Syd McGraw
@surreallamb.bsky.social
She/Her. It/Its. They/Them. 18+.
Stolen Wiradjuri/Barkindji Sistergirl living on stolen Dharug & Dharawal country.
Holistic Anarchist. Storyteller. Storymaker. Storyenjoyer. Hot Dumb Weirdo.
Occasionally horny, angry, and sad. Rarely at the same time.
Stolen Wiradjuri/Barkindji Sistergirl living on stolen Dharug & Dharawal country.
Holistic Anarchist. Storyteller. Storymaker. Storyenjoyer. Hot Dumb Weirdo.
Occasionally horny, angry, and sad. Rarely at the same time.
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John Menadue:
“Charles was a very active participant in the dismissal of Gough Whitlam 50 years ago. Don’t make any mistake about that. Charles was up to his royal ears in it. He was not politically neutral. He sided with privilege and aristocracy.”
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11....
“Charles was a very active participant in the dismissal of Gough Whitlam 50 years ago. Don’t make any mistake about that. Charles was up to his royal ears in it. He was not politically neutral. He sided with privilege and aristocracy.”
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11....
The Prince and the Dismissal
Anthony Albanese recently told us with bated breath from Balmoral Castle that Charles is someone who is very interested in Australia”. “Interested “would be an understatement.
johnmenadue.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
John Menadue:
“Charles was a very active participant in the dismissal of Gough Whitlam 50 years ago. Don’t make any mistake about that. Charles was up to his royal ears in it. He was not politically neutral. He sided with privilege and aristocracy.”
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11....
“Charles was a very active participant in the dismissal of Gough Whitlam 50 years ago. Don’t make any mistake about that. Charles was up to his royal ears in it. He was not politically neutral. He sided with privilege and aristocracy.”
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11....
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I am living for the sumo wrestlers having fun playing tourists while preparing for the sumo tournament in London
October 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I am living for the sumo wrestlers having fun playing tourists while preparing for the sumo tournament in London
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Stop whatever you're doing and look at this new picture of Gillian Anderson
September 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Stop whatever you're doing and look at this new picture of Gillian Anderson
I really hate that there are people in my life whomst I love (both online and irl) that I have been unintentionally neglecting because of other people in my life whomst I also love (for better and worse)
September 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I really hate that there are people in my life whomst I love (both online and irl) that I have been unintentionally neglecting because of other people in my life whomst I also love (for better and worse)
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I have 3 axioms that help me decide when to talk to people I disagree with:
1. To debate a subject is to concede that the subject is debatable.
2. To reason with a person is to concede that the person is reasonable.
3. To ask for evidence of a claim is to concede that the claim might be true.
1. To debate a subject is to concede that the subject is debatable.
2. To reason with a person is to concede that the person is reasonable.
3. To ask for evidence of a claim is to concede that the claim might be true.
May 5, 2023 at 1:45 PM
I have 3 axioms that help me decide when to talk to people I disagree with:
1. To debate a subject is to concede that the subject is debatable.
2. To reason with a person is to concede that the person is reasonable.
3. To ask for evidence of a claim is to concede that the claim might be true.
1. To debate a subject is to concede that the subject is debatable.
2. To reason with a person is to concede that the person is reasonable.
3. To ask for evidence of a claim is to concede that the claim might be true.
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i would again like to remind everyone that NEGATING A FRAME REINFORCES IT
"he's not really targeting criminals" makes it an argument about criminality
"this is a fascist attack" states what is actually happening
START WITH WHAT IT IS
not what it isn't
"he's not really targeting criminals" makes it an argument about criminality
"this is a fascist attack" states what is actually happening
START WITH WHAT IT IS
not what it isn't
September 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
i would again like to remind everyone that NEGATING A FRAME REINFORCES IT
"he's not really targeting criminals" makes it an argument about criminality
"this is a fascist attack" states what is actually happening
START WITH WHAT IT IS
not what it isn't
"he's not really targeting criminals" makes it an argument about criminality
"this is a fascist attack" states what is actually happening
START WITH WHAT IT IS
not what it isn't
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If you actually look at how Cuba elects people and the amount of participation people have in those elections it’s a lot more than people in the US have
September 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
If you actually look at how Cuba elects people and the amount of participation people have in those elections it’s a lot more than people in the US have
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there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
August 10, 2024 at 3:21 PM
there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
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“Get Smart” premieres 60 years ago tonight, on NBC.
“I was sick of looking at all those nice, sensible situation comedies,” Mel Brooks said. “They were such distortions of life. .. No one had ever done a show about an idiot before. I decided to be the first.”
“I was sick of looking at all those nice, sensible situation comedies,” Mel Brooks said. “They were such distortions of life. .. No one had ever done a show about an idiot before. I decided to be the first.”
September 18, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“Get Smart” premieres 60 years ago tonight, on NBC.
“I was sick of looking at all those nice, sensible situation comedies,” Mel Brooks said. “They were such distortions of life. .. No one had ever done a show about an idiot before. I decided to be the first.”
“I was sick of looking at all those nice, sensible situation comedies,” Mel Brooks said. “They were such distortions of life. .. No one had ever done a show about an idiot before. I decided to be the first.”
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This is wild! Worth the read 👇
"Olo is not a shade of blue, red, or green — not even a mix of colors we already know. Olo exists completely outside the visible spectrum as we experience it."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/rese...
"Olo is not a shade of blue, red, or green — not even a mix of colors we already know. Olo exists completely outside the visible spectrum as we experience it."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/rese...
Only Five People Have Seen This New Impossible Color
Researchers discover a new color outside the range of human color vision, but you have to laser your retinas to see it
www.scientificamerican.com
August 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This is wild! Worth the read 👇
"Olo is not a shade of blue, red, or green — not even a mix of colors we already know. Olo exists completely outside the visible spectrum as we experience it."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/rese...
"Olo is not a shade of blue, red, or green — not even a mix of colors we already know. Olo exists completely outside the visible spectrum as we experience it."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/rese...
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STUDY DATE, a short little comic about a werewolf and her crush (1/2)
July 1, 2024 at 4:45 AM
STUDY DATE, a short little comic about a werewolf and her crush (1/2)
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Poorer and rural Australians are sicker, yet they get less healthcare. It’s a broken system | Peter Breadon and Elizabeth Baldwin
Poorer and rural Australians are sicker, yet they get less healthcare. It’s a broken system | Peter Breadon and Elizabeth Baldwin
The unfair gaps in access to healthcare in Australia are deep and longstanding, but they’re not inevitable
When it comes to health, Australia is an unfair country.
Poorer Australians die about 7.5 years earlier than the wealthiest, and spend more years living with chronic disease. People from some communities, such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, face an even higher risk of illness. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 16, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Poorer and rural Australians are sicker, yet they get less healthcare. It’s a broken system | Peter Breadon and Elizabeth Baldwin
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When a Christian quotes the Bible at me, I’m not sure what its supposed to do. Thats not my religion.
Like congrats the book you like says a thing you like. Happy for you ig
Like congrats the book you like says a thing you like. Happy for you ig
March 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
When a Christian quotes the Bible at me, I’m not sure what its supposed to do. Thats not my religion.
Like congrats the book you like says a thing you like. Happy for you ig
Like congrats the book you like says a thing you like. Happy for you ig
Far be it from me to be topical, here's my love letter to The Last of Us Part 2 (2 weeks after the second season ended but shush, for me that's quick lol)
write.as/surreallamb/...
write.as/surreallamb/...
It Took Me 4 Years to Finish The Last of Us Part II.
It was a hard and gruelling process that dug up so many feelings and traumas I thought were well-buried and settled. It was uncomfortable and I had to drag myself kicking and screaming m...
write.as
June 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Far be it from me to be topical, here's my love letter to The Last of Us Part 2 (2 weeks after the second season ended but shush, for me that's quick lol)
write.as/surreallamb/...
write.as/surreallamb/...
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I really loved Star Wars Andor's finale, but I really have an issue with its final treatment of Bix, and I've been trying to articulate it for my video essay - but I'm curious about people's thoughts.
May 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I really loved Star Wars Andor's finale, but I really have an issue with its final treatment of Bix, and I've been trying to articulate it for my video essay - but I'm curious about people's thoughts.
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May 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/epistemophagy
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— eat
— pay for today's psychiatrist appointment
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/epistemophagy
PayPal: paypal.me/epistemophagy
Now the art-lovers of Baltimore can water their johns in peace
In 2000, John Waters donated 372 pieces of his art collection to the Baltimore Museum of Art. They named a rotunda after him in their gallery. He requested an all-gender restroom be named for him instead. #BOTD
May 4, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Now the art-lovers of Baltimore can water their johns in peace
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In 2000, John Waters donated 372 pieces of his art collection to the Baltimore Museum of Art. They named a rotunda after him in their gallery. He requested an all-gender restroom be named for him instead. #BOTD
April 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
In 2000, John Waters donated 372 pieces of his art collection to the Baltimore Museum of Art. They named a rotunda after him in their gallery. He requested an all-gender restroom be named for him instead. #BOTD
SUCK SHIT, COLEMAN!!!
Hopefully Coleman also sucks shit
It looks like he will, but time will tell...
It looks like he will, but time will tell...
May 4, 2025 at 3:51 AM
SUCK SHIT, COLEMAN!!!
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I wrote about being sick of rich people tv www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I am sick of seeing the rich and powerful on my screen. Where are all the TV shows about normal people? | Rebecca Shaw
I personally don’t really want to watch another movie about a billionaire – unless he is in some sort of trap
www.theguardian.com
May 2, 2025 at 5:18 AM
I wrote about being sick of rich people tv www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Man I hope Gina Rinehart is really hurting tonight.
May 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Man I hope Gina Rinehart is really hurting tonight.
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Barnaby Joyce MP (Nationals–New England), former deputy prime minister, coming up with novel developments in facial expressions
"'I have smelt my own fart and I am upset with it'" —gf
"'I have smelt my own fart and I am upset with it'" —gf
May 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Barnaby Joyce MP (Nationals–New England), former deputy prime minister, coming up with novel developments in facial expressions
"'I have smelt my own fart and I am upset with it'" —gf
"'I have smelt my own fart and I am upset with it'" —gf
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Nobody has said “also a factor was how incredibly fucked Dutton’s head is and how evil his vibe and aura is”
May 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Nobody has said “also a factor was how incredibly fucked Dutton’s head is and how evil his vibe and aura is”
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Dutton losing his seat 😀
Coalition losing 😀
ALP winning 😐 but not a hang parliament 😩
Progressive Indies & parties didn't pick up more seat 😢
Now, can we get back to pressuring ALP to stop supporting a violent genocidal apartheid regime. Free Palestine!
Coalition losing 😀
ALP winning 😐 but not a hang parliament 😩
Progressive Indies & parties didn't pick up more seat 😢
Now, can we get back to pressuring ALP to stop supporting a violent genocidal apartheid regime. Free Palestine!
May 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Dutton losing his seat 😀
Coalition losing 😀
ALP winning 😐 but not a hang parliament 😩
Progressive Indies & parties didn't pick up more seat 😢
Now, can we get back to pressuring ALP to stop supporting a violent genocidal apartheid regime. Free Palestine!
Coalition losing 😀
ALP winning 😐 but not a hang parliament 😩
Progressive Indies & parties didn't pick up more seat 😢
Now, can we get back to pressuring ALP to stop supporting a violent genocidal apartheid regime. Free Palestine!