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Former SysProg moved on to being a payments specialist - and now trying to fully retire. — @FunnellMike over with the pachyderms & on what might still be Twitter (sort of). Sydney, Australia.
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Private school fees are currently GST free, and now the Libs want to make them tax-deductible??

"I voted for lawless, anonymous, masked, and unchecked police" is one hell of a jump from "eggs cost too much."

When I wrote this a few weeks ago, a few travel agents wrote to me with vitriol. Perhaps they should look at LA today. Don’t go to the US. www.smh.com.au/national/pla...

Watching #MediaWatch tonight: When I donate to charity, it’s always cash up front - none of this promise to pay (with payment never made) rubbish that seems ever-more prevalent. Sure: I don’t promise as much. But at least I damned-well pay, not merely promise. 😡🤬

At Strathfield, heading towards Redfern. It’s already cold and windy - now it’s looking ominous that way..

I remember the time: I’d just moved to LA..

Interesting!

Scott Morrison Receives King’s Birthday Honours for Services to Hairdressing, Truck Driving, Welding, Cooking, Cricket, Building and Not Shooting Women

LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social

I'd never heard of "the new polio". www.sciencefriday.com/articles/new...

"Meanderthals" is delightful

It's the little things :) "Stars Die" just hit 1,000 ratings on Amazon.com www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXMQQT8J #fantasy #scifi #mystery I mashed together the genres for a Golden Age mystery in the Realm of science fiction & fantasy

The craziness of life and history

Just do it! And by 'Just do it', we at Nike mean, 'Cave to genocidal Zionist pressure from The Australian to cut a contract with Grace Tame, former Australian of the year, for daring to believe in the humanity of Palestinians.' Super inspiring shit. Complicit cowards.

Cheers Skywalkers

"It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy” www.wnep.com/article/news...

Thinking of a hero I knew and admired.

I took my new(ish) camera rig out for a walk this afternoon. Of course (🙄) the birds pretty much stayed away ☹️ But a couple of Rainbow Lorikeets did cooperate 😃 I'm getting more familiar with the new rig, but still have a few (autofocus) bugs to iron out - in me, not the camera 😂

A new boss, his buddies and a $2.6 billion cash splash: Inside the ICAC probe into School Infrastructure The ICAC is investigating a blow-out in spending on contractors under former building unit head Anthony Manning (front). Thread .. 🧵 #auspol #NSWICAC #NACC

#AusSnow

@repjasmine.bsky.social sick of the BS Stand on business @jasmineforus.bsky.social

. Posted by a.... ▪︎ white ▪︎ straight ▪︎ male Who totally agrees with the heart and soul of this proclamation !!