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@simonronalds

Love jazz, keen saxophonist, guitarist, ex mountain biker, chess lover. Cats. Equality for all. Human rights, woke af. Climate emergency is the big issue. LGBTQI rights = human rights. Recovering Health professional Naarn on Wurundjeri land No DMs. 316ppm

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One from my archives.
A galah at a nesting hollow in a big old gum tree.
A little factoid: A galah is a type of cockatoo. Cockatoos are types of parrots. So, it's okay to call these cockatoos and/or parrots.
Black Springs, South Australia.

14.03.2026 02:45 πŸ‘ 139 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0
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I've posted this photo before - but I decided to crop it differently.
I like this version better.
A roo at Kinchega National Park, New South Wales.

14.03.2026 02:27 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

So now we’re involved in an illegal war … JFC

10.03.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is that because you didn’t wake up Grumpy?

07.03.2026 02:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Gold πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

06.03.2026 03:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yep, they boasted that it was a feature, not a big

Tim β€˜Hypocrisy’ Wilson
#AusPol

04.03.2026 02:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING
Sydneysiders put out their poo balls to commemorate the death of the Kyle and Jackie O radio show

03.03.2026 10:27 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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02.03.2026 07:31 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nobel Peace Prize, my ass.

02.03.2026 02:52 πŸ‘ 15266 πŸ” 5949 πŸ’¬ 832 πŸ“Œ 355

I can’t wait for the day when there’s no screenshots from X on here because it has ceased to exist.

28.02.2026 01:57 πŸ‘ 177 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

You’ve heard of Men Who Stare At Goats?

Well cats try the same thing, clearly it’s β€˜I’m not angry, just disappointed … feed me, feed me’

26.02.2026 05:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Vet assistant lady kept trying to make eye contact while asking me questions.

But I'm wise to her neurotypical extrovert, black magic, soul stealing ways.

I stare intently at my cat's butt to counteract her powers.

25.02.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 2616 πŸ” 141 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3

Why don’t they boo the cunt at the #SOTU?

25.02.2026 02:38 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 0

When selecting the brand, keep in mind that if someone texts you and tell it comes up green they will think less of you…

25.02.2026 03:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Will Working Dog Productions get royalties do you think?

24.02.2026 02:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING: The State of the Union has been changed to The Airing of Grievances.

24.02.2026 01:16 πŸ‘ 7963 πŸ” 1208 πŸ’¬ 557 πŸ“Œ 111

Gold

22.02.2026 21:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Isn't he a DINO now?

22.02.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, β€˜If it can happen to me, i...

Don't go to the US. Too dangerous

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

22.02.2026 08:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The trojan hospital boat, very very tricky

22.02.2026 07:25 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

clearly it is so, you don't make the rules Ashlie

22.02.2026 07:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Red-tailed black cockatoos.
Menindee, New South Wales.

21.02.2026 09:40 πŸ‘ 176 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

Better watch out or RFK jr will toss him on the hood and either eat him or dump him in Central Park

21.02.2026 05:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

An excellent dissection of Wilson’s politics #AusPol

21.02.2026 02:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Incoming!
A pink cockatoo at Kinchega National Park, New South Wales.

20.02.2026 10:14 πŸ‘ 227 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 1

I support Grace Tame

Go Grace πŸ™

20.02.2026 06:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Barnaby Joyce reckons he wants to defend Australian culture.

He reckons he represents Australian culture.

Being Gina’s lapdog, an idle multimillionaire and a weak prick who can’t handle his beer, hardly the culture any Australian can identify with.

#AusPol

19.02.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tim Wilson walks back suggestion Liberals would rethink RBA full employment mandate New shadow treasurer accused of β€˜extreme ideology’ that would result in higher interest rates and unemployment after suggesting RBA’s β€˜core purpose’ should be to lower inflation

Took Wilson less than a day to trip over his ego.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

19.02.2026 11:26 πŸ‘ 149 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 4

If we considered greed a religion we could agree to act against β€˜Radical Moneyism’ that is seeking to destroy our society and undermine social cohesion

18.02.2026 09:34 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0