Joel
joelfaceau.bsky.social
Joel
@joelfaceau.bsky.social
Work In Progress, Unionist, Accessibility Advocate, ADHDaf.
Queensland, Australia 🇦🇺
Always Was, Always Will Be - Never Ceded. Free P@L🍉🕊️
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Australia. Most of you noticed that your family, usually not very far back, are in fact, immigrants.

For those that didn’t, and attended rallies yesterday, how does it feel to stand up with the ideals we went to war against?
August 31, 2025 at 11:21 PM
While TC Alfred bares down on South East Queensland, the Public Service is working in their THOUSANDS to keep the work of the Nation going. Veterans Affairs processing and claims teams? Working. Where? Safely, at home.

WFH & Flexible Work means they haven’t stopped, work keeps moving…
March 6, 2025 at 7:58 AM
February 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Waking up to a Nirvana reunion fronted by Post Malone was even less on my bingo card for 2025 than Europe being ousted from peace talks on their own continent, and I’m occasionally wondering if all of this is really happening or whether the ADHD meds weren’t a good idea after all.
February 17, 2025 at 10:44 AM
February 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Been a while since I posted a cute Echidna, so here you go!

Came across this intrepid one at Mulligan's Flat. To get the shot I put my camera up on the log and shot while hiding my face out of view. Got pretty lucky I must say!

#echidna #wildoz #australianwildlife
February 3, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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“I’ve let myself down. I’ve let my teammates down. I’ve let Australians down". Full story --> tinyurl.com/2s3997u2
February 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
February 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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was it like this in the dark ages
January 31, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Residents near Grampians National Park told to evacuate as blaze spreads

Australia
Fire chief fears Grampians blazes could join to create 'massive' front
A Country Fire Authority captain says his main concern is if bushfires burning at the northern and southern ends of the Grampians meet up.
www.abc.net.au
January 30, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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Australian researchers have documented the tallest and most massive living trees in Tasmania, a “global hot spot of gigantism in plants”, including 18 examples over 90 metres www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global ‘gigantism’ hotspot: Tasmanian tree standing at almost 100m tallest in the country
State provides perfect conditions for ‘kings and queens of the forest’ – some of which are up to 500 years old
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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in my opinion the whole bloody continent is haunted and that’s why everyone has IBS, these days. fuck Australia Day it puts ghosts up your bum
January 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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On Jan26, Australians commemorate Britain establishing a prison in Sydney. It's a vile celebration of invasion, dispossession, colonisation and mass murder of the Indigenous peoples. It has nothing to do with Australia becoming an independent nation. 😔 #InvasionDay
January 25, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Not a Date to Celebrate.
January 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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To the Respected Left in Australia, the UK, and the USA,

The far left is not the issue and has never been the reason for any far-right triumphs. The real problem lies in the centre-left's hesitance on key issues, which is costing us votes. It’s time to stand firm and confident in our beliefs.
January 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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A government official of one of Australia's closest allies just did a nazi salute on the presidential stage.

The call is coming from inside the house.
#BREAKING 🚨 Australian Federal Police commissioner Reece Kershaw: "There is no doubt there is an escalation of antisemitism in Australia"

"We are looking into whether overseas actors or individuals have paid local criminals to carry out some of these crimes"
January 21, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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y’all told me i was crazy when i downloaded all of tiktok and put it on blu-rays but who’s laughing now
January 19, 2025 at 5:11 AM
First time using https://croissantapp.com to do some cross posting.

Anyone remember the days of Adium (Mac) and messaging across different clients with one? Those were the days. #old
January 15, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Great story by @caseynewton.bsky.social - while this is US only, for now, the obvious ramifications of allowing total lies and misinformation to spread/be amplified when the prior system was at least part effective in preventing that

2025 is the new 2016 for your relatives claiming crazy things. 😖
NEW: Meta has quietly dismantled the system that prevented misinformation from spreading in the United States. Machine-learning classifiers that once identified viral hoaxes and limited their reach have now been switched off, Platformer has learned www.platformer.news/meta-ends-mi...
January 15, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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NEW: Meta has quietly dismantled the system that prevented misinformation from spreading in the United States. Machine-learning classifiers that once identified viral hoaxes and limited their reach have now been switched off, Platformer has learned www.platformer.news/meta-ends-mi...
January 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The privatisation of the Public Service under multiple LNP Governments has resulted in worse service for Australians, higher costs to the Taxpayer and lower accountability. Essential work in the National Interest underfunded while consulting firms make bank.
Today the Coalition made clear if elected they would sack public sector workers, cut their pay & return to funnelling our money to the big consultants. We lose jobs, pay, expertise, services & money spent in local communities. Good for consultants profits, bad for the country
January 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Today the Coalition made clear if elected they would sack public sector workers, cut their pay & return to funnelling our money to the big consultants. We lose jobs, pay, expertise, services & money spent in local communities. Good for consultants profits, bad for the country
January 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM