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Book addict, dreamer, dabbling writer, live with mod-severe M.E. fibromyalgia, CIRS, tickborne illnesses and more (ie collector of diagnoses) Also collector of soft toys - its an addiction, alright! Unashamed dag Ex Social Worker and lawyer
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This is your PSA that some wheelchair users are ambulatory: we can stand and even walk a little. Think of it like this: an abled person can walk a mile. But for an 80 mile trip they're more likely to use a tool like a car or train. Same deal, shorter distances for ambulatory wheelchair users.

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The more we listen, the more we learn. The more we learn the smarter we get #auspol www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...

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NEVER AGAIN IS RIGHT NOW RIGHT THIS MOMENT

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As a Star Trek fan and a scientist, I love this image, because Dr. Jemison is both a hero *AND* one of the few people for whom we can say "here she is doing her space job" in two totally different contexts. 🧪

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Every person living as part of settler colonial populations on land we stole needs to reckon with the harm we’ve done & continue to do. We need to recognise the strength of survivors. We need to stop supporting the settler colonial ethnic cleansing project wherever we find it. #Auspol #SurvivalDay

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It is *very* important to understand that Jews were never the only target of the 1930s Nazis and they are not the only targets of today’s Nazis. A Nazi salute is not only antisemitic. It is also racist, ableist, and queerphobic.

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From setting off for a hike with friends to being winched to safety by emergency services and into the arms of loved ones — here's how the disappearance and discovery of Hadi Nazari played out over an agonising two-week period.

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This thread is worth the read. bsky.app/profile/kare...

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Should we be worried that 2025 begins with "wtf"

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Please consider supporting this. Music therapy has been proven in research to help many people with a variety of conditions. chng.it/PcQFcNhbrT

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Hard to believe, but this elegant mid-blue glass jug was made by ancient Roman glassmakers, and has survived, virtually intact, for 2,000 years www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

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A question for Bishop Bird, of Ballarat, who instructed his lawyers to go all the way to High Court to avoid paying damages to a complainant of child sexual abuse on basis that priests aren’t technically employed by his diocese: Did your priests accept JobKeeper during COVID pandemic? If so, why?

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Hello! I'm Alan, a horror (and other genres) writer from Tasmania. Talking Scared podcast called me "The Lord of Weird Australia" which I've always liked. This is Horror called me, "Australia's master of literary darkness." I like that too! Do say hello. Learn all about me here: alanbaxter.com.au

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Uh hey kindly Patreon folks, please pledge from either an android device or from your computer. Pledging on Apple mobile devices incurs an enormous fee starting in November.

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10/10, no notes.

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Today in "linguists are not kidding when they say that language enables you to understand sentences that have never been said before in the entirety of human history"

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With El Niño now officially declared, and a harsh summer already starting, remember: Climate action is mutual aid, and mutual aid is climate action.

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this is how it feels being a 25+ year old lesbian on the internet

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Australian #Romancelandia: Can I Steal You For A Second?* is in the Dymocks buy one / get one 50% off sale! A great chance to pick it up cheap before Not Here To Make Friends** comes out. *two Bachelor contestants fall in love **villain and producer fall in love

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Having just watched No Country For Women on Four Corners I ask, what can I best do to help the women in Afghanistan? www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09...

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“And if Kripke isn’t getting residuals, you can safely assume that the numerous talented writers and directors who worked on the show for a decade and a half are certainly not seeing anything either."

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Time for spooky.

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Hear the music that inspired STAR TREK: PICARD – FIREWALL, a tale of Seven of Nine & the Fenris Rangers, in my public Spotify playlist “Firewall | Musical Inspirations.” (A guide to the playlist will be made available after the book is released.) #StarTrekBooks open.spotify.com/playlist/4bO...

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