Sydney (but until recently Slough, UK) based architect and ultra-runner. Described by Samantha Bee as the most well informed thoughtful person to ever dress like the EU flag. @mat8iou on Twitter, Threads and Instagramhttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mtswyiu34k2kMore articles need to have intros like this IMHO : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who has a track record of spreading disinformation around autism, visited Rochester Friday to announce the launch of his new Initiative. https://share.google/p3qD0w5zRGApu0PNi24 Aug 2026 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtswyiu34k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mtq35y6k3k2lAnd his name now lives on as a Sydney suburb. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 05:38 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtq35y6k3k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mtq34nlmsk2lTougher sentences always seem a move made by politicians to win votes - not an approach suggested by those actually involved in the justice system. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 05:37 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtq34nlmsk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mto3ahoi3c2lThe impact of El Niño isn't just about how it affects Britain... (Generally one of the less affected countries and one whose economy can better handle it). [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Aug 2026 10:34 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mto3ahoi3c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mtnpmktry22lThat's quite a mistake. You'd think their pricing system would check and flag up massive discounts for review. It seems though that it is easier to just blame every error on AI though nowadays. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/22/coles-website-down-after-viral-reddit-post-sees-customers-buy-cases-of-alcoholic-drinks-at-nearly-80-discount?CMP=aus_threads22 Aug 2026 07:06 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtnpmktry22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mtlimrk2w22a@sydneystations.bsky.social a level of transport knowledge to aspire to. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2026 09:56 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlimrk2w22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mtkazgd2xs23Today's bus driver seems to have decided that all the passengers will like to listen to his choice of radio station - loudly.20 Aug 2026 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkazgd2xs23https://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mtihlxhkqk2qWhy is the Australian media talking about Ooshies from Woolies as though they're the first kids collectibles craze. Trading cards (that come sealed in packs) have been a thing for as long as I can remember. Psychologist on the Ooshies craze: ‘It’s how gambling works’ https://share.google/alXWw7LxyQyoZlHqx20 Aug 2026 04:59 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtihlxhkqk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mthvrc5sl22w"I’ve seen proof where they have a vaccination that looks like the size of a bottle of soda, poured into a little child’s body, and bad things happen." 'President Trump fabricates a yarn about childhood vaccinations' LA Times gets top marks for quote captioning. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-08-12/trumps-new-orders-on-child-vaccines-are-even-more-dangerous-than-they-first-seemed19 Aug 2026 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthvrc5sl22whttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mtfseljcf22w@stilgherrian.com Alice Gorman gets a mention. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Aug 2026 03:34 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfseljcf22whttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mtfsdlcjz22wI'm assuming Musk pays for the government's involvement in the clean up? [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Aug 2026 03:34 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfsdlcjz22whttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mtfrm2tnls2wCourtesy of Plexamp's DJ Freeze, currently listening to Half Man Half Biscuit - Midnight Mass Murder. https://youtu.be/MfYmCuykfV0?si=6Ayo3yKQdxBDvG7E19 Aug 2026 03:20 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfrm2tnls2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mtbps3w4nk2tHow has Meta made the FB algorithm so dreadful and you're fed so hard to control? Example below - I'm shown stuff by someone who I don't want to follow and don't want to see stuff from - but there is no block option available.17 Aug 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbps3w4nk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mtar3e6s222hAre we certain it isn't the pelicans' reaction of shame after Paul Hogan collared Pauline Hanson to them? [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 03:28 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtar3e6s222hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mtanalkrwk2hThere's a lot to process here. Let's start though with the fact that Trump is describing as "unthreatening and respectful", a country supplying arms to the antagonist party in a war where your country is (supposedly) supporting the defending party.17 Aug 2026 02:19 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtanalkrwk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mt7ax2ihnk2rIs anyone else struck by the similarity of the Jason Arday story and that of Milli Vanilli in 1990? The band had been falsely marketed, but we only ever hear about the two (black) people who fronted it, not the others who made it possible and made money from it.16 Aug 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7ax2ihnk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mt4n3jndqs2lIt's weird how some issues and the passage of time have completely aligned Tucker Carlson and Glen Greenwald. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Aug 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4n3jndqs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mt4ms7hgwk2lAccurate... (Sadly so) [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Aug 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4ms7hgwk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mt4jnoc6xc2pI'm amazed that Allison Pearson still has a job in the media after all the crass stuff she's written. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Aug 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4jnoc6xc2p