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@knockaboutwok

Small house, big dogs, bigger garden, tiny livestock. RNing 30+ years. Paeds/adults/aged care/pal care/rural/med/surg/HDU/OR/union rep/thug since '88. Humanist Greyhounds Molly and Dipper. Rainbow hounds Sooty, Monty and Brutus. Subtropical Australia

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11.03.2026 11:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But the self identified 'right wing' person who physically attacked a gathering of Muslims in Ballarat gets a "move on".

11.03.2026 08:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Israel can't survive without the US and have ya seen the state of that place lately?

11.03.2026 05:55 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's going to save a lot of lives.

Birds, dogs, you name it.

11.03.2026 05:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So the Iranians have successfully targeted US radar facilities (Qatar and elsewhere), which would maybe explain why #Australia is sending the #wedgetail airborne system and why the surface vessels won't sail the strait.

As I said elsewhere, has anyone checked the group chat for Iranians?

10.03.2026 23:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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So, the "not really a war, just lots of high explosives and death exchanged between national militaries" is going as expected then.

Maybe the Iranians are in the group chat? Has anyone checked?

#iranWar
#Iran
#USA
#Incompetence

10.03.2026 23:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oof #auspol

10.03.2026 22:26 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Mens Swiss made Hergodia brand wristwatch of 1950s vintage. Needs straps. Otherwise, regular wear visible.

Mens Swiss made Hergodia brand wristwatch of 1950s vintage. Needs straps. Otherwise, regular wear visible.

My new/old workaday single function #watch.

Manufacturer; #Hergodia, Switzerland, approx 1950.

Not particularly valuable, but keeps excellent time.

Possibly because that's it's only job.

Period correct leather strap inbound.

#WristWatch
#horology
#1950s

10.03.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I've read about the US$1B radar installation in Qatar being destroyed, along with the high altitude radar.

10.03.2026 12:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Get a load of this.

"Move on"

#auspol

10.03.2026 04:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Now substitute another group in this situation and imagine the outcome.

#auspol

*Wonder if the cops know him socially?

10.03.2026 04:37 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

For non Australians, you may have trouble distinguishing this guy from our last umpteen middle aged white guys but it's ok, so do we.

#auspol

10.03.2026 04:34 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Even so, possibly the smartest guy in his electorate.

*It's a very low bar.

10.03.2026 04:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Photo matches story.

#auspol

I'd call him a donkey but donkeys can be kind and useful.

#auspol

10.03.2026 02:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Really wish my old local member, Max, was my current local member, rather than the bench warming careerist we have now.

πŸ™

09.03.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, they're very good at it.

Imagine if someone returns the favour one day.

09.03.2026 22:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting to compare the silencing of particular voices against the incessant boosting of others.

09.03.2026 11:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Probably time to stop the US experiment.

Capitalism/greed/ low empathy/poor education ➑️ bad πŸ’©

09.03.2026 08:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Should be a lot of military people going to jail for this one day.

Should.

09.03.2026 08:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oopsie.

It's happening..... finally.

09.03.2026 00:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Did she fake cry while issuing this?

09.03.2026 00:06 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Smart fella, Alan Kohler.

Calling out markets for becoming complacent in response to the past #TACO principle.

If oil infrastructure is destroyed, prices go way up and there won't be a quick taco reversal this time.

#asx
#oil
#iranWar

🍿

08.03.2026 23:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hell in a hand basket, maybe.

Good thing we're a long way away on a low oil island.

08.03.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Y'know what would be funny?

If the US Christian nationalists actually brought about the end times and the lot of them were then judged and cast into a suitably fiery pit.

08.03.2026 11:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Israeli national hobbies;

Killing their neighbours.

08.03.2026 09:10 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Swallowtail butterfly caterpillar. 

Strongly resembles a bird poop. Eating a green leaf.

Swallowtail butterfly caterpillar. Strongly resembles a bird poop. Eating a green leaf.

Sure, you look like a bird πŸ’© now, but soon πŸ¦‹

Orchard swallowtail getting busy on a citrus leaf.

#entomology
#butterflies

08.03.2026 00:35 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ok maybe every nation that's not the US* should get together secretly and then stage an intervention.

These religious fruit loops with their war machine are the equivalent of putting Jim Jones in charge of beverages at a community picnic.

#USA
#EndTimes
#Iran

*Couple of obvious exceptions.

07.03.2026 23:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nation that brought you this.

Not surprising. Whole place needs a hardware reset.

07.03.2026 21:03 πŸ‘ 300 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
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Thinking about the time the USN shot down an Iranian airliner and killed 290 civilians, an "oopsie"

The American officers were severely punished.

Oh wait.....I'm receiving a note.

07.03.2026 09:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Good news story πŸ‘πŸ˜Š

#koalas

07.03.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0