Margaret L Ruwoldt
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Bibliophibian. Dilettante. Free-range nerd. She/her. Living on unceded Wadawurrung country.
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I wonāt be doing the age verification thing* so your āadult contentā skeets are now hidden by an automated label and I cannot see or respond to DMs. * because (a) Australiaās social media age restriction is a badly-made law and (2) Iām cautious about trading personal info for minor conveniences
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Peta says bring back Åink
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This is excellent and I look forward to hearing of its expansion Irelandās basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent.
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Irelandās basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent
When piloted, initiative that provided ā¬325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/10/ireland-basic-income-for-the-arts-scheme-becomes-permanent?CMP=share_btn_url
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āTranslating passages about the stillness of Halley's Comet in the night sky 2,000 years ago above Babylon, was, to me, translating something about what it means to be human.ā ā Moudhy Al-Rashid, āBetween Two Riversā
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So lush and romantic.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx8n...
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Elise's Dream (After Beethoven's Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59) ( [Arr. for Piano &...
YouTube video by Louis Philippson - Topic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx8nRkfzhgU
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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot
2 days ago
Freedom is a heavy load, a great and strange burden for the spirit to undertake. It is not easy. It is not a gift given, but a choice made, and the choice may be a hard one.
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Mindframe
2 days ago
#Ausmedia
covering complex mental illness in the context of violence and crime are urged to avoid using or repeating quotes containing stigmatising language or terms. Access free advice and resources for safe, responsible reporting:
bit.ly/42eO3K4
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Listening to Tchaikovskyās first piano concerto and thinking weāre so lucky he didnāt heed the beta reader who told him itās totally unplayable and not worth even rewriting.
3 days ago
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If youāre within reach of Tarntanya Adelaide in early March, this looks like a fab way to spend an afternoon (thread šš»)
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3 days ago
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman)
5 days ago
Across Australia: protest the visit of Israeli president Isaac Herzog on Monday 9 February. We will not be complicit in genocide.
#Auspol
#Gaza
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Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (APAN) | Australia Palestine Advocacy Network - APAN
The Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (APAN) is a national coalition harnessing the communityās passion for Palestinian freedom, justice and self determination. More info on Palestine solidarity ev...
https://apan.org.au/
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Adrian Esterman
5 days ago
COVID, flu and RSV havenāt suddenly changed. They now circulate year-round, but testing and reporting donāt. When surveillance weakens, outbreaks arenāt prevented ā theyāre detected later. Hospitalisations/aged-care homes/wastewater now matter more than raw case counts. Hopefully, CDC will help.
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On the persistence of culture ā food, art, literature, music ā and the enormity of the acts that can extinguish it (thread šš») (rtyi
@fionatribe.bsky.social
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Nathan C
5 days ago
Contrary to popular belief, there are actually six recognised human taste senses: * Sweet * Sour * Salt * Bitter * Umami * Proximity to the way mum made it
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Staring at a comet in the night sky āI was but a blip in a beautiful universe so filled with wonder that I can hardly stand it. Thousands of years ago, people on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates shared in that wonder. They, too, looked up.ā ā Moudhy Al-Rashid, āBetween Two Riversā
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Customers at the outdoor tables unexpectedly become cinematic extras as a young woman in a pink summer frock strides past, bearing aloft a hand-written sign saying SHE WANTS FLOWERS FOR V-DAY! Another lass wields a phone-cam & directs. They pause to chat and thank us for playing along š
#CafeLife
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peter fyfe
6 days ago
felt a movement in the force that we needed to revisit this most excellent chorographic endeavour⦠š
www.youtube.com/shorts/L8TWn...
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Rasputin ā Boney M. (Dance Cale Brown) TikTok
YouTube video by ŠŠ²Š³ŠµŠ½ŠøŠ¹ ŠŠ¾Š»Šŗ
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/L8TWn4aTpOc
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āIt has not been in existence long enough to have made any history, but doubtless this will come later.ā The physics departmentās pitch drop experiment began in 1927. Still going, and arguably the worldās longest continuous lab experiment.
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6 days ago
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Megan Herbert
6 days ago
Fellow Victorians, please sign and share this petition to have
@writersvictoria.bsky.social
funding reinstated, so we're not the only mainland state... or UNESCO city of literature... without funding to a writerās organisation:
www.parliament.vic.gov.au/get-involved...
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Restore funding for Writers Victoria - Petitions - Parliament of Victoria
https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/get-involved/petitions/restore-funding-for-writers-victoria/?utm_source=Writers+Victoria&utm_campaign=8f575774d0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_10_10_01_26_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-dbbc3bd408-579009689
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When the air pressure is low the You Yangs practise their looming. Today theyāre more aloof.
#Wadawurrung
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Megan Herbert
6 days ago
Smile for the economy. My cartoon in today's
@theageaustralia.bsky.social
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Public relations or propaganda? So much depends on the purpose of the message and the identity of its audience.
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7 days ago
Interesting essay shedding light on invisible labor in literature.
#bookhistory
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Update: found a generous curator who made time to assess this vase. Itās a John Butler design, dating to 1915. Butler was art director when Clarice Cliff joined Wilkinsonās in 1916. Thanks to @bam-pow.bsky.social @jontyscorner.bsky.social @drspacejunk.bsky.social for helping with this quest.
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7 days ago
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Lucy Pearson
7 days ago
When people talk about the idea that some universities must go under, thereās a certain tendency to behave as if these smaller local campuses are negligible- regrettable casualties perhaps but not ārealā universities. This report does a great job of illustrating why thatās wrong.
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The safe rideshare for women and children (and their pets) in Australia.
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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithPalestinešš
7 days ago
"Even though the systemās illegality has finally been exposed, the political commitment to bludger-bashing keeps it operatingāthis ideological thirst for punishment overrides any concern with trivial matters like common sense, evidence, or the law."
#auspol
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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Punishment Pays: The reason why the Government wonāt bin Mutual Obligations
The Labor Government is dragging the public into another unlawful welfare scandal, because it refuses to walk away from an ideology and industry built around punishment
https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260204-punishment-pays-the-reason-why-the-government-wont-bin-mutual-obligations
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Internet Archive
8 days ago
Volunteer
#librarians
from around the world joined forces to build the Nancy Drew collection on Open Libraryāvolunteering their time to organize series, verify editions, untangle authorship, and clean up metadata so anyone can discover these books. Learn more ā”ļø
blog.openlibrary.org/2026/01/30/a...
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Archaeologist Mary Shepperson, quoted in āBetween Two Riversā by Moudhy Al-Rashid: āIn the past, before electric heaters and air conditioning, the only thing standing between human beings and great physical discomfort was architecture.ā
8 days ago
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Write* about what excites, intrigues, enrages you. Your art, your voice, is unique and worthy of expression (threadšš»). * draw, paint, knit, sculpt, photograph, animate, whatever
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9 days ago
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Ceryl
9 days ago
Diane Lemaire
#Australian
aeronautical engineer. 1944 1st woman engineering graduate
@unimelb.edu.au
Technical Officer @ Aeronautical Research Laboratories. Post
#WWII
worked @ UK National Physical Laboratory, did MSc @ Cornell in US returned to ARL b
#OTD
2 Feb 1923
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_L...
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Doors section at Bunnings when?
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9 days ago
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Of interest to reporters and other professional communicators in Australia. The guidelines on Mindframeās website are quite comprehensive and cover a range of health-related topics.
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9 days ago
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Tseen Khoo
9 days ago
Noooo. Mr Tulk, the iconic Melbourne cafe that's in the SLV, is being forced to close?! WTAF? Why mess with something that ain't broke? If you are similarly incensed, there's a petition - pls sign:
www.change.org/p/save-mr-tulk
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Belinda Rule
11 days ago
Zoos Vic are out running emergency triage stations in bushfire zones right now, taking in the burnt koalas and so forth (my poor shriveled heart ow), FYI you can give them $
www.zoo.org.au/donate/emerg...
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Emergency Wildlife Fund
Donate to help Zoos Victoria's response to helping wildlife in need across Victoria.
https://www.zoo.org.au/donate/emergency-wildlife-how-we-help/
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The luxuriant stretch, the come-hither glance...
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11 days ago
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Chaucer Doth Tweet
12 days ago
All these CEOs stompinge around graspinge for moneye and biohacks and powere but the best way to lyve forevir ys to make people laugh and be part of unforgettable storyes that make them feel less alone. Love and art and comedye are cosmic and eternal. The worlde will remembir the true stars.
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Dorothy Parker
12 days ago
That I am gay as morning, light as snow, and all the straining things within my heart...you'll never know
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The Australia Institute
12 days ago
āThe Albanese government promised a once-in-a-generation fix to Australiaās broken environment laws. Instead, the draft National Environmental Standards put up for public comment over summer look worryingly familiar,ā writes Louise Morris. Read the full piece on The Point:
https://theaus.in/4rlvsJ0
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Tseen Khoo
12 days ago
Some lovely
@mcsweeneys.net
to end your working week: How to become a professional writer Definitely share it with your author-y friends. š
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How to Become a Professional Writer
Do you enjoy writing? Do you like the idea of taking the thing you love doing the most in the world and turning it into work? So that your access t...
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/how-to-become-a-professional-writer
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GM Connie Chang ššø
13 days ago
Fellow writers: I am deeply saddened to share that if we want the rewards of having written, we must submit to the mortifying ordeal of writing
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Iāve sometimes wondered what happens to the sample we dutifully post back to the screening programā¦
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12 days ago
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The parentsā group met in the park for a couple of hours. A flock of black prams, all the parents wearing black leggings or shorts with black/grey/white shirts. Babies mostly dressed in grey, white and beige. A monochromatic tableau amidst the parkās lush lawns and garden beds.
#CafeLife
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3350 BCE, in the city of Uruk: a middle manager named Kushim started writing down information to help with his job. Five thousand years later, weāre still following his lead.
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'Nathan Burgoine (he/him)
13 days ago
Wow, that looks like a really good, thought-provokingā ā¦itās on Substack. Never mind.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet
13 days ago
On a certayne kynde of darke nighte yn Januarye, the past doth seeme so close. All of the thinges that hurt, and all of the thinges that were delightful. The smyles on the faces of friendes. Those tymes, irrevocable. Ich hope everichon Ich knewe ys doinge okaye, and Ich mourne those who are gone.
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Physgal āļø
14 days ago
Here's a link to the official UNESCO website for the 2026 International Day of Women and Girls in Science:
unes.co/rcf7e3
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2026 International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Join UNESCO on 11 February 2026 for a global event celebrating women in science and shaping a future where science and gender equality advance together
https://unes.co/rcf7e3
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Bakery was quiet this morning so I contributed to the local economy.
#NoRegrets
14 days ago
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9.00 am Thursday: first round of appointments at the hair salon and all five of the customers are Margarets.
14 days ago
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Saw this, thought of you
@lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social
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14 days ago
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Henceforth I will be using the full name at every opportunity. (though tbh
@shebahride.bsky.social
is less of a mouthful)
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14 days ago
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Orkney Library & Archive
14 days ago
Mordor she wrote
#LibraryShelfieDay
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Same could easily happen here in Australia and tbh Iām not confident our leaders, elected representatives, public servants and CEOs of good conscience are ready for it.
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