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Gotta go. Grumpy’s stirring.

Easy like Sunday Morning.

I’m so sorry for the confusion. It wasn’t my birthday yesterday. Just a realisation. I’ll make sure I post something similar on my actual birthday in April. Cheers!

Tip for @albomp.bsky.social How good was Scomo’s phrase. You don’t need it. You can use your own. #Auspol.

ICYMI: #SundayShot 15Feb with hosts @instanterudite.bsky.social and @davemilbo.bsky.social and guests @deepcutnews.bsky.social's @antounissa.bsky.social and @crikey.com.au's @crystaljane.bsky.social. #auspol #HerzogVisit #LibSpill youtu.be/xqTY_SeyM7s?...

Fun fact: 2006 was TWENTY YEARS AGO!

Fun fact: 2006 was TWENTY YEARS AGO!

Fun fact: 2006 is TWENTY YEARS AGO!

For Muslim friends observing #Ramadan, you may find encouragement from Mohamed Habib's nasheed "This Dunya is Not My Home" (2026). (Dunya is an Arabic word that refers to this present world, the physical, material existence we currently inhabit.) #RamadanMubarak youtu.be/o1K0TlooWxY?...

If you have Muslim friends observing #Ramadan, they may find encouragement from Mohamed Habib's nasheed "This Dunya is Not my Home" (2026). (Dunya is an Arabic word that refers to this present world, the physical, material existence we currently inhabit.) #RamadanMubarak youtu.be/o1K0TlooWxY?...

They expect a profit But all they offer is a living

This should make your blood boil. But coming from a small country town, it is not at all surprising.

BOOYEAH, my kids are smashing it, check out the latest review:

The scoring on these aerials seems utterly absurd #olympics

Are men okay?

Good evening from Seven Hills, NSW, Australia, where at 8 pm, on Saturday, February 21, it is a warm 25°C. Beautiful night to sit outside with a glass of wine, nice music and great company (my wife of 50+ years). 😀

Note to Aussies travelling o/seas: You can warn foreigners about the life-threatening violence of drop bears but DO NOT waste their time telling them about the adorable, friendly magpies. 👍 #Australia

The secret to life is to handle every situation like a dog. "If you can't play with it, eat it, or bury it . . . just pee on it and walk away."

I expect the Catholic Christian MAGA set to post selfies on social media, but the Ash Wednesday cross on their foreheads doubles as a T for Trump. #religion #Christianity #AshWednesday #USPolitics

I saw this and instantly thought of you @fionatribe.bsky.social

Bill Maher’s Real Time discuss

Of course Barnaby Joyce's wife Vikki Campion had to publish this defence of our "Christian roots" just after Lunar New Year and the start of #Ramadan for Muslims. Gotta put those non-Christians in their place. It's all so predictable, racist & bigoted. #auspol #religion #Lent #RamadanMubarak

"Someone glued my deck of cards together." "I'm having a hard time dealing with it."

I’m ready for the collapse of civilisation. Are you?

I expect they'll lock Obama up (for breaching US national security) before any man mentioned in the #EpsteinFiles faces court. Tell me I'm wrong. #USA #USPolitics #USjustice #aliens 👽

"Never make fun of a barista, they will roast you."

What did the coffee addict say to his Doctor? "I don't have a problem with coffee, I have a problem without it."

And another big shout out, this time to @wokeellie.bsky.social for her kind donation! 🙏. Can you join us in helping to provide services for Australian veterans? Every little bit helps! 👇🏻 🥇

A big shout out to @useyourbrain.bsky.social for their kind donation! 🙏. Can you join us in helping to provide services for Australian veterans? Every little bit helps! 👇🏻 🥇

Cheers skywalkers!!

"How do you know how long a patient has been dead at a Private Hospital?" "You count the number of Orange juices on his bed-side table."

At a memorial service this afternoon and this is the cake. Superb. #Mes

sigh. For the record: Yes, I knew that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor mugshot was fake AI. I assumed that was blatantly obvious to everyone, for so many reasons. I do find some people's desperate need to be rude or obnoxious unbelievably tiresome. [Note: This mugshot photo is fake AI.]

"I know a Doctor who specialises in numbing backsides." "He's an anustheseologist."

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The best thing about Teals is they are independent. Creating a party would be silly www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...

Wrote a cover letter for a big job I’d crush… but probably won’t get. But seeing all of my accomplishments that line up with the job description has been the biggest boost to my ego.

My March on Australia merch has arrived, ahead of my 192k walking challenge which kicks off a week tomorrow in support of veterans mental health. I’ve raise $490 of my $600 target. Can you help me with a donation? www.marchonchallenge.org.au/s/42270/49171

Hopefully, the rise of One Nation in OZ and the downfall of Trump politics in the USA will meet in the middle of the air ... Fall to an earth as a damp squib of stupidity. *Realise "hopefully"is doing a lot of heavy lifting here.

One Nation’s Redcliffe candidate has been convicted of electoral fraud after lodging a false funding claim, echoing party leader Pauline Hanson’s own conviction. Full story: bit.ly/4aIbYaX

Son is working at the Lakemba night markets setting up the stalls etc. He was talking to woman on a stall who said it was very quiet this year and some commercial media are turning up asking people about their views on terrorism. Where's the outcry about the effects of Islamophobia?

I got a call from a random lady that I had never met before saying she saw my mum at the local shopping centre. She had managed to get to the shopping centre and park but now her key won’t open the door. They called the NRMA. They broke in but now the key won’t start the car.

So when our government goes on about boat people I am not amused. #Auspol.

Noel's podcast a break down, review, mixed with harsh hard truths, & realities, everything u need to know in regards to Trump, America, & his cronie hoard. Whats happened & where its at. An Insightful stimulating, reflective, honest, sincere sobering reflection A to Z. 1hr.👇 youtu.be/OreqOMoQu44?...

So @heardislandgov.bsky.social what’s the impact of that Supreme Court ruling on tariffs for you guys?

I’m descended from boat people. #Auspol This boat:

Tim Wilson is emblematic of all that is wrong with politics in this country. #Auspol.

In which I visit the world's first pet cemetery, attend the wake of a clown master with a bunch of clowns and immediately after try riding a bike for the first time in Paris. rick-morton.ghost.io/meow-father-...

Good morning from Seven Hills, NSW, Australia, where at 8.15 am, Saturday, February 21, it is a sunny 23°C, heading to high 30's. Off to visit one of our grandsons this morning, his 30th birthday. Have a great day, sure we will. Take care, talk later, keep smiling. 😀

Coalition reshuffle, Hanson stumbles and ISIS brides - how I saw this week in federal politics open.substack.com/pub/paulkarp...