hunt approved this, he imposed "some of the strictest env conditions in Aus history"
Not so strict anymore...1/4
@australiainstitute.org.au
When LNP's Greg Hunt approved this, he imposed "some of the strictest env conditions in Aus history"
Not so strict anymore...1/4
@australiainstitute.org.au
June 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Oh look, Env Minister Murray Watt just tripled the area of native habitat that tax-shy gas company Arrow Energy can destroy!
When LNP's Greg Hunt approved this, he imposed "some of the strictest env conditions in Aus history"
Not so strict anymore...1/4
@australiainstitute.org.au
When LNP's Greg Hunt approved this, he imposed "some of the strictest env conditions in Aus history"
Not so strict anymore...1/4
@australiainstitute.org.au
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Recommended reading.
"You start your book with the story of the German man who refused to give the Nazi salute. What’s the difference between those who gave in to fear and those who didn’t? And what can we learn from them today?"
www.cnn.com/2025/06/14/u...
"You start your book with the story of the German man who refused to give the Nazi salute. What’s the difference between those who gave in to fear and those who didn’t? And what can we learn from them today?"
www.cnn.com/2025/06/14/u...
He once rebuked billionaires for not paying enough taxes. Now this historian says we need ‘moral ambition’ to fight tyranny | CNN
Historian Rutger Bregman argues in a new book that people should aspire to “moral ambition” — a mix of idealism and ruthless pragmatism — to make the world a better place.
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June 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Recommended reading.
"You start your book with the story of the German man who refused to give the Nazi salute. What’s the difference between those who gave in to fear and those who didn’t? And what can we learn from them today?"
www.cnn.com/2025/06/14/u...
"You start your book with the story of the German man who refused to give the Nazi salute. What’s the difference between those who gave in to fear and those who didn’t? And what can we learn from them today?"
www.cnn.com/2025/06/14/u...
this is lovely
youtu.be/ibC8LJ0_dVA
youtu.be/ibC8LJ0_dVA
Mr Frosty and the BMX Kid
YouTube video by 100% Pure New Zealand
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June 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
this is lovely
youtu.be/ibC8LJ0_dVA
youtu.be/ibC8LJ0_dVA
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Great speech by Stella winner Michelle de Kretser discussing the censorship around Gaza. Deeply strange its contents were only reported by The Age. Neither ABC nor Guardian write ups of the event mention her powerful comments at all. stella.org.au/2025/05/mich...
Michelle de Kretser’s 2025 acceptance speech
stella.org.au
May 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Great speech by Stella winner Michelle de Kretser discussing the censorship around Gaza. Deeply strange its contents were only reported by The Age. Neither ABC nor Guardian write ups of the event mention her powerful comments at all. stella.org.au/2025/05/mich...
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I hope she keeps this passion & runs for office. Changes things.
I hope she keeps this passion & runs for office. Changes things.
This young woman gives a powerful & heartfelt argument before this board 👏 😀
This 2:52 video is well worth watching the entirety of it!
This 2:52 video is well worth watching the entirety of it!
May 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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I hope she keeps this passion & runs for office. Changes things.
I hope she keeps this passion & runs for office. Changes things.
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"Conservatism is not saying no to change but urging caution," writes Stan Grant. “The role of politics is not to engineer society but to reconcile it.”
How Peter Dutton misunderstood the Australian heart
The late Sir Roger Scruton was always among the most admirable and dignified defenders of the tradition of conservatism. He was a British scholar of dignity, humility, intellect and grace. He…
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May 14, 2025 at 8:32 AM
"Conservatism is not saying no to change but urging caution," writes Stan Grant. “The role of politics is not to engineer society but to reconcile it.”
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#SenatorMurphy gives Homeland Security secretary and dog-exterminator Kristi #Noem an absolute spanking of epic proportions..
May 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
#SenatorMurphy gives Homeland Security secretary and dog-exterminator Kristi #Noem an absolute spanking of epic proportions..
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Song of the day: Life During War Time
"This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no fooling around."
My nomination for the soundtrack song of 2025.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8al5...
"This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no fooling around."
My nomination for the soundtrack song of 2025.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8al5...
Talking Heads - Life During Wartime (live)
YouTube video by forcedcoitus
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May 9, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Song of the day: Life During War Time
"This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no fooling around."
My nomination for the soundtrack song of 2025.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8al5...
"This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no fooling around."
My nomination for the soundtrack song of 2025.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8al5...
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Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
May 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James is a total badass. 🙌💪👏👊👇
April 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
New York Attorney General Letitia James is a total badass. 🙌💪👏👊👇
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Given the literal definition of deportation is removing a foreigner or noncitizen from the country, we - journalists, media orgs - should probably all stop referring to the ‘deportation’ of a 2 year old US citizen. It’s NOT a deportation.
I’m not sure what it is. A kidnapping?
I’m not sure what it is. A kidnapping?
April 27, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Given the literal definition of deportation is removing a foreigner or noncitizen from the country, we - journalists, media orgs - should probably all stop referring to the ‘deportation’ of a 2 year old US citizen. It’s NOT a deportation.
I’m not sure what it is. A kidnapping?
I’m not sure what it is. A kidnapping?
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🧪What did Felon 47 accomplish 100 days? Tanked the stock market. Displayed economic illiteracy. Crippled academic institutions and life saving science research. Went after the NIH, DEI, academic journals. Hired incompetent loyalists. Spread propaganda. We have a destructive fascist government.
April 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
🧪What did Felon 47 accomplish 100 days? Tanked the stock market. Displayed economic illiteracy. Crippled academic institutions and life saving science research. Went after the NIH, DEI, academic journals. Hired incompetent loyalists. Spread propaganda. We have a destructive fascist government.
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BREAKING: The constitutional crisis has arrived. We knew it was coming, just not when.
April 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
BREAKING: The constitutional crisis has arrived. We knew it was coming, just not when.
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Purported ICE agents raid a courthouse in Charlottesville in plain clothes without badges, ID or warrants, cart off two men without explanation. One of the three men was masked and the detainees were ushered into unmarked van. Video in the article. dailyprogress.com/news/local/c...
ICE detains 2 men in Charlottesville courthouse raid
Three men who identified themselves as Homeland Security officers raided a courthouse in downtown Charlottesville Tuesday, detaining two men without explanation.
dailyprogress.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Purported ICE agents raid a courthouse in Charlottesville in plain clothes without badges, ID or warrants, cart off two men without explanation. One of the three men was masked and the detainees were ushered into unmarked van. Video in the article. dailyprogress.com/news/local/c...
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Last Friday, Trump's EPA shut down a Biden-era website mapping locations of dangerous chemical plants.
The chemical industry, which gave over $1M to Trump's inauguration, heavily lobbied the Trump administration to scrap the website. See how this works?
The chemical industry, which gave over $1M to Trump's inauguration, heavily lobbied the Trump administration to scrap the website. See how this works?
The Government’s Chemical Disaster Tracking Tool Just Went Dark
The chemical lobby demanded Trump make the locations of high-risk chemical plants secret. The EPA did just that.
www.levernews.com
April 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Last Friday, Trump's EPA shut down a Biden-era website mapping locations of dangerous chemical plants.
The chemical industry, which gave over $1M to Trump's inauguration, heavily lobbied the Trump administration to scrap the website. See how this works?
The chemical industry, which gave over $1M to Trump's inauguration, heavily lobbied the Trump administration to scrap the website. See how this works?