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Yes it’s that 3wombats Retired costume maker. Gardener. Music lover 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈Friendly 🦘🐨(Need wombats emoji) Also 3wombats@Mastodon exTwitter
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johnquiggin.bsky.social
Book club frauds are a new class of scams, apparently powered by LLMs. Offer to discuss books at a club with plausible looking website turns into pitch for paid promotions
Yes, All Those Author Services and Book Club Emails Are Fake, and No, Don’t Send Them Any Money
If you’re an author, or honestly if you just happen to be standing near an author these days, then you have probably seen a flood of emails in the past couple of months promising you that who…
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February 14, 2026 at 4:53 AM
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thebigjohnnyd.bsky.social
Happy Valentine’s Day
Are you a thousand blossoms? Because I want you to bloom, but I ain't spending any time on it because in the meantime, every three months, a person is torn to pieces by a crocodile in north Queensland. To: From:
February 14, 2026 at 4:53 AM
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ournewhomecoach.bsky.social
Blokes. It’s not about how much money you have or how you work out. It’s about how you treat animals, kids and reverse park.
February 14, 2026 at 4:32 AM
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aplzz.bsky.social
Dear Buffoon, dear #America we in Australia have mail in voting, so easy to use!
February 14, 2026 at 4:55 AM
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simonrosenberg.bsky.social
If only western governments put as much effort into holding genocidal Israel to account.

Australia's Albanese should show leadership and counter this attack on Francesca. But I guess he's busy doing the washing up after serving dinner to President Herzog.
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🚨France, Germany, Italy, & the U.S. have escalated attacks on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, demanding her resignation over remarks she did not make.

Here’s everything you need to know:

1. U.S. Amb. Mike Waltz & the leading Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee accused...
🚨France, Germany, Italy, and the United States have escalated attacks on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, demanding her resignation over remarks she did not make. Here’s everything you need to know: 1. U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz and the leading Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee accused Albanese of calling Israel the “common enemy of humanity.” 2. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot went further, branding her a “political activist who stirs up hate,” accusing her of comparing Israel to the Third Reich, and announcing France will formally demand her removal at the UN Human Rights Council session on February 23, 2026. He insisted she must resign immediately. 🔴3. But Albanese never called Israel the “common enemy of humanity.” She described the system enabling genocide in Palestine as humanity’s common enemy. The quote has been widely misrepresented. 4. French officials also criticized her for appearing at the Doha Forum alongside a Hamas leader and Iran’s foreign minister. In fact, she was not on stage with those figures. Paris has long accused her of “justifying” the October 7 attacks for contextualizing them within decades of occupation, a characterization President Emmanuel Macron previously called a “disgrace.” 5. The Trump administration has previously demanded her removal and imposed sanctions on her for documenting Israel’s crimes. 6. Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul echoed the push, writing: “I respect the UN system based on independent rapporteurs. However, Albanese has made numerous inappropriate statements in the past. I condemn her recent statements on Israel. Her position is untenable.” 7. Italy’s foreign minister also supported her removal, stating that Albanese’s positions “do not reflect those of the Italian government” and that her “behaviors, statements, and initiatives are not appropriate for the position she holds within a body of peace and guarantee such as the United Nations.” 8. Supporters, including various scholars, say the campaign is political retaliation for her reports on Israeli human rights violations. 9. Amnesty International France called Paris’s move a “shameful misrepresentation,” stating: “No, Francesca Albanese did not designate Israel as the common enemy of humanity… We denounce this attack on the independence of her mandate.” The group added it was “shocking” that France’s foreign minister repeated false claims while publicly prioritizing the fight against disinformation. 10. In an interview with L’Humanité, Albanese responded to @jnbarrot : “Everyone makes mistakes, it’s human. But we correct, we rectify,” calling on him to apologize and retract his false comments. 11. The backlash has not come only from Western governments.. “We don’t agree with much of what she says. We wouldn’t use the language that she’s using in describing the situation,” the spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres said. The fight now centers on whether @FranceskAlbs , an independent UN Special Rapporteur can continue documenting Israeli crimes without political reprisal. 🎥 Video via L’Humanité. References in reply. Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs My full AJ Forum speech last week: the common enemy of humanity is THE SYSTEM that has enabled the genocide in Palestine, including the financial capital that funds it, the algorithms that obscure it and the weapons that enable it.
February 13, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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thebizzyreader.bsky.social
Rowland, “That oversight is working as intended”.
Yeah, that’s the problem. Didn’t miss the smirks from Burke or Marles either. #auspol
February 14, 2026 at 4:57 AM
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strangerous.bsky.social
Helen Haines ask AG if change is needed at the NACC, noting “the public has heard more about the Commissioner’s conflicts of interest than findings of corruption”💥
Rowland sees no need to panic, saying the NACC is “working as intended”
Working for who exactly? 🙄 #auspol
February 11, 2026 at 6:04 AM
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drsally.bsky.social
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Doco maker speaks about the police brutality
Australian filmmaker James Ricketson speaks with WSWS about police violence at Sydney Town Hall
“My jailing on bogus spying charges in Cambodia in 2017 was to intimidate and silence other journalists. The police violence in Sydney on Monday was intended to terrify people about going to future de...
www.wsws.org
February 14, 2026 at 4:57 AM
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rogueytwinkles.bsky.social
I love Australia! ❤️
robertarnol.bsky.social Rob Arnol @robertarnol.bsky.social · 1h
The snake is thinking ‘Where did all these fucking people come from?’
February 14, 2026 at 4:57 AM
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erinbiba.bsky.social
Everyone’s talking about Swarovski right now so let’s take a second and dive into the fact that they were NAZI Nazis. Like full-on Seig Heil, prosecuted after the war level Nazis and the modern company has done everything they can to hide all their archives and prevent anyone accessing them.
Members of the Swarovski family were early, active and enthusiastic champions of Nazism, and at least six of its members maintained membership in the illegal party prior to Austria's annexation to Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938.!23] Three weeks earlier, 500 marchers in the Tyrolean town of Wattens held a torchlight procession that ended with chants of "Sieg Heil" and "Heil Hitler". The majority of the participants, police determined, were Swarovski plant employees, among them Swarovski family heirs Alfred, Wilhelm and Friedrich. 124] In its report to the state police on 14 February 1947, the Innsbruck district administrator called company head Alfred Swarovski "an enthusiastic member of the NSDAP." [25] Alfred Swarovski praised Hitler at business gatherings and took actions as a regional business leader to ensure that "Tyrolean industry could be integrated as smoothly as possible into the enormous gears of the economy of Greater Germany and into the National Socialist economic order." He sent "grateful loyalty greetings" to Adolf Hitler on his 49th birthday and arranged a donation of 100,000 shillings for Hitler to establish a holiday home in Tyrol.!26] In 1994, historian Horst Schreiber wrote about Swarovski's past but was not granted access to company archives. (27] The contemporary Swarovski company commissioned historian Dieter Stiefel as "a step towards dealing with our history in a serious and very pro-active manner," board spokesman Markus Langes-Swarovski said in 2018; however, the study was not published because, Langes-Swarovski said, "Swarovski is a company that generally tries to keep the owners' personal stories largely out of the public eye because it does nothing for the business." (28]
February 14, 2026 at 4:24 AM
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radkat.fitzpat.com
"it's not worth it but I want it" - 6yo about a valentine's day candy and honestly, describes ~80% of consumer's life.
February 14, 2026 at 1:42 AM
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marnshibski.bsky.social
Unlike many other nations, there is no express bill of rights in the Australian Constitution protecting freedom of speech or assembly.
‘Implied’ is doing a lot of heavy lifting.
I would vote for a bill of rights come next election.
Anyone want to go there?
#auspol
February 14, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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eliseswritings.bsky.social
Only 327 people in NSW think Minns should resign?
After he defended the violence NSW police did to peaceful protestors in Sydney on Monday?

I think this petition is missing signatures! #auspol
February 14, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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My monthly #Arctic temperature graphics are now updated for January 2026. Another month ranking in the top 5 warmest. See: zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe... #DataViz #SciComm #OpenScience #OpenData
Arctic Temperatures
Near real-time visualizations [Arctic Climate Seasonality and Variability] [Arctic Sea-Ice Extent and Concentration] [Arctic Sea-Ice Volume and Thickness] [Arctic Temperatures] [Antarctic Sea-Ice E…
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February 14, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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aitch-el.bsky.social
The Greens has some mighty Senators! Lately we have seen a lotnof David Shoebridge and Barbara Pocock, but nearly every one of them has a deep and thorough knowledge of policy subject matter. Evidence-based - consulted on.
And voters can join the party to be involved in policy. Unlike independents.
February 14, 2026 at 1:32 AM
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donegan.bsky.social
Happy Cook’s Demise Day to all who celebrate, and thank you to the Indigenous people of Hawaii for making this celebration possible.
February 14, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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n3w4v3.bsky.social
Angus Taylor’s log cabin story of post-war pioneers contradicts his race to the bottom on immigration.
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Angus Taylor’s oft-repeated log cabin story of post-war pioneers contradicts his political race to the bottom on immigration | Tom McIlroy
The new Liberal leader risks learning the wrong lesson from the party’s haemorrhaging of votes to One Nation as he appeals to the conservatives
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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niallau.bsky.social
Congrats to @australia.theguardian.com for getting it in the right order.. I do feel sorry for Scotty James & many of the other mens halfpiper's though, was totally brutal conditions - so many of them slipping over when they normally would have posted full scores.
February 13, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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Not nearly as troubled, however, as I am by this…thing. I think I will now go drink to forget all of this.
The aforementioned sultry ceramic cow head, only from a front on angle that looks like a cross-eyed blow-up doll. There is no god here.
February 14, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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memycoffeenbonsai.bsky.social
Busy morning sorting out some large development bonsai.

Taupata, Coprosma repens.

This was in a small to medium bonsai pot for 2 years and was about as 10mm thick.

Less than 2 years in ground and at about 40mm.

The lower trunk movement put into it 4yrs ago has come through well.

🌱🇳🇿
Coprosma repens bonsai in development planted in a grey oval plastic tray. This is one possible front. Coprosma repens bonsai in development planted in a grey oval plastic tray. This shows the opposite side as another possible front. Coprosma repens bonsai in development planted in a grey oval plastic tray. This shows a third option as a possible front that best shows off the movement and nebari or flare and surfaceroots.
February 14, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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jinjirrie.bsky.social
Comprehensive report with some terrific pics on Crikey of the Melbourne protests against #Herzog.

“We can no longer rely on political parties in Australia to represent us, to represent us in an honorable way that upholds international law.”

www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/13/m... #auspol #StopIsrael
In pictures: The Israeli president ended his Australia visit in Melbourne. The protests followed
'This is not just a visit. It is a political endorsement,' one speaker told the estimated 10,000 demonstrators in attendance.
www.crikey.com.au
February 14, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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weirdmedieval.bsky.social
It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea
A medieval illustration of a hedgehog with grapes skewered on its spines
February 13, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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pollhereford.bsky.social
But is she secretly the spreadsheet superhero we've all been waiting for?
February 14, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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ournewhomecoach.bsky.social
Gus might need to grow a beard and J’ane get a haircut. #Janus. #Auspol.
Janus. Roman god.
February 14, 2026 at 1:17 AM
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haddagutful.bsky.social
Bloke who called Jews who are opposed to genocide
"revolting and repulsive human beings" and "vicious anti-semites" has no business commenting on Grace Tame.
February 14, 2026 at 1:44 AM