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honestly though, it feels pretty melbourne

So today the Lord Mayor of Melbourne made the ill judged decision to use AI to generate some artists impressions of the new parks he plans to build

Downside being he didn't notice the dead body the AI decided to chuck in there

Just another day in Australian politics

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TEXAS FRIENDS

i am, once again, asking for you to check your voter registration.

the rumor is that the state of texas removed a further 500k from the rolls this past weekend, and i was, in fact, de-registered for the SECOND time this year. the lovely woman i spoke with on the phone at the county registrar's office was baffled as to why; i had been re-added TEN DAYS previously (AND I HAD RECEIVED MY ABSENTEE BALLOT ON SATURDAY) and she could not figure out why the state would simply ✨remove me✨.

check the state link here.

check with your county directly.

check at least once a week; the final day to register for the presidential election is 7 october. be especially vigilant in the week leading to that. there's fuckery afoot.

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may have accidentally made an enemy for life while cleaning out seedstarting trays. y'all ever seen a huntsman erupt from a thick layer of detergent bubbles?

i mean, i fished it out with a stick, but i somehow doubt my gentle hose-rinse helped its mood.

here's hoping it stays outside?

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dear google docs: i really did mean "complies" can you please stop suggesting "compiles." how in the fuck did you come to the conclusion that was an appropriate correction to make?

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I think I'm losing my editing skills but here u go.....

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I think mentioning the liberal party’s recent fuckup in NSW would be worth mentioning here

In today's Batshit Moment in Australian politics, a teenager has accidentally been elected to Penrith Council after one of the two major Australian political parties forgot to nominate their candidates by the required deadline.

(Despite its name the Liberal Party is actually the more conservative of the two major parties in Australia)

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An old woman will arrive at the station at 2:47 AM, she will not have enough money to pay the fare, let her in anyway. She will then board an unscheduled train at 3:00 AM. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TURN HER AWAY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

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chiming in to point out that forward visibility in full-size american pickups is uh. not great.

Im not autistic about cars or makes or models but I AM autistic about crumple points and field of vision and blindspots and conflict points. do you understand. urban design, anti car dependency/anti car centric infrastructure, and so cars themselves are part of that interest. because car design is urban design. cybertrucks SUCK as cars and also dont function well in infrastructure thats designed to care about people. there are good cars and vehicles that are designed good and fit well with good urban design

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T___T

A couple of our servers have gotten a bit overwhelmed, so we're taking some down time to give them a chance to catch up. We'll be back as soon as possible!

2024-09-02 11:30 UTC

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googledocs you are getting awfully uppity for something that can’t differentiate between “its” and “it’s” correctly

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so fun story: i went to see this movie with my husband. when this scene happened, i said out loud "oh that's a choice." and he looked at me and said "white shirt. they knew exactly what they were doing."

boy fuckin howdy did they ever.

Glen Powell as Tyler Owens TWISTERS (2024) Dir. Lee Isaac Chung

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I headcanon that Hollywood and Wolfman share the same bed just because. No reason other than they can

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have we considered the hilarity of kate becoming a Livestream Cryptid Gf™ yet. Like I think she’d be on occasional Tornado Wrangler videos & cameo on streams & such, but mostly if there’s an update she’s excited to share.

So I can’t help but picture the Wranglers doing a subscriber milestone livestream and when Kate passes through the background the chat goes absolutely wretched with “KATE SPOTTED 🫵” “KATE HI” “K8!!!!” “KAAAAAAATE” (katydid emoji) (katydid emoji) (katydid emoji) (katydid emoji)

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hey there fellow americans, especially my fellow american expats!

CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION. DO IT.

DO IT NOW.

this morning i decided to check and discovered i've been effectively deregistered; online databases cannot find my voter information. and BONUS, because my us address is in the state of texas, i only have two months to unfuck this mess.

to my fellow texas expats especially: there is no online registration. it must be done either in person or by physical mail to your county registrar. texas does not allow same-day registration and voting; you MUST BE REGISTERED BY OCTOBER 7 TO VOTE THIS YEAR.

your vote counts. your vote matters.

ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE?

fvap.gov - resource to help citizens vote from overseas.

fvap texas - texas-specific dates, county registrar list, etc

apply for your mail-in ballot - texas-specific

texas secretary of state - register to vote

votetexas.gov - register to vote, but from a different website

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the devil works hard but american propaganda works harder

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<3 hollywolf my beloveds

they are so underappreciated its crazy