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harrysaddler.bsky.social
Wrote a book about a bird (the Eastern Curlew, 2018), a river (A Clear Flowing Yarra, 2023), and a global existential crisis or three (Questions Raised By Quolls, 2021).
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🚨🚨Urgent Appeal I’m Lubna, and I live in Gaza City (Al-Balad). The situation is terrifying shelling is ongoing, and we were warned to evacuate. But I have no means to leave. My son Nasser is sick and fragile. We urgently need $350 to escape and survive. Don't leave us to diešŸ’”šŸ’” gofund.me/edd687b8

Living in Gaza is not just about surviving; it’s about finding hope in the darkest corners. Every day, we wake up to uncertainty—no electricity, limited water, and the sound of drones instead of birds. But still, we rise. Please, don’t leave us alonešŸ™ā™„ tinyurl.com/wafafamily

ā€œWhat more is left to do in Gaza that has not already been done? Who else is left to eliminate?ā€ Yotam Cohen, brother of hostage Nimrod Cohen, said. The civilians in Gaza rely on direct donations to survive. Please give to my friend Tasneem at the link, if you can. www.gofundme.com/f/help-tasne...

Are you a publishing professional who’s worried about AI? You might like to add your name to this open letter from @literaryhub.bsky.social. lithub.com/against-ai-a...

We are Diana and Mohammad, a couple from Gaza with two daughters. To meet daily needs, we've created a donation link šŸ‘‡ tinyurl.com/Hgfkbn Even a $10 contribution can make a difference. Vetted by @gazavetters, my number verified on the list is (#312 )šŸ‘‡ shorturl.at/gl9b2

.And we still can’t expel the #Israeli ambassador? Who the fk have we become ? šŸ˜” @albomp.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social #auspol #ausvotes www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Driving home along a winding road through forest last night I didn’t like how close the car behind me was so I pulled over to let him pass. He promptly accelerated and hit a deer around the next corner, smashing his car and the deer. Sambar deer can weigh over 200kg. For fuck’s sake drive carefully.

Israel is a genocide state

@skill-hello.bsky.social Hosking’s offload to Weekes 27 June 2025 IMO

This constitutes ā€œa likely war crimeā€ that violates international standards on aid distribution, according to the United Nations. interc.pt/44BkDtL

One of the SpaceX fan cams caught a crane collapse at Starbase in Texas. This kind of thing only happens from a completely unacceptable safety culture failure and I'd be shocked if there wasn't a death here

this makes me incredibly sad. Tuvalu is likely to disappear under the sea in 80 years because countries like Australia are pushing them under. if someone destroyed MY home, i would not be satisfied by an invitation to apply to live in their backyard! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

I just very dearly do not want the news that 20-50 people have been massacred in Gaza for daring to look for food to become as mundane to us as the daily weather forecast.

I don't think we talk enough about how dignity is also a human right. Food, water, shelter, education, health care, representation...all of those are human rights that everyone should receive regardless of who they are. But it's also a right to not have to beg for them.

UPDATE Nearly one-third of citizens in Tuvalu are seeking a landmark climate visa to live in Australia as rising seas threaten their palm-fringed shores u.afp.com/Sxnf

Don’t know who else to contact.

Woodchips used for smoking Dominos’ pizzas came from endangered Mountain Ash in a state forest less than 200m of a sighting of a Leadbeater’s possum in a nesting zone, breaching sustainability certification requirements in seven different ways www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

by age 30 you should have one friend for every major animal group to spam. seen a good crab post? forward to your token crab person. bat post for the bat person. cicada post for the cicada person. bear post for the bear person. jellyfish post for the jellyfish person. and so on and so forth.

Increasing numbers of children with malnutrition dying, children dying of thirst, babies dying of starvation because there is no formula 'Never again' doesn't mean anything does it @australianlabor.bsky.social ? #auspol

Congrats @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social - your win protects the voices of countless workers

#BREAKING 🚨 Antoinette Lattouf has won her unfair dismissal case against the ABC Justice Darryl Rangiah says she was "merely provided with advice that it would be best not to post anything controversial" and has awarded her $70k compensation

Liza was full of life. Now she’s weak, covered in bugs, and barely eats—just like us She’s not just a cat—she’s our baby, part of our family Please help get her food and treatment. Liza needs you today šŸ’” THIS VIDEO SHOWS LIZA BEFORE THE WAR… AND NOW PayPal tiny.cc/1y43001 GFM gofund.me/54db81e4

talked to Maha and she said Hamoud is playing around in the tent they share and eating a lot of sand, bc he thinks it's a toy and also probably because he's hungry. this tiny baby is eating sand. if you can do anything to help Maha, please do. she's just a kid herself. gofund.me/7aca0606

Gaza is dying silently šŸ˜” not just from bombs, but from being forgotten. Homes in ashes, families shattered, and the world keeps scrolling. We are human. We deserve to live. Don’t let our pain fade into silence šŸ’” Please, stand with us tinyurl.com/osamalife

More than 71 killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes, including 50 waiting for aid - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/more-71-killed-gaza-israeli-strikes-including-50-waiting-aid

BREAKING: Palestinian witnesses and hospitals say Israeli forces opened fire toward hundreds of people waiting for aid trucks in central Gaza, killing at least 25 people.

In case you missed it - new research on the regeneration of Victoria's forests after logging, from Evans, Taylor, and Lindenmayer. āž” theconversation.com/logging-deva...

ā€œI didn't get a chance to put her sandals on… she died barefoot. Just a minute before, she was laughing. She told me she wanted a biscuit.ā€

I am Israa, a journalist from Gaza. The war has taken my family, my home, my work, and my only means of living. Still, I refuse to give up. I am fighting to rebuild my life and continue my mission. Your support can make all the difference. Please share and donate. šŸ’™ Donate here: gofund.me/2b2f55f6

Seven out of ten renters are scared to ask their landlords about repairs due to fear of retaliation www.sbs.com.au/news/video/r...

The obscenity of hearing again and again the weight of these bombs. Their dimensions. Their nicknames. Compliant media broadcasting the press kits of weapons manufacturers.

Apart from anything else I’d love to know in what way Albo and Wong’s almost-immediate endorsement of a neo-fascist American president’s illegal bombing campaign is an example of their government acting ā€œsoberly, cautiously, and in the national interestā€.

LOL what the fuck? I am fascinated by the low effort AI image. Many questions are being raised.

Playing Scrabble and just got the most frustrating collection of letters I’ve ever had in this game