Chris AD

Cat lady, retired web developer, lefty AF. Brisbane / Meanjin

Married. Autistic. Atheist. She/her.

My cats are Shula (black) and Jana (tortie)

Age: "older than dirt"
I love all cats: https://bne.social/tags/catsofmastodon

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2026-04-05 00:23:51 UTC

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❤️

2026-04-04 21:12:09 UTC

Aerial photographer's hunt for salt lake 'Easter eggs' yields striking images in WA - ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-05/easter-egg-salt-lakes-photography-by-scott-mccook-wa-wheatbelt/106516520

2026-04-04 21:09:14 UTC

Bilby boom: breeding trial to reintroduce species to Mallee Cliffs national park shows signs of success | Australia news | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/05/bilby-breeding-trial-nsw-australia-easter-?CMP=aus_bsky

2026-04-03 21:25:07 UTC

Australian grey-headed flying fox economic and ecological value of poo revealed - ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-04/economic-value-australian-grey-headed-flying-fox-bat-poo/106507002

2026-03-31 22:00:29 UTC

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😹

2026-03-31 00:08:38 UTC

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yes, it does. Australian whisky, so it will be very different from the Irish whiskey creams

2026-03-30 20:24:02 UTC

I have purchased the When IT Happens supplies. Some emergency canned prosecco to keep at the holiday house in case we're away, and this for proper sipping and sighing in pleasure at home:
https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_797054/hellyers-road-whisky-cream-liqueur-700ml

2026-03-29 04:48:02 UTC

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thanks!

2026-03-29 04:10:21 UTC

great - no shirt guy just (1 hr ago) tried to carjack two separate vehicles in streets less than 100m from our house :(
So he's still around, still close, still dangerous

2026-03-28 10:14:21 UTC

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🙏❤️

2026-03-27 23:54:03 UTC

there are already laws about disturbing the peace. This is garbage authoritarianism from the LNP, the child of the ur-Qld authoritarian - Joh Bjelke Petersen
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Proposed new laws allow police to move people on for 'causing anxiety' without committing a crime - ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-27/police-to-target-young-people-for-causing-anxiety/106505154?utm_source=abc_news_app

2026-03-26 00:56:42 UTC

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ah :) thanks

2026-03-26 00:56:25 UTC

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😀

2026-03-25 20:28:28 UTC

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I don't know what that means :(

2026-03-25 06:43:52 UTC

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he really is :)

2026-03-25 06:08:34 UTC

Stephen Colbert to write new Lord of the Rings film after end of the Late Show | JRR Tolkien | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/25/stephen-colbert-new-lord-of-the-rings-film

2026-03-25 00:19:50 UTC

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💪

2026-03-22 22:57:31 UTC

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it's not just your family though. You need their friends and the friends' families to join as well. That's how FB keeps people sucked in :(

2026-03-19 21:33:20 UTC

Fifteen years after the disaster, the Fukushima reactors hide a secret: scientists detect life where radiation should have prevented everything
https://www.ecoticias.com/en/fifteen-years-after-the-disaster-the-fukushima-reactors-hide-a-secret-scientists-detect-life-where-radiation-should-have-prevented-everything/29252/

2026-03-19 01:15:04 UTC

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😀

2026-03-17 03:15:11 UTC

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that's lovely ❤️

2026-03-17 03:14:59 UTC

RE: https://theblower.au/@frogglin/116242234112863106
😍
#note1cyl…krpz

2026-03-17 02:27:33 UTC

Hundreds of thousands of gun owners using firearms law 'loophole', Australia Institute says - ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-17/hundreds-of-firearms-owners-use-loophole-new-research-says-nsw/106462894

2026-03-17 01:43:25 UTC

RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@ianbetteridge/116241465719622021
Never trust a fascist mouthing pretty words about 'freedom' :(
#note1cp4…9kwd

2026-03-17 01:14:46 UTC

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🎉

2026-03-17 01:09:08 UTC

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😀

2026-03-17 01:08:49 UTC

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👍

2026-03-16 21:54:38 UTC

Just made an appointment in South Brisbane for Thursday at 8am
I must be out of my mind :(

2026-03-16 21:51:33 UTC

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absolutely :(

2026-03-16 21:04:45 UTC

The Best Weapon Yet Against Sleeping Sickness | Science | AAAS
"the DNDI has been partnering with Sanofi to develop the above-mentioned acoziborole, which cures the disease in a single oral dose of three pills."
https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/best-weapon-yet-against-sleeping-sickness

2026-03-16 20:56:10 UTC

The guy who owns the Onion wrote this about his girlfriend who is running for Congress. and their cat.
It's beautiful ❤️
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Kat.
https://benhiiv.beehiiv.com/p/kat

2026-03-16 07:04:18 UTC

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2026-03-16 07:03:58 UTC

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you bastard :)

2026-03-16 07:03:40 UTC

Oscars 2026 red carpet: Jessie Buckley, Chase Infiniti and more – in pictures | Fashion | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2026/mar/15/oscars-2026-red-carpet-in-pictures

2026-03-16 06:10:08 UTC

😢
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Tropical low 34U has high chance of becoming cyclone off Queensland coast - ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-16/rain-relief-flooded-qld-communities-ahead-of-potential-cyclone/106457212

2026-03-16 03:21:35 UTC

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👍❤️

2026-03-15 22:45:23 UTC

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understood.
But you've seen Michael B Jordan in Black Panther, I hope. Because that's a very good film, and he's brilliant in it

2026-03-15 22:37:56 UTC

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you haven't seen Sinners? You really need to see it!

2026-03-15 22:37:32 UTC

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🫂

2026-03-15 20:50:16 UTC

I'm not bitter. - by John Birmingham - Alien Sideboob
When I put my hand up for the leadership of the National Party, I did so because I was sitting by the pool of my holiday resort in Saigon, and I wanted another fifty-cent beer. I was not seeking the leadership.
https://aliensideboob.substack.com/p/im-not-bitter?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer&triedRedirect=true&_src_ref=go.bsky.app

2026-03-15 20:42:26 UTC

New discovery of rare Lord Howe Island stick insect colonies - ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-15/lord-howe-island-stick-insect-discovery-balls-pyramid/106381564

2026-03-15 05:22:31 UTC

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🤦‍♀️
Bloody men and their bloody willies :(

2026-03-15 05:08:15 UTC

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because sticking it somewhere he could trip over would be mean.
Glad he's grateful for *some* of the help he gets

2026-03-15 02:10:04 UTC

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wow, pretty!

2026-03-15 00:18:22 UTC

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🤞

2026-03-14 22:58:20 UTC

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:( fun for all concerned

2026-03-14 22:13:22 UTC

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:( hope he's okay

2026-03-14 21:24:12 UTC

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oh noes

2026-03-14 00:29:42 UTC

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oops 😹

2026-03-13 05:53:06 UTC

just tried this, works perfectly!l
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The Soaking Trick for Perfect Poached Eggs - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ogGknnYMzQ

2026-03-13 04:54:24 UTC

Brisvegas Pravda :(
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Disappearing act: Tony Burke erased from Courier Mail as News Corp tabloid alters image
https://www.theguardian.com/media/commentisfree/2026/mar/13/disappearing-act-tony-burke-erased-from-courier-mail-as-news-corp-tabloid-alters-image

2026-03-13 04:44:58 UTC

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😢🫂

2026-03-13 04:44:04 UTC

oooh storm!

2026-03-13 02:36:16 UTC

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😀

2026-03-11 22:28:48 UTC

the wooden blocks, the meeting “host,” and other weirdly outdated office practices - Ask a Manager
https://www.askamanager.org/2026/03/the-wooden-blocks-the-meeting-host-and-other-weirdly-outdated-office-practices.html

2026-03-11 08:48:40 UTC

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Stick bird 😂

2026-03-11 08:37:43 UTC

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Sorry, “Sinners” or nothing

2026-03-11 07:29:31 UTC

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ah yes. Written in the UK/Europe, I imagine :)

2026-03-11 07:28:29 UTC

🤦‍♀️
And the first case is one which is specifically exempted under the prosecution, as I understand it!
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Two protesters arrested on first day of Queensland’s ‘from the river to the sea’ ban | Queensland | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/11/two-protesters-arrested-on-first-day-of-queenslands-from-the-river-to-the-sea-ban-ntwnfb

2026-03-11 06:36:14 UTC

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2026-03-11 06:35:35 UTC

March 10, 2026 - by Heather Cox Richardson
Today, administration officials gave a classified briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee about the war in Iran. Democrats who spoke to the press afterward appeared to be furious.
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-10-2026

2026-03-11 03:55:18 UTC

the "[white]" is silent in this statement
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Matt Canavan elected new Nationals leader and calls for ‘more Australian babies, more Australian everything’ | National party | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/11/matt-canavan-new-leader-nationals-national-party-australia

2026-03-11 03:13:58 UTC

spot on
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Ella Baron on Donald Trump’s predictions for the war on Iran
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/mar/10/ella-baron-donald-trump-war-iran-cartoon

2026-03-11 02:56:35 UTC

RE: https://mstdn.social/@JugglingWithEggs/116207682360950088
what they said!
#note1rmt…nxuf

2026-03-11 02:55:04 UTC

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aren't they just!

2026-03-11 02:54:26 UTC

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2026-03-11 02:53:58 UTC

Australia's pesticide regulator sets new rules banning some rat baits from public sale - ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-11/rat-bait-rodenticides-restricted-under-new-regulation/106437604

2026-03-10 23:47:47 UTC

Australian designer Katie Perry wins trademark case against popstar Katy Perry in High Court - ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-11/act-katy-and-katie-perry-high-court-judgment/106439894

2026-03-10 22:27:36 UTC

COVID vaccination: we now may know why some people developed blood clots
https://theconversation.com/covid-vaccination-we-now-may-know-why-some-people-developed-blood-clots-277702

2026-03-10 21:35:36 UTC

Truwana/Cape Barren Island trail camera survey captures blond echidnas, white-footed dunnart and more - ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-11/truwana-cape-barren-island-camera-captures-dunnart-white-echidna/106436956

2026-03-10 21:27:07 UTC

Women with Asherman's syndrome call for tighter control of outdated practices
Outdated medical devices are being used to perform a common obstetrics procedure on Australian women that can cause a condition known as Asherman's syndrome.
The World Health Organization has strongly recommended sharp curettes not be used for dilation and curettage (D&C) procedures.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-11/ashermans-syndrome-dilation-and-curettage-womens-health/106431882

2026-03-10 20:55:07 UTC

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🤮

2026-03-10 03:11:01 UTC

Current and former Liberals are quietly behind two 'grassroots' childcare campaigns - ABC News
A network of current and former Liberals is quietly behind two childcare groups who call themselves ordinary parents campaigning for the cost of au pairs, nannies and other in-home care to be subsidised by the federal government.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-10/childcare-choice-for-parents-liberal-links/106420046

2026-03-10 03:07:29 UTC

RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@ianbetteridge/116201360214983928
awesome :)
#note106t…fk22

2026-03-10 03:04:30 UTC

Back in Brisbane, wrecked after long drive. Cats are glad to see us back :)

2026-03-09 20:37:49 UTC

Aerial athletes and unsung hunters by night, tawny frogmouths are more than just their Muppet looks
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/09/aerial-athletes-and-unsung-hunters-by-night-tawny-frogmouths-are-more-than-just-their-muppet-looks

2026-03-09 20:27:29 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.scot/@Wen/116199270589642249
as for Reform, so for One Nation here.
#note1fmf…c3sy

2026-03-09 20:26:11 UTC

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Pax likes to live dangerously :)

2026-03-09 07:43:35 UTC

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🫂❤️

2026-03-09 07:43:06 UTC

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🤣

2026-03-09 07:03:14 UTC

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🎉👍

2026-03-09 07:02:54 UTC

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your family makes a habit of marrying men who are less than wonderful?

2026-03-09 07:01:38 UTC

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hope it heals fast ❤️

2026-03-09 06:52:43 UTC

‘The cover-up is brazen’: one journalist’s tenacious, traumatic fight to expose Ghislaine Maxwell
"We don’t need more articles or books saying: ‘Ooh, Jeffrey Epstein, how do we understand him?’ There are a lot of things that need more scrutiny, but it’s not the yachts and the islands and the opulent wealth. This is a story about grooming and the girls who lived through it.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/09/lucia-osborne-crowley-tenacious-traumatic-fight-expose-ghislaine-maxwell-jeffrey-epstein

2026-03-09 03:38:22 UTC

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🤦‍♀️😹

2026-03-09 03:35:32 UTC

possibly the meanest, sharpest cartoon I've ever seen
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Ella Baron on Trump and Netanyahu’s war on Iran
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/mar/08/ella-baron-presidents-new-clothes-donald-trump-us-israel-war-on-iran-cartoon

2026-03-09 03:23:18 UTC

h/t @npub1uv3…f3y8
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The Airport-Lounge Wars | The New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/01/the-airport-lounge-wars

2026-03-09 02:20:16 UTC

fucking great :(
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Trump to Times of Israel: It'll be a 'mutual' decision with Netanyahu regarding when Iran war ends | The Times of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-to-times-of-israel-itll-be-a-mutual-decision-with-netanyahu-regarding-when-iran-war-ends/

2026-03-09 02:06:14 UTC

RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@ianbetteridge/116196439531805507
Hope Ian feels better soon :)
#note1srt…nwpk

2026-03-09 01:15:54 UTC

We've just accepted a quote to upgrade the solar up at the Bunya Mountains house (because a round the world cruise for the same kind of money seems like a bad idea at the moment!)
If anyone knows of anyone else who might be interested in an almost new 10kW LG battery (replaced under recall two years ago) and compatible 5kW inverter, please let me know soon. Transport from the Bunyas possible if needed
There will be 6yo solar panels also available
#solarPV

2026-03-09 01:11:27 UTC

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therein hangs a tale :)

2026-03-08 23:52:04 UTC

Unexplored deep-water worlds in Caribbean revealed for the first time
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgmllk32g72o

2026-03-08 23:18:43 UTC

Video Shows US Tomahawk Missile Strike Next to Girls’ School in Iran
New video footage shows a US Tomahawk missile hitting an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) facility in Minab, Iran, on Feb 28, showing for the first time that the US struck the area.
The footage, released by Mehr News and geolocated by Bellingcat, also shows smoke already rising from the vicinity of the girls’ school where 175 people were reportedly killed, including children.
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/08/video-shows-us-tomahawk-missile-strike-next-to-girls-school-in-iran/

2026-03-08 23:07:35 UTC

142mm was the final 24 hour total. Sparkies have canceled thank fuck
Back in Brisbane, we had a more modest 64mm, though our @npub15tw…c5f0 up the road had nearly the same total as the Bunyas!
Stay safe everyone. Stay off the goddamn roads and out of flood waters!

2026-03-08 21:36:56 UTC

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😀❤️

2026-03-08 21:36:38 UTC

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micro sims?

2026-03-08 21:17:07 UTC

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it was to begin with but as the rainfall increased, it became less serene and more terrifying :(

2026-03-08 21:16:07 UTC

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🤞

2026-03-08 21:15:46 UTC

Woolworths trumpeted eight consecutive quarters of price declines. Here’s why that claim doesn’t pass the pub test | Woolworths | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/09/woolworths-trumpeted-eight-consecutive-quarters-of-price-declines-heres-why-that-claim-doesnt-pass-the-pub-test

2026-03-08 20:35:23 UTC

welp, we got 35mm over the predicted 90mm since 9am yesterday in the #BunyaMountains with it still peeing down and 2.5 ours to go before the daily total is reached.
Hope you are all safe and dry and not planning to bloody well drive in this weather!
(We are expecting electricians from Kingaroy this morning*. I really, really hope they cancel but I suspect they will attempt the journey because tradies are like that
*They're coming up the mountain for several jobs, not just us )