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Dusty Wombat
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I read, therefore . . . I get distracted. I craft, therefore . . . I get distracted. I Interweb . . I get - ooh, new book!
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Due to the way my brain works, I came up with this at 3:00am.

Ping @tkingfisher.com and @ksonney.redwombat.social.ap.brid.gy :)
February 19, 2026 at 8:10 AM
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"with Angus Taylor's rise to leadership of the federal Liberals, the party's new-look front bench has seen a number of former think tank staff from the Atlas Network ecosystem win important portfolios."

Liberals are now the political arm of #AtlasNetwork.

More🎯analysis by Gareth Hutchens. #auspol
The scourge of AI-slopaganda, viral disinformation campaigns, and online attacks against individuals and institutions is going to get far worse before it gets better, if the latest public hearings on the topic are any indication.
Climate disinformation, the Atlas Network and Dr Karl
The scourge of AI-slopaganda, viral disinformation campaigns, and online attacks against individuals and institutions is going to get far worse before it gets better, if the latest public hearings on the topic are any indication.
www.abc.net.au
February 18, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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Flying Doctor fundraier… never know when you or someone you care about will need a care flight!
donate.rfdssant.com.au/giving?incid...
Double up for the Doc
Help fill an emergency aircraft with 
life-saving medical equipment, in one day.
donate.rfdssant.com.au
February 17, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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Less than $1 billion a year to protect biodiversity - and over $26 billion a year to harm it. That is not a policy quirk. That's what a deep dive into Australia's federal government budget numbers shows.
#climatecrisis #environment #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/the-aus...
The Australian Government Spends 26 Times More Harming Nature Than Protecting It
Every now and then a number lands like a slap. Less than $1 billion a year to protect biodiversity - and over $26 billion a year to harm it. That is not a policy quirk. That's what a deep dive into Au...
www.lyrebirddreaming.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:14 AM
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Here is the spoken cartoon version of my tribute to Jon Kudelka www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cv9...
My cartoon about my friend Jon
YouTube video by firstdog onthemoon
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:32 AM
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👀 Invoking Orwell, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore panels and historical acknowledgments of the history of slavery that the National Park Service removed in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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Yes.. The world is shocked. I wish it was a joke.
We are the laughing stock of the world.
February 17, 2026 at 6:24 AM
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Israel lobbyists AJA promoting a real estate scheme selling stolen Palestinian land to Australian investors.

#ASIC is inquiring
No response by AJA yet
@sstephanietrann.bsky.social @joshbarnettmw.bsky.social investigate
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/israel-lobby...
Israel lobby sells stolen Palestinian land to Australian investors - Michael West
The Australian Jewish Association is promoting an Israeli real estate scheme selling stolen Palestinian land to Australian investors.
michaelwest.com.au
February 17, 2026 at 2:38 AM
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Book club scams are now threatening authors who don't fall for their BS. In December, I received an email from Herry Sharp, so-called CEO of "Super Book Lover Curator" praising my novella We Who Hunt Alexanders.

Totally AI-generated and a scam so I didn't respond.

Now Herry is threatening me. 1/
February 16, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Night.
February 16, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Panadol and bed.

Would love it to be Home-brewed cider, panadol, bed, and a magic want to cure a few of the worlds ills, but . . .
February 16, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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Just after 8 ce soire I’ll be chatting with @dontattempt.bsky.social about how animals cope with chilly weather, featuring the amazing discovery of torpor in outback swallows www.westernsydney.edu.au/news-centre/...
New research reveals hidden survival tactic in passerine birds
Senior author, Associate Professor Christopher Turbill, from the University’s School of Science, with a white-backed swallow
www.westernsydney.edu.au
February 16, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Doing some brain relaxing/de-stressing

I adore Irving Finkel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kELo...
Irving Finkel Writes In Ancient Cuneiform
YouTube video by The Ancients
www.youtube.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:12 AM
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Lebanon, Palestine & Philippines among prohibited countries under draft coalition plan. Lebanese Australians have played a significant role in post WW2 rebuild. Philippines is 5th on migration ladder currently and is a crucial feature of health workforce. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Migrants from Gaza and Somalia among those to be banned from Australia under unreleased Liberal plan
The hardline immigration policy was designed before Sussan Ley was ousted as party leader on Friday
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Car update:
Not the battery.
Fuel pump
Been towed, repair quote in the next day ot two.
*sigh*
Cars: can't liev with 'em, can't live without 'em
February 16, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Did a bit today (been a bad back week or so)
See if the car behaves tomorrow.

Count your toes and check them in the morning to see if you have any extra :)
February 15, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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Little My, character in the Moomin books by Tove Jansson first appeared in 1950. She is small, determined, mischievous & fiercely independent, & based on the author herself in a kind of characteristic self-portrait #WomensArt
February 15, 2026 at 5:22 AM
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Dear @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social
If you're so committed to honouring #AnzacDay (and our war dead), did you ask Israeli President Isaac Herzog about the IDF bulldozing Allied war graves in the #GazaWarCemetery? These graves had been protected by a Palestinian family for over 100 years! #nswpol #auspol
February 15, 2026 at 8:50 AM
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Possum o’clock.
February 15, 2026 at 10:42 AM
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Fortunately, there’s a cracking independent candidate that we supported in the last election and stand ready to do so for this byelection. The winds of change are getting gusty! michellemilthorpe.com.au
Michelle Milthorpe
Independent Candidate for Farrer | Passionate about equity for regional Australians | Here to listen, learn and lead | Farrer is worth fighting for
michellemilthorpe.com.au
February 13, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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The list now has ✨ 100 ✨ women and enby people that draw prehistoric critters, in diverse amount of styles & animal groups covered 🦣 and I will keep adding more 🦤
February 14, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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Happy Valentines Day!

Do you know what we love (apart from @romanpalace.bsky.social)?

That yellow ball in the sky. Why hello there sunshine. 💛
February 14, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Chasing a more productive day tomorrow.

Goodnight.
February 14, 2026 at 9:48 AM