Michael van Vliet

Michael van Vliet

@vlietman.bsky.social

Richmond supporter. Rock star. He/him. Living on Wurundjeri land.

401 Followers 367 Following 419 Posts Joined Nov 2024
4 days ago
Irene Montero (right), speaking to reporters in Madrid, Spain. (Photo By Diego Radames/Europa Press via Getty Images)

Spain MEP Irene Montero: “Send your son, Donald Trump — If you want war, send your own people to the front line. We in Spain want our children, our daughters, & our loved ones at home, safe. We don’t want war — those who want war should send their own children”

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4 days ago

O'Hagan's devastating, brilliant writing. A slow build of evidence, delivered with eloquent wit & genuine disgust. A forensic, entertaining, but ghastly truth-telling. 'Prince' Andrew & his family: damaged, dangerous, dim, ludicrous, hereditary grifter holidaying sociopaths. Poor Virginia.

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5 days ago
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Muslims traumatised after right-wing attack on community dinner A Muslim community in Ballarat is left traumatised after a man barged into a community dinner allegedly throwing punches and yelling abuse.

“Usman, who has lived in Australia for 20 years, said the attack on the community celebration had left his daughters too traumatised to sleep in their own beds.”

Muslims traumatised after right-wing attack on community dinner www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

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1 week ago

If you want to see some guy from Melbourne with an Italian name write-off his car it's not hard. Happens all the time.

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1 week ago

Only when there’s a round ball involved.

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1 week ago

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1 week ago
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Heardle 80s The daily music intro guessing game that's 100% '80s!

Heardle 1980s #1409

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#Heardle80s #Heardle #80s #music

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Tough. @kimbojayne.bsky.social

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2 weeks ago

In one four-day period in March 2025, engineers logged 205 maintenance calls. Sailors reported working up to 19-hour days to fix leaks and restore suction, with problems in a single head capable of disabling an entire section of the ship. Since 2023, the Navy has carried out at least 10 acid flushes, each costing about $400,000, though the procedure cannot be performed while the carrier is underway.

The sailors on the USS Gerald Ford who keep stuffing their t-shirts into the toilets so the bathrooms flood and the carrier can’t deploy to Iran should be awarded a collective Nobel Peace Prize

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2 weeks ago
Bike rider on green cycling path.

Something #green

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2 weeks ago

3. Back to Black - Amy Winehouse
2. Remain in Light - Talking Heads
1. Doolittle - Pixies
#RobertHarveyMedal

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3 weeks ago
On the Age webpage, one headline reads, "Nobody should be leaping to conclusions about the decline of the monarchy", while another says, "Will Andrew and Epstein finally bring down the monarchy?"

Amusing juxtaposition on the Age website.

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3 weeks ago
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Cutting the creative state: funding changes threaten the cultural future of Melbourne, arts workers warn Creative Victoria funding has dropped by more than $20m since 2022 and organisations including Writers Victoria now face closure

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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3 weeks ago
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Newspaper headlines: 'Arrest of Andrew' and 'Law must take its course' The image of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after his release from police custody following his arrest dominated today's paper.

UK newspaper front pages are amazing.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

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3 weeks ago
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Loons heading your way @kimbojayne.bsky.social #bloonwatch

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3 weeks ago
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July 1992 @ The Club Collingwood: Jest /w Itchy Brother, Barefoot, Pressed Rat /w Warthog, Foil /w This Digital Ocean, Checkerboard Lounge Blues Band, The Appelations

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3 weeks ago

Very sad news.

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3 weeks ago

And two have now gone.

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3 weeks ago

OMG. Glad you’re okay.

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3 weeks ago
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Wow.

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3 weeks ago
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You’re a Nat. You’re tempted to jump ute to One Nation. We’re here to help As a public service to skittish Nationals MPs, we’ve compiled this handy guide to help you decide whether to join Pauline.

So funny. So true. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

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1 month ago

There was six, just not in frame.

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1 month ago
David playing guitar and singing.

David McComb. #thetriffids

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1 month ago
Lady Gaga praying for the end of pedophilia in America

Same, Lady Gaga.

Same.

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1 month ago
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David Rowe. #auspol #sssstitanic

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1 month ago

Remember when a #LibSpill used to be fun?

The whole family gathering around an iPad & really enjoying the spectacle.

Now - can’t even be arsed checking.

All as meh as each other.

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1 month ago
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Jon Kudelka: MoAD’s Political Cartoonist of the Year | Behind the Lines 2019 YouTube video by Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House

Rip

youtu.be/EaA-eaIUZ2w?...

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1 month ago
Band on stage

Perry White tribute band at George Lane.

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1 month ago
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What's (Still) Happening at the State Library of Victoria? GH catches up

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1 month ago
Household debt by country. Australia has the second highest rate of household debt behind Switzerland. A stunning achievement.

Australia has the second highest level of household debt in the world. Just behind Switzerland.
A stunning achievement brought to you by generations of landlord politicians and feeble-minded centrist commentators.
Well done everybody.

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