Wyn Richards
@wynrichards.bsky.social
Blasting consultant, science respecter, dad of 2 amazing daughters, lapsed artist. Melbourne, Australia.
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Wyn Richards
@wynrichards.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Xanthorrhoea australis in Grampians National Park, western Victoria, and closeup of flower spike.
Where are all the #melbourne shitposters. And do #s even work on this website?
November 25, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Where are all the #melbourne shitposters. And do #s even work on this website?
Gave it a few weeks and the benefit of the doubt but can confirm the new BoM website is utter shite. Absolute shambles. What the F we're they thinking?
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Gave it a few weeks and the benefit of the doubt but can confirm the new BoM website is utter shite. Absolute shambles. What the F we're they thinking?
Watching a far-off thunderstorm and heard a faint roar in the distance getting louder and louder over several minutes then boom! The roar was the northeastern suburbs getting smashed by big hail. Awesome weather experience.
November 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Watching a far-off thunderstorm and heard a faint roar in the distance getting louder and louder over several minutes then boom! The roar was the northeastern suburbs getting smashed by big hail. Awesome weather experience.
Gotta typo-check my emails better. Just told a client "I'm extremely busty at the moment."
November 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Gotta typo-check my emails better. Just told a client "I'm extremely busty at the moment."
Australia really is the master of public heath overreactions.
November 19, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Australia really is the master of public heath overreactions.
From times before Viagra.
November 19, 2025 at 3:56 AM
From times before Viagra.
DONT EAT THE COLOURED SAND IN CANBERRA FARK
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
DONT EAT THE COLOURED SAND IN CANBERRA FARK
"Liberal Party paves its way to net zero votes"
November 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
"Liberal Party paves its way to net zero votes"
🚨Aurora alert for southern state dwellers. Possibly G5. Heads up, look south.
November 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🚨Aurora alert for southern state dwellers. Possibly G5. Heads up, look south.
Cracking day in Melbourne for people who don’t like bagpipes.
Bagpipe world record broken in Melbourne: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-12/world-bagpipe-record-melbourne/106002186
Bagpipe world record broken in Melbourne
The biggest ever ensemble of bagpipers gathered in Melbourne's Fed Square to play tribute to AC/DC, smashing a world record.
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Cracking day in Melbourne for people who don’t like bagpipes.
People in the office that put their phone on (loud) speaker when they're on a call 😐
October 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
People in the office that put their phone on (loud) speaker when they're on a call 😐
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AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations”
Doctorow on the impending economic collapse when the AI bubble bursts. pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...
Pluralistic: The real (economic) AI apocalypse is nigh (27 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
September 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations”
I quite like the idea of Trump supporters voluntarily shunning pain killers.
September 25, 2025 at 6:25 AM
I quite like the idea of Trump supporters voluntarily shunning pain killers.
Hello USA. Are you "Great Again" yet?
September 25, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Hello USA. Are you "Great Again" yet?
Confuse future archaeologists by burying your pets in elaborate military uniforms.
September 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Confuse future archaeologists by burying your pets in elaborate military uniforms.
The Bogan Pride marches are going well I think, as in no one has been killed yet.
August 31, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The Bogan Pride marches are going well I think, as in no one has been killed yet.
Reposted by Wyn Richards
David Pocock: “Like many Australians I was frustrated & angry about many decisions government made that clearly weren’t evidence-based or in best interests of Australians. I’ve come to see why: a lack of transparency and broken lobbying rules.” www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/21450/...
The lobbyists who control Canberra
Before I decided to run for parliament, like many Australians I was frustrated and angry about the many decisions the government made that clearly weren’t evidence-based or in the best interests of Au...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
August 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
David Pocock: “Like many Australians I was frustrated & angry about many decisions government made that clearly weren’t evidence-based or in best interests of Australians. I’ve come to see why: a lack of transparency and broken lobbying rules.” www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/21450/...
Ahh Bob Katter, Australian politics' most colourful and respected racist xenophobe.
Shame his fisty antics at the press conference overshadowed the nasty, racist bullshit he was spouting 'Migrants don't work, don't assimilate and hate Australians, etc.'
Shame his fisty antics at the press conference overshadowed the nasty, racist bullshit he was spouting 'Migrants don't work, don't assimilate and hate Australians, etc.'
August 29, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Ahh Bob Katter, Australian politics' most colourful and respected racist xenophobe.
Shame his fisty antics at the press conference overshadowed the nasty, racist bullshit he was spouting 'Migrants don't work, don't assimilate and hate Australians, etc.'
Shame his fisty antics at the press conference overshadowed the nasty, racist bullshit he was spouting 'Migrants don't work, don't assimilate and hate Australians, etc.'
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I'm surprised this didn't get more of a run. Trump saying he fell out with Epstein because he "stole" young women from his Mar-a-Lago spa and took them to sex slave island. And to think Clinton got impeached over a blowjob. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Trump says Epstein 'stole' young women, including Virginia Giuffre, from Mar-a-Lago
The US president has given some of his most expansive public comments yet about his falling out with the convicted sex offender.
www.abc.net.au
July 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I'm surprised this didn't get more of a run. Trump saying he fell out with Epstein because he "stole" young women from his Mar-a-Lago spa and took them to sex slave island. And to think Clinton got impeached over a blowjob. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Today's FaceMarket classic
July 23, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Today's FaceMarket classic
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"The Slovenian Sex Worker Who Did Soft-Core Lesbian Porn and Married a Vulgar Rapist for his Money Opera House" seems like a long name.
July 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
"The Slovenian Sex Worker Who Did Soft-Core Lesbian Porn and Married a Vulgar Rapist for his Money Opera House" seems like a long name.
Yet another pointless death. Just legalise it and this shit wouldn't happen.
Four found guilty for second time of murdering Albanian refugee: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-23/urim-gjabri-murder-retrial-leads-to-four-guilty-verdicts/105562636
Four found guilty for second time of murdering Albanian refugee
A retrial has found Benjamin John Mitchell and three other men guilty of murdering a man during a botched cannabis theft at a home in Adelaide's northern suburbs almost seven years ago.
www.abc.net.au
July 23, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Yet another pointless death. Just legalise it and this shit wouldn't happen.
Has anyone protested about protest permits yet?
July 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Has anyone protested about protest permits yet?