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Melbourne. Artwork on stone by BokBok and Iya. Born at 314.3 ppm CO2 in the atmosphere. Currently at 421.55 ppm. Sorry, now it’s 424.6.


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Ed Wilson's avatar Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social
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A public service announcement from Holmfirth Festival of Folk Music

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Jimmer Cork-Bottle's avatar Jimmer Cork-Bottle @jimmerthatisall.bsky.social
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This day in history. 1989. World Population Day is held to raise awareness of population issues such as reproductive health and too many Brendas.

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Like the #ClimateCrisis. All these strange, unprecedented and unusual weather events happening way too frequently. But no mention of why this may be happening or what needs to happen to slow this down.

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I realised something, though. My response to any of these illnesses is the same: good hygiene - keep my distance, mask up and pay attention to how *I’m* feeling. I don’t have to know if someone has COVID-19 or the flu or some other respiratory ailment. Unless there’s something I should remember?

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*looks up alte kocker* *wonders what that has to do with his relentless working* 🤔

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One of my favourite Art Deco pieces, over the door of the Fulton County Dept. of Health and Wellness. Swole spirit of medicine fights off the grim spectre of death, reminding you that medicine is Cool

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So much going on. Friends dying, seeing my mother singing in an ABC clip 60 years after she died, weekends away, a painful boil, hosting a craft session here with neighbours, booking medical appointments, laundry on these cold, damp days, learning the bass line for two new songs.

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Him AND his wife. West Wing realised.

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David Farley-Brain 🍄One Duck at a Time.'s avatar David Farley-Brain 🍄One Duck at a Time. @coffeedave.bsky.social
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From my wife´s camera this morning a misty valley at sunrise,

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Wordle 1,118 2/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥

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“Runaway #deforestation has since been reined in and reversed under Gustavo Petro’s government, the first leftist administration in Colombia’s history.”

Some good news about our lungs.

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Well this offers a modicum of hope (like the UK election result and the French result).

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And more recently there was a similar fire here in Epping, quite close to me, like less than 2 kms. Again, the wind was kind to me.

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I want to tweet about something, but I keep forgetting what the topic was. Oh yeah! “Victoria Fire Rescue”? What’s this? Don’t we have the MFB anymore?

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Erin Biba's avatar Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social
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For a while now I have had this icky feeling that a lot of our use of AI is us just using it to find examples to show each other how bad AI is and TBH I think we should probably all stop doing that cause excessive energy consumption doesn't differentiate between real use and joke use. 😬

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Dropped Mike's avatar Dropped Mike @rebrafsim.bsky.social
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one time I was walking in lower Manhattan and a guy stopped at a light asked me if I knew where Laight Street was and I said no and he said “well can you take a fucking guess” and I’ve been thinking about that ever since

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Did we? I remember that B and I lived in West Footscray and were quietly pleased that the wind blew the smoke over the city instead of towards us.

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“Airbnb has known about the problem for at least a decade and has repeatedly notified its shareholders of the issue in annual reports since the company went public.” Sure, this report is from the US, but is it ONLY the US, asks she who has just booked 2 nights with the company. 😬

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Terrific warping/adjusting of Twain’s “Huck” story that gets darker & more realistic as it travels along. Jim is a slave who runs away to avoid being separated from his wife & child at the same time that Huck fakes his own disappearance. Funny & awful. #FladdlesReading “James” by Percival Everett.

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Only fitting my first post here is the first pug twinning with BTS bomber jacket my sister knitted for Marshmallow. #BTS #Yoongi

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UtagawaHiroshige (1797-1858), Master of Japanese Woodblock Prints, Creates a Guide to Making Shadow Puppets for Children (1842)

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“The education department concluded in December last year that the suicide was caused by depression due to bullying from parents. A forensic analysis of her phone revealed the extent of that bullying, including 1,500 text messages.” Faaaark. #SouthKorea

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Figured out that the red, very sore lump on the back of my shoulder is a boil. Yes, a boil. Right on the bra strap line so bra-free until the sucker is gone. Can’t wait to see the doc tomorrow. Called Monday morning, got an appointment for Thursday noon. 😕I’m glad it’s not a serious health issue.

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Post something blue to brighten the skyline… Meshell Ndegeocello on stage at the Melbourne Recital Centre, March this year.

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Wordle 1,117 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Missed a twofer by that much, Chief.

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Madhusudan 🦉 Katti's avatar Madhusudan 🦉 Katti @leafwarbler.bsky.social
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No Explosions - a poem by Palestinian American poet Naomi Shihab Nye.

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“You should have taken Sycamore.” “Thank you, Captain Mapquest! Next time, maybe you can drive, and I can lay in the back seat, lick myself, and fart for an hour and a half.” “Geez Dave, I was just sayin’.” “I’m sorry, Gus. I just really have to pee.”

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"When it comes to marriage, the number one quality that is looked for in a man is his ability to knit."

Ladies, we need to up our game. Time to require a variety of knit and crochet swatches to access skills and level of datability. 🧶

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Chris Levesque's avatar Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social
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What this article leaves out is that if you hand your unlocked phone to a police officer, they can legally search it. Unless companies develop a method that allows you to show officers insurance cards and driver license without unlocking the rest of your phone, don't.

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My daughter doesn’t like these school shoes

(She says they’re too blurry)

#Werribee

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Wordle 1,116 3/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 So close for a twofer!

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I listened to a podcast called “Who shat on the floor at our wedding?” 11 episodes but no perp.

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If you look closely behind the books... *sigh*

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I took a tour with a mushroom expert today and I found these teeny tiny mushrooms in the hole which was surrounded by moss. The mushrooms and the moss lit up in all these colours when he shone a UV torch onto them. Daytime! No filters!

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Anyone know when the third season of Fisk is available? (Or “drops”, as the youth say.)

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“Albanese Calls Kier Starmer to Offer Advice on How to Slowly Squander a Majority by Appeasing the Opposition and Avoiding All Risk on the Way to Losing Voter Confidence” theshovel.com.au/2024/07/08/a...

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Woman on the street in London asked me for directions to her hotel, as I checked on my phone she made a comment about needing to avoid 'the gays' at 'that awful pride march', spoken with a really disgusted tone. So I sent her the wrong way.

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“…staff were expected to carry out 100% of their work in 80% of the time for 100% of the pay. The full trial cut staff turnover by 39% & scores for employees’ physical & mental health, motivation & commitment all improved…” See what the Tories said about the trial. Eejits.

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“Our research suggests despite the hype, pressure and effort around getting a place at selective school, students are no more likely to go to university or be working by the age of 25.” #FundPublicSchools properly. #AusEd #AusPol Free, secular and compulsory.

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Phillip Anderson's avatar Phillip Anderson @phillipanderson.bsky.social
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Look how fun shutting down fascists is. I want this for us, too

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I apologise on behalf of Australia. Shame you can’t skin it and make yourself a pair of gloves or a scarf or something.

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Another example of polls being way out is the latest result from the French elections. Although I think the English polls were more accurate.

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Important penguin news

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