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Tim's Motorbike Rides @timsrides.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Chillin’ in Nimbin with good vibes and great company. ✌️🌈 #BeKind #RainbowWalk #Nimbin #PrideMonth #MotorcycleLife

Two smiling men pose arm in arm in front of a colorful sign about the Nimbin Aquarius Festival and Rainbow Walk. Both wear ‘Be Kind’ T-shirts with rainbow logos. They stand at the corner of a wooden building on a sunny day, with nearby signs advertising crystals, books, and the Nimbin Artists Gallery. A few people stroll past on the shaded footpath, adding to the village’s relaxed, alternative vibe.

Tim's Motorbike Rides @timsrides.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Off on a ride to celebrate Pride Month tomorrow morning. First time I've done this, but I'm keen to support everything this month stands for—and it has become more personal to me this year. Nimbin, a centre of counterculture, seems like a fitting destination 🙂.

Illustrated poster featuring a large, weathered rainbow overlaid with the text 'Nimbin Pride Ride' in a distressed typewriter font. The background shows a colorful forested landscape with native Australian wildlife, a red and white VW van, and two characters—one with a guitar and another smoking in a tree. The style evokes a retro, psychedelic, and counterculture aesthetic.

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Tim Barham @timbarham.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

The impact of the TACO administration is global, and millions will die as a result of its anti-science agenda.

A tweet by Joseph Allen (@j_g_allen) reads: “Harvard researcher Dr Sarah Fortune was only two years away from creating a vaccine that could have saved the 1.25 million people killed each year by tuberculosis. But last month, she received a letter telling her that the $60 million grant funding her research was being halted by President Trump.” Below the tweet is a quote on a white background: “She knew the president was threatening to pull grants from the university, but she had hoped her research might be spared. ‘I thought maybe somehow Harvard will escape,’ Fortune said. ‘I was very naive. Then the scope of the attack became clear.’” Below the quote is a photo of Dr. Sarah Fortune standing in a laboratory, wearing a black coat with red glasses hanging from the collar. She has shoulder-length blond hair and a serious expression. Laboratory equipment and shelves with supplies are visible in the background.

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Tim's Motorbike Rides @timsrides.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Visited Hallstatt a few years ago on a trip to Austria. A truly beautiful town. Of course the entire trip I was thinking "I wish I was on a motorcycle" 🙂

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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 02/06/2025

I was happy to help Filippo out and annotate the beautiful still of his image (non-annotated version sent to @apod.shinyakato.dev as I really think it is worthy). You could do so much science communication from this one image: - galaxies (plural!) - aurora - stellar evolution - nearest system 🔭🧪

landscape image looking out over a cliff to the ocean. The sky has the Milky Way arch hanging over it, and to the lower right, above the ocean and hugging the cliffs are the bright red and orange aurora australis. The image is annotated with features of the Milky Way galaxy.

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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 02/06/2025

Ok, here it is! This beautiful footage, made by my friend Filippo Rivetti was taken last night during the height of the storm from Royal National Park, on the southern outskirts of Sydney. We see #aurora, the beautiful Milky Way and a sea of stars above our Earthly ocean. They sent a poet ... 🔭🧪

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Aurora Australis at Royal NP

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Tim Barham @timbarham.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Just one reason promoting Pride Month is so important. I have treasured friends whose lives are at risk simply because of who they are. This is not hyperbole... this is the reality they live with every day.

A Facebook post on the account of Jonathan Joss, contains a statement from Tristan Kern de Gonzales, husband of Jonathan Joss. The statement reads:

"My husband Jonathan Joss and I were involved in a shooting while checking the mail at the site of our former home. That home was burned down after over two years of threats from people in the area who repeatedly told us they would set it on fire. We reported these threats to law enforcement multiple times and nothing was done.

Throughout that time we were harassed regularly by individuals who made it clear they did not accept our relationship. Much of the harassment was openly homophobic.

When we returned to the site to check our mail we discovered the skull of one of our dogs and its harness placed in clear view. This caused both of us severe emotional distress. We began yelling and crying in response to the pain of what we saw.

While we were doing this a man approached us. He started yelling violent homophobic slurs at us. He then raised a gun from his lap and fired.

Jonathan and I had no weapons. We were not threatening anyone. We were grieving. We were standing side by side. When the man fired Jonathan pushed me out of the way. He saved my life.

Jonathan is my husband. He gave me more love in our time together than most people ever get. We were newlyweds. We picked Valentines Day. We were in the process of looking for a trailer and planning our future.

He was murdered by someone who could not stand the sight of two men loving each other.

I was with him when he passed. I told him how much he was loved.

To everyone who supported him, his fans, his friends, know that he valued you deeply. He saw you as family.

My focus now is on protecting Jonathan’s legacy and honoring the life we built together.

If your concern is how someone coped with trauma or how loudly they speak when recounting injustice and being ignored by authorities then you never truly cared about my husband.

Jonathan saved my life. I will carr…

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Tim's Motorbike Rides @timsrides.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Browsing through some old photos of mine, came across this one... my first attempt at tilt shift 🙂 #urbangaze #cityscape #urbanphotography #tiltshift #londonarchitecture #fromabove

View from above St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, showing its twin bell towers in the foreground and a curved city street lined with historic buildings and red double-decker buses. Image uses a tilt-shift effect that blurs the edges and sharpens the center.

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Tim's Motorbike Rides @timsrides.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Here's a playlist of four Relive videos of our recent Painted Silos Tour in South-East Queensland! We started out in the rain, but the skies quickly cleared up, and we had blue skies and sunshine for most of the trip. Please enjoy! 🙂🏍️

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Painted Silos Tour – Day 1: Brisbane to Mount Perry

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Tim's Motorbike Rides @timsrides.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

I've been very slack about posting ride updates here! A few weeks ago we did a four-day tour targeting some local grain silo art. Here are a few photos from the tour. Will post videos soon.

A motorcyclist on a Can-Am Spyder trike rides into the historic Boolboonda Tunnel, a narrow, unlit railway tunnel carved into solid rock, surrounded by dense greenery and rugged cliffs.

A group of motorcycles parked beside the vividly painted silos at Three Moon Creek, with murals depicting a farmer gazing at a cosmic, dreamlike landscape filled with celestial bodies and native wildlife. Two photographers crouch on the grass, capturing the scene.

A Kawasaki Z900RS motorcycle parked on a dirt verge in front of the Thallon silos, which are painted with a sunset landscape featuring Australian flora, fauna, and sheep. Puffy white clouds and a bright blue sky complete the rural Queensland scene.

A Kawasaki Z900RS parked in front of the Yelarbon silos, painted in shades of blue and teal, depicting scenes of wetlands, native birds, and a young boy playing by the water. The artwork stretches across multiple silos under a clear sky.

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Tim Barham @timbarham.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Our current foster kittens, Jemima and Sylvie, resting after a hard morning's play 🙂

Two foster kittens, Jemima and Sylvie, resting on a couch. Jemima, a tabby with white paws, is stretched out on a red and white blanket, while Sylvie, a sleek black kitten, lies beside her on a blue plaid blanket. Both appear relaxed and cozy.

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Quirky Tees Store @quirky-tees.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Celebrate pride month with some new designs! www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1707... www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1707... www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1707...

A man wears a black t-shirt featuring the iconic Joy Division "Unknown Pleasures" pulse waveform design in rainbow colors, representing the LGBTQ+ pride flag.

A man wears a black t-shirt with the Joy Division "Unknown Pleasures" waveform in the colors of the transgender pride flag: light blue, pink, and white.

A man wears a black t-shirt with a stylized phoenix design in the colors of the transgender pride flag: light blue, pink, and white, giving a fiery and bold look.

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Tim Barham @timbarham.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Designed myself a t-shirt to celebrate pride month - should arrive just in time! 🙂

Black crew-neck t-shirt featuring a colorful phoenix design in the center. The mythical bird is depicted with outstretched wings in vibrant blue and coral/pink colors, rising upward against the black fabric. The phoenix has a textured, slightly speckled appearance, creating a striking contrast on the simple black shirt.

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Tim's Motorbike Rides @timsrides.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Love a Harrier! One of my fondest memories as an undergraduate in the Royal Australian Navy was getting a tour of the HMS Invincible, seeing her Harriers up close and personal. 🙂

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Tim's Motorbike Rides @timsrides.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Great ride today, but now my bike's shit... literally bull shit!

Close-up of a motorcycle engine and exhaust pipe splattered with a generous helping of cow manure, courtesy of an unexpected high-speed bovine booby trap on the road.

Rider’s boot and jeans caked with cow dung after a 100kph encounter with a fresh pasture present—nature’s way of reminding you who's boss on rural roads.

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Tim Barham @timbarham.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

This is not natural... it's entirely the result of human activity. The science behind that is simple, provable, and not questioned by anyone with any expertise in the field. We are heading towards disaster. svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5190

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Tim Barham @timbarham.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Went for a wander around the neighbourhood this afternoon... stitched together a few live photos of the water running down the streets around here 🙂...

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Tim Barham @timbarham.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

The foster kitties exhausted after a morning saving the world from bright points of light 🙂

Three cats are sprawled out on a dark brown leather couch, each in a different sleeping position. On the left, a grey tabby is curled into a tight ball, resting on a patterned pillow. In the center, a dark tabby with bold swirls is stretched out on a soft pink blanket, one paw reaching forward. On the right, a black and white cat is completely upside down, paws splayed out, exposing its white belly while resting against a large purple pillow. The scene exudes cozy relaxation.

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Tim Barham @timbarham.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Three of our foster kitties are fascinated by the downpour from ex-tropical cyclone Alfred...

Three cats sit on a beige rug in front of a screen door, gazing outside. The cat on the left is black with white markings, lying stretched out. The middle cat has a dark tabby pattern and is crouched down. The cat on the right is a lighter grey tabby with a striped coat, sitting upright with its tail curled slightly. Outside, a brick-paved patio with greenery and a wooden table is visible through the screen.

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Tim's Motorbike Rides @timsrides.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Just remembered... back in 2021 we had a motorcycle exhibition here in Brisbane, which had a huge range of bikes, including some gorgeous old motorcycles (some details in alt text)...

A black vintage Crocker motorcycle on display in a museum, featuring a brown leather seat, black fenders, and a classic V-twin engine. The background shows a crowd of people admiring various motorcycles on display, with white walls and projected images related to motorcycle history.

A deep red vintage Indian motorcycle with a large front fender and a horizontal twin-cylinder engine, displayed in a museum. It has a brown leather seat and classic spoked wheels. People in the background observe the exhibits, with various other motorcycles on display.

A historic Indian board track racing motorcycle in red with gold lettering, featuring a rigid frame, thin tires, and a V-twin engine. The bike is displayed with a white metal mesh backdrop, and museum visitors can be seen admiring the exhibit.

A beautifully restored black and red vintage Henderson motorcycle with a four-cylinder engine, a leather saddle, and white-wall tires. It has an antique brass horn mounted on the handlebars. The exhibit is in a well-lit museum with a crowd in the background admiring other classic motorcycles.

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Tim's Motorbike Rides @timsrides.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

What are some of the more interesting motorcycles you've seen in your travels? The first is the bizarre looking Aprilia Moto 6.5, designed by Philippe Starck, which I saw on the streets of Vienna. The second, rather less functional 🙂, outside a shop in Old Town Prague...

A Moto 6.5 motorcycle, designed by Philippe Starck and manufactured by Aprilia, is parked on a city street in Vienna's Innere Stadt. The bike has a distinctive orange and gray color scheme with a minimalist, futuristic design. It is parked alongside a row of scooters, including a green and yellow-striped Vespa, with a stone-paved sidewalk and shopfronts visible in the background.

An incredibly handsome man with a beard, wearing a black cap, black t-shirt, and beige cargo shorts, sits on an intricately designed metal motorcycle sculpture. The bike is entirely constructed from metallic parts, with a detailed mechanical look and an exaggerated chopper-style frame. The setting is outside a store in Old Town Prague, which sells metal sculptures and artwork, with a few people walking by in the background.

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Tim Barham @timbarham.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Brisbane, Qld, when a cyclone is just off the coast 🙄…

A suburban scene in Brisbane, Queensland, taken during the presence of Cyclone Alfred off the coast. The sky is a mix of blue and scattered white and gray clouds, with patches of sunlight filtering through. In the foreground, a cream-colored house with a dark gray tiled roof stands behind a wooden fence, showing some weathering on its walls. To the left, parts of other homes with red-tiled roofs and solar panels are visible. Green trees and bushes frame the image, with some foliage appearing to sway slightly in the breeze. The overall atmosphere suggests a calm moment despite the nearby cyclone.

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Tim Barham @timbarham.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Cyclone? What cyclone? 🤷‍♂️

A suburban scene with a bright blue sky and scattered wispy white clouds. In the foreground, a red-tiled roof is partially visible, with a green metal awning on the right side. Several trees, including lush green broadleaf trees and tall palm trees swaying in the wind, frame the scene. A dark green metal gate with brick pillars separates the property from the street. Across the road, a modern two-story house with a gray tiled roof, white walls, a small balcony, and a high gray fence is visible. A black car is parked on the street, and additional houses and greenery can be seen in the background.

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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Firefly Aerospace on Flickr (Mar 2, 2025) A new era of lunar exploration begins.: Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 casts a shadow on the Moon, with Earth shining in the distance. flic.kr/p/2qPAwxy

A shadowy silhouette of a lunar lander stretches across the Moon's cratered surface, illuminated by sunlight. In the dark sky above, Earth appears as a bright, distant sphere.

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Tim's Motorbike Rides @timsrides.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

And last Saturday we returned to the Bunya Mountains Tavern for lunch. Nice big ride, and an iffy forecast turned into a wonderful day for a ride 🙂

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Back to the Bunya Mountains...

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Tim's Motorbike Rides @timsrides.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

It's been months since I've had the motivation to put together a Relive video for a ride (my main block? Finding a soundtrack I'm happy with 🙄😂). But today I did not one, but two! First one for our ride from a couple of weeks ago down to Tenterfield for lunch... again 🙂. This time via Lions Rd.

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Tenterfield via Lions Rd...

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Tim Barham @timbarham.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

I followed the construction of the James Webb Space Telescope, and later the Roman Space Telescope, and one name kept popping up over and over in the photo credits... James Gunn. If you check out @roman-telescope.bsky.social or @webb-telescope.bsky.social, you'll see a lot of his incredible work.

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Tim's Motorbike Rides @timsrides.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Group ride to the Bunya Mountains for lunch this Saturday. I'm trying a route I usually avoid because of significant (and usually pretty shitty) unpaved road between Maidenwell and the Bunya Mountains, which has recently been paved. Here's our route for the day: waypoint.guru/9eed48e0

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redshift🔴pics @redshift.pics · 15/02/2025

If you're interested in following details about NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, follow our new account, @nasa-roman-gallery.bsky.social The Roman Space Telescope is designed to study dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics, and is scheduled to launch by May 2027.

An artistic rendering of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in space. The spacecraft features a large telescope with an open, hexagonal aperture and dark shielding panels extending outward. The background is a cosmic scene filled with purple-hued galactic structures, glowing filaments, and distant galaxies, representing the large-scale structure of the universe. The Roman Space Telescope is designed to study dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics.

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Tim Barham @timbarham.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

So looking forward to this (April 24)! Third time for me (last time back in 2019).

A promotional banner for Hans Zimmer Live, featuring the legendary film composer Hans Zimmer playing an electric guitar. He is wearing a black shirt and appears to be mid-performance with an energetic expression. The background has a blue and black gradient with stage lighting effects. To the right, "HANS ZIMMER LIVE" is displayed in a bold, stylized yellow font. A circular white text box highlights some of his most famous film scores: Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lion King, Inception, and Dune.

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Tim Barham @timbarham.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Yesterday I saw a thread about song covers that were better than the original. I don't know if I can claim Adam Lambert beats Johnny Cash, but this is a completely awesome cover of Ring of Fire 🙂

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Adam Lambert - Ring Of Fire (Glam Nation Live, Indianapolis, IN, 2010)

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Tim Barham @timbarham.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

This is how it's done, Google.

A screenshot of a Bluesky post from Encyclopaedia Britannica (@britannica.com) stating that they will continue to use the term "Gulf of Mexico" for several reasons:

They serve an international audience, the majority of which is outside the U.S.

The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.'s authority to rename it is ambiguous.

The post includes a cup of coffee and downward arrow emoji at the end. It has 113 replies, 1.8K reposts, and 6.8K likes.

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Tim Barham @timbarham.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

If only this was a joke. "Red, White and Blueland"? 🙄

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Tim's Motorbike Rides @timsrides.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Rest stop at the Border Loop Lookout on Lions Rd, on the way to Tenterfield for lunch. 🏍️

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Tim's Motorbike Rides @timsrides.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Sunday we have a group heading down to Tenterfield for lunch via Lions Rd and the Bruxner Hwy... always a fun ride, but will be interesting to see what the weather holds for us this time 🙂 From a previous ride, at the Border Loop Lookout on Lions Rd...

A group of motorcycle riders standing on a wooden viewing platform at the Border Loop Lookout on Lions Rd. The riders are dressed in a mix of riding gear and casual attire, smiling and posing against a backdrop of lush green hills and a bright blue sky with scattered clouds. The scene is surrounded by tall trees, creating a serene and picturesque atmosphere.

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Tim Barham @timbarham.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

First listen in a while… The line "for we are glorious" always brings a lump to my throat. Celebrating humanity's wonderful diversity—whatever your skin color, pronouns, sexuality, how you move through the world… you are glorious. Bigots like Trump fear difference and seek to erase it. Their loss.

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The Greatest Showman | This Is Me (Official Lyric Video)

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Tim Barham @timbarham.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

A screenshot of a tweet by Acyn (@Acyn) showing an exchange during a Senate confirmation hearing. The text reads:

Warnock: "You have compared the CDC's work to Nazi death camps. You've compared it to sexual abusers in the Catholic church."
RFK JR: "I never said it."
Warnock: "Actually, I have a transcript."

Below the tweet is a split-screen image of the hearing: on the left, RFK Jr. is speaking at a microphone with another person seated behind him. On the right, Senator Raphael Warnock is visibly reacting during the session. The MSNBC caption reads: "Now: Trump Health Secy. Nominee RFK Jr. Testifies."

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 03/02/2025

“Despite this administration’s claims, it’s precisely those accessibility laws and policies that make it possible for people like me to have successful careers serving our country and fairly compete for promotion.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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Opinion | I’m a blind federal employee. Diversity and merit aren’t enemies.

But we can’t have good government without accountability or the rule of law.

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Tim Barham @timbarham.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

A screenshot of a social media post by Mx. Robbie Bobbie Berta Boeing. The text reads:
"A gay guy, a Black man, and a woman walk into a flight deck—that's not the beginning of a joke, but just a regular day at work! There was so much DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) on this plane that we could hardly get in the air. Luckily my limp wrists were able to wrestle the heavy jet back to the ground. 👏♀️"

The attached photo shows three smiling pilots inside a flight deck: a female pilot holding a clipboard, a Black male pilot, and the poster, a bearded male pilot wearing a lanyard with LGBTQ+ pride flags. The post has 725 comments, 5.3K retweets, and 40.5K likes.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 02/02/2025

RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.

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Tim's Motorbike Rides @timsrides.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Visiting French cosmologist Daniel Pomarède‬ enjoying the sights (and temperature) of Brisbane city 🙂

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