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Yes it’s that 3wombats Retired costume maker. Gardener. Music lover 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈Friendly 🦘🐨(Need wombats emoji) Also 3wombats@Mastodon exTwitter
Anti Zionism is not Antisemitism🍉
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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…
whatever.scalzi.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:53 AM
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Happy Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2026 at 4:53 AM
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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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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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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.
🚨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...
February 13, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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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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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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I love Australia! ❤️
The snake is thinking ‘Where did all these fucking people come from?’
February 14, 2026 at 4:57 AM
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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.
February 14, 2026 at 4:24 AM
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"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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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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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…
zacklabe.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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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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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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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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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.
February 14, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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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.

🌱🇳🇿
February 14, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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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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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
February 13, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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But is she secretly the spreadsheet superhero we've all been waiting for?
February 14, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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Gus might need to grow a beard and J’ane get a haircut. #Janus. #Auspol.
February 14, 2026 at 1:17 AM
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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