Simon Vandore
@simonvandore.bsky.social
Homepage Editor and stuff at SBS http://www.sbs.com.au Previously long reads/features and tech/internet. Began on Gen X student newspapers. Mzungu. Born a Scot. Probably on a bicycle.
25 and 25 in the rubble of 2025 😢
November 20, 2025 at 12:47 AM
25 and 25 in the rubble of 2025 😢
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I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
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If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
How do nations respond when scientists predict the end of the world as we know it? Compete to host the conference, of course! www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Australia's dispute with Türkiye over COP31 hosting rights could see both miss out
Ethiopia will host the UN's COP32 climate summit in 2027, but next year's COP31 remains a contest between Türkiye and Australia.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:35 AM
How do nations respond when scientists predict the end of the world as we know it? Compete to host the conference, of course! www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
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Trump: "Nobody knows what magnets are."
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Trump: "Nobody knows what magnets are."
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What happens when you distill 2025 into a single social media post?
This.
This is what you get.
This.
This is what you get.
November 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
What happens when you distill 2025 into a single social media post?
This.
This is what you get.
This.
This is what you get.
The new Lily Allen album is quite a thing, if you're not already on board. I keep needing another listen.
November 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The new Lily Allen album is quite a thing, if you're not already on board. I keep needing another listen.
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Trump: "We have Darth Vader. You know Darth Vader, right? Darth Vader is a man who is sitting -- is that Darth? Stand up please. Does everybody know -- they call him Darth Vader, I call him a fine man. But he's cutting Democrat priorities and they're never gonna get them back."
October 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Trump: "We have Darth Vader. You know Darth Vader, right? Darth Vader is a man who is sitting -- is that Darth? Stand up please. Does everybody know -- they call him Darth Vader, I call him a fine man. But he's cutting Democrat priorities and they're never gonna get them back."
Drop kid at school gate. Kids at school gate are going "1 2 3 4 5 SIX SEVEN!" and falling down laughing. I mean, I'm Gen X and I know about it. When will it get old?!
October 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Drop kid at school gate. Kids at school gate are going "1 2 3 4 5 SIX SEVEN!" and falling down laughing. I mean, I'm Gen X and I know about it. When will it get old?!
Look, I'm just posting it on social media. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
US revokes visas of six foreigners over Charlie Kirk comments
According to the US state department, one foreigner whose visa was revoked accused Kirk of spreading "racist" rhetoric.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Look, I'm just posting it on social media. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
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First they came for the journalists, we don't know what happened after that.
October 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
First they came for the journalists, we don't know what happened after that.
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I dunno man, American history exhibitions in the future are gonna have some freaking weird model displays.
October 11, 2025 at 5:04 AM
I dunno man, American history exhibitions in the future are gonna have some freaking weird model displays.
"Accenture’s workforce stood at 779,000 at the end of August, down from 791,000 three months earlier." - uh, that's a lot.
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Accenture to cut staff unable to adapt to AI roles
Consulting giant moves to restructure global workforce to meet demand for AI-driven services
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September 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
"Accenture’s workforce stood at 779,000 at the end of August, down from 791,000 three months earlier." - uh, that's a lot.
www.hcamag.com/au/specialis...
www.hcamag.com/au/specialis...
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They've lost the 9yos
September 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
They've lost the 9yos
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“When will we get details on MEMPHIS?”
Trump: “Quiet. You’re really obnoxious.”
“I’m not obnoxious. I’m trying to ask you about your plans for Memphis.”
Trump: “Quiet. You’re really obnoxious.”
“I’m not obnoxious. I’m trying to ask you about your plans for Memphis.”
September 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
“When will we get details on MEMPHIS?”
Trump: “Quiet. You’re really obnoxious.”
“I’m not obnoxious. I’m trying to ask you about your plans for Memphis.”
Trump: “Quiet. You’re really obnoxious.”
“I’m not obnoxious. I’m trying to ask you about your plans for Memphis.”
To reach as many family and friends as possible, I'm posting funeral details for my father Jim Vandore, who died last week at 84. www.albertmeyer.com.au/live-streami...
September 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
To reach as many family and friends as possible, I'm posting funeral details for my father Jim Vandore, who died last week at 84. www.albertmeyer.com.au/live-streami...
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The Hatfields keep blaming the McCoys every time a Hatfield shoots another Hatfield.
September 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The Hatfields keep blaming the McCoys every time a Hatfield shoots another Hatfield.
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Trump minimizes domestic abuse during a talk at the Museum of the Bible: "Things that take place in the home, they call crime ... If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this was a crime, see?"
September 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Trump minimizes domestic abuse during a talk at the Museum of the Bible: "Things that take place in the home, they call crime ... If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this was a crime, see?"
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Did u guys see the Tesla robot video? I think it's dying
September 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Did u guys see the Tesla robot video? I think it's dying
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September 2, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Hard to think back now that Zelenskyy rose to popularity as a TV comedian playing a Ukrainian president. www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-...
August 19, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Hard to think back now that Zelenskyy rose to popularity as a TV comedian playing a Ukrainian president. www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-...
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Trump is the President of the USA. And the Chair of the Kennedy Centre. And he's just appointed himself the Chair of the White House Taskforce for the 2028 Olympics! He keeps giving himself new jobs! Who does he think he is, Scott Morrison?! 😏 #auspol
August 6, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Trump is the President of the USA. And the Chair of the Kennedy Centre. And he's just appointed himself the Chair of the White House Taskforce for the 2028 Olympics! He keeps giving himself new jobs! Who does he think he is, Scott Morrison?! 😏 #auspol
Look, it's where I work, but it's a good week for new SBS On Demand stuff. I'm now hooked on the ex-Netflix cop thriller Marcella, which has landed with all three seasons. And we've now got Snowpiercer (the series not the movie) which is a classy bit of sci-fi drama. www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-...
Marcella
Despite marriage woes and personal struggles, London police detective Marcella Backland returns to her job after a 12-year absence.
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August 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Look, it's where I work, but it's a good week for new SBS On Demand stuff. I'm now hooked on the ex-Netflix cop thriller Marcella, which has landed with all three seasons. And we've now got Snowpiercer (the series not the movie) which is a classy bit of sci-fi drama. www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-...
Thanks Triple J and all who chatted about it on Bluesky for a great day. #AusHottest100 #Hottest100
July 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Thanks Triple J and all who chatted about it on Bluesky for a great day. #AusHottest100 #Hottest100