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Fantastic 😃 #Tasmania #lutruwita #Auspol https://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/richmond-coffee-shop-publicly-shuns-one-nation-state-leader-over-political-beliefs/

@futurebird@sauropods.win I read all Game of Thrones novels, desperate for closure in some of the story lines. I guess that will never happen.

The chess Olympiad sees the host team Uzbekistan in dominant form, winning all their matches so far. With four rounds to go, they seem unstoppable. There is a women's only event where Australia was paired against Israel. Current Australian Women's Champion Heather Richards refused to play. This is what she said. "Today, for round 7 of the 46th Chess Olympiad, the Australian Women’s Team has been paired against Israel. I was due to play this round, having rested the previous round. I am not playing. I am participating in the sporting boycott of Israel. Russia is currently banned from competing in the Chess Olympiad due to the invasion of Ukraine. Israel should be banned from the Chess Olympiad. I am doing this because Israel is committing a genocide. The Chess Olympiad is one of the biggest sporting events in the world, with over 200 countries competing this year. Letting Israel participate in major sports events allows them to engage in sportswashing of their reputation and to project an image of normality to the world while they commit genocide and apartheid. Over 70,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 7 2023, over 21,500 of which are children. There have been almost 1,400 fatalities since the “ceasefire”. At least 21,000 children have been disabled. Israel’s own internal documents state that the civilian deaths are about 83% of all deaths. In 2025, the United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry on Occupied Palestinian Territory found that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. In 2026, they also found that Israeli authorities and security forces have deliberately targeted Palestinian children as part of their genocidal and atrocity crimes in both Gaza and the West Bank. The International Court of Justice has issued arrest warrants for war crimes and crimes against humanity for Netanyahu and other Israeli ministers. Israel should be banned from all sporting events just like apartheid South Africa was. I oppose genocide. I oppose the Israeli apartheid which denies Palestinians basic rights and dignity. I oppose the illegal occupations of the Palestinian territories as per the ruling of the International Court of Justice. I stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people." #BanIsrael #FIDE #ChessOlympiad #BDS #FreePalestine #Chess

#SilentSunday #Tasmania #lutruwita #Lichen #seascape

@MarkAsser@beige.party Sporting finals brings me about the same level of joy and excitement as receiving my bowel cancer screening kit does.

As if Tasmanian Labor could stoop no lower, they're now supporting greyhound racing #Tasmania #lutruwita #AnimalCruelty https://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/dean-winter-backs-south-australias-call-to-keep-greyhound-racing/

It's the Spring equinox in the Southern Hemisphere so wishing everyone down here a wonderful Spring. Autumn greetings to all Northern Hemisphereans 😀 #Equinox #Spring #Autumn

@CStamp@mastodon.social @futurebird@sauropods.win I couldn't bring myself to watch any of it.

Last weekend I went to Liffey Falls with my wife. It's a 45 minute return walk, apparently. We were overtaken by quite a few walkers who passed us again on their way back. It took us nearly 3 hours, but we touched, smelled, listened, and saw a lot of flora. It wasn't really the season for tasting. I'd never seen Candlesnuff Fungus before, so was almost as excited as at the waterfall. #Tasmania #lutruwita #Fungi #Mushtodon #Mushrooms

The Red Bridge in Campbell Town was completed in 1837, the work of convicts. It crosses the Elizabeth River in the North Midlands of Tasmania. #Tasmania #lutruwita #River #bridges #architecture #history #MagicInTheMundane

For the first time in quite a while I spent time in a dripping wet forest in the pouring rain. Bliss! #Tasmania #lutruwita #Forest #River #Rain #Trees #Ferns

@AccordionBruce@mastodon.social @CStamp@mastodon.social @futurebird@sauropods.win Unfulfilling certainly. I was drawn in by the first book, but I felt it was drifting somewhere during the second. I kept going through the third and fourth volumes as storylines seem to drag or contrive. And I'm still waiting for the mythical sixth volume, like everyone else, though I don't know if I'll bother to read it if he ever writes it

In Campbell Town, central Tasmania, they have a statue of Elizabeth Furlong. She was part of a farming dynasty that helped introduce Merino sheep to Australia. I like the way the town commemorate socio economic achievement rather than politico military like so many do. And it's good that the woman of the family gets recognition rather than being erased and eclipsed by her male relatives. #Tasmania #lutruwita #Australia #Statue #Equality #Womensrights

@sisterratched@social.vivaldi.net It's just astronomical vs meteorological. I would imagine people all over the world look at it differently. Australia may traditionally use a meteorological definition, but pagans will always use an astronomical definition, including Australian pagans.

@sisterratched@social.vivaldi.net The Equinox is always around the 22nd September

Late Expectations #HashtagGames#LayOverOrDelayABook

#SilentSunday #Trees #bloomscrolling

The weekend is nearly over, how do you feel? #leaf #Pareidolia #Weekend #Angry

The latest Russian attacks on Ukrainian city of Kherson have destroyed the Kherson Chess Club. The only FIDE Presidential candidate to issue a statement so far is German, Jan Heinrich Buettner (the others are Russian toadys). "Chess teaches us that even the fiercest of contests are governed by rules and respect. War reminds us of the terrible consequences when those principles are abandoned." #Chess #War #Russia #Ukraine

And so begins the 1.13billion (so far) white elephant. #Tasmania #lutruwita #TasPolhttps://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/hobart-stadium-work-begins-as-diggers-move-in-at-macquarie-point/

@SeaFury@aus.social I've never really been interested, but now it's horrific. At least some countries are agreeing. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/may/12/irish-tv-rte-father-ted-eurovision-final-israel

@Susan60@aus.social @neurodiversity@a.gup.pe All true, and for a lot things, not just ADHD. I wonder how much the denial is down to family and peer group pressure to be 'normal' or 'one of the crowd'?

International Chess Day, and I say No Kings! #Chess #NoKings

I bought the book "King, Queen and Knight" from a second hand bookshop today. It is a chess anthology of prose and verse. In the Forward, by C.H.O.D Alexander (chess master and famous cryptanalyst who worked with Turing et al on Enigma), he expresses beautifully an issue for strong chess players, though it could be applied to almost any field. "When we are soaked in chess, completely involved in its technicalities, we lose something; we forget what it was it was like when we first learnt this mysterious, inexhaustible, implacable art/game/science. Seeing chess - both in itself and in its numerous usages as an analogue of larger things - through the eyes of those who may be inexpert players but are highly articulate and intelligent men and women, we can perhaps regain some of the freshness of feeling that we once had." #Chess #Books #Quotes

@zer0unplanned July 20 is International Chess Day, celebrating the day FIDE was formed in 1924

@zer0unplanned I'm also on lichess. I prefer over the board chess when I can manage it

@earthmothering9@aus.social Our furry family friends mean so much. They bring such brightness into our lives and their absence leaves a void. Fifteen years is a long time. Take care

@treleanor@aus.social I guess it's about raising awareness. I know my partner, Caroline has suffered stigma and disbelief from the public, government and even many in the healthcare industry. I'm sure it's similar for others

@treleanor@aus.social While we lose friends, those of importance, or who touched us in some way, stay with us. Sorry 💔

@dillyd@turtleisland.social Wonderful. That feeling after winter when there is warmth in the sunshine and the Daffy down Dillies are swaying and smiling

@SeaFury@aus.social Sounds great 🙂

@LifeTimeCooking@mastodon.au Wise and inspirational words. Thanks for sharing 🙂👃

@Star12Mt The Map of Time trilogy by Felix Palma is a great romp

@freeandopen@mastodon.social I'm happy to play chess. Where do you live, which time zone? I'm east coast Australia, or GMT +10. If it's difficult to find a time to play in real time, I'm also happy to play correspondence on lichess. My profile on lichess is: https://lichess.org/@/mowcop

@monica@ausglam.space This was a beech, but not the Tasmanian Native. Follow @colinchick@aus.social if you don't already. He gets out more than I do and is probably more aware of fagus colours

@jackie@deadinsi.de Of course, there are many problems with Australia and its colonial past/present though I was impressed with the small positives

@freeandopen@mastodon.social I have followed you too. I'm on lichess daily, but often I'm teaching chess. My over the board chess club meets on a Friday so that day is usually not good for me, but otherwise, I'm on a lot and happy to play, though I don't play Bullet

@TheBreadmonkey@beige.party Except for the Barber of Seville who peeled oranges

@ghouston@mamot.fr @perkinsy@aus.social Yes, man-sheep

@monica@ausglam.space No, the fagus I saw earlier this week hadn't turned yet. This is a mixed forest near Launceston, Hollybank. It has natives, but also clumps of non native deciduous and evergreens