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Small house, big dogs, bigger garden, tiny livestock.

RNing 30+ years. Paeds/adults/aged care/pal care/rural/med/surg/HDU/OR/union rep/thug since '88. Humanist

Greyhounds Molly and Dipper.

Rainbow hounds Sooty, Monty and Brutus.

Subtropical Australia
Ages since I've heard a denier pull out the "no warming since 1998” talking point.

Wish that had been true.

I believe they've moved onto the "too late to act, now we have to use fossil fuels to cope with it" phase or some such crap, as per talking points from the RW think tank.

#ClimateChange
February 7, 2026 at 11:27 PM
No one listens to this and thinks "yeah, that's my guy"

They think "yeah, that's my useful idiot"
Trump at National Prayer Breakfast: "They rigged the second election. I had to win it. I needed it for my own ego. I would've had a bad ego for the rest of my life. Now I really have a big ego. Beating these lunatics was incredible ... The first time they said I didn't win the popular vote. I did"
February 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Dog catches car.
it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
February 5, 2026 at 11:04 AM
youtu.be/WJsWWTpagUQ?...

International Day of the #Disappeared isn't til August but I reckon this can be played now.

Imagine, having to add "and those abducted by the US government" to this video introduction.
February 3, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Reading about all those other kids getting done for reading great works of literature and thinking back 40+ years ago to when I got busted for reading a pocket dictionary in class.

It *did* have a really informative appendix full of general info, kinda micro Wikipedia.
Congratulations to my youngest daughter, who in a school rife with drugs, cigarettes and violence, somehow cops a detention for reading a book
February 3, 2026 at 9:54 PM
I can never go past a post about PW-C without mentioning her current husband, Jonathan Cain, (number 3 BTW) wrote the Australian pub anthem and Jimmy Barnes hit, Working Class Man.

"Wooahh-oh oh oh!"
Bulk sales of tickets to Melania are being promoted through emails from WH Faith Office advisor Paula White-Cain using her National Faith Advisory Board list. People are encouraged to purchase 30 tickets at a time to “support our First Lady.” meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...
Exclusive: White House Advisor Pushed Bulk Sales for Melania Movie
Supporters are encouraged to buy group tickets and private screenings, raising questions about ethics and actual attendance
meidasnews.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Got below 22c here overnight.

Fully expect to see someone wearing a scarf at some time this morning.

This guy was hanging on tight while his tree wobbled around.

#kosla
#Brisbane
#subtropics
#summer
February 2, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Seeing #Epstein file reports and this comes to mind.

IYKYK.
January 31, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Gee Bret, I dunno, should regimes be allowed to slaughter thousands?

Oh, depends where, hey?

At least the US didn't supply the weapons for this one. Well done, USA /s

*Can't believe this nepo baby gets paid for this 💩.

#BretStephens if you want to cc my boss in an email
January 28, 2026 at 8:37 AM
I dunno, is talking in tongues an English dialect?

FTG.

#auspol
January 28, 2026 at 1:02 AM
I keep saying it, political parties come and go.

Listed, all the parties of government since Federation.

Good to see the dawning realisation.

*The insider journos of course, will be the last to look around, open mouthed, wondering where their contacts went.

Hi PK! Speersy! 👋

#auspol
January 27, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Wonder if the "it's called summer" bros are out in force on other sites today?

#heatwave
#climatechange
January 26, 2026 at 10:56 PM
January 27.

Tradies Christmas, over.

School holidays, over.

Australians, back into it.
January 26, 2026 at 7:32 PM
This is fine.

Just fine.
January 26, 2026 at 8:09 AM
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

The whole country is a sauna.

Where did that come from?*

*Rhetorical question, we know.
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January 26, 2026 at 5:04 AM
"Mate, it's pretty bloody hot out here, any chance I can get inside for a bit of the ol' AC?"

Sorry, best I can do is a quarter apple and a hose down.

#possums
January 26, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Apparent temp 40c.

Time to distribute the chilled fruit.

Laundry possums, shed possum and chicken coop possum very keen.
#possums
January 26, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Reposted by Nick
How TF could anyone with an ounce of humanity go to the US for the FIFA World cup when this is happening.
January 25, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Spend a few minutes on wiki and learn how many big shot #Nazis started out as opportunists of poor character before finding their niche in a... brown shirt.

*Always good to see those bios ending between 1945 and 1949ish.
Bovino: "All agents that were involved in that scene are working, not in Minneapolis but in other locations. That's for this safety. There's this thing called doxxing. We're going to keep those employees safe."
January 25, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Ok, this bird is in no way unusual, but seeing one on this local fence is.

Plumed egret.

Nice.

#birds
January 25, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Heading to a "feels like" t of 40c here.

Throw in the humidity boost from last night's 20mm thunderstorm and that's going to be *somewhat unpleasant*

Over 40c across north, south and east of the nation. 🤔

#subtropics
January 25, 2026 at 9:30 PM
#NewsCorp running the annual Straya Day patriotism fest.

No big "Change the date" protests for them to campaign against. Must have been a let down, although they did try for a bit.

*We are lucky to be here but no thanks to this foreign controlled RW propaganda machine trying to change things.
January 24, 2026 at 10:34 PM