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Allen

@backgroundbaby.bsky.social
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Stumble-upon? Veracity of claims are erratic (fact checking department understaffed at the moment). There will be Typos (proofing department on strike). Jokes will be mediocre (writing team on edibles). Meanjin/Brisbane, Australia

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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The City of Lost Boys
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Hairy Bird Cage
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Starship Super Troopers
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
No new TVs are 'safe' Go on fb marketplace and buy another 10ish year old TV. It will serve your purposes, and probably cost less than $100.
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It looks like Greg Brockman learned how to use a pen yesterday.
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This means at least 1 in 10 people DON'T want predators exposed?!
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Woah! Reading these responses makes me so greatful that my country regulates private industries. You deserve better, I am so sorry: this sounds so stressful. (need a licence to be a car dealer here. Too many complaints: loose the licence. & There are cooling off periods and enforced lemon laws)
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
WTF Jerry, a serious answer? I had to triple check your profile. My tiny mind could not comprehend. I didn't know you were a 'real' person until this very moment.
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Dr Maina Talia, what a eloquent speaker. Thank you for sharing.
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
look for the cameos by Holland and Zendaya
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They are a staple in Australia. Absolutely essential.
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.recipetineats.com/recipes/
recipetineats.com
Recipes
Recipes for lovers of good food! From easy dinner recipes to cosy soups, slurp worthy pastas and Chinese takeout, my recipes are all about fast prep with big flavours!
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Also, props to you for producing something that remains highly relevant and informative 6 months later.
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Have emailed amy@drilled regarding a suspected typo referencing -for- minister Stephen Conroy.
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I have just benefited from reading this. Thank you for taking the time and research that has informed this article.
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.workplacestrategiesformentalhealth.com/resources/em... Get your free EQ results without having to hand over your email address or other personal details. Website also provides resources for improving you EQ.
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Frances: Meh and Loving It @francesmeh.reviews · 20/09/2026
they're giving me a purple check for being a verified fucken sicko
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
open.spotify.com
We Are All Made of Stars
Moby · 18 · Song · 2002
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Serving sizes vary, depending on paired milk consumption.
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Vote for progressive candidates? 😂 In a two party system without preferential voting? 😂 You guys need to start Mangioning every billionaire, megacorp ceo, private equity investor, and real estate developer. The corporatocracy needs a revolution.
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Haven't hear the term "rock spider" in a decade or three 😂
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Further enriching wealthy home owners and property developers, while renters fund the subsidies. Labor have abandoned the working class.
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Smashed through a telephone pole, and a fence, and a house? If this isn't an ad for old falcons, I don't know what is.
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Ernest "Dead" Penfold @penfoldsfiv.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026
picture of Warren Buffett with the quote "Freak the fuck out and panic sell everything right now. It's fucking over" - Warren Buffett
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
An actual Haemochromatosis cure!
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Solidarity with the strikers. Those poor kids in detention have been let down by our community. If they are at they point where they've been locked up, the social covenant to protect our children has been broken. Having underpaid, undervalued staff supervising them is yet another betrayal.
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
If you don't know what Moccona is, I know you're not Australian. We're a country of massive coffee snobs. Even our servo (gas station) coffee is decent. Australian coffee rivals Italy. Most people would never drink instant coffee, but if they do, the default is Moccona.
youtube.com
This was insanely good
YouTube video by Zack Telander
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
You won't like the first half of the jar, but keep drinking it regularly, and eventually you'll love it. I still hugely enjoy a 'real' fresh ground high-quality coffee, but these days I would absolutely prefer a Moccona over a mediocre 'real' coffee.
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
You need a Moccona addiction
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
#goals
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Have you tried taking iron supplements?
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This post was an absolute banger. I'm devo that it didn't get more love.
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A screenshot of a dishwasher manual showing correct loading instructions, including cutlery in the cutlery basket facing upwards.
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I didn't know heat drying could evaporate entire cups full of water. It must take a while?
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I have never owned a dishwasher, but I've unpacked the dishwasher at friends houses and at work, so I've seen less-than-ideal loading strategies. I am an absolute novice, but I know bad loading when I see it.
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A massive chopping board or platter taking up the top shelf, so the jets of water never get down to the dishes beneath.
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
All plates slotted as pairs, so the front of one plate and the back of the other never get any water or soap on them.
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Every bowl and cup facing upwards, so they're filled with murky water when the cycle is finished.... ?
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The wings on the duck 🤣🤣
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"Tough on crime" normally means harsher sentencing and more police, neither of which provide a net benefit to the community. "Crime prevention" means more funding for essential services, like healthcare and housing, which benefits everyone.
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Being "tough on crime" doesn't help anyone. Crime prevention does, removing factors that create or escalate crime, such as guns and alcohol, is a good first step. Reducing poverty and improving access to mental healthcare and basic services also helps.
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Posting info-graphics like this without a source is bad form. This example might be truthful, but this exact format is how misinformation spreads. Do better, we don't want this place turning into FB. www.telegraphindia.com/edugraph/of-...
telegraphindia.com
Of tamarind seeds and microplastic
Avyana Mehta, Ariana Agarwal and I have won The Earth Prize 2026. It is a prestigious youth environmental prize and we won it for building Plas-Stick, which is a low-cost powder made from tamarind see...
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
If you liked or shared this without knowing if it was true or not, do better.
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Please try not to turn Bsky into a little misinformation factory like fkn FB!
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Regardless of the veracity of this specific post, it is a bat habit to be liking and sharing unverified info-graphics like this, especially without a source mentioned. This information has been neither confirmed or disproven according to snopes.
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
www.snopes.com/news/2026/07...
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Is rare bacterium in Wyoming city's water linked to Meta data center? What we know
In June 2026, the Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities said it identified Cupriavidus gilardii in the city's wastewater in February.
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Actually a statistical error. Average person farts 0 times per day. My dad, who lives in a cave and farts 11,00,000 times a day, is an outlier and should not have been counted.
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Taking heroine makes you drift in and out of consciousness, so you lie back and enjoy the high. If someone has mixed drugs or taken a bit too much, other users in the room will roll you into the recovery position and let you sleep it off. This is the norm.
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
An oldie but a goodie.
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Allen @backgroundbaby.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Someone told me recently about the tiny town they grew up in. No escalators or lifts or traffic lights there. They were traffic lights and escalators in a nearby town that they would visit, but the dog didn't like the escalator (?).
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