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Happy hermit @oigleboigle.bsky.social · 23h

Good news for aussie people, which will get ignored by most because it doesn't fit their narrative of 'australia is getting worse every day'.

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Happy hermit @oigleboigle.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Just when I thought we were done with flash flooding, along came a spectacular thunderstorm yesterday and dropped another deluge ... INTENSE rainfall ⛈️ totally overwhelmed the gutters and flooded half the back verandah 😂 exciting while it lasted, luckily not for long

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Happy hermit @oigleboigle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Yet another glorious day aside from thunderstorms and the rain. Three dogs waking me up with zoomies on the bed instead of the usual two 😂 perhaps a bit earlier than I would have liked after yesterday's roadtrip and the usual late night of reading news of the outside world 😱😵‍💫

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Happy hermit @oigleboigle.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Nemo the dog follows me up a tree 😂🤣 there is no escaping this dog

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Happy hermit @oigleboigle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Fine day for a road trip down through crop land - not so much canola this year but a lot of wheat & barley. Some lupins and quite a few fields left unsown. A good 5 hour drive, aside from the frustrating tourists in their slow moving caravans, and those who are too scared to travel over 100km/h.

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Happy hermit @oigleboigle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Strangely warm feeling for the end of September, but that warm air on bare skin is the most glorious feeling after winter. The land is drying out so fast I almost see the colours changing. Its so easy to shift gears into the familiarity of summer way of life, days shaped by the weather

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Happy hermit @oigleboigle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Silver cassia bushes are flowering - sweet & gentle floral scent hangs in the air all around them

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Happy hermit @oigleboigle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Red eucalyptus blossom in the late afternoon, when the colour of light changes as the sun sinks lower, and when you stop to notice the colours change before your eyes.

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Happy hermit @oigleboigle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Heading into summer, weeks earlier than we did last year. 32c on 20 September!! Last year the first warm day was closer to mid-October First day of the north winds bringing heat & flies down from the interior. Stepping outside just after sunrise into that warm air was a glorious moment

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Happy hermit @oigleboigle.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

(sarcastically) Great, Australia makes bluesky headlines for something other than a shark attack or the usual cliche story of "in Australia everything wants to kill you"

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Happy hermit @oigleboigle.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Its not funny, its sad. Emus are wild animals, not some exotic pet on a hobby farm far from where they belong - roaming freely as part of an ecosystem on the land (and climate!) where they evolved and adapted. They're cold and confused ... and people think its funny watching them longing to be free

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Happy hermit @oigleboigle.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The world ... sleepwalking into some kind of black swan event or series of events that will completely change life as we know it. Collapse. I want to look away but I can't

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Happy hermit @oigleboigle.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Never have I been so glad to be so far away from conventional life and the modern world as I am today. 26 years ago I gave up on materialism, greed, the shallow consumerism of the aspirational lifestyle and the endless competition for status & wealth. Endless growth in a finite system is impossible

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RG Poulussen @rgpoulussen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Not posed, directly after a mission. #WW2 #HISTORY

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Happy hermit @oigleboigle.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The hum of the earth originates in the Southern Ocean ... "Earth is, in effect, a vast and incredibly complex instrument, constantly being struck, shaken and set ringing by the forces acting upon it " www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

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Could ocean waves be making planet Earth hum?

Earth is constantly humming with an ultra-low-frequency vibration that can be picked up right across the globe and has puzzled seismologists for decades. Growing evidence suggests it is the collective...

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Natalka @natalkakyiv.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🇷🇺 Alisa, the Russian equivalent of Alexa, already knows the results of the State Duma elections, which will take place from September 18 to 20, 2026.

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Happy hermit @oigleboigle.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

A difference considered only yesterday while watching some interesting new bugs 😎

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Matt Schlegel @climatto.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Kind Doomer: someone who fully accepts 1) our planet is currently undergoing a sixth mass extinction event and 2) the eventual demise of many species on the planet, including h. sapiens, yet still works toward creating a kinder and fairer world with the remaining time.

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Happy hermit @oigleboigle.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Explorers 😂 excited by unusual smells & sounds of running water in the arid lands. This creek had flowing water three times in 2026. Before then, once in ten years. Drought is definitely over

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Happy hermit @oigleboigle.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Recycled glass is being turned into a silicon-rich soil additive that farmers say is improving crop growth AND reducing fertiliser use! Exciting news from Australian researchers!! youtube.com/watch?v=4Uhd...

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Why farmers are spreading crushed glass on their crops | Landline

YouTube video by ABC Australia

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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Today in 1985, the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty—the Treaty of Rarotonga—opened for signature. It entered into force on December 11, 1986, and has 13 States Parties. The treaty includes three protocols which apply to the five legally-recognized nuclear weapon states, outlawing the …

Attachment to Annex 1 to the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty — Illustrative Map

A black and white map showing the vast area of mostly ocean (but also the territory of Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and the many island chains east of Papua New Guinea and north of New Zealand) to be made nuclear-free under the Treaty of Rarotonga (excluding Australian islands in the Indian Ocean, which are covered by the treaty but not shown). Note that at its southern end, the zone meets the northern end of the Antarctic Treaty.

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Mike Bovril @mikebovril.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Reaffirms my view that American social media firms are weapons pointed at our societies

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Evergreen Intel @vcdgf555.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them. - 14th Dalai Lama

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Happy hermit @oigleboigle.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Dystopia Catastrophic climate change I wonder how many humans will still be alive in ten years time

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Happy hermit @oigleboigle.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The Southern Ocean is warming at a faster rate than anywhere else. Fewer whales and rare seabird sightings are a warning sign. Falls in whale sightings, rare seabirds appearing – is something unusual happening in the Southern Ocean? share.google/rtLOi37XVhqs...

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Falls in whale sightings, rare seabirds appearing – is something unusual happening in the Southern Ocean?

Could marine heatwaves in the cold Southern Ocean be making animals and birds migrate? It’s possible – but we need better monitoring to know.

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

1/7 In his latest video, Danish military analyst @anderspucknielsen.dk delivers a stark message about European defense: Europe does not need an army built to instantly defeat Russia, but one structured to survive the opening shock of a high-intensity, attritional war

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

1/5 Few political operatives carry as much hidden responsibility for global chaos as Vladislav Surkov. He is an architect of modern post-truth politics, turning cynicism into a weapon of mass disorientation while engineering the rise of Vladimir Putin

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

APPLEBAUM: Putin could go for full mobilization, and my guess is that it would fail. It would be very unpopular. Russians would, for the first time, resist going into army, because it's death sentence. I also don't see a situation where Russia can win or turn the tide this year.

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Happy hermit @oigleboigle.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Middle of July is midwinter, cold nights and frosty mornings but here I am in this most extraordinary boom season out on the land! Watching insect pollinators on my wattle in the warm sunshine, look up and see a formation of straw-necked ibis flying overhead in the clear blue sky, what a joy

Vibrant yellow puffballs of oz wattle blossom ablaze in the sun! A magnet to pollinators, this one has many small native bees and other insects around it, including a few honeybees. The scent of wattle blossom is indescribable- it floats in the air and surrounds the tree in an invisible richly scented cloud on a still day. Also, the sounds of so many birds - no traffic no crowds of people (none to be seen) just the sounds of dozens of bird species, too many to name. Not all have sweet voices -- eg crows and the corella 😵‍💫
This picture cannot possibly convey the feeling of the moment -- light, warmth, life, a joy for all the senses

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Nick @knockaboutwok.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Hanson was all the go here recently, being touted as PM material, despite a 30 year history of ratbaggery. Now, the media has done a 180 and it's hilarious. Compare the current ABC coverage with a month or so ago. #auspol

ABCNews screenshot of stories critical of PHON.

ABCNews stories from a month or so ago pumping up PHON.

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Happy hermit @oigleboigle.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Many trees died back over the last few years, with the drought & extended heat, but after the floods at least some began growing back New foliage is greener so all the native trees & bushes really brightened up

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Happy hermit @oigleboigle.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

What an extraordinary year we're having out on the land after the floods in February & March!! Midwinter in July, but its also spring summer and autumn all at once ...

Quandong tree with ripening fruit from drought-breaking rain in March, and with early spring blossom (divine scent released at night) even though its winter season July when picture taken.
Spring & summer, in winter

This one has been flowering since late December!! Sturt's Desert Pea -- only in a boom season after years of drought would we see this beautiful plant in flower for SEVEN MONTHS!! WOW ❤️

Eucalyptus trees are also coming into blossom.

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Happy hermit @oigleboigle.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Vibe - Think the time is right For a palace revolution 'Cause where I live the game to play Is compromise solution So my name is called Disturbance I'll shout and scream I'll kill the king, I'll rail at all his servants... youtube.com/watch?v=BUt0...

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The Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man (Official Lyric Video)

YouTube video by ABKCOVEVO

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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

No science fiction could have prepared us for just how stupid the end of the world can be. "The environment was on the brink of collapse, and so, rather than deal with that, we burned what fuel we had left getting computers to scam each other for money."

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Happy hermit @oigleboigle.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Economies grow, ecosystems collapse, civilisation collapses. Not the first time in human history, but maybe the last.

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Happy hermit @oigleboigle.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Wattle flowers from April of this year, completely the wrong time of year for them to blossom. Galahs and parrots feeding young in their tree hollow nests - in June & July, completely wrong time of year. Sturt's desert pea plants have been in flower for 8 months now. THE DROUGHT IS OVER!!

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

June 2026 Globally,according to Copernicus,had an average temperature of 16.54C which is 0.56C above the 1991/2020 norm and ranked as the SECOND hottest June on record,0.12C behind June 2024 and 0.03C above June 2023.