Augustus Brown 🏳️‍🌈

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Transport Planner 🌈 Also at aus.social/@augustusbrown Naarm (Melbourne, Aus)

A 10x zoom view several Melbourne hook turn signs strung from wires above a road that has many trams travelling along it.
A traditional white dual cab Toyota Hilux. Looks to be from the 1990s.
An aerial view of a road where a zigzag line marking in the left lane snakes into a side street approaching a zebra pedestrian crossing.
A man in a suit saying, "We will rip them up. It is a guarantee. If you live in bayside, we will rip it up."
One dollar coin held in fingers
Screenshot of a notice announcing the closure of messenger.com.
A screenshot including the text of the main post in the thread above with a reply from me (now deleted) reading, "In New South Wales, bicycle riders can't use bus lanes. Victoria changed his rule 10 to 15 years ago so that bicycle riders can use bus lines. I know New South Wales seen particularly keen on infringing bicycle riders, so I can understand the rider using the general traffic lane. Still, advocate for reform, anger will pass."
A large, swirling protest crowd with Palestinian flags.
A large protest crowd with Palestinian flags in front of Flinders Street Station.
Screenshot of post from aus.social that is available in text form at the associated link.
Evening view of two shopfronts on a suburban road. One for 'Honey Angels' (presumably sex work) and another for 'Lavish Burgers and Kebabs'. Both lit up in LED signs and lights.
The chest and head of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with his arm raised and whole hand pointed forward, as if gesturing for a particular reporter to ask their question at a press conference.
An outdoor bench seat with backrest.
A railway station platform with light patches along the platform edge caused by people's treads as the get on/off the train.
Donald Trump in a dark scene with a black jacket waving for the camera beside his wife Melania. The skin on his face is clearly loose and losing 'fullness' compared to just a few months ago.
A crowded railway station concourse.
Photograph of television showing split screen on news program of host interviewing guest.
A wet tree-lined street with trams.
A sign in a university ground reading, "All vehicles beyond this point must be escorted by a spotter in a high visibility vest."
Screenshot of The Independent Bluesky account with post "Urgent alert to anyone who uses Gmail".
Nationalist protestors at Victoria parliament house
A tearful announcer dressed in black announces the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il on North Korean State Television in this still image from video December 19, 2011 (KRT/Courtesy Reuters).
A railway crossing warning post with lights and signs. It has been struck by a vehicle and is on a lean.
A poster on a brick wall showing the accused mushroom meal killer smiling for the camera as she chops mushrooms.
View from a railway station platform to a rail yard showing stabled wagons and locomotives.
A crowd in front of a large monument to King George who's statue has been beheaded.
A madman ranting on a street corner.
Front of a pub/bar with name 'NETWORK' over the entrance.
800-day streak on Duolingo
A platoon of bicycle riders in a protected bike lane
A bicycle rider in a protected bike lane
A public transport card scanner. It has a screen facing the user and card scanner below.
Breaking news banner on the Washington Post website reporting Labor win in Australian election
A messy haired, unshaven "beach boy" kind of looking man who's advocating for the racist One Nation political party.
ABC News channel showing the rear of a voting booth with a bald man's head visible over the top.
Headline on The Age website "Albanese starts planning for third-term government" with a picture of a smiling Anthony Albanese
As described
A streetscape in a central business district.
A tram approaches and stops at a platform. Its pantograph is raised so it can charge. The pantograph lowers and the tram departs.
Railway station platforms covered by a roof that parts atop the tracks. There is rain through the opening onto the tracks but the platforms are dry.
Selfie of me with Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background.
An old double decker train in Sydney
Approach to the bridge showing the road above merging over the railway line into a single bridge.
A series of road signs in Goondiwindi pointing to many destinations including those comically far away such as Adelaide 1660 and Cooktown 2222 kilometres away.
Historic railway bridge in Tocumwal.
Headline from The Age "He's careful, stable - even prosaic. But Albanese may have just nailed the mood". There's a picture of Anthony Albanese surrounded by adoring school children. Sub-headline "The prime minister is on a personal mission to do what no Labor leader has done this century – convince voters his party can be trusted to govern long-term."
A heavily congested road. Picture taken from a tram behind the queue of vehicles.
A 'Loewe' advertisement with Daniel Craig. He's wearing circular glass, his hair is parted in the middle and combed to each side, and he's wearing a colourful jumper, it looks knitted. I'm not sure what is being advertised.