Purple Primmy
@purpleprimmy.bsky.social
Scooter and motorbike rider, gardener (inept but enthusiastic), lover of good red wine and bubbles.
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Albanese must lead a strong response to the Boorloo Day of Mourning bomb attack.
After the horror at Bondi we saw that leadership on violence and racism is possible with political will.
The same urgency is needed on rising threats against First Peoples.
My response:
nit.com.au/28-01-2026/2...
After the horror at Bondi we saw that leadership on violence and racism is possible with political will.
The same urgency is needed on rising threats against First Peoples.
My response:
nit.com.au/28-01-2026/2...
Lidia Thorpe urges decisive response to attack on First Peoples and supporters at Boorloo rally
Senator Lidia Thorpe has urged the federal government to respond as decisively to the rising threats against First Peoples as it did to the antisemitic attack at Bondi.The Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab...
nit.com.au
January 28, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Albanese must lead a strong response to the Boorloo Day of Mourning bomb attack.
After the horror at Bondi we saw that leadership on violence and racism is possible with political will.
The same urgency is needed on rising threats against First Peoples.
My response:
nit.com.au/28-01-2026/2...
After the horror at Bondi we saw that leadership on violence and racism is possible with political will.
The same urgency is needed on rising threats against First Peoples.
My response:
nit.com.au/28-01-2026/2...
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While the dictionary may suggest that terrorism is when anyone uses unlawful violence for political means, many understand that the application of the term becomes impacted by 'other factors'...
chaser.com.au/general-news...
chaser.com.au/general-news...
January 28, 2026 at 7:52 AM
While the dictionary may suggest that terrorism is when anyone uses unlawful violence for political means, many understand that the application of the term becomes impacted by 'other factors'...
chaser.com.au/general-news...
chaser.com.au/general-news...
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Here is a cartoon about the heatwave and are we allowed to blame anyone for it. Also Gina Rinehart's turtle. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s getting hotter thanks to climate change. Seriously though what will it take? | First Dog on the Moon
What if we started holding the government accountable
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Here is a cartoon about the heatwave and are we allowed to blame anyone for it. Also Gina Rinehart's turtle. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Well, the stupidly-hot temps have made it to the ACT (although I know others are suffering even more). It's like an oven out there. Stay safe, peeps ❤️
January 28, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Well, the stupidly-hot temps have made it to the ACT (although I know others are suffering even more). It's like an oven out there. Stay safe, peeps ❤️
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From Viz, three years ago: The Brexit Opportunity Detector.
Still looking.
Still looking.
January 27, 2026 at 7:12 AM
From Viz, three years ago: The Brexit Opportunity Detector.
Still looking.
Still looking.
I wish that the ABC and other news outlets would stop the 'What we know...' headlines. I'm over the dummed-down headlines.
January 25, 2026 at 11:53 AM
I wish that the ABC and other news outlets would stop the 'What we know...' headlines. I'm over the dummed-down headlines.
The usual Feb/Mar (remember, southern hemisphere, folks!) rush of events means that we've just realised that we only have 2 weekends at home between now and Easter. May have overbooked ourselves 😯 but it's gonna be fun 😈
January 23, 2026 at 11:18 AM
The usual Feb/Mar (remember, southern hemisphere, folks!) rush of events means that we've just realised that we only have 2 weekends at home between now and Easter. May have overbooked ourselves 😯 but it's gonna be fun 😈
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Juanita Tippins sings backing vocals in my band and I am so proud of her. I was delighted to be at the opening of “I Am Saltwater” an exquisite exhibition of artworks on Tapa bark cloth.
The exhibition is open for one more day at 12 Daniel St Botany.
The exhibition is open for one more day at 12 Daniel St Botany.
January 23, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Juanita Tippins sings backing vocals in my band and I am so proud of her. I was delighted to be at the opening of “I Am Saltwater” an exquisite exhibition of artworks on Tapa bark cloth.
The exhibition is open for one more day at 12 Daniel St Botany.
The exhibition is open for one more day at 12 Daniel St Botany.
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David Pope in Canberra Times
January 23, 2026 at 4:56 AM
David Pope in Canberra Times
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ABC Indigenous doesn’t mince words
January 23, 2026 at 6:33 AM
ABC Indigenous doesn’t mince words
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The plague of Bath Corgis.
I just found a useful public information booklet. Presumably made by the government in the 10 year olds room.
I just found a useful public information booklet. Presumably made by the government in the 10 year olds room.
January 22, 2026 at 2:04 PM
The plague of Bath Corgis.
I just found a useful public information booklet. Presumably made by the government in the 10 year olds room.
I just found a useful public information booklet. Presumably made by the government in the 10 year olds room.
Fantastic!
Oh but this is marvellous. A home built clockwork orrery in a modest Dutch home from 1774, which still keeps planetary time.
And a thing of beauty.
www.worldofinteriors.com/story/eise-e...
And a thing of beauty.
www.worldofinteriors.com/story/eise-e...
A Dutch canal house reaches for the stars with its record-breaking planetarium
In the 1770s, a star-gazing wool carder in the northern Netherlands made a pendulum-powered planetarium above his box bed
www.worldofinteriors.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Fantastic!
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Random Delightful Fact of the Day -
Eastern quolls go grey as they get older!
A juvenile (~6 mths old) on the L, & a 4 yr old on the R
(Worth noting that 4 yrs old is oooooold for an eastern quoll)
Eastern quolls go grey as they get older!
A juvenile (~6 mths old) on the L, & a 4 yr old on the R
(Worth noting that 4 yrs old is oooooold for an eastern quoll)
January 22, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Random Delightful Fact of the Day -
Eastern quolls go grey as they get older!
A juvenile (~6 mths old) on the L, & a 4 yr old on the R
(Worth noting that 4 yrs old is oooooold for an eastern quoll)
Eastern quolls go grey as they get older!
A juvenile (~6 mths old) on the L, & a 4 yr old on the R
(Worth noting that 4 yrs old is oooooold for an eastern quoll)
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Imagine your country gets invaded, your people are subjected to a rolling genocide for 180 years before the colonists even let you vote, 240 years later your Voice to parliament is rejected, then the first racial hatred legislation introduced by the colonial government isn’t even about you.
January 20, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Imagine your country gets invaded, your people are subjected to a rolling genocide for 180 years before the colonists even let you vote, 240 years later your Voice to parliament is rejected, then the first racial hatred legislation introduced by the colonial government isn’t even about you.
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January 20th is Penguin Awareness Day so I'm going to share a few good penguin facts/stories.
My goal is to spread greater Penguin Awareness.
My goal is to spread greater Penguin Awareness.
January 20, 2026 at 3:37 PM
January 20th is Penguin Awareness Day so I'm going to share a few good penguin facts/stories.
My goal is to spread greater Penguin Awareness.
My goal is to spread greater Penguin Awareness.
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And they’re off target in the 2025 Everything’s At Stakes, the race that stops the nation getting anywhere. The National has run away from the finish line, Ley’s Liberal has gotten a fright and reared, and Albo’s Ambition has stopped, thinking he’s won already. Barnaby’s Joyce is off the rails again
November 4, 2025 at 4:17 AM
And they’re off target in the 2025 Everything’s At Stakes, the race that stops the nation getting anywhere. The National has run away from the finish line, Ley’s Liberal has gotten a fright and reared, and Albo’s Ambition has stopped, thinking he’s won already. Barnaby’s Joyce is off the rails again
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This is a definition of "need" that I am not familiar with.
January 20, 2026 at 8:42 PM
This is a definition of "need" that I am not familiar with.
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Climate change is really, really expensive
Insurance claims from catastrophic events since September expected to hit $2 billion nationally after Vic fires www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Insurers flag premiums may rise after Victorian fires
Neighbours living on the same fire-ravaged street in regional Victoria are facing vastly different recoveries due to insurance differences, and recent disasters may push premiums further out of reach.
www.abc.net.au
January 20, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Climate change is really, really expensive
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For Penguin Awareness Day, a Typology of Pingu expressions.
Source: instagram.com/p/CKa390dD4TC/
Part of a 40th anniversary exhibition in Japan the other year.
Source: instagram.com/p/CKa390dD4TC/
Part of a 40th anniversary exhibition in Japan the other year.
January 20, 2026 at 9:02 AM
For Penguin Awareness Day, a Typology of Pingu expressions.
Source: instagram.com/p/CKa390dD4TC/
Part of a 40th anniversary exhibition in Japan the other year.
Source: instagram.com/p/CKa390dD4TC/
Part of a 40th anniversary exhibition in Japan the other year.
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January 19, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Summertime Jorts
Comfortably Jorts
Post a great jorts song from your playlist:
You Can Call Me Jorts
You Can Call Me Jorts
January 19, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Summertime Jorts
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I wrote this poem the day after Renee Good was murdered - it’s about how the media and politicians immediately dehumanised her. I have had a few people ask “who wrote it?” So I am putting it up again - written in anger
January 18, 2026 at 10:05 AM
I wrote this poem the day after Renee Good was murdered - it’s about how the media and politicians immediately dehumanised her. I have had a few people ask “who wrote it?” So I am putting it up again - written in anger
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This is the one life we have. So how can we make the most of it and support other people to do the same? Check out our wonderful animation with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social on the humanist approach to life. understandinghumanism.org.uk/res_films/on...
One Life, Live It Well: watch our new animation narrated by Alice Roberts
'Life is like a piece of string. It has a beginning and an end. We don't get much say about that. But we can make choices about the bit in between. We have the freedom to shape our own lives.'
understandinghumanism.org.uk
January 16, 2026 at 4:57 PM
This is the one life we have. So how can we make the most of it and support other people to do the same? Check out our wonderful animation with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social on the humanist approach to life. understandinghumanism.org.uk/res_films/on...
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Well that saves an argument. Or does it? 🤔
January 17, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Well that saves an argument. Or does it? 🤔