Matthew Spillane
@spillanemj.bsky.social
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Retired Naval Operations Analyst. Lapsed Mathematician. Fading Ranga. Inner West Sydney
Disappointed NT news couldnt think up a better headline.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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In ‘deep shit’: tourist stranded in excrement for three hours after long-drop toilet collapses in Australian outback
The woman, who was visiting the Henbury meteorite crater near Alice Springs, was left feeling shaken by the ordeal
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/24/in-deep-shit-tourist-stranded-waist-deep-in-excrement-for-three-hours-after-long-drop-toilet-collapses
about 16 hours ago
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Rebecca
about 22 hours ago
Blow it up like the whale.
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Every worst decision, every time
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...
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Albanese poised to kill off move to increase taxes on gas giants
The government will not increase taxes on gas giants in next month's budget, echoing the industry's argument that exporters are already paying tens of billions of dollars in taxes each year.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-23/anthony-albanese-poised-to-kill-off-increased-tax-on-gas-giants/106598932?utm_source=abc_news_app
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“The person…was seen on 10 occasions feeding wads of banknotes – often exceeding $10,000 – into poker machines and cashing out soon after with no game play.” no risk of the club’s managers being bribed here, obviously
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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The ‘housewife’, the ‘childcare worker’ and the gigantic scam flourishing in Sydney
A damning cache of documents has laid bare the extent to which criminality has been allowed to take place in well-known venues.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-housewife-the-childcare-worker-and-the-gigantic-scam-flourishing-in-sydney-20260420-p5zph2.html
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Zach Everson
3 days ago
Good morning! Since Trump was re-elected, Forbes estimates— 💰His net worth is up $2.1 billion, to $6.4 billion 💰Eric’s is up 10x, to $400 million 💰Don Jr.’s is up 6x, to $300 million 💰20-year-old Barron is worth $150 million And Jared became a billionaire last year. Have a great day!
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Haven’t read anything recently about the overall economic benefit of the NDIS to the Australian economy. Whatever happened with that?
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Albo ‘spending’ political capital by implementing the LNP’s policies
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
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Car-brain is a debilitating disease
3 days ago
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“Opposition housing spokesman Andrew Bragg will use a speech on Tuesday to link low levels of home building to high migration”
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TLDR: I drove 200km to supercharger and charged to 100% for no reason other than to complain about how long it took
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...
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EV drivers are being left waiting with just 45 chargers per car in Australia
With no end in sight to soaring fuel prices, 7.30 decided to take an EV for a test drive to see how far it could take our reporter, and if Australia's EV charging network stacks up.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-20/electric-vehicles-money-versus-time-charging-network/106573726?utm_source=abc_news_app
4 days ago
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‘Private school’ oh fuck off!
4 days ago
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ALP in a nutshell
5 days ago
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Car drives onto footpath and kills people, if only there was something that could be done to prevent this 🙄
6 days ago
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Obviously Trump will do this all again next week, too lucrative not to
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7 days ago
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BYO is 1 to 7 right?
7 days ago
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🎶 No way, Get fucked, Fuck off! 🎶
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8 days ago
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Here’s a dispute amongst medical scientists about Alzheimers drug efficacy statistics.
#sbsnews
ok, so let’s interview one person to resolve it
8 days ago
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BlueSky before Claude code/BlueSky after Claude code
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8 days ago
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At 6pm last night utility batteries provided more power to the NEM than wind, hydro or gas.
10 days ago
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Imagine having to think up headlines for The Onion these days?
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Bruce Springsteen
14 days ago
Bruce the band perform "Purple Rain" in honor of "The Maestro" Prince for the opening night of the Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 31, 2026. Filmed by Chris Hilson Edited by Thom Zimny & Sam Shapiro Recorded by John Cooper Mixed by Jon Altschiller
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Purple Rain (Live From Minneapolis)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
https://youtu.be/nwY_P8kQOeU?si=JBVcctne-jRRI_y5
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We should be more like Brussels, and this fuel crisis provides Ablo the perfect opportunity
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10 days ago
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imagine thinking it would be a good idea to abolish fuel excise and to replace it with a $500 tax on every car tyre 😩
12 days ago
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American Presidents need those months to issue pardons to their co-conspirators
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12 days ago
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Venn diagram of people who complain about ride-share bikes blocking footpaths and people who push them over is a circle
13 days ago
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Just been told that claiming Israeli Defence is reliant of US support is something only a white male would claim. Pretty sure Arabs would disagree 😂
14 days ago
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“…one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all”
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14 days ago
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When MTG is making more sense than Albo 😩
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14 days ago
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Imagine banning the phrase “river to the sea”, you’d have to rewrite half the high school science text books 😂
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15 days ago
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Remember when The Times of Israel labelled Bernie Sanders anti-semitic for this statement? Good times.
15 days ago
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Behind the other door is John Howard, what’s your choice?…
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15 days ago
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Mark Chadbourn
15 days ago
Trump believed Thursday’s ceasefire would cover the Middle East including Lebanon, a view shared by mediators Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Iran’s Abbas Araghchi, CBS News reports. Then Netanyahu called Trump and the US position shifted.
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And here it is… “The humanitarian situation in Lebanon is deeply concerning,” “It’s extremely important that the international community speaks as one voice about international humanitarian law being observed by all parties.”
16 days ago
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Who knew diplomacy by Truth Social post could be so fraught?
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16 days ago
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As Israel bombs the fuck out of Lebanon….
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
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Hate speech investigation after Big Banana vandalised
Police have warned anyone sharing social media images of anti-Israel graffiti on the Coffs Harbour attraction could fall foul of hate speech laws.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/hate-speech-investigation-after-big-banana-vandalised-20260408-p5zm9f.html
16 days ago
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Anybody buying or selling equities in response to Trump’s comments is just funding insider trading
23 days ago
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Trump doctrine: Speak loudly with a small dick
17 days ago
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Breaking: Shopping centre complexes are car magnets that destroy suburbs
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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The $150m shopping centre strangling a Sydney suburb’s streets
A new shopping complex is at the centre of a bitter neighbourhood dispute over a parking policy that residents say has caused a “dog’s dinner” in their suburb.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-150m-shopping-centre-strangling-streets-in-sydney-s-west-20260402-p5zkwq.html
18 days ago
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Other people who’ve been quiet lately are those Australian RWNJs who continually proclaimed Trump as a strategic genius
www.smh.com.au/world/asia/c...
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China’s been very quiet during Trump’s Iran war. There’s a good reason for that
The more the US is entangled in Iran, the better for Xi Jinping. While Trump is neglecting the main theatre of global power – the Indo-Pacific – China is focused. While Trump is destroying, China is b...
https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/china-s-been-very-quiet-during-trump-s-iran-war-there-s-a-good-reason-for-that-20260406-p5zlhn.html
18 days ago
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www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...
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GFC
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“UTS’s only on-site parking costs $9 per half hour.” Why would anyone drive to attend classes at UTS?
www.smh.com.au/national/418...
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$4189 to park on campus? Cost-of-living crisis comes for university students
As they grapple with fees of up to $50,000 for an arts degree, uni students also face higher and higher costs for other necessities to study.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/4189-to-park-on-campus-cost-of-living-crisis-comes-for-university-students-20260304-p5o7lf.html
20 days ago
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Add a food to a movie title Fight Club Sandwich
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21 days ago
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USAF must’ve missed this episode
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21 days ago
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Donald Trump: “He’s not a war hero. He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”
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21 days ago
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Just been told that traffic lights are bad for safety because accidents are rare in SE Asia 🤔
english.news.cn/20251107/860...
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Over 8,500 people killed in traffic accidents in Vietnam in 10 months
https://english.news.cn/20251107/86026c4cff71444cb1cfe525baffdcc9/c.html
22 days ago
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Well that worked
22 days ago
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Another day of
#abcnews
platforming Nationals/One Nation voting farmers complaining about the impacts of Trump’s war
23 days ago
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Anybody buying or selling equities in response to Trump’s comments is just funding insider trading
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