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Colin Fry
@colinfry.bsky.social
· Nov 23
AI, you flatter me 😀
“The blend of serious critiques and light-hearted banter creates a unique voice that invites followers to engage with both the weighty and whimsical aspects of modern society. Expect to see a mix of insightful commentary and playful musings, often infused with sarcasm and wit.”
“The blend of serious critiques and light-hearted banter creates a unique voice that invites followers to engage with both the weighty and whimsical aspects of modern society. Expect to see a mix of insightful commentary and playful musings, often infused with sarcasm and wit.”
Premier Malinauskas said Adelaide Writers’ Week continuing to host Randa Abdel-Fattah was "likely to provoke division, disunity and hateful debate at a time when our nation desperately needs to strive for inclusion and tolerance".
So he couldn’t tolerate her inclusion? Make it make sense…
So he couldn’t tolerate her inclusion? Make it make sense…
South Australian premier's push for Adelaide Festival to drop Randa Abdel-Fattah revealed in letter
A newly published letter shows how the South Australian premier argued for Randa Abdel-Fattah to be dropped from Adelaide Writers' Week.
www.sbs.com.au
January 18, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Premier Malinauskas said Adelaide Writers’ Week continuing to host Randa Abdel-Fattah was "likely to provoke division, disunity and hateful debate at a time when our nation desperately needs to strive for inclusion and tolerance".
So he couldn’t tolerate her inclusion? Make it make sense…
So he couldn’t tolerate her inclusion? Make it make sense…
You wouldn’t throw ‘Australian Values’ out the window…
Hang on! I’ve just been handed this…
Apparently, Australian Values include throwing everything out the window.
#auspol
Hang on! I’ve just been handed this…
Apparently, Australian Values include throwing everything out the window.
#auspol
Michael Filby has been cleaning up a remote stretch of highway on WA's south coast off his own bat for 20 years. Now community members want to raise money to help him in his self-funded mission.
Country town unites to support humble volunteer rubbish collector
Michael Filby has been cleaning up a remote stretch of highway on WA's south coast off his own bat for 20 years. Now community members want to raise money to help him in his self-funded mission.
www.abc.net.au
January 18, 2026 at 2:33 AM
You wouldn’t throw ‘Australian Values’ out the window…
Hang on! I’ve just been handed this…
Apparently, Australian Values include throwing everything out the window.
#auspol
Hang on! I’ve just been handed this…
Apparently, Australian Values include throwing everything out the window.
#auspol
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Competition! For any artists or interested people the Beer Can Chair Competition is on for 2026 and is seriously awesome.
$3k NZD first place.
All you have to do is construct a chair out of a beer can.
Last years results were stunning. Pictures of them on the site❤️ www.beerchaircompetition.co.nz
$3k NZD first place.
All you have to do is construct a chair out of a beer can.
Last years results were stunning. Pictures of them on the site❤️ www.beerchaircompetition.co.nz
January 14, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Competition! For any artists or interested people the Beer Can Chair Competition is on for 2026 and is seriously awesome.
$3k NZD first place.
All you have to do is construct a chair out of a beer can.
Last years results were stunning. Pictures of them on the site❤️ www.beerchaircompetition.co.nz
$3k NZD first place.
All you have to do is construct a chair out of a beer can.
Last years results were stunning. Pictures of them on the site❤️ www.beerchaircompetition.co.nz
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This is only going to get worse now 😳
US freezes all visa processing for 75 countries, including Somalia, Russia, Iran
State Department halts visa processing for 75 countries including Somalia, Russia and Iran to crack down on applicants likely to become public charges.
www.foxnews.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:07 PM
This is only going to get worse now 😳
Adelaide Writers’ Week goes up in smoke.
January 13, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Adelaide Writers’ Week goes up in smoke.
US vetoes most Ethiopian athletes for the World Crosscountry Championships in Florida by denying their visas. Ethiopia will be unable to record a team result in either the U20 men’s or U20 women’s races, ending its 44-year medal streak.
I’m sure the Olympics and World Cup are going to be fine. 😡
I’m sure the Olympics and World Cup are going to be fine. 😡
U.S. denies entry to 14 Ethiopian athletes ahead of World XC Championships - Canadian Running Magazine
According to a report from LetsRun.com, only four of the 18 Ethiopian U20 athletes had their U.S. visa applications accepted
runningmagazine.ca
January 10, 2026 at 6:32 AM
US vetoes most Ethiopian athletes for the World Crosscountry Championships in Florida by denying their visas. Ethiopia will be unable to record a team result in either the U20 men’s or U20 women’s races, ending its 44-year medal streak.
I’m sure the Olympics and World Cup are going to be fine. 😡
I’m sure the Olympics and World Cup are going to be fine. 😡
Probably could have organised the competing Woodville Gardens Writers Week with the withdrawn authors.
51 authors have now withdrawn from the apartheid Adelaide Writers Week. I wrote about it here and the long sordid road of racist interference from Zionists in the Australian arts. sakr.substack.com/p/the-road-t...
January 9, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Probably could have organised the competing Woodville Gardens Writers Week with the withdrawn authors.
His mental health is bad, but his dental health is excellent.
January 8, 2026 at 5:56 AM
His mental health is bad, but his dental health is excellent.
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From America, Jan 1945: Railroad Services ad from Pennsylvania Railroad (more at @OldInPrintAds.bsky.social)
(+Modern Trains; Railroad Transportation; and Shipping Services)
«EYES ON TOMORROW»
(+Modern Trains; Railroad Transportation; and Shipping Services)
«EYES ON TOMORROW»
January 6, 2026 at 12:55 PM
From America, Jan 1945: Railroad Services ad from Pennsylvania Railroad (more at @OldInPrintAds.bsky.social)
(+Modern Trains; Railroad Transportation; and Shipping Services)
«EYES ON TOMORROW»
(+Modern Trains; Railroad Transportation; and Shipping Services)
«EYES ON TOMORROW»
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AI, you flatter me 😀
“The blend of serious critiques and light-hearted banter creates a unique voice that invites followers to engage with both the weighty and whimsical aspects of modern society. Expect to see a mix of insightful commentary and playful musings, often infused with sarcasm and wit.”
“The blend of serious critiques and light-hearted banter creates a unique voice that invites followers to engage with both the weighty and whimsical aspects of modern society. Expect to see a mix of insightful commentary and playful musings, often infused with sarcasm and wit.”
November 23, 2024 at 2:23 AM
AI, you flatter me 😀
“The blend of serious critiques and light-hearted banter creates a unique voice that invites followers to engage with both the weighty and whimsical aspects of modern society. Expect to see a mix of insightful commentary and playful musings, often infused with sarcasm and wit.”
“The blend of serious critiques and light-hearted banter creates a unique voice that invites followers to engage with both the weighty and whimsical aspects of modern society. Expect to see a mix of insightful commentary and playful musings, often infused with sarcasm and wit.”
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An Australian-first study finds evidence of previously undetected, long-term cognitive changes in women more than six months after they experienced repeated concussions and strangulation during intimate partner violence.
The hidden injuries linked to memory changes in family violence survivors
An Australian-first study finds evidence of previously undetected, long-term cognitive changes in women more than six months after they experienced repeated concussions and strangulation during intimate partner violence.
www.abc.net.au
January 4, 2026 at 6:38 PM
An Australian-first study finds evidence of previously undetected, long-term cognitive changes in women more than six months after they experienced repeated concussions and strangulation during intimate partner violence.
Honestly surprised Trump didn’t send Team America.
January 3, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Honestly surprised Trump didn’t send Team America.
“we put too much weight in the analysis of academics or elites, and not enough on you”
RIP CBS News
RIP CBS News
January 2, 2026 at 10:32 PM
“we put too much weight in the analysis of academics or elites, and not enough on you”
RIP CBS News
RIP CBS News
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If you like building plastic tanks you probably should get to East Finchley NOW. I sort of wonder what the backstory is here – buying all this stuff and then going nah it’s not for me.
January 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
If you like building plastic tanks you probably should get to East Finchley NOW. I sort of wonder what the backstory is here – buying all this stuff and then going nah it’s not for me.
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"I want a Royal Commission! Daddy, I want it now!"
January 2, 2026 at 3:58 AM
"I want a Royal Commission! Daddy, I want it now!"
When you are on a 12-day contract, but finished all the work on the first shift…
January 1, 2026 at 6:29 AM
When you are on a 12-day contract, but finished all the work on the first shift…
🍾 TRIGGER-HAPPY NEW YEAR 💥
PSA: Do not bring Champagne to Sydney Harbour for New Year’s Eve. One champagne cork may lead to a massacre from ‘machine gun’ toting police.
Best to stay away anyway, as the fireworks have probably been replaced by flash-bangs.
#nswpol #auspol #sydney #nye
PSA: Do not bring Champagne to Sydney Harbour for New Year’s Eve. One champagne cork may lead to a massacre from ‘machine gun’ toting police.
Best to stay away anyway, as the fireworks have probably been replaced by flash-bangs.
#nswpol #auspol #sydney #nye
December 31, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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What kills me is some of them are writing grandiose "here's a pile of books I've painstakingly compiled"
Yes, yes. You compiled them from the place you're uploading them to. You are a human USB stick. The majesty of it overwhelms.
Yes, yes. You compiled them from the place you're uploading them to. You are a human USB stick. The majesty of it overwhelms.
December 28, 2025 at 12:32 AM
What kills me is some of them are writing grandiose "here's a pile of books I've painstakingly compiled"
Yes, yes. You compiled them from the place you're uploading them to. You are a human USB stick. The majesty of it overwhelms.
Yes, yes. You compiled them from the place you're uploading them to. You are a human USB stick. The majesty of it overwhelms.
✅ Army
✅ Ties with ‘Jerusalem’
✅ In Sydney next week
✅ 2 or 3 days free
✅ Works for peanuts (and lager)
Premier #Minns, I think I’ve found the way to reposition your barmy pitch as ‘Just a joke’.
#auspol #BarmyArmy
✅ Ties with ‘Jerusalem’
✅ In Sydney next week
✅ 2 or 3 days free
✅ Works for peanuts (and lager)
Premier #Minns, I think I’ve found the way to reposition your barmy pitch as ‘Just a joke’.
#auspol #BarmyArmy
December 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
✅ Army
✅ Ties with ‘Jerusalem’
✅ In Sydney next week
✅ 2 or 3 days free
✅ Works for peanuts (and lager)
Premier #Minns, I think I’ve found the way to reposition your barmy pitch as ‘Just a joke’.
#auspol #BarmyArmy
✅ Ties with ‘Jerusalem’
✅ In Sydney next week
✅ 2 or 3 days free
✅ Works for peanuts (and lager)
Premier #Minns, I think I’ve found the way to reposition your barmy pitch as ‘Just a joke’.
#auspol #BarmyArmy
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Meanwhile:
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
December 28, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Meanwhile:
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
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First I read that new YouTube users are served up material that is 20% AI slop.
And now, multiple cases of legitimate YouTube creators having their content stolen and being accused themselves of copyright theft.
Like this poor guy.
YouTube is destroying itself.
youtube.com/shorts/QtXHn...
And now, multiple cases of legitimate YouTube creators having their content stolen and being accused themselves of copyright theft.
Like this poor guy.
YouTube is destroying itself.
youtube.com/shorts/QtXHn...
YouTube wrongfully deleted my video
YouTube video by Life in Jars?
youtube.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
First I read that new YouTube users are served up material that is 20% AI slop.
And now, multiple cases of legitimate YouTube creators having their content stolen and being accused themselves of copyright theft.
Like this poor guy.
YouTube is destroying itself.
youtube.com/shorts/QtXHn...
And now, multiple cases of legitimate YouTube creators having their content stolen and being accused themselves of copyright theft.
Like this poor guy.
YouTube is destroying itself.
youtube.com/shorts/QtXHn...
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Millions of Ashes cricket fans have nothing to do for 3 days. We can help. You can become the first ever fans to binge watch the Icelandic national team! In the following post, you will find video links to our devastating trio of wins over Lithuania, Latvia & Ukraine in 2025!
December 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Millions of Ashes cricket fans have nothing to do for 3 days. We can help. You can become the first ever fans to binge watch the Icelandic national team! In the following post, you will find video links to our devastating trio of wins over Lithuania, Latvia & Ukraine in 2025!
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Dec 1971: Brides 'n' Brides-to-be Course ad from The North Eastern Electricity Board (NEEB)
(+Home Appliances and Electricity)
«After eight nights with us, you'll be the perfect wife.»
(+Home Appliances and Electricity)
«After eight nights with us, you'll be the perfect wife.»
December 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Dec 1971: Brides 'n' Brides-to-be Course ad from The North Eastern Electricity Board (NEEB)
(+Home Appliances and Electricity)
«After eight nights with us, you'll be the perfect wife.»
(+Home Appliances and Electricity)
«After eight nights with us, you'll be the perfect wife.»
Playing Conditions being hastily updated so the National Anthems must be played between each over and a streaker will run onto the ground every delivery to try to drag the match into a third day. #Ashes
December 27, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Playing Conditions being hastily updated so the National Anthems must be played between each over and a streaker will run onto the ground every delivery to try to drag the match into a third day. #Ashes
Make a Bond movie academic:
Tenures Are Forever
Tenures Are Forever
Make a Bond movie academic:
No Time To Write
No Time To Write
Make a Bond movie academic:
You Only Review Twice
You Only Review Twice
December 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Make a Bond movie academic:
Tenures Are Forever
Tenures Are Forever