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Peter Butler
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He/him Living in Wollongong, NSW, Australia, in a relationship, proud to be woke, love a wide range of music (no, not all kinds!), working with a Landcare group to restore a small patch of bushland, growing local natives in our own backyard
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Picture of a plastic dinosaur with a slab of gingerbread house in its mouth, surrounded by broken pieces of gingerbread house. "If your gingerbread house fails, just add a dinosaur"
November 19, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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"Here's a pic of my Christmas Tree..." Photo of a garden shed "That's right, it's still in the shed because it's still November"
November 16, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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Remind you of anyone, @garybutler.bsky.social ?
On the family trip to Nirvana Cartoon of a family meditating, parents in front, son and daughter in the back. son is saying "Are we there yet?"
November 8, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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If the Flying Spaghetti Monster doesn't exist, why are the planets perfectly shaped like meatballs?
November 2, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Post by Vivian @muchnerve "History books never prepared me for how surreal it is to have to continue with the minutiae of daily life, no matter how cataclysmic the news gets, how twisted the fabric of society becomes, or how monstrously those around us behave"
October 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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October 27, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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In 2002, economist John Kenneth Galbraith summed it up perfectly: "The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy - the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness"
October 27, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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"What's the difference between Jim Jones and Donald Trump?" Photo of Jim Jones and the same photo edited to put Donald Trump's head on it "Donald Trump would charge you for the Kool-Aid"
October 27, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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Photo of Donald Trump: "Cockwomble (noun) A person, usually male, prone to making outrageously stupid statements and/or inappropriate behaviour while generally having a very high opinion of their own wisdom and importance"
October 24, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Photo of Kevin Rudd, Australian Ambassador to USA "Of course Trump doesn't like me. I'm neither a war criminal or child sex trafficker"
October 24, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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"The fact that the Louvre heist didn't take place at dawn, but at the very reasonable hour of 9:30am shows that even French jewel thieves have a better work-life balance than us"
October 23, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Photo of a bus depot with a large sculpture of a crab on the roof. Caption reads: Bustacean
October 23, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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Caption: "Hi everyone, this was posted and shared completely unironically and I am crying" Photo of a scene from Brokeback Mountain "This is how America should be Cowboys, Guns, Steeds, Wilderness, and not a city dwelling liberal in sight"
October 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Picture of a sign outside an English pub Painting of Prince Andrew "The Duke of York" "Under 18s welcome"
October 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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A couple sitting on a couch with a bowl of popcorn, watching TV Woman: "I'm sick and tired of movies vilifying strong, entrepreneurially-minded female protagonists Man: Most people side with the Dalmatian puppies
October 18, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Photo of a woman holding a coffee cup, smiling "Don't wait till your deathbed to tell people how you feel. Tell them to fuck off now"
October 15, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Picture of a wall clock Caption: I reset my clock to alphabetical time Numbers are in the order 8, 11, 5,4, 9, 1, 7, 6, 10, 3, 12, 2
October 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Year 1440 Johannes Gutenberg: "I've invented this printing press" Printing Press: "You're out of magenta"
October 8, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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A user on X called John Cleese a "snowflake," but the comedian fired back with his trademark wit, replying: "Yes, I've heard this word. I think sociopaths use it in an attempt to discredit the notion of empathy."
A user on X called John Cleese a "snowflake," but the comedian fired back with his trademark wit, replying: "Yes, I've heard this word. I think sociopaths use it in an attempt to discredit the notion of empathy."
October 8, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Two photos of tennis player Andy Murray being interviewed Reporter: You're the first person ever to win two Olympic tennis gold medals. That's an extraordinary feat isn't it? Andy Murray: I think Venus and Serena have won about four each.
October 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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"Please don't come to my garage sale if you've ever let me borrow something"
October 7, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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An officer addressing three people in riot gear. On a whiteboard, it says "Operation Circular Reasoning" with an arrow going around in a circle. "We're being deployed because of the protests about us being deployed"
October 7, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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"The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him" Nicholas Machiavelli
October 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Picture of a shop display of eye patches "Eye Patch: One size fits all" With a Special offer: "Buy one, get one free"
October 5, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Picture of a teacher sitting beside a compact record player, surrounded by children sleeping on the floor: "The day the whole class found the teacher's brownies. Then she put on Pink Floyd"
October 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM