Callistemon
@callistemon791.bsky.social
Australian formerly of London, now repatriated.
Once I did other things, now I grow flowers & barbecue.
'Time is the fire in which we burn.'
Interests: economics, markets, beer, bbq, motorcycles and cats.
Follow at own risk.
Once I did other things, now I grow flowers & barbecue.
'Time is the fire in which we burn.'
Interests: economics, markets, beer, bbq, motorcycles and cats.
Follow at own risk.
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“So your new carol is just eight verses of you demanding figgy pudding with increasing hostility.”
“That’s right.”
“And it’s called We Wish You A Merry Christmas?”
“Yes”
“Buts it not really about Christmas is it? It’s mostly about figgy—“
“—figgy pudding yeah.”
“That’s right.”
“And it’s called We Wish You A Merry Christmas?”
“Yes”
“Buts it not really about Christmas is it? It’s mostly about figgy—“
“—figgy pudding yeah.”
December 7, 2024 at 8:34 AM
“So your new carol is just eight verses of you demanding figgy pudding with increasing hostility.”
“That’s right.”
“And it’s called We Wish You A Merry Christmas?”
“Yes”
“Buts it not really about Christmas is it? It’s mostly about figgy—“
“—figgy pudding yeah.”
“That’s right.”
“And it’s called We Wish You A Merry Christmas?”
“Yes”
“Buts it not really about Christmas is it? It’s mostly about figgy—“
“—figgy pudding yeah.”
England fans right now
a man laying down with the words " i have a really bad feeling about this "
ALT: a man laying down with the words " i have a really bad feeling about this "
media.tenor.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:28 AM
England fans right now
These emails reinforce my belief that people who can't be bothered to spell and use basic grammar are morally deficient.
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
These emails reinforce my belief that people who can't be bothered to spell and use basic grammar are morally deficient.
@pepchasdrdave.bsky.social uh Chas, did Planet America weekend edition deliberately use 1998 movie Armageddon scene of WTC towers instead of the actual attack?
October 6, 2025 at 5:30 AM
@pepchasdrdave.bsky.social uh Chas, did Planet America weekend edition deliberately use 1998 movie Armageddon scene of WTC towers instead of the actual attack?
I'm surprised DJT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES hasn't put his mug on US money yet.
September 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I'm surprised DJT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES hasn't put his mug on US money yet.
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
“I say (...) to Europe. Stop the windmills. You’re ruining your countries. I really mean it, it’s so sad. You fly over and you see these windmills all over the place, ruining your beautiful fields and valleys and killing your birds” 🤡
July 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
“I say (...) to Europe. Stop the windmills. You’re ruining your countries. I really mean it, it’s so sad. You fly over and you see these windmills all over the place, ruining your beautiful fields and valleys and killing your birds” 🤡
@spannersready.bsky.social No, don't think Prost GP was Enstone, because Benetton was Enstone at the time, and which became Renault. Prost was the remnants of the old Ligier team.
July 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
@spannersready.bsky.social No, don't think Prost GP was Enstone, because Benetton was Enstone at the time, and which became Renault. Prost was the remnants of the old Ligier team.
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'Did you even say thank you?'
March 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
'Did you even say thank you?'
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Stuff happens, the US is being hilariously mis-managed, but over 20 years (longer than since the US invasion of Iraq!) a lot of this stuff is dependent on demographics and economic sustainability and China has neither.
January 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Stuff happens, the US is being hilariously mis-managed, but over 20 years (longer than since the US invasion of Iraq!) a lot of this stuff is dependent on demographics and economic sustainability and China has neither.
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i have been aware of this for years — he'd say it was because 4/20 is marijuana day or something — and have never understood why others didn't find it more alarming. bsky.app/profile/inte...
i mean, who was born on April 20? just a coincidence? observer.com/2024/04/elon...
A Complete History of Elon Musk’s Fascination with the Magic Number 420
A look back at Elon Musk’s well-documented fascination with the number 420.
observer.com
January 20, 2025 at 11:23 PM
i have been aware of this for years — he'd say it was because 4/20 is marijuana day or something — and have never understood why others didn't find it more alarming. bsky.app/profile/inte...
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FYI, this is what a "my heart goes out to you" gesture looks like. No one confuses it with a Nazi salute.
January 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
FYI, this is what a "my heart goes out to you" gesture looks like. No one confuses it with a Nazi salute.
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okay so the thing is that we don’t need to hand it to the racists who are pointing out that tech is abusive to H1B workers because the racists’ solution to this is to end birthright citizenship and deport everyone who is a single shade darker than i, a man who sunburns under office lights
December 28, 2024 at 11:01 PM
okay so the thing is that we don’t need to hand it to the racists who are pointing out that tech is abusive to H1B workers because the racists’ solution to this is to end birthright citizenship and deport everyone who is a single shade darker than i, a man who sunburns under office lights
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Word of year: "enshittification".
"First platforms are good to users; then they abuse users to make things better for business customers. Finally, they abuse those business customers to claw back value for themselves. Then, they die. I call this 'enshittification'.”
www.smh.com.au/culture/book...
"First platforms are good to users; then they abuse users to make things better for business customers. Finally, they abuse those business customers to claw back value for themselves. Then, they die. I call this 'enshittification'.”
www.smh.com.au/culture/book...
Sign of decline? Macquarie names its word of the year
Macquarie Dictionary’s choice just about sums up how we’re all feeling.
www.smh.com.au
November 25, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Word of year: "enshittification".
"First platforms are good to users; then they abuse users to make things better for business customers. Finally, they abuse those business customers to claw back value for themselves. Then, they die. I call this 'enshittification'.”
www.smh.com.au/culture/book...
"First platforms are good to users; then they abuse users to make things better for business customers. Finally, they abuse those business customers to claw back value for themselves. Then, they die. I call this 'enshittification'.”
www.smh.com.au/culture/book...