Stefan

I’m a bit cynical but utterly open minded, & I know there’s still a few surprises hiding that will either be good for me or not. I’m a male survivor of FV. (Oh & I had massive family responsibility from a very young age, so we don’t talk much & really don’t understand each other) Just so you know

Between this, and plans to overturn Treaty in Victoria… …I will judge conservative voters severely, and I will be disappointed. This is a choice. In fact, just unfollow me. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

Moving into a place with my name on the lease…there’s no rush, and everything is good between me and my partner, and there’s a lot to measure and maybe IKEA on a weekend… Anyway. New digs. Rented, but mine.

For anyone *not* from Australia or New Zealand wondering why we aren’t viable for the small penis truck, and maybe believing anything said by Tesla in relation to this announcement… …these were never going to meet safety standards here, and trying to make it happen was never going to happen.

30 years in Brisbane, then 5 years in Melbourne. I could still tell you which roads *will* flood when flooding happens, and so could 1000’s of others. Some things are certain: don’t fight with a bollard, and if it’s flooded, forget it.

This is a terrible article...you are going to be welcome here (in Australia, at least). We’ll tell you *exactly* where your privilege is, though. This is that story…people learning stuff that hurts to hear. Listen anyway, or else you’ll make us swear… www.wired.com/story/they-f...

In Australia, we're paying around (and frequently over) US$6.60/gallon (calculated at AU$2.50/L) for fuel. That's the cost of Trump's war and American exceptionalism. But you won't find another USA on the planet, and we're all paying for it in myriad ways.

100% In fact, this is almost 100% of anything I can give 100% to; mostly because of…well…this. www.abc.net.au/news/health/...

Between the briefing itself, the claim of being a lawyer despite Joy qualifying as one; and the use of the word ‘effectuating’ there’s a lot of trying way too hard and not succeeding in this whole situation. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

Very sad to hear that Margaret Hamilton has passed away. Here's a short thread about her role in the Apollo mission, and her lesser-known work on the simulations that led to the discovery of Chaos Theory. 🧪 👩‍🔬 ⚛️

I did a thing this afternoon. Honestly, have no idea how I went. Felt good about it, but I’ve learned never to get my hopes up.

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This is truly worrying! It is time the Future Fund served Australians to build a thriving future here on earth for our children.

To the people complaining these sex abuse cases have created a world where men now have to think 10 times before they touch a woman. Yes, that's the point. It's called consent. Welcome to human decency.

For various personal reasons I’m all kinds of intersectional even one step back from the more obvious fact I’m a 50 year old white guy. The kind of confidence based on absolutely nothing these men possess is utterly baffling. (fwiw, rapists belong in prison, which should be a fundamental fact)

Happy Stanislav Petrov Day He passed in 2017. As Encyclopedia Britannica puts it, “He is survived by his two children, two grandchildren, and the entire human race.” If you don't know his story, please take 3 minutes now to learn it. @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social

Also, new tattoo ideas; not sure which first and not sure exactly where… (These aren’t my tattoos; but I love the work)

Bisexuality visibility day was yesterday (in my timezone) and I MISSED IT!!! It’s on the calendar now. But my first one and I missed it!!!

I’m fairly certain being hassled by a manager to return to work isn’t cool when you’re on a medical certificate for long term mental health leave…

Big fan of Dr Glaucomflecken’a but haven’t seen anything here since his site went outrageously paywalled. Was curious how that was going… And it might just be timing, but that same site is down. Did anyone subscribe?

“Mr Cruse said he and his siblings were taken to the Macleay District Hospital when he was about five years old, making it the late 1950s or early 1960s. According to the Macleay River Historical Society, segregation ended at the hospital in July 1964”

. Attention Trump truckers Diesel fuel in Melbourne = AUD $11.28 per gallon I think yours doubled and is now about US $6.00 a gallon So your MAGA president has screwed Aussies more than he’s screwed you But hey…. You make sure you vote for him again at the midterms .

The Irish musicians, Beoga, who play alongside Ed Sheeran, have withdrawn from Sheeran’s tour. This is the statement they published on Instagram:

Mary Gaudron died yesterday. I’m junior enough in my very part time legal studies to have read some of her judgements but not experienced enough to appreciate her opinions specifically. Her Wikipedia page describes a legend. There’s gotta be better photo, though. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ga...

I hate the waiting. There’s a thing I’m looking at because it’d be nice, but I’m not putting any pressure on it or my capacity to do it. But the waiting still sucks, it turns out.

We can do better than a 18th century drawing for representing *realism of the planet* This is about time.

UPDATE: I discharged home on Friday, to do some more work with my person and the cats. Home is a weird definition for the life I have, but it really is where your heart is. Further updates to come.

Hello - could anyone who knows me vote for the moon rock? It’d make a NASA nerd very happy. Although this wasn’t found on my favourite mission (Apollo 12) it was found by their backup crew (Apollo 15). Vote!!!

I am not even a tiny bit joking when I say that this would turn me rabidly homicidal

When you make a first class joke about a restaurant and it gets zero traction, and you don’t know if you utterly misjudged the audience and now you are a social pariah, or if it’s just a timezone thing and everyone’s asleep.

When I was about 20, I was invited to join a touring group of strippers - male & female (and tbh I can’t remember how that came about). I didn’t. I took on more responsibility and more socially acceptable roles, and here I am. I’m increasingly wondering where the other me that said yes ended up.

Could be wrong, but I don’t think you can join the military with polydactyly.

Might as well take back the Spanish Flu as well. It was theirs all along, so….<shrugs>

Two months in hospital this week. Hopefully out soon.

In no particular order on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.

In no particular order on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.

Big fan of burying parts of Trump in the Gulf of Mexico and parts in Lake Ontario. You know the medieval kings would’ve done it that way. Treat him like a deposed Monarch, keep the original names…don’t even care if he’s dead or not when he gets his water burial, tbh.

Ok. <Breathes>. I’m bi. Always have been, but at 50, finally happy to admit it to myself. I’d always been an ally, then met my non-binary partner - and discovered that meant a queer relationship. None of those things caused the world to fall in. So, 1 + 1 + many others = bi. So there we go.

Hands up anyone who is surprised at this point. Bring on third wave feminism. Intersectionality or nothing. Let’s go! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

This very personal speech from Jacqui Lambie won't get anywhere near as much attention as it should - but again goes to choices about who we care about. No one should have to go through this live.thepoint.com.au/2026/08/the-...

This is universal… For instance, Pauline has been in or around Parliament for 30 years. She *is* the establishment. She *hasn’t* been learning all this time, and is now ready to lead the country. She hasn’t learned anything since Grade 5. She should be treated accordingly, and yet…