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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

As ever, on the anniversary of birth of Jim Henson, I'd like to acknowledge two of my greatest influences and inspirations... #Heroes

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Tilda Swinton b.1960 (John Byrne, 2001).

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Whenever Michele Bullock or one of her unctuous economist drones talk of wanting an uptick in unemployment, there seems to be no realisation that every one of those percentage points are real human beings trying to survive. Fuck you people. #InterestRates #RBA #auspol

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Wait, we're not going to get to hear Dance Monkey before the NRL Grand Final?🏉 Desperate times, desperate measures: Is Billy Idol available? Put the call in!

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Hanson acolytes absolutely following the Trump playbook... 1/. "She didn't say that!" *Yeah, she did. 2/. "She was taken out of context!" *No, she wasn't. 3/. "Well, obviously what she meant was...". *No, she said it again. 4/. "Well, she's right you know." *Fucksake. #OneNotion #auspol

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I have developed a standard response to the increasing numbers of fuckwits coming out of the woodwork across various social media platforms this week: #9/11

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Welcome again to Mick Thomas's royalty bump equivalent to Paul Kelly's December 21st. #GravyDay #FathersDay

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Cafe Interior, Afternoon (Patrick Caulfield, 1973).

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Just Bridie, playing a late friend's vintage Bechstein. Mostly his own songs which so quietly reach into your calloused ventricles, then finishes off with The Proclaimers' Sunshine On Leith - one of those tunes that could bring a tear to a glass eye. #DavidBridie #OnKarensPiano

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Depending on your news source, those who protested, walked out, or simply didn't go to the #Swans game were: a/. Pointing out "the boys" were dickheads, or... b/. Complaining the club's treatment of "the boys". Pick a side. #CheerCheer #JustAnotherCultureWar

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Can we just spare a thought for the poor bastards who are tenants in Dave Hughes' investment properties? #Hughesy

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

"I don't get it." "We should have that put on a t-shirt for you..." #SlowHorses

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Seriously, at any point did we expect an #IDF "investigation" of the IDF firing on an aid convoy and ambulances to come back with any other conclusion than victim blaming, "accident of war" and/or "Oh well, shit happens"? Genocidal fucking psychopaths. #auspol #ZomiFrankcom #Gaza

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Late Autumn at Ichikawa (Kawase Hasui, 1930).

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Bar, Skyros (Jeffrey Smart, 1964).

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

"So, why did you stand here in #Clacton?" "That's where the election was, Jon." Count Binface, still absolutely across the political situation.

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Test cricket on the telly - in August! 🏏 Supplementary: Matt Hayden, pretty obviously the next sportsman with an "Advanced Hair, yeah yeah!" deal. #AUSvBAN

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I do like the irony of angry boomers announcing "I'm not giving my details to the government!" obviously forgetting the days when every home had a phone book with everybody's addresses in it. #Census

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

It was the NKVD's mastery of disguise that allowed Trotsky's assassin to blend in seamlessly with the local population. Sidebar: Bloody big icepicks down Mexico way...

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Bradley's Head Saturday Afternoon (Max Dupain, c. 1950).

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Not sure I can recall a band called "Roger". #Jeopardy #WhatIsWilco?

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

"Flog" is a particularly #Melbourne kind of insult. Sam Newman is a particularly #Melbourne kind of flog. See also: Dave Hughes.

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Instead of watching #Insiders, I went to a nice cafe and had a bacon & egg roll and a couple of cups of good coffee in the sunshine. Apparently I missed an interview with Jane Hume, just reinforcing the point that I made the correct decision. #auspol

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

So, is any journalist going to front Trump that his story of "350 feet of box cutter vandalism" was either a figment of his imagination or a deliberate lie? Yeah, didn't think so. #ReflectingPool

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The most pleasing bit is probably that the like and retweet came from the Lee kiddie himself. Now, just to make us all feel that bit older, Ben is now 47. #EasternRosella #AustralianMusic

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I am pleasantly surprised by Nicholas' restraint, and maybe even more by the Balzary kiddie going all Chet Baker toward the end... #Flea #WichitaLineman youtu.be/73P2drWXulM?...

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Flea feat. Nick Cave - Wichita Lineman (Official Visualizer)

YouTube video by Flea

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Tram bound for Lilyfield in Ross Street crossing Bridge Road, Forest Lodge. (City of Sydney Archives, c.1958).

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The saddest part - well, one of the saddest parts - is that the small crude old fool genuinely thinks he is funny. And has enough bootlickers and toadies around buzzing around to tell him he is. #Trump #WhiteHouseCorrespondentsDinner

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Pauline Hanson fluffers now just doing a local version of the MAGA defence: 1/. "(S)He didn't say that!" *Yeah, (s)he did. 2/. "(S)He was taken out of context!" *No, (s)he wasn't. 3/. "Well, obviously what (s)he meant was...". *No, (s)he said it again. 4/. "Well, (s)he's right you know." #auspol

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Delegates. Comrades. Could you just at least keep this a bit in mind? Thanks. #LaborNationalConference #Adelaide

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Across many of the social media platforms I utilise, very much post of the day... #Rosebud

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

So, Pauline... *Circlejerk cuppa with Yaxley-Lennon. *Sicilian resort trip as Gina's poodle. *White Australia Policy nostalgia. *And now: "Domestic violence is a two-way street". It's like she's trying to lose votes. What's the angle? #OneNotion #auspol

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Hanson: "I've never advocated for the White Australia policy." Also Hanson: "Yes Tommy, Australia started turning to shit when Whitlam ended the White Australia policy." With all due respect, you disingenuous old mole: get fucked. #OneNotion #auspol

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Barnaby Joyce's enduring appeal to the common man: *Shagging the secretary. *Passing out pissed on the footpath. *Yelling at the dog. #OneNotion #auspol

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

A few friends have asked if I want to go see The Odyssey. But, as ever, a wide ignorance and disinterest in ancient Greek myth and legend remains a real Achilles' knee for me.🦵📜🏛️

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Those who can, do. Those who can't, use AI prompts.

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

It remains difficult to explain to many redneck conservatives that six morbidly obese guys wearing plaid shirts in a Ford F-150 with a Confederate flag painted on it carrying AR-15s does not constitute "a well-regulated militia...". #AmericaYoureFucked

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Sydney Harbour (Arthur Streeton, 1907).

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

The fight in #Clacton is now a man dressed as a bin versus a bin dressed as a man.

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

It appears Franz Kafka didn't handle July all that well.

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Of course #Trump knew he wasn't talking to the real Teddy Roosevelt. But he did think it was Robin Williams. #TwilightAtTheMuseum

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Hanson drops 10 percentage points in latest #RedbridgePoll. That National Press Club speech worked a treat. Labor's cunning plan of just letting her speak obviously a tactical masterstroke. #OneNotion #auspol

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Ross Clelland @rnclelland.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Could it be that Joe Bogan, sorry, #KarlStefanovic, overestimates his popularity with the general public? I've heard cocaine can do that. #JustSayin'

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