John B
@johnb78.bsky.social
Yes, that one. Australian. Saying things; around the place. On the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. He/him.
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Magazine's Shot By Both Sides is a song that I continue to love listening to and that meant a lot lyrically to me when I was younger, but I do increasingly think that "they must have come to a secret understanding" is a less Occam-ish explanation than "they both think I'm a dick"
Chhatrapati Shivaji's Secret (formerly Victoria's Secret)
December 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Chhatrapati Shivaji's Secret (formerly Victoria's Secret)
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otto von bismarck, still undefeated
December 29, 2025 at 1:53 AM
otto von bismarck, still undefeated
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A pair of happy hammerhead sharks
(ca. 1735 Edo period Japan)
(ca. 1735 Edo period Japan)
December 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A pair of happy hammerhead sharks
(ca. 1735 Edo period Japan)
(ca. 1735 Edo period Japan)
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Every time I see this sort of topic come up, I think of something from 2015. "Down the Rabbit Hole: The world of estranged parents' forums" which now reads like one of many precursors to a certain modern reactionary media & political mindset.
www.issendai.com/psychology/e...
www.issendai.com/psychology/e...
Down the Rabbit Hole: The world of estranged parents' forums | Issendai.com
The members of estranged parents' forums claim their children cut them off for no reason, but their own postings say otherwise.
www.issendai.com
December 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Every time I see this sort of topic come up, I think of something from 2015. "Down the Rabbit Hole: The world of estranged parents' forums" which now reads like one of many precursors to a certain modern reactionary media & political mindset.
www.issendai.com/psychology/e...
www.issendai.com/psychology/e...
(he beat him up for being Mexican)
Tommy Robinson says he found Jesus in prison. Churches disagree about how to respond
Tommy Robinson says he found Jesus in prison. Churches disagree about how to respond
C of E faces dilemma as far right claims Christianity to push agenda that often clashes with gospel message
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
(he beat him up for being Mexican)
Genuinely amazed by the performance of Pato Banton's Baby Come Back at this Indian hotel buffet; the lounge singer is doing the chorus in a full Tom Jones operatic tenor style and the verses in a deep Jamaicindian accent I've only ever previously heard from my Jamaicindian neighbour in Manchester
December 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Genuinely amazed by the performance of Pato Banton's Baby Come Back at this Indian hotel buffet; the lounge singer is doing the chorus in a full Tom Jones operatic tenor style and the verses in a deep Jamaicindian accent I've only ever previously heard from my Jamaicindian neighbour in Manchester
Very impressed with Bengalaru Airport efficiency so far. Immigration was the fastest manual stamping system (as opposed to e-gates) I've used in years, and bags were on the carousel (economy!) in the time it took to clear immi and change some money. Amazing change from India trips in the past
December 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Very impressed with Bengalaru Airport efficiency so far. Immigration was the fastest manual stamping system (as opposed to e-gates) I've used in years, and bags were on the carousel (economy!) in the time it took to clear immi and change some money. Amazing change from India trips in the past
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My father in law has done his traditional Christmas Day Facebook post to remind us of the true meaning of the day:
Reminding us of the greatest Christmas of all, December 25th, 1989, when they shot that bastard Ceaușescu
Reminding us of the greatest Christmas of all, December 25th, 1989, when they shot that bastard Ceaușescu
December 25, 2025 at 9:34 AM
My father in law has done his traditional Christmas Day Facebook post to remind us of the true meaning of the day:
Reminding us of the greatest Christmas of all, December 25th, 1989, when they shot that bastard Ceaușescu
Reminding us of the greatest Christmas of all, December 25th, 1989, when they shot that bastard Ceaușescu
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The Titanic was a perfectly good ship. If you drive any ship into an iceberg it will sink.
December 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The Titanic was a perfectly good ship. If you drive any ship into an iceberg it will sink.
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all of these people (in the screenshot, not Sam) need to move to a city and get a different job than what they were doing
there is in fact not a right to have a particular job or to live in a place where there's no viable economy
there is in fact not a right to have a particular job or to live in a place where there's no viable economy
I don’t always agree with of the broader political takes from some “abundance”-coded pundits but man the abundance critics are just pure nonsense merchants
like, what’s this guy’s deal? literally making up a guy to dunk on the idea that cities should build more housing and transit.
like, what’s this guy’s deal? literally making up a guy to dunk on the idea that cities should build more housing and transit.
December 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
all of these people (in the screenshot, not Sam) need to move to a city and get a different job than what they were doing
there is in fact not a right to have a particular job or to live in a place where there's no viable economy
there is in fact not a right to have a particular job or to live in a place where there's no viable economy
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I mean, it has this guy in for starters
December 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I mean, it has this guy in for starters
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Well, it’s Christmas Day, so it must be time to talk about Jesus – specifically, about how on this day 1,225 years ago, Charlemagne, who was in Rome to be crowned Carolingian Emperor, presented Pope Leo III with the very holiest of relics: the Foreskin of Our Lord 🧵
December 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Well, it’s Christmas Day, so it must be time to talk about Jesus – specifically, about how on this day 1,225 years ago, Charlemagne, who was in Rome to be crowned Carolingian Emperor, presented Pope Leo III with the very holiest of relics: the Foreskin of Our Lord 🧵
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I don't think you can explain people staying on X without saying something about their discomfort or lack of it with the use of the platform to promote racism and fascism in the US and elsewhere. Not mentioning the topic is very revealing.
I saw someone ask why anyone would still use X when Bluesky is available.
I think the explanation is:
1 Experience on a platform depends far more on who you interact with there than on the platform overall.
2 The experience you get on academic adjacent Bluesky is not a good fit for everyone.
I think the explanation is:
1 Experience on a platform depends far more on who you interact with there than on the platform overall.
2 The experience you get on academic adjacent Bluesky is not a good fit for everyone.
December 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I don't think you can explain people staying on X without saying something about their discomfort or lack of it with the use of the platform to promote racism and fascism in the US and elsewhere. Not mentioning the topic is very revealing.
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not sure how to explain to the atlantic and I guess a large swath of elite media that no one, literally no one, has sworn an oath of loyalty to bari weiss.
December 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
not sure how to explain to the atlantic and I guess a large swath of elite media that no one, literally no one, has sworn an oath of loyalty to bari weiss.
Not that it matters but I would find this a lot more annoying than actually existing migration patterns
December 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Not that it matters but I would find this a lot more annoying than actually existing migration patterns
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Excellent work by all concerned!
BREAKING: The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces confirm they hit a Russian oil refinery in Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov using British/French Storm Shadow cruise missiles.
December 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Excellent work by all concerned!
Absolutely pathetic cowardice by the SMH taking this harmless-if-twee piece down because extremist loonies complained www.deepcutnews.com/p/ahmed-ouf-...
Ahmed Ouf: I went to Bondi and hugged people who'd never spoken to a Muslim before
Read Cumberland councillor's deleted opinion piece for the Sydney Morning Herald
www.deepcutnews.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Absolutely pathetic cowardice by the SMH taking this harmless-if-twee piece down because extremist loonies complained www.deepcutnews.com/p/ahmed-ouf-...
As one of many people who ditched Sarah D as a friend when she went full TERF, it's hard not to see this as transference of those feelings
Yeah, no thanks.
Stop guilting people about being estranged from family members. It someone is they likely have personal reasons for being so.
Stop guilting people about being estranged from family members. It someone is they likely have personal reasons for being so.
December 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
As one of many people who ditched Sarah D as a friend when she went full TERF, it's hard not to see this as transference of those feelings
Terrifying booze/cute label/good cause - UK people should buy this now!
Right??
Oh damn i managed to track down details too!
milroysofsoho.com/products/dai...
I’ve run out of disposable income for a while i need someone to buy me a late birthday/Christmas present 😂
Oh damn i managed to track down details too!
milroysofsoho.com/products/dai...
I’ve run out of disposable income for a while i need someone to buy me a late birthday/Christmas present 😂
December 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Terrifying booze/cute label/good cause - UK people should buy this now!
Being on David Shrigley's mailing list is a source of joy in the way that almost anyone else's mailing list (even the good ones) isn't
December 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Being on David Shrigley's mailing list is a source of joy in the way that almost anyone else's mailing list (even the good ones) isn't
Merry Christmas one and all!
December 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Merry Christmas one and all!
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people on here will skeet anything. “charlie brown died on the cross for our sins.” no he didn’t. that isn’t true
He was despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.
December 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
people on here will skeet anything. “charlie brown died on the cross for our sins.” no he didn’t. that isn’t true
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Impressed at the fellow in Surry Hills who has bought a personalised number plate to advertise his erectile dysfunction as if the vehicle itself provided insufficient information
December 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Impressed at the fellow in Surry Hills who has bought a personalised number plate to advertise his erectile dysfunction as if the vehicle itself provided insufficient information