Robert Fairhead
tallandtrue@aus.social
<p>Writer, blogger and podcaster at <a href="http://TallAndTrue.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">TallAndTrue.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> and <a href="http://TallAndTrueShortReads.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">TallAndTrueShortReads.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>. My home is Sydney, on the traditional lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. I cheer, cheer for the Sydney Swans. And I supported the Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This account combines my tallandtrue, tallandtrueweb, tallandtruepod, and mydogposts accounts from Twitter/X. See my toots and
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&quot;On Monday, August 6th, 1945, a new era in human history opened.&quot; ~ Hiroshima by John Hersey (Penguin Books 1946) π #Hiroshima #Japan #HiroshimaDay
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Can&#39;t complain because I got today&#39;s word almost at the end! π #Wordle #Wordle1874 5/6 β¬β¬β¬β¬π© π¨π©β¬β¬π© β¬π©π©β¬π© π¨π©π©β¬π© π©π©π©π©π©
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Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. ~ #BenjaminFranklin #quotes #life #writing
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This year&#39;s theme for National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Childrenβs Day is &quot;Living Our Truth&quot;, honouring the power of truth-telling, the sharing of knowledge across generations and the importance of telling their stories! π€πβ€οΈ #Indigenous #Australia #history Link to the SNAICC website: https://www.snaicc.org.au/our-work/campaigns/childrens-day/
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Aha, that&#39;s today&#39;s word! (Some par 4 #Wordle winners feel better than others.) π₯³ #Wordle1872 4/6 β¬π©β¬β¬β¬ π¨π©β¬β¬β¬ β¬π©β¬π¨β¬ π©π©π©π©π©
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It doesn&#39;t matter if the glass is half empty or half full; be grateful that you have a glass and there&#39;s something in it. π₯ #life #motivation #quotes
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Daft 3rd guess but it focused my options for today&#39;s 4-guess #Wordle win! π #Wordle1873 4/6 β¬π©β¬π¨β¬ π¨π©β¬β¬β¬ β¬π©β¬β¬π¨ π©π©π©π©π©
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To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity. ~ #NelsonMandela #quotes #humanity #rights
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Cheered, cheered the Swannies onwards to what seemed an unlikely victory over the Saints yesterday, sticking to #HeapsNormal ales at the #TudorHotel, and then I bought a carton of #Guinness 0.0 for August on the ride home. #DryJuly may be over (thanks again for the donations and support π), but I&#39;m staying dry ... for now! π
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Ha! Won the toss on my 3rd guess today! π #Wordle #Wordle1870 3/6 β¬β¬β¬β¬π¨ β¬β¬π¨π©β¬ π©π©π©π©π©
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Proof #Trump has no grip on reality or history! π #USPresidents #obama
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My last #DryJuly post for 2026. I&#39;m so grateful to family and friends for their donations that encouraged me to stay dry in July and helped me achieve my $1000 fundraising target. Since 2013, I&#39;ve raised $8,313 to support people affected by cancer. I couldn&#39;t have done this without donations. πβ€οΈ
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Deduction, Watson, deduction! π #Wordle #Wordle1871 5/6 β¬β¬β¬β¬π¨ π¨π©β¬π¨β¬ π©π©π¨β¬β¬ π©π©π©β¬π¨ π©π©π©π©π©
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On climate change, we often don&#39;t fully appreciate that it is a problem. We think it is a problem waiting to happen. ~ #KofiAnnan #quotes #climatechange 2014
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Good grief, only 2 sleeps to go until August and the end of my #DryJuly fundraiser! I&#39;m still $250 short of my twice-revised upwards $1000 target for 2026. But I&#39;ve crossed my fingers that I&#39;ll get there. One thing&#39;s for certain, I will still dry for 31 days! π Link to my Dry July blog and donations page: https://www.dryjuly.com/users/robert-fairhead-2
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It was a coin toss on the 3rd line between my 3rd and 4th guesses! π #Wordle #Wordle1867 4/6 β¬β¬π©β¬π© π©π©π©β¬π© π©π©π©β¬π© π©π©π©π©π©
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Maybe the preoccupation with technological progress has overshadowed our concern with human progress. ~ #WyntonMarsalis #quotes #humanity #technology #progress
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#Anthropic says its #Claude AI model hacked systems of three external companies during safety tests. ~ ABC News. I&#39;m reminded of Colossus in the 1966 novel of the same name and 1970&#39;s film The Forbin Project! π π€ #AI #humanity #risk Link to ABC News article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-31/anthropic-claude-ai-model-hacks-external-systems-during-test/106980640
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It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. ~ #AlbertEinstein #quotes #technology #humanity
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Spectacular and very, very lucky! π
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I like my greens, but really! π #Wordle #Wordle1869 5/6 β¬β¬π©π©β¬ β¬β¬π©π©π© β¬π©π©π©π© β¬π©π©π©π© π©π©π©π©π©
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Despite generous donations from family and friends, I fell short of my (twice-revised upwards) fundraising target of $1000 this year. But I lasted the 31 days of July dry, and I&#39;ve enjoyed sharing my posts with the Dry July Community on Facebook, and reading their stories and seeing the success of other Dry Julyers. Whether I hit the booze again or stay dry, I&#39;m savouring how good I feel today compared to the end of June. And reminding myself, it was all for a greater cause! β€οΈ #d...
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Wow! More generous donations today (including a VERY generous one) mean I&#39;ve achieved my #DryJuky fundraising target. And the best part is that the money I&#39;ve raised by simply staying dry for 31 days will help support people affected by cancer. πβ€οΈ
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Deduction, luck and joy with today's 10 second #Wordle! π¦ π #Wordle1868 2/6 β¬β¬π¨π©π© π©π©π©π©π©
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We know we cannot live in the past but the past lives in us. ~ #CharlesPerkins #quotes #indigenous #aboriginal #australia #history
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A lucky escape from the Elvis trap today! π¬ #Wordle #Wordle1866 5/6 β¬β¬β¬β¬π© β¬β¬π¨β¬π© β¬π©β¬β¬π© β¬π©β¬β¬π© π©π©π©π©π©
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The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an openmind. ~ #EBWhite #quotes #life #humanity #openmind
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Double woohoo! 4 weeks dry and I&#39;ve achieved my revised #DryJuly fundraising target of $750. How will I celebrate? By revising my target again to $1000! Why not join in the celebration and shout me a donation to help support people affected by cancer. π Link to my Dry July profile blog and donations: https://www.dryjuly.com/users/robert-fairhead-2
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Ha! Can&#39;t say why, but the relationship between my 2nd and 3rd guesses had me chuckling! π€ #Wordle #Wordle1865 3/6 β¬π©β¬π¨β¬ π©π©β¬π©π© π©π©π©π©π©
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From the ridiculous to the sublime. Struggled all day yesterday to claw out a 5-guess win. And solved today&#39;s 3-guess #Wordle in under a minute! π #Wordle1863 3/6 β¬β¬β¬β¬π© β¬π©π©β¬π© π©π©π©π©π©