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Reformed tech journalist now making statewide radio in regional Victoria. Bourbon fan. Proud cat dad. Aldi Tim Minchin. He/him.
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Can confirm definitely in Australia it's co-ed until competitions - but even then I (cis woman) have competed in mens' competitions at state level, because of an issue with numbers. Still kicked arse.

Imagine if his hair does suddenly look amazing. It would have been worth it.

Saying "Doomsday Clock or regular?" when someone asks what time it is

Remember fellas: tape your mouth shut at night so witches don't sneak in and turn your teeth woke.

New from 404 Media: 'Elon Musk' was a prolific money launderer for drug traffickers & hackers. It was secretly the FBI. I've found the FBI ran one of the biggest online money laundering rings for a year. The full story of the takeover here: www.404media.co/elon-musk-wa...

National Cyber Security Coordinator Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness, CSC warned of scammers taking advantage of the superannuation fund cyber attacks to launch scams www.cyberdaily.au/security/119...

If you love White Lotus and are looking for something that fills that void…

The money is going to what now

Holy shit yes! Proof is finally streaming. One of the best Aussie movies of the 90s - maybe top 10 of all Australian flicks. Hugo, Russell, Genevieve. Sublime goddamn film.

Just normal cat stuff.

I see a lot of you are worried about your stocks so I’m glad I invested all my money in the one asset that will NEVER decline in value: tulips

Artist Rebecca Burke’s sketches of her fellow innates in an ICE facility in the Northwest. She speaks to a journalist about her 19-day incarceration there: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

It’s kind of fun making your own protest signs. It’s a little like jack-o’-lantern carving. If you’d like to show up and make a difference, find an event near you through indivisible or another organization. #HandsOff #Resist #Indivisible

I have tariffed the penguins that are on Heard Island and which you were probably assuming did not export goods forgive me they were taking advantage of us so cunning and so cold

still got room for some participants here. relax, it's a cool story, reach out, would love to chat!

Just bugger off

Some young comic artists ask me “Dave, when can I not use a background?” And I say “Anytime you have one character throw a massive cross at your Catholic protagonist as a weapon.” And they pause and go “well how often does that come up?” And I shake my head and say “Not enough, youngster.”

Attorney General Seeks Death Penalty For All UnitedHealthcare Customers

every day i get to see a new miracle in the male living space reddit

I have a piece about dental care access in Australia (spoiler alert: it's not very accessible) in this month's Big Issue, which hits streets today! Thanks so much to @artistaffame.bsky.social for sharing your story. thebigissue.org.au/issue/sam-pa...

the toe shoes of computer peripherals imo

The election is officially on, so grab your bingo board and play along

Hey it's me.

Goldberg: "I thought to myself, I guess they're lucky they didn't sent this to a Houthi by mistake, or to a foreign diplomat."

workshopping how you’ll start a war in a groupchat is insane. accidently adding a reporter and no one noticing it at all is even more insane i can’t even believe this happened lol

These billboards are all over Shepparton and two things strike me: one is how little I've heard from or even of Tucker for ages now - could be my bubble but does he have the clout he used to? And two: I can hear his weird laugh in my head and I hate it.

The Olive Thieves have returned.

This plating and cooking wouldn’t even pass a TAFE assessment in the first week.

‘Maybe, as some like to point out, the vibe is shifting.’ You reckon? Yet another piece lamenting how hard it is for white dudes to get published (it is not). Usually I ignore such drivel but the head-in-sand quality of this one is particularly galling. www.compactmag.com/article/the-...

Saturday arvo beer and book session. @patrick-hoffman.bsky.social has a way of writing that makes the most innocuous moments just hum with tension. Wonderful bloody books.

‘No Way to Please Everyone’ Says Only University Where Students Are Regularly Kidnapped