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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

ngl ... I got a chuckle out of this one. I know it's poor form to laugh at the misfortune of others, but on this occasion I make an exception .... 😀 #auspol

Screenshot of an article describing how the removal of credit card surcharges has resulted in expensive private schools no longer allowing fees to be paid by credit card, which in turn means a reduction in Frequent Flier points earned by rich parents.

Its meant to be a bad news story, but I just laughed and laughed .....

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

Oh my goodness. The Wallabies are not remotely intimidated by the world champions. Brilliant. The Boks coach emptied the bench into the second half! LOL. Desperate or supremely confident? #Wallabies #Springboks #Rugby

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

Preceded of course by a performance by Venus Mantrap, possibly the greatest living transgender drag queen ever to emerge out of Wanniassa. #venusmantrap

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

One of my most favourite spots in all of Cambra.... The NFSA. Such a lovely place. #canberra #artdeco

Cinema screen with 'National Film and Screen Archive' written on it

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

Ok ok. Its the AFR. So a Lib thought bubble is presented as a 'brawl' as though their input will massively divide opinion. Ignore that silliness. My first thought - and fervent hope - when I saw this was that behind this Lib obsession with Small Modular Reactors […] [Original post on aus.social]

I photo of a Liberal politician from central casting, gesticulating firmly. The headline of the news article reads, 'Nuclear Brawl over powering AI data centres.'

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/05/2026

So, after about 18 months on the public waiting list my number came up! Today I finally got my dodgy ankle seen to. (Ruptured a ligament about 18 years ago, and found out via MRI there was bits of bone floating around the joint. Hence the pain and reduction in […] [Original post on aus.social]

Lower right leg wrapped in bandages, exposed skin purple due to the disinfectant

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/04/2026

@signalapp Hi Signal, Thanks so much for enabling backups in the recent update. However I was a bit surprised to learn that the monthly donation I make via PayPal is insufficient for the paid subscription. Why is a privacy focussed app requiring Google Play? […] [Original post on aus.social]

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/04/2026

One of the best kept secrets in #Canberra. Al Manoosh in Southlands, Mawson. #LebaneseCuisine #Lebanon #food

Spicy vegetarian Shakshuka, with bread in a bowl and a wooden spoon on a plate.

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/02/2026

One I waited for till I got home so I could edit it for privacy. This raid by the AFP has provided us a classic, textbook example of 'The Streisand Effect'. And generated lots of business for the bar, which is lovely to see. Hats off to The Plod for a job well […] [Original post on aus.social]

Three people in front of a shop front, having fun while having their photo taken by another, watched by a person in a white t-shirt.

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/02/2026

Enjoying (with many others inside the venue) a solidarity lager at Dissent Bar. #Canberra #Dissent #auspol #GoodVibes #Peace #Censorship

A beer in the foreground, and the Dissent Bar shopfront in the background.

Photos of Far Right figures dressed in WWII Nazi gear, with the word 'censored' in red across them.

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/02/2026

The Albo govt could burn political capital doing good and necessary things. But instead it creates this unholy mess. Alienating everyone. Fairly confident this incident will define his Prime Ministership. #auspol #herzognotwelcome #herzog #Canberra #Australia #Israel #FreePalestine #EndTheGenocide

Australian and Israeli flags flying in front of Australian Parliament House

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/02/2026

Genocide apologists in the Australian government want you to believe his visit is purely to support the local Jewish community after Bondi. The idea the President of a foreign nation credibly accused of genocide, mass murder and ethnic cleansing is necessary for […] [Original post on aus.social]

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/02/2026

Garema Place, 5.30pm, Mon 9 Feb. #herzognotwelcome Be there. Bring friends! Of course, it is obvious that Albo's judgement, the Governor General's weakness, pointless Labor backbenchers like Alicia Payne and insiders like Katie Gallagher are also being protested […] [Original post on aus.social]

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/02/2026

Can't get enough of the Liberal Party? Need more circular discussion about the utterly pointless Coalition? Then the ABC is for you!! PK is conducting her afternoon Liberal Party show now for those that follow these things. #auspol #LiberalPartyofAustralia #abcnews #australia

Photo of a woman on a TV screen. The words, 'Afternoon Briefing'

Photo of a man on a TV screen. The words, 'Afternoon Briefing'

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/01/2026

Finally took the plunge and tested out Matcha. At Ujin, a newish place in Civic, #Canberra. Having flashbacks to the wheatgrass trend of about 20 years ago. #Matcha

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/12/2025

The most underrated #restaurant in #canberra ? Azima in the city. #lebanese Just knocked over one of their $29 lunch deals. Am now as full as a doctor's wallet. They'll need to open both doors so I can waddle out with my dignity intact.

Small plates of vegetarian food on a platter, with crisp and pita bread.

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/12/2025

We need to talk about #TheAustralian. The first five pages are just rabid, ideological drivel. Constant demonization of anyone who protests Israeli atrocities in #Gaza. And #Labor bashing, of course. Because never waste a crisis. How is it that U16s can't be on […] [Original post on aus.social]

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/12/2025

#Canberra businesses open and close all the time, esp around the Melbourne and Sydney buildings in Civic. Yet this seemingly timeless, 'been there forever' institution remains. A part of the furniture of Civic like Landspeed Records, weird statues of lewd sheep or 'Telecom Tower'.

A doorway with a sign hanging above, 'Church of Scientology' above it, and a red and white sandwich board in front.

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/12/2025

#cycletourism Learnt a few things yesterday. The day before ended badly with, 'hey you, you checking out or what?' when I returned to the tent at about 1930hrs. There had been some confusion with my booking and I was only booked in for one night, not two. For […] [Original post on aus.social]

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/12/2025

The last few days back towards #canberra have been much shorter, with longer rests, then the first days riding away. Doing all the stretching, and allowing the old bod time to build strength while not further embuggerising (*technical physio term) the knee. Next […] [Original post on aus.social]

Map showing route from Newcastle, through Belmont, Budgewoi and to Toowoon.

Campsite in Budgewoi - a tent among paperbark trees, with the bike leaning up against a tree

Tent in a campsite (with a blue mat in front) normally used by caravans

The view from the cafe under the Toowoon Surf Life Saving Club - tables on a deck in front of a beach.

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/12/2025

The #Greens do it differently in Toowoon, Central Coast #newsouthwales 😜 Waiting for the collaboration between the #ACTGreens and the #canberra Raiders. 🏉 /s #auspol

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/12/2025

#Cycling through #newsouthwales ? Be sure to not fuck with the Lions Club (or their plants) on the 'Cenny Coast' on the way through. #BikeTooter #newsouthwales #cycletourism

Two signs. One advising against plant theft at the risk of being attacked by wild Lions .... And the other advising of an attacking bird.

A warning sign advising that stealing plants risks being eaten by wild Lions.

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/12/2025

Finally on the move again. A short day, about 25km along the beautiful #FernleighTrack south from #Newcastle to Belmont. Could not do the whole route as a part was closed due to a #bushfire. And .... absolutely stoked to report we are in a hotel room tonight! […] [Original post on aus.social]

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/12/2025

A beautiful place, Stockton. Full of colonial history, FN history, WWII history and a former industrial powerhouse (or a beautiful beachside suburb for the workers who made it all happen). #cycling #cycletourism #new_south_wales

The Boatrowers, a beautiful old 19thC pub in Stockton.

Ye Olde Church across from the Boatrowers Hotel, Stockton

Jalapeño and cheese croissant, the Gladstone Hotel, Stockton

Looking out a window onto the ocean, during breakfast at Lexie's on the Beach, Stockton

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/11/2025

Rising Tide 2025 - Newcastle Second Day of Blockade. More coal ships delayed, and a lot of committed protesters making it happen. Awesome work from so many people. #risingtide #auspol #NewcastleNSW #RisingTide2025 #endfossilfuels #PeoplesBlockade #NoNewCoal #MakePollutersPay

A sign reading, 'the power of the people is greater than the people in power'

Climate protesters gather on the beach with a Palestinian flag

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/11/2025

Rising Tide 2025. The crew from Disobedience working the crowd up for another day of solidarity and protest. #risingtide #auspol #NewcastleNSW #RisingTide2025 #endfossilfuels #PeoplesBlockade #NoNewCoal #MakePollutersPay

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/11/2025

The Peoples Blockade of Newcastke Port begins! A great turn out, amazing energy, and anecdotal reporting that a coal ship has been delayed! ✊ A completely OTT police response (the cops have their own special operation for this activity) and only two 'pro coal' […] [Original post on aus.social]

Two men with a sign reading, 'Arnie and Pope say terminate fossil fuels'

Person in red protesting at the beach on front of police boat

Person with Rising Tide flag on the beach, in front of kayakers

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/11/2025

Well done NSW Rail! Bike storage on trains. Not every carriage, nor every train, but some. It's progress. Better than the antediluvian #Canberra to #sydney service. (No snakey comments please. In the event another cyclist gets on I will remove all the baggage […] [Original post on aus.social]

A loaded pushbike in front of three storage racks for bikes.

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/11/2025

The Tiring Ride to Rising Tide. :-) Day Two - Tarago to Sassafras. (The purple leg in the map below). A beautiful cycling day. Pleasantly cool with light drizzle. Rather large hills though, and I suspect I have triggered some tendonitis in the knees. Overnight […] [Original post on aus.social]

Bike leaning up against rusty old fuel bowzer

A map describing the two days of riding so far.

A farmer's sign advising not to shoot native fauna as they are precious and worthy of protection

Campsite at Sassafras, bike in foreground and tent in the background.

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/11/2025

Bike Ride from Canberra to Newcastle for RisingTide 2025. Day One - CBR to Tarago, complete! First day of long haul cycling (76km .... a lot giving my lack of preparation!) in years. And ..... not too bad. Will see how the joints pull up in the morning.... But […] [Original post on aus.social]

Map showing today's route from Canberra to Tarago

Photo of the point of departure, a bike in front of Blundell's Cottage, Canberra.

A long black and a bottle of water at an outdoor table, Braidwood

The bike in front of the Loaded Dog Hotel, Tarago.

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2025

Inspirobot. It's spooky. I know its AI but it seems so .... *real. The profound wisdom speaks to me in so many ways. I feel it knows me. inspirobot.me

An eye in a triangle with the quote: Don't be embarrassed about your scrotum.

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2025

Various Gunghalin sunsets. (And a cheeky Transport Canberra bus.) #Canberra #publictransport

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2025

Very dry, Tanqeray 10 martini. Ice cubes moistened with vermouth, vermouth discarded, then gin gently stirred through till cold enough. Ice discarded. Grapefruit peel. #friday #gin #martini #stirrednevershaken #canberra

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2025

Hmmm ..... I wonder how the 'antisemitism envoy' would receive this? Flag waving, white, ethno-nationalist neo-fascists urging a *reduction in support for Israel? In *theory she is against all forms of racism, especially antisemitism. Yet in *practice she is the […] [Original post on aus.social]

A protest sign reading, 'Support Australia not Israel'.

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2025

#fascist rally in #Canberra. Well met by counter protesters. Now they are crawling off the APH. #auspol #marchforAustralia

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2025

Did anything fundamentally change when we swapped one of these for the other? What do we have now? Scott Albanese? Anthony Morrison? Is it any wonder people distrust voting, institutions and other trappings of so called, 'governance'. #auspol #aukus […] [Original post on aus.social]

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2025

Pre-reading for #Politics in the Pub just landed. Who, Where and When? Hosted by the #Australia Institute, upstairs at Verity Lane (Syd Building), Wed 20 Aug at 1830hrs. #auspol #australianpolitics #Canberra

Book cover. Titled, 'Dead Centre - How political pragmatism is killing us'

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Mark Deasy 🍉 @markdeasy.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2025

I've been a good boy all week. So far. => Coffee and cakie bun. (Espresso Room, Nishi Building.) Gnom gnom gnom ....

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