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anne_twain

@anne_twain@theblower.au

Retired teacher and bookseller. Born 1952. She/her. Living solo if you don't count 3 cats and 2 hens.

Interests: climate survival, climate politics, my electric car, pandemic response, cats, Australian politics, human rights, turning Australia into a republic, the Uluru Statement from the Heart, early offshore whaling in Australia and New Zealand, genealogy, colonial history, dressmaking and design, recycling and repurposing, Buy Nothing Group, gardening, chooks (chickens)... etc

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StillIRise1963, to random
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I want this fucker to live long enough to go totally fucking broke.

anne_twain,
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@StillIRise1963 Humiliation is the best punishment for a narcissist.

junesim63, to UKpolitics
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For anyone around the world unfamiliar how the British establishment works, here in a nutshell is a guide. The Guardian has published a full members' list of the men-only Garrick Club. The club membership of about 1,500 is overwhelmingly white and predominantly elderly.
Read, my sisters, and weep.

#GarrickClub #Establishment #UKPolitics #Misogyny #MenOnly

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/18/garrick-club-men-only-members-list-roll-call-british-establishment?CMP=firstedition_email

anne_twain,
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@junesim63 But would you want to go to their club?

Simbera, to random
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It's a resounding "yes" from me. Do the states and the national flag while you're at it!

Australia's city flags: What are they and is it time to change any of them? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-17/australia-city-flags-sydney-redesign/103585696

(H/T @timrichards)

anne_twain,
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@Simbera @timrichards I'm with the person who says we have more important things to worry about than city flags. We really, really do

timrichards, to random
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Trying to have a coffee at Pellegrini's while a madwoman shouts and throws chairs around outside. I try to be sympathetic to such people, but it's bloody hard sometimes.

anne_twain,
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@timrichards Tolerance doesn't require sympathy. One just accepts that it takes all types to make a world, that life can be very frustrating at times for all of us, and it's someone else's job to deal with the madwoman.

StillIRise1963, to random
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Yes, I take it personally when you say you won't vote, or vote for the Dem. Why? Because among other things, the fascists tried to commit a Black GENOCIDE during the pandemic. Your actions or inaction will give them the power to do it again in some other way. My survival depends on them NOT gaining power. So does yours.

anne_twain,
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@asbestos @StillIRise1963 Evil thrives when good people stand back and do nothing.

If you're waiting for a candidate who rides in on a white horse wearing angel wings, you're a fool who doesn't understand how democracy works.

You vote for the better option.

anne_twain, to melbourne
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Yay! #Melbourne council considering higher parking fees for Yank Tanks. #Naarm #Australia

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-13/yarra-council-debates-large-vehicle-suv-parking-melbourne/103577670?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

anne_twain, to history
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An Adelaide man, Alexander Dowie, once led 1000s of his followers to America to establish a strictly Christian utopia. They founded the city of Zion which still exists today.

An ordained minister, Dowie baptised dozens of devotees in the old City Baths on King William Street.

Read more in a 1903 copy of "The Advertiser"


https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4925248

shoq, to random
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Dear Dr fediverse: my surgical scar is really burning after 3 weeks. the sterri strips are are all gone. can I apply lidocaine directly to the scar to ease the burning?

anne_twain,
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@shoq @WhippoorwillSong Have you tried putting the lignocaine on the area surrounding the scar, ie not directly on the scar?

Sounds like the air boot is the problem. Can you get a different one? Or can you put some padding in it so it's not in direct contact with the toe?

kamikat, to FiberArts
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@sewing Have you started planning or even sewing for the upcoming season change? My sewing goals are the same every summer: find the "it" dress pattern and make a dozen and finally realize my dream of becoming a set girl. The former always gets done. I'm still dreaming of the latter.
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/k6xSR1K00ZU
#sewing

anne_twain,
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@kamikat @sewing I've got a lovely piece of fabric I was saving for a summer dress, then I remembered that the only places I go are shops and doctors appointments. ( I'm one of those vulnerable people who must not get covid.)

I'm more in need of pyjamas, shorts and lounging around at home clothes. Not so inspiring.

Agree that if you find a style you really like, that really suits you, make more than one, that way you can look great every day.

#sewing

glynmoody, to random
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Revealed: legal fears over Michael #Gove’s new definition of ‘extremism’ - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/09/revealed-legal-fears-over-michael-gove-definition-extremism "The communities secretary wants ‘trailblazer’ government departments to pilot a scheme to ban individuals and groups deemed extremist from public life" absurd and uncalled for...gove is such a failure

anne_twain,
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@glynmoody The trouble with legislating this kind of thing is that "extremist" is a pretty subjective judgement. A regime could decide that anyone opposing it is "extremist".

Witness the legislation already being used to silence/punish climate activists in different parts of the world.

anne_twain, to sydney
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If you want to feel the earth opening up under your feet, may we suggest ?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-09/sinkhole-opens-above-m6-project-in-rockdale-nsw/103569096?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

RickiTarr, to random
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Please follow me!!!

(into a mysterious bog from which none have returned)

anne_twain,
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@anarchic_teapot @RickiTarr I told an American that Australians don't speak English in exactly the same way and he got aggressive: "Nice try. We speak the same language and we use the same dictionary." He was a professor in engineering or something.

When I said er, no we don't and cited the Macquarie Dictionary of Australian English, he blocked me! 😂

perkinsy, to architecture
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Well-designed schools that use local materials in Burkina Faso don't require air conditioning in 40 degree heat:
#architecture

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/29/we-dont-need-air-con-how-burkina-faso-builds-schools-that-stay-cool-in-40c-heat

anne_twain,
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@perkinsy Australia seems very timid about trying new architecture that's better suited to our climate. Mud brick and earth bag construction have been known about for ages, and considering the insulation properties and low cost of materials, you'd think they would've taken off. They're also cyclone proof.

anne_twain, to random
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Happy Birthday to me.
Happy Birthday to me.
Happy Birthday to me - eee.
Happy Birthday to me.

Qldaah, to auspol
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Interesting. Peter Dutton has now backed off on his push to have the A-team politician spy named. Yesterday with Ray Hadley they were convinced it was a former federal Labor MP from NSW who was affiliated with China. #auspol

anne_twain,
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@HardBeingGreen @Qldaah My thought exactly. 😆

anne_twain,
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@luciedigitalni @HardBeingGreen @Qldaah Oh yeah, I remember hearing about this. Probably not hard to exploit pollies when they're not very bright but have huge egos. ( Most of the Coalition).

This guy should be jailed just for saying Tudge would be Prime Minister one day. 😳
Lord save us.

anne_twain, to australia
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Is anyone counting the deaths that happen as a result of police car pursuits in #Australia?

If a driver is young and inexperienced, or a car is defected, how is it a good idea to do something that will encourage them to drive faster and more recklessly?

Innocent people die as a result of this activity, yet police accept no responsibility for changing their methods.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-28/teen-driver-jailed-over-edinburgh-car-crash/103521330?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

#policepursuits #auspol

melissabeartrix, to random
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Interesting

Hugz & xXx

Science Weekly: How green are electric cars?

Episode webpage: https://www.theguardian.com/science/series/science

Media file: https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2024/02/26-78240-gnl.sci20240226.eb.electric_cars.mp3

anne_twain,
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@melissabeartrix It's important to remember that fossil fuel companies have gazillions to lose from the transition to #EVs and a similar amount to spend on influencing public opinion against them.

That the guy interviewed is touted as a top internet debunker of EVs makes me immediately suspicious. Who's paying him?

If you want to know about EVs, ask the people that drive them. (I'm available to answer questions.)

#EV

anne_twain,
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@melissabeartrix I don't agree there's a long way to go. I'm seeing more and more EVs on the road every week (they look just like ICE cars, so most people wouldn't know they're EVs, except maybe Tesla).

Most people charge their EVs at home, most of the time. It's incredibly cheap, so availability of public chargers is only an issue if you do long trips. I've had my car since Sept 2022 and I've never used a public charger.

If I needed to do a long trip, I might hire a car with a longer range ( I could well afford it considering how much I save on petrol), but public chargers are popping up everywhere now, so I probably wouldn't need to.

anne_twain,
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@melissabeartrix There are answers to all of the points you've made, but I don't want to bore you with another info-dump.

But a quick one - EVs are no more likely to catch fire than any other car, it's just that journalisrs love reporting on it. (Fossil fuel influence again).

anne_twain,
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@kcfromaustcrime @melissabeartrix The coffee is important 😄

anne_twain,
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@Tooden @melissabeartrix The energy has to come from somewhere. Your pedalling provided the movement to run the dynamo - it wasn't self-lighting. Ditto the bike-run dynamos. Are you suggesting pedal cars?

anne_twain,
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@Tooden @melissabeartrix I'm saying the energy has to come from somewhere.

anne_twain,
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@melissabeartrix @Tooden They are becoming more efficient all the time and they're also becoming thinner and lighter. Soon you'll be able to get them as sheets of stick-on film.

perkinsy, to melbourne
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I appear to have got on top of the earwigs so now my cyclamen is flowering. This plant is in a south-facing courtyard so it gets little direct sunshine.

We are in the midst of a cool change after a 35+ degree day. It is still hot but we are getting big drops of rain. The first raindrops evaporated almost as soon as they touched the hot, hard surfaces outside.

Unfortunately we are not expecting much rain out of this change so with the big wind change the residents of Western Victoria fighting fires are going to have a hard time.

#Melbourne #GardeningAustralia #GardeningAU #MelbWeather

anne_twain,
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@perkinsy My cyclamen are flowering too. I couldn't believe my eyes! They started to go dormant, as usual over summer, then a few weeks later they started putting out buds again. 3 different types. Must be the weird weather.

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