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I can't explain myself, not just like this. I'm a complicated person, sometimes I'm nice, and sometimes I'm nasty. Naval history (BPF) Lego, Arsenal FC. Minor greek deity (salad dressing). Meanjin/Brisbane on Yuggera/Turrbal land. AI slop = block. He/Him.

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Football’s converging moral panics hold up a mirror to our fractured world | Jonathan Liew From grappling at corners to VAR, the endless list of complaints reflects a wider sense of dislocation from ‘the product’

they think it's all over. a column on dislocation, dissociation and why you're not enjoying football as much as you used to

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

05.03.2026 09:39 👍 144 🔁 33 💬 22 📌 29

#navalhistory

03.03.2026 23:52 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Oh my god yes. This x1000.

03.03.2026 02:48 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

28.02.2026 16:09 👍 13103 🔁 5304 💬 88 📌 184
Lego Melbourne airport model

Lego Melbourne airport model

Placed dangerously close to the lego shop at Melbourne airport

28.02.2026 00:44 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
State library station Melbourne - amazing piece of public infrastructure

State library station Melbourne - amazing piece of public infrastructure

Hope we can have nice things like this in Brisbane one day

27.02.2026 21:24 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yep - primary school trousers were usually 80% knee patch within 2 weeks of purchase

25.02.2026 00:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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#AI

13.02.2026 08:48 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

I read that as snowboard chess - would definitely watch that

13.02.2026 02:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Kany García, Young Miko - En Esta Boca (Video Oficial)
Kany García, Young Miko - En Esta Boca (Video Oficial) YouTube video by kanygarciaVEVO

Post a banger that isn't in English

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c8_...

11.02.2026 01:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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gradient.horse Draw a horse, watch it run!

omg everybody go draw a horse this is what the internet was made for

gradient.horse

09.02.2026 23:11 👍 7008 🔁 3608 💬 35 📌 154
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06.02.2026 06:54 👍 20 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

Number 116

03.02.2026 04:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Sunda stink badger - Wikipedia

Whenever anyone posts a question on Reddit about things that should be erased from existence I always nominate the Sunda Stink Badger.

Not because I actually have anything against it, but so when they ask why I can reply "WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' BADGERS!"

02.02.2026 23:34 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Great photo! What do you think @qcat101.bsky.social?

02.02.2026 06:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Not an original thought at all - but feel the urge to share while listening to Chic songs. Nile Rodgers what a dead set legend

02.02.2026 01:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Arsenal Women - world champions :) what an amazing group of footballers.

01.02.2026 20:52 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

If that's Brisbane Australia, would definitely suggest a trip about an hour or two north to the Sunshine Coast and especially the hinterland around Maleny. It's a beautiful spot, a bit hippy. Favourite restaurant: Bar Francine at West End - sort of vego/fishy French. Have a great trip!

17.01.2026 08:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

:) The George on Borough High Street, Rules in Covent Garden, and Maison Bertaux on Greek Street.

16.01.2026 19:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

So this week have been to the oldest pub, oldest restaurant, and oldest patisserie in London. All were damn good too :)

16.01.2026 19:23 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I’ll have a go at this, furthest:

N - Pitlochry Scotland
S - Christchurch NZ
E - Auckland/wellington NZ
W - San Francisco USA

14.01.2026 22:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

This is perfect from Jonathan Liew. The ongoing disaster that is late (final) stage capitalism expressed through the destruction of football by the ruling elite.

07.01.2026 08:23 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Sounds very interesting - adding to the list...

06.01.2026 12:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It's not usual for England in January!

06.01.2026 12:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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England, and more specifically West Sussex, I am in you. Was not expecting this weather though - most pleasing.

05.01.2026 16:37 👍 23 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0

:) yes

03.01.2026 15:38 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Didn't the USS Sea Tiger torpedo a truck? That probably doesn't count though.

03.01.2026 06:15 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Also known here as "bin chickens"

30.12.2025 07:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Sat opposite to Tamsin Greig on the Northern Line for 3 (i think) stops.

30.12.2025 06:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I'm not sure what was decided at Stonehenge during the winter solstice this year, but I approve of the new god/ruler/emperor/pagan supreme being or whatever the rank is of the one that was chosen:

23.12.2025 18:19 👍 598 🔁 176 💬 16 📌 15