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dickpurdy.bsky.social

@dickpurdy.bsky.social
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Very happily retired. Old punk. Lives in Brisbane, Australia. Politically left leaning. Love walking my dogs. If people were more like dogs the world would be a better place. Be nice. Please no unsolicited DMs. Re-posts are not necessarily endorsements.

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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Optics Matter
The impossible burden placed on Irish players trapped between administrative neutrality and conscience
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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The Silence of Civility: Social Media, Local Neighborliness, and the Loss of Public Grace
The decline of cordial discourse has quietly reshaped the architecture of daily interaction.
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Dick Purdy (@dickpurdy)
Sydney Towle was one of those rare figures whose voice managed to break through the endless noise of social media and touch people who normally pay no mind to the online world. I have never been some...
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
It is inspiring to watch the leader of the free world use the Correspondents' Dinner to tackle our greatest crisis, a female journalist not smiling enough. Nothing projects global strength quite like the highest office in the land clinging to the etiquette of a 1950s street corner.
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Rep. Jamie Raskin descriptions of Trump's address "The Pettysburg Address" or "I Have A Scheme".
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
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Heather Anne Campbell @heathercampbell.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
can’t believe a narcissist is being so publicly humiliated by a reflecting pool
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The most damning evidence of a broken system is not that some have too much, but that we have convinced ourselves that the scarcity of the poor is the necessary byproduct of the abundance of the rich.
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
A society that measures its prosperity by the height of its peaks while ignoring the depth of its valleys has mistaken the accumulation of capital for the health of civilization.
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
On one of the local community Facebook pages someone asked "New to the area — what’s some fun things to do around here?" Best answer by a country mile was "Continue to disappoint your absent father"
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Captured a galah flying directly at me.
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
14 years of Growing Together 💞 and they still are and the Love continues 💞
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foghornleghorn1357.bsky.social @foghornleghorn1357.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
It's time to walk the "stable genius" back to the stable.
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Psycho Pete @psychopete.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
We aren't chasing followers. We are connecting for the fight ahead. We all need to be doing that. If you have not been on one of my starter packs, the way to get vetted for the next one is to help share this post. go.bsky.app/H9i84qr
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
youtu.be/MyT5OFAfhsU?... Pete Holidai re-imagines Television Screen nearly 50 years later
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Pete Holidai/ Television Screen hi-def 2026
YouTube video by Pete Holidai
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Brian O @proudcanadaveteran.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
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Bondi Shootings
Something awful happened, and within hours it was smothered by certainty.
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Biggest rant ever. The likes of which we've never seen. The man is not well.
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Many say he's the biggest prat in history. Nobody's ever seen anything like it. Think of that.
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Follow all and re-post.
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Thrilled to be nominated for for the FIFA Feckin' Hippies Award for thoughtful contributions to social media.
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
I hear the PGA are awarding President Trump with The Kim Jong Un New Golf Handicap Award for astonishing improvements in athletic performance that appear only on self-reported scorecards.
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 01/12/2025
Sen. Kelly: “This is about a president who doesn't want anybody to say anything that he does not like. I don't think he understands the Constitution. I think he is ignorant to the Constitution and the rule of law…This isn't about me. This is about what he will do next.”
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Another great pack from @psychopete.bsky.social
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Stormy Brisbane
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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 10/11/2025
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power. The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever. But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 08/11/2025
There is zero excuse for police, in a free society, to wear a mask. Cowards
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The Mockers @themockers.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
We have a country of Calvins (and worse) and not enough Hobbes and now we’re screwed. #calvinandhobbes
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Great starter pack from Frankie.
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Psycho Pete @psychopete.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
This is for anyone who opposes this illegal regime, who understands we must connect and stay connected. We must be able to communicate with each other. To resist together. Please read. open.substack.com/pub/psychope...
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We’ll Leave the Light On for You
Notes from the Apocalypse — October 2025
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Summarily executing alleged drug pushers on Caribbean boats without due process violates international human rights law (e.g., ICCPR Article 6), maritime conventions, and national constitutions. It’s extrajudicial killing, risking piracy charges under UNCLOS, with no legal justification.
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Psycho Pete @psychopete.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
3 Part Resistance thread: Connect with these people. They, like you, are sick of this shit. Resisters. Follow all, repost, reply if you're going to No Kings. Go to step 2: (1/3) go.bsky.app/FH4LxKV
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Psycho Pete @psychopete.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
No Kings means no thrones, no crowns. If we did have a king, it wouldn't be motherfucking King Krasnov. On Oct 18, we march for democracy. 150 people who oppose this regime. Follow all and share so we can connect. That is our greatest power. go.bsky.app/J4qPta
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
IYKYK
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Under capitalism, the poor innovate while the rich automate.
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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
War torn Portland. I am
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Jürgen R 💙🇺🇦 🐝 @dailykotzn.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
SP #15 with fantastic people 🦋 Have fun! 💙
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Another great pack from @psychopete.bsky.social Follow all and re-post.
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Psycho Pete @psychopete.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Do you think anyone’s ever said, “I like Stephen Miller. He’s a really cool guy.”?
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Candyce 🌊🦋💙☕️🩵 Want New Blue Connections? FOLLOW ME 😊 @candycemv1.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
go.bsky.app/NY15MwS
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Jürgen R 💙🇺🇦 🐝 @dailykotzn.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Here is my starter pack for your Saturday delight 💙 Everyone has a bio and is active. Enjoy the scroll! 👋🦋
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dickpurdy.bsky.social @dickpurdy.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
A man has been shot with a starting pistol, then beaten with a relay baton. Police think it may be race related.
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