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running, surfing, photography, urbanism, transit, geopolitics member of the youth perth, wa
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It's nice to know that Mr Beast is now peddling body dysmorphia to children, yay!

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Nuclear sites in Iran have been bombed — does that mean those sites are now irradiated? How bad is the fallout and other associated environmental damages? I haven't seen anyone ask this question today, so what kind of impact have the strikes had?

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If anyone needed a reminder as to how bad of a person Scott Morrison is, here is your reminder:

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My proposal (fantasy?) for regional rail in Western Australia. This would be just the start; lines extending north toward the Pilbara + additional lines in the south & south-west would follow. But as a start, this uses mostly pre-existing track & rights of way.

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

Apple-owning Perth peeps: Apple will be moving its store to Forrest Place, in the old Commonwealth Bank building, from June 27. Nice central location. They also released a nice wallpaper to celebrate :) www.macrumors.com/2025/06/19/n...

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Ahahaha it's a two-fer: anti-black people and anti-working class people. Phenomenal airball from the Supreme Tangerine. thehill.com/homenews/adm...

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A lot of people online seem to have forgotten with this mushroom deaths case — the point is that someone can only be punished if they are guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. People responding to the latest news always say 'Oh, so you admit she lied' — but lying proves nothing. Public scrutiny, I know.

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

An octopus was killed at a beach today. A lovely, curious, gentle octopus, who I had been watching for days, got a little too close to spearfishers. It was killed, for the simple crime of not knowing better. For its sweet, inquisitive nature. I doubt anyone else will care too much, but I'm crushed.

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For anyone interested in the minutiae of the Transperth network, here is a comparison of the current system map and the new one on the Thornlie-Cockburn Line brochure. The largest changes are the open Thornlie-Cockburn & Armadale (to Cannington) lines & a new Cannington-Bull Creek key bus corridor.

submitted 51 days ago • 1 comment

Here's my shot at creating a pipe-dream transit map for Perth, featuring additional train lines and a network of trams. I tried to keep it somewhat realistic :) #train #transit #transitmap #diagram #transitdiagram #perth

submitted 64 days ago • 2 comments

When is the Australian Electoral Commission joining Bluesky? Indeed, why are no government in instrumentalities involved in this platform, although Australian politicians of the governing party are?

submitted 86 days ago • 4 comments

The slogan of 'Keep the Sheep', protesting WA's live export ban, is kinda terrible. For one, it doesn't effectively communicate the intentions of the group (keep the sheep... in WA?) For another, graffiti is so easy. Scribble 'Suffering' under it and boom, animal rights slogan.

submitted 92 days ago • 0 comments

I hope that once Trump has blown over in the US, he and his lackeys will all receive the criminal trials they so rightfully deserve for their rampant disregard for human rights and basic dignities.

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Wtf is this starting grid 😭 Lando, Oscar, Max, George pretty normal But then Yuki in an RB, 5th?! Alex 6th in a Williams?! Both out qualifying Ferrari?! Even Pierre in 9th is a bit unexpected. #AusGP #F1

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