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@melbenian.bsky.social

Melbourne ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ (formerly YEG ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ) Thoughts on politics, architecture, hockey, and tennis. Unofficial #1 Casper Ruud stan account. You can take the boy out of Edmonton, but you can't take Edmonton out of the boy ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’™

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Love seeing Vekic give Andreeva a run for her money (ruble??) #ausopen

19.01.2026 09:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Watching the match live, crowd went silent moment she went down.

18.01.2026 05:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mandatory voting is a best practice democratic institution that enables representative democracy to work as best it can. When everyone votes, representatives have to worry about everyone's interests or risk being voted out. When only some vote, those who don't are vulnerable to exploitation.

03.05.2025 04:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 107    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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HISTORY MADE ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐ŸŽพ
Eliakim Coulibaly wins the Challenger in Cรดte dโ€™Ivoire โ€” becoming the first African ATP player to win a Challenger title.
At home. In front of his people. A moment for the ages.

27.04.2025 23:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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I want politics to be about a better everyday life.

Here's what that can look like:

24.04.2025 19:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31955    ๐Ÿ” 6984    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 961    ๐Ÿ“Œ 734

young men donโ€™t need a โ€œleft Joe Roganโ€ they need sports betting regulation

21.04.2025 00:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12003    ๐Ÿ” 1755    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 70    ๐Ÿ“Œ 57
Tony Abbott v โ€ข Follow
7h โ€ข
A brave piece worth reading for its insights into coercive control by the LGBTQ lobby.
'Most gay men have little in common with the trans movement'
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Tony Abbott v โ€ข Follow 7h โ€ข A brave piece worth reading for its insights into coercive control by the LGBTQ lobby. 'Most gay men have little in common with the trans movement' .. .

Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is standing by his comments that homosexuality makes him feel
"threatened".
Mr Abbott said he would "probably feel a bit threatened ... as most people do" when asked how he felt about homosexuality during a 60 Minutes interview which aired on Sunday night.

Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is standing by his comments that homosexuality makes him feel "threatened". Mr Abbott said he would "probably feel a bit threatened ... as most people do" when asked how he felt about homosexuality during a 60 Minutes interview which aired on Sunday night.

Ahh yes gay men expert... Tony Abbott.

03.03.2025 08:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 143    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Christ in a Red Robe, by Minerva Teichert, 1945, ๐Ÿ“ธ by Brian Babineau

21.02.2025 05:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1733    ๐Ÿ” 272    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 26
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HANG IT IN THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA!!!!

21.02.2025 04:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6150    ๐Ÿ” 798    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 114    ๐Ÿ“Œ 52
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New idea!

14.02.2025 01:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 55    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

looking forward to the new policy of Access, Community, and Belonging (ACAB) at the UofA

02.01.2025 20:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 55    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Praying that 2025 is the year Goodreads finally updates their app ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

31.12.2024 23:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Flying into LAX and can't believe how much they based LA off Los Santos...

19.11.2024 18:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

oh we're so back

16.11.2024 03:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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