Don Sinnamon (he/him)
@donsinnamon.bsky.social
Writer/editor from Brisbane. 20+ years in progressive politics. Former music journo, campaigner for refugees, public broadcasting & environment. FOD
Tripped over a robot apocalypse and started writing historical fiction that's looking for a home
Tripped over a robot apocalypse and started writing historical fiction that's looking for a home
Pinned
Post a ship that’s neither Star Wars nor Star Trek:
The brigantine Zelig at anchor off Isla de Providencia, from my upcoming book, painted for me by Colin Baxter who can be found here www.instagram.com/colinmbaxter...
The brigantine Zelig at anchor off Isla de Providencia, from my upcoming book, painted for me by Colin Baxter who can be found here www.instagram.com/colinmbaxter...
I saw this independently and not even through the friend of mine who’s in it.
Sydney folk, check it out
Sydney folk, check it out
Monday nights don’t have to mean the couch and idiot box. Join us at Shakespeare’s Hotel for the inaugural night of “Twisted Fiction,” a new live reading series featuring dark storytelling from JS Breukelaar , Kyla Lee Ward, Jeff Clulow, Imogen Claire Cassidy, and yours truly Brent McGregor.
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 AM
I saw this independently and not even through the friend of mine who’s in it.
Sydney folk, check it out
Sydney folk, check it out
I feel like I should preface the quote with something but all I can say is both major parties in Australia are complicit in genocide.
At least there's a protest tomorrow against the Israeli PM's visit, that is itself in response to our supposedly left wing PM inviting him
At least there's a protest tomorrow against the Israeli PM's visit, that is itself in response to our supposedly left wing PM inviting him
So apparently soon I could face up to TWO YEARS in jail for political art that says “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” if someone "takes offence". This is what Crisafulli is proposing in QLD. Acceptable speech is narrowing in real time. And it's fckn terrifying.
February 8, 2026 at 8:45 AM
I feel like I should preface the quote with something but all I can say is both major parties in Australia are complicit in genocide.
At least there's a protest tomorrow against the Israeli PM's visit, that is itself in response to our supposedly left wing PM inviting him
At least there's a protest tomorrow against the Israeli PM's visit, that is itself in response to our supposedly left wing PM inviting him
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welp, this destroyed me first thing upon waking up
February 6, 2026 at 3:13 PM
welp, this destroyed me first thing upon waking up
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Replacing Greg Bovino with Tom Homan is like shitting your pants and changing your shirt.
January 27, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Replacing Greg Bovino with Tom Homan is like shitting your pants and changing your shirt.
2025 and onwards Bill Kristol still unsettles me with his correct takes
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 25, 2026 at 12:16 AM
2025 and onwards Bill Kristol still unsettles me with his correct takes
At 9, I lived in England for a year and Jimmy Savile creeped me out even then.
A weird, gurning, gooning chimp who seemed like another cultural artefact the Poms treasured against all reason, like Panto or the monarchy.
The horror of #28YearsLater is ppl raised to revere a monster. Like the US today
A weird, gurning, gooning chimp who seemed like another cultural artefact the Poms treasured against all reason, like Panto or the monarchy.
The horror of #28YearsLater is ppl raised to revere a monster. Like the US today
January 16, 2026 at 7:21 AM
At 9, I lived in England for a year and Jimmy Savile creeped me out even then.
A weird, gurning, gooning chimp who seemed like another cultural artefact the Poms treasured against all reason, like Panto or the monarchy.
The horror of #28YearsLater is ppl raised to revere a monster. Like the US today
A weird, gurning, gooning chimp who seemed like another cultural artefact the Poms treasured against all reason, like Panto or the monarchy.
The horror of #28YearsLater is ppl raised to revere a monster. Like the US today
On Rod Taylor's birthday, it's time to unveil the truth that at some point he hops on his famous Time Machine and becomes #KumailNanjiani.
I don't know if the chronometric rays partially bake him, or the Morlocks leech the melanin from him, but they are the same person, possible Gallifreyan.
I don't know if the chronometric rays partially bake him, or the Morlocks leech the melanin from him, but they are the same person, possible Gallifreyan.
January 12, 2026 at 2:59 AM
On Rod Taylor's birthday, it's time to unveil the truth that at some point he hops on his famous Time Machine and becomes #KumailNanjiani.
I don't know if the chronometric rays partially bake him, or the Morlocks leech the melanin from him, but they are the same person, possible Gallifreyan.
I don't know if the chronometric rays partially bake him, or the Morlocks leech the melanin from him, but they are the same person, possible Gallifreyan.
One of my closest friends for 3/4 of my life, died out of the blue.
Steve Darlington was a game designer, animal trainer and carer and advocate for justice everywhere.
Games can change the world. On NYE he submitted one about halting the 10 stages of genocide in Gaza.
www.tinstargames.com
Steve Darlington was a game designer, animal trainer and carer and advocate for justice everywhere.
Games can change the world. On NYE he submitted one about halting the 10 stages of genocide in Gaza.
www.tinstargames.com
Tin Star Games — Tin Star Games
Tin Star Games is an Australian gaming company publishing unique and unusual games; games that tell stories and create worlds. Some are traditional tabletop roleplaying games like the religious horror...
www.tinstargames.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:02 AM
One of my closest friends for 3/4 of my life, died out of the blue.
Steve Darlington was a game designer, animal trainer and carer and advocate for justice everywhere.
Games can change the world. On NYE he submitted one about halting the 10 stages of genocide in Gaza.
www.tinstargames.com
Steve Darlington was a game designer, animal trainer and carer and advocate for justice everywhere.
Games can change the world. On NYE he submitted one about halting the 10 stages of genocide in Gaza.
www.tinstargames.com
The state government quietly reverses the ban on shooting bats, over Christmas when nobody's watching.
Except the bat people, including my friend Bec who's quoted at the end.
The species is ecologically vital and already vulnerable to climate change and disease
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Except the bat people, including my friend Bec who's quoted at the end.
The species is ecologically vital and already vulnerable to climate change and disease
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Queensland to continue to allow farmers to shoot flying foxes after revoking ban on controversial practice
Conservationists and scientists criticise state for backtracking and say alternative non-lethal methods such as netting are more effective
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:12 AM
The state government quietly reverses the ban on shooting bats, over Christmas when nobody's watching.
Except the bat people, including my friend Bec who's quoted at the end.
The species is ecologically vital and already vulnerable to climate change and disease
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Except the bat people, including my friend Bec who's quoted at the end.
The species is ecologically vital and already vulnerable to climate change and disease
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘There’s no rule that a dog can’t be attorney-general’
´Again, Mr President, there are so many…’
‘Ah?’
‘Right away,sir.’
*AG Woofles Named Dogwhistleblower Of The Year After Leaking Epstein Files To Teen Vogue And Vanity Fair*
‘Cricket Noem was a friend of mine’ says hero dog.
A Golden Age begins
´Again, Mr President, there are so many…’
‘Ah?’
‘Right away,sir.’
*AG Woofles Named Dogwhistleblower Of The Year After Leaking Epstein Files To Teen Vogue And Vanity Fair*
‘Cricket Noem was a friend of mine’ says hero dog.
A Golden Age begins
December 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
‘There’s no rule that a dog can’t be attorney-general’
´Again, Mr President, there are so many…’
‘Ah?’
‘Right away,sir.’
*AG Woofles Named Dogwhistleblower Of The Year After Leaking Epstein Files To Teen Vogue And Vanity Fair*
‘Cricket Noem was a friend of mine’ says hero dog.
A Golden Age begins
´Again, Mr President, there are so many…’
‘Ah?’
‘Right away,sir.’
*AG Woofles Named Dogwhistleblower Of The Year After Leaking Epstein Files To Teen Vogue And Vanity Fair*
‘Cricket Noem was a friend of mine’ says hero dog.
A Golden Age begins
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That is not dead which can eternal lie,
Like Tiny Tim, who did NOT die
Like Tiny Tim, who did NOT die
December 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
That is not dead which can eternal lie,
Like Tiny Tim, who did NOT die
Like Tiny Tim, who did NOT die
Can't find it now but certainly a career highlight was when one of my favourite bands ran a quote from my review in Rave magazine on their website
Still cannot recommend We All Want To highly enough, as long as you have feelings and internal organs that register them
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCHO...
Still cannot recommend We All Want To highly enough, as long as you have feelings and internal organs that register them
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCHO...
WE ALL WANT TO - Where Sleeping Ends
YouTube video by WE ALL WANT TO
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Can't find it now but certainly a career highlight was when one of my favourite bands ran a quote from my review in Rave magazine on their website
Still cannot recommend We All Want To highly enough, as long as you have feelings and internal organs that register them
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCHO...
Still cannot recommend We All Want To highly enough, as long as you have feelings and internal organs that register them
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCHO...
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this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
December 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
Watching 1953’s It Came From Outer Space and the lead is the most Troy McClure-looking person I’ve ever seen.
Also if I lived in a small desert town being invaded by shapeshifting aliens, I would simply look for the space glitter they trail everywhere.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0045...
Also if I lived in a small desert town being invaded by shapeshifting aliens, I would simply look for the space glitter they trail everywhere.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0045...
It Came from Outer Space (1953) ⭐ 6.5 | Horror, Sci-Fi
1h 21m | Approved
www.imdb.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Watching 1953’s It Came From Outer Space and the lead is the most Troy McClure-looking person I’ve ever seen.
Also if I lived in a small desert town being invaded by shapeshifting aliens, I would simply look for the space glitter they trail everywhere.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0045...
Also if I lived in a small desert town being invaded by shapeshifting aliens, I would simply look for the space glitter they trail everywhere.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0045...
Pro tip: if you hide pepperoni pieces in their peace prize, you can keep your pet occupied for up to 12 war crime-free hours
December 6, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Pro tip: if you hide pepperoni pieces in their peace prize, you can keep your pet occupied for up to 12 war crime-free hours
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Day by day I lose weight’: asylum seekers on Nauru get $115 a week, but a bag of grapes costs $20.
This while the Albanese Government is spending $2.5 billion to detain people on Nauru. The corruption is out of control as is the lack of transparency.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
This while the Albanese Government is spending $2.5 billion to detain people on Nauru. The corruption is out of control as is the lack of transparency.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘Day by day I lose weight’: asylum seekers on Nauru get $115 a week, but a bag of grapes costs $20
Forbidden from working, people sent to the island by Australia say they are struggling to survive because food is so expensive
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Day by day I lose weight’: asylum seekers on Nauru get $115 a week, but a bag of grapes costs $20.
This while the Albanese Government is spending $2.5 billion to detain people on Nauru. The corruption is out of control as is the lack of transparency.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
This while the Albanese Government is spending $2.5 billion to detain people on Nauru. The corruption is out of control as is the lack of transparency.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
While important, I’m not sure this captures the full nuance of my position…
While important, I’m not sure this captures the full nuance of my position…
December 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
While important, I’m not sure this captures the full nuance of my position…
While important, I’m not sure this captures the full nuance of my position…
I call my fists 'Ozy' and 'Mandias' because near them, half sunk, a shattered visage lies.
Keep looking at me like that and it could be yours.
Keep looking at me like that and it could be yours.
I named my fists Lursa and B'Etor because they find humans too disgusting to touch.
I named my fists Samwise and Frodo because they ain't got no rings
December 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I call my fists 'Ozy' and 'Mandias' because near them, half sunk, a shattered visage lies.
Keep looking at me like that and it could be yours.
Keep looking at me like that and it could be yours.
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Budgets are about priorities. The idea is to tax things you want less of & subsidise things you want more of
In Australia we spend $14 billion per year on fossil fuel subsidies & we are cutting science jobs at CSIRO…
As i said, budgets are about priorities #climate
thepoint.com.au/news/251127-...
In Australia we spend $14 billion per year on fossil fuel subsidies & we are cutting science jobs at CSIRO…
As i said, budgets are about priorities #climate
thepoint.com.au/news/251127-...
If the Government's top priority is productivity, slashing the CSIRO budget does not make sense
Research and development is one of the major drivers of productivity and the CSIRO has a long track record of making productivity enhancing breakthroughs.
thepoint.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Budgets are about priorities. The idea is to tax things you want less of & subsidise things you want more of
In Australia we spend $14 billion per year on fossil fuel subsidies & we are cutting science jobs at CSIRO…
As i said, budgets are about priorities #climate
thepoint.com.au/news/251127-...
In Australia we spend $14 billion per year on fossil fuel subsidies & we are cutting science jobs at CSIRO…
As i said, budgets are about priorities #climate
thepoint.com.au/news/251127-...
Heading to a high of 37°Celsius (98°F).
Took preventative action for Billy’s sake.
Was not thanked.
#DogsOfBluesky
#Dogs
Took preventative action for Billy’s sake.
Was not thanked.
#DogsOfBluesky
#Dogs
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Heading to a high of 37°Celsius (98°F).
Took preventative action for Billy’s sake.
Was not thanked.
#DogsOfBluesky
#Dogs
Took preventative action for Billy’s sake.
Was not thanked.
#DogsOfBluesky
#Dogs
Kate Beaton! Bryan Lee O’Malley!
Others who are also presumably great!
O Canada!
Others who are also presumably great!
O Canada!
Canada is releasing a set of stamps celebrating the nation's graphic novelists.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Kate Beaton! Bryan Lee O’Malley!
Others who are also presumably great!
O Canada!
Others who are also presumably great!
O Canada!
Weird, Captain Pike and I (and Joel Kinnaman) share a birthday.
And it also falls on Gazpacho Soup Day, if you're an adherent of Red Dwarf.
And it also falls on Gazpacho Soup Day, if you're an adherent of Red Dwarf.
On his birthday, we remember Jeffrey Hunter, who originated the role of Captain Christopher Pike in the original #StarTrek pilot, "The Cage."
November 26, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Weird, Captain Pike and I (and Joel Kinnaman) share a birthday.
And it also falls on Gazpacho Soup Day, if you're an adherent of Red Dwarf.
And it also falls on Gazpacho Soup Day, if you're an adherent of Red Dwarf.
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Sometimes you have to call these One Nation attacks on migrants out for what they are 🤮
November 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Sometimes you have to call these One Nation attacks on migrants out for what they are 🤮
@heroesforhire.bsky.social welcome back, but enough of pleasantries.
Would Playdoh be alive in the Toy Story universe, and would it just be Mr Fantastic?
Potential for a Pedro Pascal cameo?
Would Playdoh be alive in the Toy Story universe, and would it just be Mr Fantastic?
Potential for a Pedro Pascal cameo?
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
@heroesforhire.bsky.social welcome back, but enough of pleasantries.
Would Playdoh be alive in the Toy Story universe, and would it just be Mr Fantastic?
Potential for a Pedro Pascal cameo?
Would Playdoh be alive in the Toy Story universe, and would it just be Mr Fantastic?
Potential for a Pedro Pascal cameo?
Slowest of slow claps for the ALP and LNP
"Australia’s bottom-tier ranking reflects decades of bipartisan policy failure: reliance on extraction rather than production; property speculation, not innovation; privatisation over public investment; and political capture by fossil capital." #renewables #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
'A national humiliation': Australia at bottom of new renewables ranking
As the Coalition abandons net zero, Andrew Forrest has quietly moved on not just to net zero, but to real zero.
johnmenadue.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Slowest of slow claps for the ALP and LNP