Tim Mac

Enterprise storage mushroom, recreational road and mountain cyclist and lover of most things Canberra-area.

[CBR Mel @CanberraMel]

I know that feeling in the front passenger seat 😏

[Shabnam Nasimi @NasimiShabnam]

1117 days since the Taliban banned teenage girls from school.

658 days since the Taliban banned women from university.

Today, Afghanistan stands as the ONLY country in the world where girls education is forbidden—an unprecedented violation, even within the Muslim world.

[Malala Yousafzai @Malala]

Exactly 12 years ago today, a Taliban gunman pointed his gun at my head and shot me for daring to speak up for girls’ right to go to school.

I want to thank every person for your solidarity and support, from praying for my recovery to helping me in my work for girls’ access to education, both in my home country of Pakistan and around the world.

Most years, I spend October 9th like any other day, with gratitude for having lived another year. But today, I am in New York to address the American Society of International Law (ASIL), a prestigious group of legal experts who have chosen to honour @MalalaFund and its work alongside Afghan activists fighting to protect the right to education for girls in Afghanistan. These women worked tirelessly before the fall of Kabul in 2021, and fearlessly since, to keep girls learning under the most impossible circumstances. It is humbling to stand alongside them and gratifying to see them receive the recognition they deserve.

The Taliban continue to point literal and metaphoric weapons at girls and women in Afghanistan every day, from public beatings to ruthless edicts that ban them from learning, working and living freely. The brutality of the Taliban’s oppressive system against women is so extreme that Afghan activists and human rights defenders are calling it gender apartheid.

Right now, Afghan women and girls need more than words of sympathy. I call on governments and influential institutions to leverage their power, and through international law, hold the Taliban accountable. I especially call on Muslim leaders and institutions to play a leading role in challenging the Taliban’s misuse of religion and culture.

Just as people stood with me and my friends more than a decade ago, I hope people will stand in solidarity with Afghan girls and women now.

❤️ @Hmosadiq @zarqayaftali @deemahiram @metra_mehran @RahelaHSidiqi @SHalaimzai

[Batshit Australia @batshit_auspol]

Possibly the most Melbourne image ever: public transport littered with an abandoned cheese board

[Elise Thomas @elisethoma5]

The new dog ate my homework is not being able to work because there is a kookaburra on my laptop

[T. Bernadetti @MrsRoyKeaneo]

"That's FUCKIN DONEGAL!! THAT'S OURS!"😂😂😂😂🇮🇪
#Garron

[Jon Christenson, STS 🦬 ☕️ @Melanchthon61]

Best Halloween decoration so far. 😅

[Anon Opin. @anon_opin]

There should be a spreadable rating for butter and margarine and refunds should be given for ruined bread. The word spreadable needs to be defined for trading standards complaints.

[Tracey @TraceyLee_07]

My 2nd attempt at making a protein shake.

What am I doing wrong? 😆

[Anon Opin. @anon_opin]

Peanut butter and honey on toast is approximately one hundred times better than peanut butter and jam on toast.

[Guardian Australia @GuardianAus]

‘It’s a lot of pedalling mate’: cyclist Lachlan Morton making record pace in 14,200km journey around Australia https://t.co/aIskDeJhfY

[Anon Opin. @anon_opin]

Actors, directors, producers. Please, for the love of all that's holy, please put something in takeaway coffee cups, anything, even if it's just water because no one thinks there's coffee in in them, they're clearly empty.

[Ed Hansberry @ehansalytics]

Power BI? I’m a quick learner.

[CBR Mel @CanberraMel]

Birdman rally vibes for Canberrans 👏😁

[Tim Mac @Tim_MTB]

Moody wait for the bus at Regatta Pt. #cbr

[Sam Connor @criprights]

Pat Ward
My yearly repost📷…For those who wonder what crossing lines at the edge of parking spaces are for. Please remember.

[Amy Jelacic @Amy_Jelacic]

How much longer do we have to put up with vehicles parked on and driving along this major footpath on Eloura St in Braddon? Solutions are coming way too slowly. It feels like a big fuck you to everyone walking, cycling, and using the Eloura St light rail stop.