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Michael Simms 💬🚴🏻‍♂️☕🥑🐾

@aushounddog.bsky.social
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autodidact, rider of bikes, evader of bicycle shaped objects, seller of ideas, older than I look, younger than I sound, born at 319ppm gadigal country

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Dr Jeremy Walker @jeremywalker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#Auspol Sorry to say, but we are a pathetic colony of the foreign oil corps & their local servants who have already killed off the Great Barrier Reef- a grovelling, cowardly sub-imperial petrostate. So sad, yet true. Keep on whinging about petrol prices and watching Karl Stefanovic you poor mugs…
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Lady Luddite (KJ Colt) @moistenedtart.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It’s what unites conservative and religious thinking: the idea that your blood, or your inherent superiority is a thing and never a product of your environment, or genetic luck.
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Lady Luddite (KJ Colt) @moistenedtart.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The biggest illusion, and most successful illusion, is this idea that hierarchies exist within human society and they can’t be eliminated or balanced out. It’s killing us all, fyi.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Mary Quant (1930-2023), British fashion designer and fashion icon who was pivotal the 1960s London-based Mod and youth fashion movements #WomensArt
Monochrome photograph featuring a white woman wearing a white mini dress with black diamonds in a vertical stripe, with short dark bob hairstyle and both hands up
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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 02/10/2026
The most French thing I’ve seen all week. “More than 400 people, most of them children, have been detained in France on Tuesday after teenagers across the country blockaded their schools in protest at class sizes, teacher shortages and long timetables.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
theguardian.com
Hundreds detained as student protests across France turn violent
More than 400 detained as police and students clash over class sizes, exhausting timetables and staff shortages
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Beau @drbeaubeaumont.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Celebrating the sixth anniversary of one of the best puns to ever come out of either Twitter or Covid.
A tweet from ITV News that “Strictly Come Dancing contestant HRVY tests positive for coronavirus”, retweeted by Fourfoot with the post “He needs A and E.”
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Members should absolutely have a say in the leadership of the Greens. So let's make it happen. Join our movement.
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Michael Simms 💬🚴🏻‍♂️☕🥑🐾 @aushounddog.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Maybe the fuckers constantly running those feel good ads for mining could actually do something about this situation. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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Calls growing to fix country town's 800-truck-a-day problem
With hundreds of trucks rolling through the centre of Pinjarra each day, calls to construct a long-awaited bypass route have been reignited.
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Michael Simms 💬🚴🏻‍♂️☕🥑🐾 @aushounddog.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Bike riders: Bike manufacturers: share.google/Lhqh7PBTs9G1...
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Chinese drivetrain brand Whaleroad reveals 14-speed drivetrain at Sea Otter Europe | BikeRadar
The wireless R7 groupset squeezes 14 sprockets onto a Shimano HG freehub body
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Wendy Harmer @wendyharmer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
So sad to hear of John Farnham's deteriorating health. But I do so hope he's well enough to know how dearly he is loved ... and that his voice is one of our most precious national treasures. xx
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Morons! I could have doubled the price of fuel and lost control of the Middle East for half that price
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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
So basically the Albanese government’s position on AI data centres is that we can’t miss out on a ‘boom’ that will result in another fuckton or two of carbon emissions and slop, and take away lots of people’s jobs, but you might get a 12 month job helping to build one 👍🏻👍🏻
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A Brexit-supporting billionaire who fled abroad so he didn’t have to pay any tax to help the people of his country says he’s lost confidence in the UK.
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Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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Dr Ingrid M🪁 @ingridm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
add the $19 billion we give to wealthy families for prestigious schools to the $12 billion we give to landlords and the $16 billion we donate towards fossil fuel emissions while the pampered brat class bitches and moans about funding welfare. pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/09...
pearlsandirritations.com
Why are we still funding Australia’s wealthiest schools?
Australia’s wealthiest private schools continue receiving public funding despite mounting budget pressures, raising questions about whether government spending on education reflects need and the broad...
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3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The Coalition wanting to dumb down education again
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Briony Kidd @brionykidd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Nailed it. Thanks for all the memorable insults, Jon.
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Tim Ritchie @timritchie.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
James Street in Sydney’s Redfern feels a bit edgy in the hours I’m about. The rats leave me alone, it’s rare to see anyone, but the tension is there.
Urban street
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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The sun pushes above the horizon, casting light on an empty outback. I share a meteorite crater with no one. I’ll get a lot of work done today! Boxhole Crater, 180 km northeast of Alice Springs, Outback, NT #WorkFromRoam #solivagant
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
You cannot spoil a dog enough: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...
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Prof. Michael Fuhrer @michaelsfuhrer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo was a bird I'd always wanted to see but I knew I'd need to get lucky on my Alice Springs trip. And I did! Saw a pair by the side of the road dining on feral Afghan melons. Lifer 😀 Major Mitchell's Cockatoo 🪶
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Jonathan Green @greenj.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Uh huh. ‘ Labor's candidate was political staffer-turned-Woodside lobbyist Georgia Tree.’
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Peter Flax @pflax1.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
There are so many moments where the parallels between motor vehicles and guns seem so clear. They are both so powerful and that power should demand great responsibility. But people don't take it seriously enough and our government/culture doesn't do enough to protect people from negligent use.
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raven-mumur @raven-murmur.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Even the captains of industry are tired of capitalism it seems. James turns a page.
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Andy @vicozandy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
They support zero-sum profits and stupidly profitable private banking. It's their job to gaslight us, or to pretend the real economy doesn't exist. The "wealth effect" of home inflation is touted and supported, yet wages and welfare are somehow exempt from the same considerations. Vandals.
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David Olsen @ddsd.dolsen.net · 22/08/2026
A 15 minute frequency on weekends for the Inner West line is insufficient for a modern city Sydney.
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Michael Simms 💬🚴🏻‍♂️☕🥑🐾 @aushounddog.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Old things. youtu.be/Te-kO5pN0I0?...
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Why Some People Never Grow Old
YouTube video by Analog Rides
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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Is there some kind of test I can perform at home to check if I have communism? #auspol
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jack-00.bsky.social @jack-00.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
You're right. The census needs a "is there anything you would like us to know" question at the end.
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/08/2026
Piketty argues inequality is inherently politically destabilizing. A society ruled over fools and monsters who were not voted into power and can't be voted out of power is a doomed society. Eventually - French Revolution, World Wars - these societies grow so unstable they collapse altogether. 39/
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Just Jim will do. @justjim.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Friends and followers of @wolfierankin.bsky.social, as you may be aware, he is struggling with keeping his garden up to the standards required by his fussy neighbour! 😂 Let's get together and give him a hand for a day (or two, if necessary). Sign up here (no need to make an account.
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Help clean up Wolfie's garden.
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Michael Simms 💬🚴🏻‍♂️☕🥑🐾 @aushounddog.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
There was no census question on how many bicycles I own. This is bullshit.
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Matt Bevan @mattbevan.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Filling out the census.Keen on a more frequent bus service near my place so I’m saying there are 70,000 people living in my house.
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One Angry Eyebrow… @oneangryeyebrow.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I wish I was a paranoid cooker so I could ignore doing the census form. The largest hurdle at the moment is that the census code letter is on the fridge door, and I am on the couch under a purring cat:
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Matt Golding @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Gambling reform negotiations continue… @theageaustralia.bsky.social
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
“Here’s what we found: Every additional 100kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality. Every additional 10cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality. The relationship was even stronger in lower-speed environments.”
theconversation.com
Big US-style trucks are killing more pedestrians in Australia – our research proves it
Pedestrians are more likely to be killed by heavier cars – and even more so if the vehicle is taller, Australian-first research has found.
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Kaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Why can't you tell the Census you're single? Why does it have to be married or 'never married'? Does it not matter if you were a de facto partner for 72.8 years & had eleventy children? Or were married for 4 days? What does 'never married' tell anyone? Is it just a hangover from bachelor/spinster?
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André Brett @drdrehistorian.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Can we please troll racist Australians by making them sing the anthem in full, specifically the part of the second verse that "For those who've come across the seas / We've boundless plains to share"
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Misha Tri-Flow Glow @spoketension.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Tragic that the world is falling apart right after we finally got everyone on board with the USB-C standard. We coulda had it all.
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George Tsakraklides @tsakraklides.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
“Never before in its history has humanity built a civilisation that had at its disposal so many different technologies to monitor, measure and predict its own collapse - yet has been so unwilling to do anything about it”
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Conor @ernekid.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Calling someone a 'Communist' is like calling someone a 'Kaiserist' sure it might have meant something once but not in anyone's living memory
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Oldwhitebeard49 @oldwhitebeard49.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Today's 'no shit, Sherlock' newsflash.
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Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 🏳️‍⚧️ @eliseswords.eurosky.social · 08/08/2026
If anyone would like to call your local MP, here's a form to locate their number, and some suggested talking points for the call, from the ASRC (Asylym Seeker Resource Centre): action.asrc.org.au/call-alp?
action.asrc.org.au
We still have time to stop this
Reports suggest the Government is considering new restrictions on people seeking asylum. Call your Labor rep today and tell them to choose compassion, not fear.
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🤖 SBS News bot (unofficial) @sbs-news-bot.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
US-styled large trucks linked to a higher risk of pedestrian deaths, Australian study finds
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US-styled large trucks linked to a higher risk of pedestrian deaths, Australian study finds
A new study sheds light on rising pedestrian fatality rates on Australian roads.
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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Artificial Idiocy seems so redundant, given the fertile abundance of idiocy in its natural form.
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Piper Paige @pipermintz.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I miss the 80s, back when men were men and we didn't have any of this woke stuff going on
Pete Burns of Dead or Alive David Sylvian of Japan Marc Almond of Soft Cell Boy George of Culture Club
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
They’re so whiny.
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Richard Tice Says He's Been Treated 'Worse Than A Paedophile, A Rapist Or A Murderer'
Reform UK’s deputy leader launched an extraordinary rant when quizzed about his finances.
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Australia’s media nepo babies
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Listening to my generation talk about the 90s the way the previous generation talked about the 70s is tiresome. No that wasnt 'back when movies were good' or 'music still meant something'. There's loads of great shit coming out now and there was loads of slop back then. You just miss being young.
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Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
In Perth today for the 7th Senate inquiry into intergenerational housing inequity. Heard overwhelming evidence of a housing catastrophe with house prices & rents rising multiple times faster than wages or inflation.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Folding like a cheap umbrella? The US has removed Iran-related sanctions, according to the US Treasury's website, Reuters reports.
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