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mastodon 4.7.3I like old VWs and oddball old cars. Also avid cyclist. Cat slave. Dog whisperer. Naarm. Taker of photos. Owner of old VWs and a few Haflingers.
Also found at vwdasher@weird.autos
If you ask me for money, you will be blocked.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mamdani.
https://theintercept.com/2026/09/23/doordash-delivery-nyc-mamdani-wage-theft-settlement/
What utter cretins
#DoorDash
Must go to Aldi, buy ice cream and groceries.
Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social
Solar and wind generation meet record 80% of power demand on Australia’s national grid
Rooftop solar alone generates more than half of all power used, as clear sunny days and low demand drive record-breaking surge
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/22/solar-and-wind-generation-record-80-percent-australia-national-grid
#Solar #Australia #Energycrisis #ClimateChange
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Lilly Wachowski on Her New Studio Anarchists United, the Black Power Origins of ‘The Matrix’ and How ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Are ‘Supporting Trans Genocide’
The visionary filmmaker behind ‘The Matrix’ opens up about her new studio for marginalized voices, J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk.
https://variety.com/2026/tv/features/lilly-wachowski-jk-rowling-harry-potter-trans-the-matrix-1236858104/#TransRightsarehumanrights #LillyWachowski #TheMatrix #Film #Cinema
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@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social We also have the Australian Electoral Commission, who are completely independent, monitoring all federal elections (state versions look after state elections) to keep everyone honest. It's fucking great and a system you guys need
https://www.aec.gov.au/
Unlike Trump's fucking with voting powers.
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@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social thankfully we don't have idiots running government who want to kill us...not yet at least.
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@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social well we have a state election next month here, and the Trump like One Nation party (who love to regurgitate Trump BS) are rating way higher than they should. This is a worry.
However, we have mandatory voting, and also preferential voting, so that tends to keep the lunatics more under control than your electoral system. Here's hoping for sanity prevailing next month....
Went to the movies, saw Coyote Vs ACME. Laughed my arse off, this film is GLORIOUS! Clearly made by someone who loves Looney Tunes, and if you do, go see it!
And have a choctop!
#Cinema #ACME #CoyoteVACME #LooneyTunes #Animation #film #comedy #WileECoyote
I have surrendered and taken an antihistamine.
#sneezing
They're back! 367 Collins Street Peregrine Falcons have one egg so far.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oibsohQ14cY
#birds #PeregrineFalcons #Melbourne
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@TrueNorthSpice@mastodon.world oh bloody hell 🤦♂️ do they get in trouble for this, I hope so? Bloody endanger everyone else!
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@TrueNorthSpice@mastodon.world Absolutely! I worked in a retirement home centuries ago as a teen (weekend job) and someone did it to their room back then. Smoking in bed and the tank blew. It was not pretty.
Leggo's, Coles and Aldi selling Chinese tomatoes as 'Australian' and 'Italian' in products, forensic testing finds
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-27/australian-tomatoes-leggos-coles-aldi-chinese-tests-show/106940742
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@TrueNorthSpice@mastodon.world I remember reading a piece in the NYT about a little boy who unboxed a toy on Youtube and his parents turned him into an industry. Even dressed him young when he was aging, because he brought in so much $. I imagine he'll go on a shooting spree at some stage. Was a horrifying story.
America want to get away with war crimes
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/13/marco-rubio-dismantle-international-criminal-court
#USpol #Warmonger #crime #ICC
High School Teacher Arrested for Clapping in Support of Anti-Data Center Activists
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/high-school-teacher-arrested-clapping-194922184.html
#DataCenter #AI #LLM #Resist
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@TrueNorthSpice@mastodon.world it really is. I wonder how many other horror stories people whoring themselves online will tell in years to come.
He Was a Top Lawn Care Influencer on YouTube. Then Everything Went Haywire.
Many people think Greg Chism is a freak — or worse. He says he was just following the incentives of the platform.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/magazine/greg-chism-youtube-bad-baby.html
Australia's highest-paid executive lives in US and earns 500 times that of average full-time worker
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-15/australia-highest-paid-chief-executives-salaries-asx-acsi/106915088
First against the wall when the revolution comes
I dreamed I was watching Terminator 2, with Arnie. But most of the other actors were Muppets.
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KILL ALL SQUIRRELS!
She'll catch one any day now.....
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I got them a new cardboard couch as the old one was quite worn out. It's now being checked out.
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@LifeTimeCooking@mastodon.au I have a tomato plant that grew from a tomato I chucked back into the pot, and it currently has flowers on it. Winter? Ha! It's a rebel.
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@weirdestate@aus.social The HDR is cranked so high I can't tell if that is a rug or a pool for a swim during the ad break.
What is with the tiny office.
There are way too many lights in this tacky Trump hotel.
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@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social ah but I'm Australia and we have food protections! No Trump!