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@jakekvz.bsky.social

Drinks, sport, food, photos, books, and a lot of whinging. (she/they) Naarm/Melbourne, Australia

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And just yesterday data was published that revealed the rate of searches and use of force against Aboriginal people is "getting worse, not getting better" ...

25.11.2025 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Well that's a satisfying fact

22.11.2025 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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homer simpson talking to marge simpson in a cartoon while holding a carton of egg nog Alt: homer simpson talking to marge simpson while holding a carton of egg nog "we only get 30 sweet noggy days then the government takes it away again"
22.11.2025 09:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, yeah, wolves using tools, it's all very interesting and opens up entirely new vistas of understanding canine intelligence.

But more importantly, this is poaching, and those wolves belong in jail.

17.11.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 486    πŸ” 95    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 3

Between the Ashes, the ALM and the AFLW, having a hard time choosing what to watch.

Might just put on some old Xena instead.

22.11.2025 08:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Guy in Aldi in a Scotland shirt still looking pretty happy πŸ₯°πŸ΄σ §σ ’󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

22.11.2025 04:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Magenta is the most cosmic color because there is no wavelength of light that corresponds to that particular color. Our brains just sort of fill in the gaps to make sense of it.

Which is why, H.P. Lovecraft's "The Colour Out of Space" is pink/magenta.

21.11.2025 06:03 β€” πŸ‘ 139    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Please add alt-text to your posts, so everyone can dunk on landlords.

20.11.2025 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Adding alt-text to your posts would mean that everyone can enjoy how stacked the NWSL is.

20.11.2025 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A digital drawing of one of those drawing tutorials that says 'don't do this, do this.' 
The drawing is of an almost naked middle-aged man doing a flying kick. The 'Don't do this' one has a bunch of areas circled and a cross under it. The 'Do this' one is exactly the same but without the circles and a tick instead of a cross.
The text reads 'Needlessly adding red circles will ruin your art' and a smaller bit of text at the bottom reads 'Bonus tip! Add a tick under all your art so people think you did it right.'

A digital drawing of one of those drawing tutorials that says 'don't do this, do this.' The drawing is of an almost naked middle-aged man doing a flying kick. The 'Don't do this' one has a bunch of areas circled and a cross under it. The 'Do this' one is exactly the same but without the circles and a tick instead of a cross. The text reads 'Needlessly adding red circles will ruin your art' and a smaller bit of text at the bottom reads 'Bonus tip! Add a tick under all your art so people think you did it right.'

#3157 A helpful tutorial

17.11.2025 23:39 β€” πŸ‘ 37742    πŸ” 8401    πŸ’¬ 161    πŸ“Œ 95
Johnny Knoxville, his new wife, John Waters, and a dog standing in front of a floral arch.

Johnny Knoxville, his new wife, John Waters, and a dog standing in front of a floral arch.

Instead of the Nuzzi shit, let's focus on the fact that apparently Johnny Knoxville got married this past weekend, the wedding was officiated by John Waters, and a dog was involved

17.11.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4400    πŸ” 718    πŸ’¬ 76    πŸ“Œ 123

Folks, I did it. I made the Cooks Illustrated competing pear crisps, and then I made my friends judge them blind.

17.11.2025 04:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1555    πŸ” 265    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 47
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MEDIA RELEASE: Expression Australia launches world-first Auslan… Expression Australia finally launches the Auslan Emergency Interpreting (AEI) App at 2pm today!

Deaf/Hard of Hearing people will have access to 000 (triple zero emergency) calls in their own language (Auslan), 24/7 for the first time ever, with the Auslan Emergency Interpreting app.

Long time coming.

www.expression.com.au/news/express...
#Auslan #SignLanguage #accessibility #emergency

17.11.2025 08:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man covered in red glitter says i can 't feel my face Alt: Scully from Brooklyn 99, covered in red glitter saying "i can't feel my face"
15.11.2025 05:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sad for the Adelaide loss, but glad I got to see them one last time this season ❀️

15.11.2025 04:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Boo indeed. I'll be cheering from the couch though!

15.11.2025 04:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Big day for this Adelaide Crows and Melbourne Victory fan! Don't think I'm gonna get to the ALW though sadly.

15.11.2025 03:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
A black-background table titled β€œAUSTRALIA WEEKLY COVID UPDATE β€” 14 November 2025.” Columns display States & Territories, Trend, % Change, and Reporting Notes.

β€’ WA: Up 32%, weekly update, average 17 in hospital.
β€’ SA: Up 17.2%, weekly update.
β€’ QLD: Up 16.9%, weekly update, 21 in hospital.
β€’ NSW: Up 13.9%, weekly update.
β€’ VIC: Down 5%, weekly/fortnightly reporting.
β€’ TAS: Down 3.3%, fortnightly update.
β€’ ACT: No dataβ€”weekly reporting ended for 2025; resumes autumn/winter 2026.
β€’ NT: No dataβ€”COVID reporting no longer published.
β€’ Aged care: Up 24.8%, weekly update, 2 deaths reported.

A black-background table titled β€œAUSTRALIA WEEKLY COVID UPDATE β€” 14 November 2025.” Columns display States & Territories, Trend, % Change, and Reporting Notes. β€’ WA: Up 32%, weekly update, average 17 in hospital. β€’ SA: Up 17.2%, weekly update. β€’ QLD: Up 16.9%, weekly update, 21 in hospital. β€’ NSW: Up 13.9%, weekly update. β€’ VIC: Down 5%, weekly/fortnightly reporting. β€’ TAS: Down 3.3%, fortnightly update. β€’ ACT: No dataβ€”weekly reporting ended for 2025; resumes autumn/winter 2026. β€’ NT: No dataβ€”COVID reporting no longer published. β€’ Aged care: Up 24.8%, weekly update, 2 deaths reported.

AUSTRALIA WEEKLY COVID UPDATE β€” 14 November 2025

COVID activity is rising in most states:

WA up (+32%; Avg 17/day in hospital), SA up (+17.2%), QLD up (+16.9%; 21 in hospital), NSW up (+13.9%)

VIC down (-5%) and TAS down (-3.3%)

ACT paused reporting

Aged-care up (+24.8%) and 2 deaths reported

14.11.2025 07:20 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
cnn image showing hitler sitting on a desk with his arms crossed with headline β€œresearchers say they have verified and sequenced Hitler’s DNA. a new documentary reveals the findings”

cnn image showing hitler sitting on a desk with his arms crossed with headline β€œresearchers say they have verified and sequenced Hitler’s DNA. a new documentary reveals the findings”

let me be the first to say we should not do a nazi jurassic park

14.11.2025 04:07 β€” πŸ‘ 725    πŸ” 98    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 15

Yawns are weird. You're tired? Why don't you open your mouth really big about it? What's that? You're not tired, but you saw someone else open their mouth big? Well, guess what.

14.11.2025 05:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1612    πŸ” 321    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 21

Just begging all bike riders to point their lights down so as not to blind fellow riders, especially if they insist on their front light flashing at strobe-like speeds.

14.11.2025 06:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The car ad that uses "Go your own way" just makes me think of break-ups (surprisingly enough). And it's on during every single ad-break on SBS, and it's kind of depressing.

14.11.2025 06:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Angles bsky.app/profile/drey...

13.11.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just got another booster - free and easy at my local chemist. Consider getting one as we come into a very busy period with lots of socialising. #covid19 #vaccine #australia

12.11.2025 05:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Unsplash image of the Earth, mostly the nightside with a tracery of city lights on every continent.

Unsplash image of the Earth, mostly the nightside with a tracery of city lights on every continent.

OK, this is wild.

In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.

It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.

What the HELL?

1/

12.05.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 22531    πŸ” 7744    πŸ’¬ 750    πŸ“Œ 1500

Why is it called a lie detector machine and not a defibillator?

10.11.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 170    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Difficult reading': Victoria releases report into women's pain A Victorian inquiry has found a dismissive and disrespectful health care system built around "Caucasian male biology" is contributing to poorer outcomes for women and girls.

A Victorian inquiry has found a dismissive and disrespectful health care system built around "Caucasian male biology" is contributing to poorer outcomes for women and girls.

09.11.2025 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5

Do wish my ex would stop turning up places I am though. Turning up in my office (despite knowing where I work) was bad enough, but running into her at this gig was also bad.

07.11.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Evanescence show was pretty great, despite the change of venue. My 14yo inner child was in heaven.

07.11.2025 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Microsoft to refund millions of customers over 365 subscription price increase for Copilot AI add-on Almost 3 million Australians will be eligible for a refund of the difference between the AI-powered Copilot and β€˜classic’ versions of the 365 software * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Almost three million Australians will be offered refunds after Microsoft apologised for the way it charged customers to access its artificial intelligence tools. Microsoft Australia emailed the offer to software subscribers on Thursday and admits the pricing structure and plans lacked clarity and fell short of its standards. Continue reading...

Microsoft to refund millions of customers over 365 subscription price increase for Copilot AI add-on

05.11.2025 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

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