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Hilary

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Cute but lethal, expert in excuse management, drawer, paint wrangler, reader, listener https://www.essayer.com.au

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It could be one more weird anomaly in this unending cycle of what the fuck.

04.03.2026 09:15 πŸ‘ 115 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 7
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First Aboriginal woman to receive PhD at Harvard remembered as 'trailblazer' MaryAnn Bin-Sallik was the first Aboriginal nurse graduate in Darwin and the first Aboriginal person to receive a PhD at Harvard University. Following her death at age 85, the Djaru Elder is being rem...

What an absolute legend πŸ’ͺ🏾

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

28.02.2026 05:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜”

09.02.2026 04:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

people who say that all creative endeavor can be replaced with AI probably need to reckon with the fact that all televised sports events with human athletes could easily be replicated by high-definition computer-animated simulations….and yet we don’t do this and no one seems to want to.

08.02.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 3320 πŸ” 799 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 46

Sorry, should of specified Melbourne or Narrm in Australia, for the pedants

05.02.2026 23:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman is wearing a fur coat and a sequined dress on a stage . Alt: Angela Landsbury wearing a fur coat and a sequined dress, raising her arms in a welcoming gesture on a stage .

For a cultural exchange, here in sunny Melbourne those biscuits are called a Jam Fancy πŸ˜‹

05.02.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES
BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES YouTube video by Billy Bragg

I wrote this yesterday about the hero city of Minneapolis

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKOW...

26.01.2026 22:42 πŸ‘ 5872 πŸ” 2411 πŸ’¬ 204 πŸ“Œ 399
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Beware the new 'normal', it might be about to bite us Some people just like power. Those same people enjoy sowing seeds of discord that they never have to actually solve, in order to keep it.

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"Political and media classes will always try to shape right-wing anger as legitimate, while continuing to treat pushback as radical. (Just look at how the man who apparently hurled a β€œdevice” into a peaceful Invasion Day rally is being treated in the media)."

#AusPol

28.01.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

The grass is so dried out and yellow here you just have to look at it sideways and it’ll burst into flames 🫣

26.01.2026 03:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Post a picture you took

20.01.2026 02:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This wheel is to the boy squirrel the way that the football is to Charlie Brown and it still makes me laugh every time he tries to use it only to be immediately spun.

06.01.2026 02:53 πŸ‘ 6400 πŸ” 2498 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 363
Little birdie wearing a Santa hat. Having a nap, resting a half drunk coupe of champagne on their tummy, over head there is a broken paper chain.

Little birdie wearing a Santa hat. Having a nap, resting a half drunk coupe of champagne on their tummy, over head there is a broken paper chain.

*snore*

The colour this week is Poinsettia Red @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCPoinsettiaRed #illustration #nopressure

26.12.2025 19:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ₯³

23.12.2025 08:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
16 birdies sitting on branches decorated with stars

16 birdies sitting on branches decorated with stars

lalalalalala

The colour this week is Phthalo Green @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCPhthaloGreen #illustration #nopressure

19.12.2025 21:13 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Three little birds decorating a relatively large star object with ribbon

Three little birds decorating a relatively large star object with ribbon

shiny!

The colour this week is Old Gold @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCOldGold #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #australianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure

12.12.2025 20:27 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It had been stressful enough getting here, I didn’t want to have to go anywhere else right now.

10.12.2025 19:15 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

☺️

06.12.2025 09:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sure are!

06.12.2025 06:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Simon le bon holding a bourbon next to butterworth

Simon le bon holding a bourbon next to butterworth

Simonlebonbonbonbourbonbonbon #totp

05.12.2025 23:03 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hands off our State Library! Library workers deliver essential services to 2.8 million people in our community each year. They run information services, connect people online, hold free workshops, develop community connections an...

SAVE THE STATE LIBRARY!!!!

www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/ha...

05.12.2025 21:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
three little birds swinging on a Christmas bauble

three little birds swinging on a Christmas bauble

…wheeeeeee

The colour this week is Zaffre @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCZaffre #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #australianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure

05.12.2025 20:41 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!☺️

04.12.2025 07:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The mum in me wants you to look under your bed, and if I have to come in there…

03.12.2025 09:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, you’re not in business.

You’re in organized crime.

29.11.2025 19:43 πŸ‘ 2680 πŸ” 990 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 8

If a Liberal State Government was wrecking the Victorian #StateLibrary & trashing the services it exists to provide, ALP members might be protesting. As it is, pretty much crickets. If you don't save the State Library you're going to lose more seats to indies, Teals & Greens. Interested now? #vicpol

29.11.2025 01:47 πŸ‘ 89 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Plate of three biscuits shaped and iced like birds

Plate of three biscuits shaped and iced like birds

Ginger Bird Biscuits!

The colour this week is Burlywood @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCBurlywood #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #australianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure

28.11.2025 20:45 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m glad you posted it, I thought they would mention the team but maybe that’s for another day

26.11.2025 06:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They didn’t mention this team of legends at all ☹️

26.11.2025 06:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Mr Men x Agatha Christie crossover with Mr Poirot in Mischief on the Nile

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BOOKSHOP

Mr Men x Agatha Christie crossover with Mr Poirot in Mischief on the Nile SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BOOKSHOP

Mr Men x Agatha Christie crossover with Little Kiss Marple in Muddle at the Vicarage 

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BOOKSHOP

Mr Men x Agatha Christie crossover with Little Kiss Marple in Muddle at the Vicarage SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BOOKSHOP

this, *this*, is the greatest crossover of all time

21.11.2025 19:28 πŸ‘ 4321 πŸ” 629 πŸ’¬ 61 πŸ“Œ 57