I think it would have been better to recognise a state before it's been made unrecognisable by another state intent on destroying it
11.08.2025 05:30 — 👍 113 🔁 18 💬 3 📌 1@jimcollings.bsky.social
(ex-Twtr aka caldron_baidu) Curious reader, flâneur, humanist We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars: Wilde Meanjin, Brisbane Australia (formerly of Omelas) festina lente
I think it would have been better to recognise a state before it's been made unrecognisable by another state intent on destroying it
11.08.2025 05:30 — 👍 113 🔁 18 💬 3 📌 1The Liberals have reignited the work from home debate after Jacinta Allan announced plans to protect employees working from home two days a week.
“There are big issues that the government needs to check on and it’s not support for the WFH workforce.”
- Amy Remeikis
@amyremeikis.bsky.social #auspol
Read Amy’s piece here:
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yes, while there is much to be grateful for - there's not much that brings happiness of late 😔
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The Story of a Heart: Two Families, One Heart, and the Medical Miracle That Saved a Child’s Life by Rachel Clarke
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silly mistake 🤷🏼♂️
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Yes, it’s worth coming back to this every now and then. Nothing has changed.
06.08.2025 23:30 — 👍 45 🔁 21 💬 4 📌 0I never felt I had any traction on this one ~ much like Ten's wibbly-wobbley timey/whimey ~ "it just got away from me there..."
^ pls note, none of the foregoing should in any way be interpreted as a clue - bc it's not
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Cartoon of a man cooking, pouring from a bottle into a pan he's stirring. Caption “I splash a little German wine into my cooking on an add hock basis"
Add Hock
The ideal gift for the chef/boozer in your life.
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I'm walking 200km in Step Up to Breast Cancer
My goal is to raise funds for the National Breast Cancer Foundation to support vital breast cancer research and save lives
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I think these are either altocumulus undulatus or stratocumulus undulatus ~ also known as 'mackerel sky'
31.07.2025 07:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0fascinating cloud formations this afternoon
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My column on the latest inflation numbers
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