Dean from Australia
@deanfromaustralia.bsky.social
Intensive Care Nurse & Author from Australia.
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The Night Fisher Elegies: Stories Verse & Reflection
Amazon.com: The Night Fisher Elegies: Stories Verse & Reflection eBook : Mayes, Dean: Kindle Store
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Okay...rank #selfpromotion post incoming. "The Night Fisher Elegies" a collection of short stories & essays which I like to call a primer to my back catalogue. It offers a taste of my #writing style & will hopefully invite you to check out my other works.
www.amazon.com/Night-Fisher...
www.amazon.com/Night-Fisher...
Now, imagine the Constitution is a 16 year old girl...
January 30, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Now, imagine the Constitution is a 16 year old girl...
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Gosh. Still the leading cause of acute respiratory infection mortality.
Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report – 30 January 2026
"COVID-19 has been the leading cause of acute respiratory infection mortality across 2023– 2025"
Reporting period (29 Dec 2025 to 25 Jan 2026)
🔸COVID: 5,383 (-24.9%)
🔸Influenza: 13,964 (-62.7%)
🔸RSV: 4,252 (-6.6%)
"COVID-19 has been the leading cause of acute respiratory infection mortality across 2023– 2025"
Reporting period (29 Dec 2025 to 25 Jan 2026)
🔸COVID: 5,383 (-24.9%)
🔸Influenza: 13,964 (-62.7%)
🔸RSV: 4,252 (-6.6%)
January 30, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Gosh. Still the leading cause of acute respiratory infection mortality.
Megyn Kelly is not a nice person.
(I would call her a Cunt but my Mum told me not to swear on the internet).
(I would call her a Cunt but my Mum told me not to swear on the internet).
January 30, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Megyn Kelly is not a nice person.
(I would call her a Cunt but my Mum told me not to swear on the internet).
(I would call her a Cunt but my Mum told me not to swear on the internet).
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The cultural moment TBTL Tens have been waiting for #heatedrivalry
January 29, 2026 at 6:16 PM
The cultural moment TBTL Tens have been waiting for #heatedrivalry
@lukeburbank.bsky.social & @walsh.bsky.social mention Knight Rider once...& I go down a bloody Garthe Knight rabbit hole!!!
TBTL: Too Beautiful To Live: #4652 An Adrian Monk With A Bob Belcher Rising
#comedy #podcast
www.tbtl.net/episodes/4652
TBTL: Too Beautiful To Live: #4652 An Adrian Monk With A Bob Belcher Rising
#comedy #podcast
www.tbtl.net/episodes/4652
January 29, 2026 at 10:14 PM
@lukeburbank.bsky.social & @walsh.bsky.social mention Knight Rider once...& I go down a bloody Garthe Knight rabbit hole!!!
TBTL: Too Beautiful To Live: #4652 An Adrian Monk With A Bob Belcher Rising
#comedy #podcast
www.tbtl.net/episodes/4652
TBTL: Too Beautiful To Live: #4652 An Adrian Monk With A Bob Belcher Rising
#comedy #podcast
www.tbtl.net/episodes/4652
This thread, explaining the phenomenon of gold price is essential reading... 👇🏽
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Bluesky’s been so busy losing their head about Trump they’ve ignored the canary in the goldmine. (Pun intended)
Gold pumps when the official story stops adding up — and price discovers it before everyone catches up.
Bluesky’s been so busy losing their head about Trump they’ve ignored the canary in the goldmine. (Pun intended)
Gold pumps when the official story stops adding up — and price discovers it before everyone catches up.
January 28, 2026 at 7:28 AM
This thread, explaining the phenomenon of gold price is essential reading... 👇🏽
Stephen Miller will be the undoing of the United States government.
January 27, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Stephen Miller will be the undoing of the United States government.
It is becoming increasingly apparent to me that a very powerful group in America has control of much of their polity. That same group exerts the same control over Australia's polity *and* our corporate ecosystem. #auspol & corporations only speak & act under instruction, knowing they hold their...
January 26, 2026 at 10:33 PM
It is becoming increasingly apparent to me that a very powerful group in America has control of much of their polity. That same group exerts the same control over Australia's polity *and* our corporate ecosystem. #auspol & corporations only speak & act under instruction, knowing they hold their...
One of the few worthy things America has produced...
Jeopardy.
I love this show.
Jeopardy.
I love this show.
January 26, 2026 at 8:36 AM
One of the few worthy things America has produced...
Jeopardy.
I love this show.
Jeopardy.
I love this show.
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Where the mist meets the midnight glow.
Loxton, South Australia.
© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓚𝓮𝓿 𝓟𝓮𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓮.
#photo #photography #australia #southaustralia #Loxton #Riverland #NightPhotography #FoggyNight #StreetPhotography #Atmospheric
Loxton, South Australia.
© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓚𝓮𝓿 𝓟𝓮𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓮.
#photo #photography #australia #southaustralia #Loxton #Riverland #NightPhotography #FoggyNight #StreetPhotography #Atmospheric
January 25, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Where the mist meets the midnight glow.
Loxton, South Australia.
© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓚𝓮𝓿 𝓟𝓮𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓮.
#photo #photography #australia #southaustralia #Loxton #Riverland #NightPhotography #FoggyNight #StreetPhotography #Atmospheric
Loxton, South Australia.
© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓚𝓮𝓿 𝓟𝓮𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓮.
#photo #photography #australia #southaustralia #Loxton #Riverland #NightPhotography #FoggyNight #StreetPhotography #Atmospheric
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Tiny bursts of purple resilience.
© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓚𝓮𝓿 𝓟𝓮𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓮.
#photo #photography #australia #flower #flowers #Pigface #SucculentGarden #PurpleFlowers #AustralianFlora #NatureDetails
© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓚𝓮𝓿 𝓟𝓮𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓮.
#photo #photography #australia #flower #flowers #Pigface #SucculentGarden #PurpleFlowers #AustralianFlora #NatureDetails
January 26, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Tiny bursts of purple resilience.
© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓚𝓮𝓿 𝓟𝓮𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓮.
#photo #photography #australia #flower #flowers #Pigface #SucculentGarden #PurpleFlowers #AustralianFlora #NatureDetails
© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓚𝓮𝓿 𝓟𝓮𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓮.
#photo #photography #australia #flower #flowers #Pigface #SucculentGarden #PurpleFlowers #AustralianFlora #NatureDetails
Put out your stethoscopes.
Rest in Peace Alex Jeffrey Pretti🙏🏾 The VA ICU Nurses send him off right 💔
January 26, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Put out your stethoscopes.
The defining moment of our times.
January 26, 2026 at 7:17 AM
The defining moment of our times.
To all you cryptobros out there, your portfolios are tanking - because of one individual only...
January 26, 2026 at 7:16 AM
To all you cryptobros out there, your portfolios are tanking - because of one individual only...
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I am pissed.
January 25, 2026 at 8:15 AM
I am pissed.
I'm thinking a military coup is what is needed in the United States right now. There are decent people in that structure who would bring sanity to the nation.
January 25, 2026 at 6:22 AM
I'm thinking a military coup is what is needed in the United States right now. There are decent people in that structure who would bring sanity to the nation.
January 25, 2026 at 12:26 AM
As predicted, it has hit 40°C (110°F) here in #Adelaide. There's nothing to do but iron the laundry & raid the DVD cabinet.
This is one of my all-time favourite films. It has dated a bit but, my Lord, Ellen Barkin & Dennis Quaid brought the heat in this one.
#moviesky
m.imdb.com/title/tt0092...
This is one of my all-time favourite films. It has dated a bit but, my Lord, Ellen Barkin & Dennis Quaid brought the heat in this one.
#moviesky
m.imdb.com/title/tt0092...
The Big Easy (1986) ⭐ 6.5 | Comedy, Crime, Drama
1h 42m | R
m.imdb.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:05 AM
As predicted, it has hit 40°C (110°F) here in #Adelaide. There's nothing to do but iron the laundry & raid the DVD cabinet.
This is one of my all-time favourite films. It has dated a bit but, my Lord, Ellen Barkin & Dennis Quaid brought the heat in this one.
#moviesky
m.imdb.com/title/tt0092...
This is one of my all-time favourite films. It has dated a bit but, my Lord, Ellen Barkin & Dennis Quaid brought the heat in this one.
#moviesky
m.imdb.com/title/tt0092...
"The Israel lobby in Australia is a foreign influence operation. It's designed to put the interests of Israel above Australia & its foreign policy."
—Former Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr
In an era of rampant corruption, this is what naming insidious power looks like.
—Former Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr
In an era of rampant corruption, this is what naming insidious power looks like.
January 24, 2026 at 3:16 AM
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Look at that -- the TBTL Valen-Tens Card Exchange is back, thanks to listener Jami! You can sign-up at tbtl.net! Just click the big blue button at the top of the page.
TBTL
tbtl.net
January 23, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Look at that -- the TBTL Valen-Tens Card Exchange is back, thanks to listener Jami! You can sign-up at tbtl.net! Just click the big blue button at the top of the page.
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First episode of Season 15 just dropped and we're starting off strong!
What is intelligence, anyway? Are there "more" intelligent and "less" intelligent people? species? machines?
Tune in at the link below (or wherever you listen to podcasts) to find out!
hotelbarpodcast.com/podcast/inte...
What is intelligence, anyway? Are there "more" intelligent and "less" intelligent people? species? machines?
Tune in at the link below (or wherever you listen to podcasts) to find out!
hotelbarpodcast.com/podcast/inte...
Episode 211: Intelligence(s) - Hotel Bar Podcast
What counts as intelligence?
hotelbarpodcast.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:30 PM
First episode of Season 15 just dropped and we're starting off strong!
What is intelligence, anyway? Are there "more" intelligent and "less" intelligent people? species? machines?
Tune in at the link below (or wherever you listen to podcasts) to find out!
hotelbarpodcast.com/podcast/inte...
What is intelligence, anyway? Are there "more" intelligent and "less" intelligent people? species? machines?
Tune in at the link below (or wherever you listen to podcasts) to find out!
hotelbarpodcast.com/podcast/inte...
@lukeburbank.bsky.social & @walsh.bsky.social are addicted to TikTok.
I am addicted to Tick-Tock biscuits.
#TBTL #4646 Zen Koanheads
#comedy #podcast
www.tbtl.net/episodes/4646
I am addicted to Tick-Tock biscuits.
#TBTL #4646 Zen Koanheads
#comedy #podcast
www.tbtl.net/episodes/4646
#4646 Zen Koanheads — TBTL
The New York Times explains why Emanuel Macron was wearing badass sunglasses at the World Economic Forum yesterday, but Luke takes some issue with the reporting. He and Andrew also break down a couple...
www.tbtl.net
January 22, 2026 at 9:57 PM
@lukeburbank.bsky.social & @walsh.bsky.social are addicted to TikTok.
I am addicted to Tick-Tock biscuits.
#TBTL #4646 Zen Koanheads
#comedy #podcast
www.tbtl.net/episodes/4646
I am addicted to Tick-Tock biscuits.
#TBTL #4646 Zen Koanheads
#comedy #podcast
www.tbtl.net/episodes/4646
January 22, 2026 at 7:46 AM