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 […]

I have a new hobby. You see, our local Lidl is where a lot of the refugees in "temporary asylum accommodation" shop. And they are trying to get food that feels like actual food, in a place where there have been some really nasty xenophobic protests. The other day it was two guys from South […]

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 […]

Finally on the move again. A short day, about 25km along the beautiful #FernleighTrack south from #Newcastle to Belmont. Could not do the whole route as a part was closed due to a #bushfire. And .... absolutely stoked to report we are in a hotel room tonight! […] [Original post on aus.social]

The first Friday in December. The day caravan parks transmogrify from sleepy-hollow, retirement villages, into noisy, child infested hell-holes.

This part.

For some people, the short straw is a choice. #shortstraw #privelage

A beautiful place, Stockton. Full of colonial history, FN history, WWII history and a former industrial powerhouse (or a beautiful beachside suburb for the workers who made it all happen). #cycling #cycletourism #new_south_wales

The most confusing part

Ran into a Real Cyclist(TM) I know through radio, while bicycling back from the library. Said hello, etc. They asked me "how many miles did you ride" and I did NOT remember the Real Cyclist (TM) culture and said "oh, just to the library" and they scoffed and she said: "that's too close to ride […]

Rising Tide 2025 - Newcastle Second Day of Blockade. More coal ships delayed, and a lot of committed protesters making it happen. Awesome work from so many people. #risingtide #auspol #newcastlensw #risingtide2025 #endfossilfuels #peoplesblockade #nonewcoal #makepolluterspay

BREAKING‼️ Greenpeace have scaled and blocked a coal ship bound for Newcastle today for #RisingTide, deploying a banner with a message to Labor 👉🏼 “Phase Out Coal and Gas”. www.greenpeace.org.au/news/greenpe...

Rising Tide 2025. The crew from Disobedience working the crowd up for another day of solidarity and protest. #risingtide #auspol #newcastlensw #risingtide2025 #endfossilfuels #peoplesblockade #nonewcoal #makepolluterspay

The Peoples Blockade of Newcastke Port begins! A great turn out, amazing energy, and anecdotal reporting that a coal ship has been delayed! ✊ A completely OTT police response (the cops have their own special operation for this activity) and only two 'pro coal' […] [Original post on aus.social]

Well done NSW Rail! Bike storage on trains. Not every carriage, nor every train, but some. It's progress. Better than the antediluvian #Canberra to #sydney service. (No snakey comments please. In the event another cyclist gets on I will remove all the baggage […] [Original post on aus.social]

The Tiring Ride to Rising Tide. :-) Day Two - Tarago to Sassafras. (The purple leg in the map below). A beautiful cycling day. Pleasantly cool with light drizzle. Rather large hills though, and I suspect I have triggered some tendonitis in the knees. Overnight […] [Original post on aus.social]

Bike Ride from Canberra to Newcastle for RisingTide 2025. Day One - CBR to Tarago, complete! First day of long haul cycling (76km .... a lot giving my lack of preparation!) in years. And ..... not too bad. Will see how the joints pull up in the morning.... But […] [Original post on aus.social]

@Tutanota Hi Team Tuta, I am having trouble working out the settings for updating your apps on Github via Obtainium. :-( Is it possible? If so could you kindly share the settings? If not, perhaps you could kindly tweak the github page a bit to enable more straight forward Obtainium updating […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@DrALJONES/115543190718990110 keep telling anybody who will hear me: #nyc is blessed with the largest concentration of antizionist Jewish communities in the world. Mandami won the Jewish vote thanks to Joe Biden’s mendacity. the way he treated students protesting […]