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Prof Jo Barraket AM

@jobarraket.bsky.social

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Director, @msei-unimelb.bsky.social. Researching social economy & social innovation for fairer societies. Growing. Cooking. Eating. Living w/ MS, bloke, Zoe the beagle & Stormy the Lab x. Views mine. She/her

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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 7h

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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 20h

good fuel 😊

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Sinisa Malesevic @sinisamalesevic.bsky.social · 20h

Two or more Open-rank Professorships in Sociology at the University of Copenhagen:

jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...

Call for two or more open-rank academic positions in Sociology

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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 20h

No fun for you (this is not my 4 words 😊)

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John Birmingham @birmo.bsky.social · 23h

Ching-Ching-ching motherfuckers! The official link for checking how much Anthropic owes you for stealing your books.

Submit a Claim

secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

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Breno @shinsoffury.bsky.social · 1d

Trying to keep a low profile, Queensland Australia #butterflies #wildoz

Cairns Birdwing butterfly sitting on a leaf with wings together

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1d

Read our 1977 cover story with Diane Keaton, where she revealed that her iconic ‘Annie Hall’ outfit came from her own closet. “I don’t have a lot of gowns,” she told us. “And I don’t have any tiaras!”
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

The Life and Lurves of Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton, the star of 'Annie Hall,' could be the next Hepburn

www.rollingstone.com

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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 2d

Emergency services respond to reports of an aircraft crash at Shellharbour Airport.

Breaking: Three killed in plane crash at Shellharbour Airport

Emergency services respond to reports of an aircraft crash at Shellharbour Airport.

www.abc.net.au

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Our ANU @ouranu.bsky.social · 2d

“Labor senator Tony Sheldon hammered the former foreign minister [Chancellor Julie Bishop] for racking up $150,000 in travel expenses as well as her performance overseeing the university for more than five years.”

citynews.com.au/2025/absolut...

'Absolute shemozzle': embattled ANU head faces probe | Canberra CityNews

Foreign minister-turned-chancellor of the ANU Julie Bishop has faced senators to discuss governance issues that have plagued the institution.

citynews.com.au

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El Gibbs @bluntshovels.bsky.social · 2d

curious 'statement of expectations' from the minister about the NDIS quality and safeguards commission

www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "Drug prices are going to be going down 100%, 400%, 600%, 1,000% in some cases."

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The One And Only Richie 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸 @bluerichierich.bsky.social · 2d

PLEASE DO NOT SHARE! 🙏

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jamma10.bsky.social @jamma10.bsky.social · 2d

Toilet, Bristol UK circa 2015

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Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 2d

This is awesome.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Mr. Secretary, the president is on the phone. He sounds very angry and he keeps calling you Lil Marco.

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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 2d

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Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

www.theguardian.com

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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 2d

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Happy weekend from Zoe and Stormy

Front on photo of a tan and white beagle and a black Labrador lying on a blue couch

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 2d

“Women-led papers were more likely to be featured in local outlets than in national, international, or science-specialty media. They appeared more often in liberal-leaning outlets than conservative ones. And coverage of their work carried a more negative tone”

www.science.org/content/arti...

When women researchers publish, media attention doesn’t always follow

Men-led papers receive more media coverage than women’s, new study finds

www.science.org

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 2d

Antarctica may have passed a climate tipping point of no return, scientists are warning, with mounting evidence that a sudden slump in sea ice formation since 2016 is linked to human-induced ocean warming.

Antarctica may have crossed a tipping point that leads to rising seas

Scientists are beginning to understand the sudden loss of sea ice in Antarctica – and there is growing evidence that it represents a permanent shift with potentially catastrophic consequences

www.newscientist.com

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 2d

Why we must stay vigilant on Australia’s gun laws
www.croakey.org/why-we-must-...
By Stephen Bendle, Senior Advocacy Advisor at the Alannah & Madeline Foundation and Convenor, Australian Gun Safety Alliance.
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#PublicHealth

Why we must stay vigilant on Australia’s gun laws

Introduction by Croakey: More than 100 firearms have been seized in a raid targeted at so-called sovereign citizens across Western

www.croakey.org

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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 2d

Go, kids!

Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 2d

The result?

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Nick Evershed!? @nickevershed.bsky.social · 2d

this is a good story but it shows that people still fundamentally misunderstand LLMs - there is no "working properly", they're inherently probabilistic models. hallucinations aren't a bug, they're a fundamental part of language models. these aren't fact machines!!!

www.bbc.com/travel/artic...

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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 2d

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 3d

Read the full report ⤵️
australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-anu...

The ANU’s hidden $90m budget surplus

New analysis by The Australia Institute reveals there is no financial crisis at the Australian National University.

australiainstitute.org.au

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3d

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room.

Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 3d

I'm glad you're feeling a bit better

Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 5d

Feels like a mouse plague year at this stage. We suspect the mice of neighbouring buildings being renovated have moved house 🙄

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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 5d

They've been around for months and are becoming more brazen every day!