The winner of the FIFA Peace Prize is bombing another country, without stopping the Ukrainian war in 24 hours as promised.

Happy to report that about a year after getting a mate to communicate using Signal instead of WhatsApp, we just today made the progression to securing our emails via pgp. 🥳 He was already using Thunderbird as his email client, and although just a few clicks it was a James Bond meets Bill Gates […]

I assume the organisers of the Canberra Writers' Festival are praying to all the festival Gods that ACT Labor and/or ACTPol take offence and crack-down on something in order to provide a similar boost in patronage. 🙏 "On March 1, Louise Adler will be talking to Randa Abdel-Fattah on stage at a […]

Enjoying (with many others inside the venue) a solidarity lager at Dissent Bar. #canberra #dissent #auspol #goodvibes #peace #censorship

There is more to media literacy than casting a questioning eye over what outlets publish, and how they write it up. Just as revealing is the ideological bias expressed by editorial decisions to not even refer to certain events. Note the worst of RiotACT pro-establishment bias continues under […]

https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/social-media-life/2026/02/17/ai-caricatures-warning I thought we knocked this bullsh*t on the head years ago when FB was asking people to upload photos of themselves in order to train its AI to estimate what you would look like in 10 years time. "It is […]

Social cohesion, not. Amy Remeikis. #auspol https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/australian-politics/2026/02/11/social-cohesion-protest-herzog

The Albo govt could burn political capital doing good and necessary things. But instead it creates this unholy mess. Alienating everyone. Fairly confident this incident will define his Prime Ministership. #auspol #herzognotwelcome #herzog #canberra #australia #israel #freepalestine #endthegenocide

Garema Place, 5.30pm, Mon 9 Feb. #herzognotwelcome Be there. Bring friends! Of course, it is obvious that Albo's judgement, the Governor General's weakness, pointless Labor backbenchers like Alicia Payne and insiders like Katie Gallagher are also being protested […] [Original post on aus.social]

Can't get enough of the Liberal Party? Need more circular discussion about the utterly pointless Coalition? Then the ABC is for you!! PK is conducting her afternoon Liberal Party show now for those that follow these things. #auspol #LiberalPartyofAustralia #abcnews #australia

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands/115991716008786969 There's a whole thread here that's important. This didn't start, _even for white people_, with Good and Pretti. This goes into how it's been going long and how it's come together. #uspol #uspolitics #Politics #minnesota #fascism #fuckice […]

#ice #Fascism #alt

Invasion Day. And the annual reposting of an Australian classic. Babakiueria (1986). 30 min. Reminder PSA - Garema Place from 0930hrs for those in #canberra. March to Tent Embassy. #invasionday #australiaday #auspol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYtz4hH2z7A

Finally took the plunge and tested out Matcha. At Ujin, a newish place in Civic, #canberra. Having flashbacks to the wheatgrass trend of about 20 years ago. #matcha

Sharing for those in #canberra with a Windows laptop and are keen to escape the subscriptions, the AI and the default to surveillance capitalism. Time to make the change to #linux ? Check it out on Saturday at Dissent Bar, 1400-1700hrs […]

Sharing for those in #canberra with a Windows laptop and are keen to escape the subscriptions, the AI and the default to surveillance capitalism. Time to make the change to #linux ? Check it out on Saturday at Dissent Bar, 1400-1700hrs […]

The #adelaide Fringe (I will always know it as the #adelaidefringefestival) began as both a snub to the overpriced snobbery and gate-keeping of the 'official' arts community, and a forum for the excluded. So, is it too short notice for the #adelaidefringe to rise to the challenge of the times […]

Escaping the heat by seeing a fillum at the Palace in #canberra. Seems like everyone else had the same idea! 😝

#australia ABC breathlessly reporting on the Venezuela action as 'capturing' Maduro and not 'kidnapping' or 'abduction'. And the 'toppling of the Maduro regime' while the govt remains firmly intact. The reflexive pro-US obedience, and obvious partisan bias is disturbing. #auspol #abc […]

Waiting for the ABC to report any protests in #australia against unprovoked, unilateral US action in #venezuela as 'pro-Venezualan protests'. Setting the stage for the comfortably dumb, 'both sidesing', chin-stroking, talking heads to pop up and rationalise Trump's conduct by deligitimising […]

Am recalling a documentary on #uspol I saw about 20 years ago called, 'Team America'. #auspol

All power to the Transport Canberra staff, especially the drivers, making New Years work for everyone else. 🚌 🙏 #canberra #australia #newyearseve #publictransport

An abandoned bike. The frame D-bolted to a rack. The wheels have been stolen and the components are rusty and beyond repair. It has obviously been there a while. But .... the mud guards are in OK nik and look like they might fit my #bike ..... hmmm .... *strokes chin, looks left and right […]

When you are on the phone with someone, and it is clear from the noises in the background they are 'doing' something that is sapping attention. Preparing dinner, washing up, in the gym, eating (!!), driving etc. Feels like they are not fully 'present', your phone call is secondary and it is […]

The Donald putting his name on things. #auspol #uspol #zoolander

The most underrated #restaurant in #canberra ? Azima in the city. #lebanese Just knocked over one of their $29 lunch deals. Am now as full as a doctor's wallet. They'll need to open both doors so I can waddle out with my dignity intact.

We need to talk about #TheAustralian. The first five pages are just rabid, ideological drivel. Constant demonization of anyone who protests Israeli atrocities in #Gaza. And #Labor bashing, of course. Because never waste a crisis. How is it that U16s can't be on […] [Original post on aus.social]

Who will be the first Mexican restaurant in #canberra with a sign out the front screaming, "GLOBALISE THE ENCHILADA!!"? #auspol #freedomofprotest

#canberra businesses open and close all the time, esp around the Melbourne and Sydney buildings in Civic. Yet this seemingly timeless, 'been there forever' institution remains. A part of the furniture of Civic like Landspeed Records, weird statues of lewd sheep or 'Telecom Tower'.

The ABC is platforming some extraordinary performative nonsense from the LNP at the moment. #auspol

The absurdity of the responses to the Bondi incident rolls on, including deflections about the obvious need to reduce the number of guns in our cities where they are clearly not needed. This tool produced by the NSW Greens may be of use when discussing this issue with your New South Wales based […]

**Capitalism and solidarity rant.** Just did a small shop at Aldi. And not for the first time found myself marvelling/fuming at how we customers passively accept the conversion of our time into Aldi profits. And rush to make it even better for them, and shame those going too slow!! We've all […]

Some kindness amid the grim news. Finished my bike touring today with a 'welcome back' lunch with Mum. Very nice, and I am very shagged. While in Civic though I thought I'd pop in and donate plasma. Because its been ages .... no siree .... The nationwide response to the Bondi incident has […]

Just spent about an hour scrolling Mastodon. (Crazy Saturday night shenanigans). 😴 Clicked on a few things. Read an article. All good. 🤓 And I'm not angry at anything. ☺ Why aren't more media outlets here, I wonder? 🤔 #mastodon #algorithmictransparency #auspol

“Because it’s illegal to modify your printer, the four printer companies have raised the price of ink to the point where it is the most expensive fluid you can buy today without a license as a civilian. At $10,000 a gallon it would be cheaper to print your grocery list with the semen of a […]

#cycletourism Learnt a few things yesterday. The day before ended badly with, 'hey you, you checking out or what?' when I returned to the tent at about 1930hrs. There had been some confusion with my booking and I was only booked in for one night, not two. For […] [Original post on aus.social]

RE: https://union.place/@propublicaguild/115697539894371521 @FediFollows @mastodonmigration can you help get the word out welcoming the ProPublica union account? They do some of the best reporting and investigative journalism out there and it’s so important that we support the workers who make […]

In a surprising display of solidarity, Donald Trump joins the #JustStopOil campaign by seizing an oil tanker. /s https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-11/us-seizes-oil-tanker-off-coast-of-venezuela/106128382 #risingtide #nomorecoalandgas #climate #climatechange #auspol

The last few days back towards #canberra have been much shorter, with longer rests, then the first days riding away. Doing all the stretching, and allowing the old bod time to build strength while not further embuggerising (*technical physio term) the knee. Next […] [Original post on aus.social]

The #greens do it differently in Toowoon, Central Coast #newsouthwales 😜 Waiting for the collaboration between the #actgreens and the #canberra Raiders. 🏉 /s #auspol

#cycling through #newsouthwales ? Be sure to not fuck with the Lions Club (or their plants) on the 'Cenny Coast' on the way through. #biketooter #newsouthwales #cycletourism

Have spent a few weeks out of the 'Canberra Bubble' in the so-called 'real Australia'. (Central Coast, NSW). The experience has been mixed, tbh. To be fair, most of the time has been spent in caravan parks, and the local businesses that support them - esp pubs and the local RSL for dinner - as […]

Barnaby should resign and wait for the next election to stand for PHON. End of. #auspol

ABC #news reporting (both on TV and their app) on #bushfires in #newsouthwales and #tasmania , including property damage and at least one death, without using the term #climatechange . No reference to the urgency of the energy transition. No mention made of the uninsurable properties due to […]

Cycling around NSW? The State govt has an excellent online resource to plan your trips in order to maximise paths and minimise time on roads. Bravo NSW, well done! "Get in-depth information on bicycle routes across NSW, including high-speed roads where cycling is allowed." Clearly a lot of […]