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Melbourne / wurundjeri country. Artwork on stone by BokBok and Iya. Born at 314.3 ppm CO2 in the atmosphere. Currently at 425 ppm (Mauna Loa Observatory via Scripps Institution).

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fladdle.bsky.social @fladdle.bsky.social · Jun 25

Want to donate but don’t who to or how? Check out PANZMA. Your money will help anyone who needs it. #Gaza #Palestine

PANZMA – Palestinian Australian New Zealand Medical Association

panzma.org

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fladdle.bsky.social @fladdle.bsky.social · 7h

“The stock currently being built in Australian cities isn’t yet diverse enough to house people at all stages of the family lifecycle, and at all affordability levels.” #housing #AffordableHousing #AusPol

The government wants more of us living in high rises. Here’s why Australians don’t want to

Governments have been pushing the construction of apartment towers for years to help housing affordability and availability, but people don’t want to live in them.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 10h

You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable

You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

Headline reads: Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotic for adult users.

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fladdle.bsky.social @fladdle.bsky.social · 9h

“Few things are sadder than being loved for your money.” - Gary Shteyngart

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fladdle.bsky.social @fladdle.bsky.social · 10h

If only becoming a joke had an impact on them / him.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Davesphotos 🇨🇦 🍁🍁🍁 @davesadventures.bsky.social · 19h

This sure isn't going to win any awards, but it was the strangest cloud formations I have ever seen this morning!

Multiple small clouds that are almost identical!

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fladdle.bsky.social @fladdle.bsky.social · 19h

Aislopocene?

fladdle.bsky.social @fladdle.bsky.social · 19h

Not that we knew this for the past *checks notes* 8 decades. 🙄

Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 20h

In the 'very unsurprising' category today...

Major study finds tooth decay in Queensland children has declined since water fluoridation expanded.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Water fluoridation leading to lower rates of tooth decay in children, study finds

The findings are released as more Queensland councils opt out of water fluoridation and amid rising rates of misinformation.

www.abc.net.au

fladdle.bsky.social @fladdle.bsky.social · 1d

Ooooh, is that my crab apple tree?

fladdle.bsky.social @fladdle.bsky.social · 1d

Lol

fladdle.bsky.social @fladdle.bsky.social · 1d

“Sean Dooley, senior adviser at BirdLife Australia, said fake spiderwebs were a bigger problem here than in North America because Halloween coincides with nesting season in Australia.” 🪶

Those sticky Halloween cobwebs are killing our native wildlife

Plastics now comprise about 30 per cent of the material found in birds’ nests, as experts warn fake Halloween cobwebs sold at supermarkets are fuelling the problem.

www.smh.com.au

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 1d

Is there an explanation for why Palestinians are "prisoners" and Israelis are "hostages"?

Is the implication meant to be that the Palestinians were 'criminals' being punished through imprisonment?

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Palestinian prisoners freed after Israeli hostages released from Gaza

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fladdle.bsky.social @fladdle.bsky.social · 1d

Nor your camera lens, iirc.

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fladdle.bsky.social @fladdle.bsky.social · 1d

It’s okay. I get a monthly thing from Scienceworks here in Smellburn which includes things to see. Mind you, they didn’t include that recent comet, but I think that’s because it was only discovered a couple of days before it became visible. (And I use the word “visible” in a very loose way. 😆)

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fladdle.bsky.social @fladdle.bsky.social · 1d

I wish there was an alternative to the ❤️ for posts so I could acknowledge and agree but not “love”. (Remember how Twitter started off with the star?)

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fladdle.bsky.social @fladdle.bsky.social · 1d

Dag nabbit!

fladdle.bsky.social @fladdle.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for checking, David. I‘ll save my efforts for something that is in our skies. 👍🏻

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Kai Murk @kaimurk.bsky.social · 3d

This #microscopymonday is a cleaning day. Watch how a #microglia cell mops up and phagozytoses debris and junk in a very messy neuronal co-culture. BTW, it was a proper cleaning job → the neurons made it and formed nice networks
Phase contrast imaging started at DIV1. One frame per 20 min.

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fladdle.bsky.social @fladdle.bsky.social · 1d

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon):

Will we see this one, @coffeedave.bsky.social?

fladdle.bsky.social @fladdle.bsky.social · 1d

Share a cartoon from the past that kids today have probably never heard of. (I think?)

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Spoontaneous @spoontaneous.bsky.social · 4d

A repost...

'Mondrian Orange' ~ Carved in Sappan wood with colored veneers. Slight play on words inspired this one.

'Mixed Emotions' ~ Carved in Macassar Ebony with silver tubing. One side happy, one side not.

#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #wood

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Password Requirements @password-req.bsky.social · 2d

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THE PASSWORD MUST CONTAIN:
• Your astrology chart
• Mathematical formula (√⅜∑∫Ⅹ₍₇₎)
• Clever wordplay
• At least a plot twist

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Daniel Bowen @danielbowen.au · 2d

#Melbourne Rocks! One of the few named carriages, from a naming contest for school kids years ago.

Train carriage with marking “Melbourne rocks”

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fladdle.bsky.social @fladdle.bsky.social · 2d

😂

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 2d

Here more than 5,000 people answered the question below (more than 4,200 via quote replies & >800 comments). Lots of interesting stories!

On X, 15 people replied to the same query.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 7d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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