Reposted by 🍺 William RyanDee Madigan @deemadigan.bsky.social · 13hAlso nobody refused her service. Nobody told her to go back where she came from. She got her coffee. The café just chose where the profit went. That's not exclusion. That's a business making a choice, which is something One Nation usually defends. 0269
🍺 William Ryan @williamryanpubs.bsky.social · 23h@cricketetal.bsky.social 🏏 Great read, fellahs. #headsforpodcasts 010
Reposted by 🍺 William RyanAnthony Etherin @anthonyetherin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Emit a tale woven one vowel at a time. #palindrome 25711
Reposted by 🍺 William RyanMichael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Shakespeare declared that she had a “professional relationship with REDACTED” @sarahrussell.bsky.social FOIs reveal #NACC still beset by conflict of interest woes #auspol michaelwest.com.au/the-nacc-sti...michaelwest.com.auThe NACC still doesn't know what a conflict-of-interest is - Michael WestConflict-of-interest issues continue to trouble the National Anti-Corruption Commission, while questions remain about who it recruits. 35120
Reposted by 🍺 William RyanSlate @slate.com · 02/10/2026Trump’s mental state just got put on full display. It’s not pretty. slate.trib.al/VCHJRGOslate.trib.alIs Trump All There? A New Interview Gives Us Five Serious Reasons to Wonder.We just got an unfettered view into the mind of the world’s most powerful person. It’s alarming, to say the least. 817145
Reposted by 🍺 William RyanAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Every time Trump blames Ukraine for the energy crisis 130451
🍺 William Ryan @williamryanpubs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Jentacular libations à the Paris End of Fern Rouge. Friday’s usual #crosswordsinthepub from the SMH/Age, authored by DA aka @dontattempt.bsky.social Went soft on us, this week. **SPOILERS** 010
Reposted by 🍺 William RyanMegan Wachspress @meganwachspress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It's unattractive to brag but I figured out in January 2025 that the entire AI pitch was to professional status-insecure men who wanted secretaries and in a world where women had achieved educational parity and now the CEO of Nvidia says he's offloading cognitively to an LLM rather than his wife/PA. 1135
🍺 William Ryan @williamryanpubs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#crosswordsintheppub on a Friday is usually a jentacular mission; day got away from me. Five bells in Sydney. 🍊 Negroni time. The first half went in, very swiftly; next quarter, logically. Last SW sector - wtf, DA? @dontattempt.bsky.social Will revisit. **SPOILERS** 010
Reposted by 🍺 William RyanGigz @andrewgigacz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Congratulations to A SONIC DICK. #BrownlowMedal 072
Reposted by 🍺 William RyanJohnson's Dictionary Online @sjdictionary.bsky.social · 22/09/2026To COMMUTE. v.a. [commuto, Latin.] 1. To exchange; to put one thing in the place of another; to give or receive one thing for another. 2. To buy off, or ransom one obligation by another. johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/1755/commute... 064
Reposted by 🍺 William RyanDavid Astle (alias DA) @dontattempt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026From radio listeners, googling a former sweetheart: ex-ploring pastporting orbiting relapsing biopeeping rearviewing wherenowism ghost-gazing ROMO - Regret Of Missing Out 271
Reposted by 🍺 William RyanDavid Astle (alias DA) @dontattempt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Remember - a musician who ignores the conductor is a floutist. If done brilliantly however, a flauntist 1242
🍺 William Ryan @williamryanpubs.bsky.social · 19/09/2026@dontattempt.bsky.social Don’t usually rant about the Age/SMH Target - we know they are prudes, out of touch and usually stupid. But, today…! No scarily, ibis, iris, bias, risibly, icily, airily 021
Reposted by 🍺 William RyanShana @shanamd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I am SORRY for sharing something that was posted on the other place, but this is too good. 160185183410
Reposted by 🍺 William Ryanstranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The NACC explains why they currently have just 2 case workers managing all referrals, despite having more than enough in their budget for more staff. Apparently they’ve been mismanaging their own budget.🤦♂️ Does anything function correctly at the NACC? 🙄 3322171
🍺 William Ryan @williamryanpubs.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Friday’s jentacular edition of #crosswordsinthepub hails (not hales!) from Fern Rouge, Sydney, Australia, cultural home of the Rabbitohs. DA aka @dontattempt.bsky.social has stopped me with three short. A couple more vessels of thinking juice, and will reengage. **SPOILERS** 020
Reposted by 🍺 William RyanAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 17/09/2026It’s funny, but also not funny at the same time. 15381112439
Reposted by 🍺 William RyanGhouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 09/09/2026If we aren’t doing this everywhere, what are we even doing? Annual Toronto dog swim before they close down the outdoor pools for the season: 501404470
Reposted by 🍺 William RyanAnthony Etherin @anthonyetherin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Rot in a jar of edam I made for a janitor. #palindrome 0428
Reposted by 🍺 William RyanDavid Astle (alias DA) @dontattempt.bsky.social · 12/09/2026My mum (94) asked for a simple definition of “personal algorithm” I went for “it’s a recipe made of all your traceable choices”. I think she’s even more bewildered. Maybe I am too 2181
Reposted by 🍺 William RyanNaked Ape @secretchimp.bsky.social · 13/09/2026An Australian political party needs to make a local equivalent. And force Hanson to watch it on repeat. Not expecting anything from the duopoly though: those hungry ghosts haven't realised they're dead ready. 1176
🍺 William Ryan @williamryanpubs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026#CrosswordsInThePub Friday’s SMH/Age edition with DA, and jentacular beers whilst watching the NFL. Few short; will revisit, half-time. @dontattempt.bsky.social **SPOILERS** 111
Reposted by 🍺 William RyanRosie de Difficult Kat 🌱🍉🍉 @rosiedekat.bsky.social · 05/09/2026theguardian.comUN votes to adopt new world map that shows Africa’s true scaleTogo-sponsored resolution called to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland 083
Reposted by 🍺 William RyanSusan Owens @susanowens.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Bravo Kakapo you’ve hit the headlines in France @liberation.fr 052
🍺 William Ryan @williamryanpubs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026#CrosswordsInThePub on our usual Friday iteration with DA in the SMH/Age. Bit messy, but (almost) got there, sub-hour. I like a good Rebus. @dontattempt.bsky.social **SPOILERS** 010
🍺 William Ryan @williamryanpubs.bsky.social · 28/08/2026#CrosswordsInThePub - solo; hour, ten. Have hit the wall. Fluck you, very much, DA. @dontattempt.bsky.social **SPOILERS** 000
🍺 William Ryan @williamryanpubs.bsky.social · 21/08/2026#CrosswordsInThePub on my usual Friday coming to you from Chippendale - the Sydney suburb, not the JD Vance love interest. 1h,15m with the NW corner impenetrable. Off to the fabulous crossword blog of @zinzan-xwd.bsky.social @dontattempt.bsky.social defeats me, again: five short. **SPOILERS** 010
🍺 William Ryan @williamryanpubs.bsky.social · 14/08/2026#CrosswordsInThePub coming to your to from Kiama, which translates to "where the sea makes a noise". It comes from Kiaram-a, an Indigenous Wodi Wodi word. This name describes the sound of the famous Kiama Blowhole. Here endeth the lesson, @dontattempt.bsky.social 000
Reposted by 🍺 William RyanRepublicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 08/08/2026DISGRACEFUL: The Senate voted 50-49 to confirm Todd Blanche, Trump’s former lawyer, as attorney general. Only two Republican senators voted NO: Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski. 10738296
🍺 William Ryan @williamryanpubs.bsky.social · 07/08/2026#CrosswordsInThePub is tardy, because: a) Life is short b) @lrlr.bsky.social sent me an inappropriate anagram c) I’ve been jentacular imbibing, with both hands d) @dontattempt.bsky.social foxed me into thinking I’d nail this despite the handicap of day-drinking e) all of the above 020
🍺 William Ryan @williamryanpubs.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Arguably, my worst-ever Target… @dontattempt.bsky.social 000
🍺 William Ryan @williamryanpubs.bsky.social · 31/07/2026#CrosswordsInThePub Friday iteration courtesy of DA @dontattempt.bsky.social WTAF, dude⁉️ **SPOILERS** Committed half-an-hour. Surmised, it’s some sort of anagram/subtraction thingy. Doing my head in - Especially, as I only had the online grid. Will revisit. KMN, @zinzan-xwd.bsky.social 010
🍺 William Ryan @williamryanpubs.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Barra! Grew up with the Doyle family. Their greatest ad - Barra… Monday, Tuesday.., Let me know when you’re next in your ol’ town. I’ll get the band back together, advise the necessary constabulary & brief the Sydney media. * Timothy, in the definitive lexicon, the Macquarie,c.moi 020
🍺 William Ryan @williamryanpubs.bsky.social · 24/07/2026‘Fuck you, very much’ Friday, dude! Been drinking, with both hands. See you, next Friday. [CUNF] *Pretended to look up your blindside cover defence in the early eighties… We never went that way. Love you, brother. @zinzan-xwd.bsky.social @stephenking.bsky.social @lrlr.bsky.social 000
🍺 William Ryan @williamryanpubs.bsky.social · 24/07/2026#CrosswordsInThePub My semi-regular Friday post of the Melbourne Age & Sydney Morning Herald #cryptic coming to you from Chippendale - the suburb in 🇦🇺, not JD Vance wet dream. Compiled by the most erudite, @dontattempt.bsky.social *Phut - is a word, I love - sparingly - thrown into the mix. 140
Reposted by 🍺 William RyanJust a Dad 📎 @dadmakingcans.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Trump 🇺🇸 YESTERDAY: "We have destroyed Iran. And we need $10 billion more for war." Obama 🇺🇸 TODAY: "All this to stop a nuke that didn’t exist and to open a Strait that wasn’t closed. What a loser." 🔥 453501984
🍺 William Ryan @williamryanpubs.bsky.social · 18/07/2026👍🏾 Great newsletter, today. Looking forward to CN on Tuesdays! So, let me get this right, in the Age/SMH? Monday RM Tuesday Liam/CN/TBA Wednesday Linda & Dave S Thursday RK/Nancy Friday Dave Astle Saturday Dave Sutton Sunday Son of Jessup 010
🍺 William Ryan @williamryanpubs.bsky.social · 17/07/2026@dontattempt.bsky.social Been meaning to ask you - Has Wordplay gone to God…? Would you like me to send a sternly worded missive to the Spectrum powers-that-be? 110