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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Bumface by Morris Gleitzman. Most memorable book opening ever.

Front cover of the novel Bumface by Morris Gleitzman.

"Angus Solomon,` sighed Ms Lowry. 'Is that a penis you've drawn in your exercise book?"
Angus jumped, startled, and remembered where he was.
MS Lowry was standing next to his desk, staring down at the page. Other kids were sniggering.
Angus felt his mouth go dry and his heart speed up. For a second he thought about lying. He decided not to.
'No, Miss,' he admitted, 'it's a submarine.'
Ms Lowry nodded grimly. 'I thought as much,' she said. 'Now stop wasting time and draw a penis like I asked you to.' She pointed to the one she'd drawn on the blackboard.

Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Yesterday, Bluesky Trending thought Madonna and Mamdani were the same topic. Today, Mbappe and Mbappé are two distinct subjects.

Screenshot of Bluesky Trending topics. #1 is Mbappe (without an accent on the e), #2 is Mbappé (with an accent on the e)

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

I found this on BBC Persian (using Google Translate) www.bbc.com/persian/arti...

Although this non-profit school is declared to be for girls, the verification department found that the school had four floors and that the classes for male and female students were on separate floors

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

I found this explanation on BBC Persian (using Google Translate) www.bbc.com/persian/arti...

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Albo thinks David Pocock like Pauline Hanson in that he 'seeks to promote grievances'? Fuck off! Almost every day now Albo somehow manages to find a new way to show how out of touch he is. #auspol

Screenshot from The Guardian Australia live news feed:
Albanese takes a swipe at David Pocock Anthony Albanese has taken a swipe at the ACT senator David Pocock describing him as someone who "seeks to promote grievance" in similar language he's used for Pauline Hanson.
Live on Karl Stefanovic's podcast from the Lodge, Albanese was asked why the average person pays more in tax to have a beer than mining companies get taxed "bleeding our resources dry" - a point Pocock has apparently raised.
The prime minister didn't hold his
tongue when he spoke about the
independent progressive senator's
criticisms: "I think David Pocock is someone who seeks to promote grievance as well."
Stefanovic joked not to get on the wrong side of the former Wallabies captain, to which Albanese responded: "I'm sure he will cherrypick accordingly.'

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

LOL, I pinched this from Reddit earlier this week... Photo by Masayuki Oki (okirakuoki on Instagram)

Two ginger cats. One cat is standing facing away from the camera and has its tail up, clearly showing it is an unneutered male. The other cat is sitting down, facing the camera and yawning, but its position next to the first cat makes it appear as though it is about to take a chomp on the first cat's scrotum.

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Some of my pics from the #Canberra protest and march

A large crowd of people are walking away from the camera, disappearing into the distance. There are several Palestinian flags being carried by the crowd, and two placards are visible, bearing the words NO TO HERZOG! and FREE PALESTINE!

A large crowd of people gathered in a leafy urban square. There are several Palestinian flags visible.

A placard that says WAR CRIMINAL HERZOG NOT WELCOME TO AUSTRALIA. The words are written in black on white card, and the name Herzog is embellished with red and surrounded by red flecks. The placard is being held in front of a large crowd of people in a tree-lined urban square.

A crowd of people are marching past the camera. They are carrying placards, banners, and Palestinian flags. On those faces that are visible, mouths are open, mid-chanting in unison.

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

🎶 One of these things is not like the others 🎶 Denying the Oct 7 attacks is inexcusably contemptible. Supporting the BDS movement or the ICC is not. But the writer/editor has bizarrely chosen to list these things in an order which suggests some equivalence.

The new regulations included ideological requirements - including disqualifying organizations that have called for boycotts against Israel, denied the Oct. 7 attack or expressed support for any of the international court cases against Israeli soldiers or leaders.

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

I'm literally at a loss for words except to say: I have no respect for NSW Premier Chris Minns. None. And not for any other politician who is literally letting effing *ISIS* off the hook only to blame... people who oppose crimes against humanity??? #auspol

Headline from The Guardian Australia live news feed: Pro-Palestinian protests 'unleashing forces in our community that are not being contained'

Quote from the same post in The Guardian Australia live news feed: "I mean, my view about these protests
has been that it is unleashing forces in our community that are not being contained. When you see people marching and showing violent, bloody images, images of death and destruction, it's unleashing something in our community that the organisers of the protest can't contain."

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

According to The Guardian's live coverage, both were also Holocaust survivors, and Alex had suffered part of his life in Siberia (circumstances of the latter are not explained)

Holocaust survivor among victims.
Alexander Kleytman was also among those killed, his wife Larisa Kleytman told reporters outside St Vincent's hospital overnight.
The couple were both Holocaust
survivors, and had recounted their
experiences to JewishCare in 2023:
"As children, both Larisa and Alexander faced the unspeakable terror of the Holocaust. Alex's memories are particularly harrowing; the dreadful conditions in Siberia where he, along with
his mother and younger brother, struggled for survival. The scars of the past, however, did not deter them from seeking a brighter future. They later made the move to Australia, immigrating from Ukraine".

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

This, from someone who decided to spell her name with an 'SS' for totally "punk" reasons #auspol

Headline from the Australian edition of The Guardian:
Australia politics live: Ley criticises PM for 'profound failure of judgment' over wearing Joy Division T-shirt

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

This is such a cool fact about fairy wrens. Nature is incredible. From this Guardian article on birdsong: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Female fairywrens sing to their
eggs: Songbirds start to learn their parents' songs and calls while they are still in the egg. Female fairywrens will sing to their eggs to teach a specific call that the young produce once they hatch. The reason for teaching a specific call is to help protect the brood from cuckoos. As cuckoo eggs are generally incubated for a short time before they hatch, the embryo doesn't have time to learn the call. In this way, the female teaches her young a password that helps identify them in a dome-shaped nest with poor visibility.

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Oh, is that supposed to be a bad thing?

Headline from The Guardian Australia's live news feed: Coalition says 'Australia at odds with US' after Albanese announces plans to recognise Palestinian
statehood in September

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

...but I doubt Noem is that interested in the details (2/2)

According to the report, Fema and the Red Cross failed to adequately adapt their practices to local conditions or approach fire survivors through a culturally sensitive lens, in part because they rolled out a "one-size-fits all'" recovery package without adequately consulting local experts.

Immigrant women and other limited English speakers felt particularly isolated and unsafe in emergency shelters, with some sleeping with their children in vehicles - or engaging in "survival sex" for a safer place to stay, according to the new report by Tagnawa, a Filipino feminist disaster response organization in Hawaii, shared
exclusively with the Guardian

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Awww, just noticed that the Portuguese guys joined in Ukraine's qualification celebration! #eurovision #ESC2025

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Wow, did the BBC really have to rub it in as well? #auspol

Screengrab of headline on BBC News online: "Trump has 'no idea' who Australian election loses Peter Dutton is"

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

ANTONY'S AT #1! And Dickson is #2, wonder why? 🤔😂 #auspol #ausvotes #binnight

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

ANTONY is the third most trending word on BlueSky, according to @nowbreezing.ntw.app 😆 #auspol #ausvotes #binnight

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

If I remember correctly, this is the post you were commenting on...

Bluesky post by Clive Lewis MP (@labourlewis.bsky.social): I've repeatedly stood up for trans. I don't expect any thanks. It's called solidarity. But a wee bit of advice. You don't demand solidarity. It's not how it works. It's freely given or it isn't.

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Is the Liberal candidate for Canberra actually two kids in a suit? #auspol

The campaign portrait of Will Roche, the Liberal candidate for the seat of Canberra, could be a shot from school photo day

The signature of Will Roche, the Liberal candidate for the seat of Canberra, is his first name written in large, unjoined print in thick texta

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Not even the Libs are convinced this is the end of it, LOL:

Screenshot of excerpt from The Age article, which says: Labor has more resources assigned to research Coalition candidates, the source said.
"Labor's dirt unit is better than ours, they will f--- us on Friday when all the [candidate] nominations will be shut," the source said.

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Those protestors in Vermont were on to him

Vermont protestor holding a "VANCE SKIS IN JEANS" sign

Another Vermont protestor holding another "VANCE SKIS IN JEANS" sign

A third Vermont protestor holding a third "VANCE SKIS IN JEANS" sign

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

LOL, just noticed the bio notes on the Eurovision Song Contest account. Douze points.

Screenshot of the bio on the official Eurovision bluesky account, which says: 'Eurovision' is actually the name of the pan-European telecommunications network and not the monster

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

A missile struck Odesa last night, in part of the city I remember from my visit in 2019. Went through my photos and found the first one, of the same sculpture you can see partially destroyed in the photo after the bombing. Feels strange to know I once stood there, with no inkling of the coming war

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Turkmenistan makes it an offence to deface or disrespect any image of the dictator or his son - with absurd and diabolical repercussions for a population already living on eggshells. eurasianet.org/turkmenistan...

Screenshot of article paragraph that says: "We are afraid to let children touch newspapers at home. If a child accidentally tears or throws away a photo of the president, it could cost us our job," the RFE/RL report quoted a Turkmen bureaucrat as saying, who
naturally requested anonymity to avoid retribution.

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Trump is emboldening existing oppressive dictatorships to get even worse. Countries like Kazakhstan used to at least make a pretence of democratic aspirations to maintain US relations, but even that bare minimum is no longer necessary. eurasianet.org/kazakhstan-a...

Excerpt from linked article that says: Adil Jalilov, founder of a watchdog media project, Factcheck.kz, suggested the timing ofYensebek's detention could be connected to the return to the
White House of Donald Trump.
Kazakh officials may have acted out of a belief that the new Trump
administration would not complain about what is widely viewed as action to suppress free speech.

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

😐 Things not looking up for Tajikistan, already one of the world's most oppressive dictatorships.

Excerpt of text from the reposted article that says: Reports that he has shot at least two individuals for displeasing him, including an uncle of his in 2008, have helped feed perceptions that he is unsuited to lead the country

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Oh no, he'd never go that high! He needs to maintain his credibility! www.theguardian.com/world/2010/d...

Excerpt from Guardian article says: Lukashenko claimed in private to have scored even higher than 86% in 2006. " [He] repeated earlier claims that in the 2006 elections he actually received 93% of the vote, but reduced the final tally to 86% to make the vote more credible to the
west," another secret cable said.

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Incredible detail regarding Chechen air traffic control when the Azerbaijan civilian airliner was shot

Screenshot of article text saying: The controller in charge of directing the airliner was a former soccer player for Ramzan Kadyrov's favourite club raising questions about his experience.

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Sophie 🦘🇺🇦 @lizardg.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Almost (but not quite!) time to leave the pouch!

Eastern grey kangaroo with a joey's head poking out of the pouch

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