Mike Funnell
@mikefunnell.bsky.social
Former SysProg moved on to being a payments specialist - and now trying to fully retire. — @FunnellMike over with the pachyderms & on what might still be Twitter (sort of).
Sydney, Australia.
Sydney, Australia.
And so, skywalkers, what odds will you give me that ‘she’ actually shows up? 🤣
That doesn’t actually make any sense.
But: I’ll give you a few days: let’s say “The District”, 56 Abena Avenue, Crace, ACT, 2911, Australia.
Tuesday, 03February2026 @ 18:30 AEDT (ie. local time).
I’ll be a couple of mins away, then. Let me know when you turn up. The staff know me. My buy.
If. 🤷♂️
But: I’ll give you a few days: let’s say “The District”, 56 Abena Avenue, Crace, ACT, 2911, Australia.
Tuesday, 03February2026 @ 18:30 AEDT (ie. local time).
I’ll be a couple of mins away, then. Let me know when you turn up. The staff know me. My buy.
If. 🤷♂️
January 30, 2026 at 1:11 PM
And so, skywalkers, what odds will you give me that ‘she’ actually shows up? 🤣
I can switch my alarm off!
Texts with a mate I was supposed to meet for breakfast:
Texts with a mate I was supposed to meet for breakfast:
January 30, 2026 at 8:04 AM
I can switch my alarm off!
Texts with a mate I was supposed to meet for breakfast:
Texts with a mate I was supposed to meet for breakfast:
Still being pinged by work (yes: on the dreaded Teams 🙄) - after knock-off time and long beyond anything I can be paid for. Oh, well 🤷♂️
I am still “doing things” - but I make no guarantee that I’m doing them while completely sober 🤔
[I have logged off all production systems. Test systems only.]
I am still “doing things” - but I make no guarantee that I’m doing them while completely sober 🤔
[I have logged off all production systems. Test systems only.]
January 30, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Still being pinged by work (yes: on the dreaded Teams 🙄) - after knock-off time and long beyond anything I can be paid for. Oh, well 🤷♂️
I am still “doing things” - but I make no guarantee that I’m doing them while completely sober 🤔
[I have logged off all production systems. Test systems only.]
I am still “doing things” - but I make no guarantee that I’m doing them while completely sober 🤔
[I have logged off all production systems. Test systems only.]
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Thanks Dave.
ICYMI, a chilling first hand account of the Boorloo terrorist attack.
nit.com.au/28-01-2026/2...
ICYMI, a chilling first hand account of the Boorloo terrorist attack.
nit.com.au/28-01-2026/2...
January 30, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Thanks Dave.
ICYMI, a chilling first hand account of the Boorloo terrorist attack.
nit.com.au/28-01-2026/2...
ICYMI, a chilling first hand account of the Boorloo terrorist attack.
nit.com.au/28-01-2026/2...
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Here's me. "It's only terrorism if they're not white"
In a world of tyrants and toadies, it’s only “terrorism” if they're not white - The Shot
“Fuck you I won’t do what you tell me” – Rage Against the Machine The state-sanctioned, IDF-trained, ICE murders on...
theshot.net.au
January 29, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Here's me. "It's only terrorism if they're not white"
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My phone just told me that there’s an opinion piece by Mandy Vanstone that the Canberra Times thinks I should read.
I’ve had a tough day ☹️
How much can a Koala bear? 🤯
I might hold off for a bit 🤔
I’ve had a tough day ☹️
How much can a Koala bear? 🤯
I might hold off for a bit 🤔
January 29, 2026 at 8:12 AM
My phone just told me that there’s an opinion piece by Mandy Vanstone that the Canberra Times thinks I should read.
I’ve had a tough day ☹️
How much can a Koala bear? 🤯
I might hold off for a bit 🤔
I’ve had a tough day ☹️
How much can a Koala bear? 🤯
I might hold off for a bit 🤔
Five jobs I’ve had (outside military service):
* Shooting pigs 🐖
* Hearding 🐑 🐄 🐎
* Taxation enforcement
* Immigration investigations (not enforcement)
* IT (many roles)
* Shooting pigs 🐖
* Hearding 🐑 🐄 🐎
* Taxation enforcement
* Immigration investigations (not enforcement)
* IT (many roles)
Five jobs I’ve had:
Counsellor
Case manager (mental health)
Therapist
ADHD coach
Novelist
Counsellor
Case manager (mental health)
Therapist
ADHD coach
Novelist
Five jobs I've had
4 different types of librarian
Bookkeeper
4 different types of librarian
Bookkeeper
January 29, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Five jobs I’ve had (outside military service):
* Shooting pigs 🐖
* Hearding 🐑 🐄 🐎
* Taxation enforcement
* Immigration investigations (not enforcement)
* IT (many roles)
* Shooting pigs 🐖
* Hearding 🐑 🐄 🐎
* Taxation enforcement
* Immigration investigations (not enforcement)
* IT (many roles)
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What is being ‘normalised’ through politics and media is abhorrent and dangerous.
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
Beware the new 'normal', it might be about to bite us
Some people just like power. Those same people enjoy sowing seeds of discord that they never have to actually solve, in order to keep it.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
January 28, 2026 at 10:48 PM
What is being ‘normalised’ through politics and media is abhorrent and dangerous.
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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Kristi Noem Calls On Minneapolis Residents To Stop Obstructing Murders https://theonion.com/kristi-noem-calls-on-minneapolis-residents-to-stop-obstructing-murders/
January 26, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Kristi Noem Calls On Minneapolis Residents To Stop Obstructing Murders https://theonion.com/kristi-noem-calls-on-minneapolis-residents-to-stop-obstructing-murders/
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And ACT even though we’re usually ignored.
“A heatwave that sent temperatures into the high 40s yesterday is set to impact parts of NSW & QLD today. It comes as firefighters continue to battle multiple blazes across VIC including one at the Otways in the state's south that is still at emergency level”
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Live: Early smoke haze blankets Sydney as Victorian fires burn, record heat shifts east
Residents near a bushfire in southern Victoria face a nervous wait, while a heatwave that sent temperatures into the high 40s yesterday is set to impact parts of NSW and Queensland. Follow our live co...
www.abc.net.au
January 28, 2026 at 10:24 AM
And ACT even though we’re usually ignored.
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Pretty much all on the inflation in December was due to the rise in costs of international and domestic holiday travel and accomodation. Take that away and inflation in the month was 0.0%
Can’t wait to hear Ted O’Brien blame that on the govt “crowding out” the private sector O_o
Can’t wait to hear Ted O’Brien blame that on the govt “crowding out” the private sector O_o
January 28, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Pretty much all on the inflation in December was due to the rise in costs of international and domestic holiday travel and accomodation. Take that away and inflation in the month was 0.0%
Can’t wait to hear Ted O’Brien blame that on the govt “crowding out” the private sector O_o
Can’t wait to hear Ted O’Brien blame that on the govt “crowding out” the private sector O_o
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This is excellent coverage of what severe heatwave is like to live through
I’ve been in north-west Victoria reporting on the heatwave, but this one is a bit more personal
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Smothering, bullying, stabbing: how it feels to be in one of the hottest places on Earth
Everything felt like it was swelling, and despite my diligent consumption of water and Hydralyte, I couldn’t quite escape the persistent, low-level nausea. Even thinking took longer
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:15 AM
This is excellent coverage of what severe heatwave is like to live through
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Congratulations to social media advocacy & independent media that haven’t let this dangerous incident slip away from awareness. MSM might’ve because it was by a white man towards First Nations people & allies #auspol
January 28, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Congratulations to social media advocacy & independent media that haven’t let this dangerous incident slip away from awareness. MSM might’ve because it was by a white man towards First Nations people & allies #auspol
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Translation of the statement:
January 28, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Translation of the statement:
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When I wrote about Project 2025 in April 2024, literally all I was asked by mainstream Australia media was to “prove” the link to Trump. Very few took the answer seriously. But *all* of this was observable and *could have been planned for* by allies of the United States.
January 27, 2026 at 11:34 PM
When I wrote about Project 2025 in April 2024, literally all I was asked by mainstream Australia media was to “prove” the link to Trump. Very few took the answer seriously. But *all* of this was observable and *could have been planned for* by allies of the United States.
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Is it about time that someone told @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social that their "Tourmaline stone axe" is actually made of cheese?
January 27, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Is it about time that someone told @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social that their "Tourmaline stone axe" is actually made of cheese?
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January 27, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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Would be hilarious if TikTok became the next MySpace for its Trumpian owners within a year! Make it happen people.
January 27, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Would be hilarious if TikTok became the next MySpace for its Trumpian owners within a year! Make it happen people.
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Stuart Sutcliffe, an original Beatle during their Hamburg days and an incredibly talented artist.
Original Oil Painting, Late Liverpool Series c. 1960
#StuartSutcliffe #ContemporaryArt
Original Oil Painting, Late Liverpool Series c. 1960
#StuartSutcliffe #ContemporaryArt
January 27, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Stuart Sutcliffe, an original Beatle during their Hamburg days and an incredibly talented artist.
Original Oil Painting, Late Liverpool Series c. 1960
#StuartSutcliffe #ContemporaryArt
Original Oil Painting, Late Liverpool Series c. 1960
#StuartSutcliffe #ContemporaryArt
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Just over a year into incumbency, it appears Queensland LNP Govt is fast adopting MO of the infamous Joh Bjelke Petersen Govt.
Prominent LNP benefactor, the Cominsky Group, sure is receiving favourable development approvals:
bit.ly/SandstonePoi...
www.facebook.com/share/r/1Dup...
#qldpol #auspol
Prominent LNP benefactor, the Cominsky Group, sure is receiving favourable development approvals:
bit.ly/SandstonePoi...
www.facebook.com/share/r/1Dup...
#qldpol #auspol
Sandstone Point Hotel & Holiday Resort Sandstone Point | Must Do Brisbane
Sandstone Point Hotel & Holiday Resort is set to redefine luxury in Moreton Bay when it opens as the region’s first greenfield 5-star hotel
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Just over a year into incumbency, it appears Queensland LNP Govt is fast adopting MO of the infamous Joh Bjelke Petersen Govt.
Prominent LNP benefactor, the Cominsky Group, sure is receiving favourable development approvals:
bit.ly/SandstonePoi...
www.facebook.com/share/r/1Dup...
#qldpol #auspol
Prominent LNP benefactor, the Cominsky Group, sure is receiving favourable development approvals:
bit.ly/SandstonePoi...
www.facebook.com/share/r/1Dup...
#qldpol #auspol
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In case anyone forgot, this administration had already prohibited public funding of mRNA vaccine research. Moderna was one of the single biggest private funders of mRNA vaccine research. This will set us back decades.
Moderna CEO says Trump’s policies have so curtailed vaccine market they won’t be investing in new research. So that’s awesome. Good luck when the next pandemic hits. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8fWErMy/
Bloomberg Business on TikTok
Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said the company doesn’t plan to invest in new late-stage vaccine trials because of growing opposition to immunizations from US officials. #health #business #medicine #US #government
www.tiktok.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:16 AM
In case anyone forgot, this administration had already prohibited public funding of mRNA vaccine research. Moderna was one of the single biggest private funders of mRNA vaccine research. This will set us back decades.
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I thought about this a lot when we were all pushing to get kilmar abrego garcia released. I'm glad we got him back but literally NO ONE should be sent to CECOT. They should have ALL been brought back.
Never accept an inch. Never accept their framing. Bring everyone back and abolish DHS.
Never accept an inch. Never accept their framing. Bring everyone back and abolish DHS.
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 27, 2026 at 1:15 AM
I thought about this a lot when we were all pushing to get kilmar abrego garcia released. I'm glad we got him back but literally NO ONE should be sent to CECOT. They should have ALL been brought back.
Never accept an inch. Never accept their framing. Bring everyone back and abolish DHS.
Never accept an inch. Never accept their framing. Bring everyone back and abolish DHS.
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"Mr Hastie, on the other hand, resigned from the opposition frontbench after Ms Ley told the then opposition home affairs spokesman that he would not set immigration policy."
Even she knows what he is about
Even she knows what he is about
January 26, 2026 at 9:47 PM
"Mr Hastie, on the other hand, resigned from the opposition frontbench after Ms Ley told the then opposition home affairs spokesman that he would not set immigration policy."
Even she knows what he is about
Even she knows what he is about