i have admired Ian right from the beginning when that preternaturally amazeballs 14 y/o first began making waves. i was ecstatic for his success in sydney2000. i was thrilled for him when he finally felt sufficiently comfy to come-out. i truly respect his depression challenge. alas, upon reading this article, he now has to become #D2M

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-01/the-assembly-ian-thorpe/106547466

it's not as big of a dealoh Ian, oh no no no, Ian, how could you? 😮🤯

be anything you want, do, say, almost anything you want

but pul-ease, never be merkan, never become just another merkan mangler
😱🤮

#talkgooder #merkanmangling #grammar #idiom

Ian Thorpe's mythic rise from boy to hero had an ironic twist

Ian Thorpe become a global star as a teenager, attracting both opportunities and scrutiny. Now, he wishes he'd done some things differently.

@MelissaBearTrix nooooooooooooooooooooooooo 😲 🤯 ... #D2M
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@treleanor ack, ergo... #D2M

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alas, the usually excellent Sophie is now #D2M 😞

moving a relatively small proportion of people off of the default market offer

🤯😱

https://reneweconomy.com.au/bill-shock-the-up-to-420-price-gap-between-median-electricity-plans-and-lowest-deals-on-offer/

#grammar #WriteGooder

Bill shock: The up to $420 price gap between "median" electricity plans and lowest deals on offer

Difference between median retail electricity market offers and the lowest offer available to households could be hundreds of dollars in missed annual savings, new report finds.

Renew Economy

late last night finally got around to ordering a new USB stick [256 GB]. just now received thank you email from vendor, which assaulted my sensibilities with the repugnant merkanism

Hey Droppieinstead of the properG'day Droppieor even, at a pinchHi Droppieipso facto this vendor is now #D2M, & will receive no further orders for me, in this & most future existence-times

#WriteGooder #fuckmerkanmangling #fuckmerkanculturalimperialism

Michael Barnard said "pavement" instead of "footpath", ipso facto is now provisionally #D2M 😜

oh yeah, he said other stuff, too
😉

https://reneweconomy.com.au/australias-comfortable-advantage-in-geothermal-heating-and-cooling/

#ClimateCrisis #RenewableEnergy #geothermal-heating-and-cooling
Australia’s comfortable advantage in geothermal heating and cooling

The energy transition is not only about wind turbines and solar panels. It is also about using the most stable, abundant and local energy source available: Geothermal.

Renew Economy
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