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Dr Susie Walsh

@susiewalsh.bsky.social

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Varuna Writer's Space Fellowship recipient 2024 (Australia) Non-fiction and Hybrid • Autistic • Non-Binary • Irrepressible • PhD Film Studies • Bushfire Survivor • Volunteer Bush Firefighter (NSW RFS) • They/Them/Susie #MDANT #Accessibility Advocate

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Dr Susie Walsh @susiewalsh.bsky.social · Dec 20

Me to me:
What if I stuck eyes on a croissant?

(This is from a few years ago, but the result still makes me cackle)

A plate of croissants. Orange paper eyes have been stuck onto the top one, transforming it into an edible reptile-like delicacy.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 15h

Gentle reminder to add alt text to photos!

It’s an important feature to ensure this place is inclusive and accessible

If you need help remembering, you can change your settings to prompt you to add it before you post

I’m seeing a lot of disability content lacking alt text which is disappointing

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Dr Susie Walsh @susiewalsh.bsky.social · 1d

I'm "in bed by 9.00pm" exhausted... this week/month/year has drained my brain, body, and soul.

Better days ahead?
Effing hope so!

#GoodnightBluesky

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Dr Susie Walsh @susiewalsh.bsky.social · 2d

Destruction of the East Wing of the WH is this quote:
"They were careless people... they smashed up things & creatures & then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, & let other people clean up the mess they had made."

The Great Gatsby

East Wing of the White House partially destroyed by demolition equipment to make way for a grotesque ballroom.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 4d

I've never met a good person who went out of their way to belittle waiters

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 6d

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

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Dr Susie Walsh @susiewalsh.bsky.social · 6d

Thousands of lightning strikes have been detected in the past few hours, with more expected.
If you see any unattended fires, report them immediately to Triple Zero (000).
Via NSW RFS

Map of NSW showing large clusters of bright orange and yellow lightning icons.

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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · 7d

The greatest bird in the universe has finally won Australia's bird of the year. ALL HAIL THE TAWNY FROGMOUTH! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Dr Susie Walsh @susiewalsh.bsky.social · 7d

Dear WH Journalists,

DO IT.

Do your job.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Trump on Schumer: "I think he's losing IQ points with time. I think that happens. I hope it hasn't happened with me. I know if it did, you guys would let me know about it very quickly."

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Dr Susie Walsh @susiewalsh.bsky.social · 9d

From 2020.

"Discordant"

#Bushfires
#Poetry
#Writing
#WritingCommunity

Tuggeranong ARTS centre

"Discordant"

The unscathed are boisterously relieved. Their raucous laughter ruptures our grief. Mocking our mourning amidst the burnt land. We've no need for singing dirges they call. We're bloody happy to be alive they call.

But we are weary of their unseemly cheer. Our loss is larger than their laughter. We yearn to heal in silent solace. Too soon we sighingly whisper back. Too soon.

Susie Walsh

SOLASTALGIA POETRY EXHIBITION

10-26 ОСTOBER 2020

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Dr Susie Walsh @susiewalsh.bsky.social · 9d

Used car salesman behaving like a used car salesman...

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 9d

Alexander Thomas Hallett pleaded guilty to winding back a total of 648,000 kilometres on the odometers of seven vehicles.

Used car salesman fined $25,000 for winding back car odometers

Alexander Thomas Hallett pleaded guilty to winding back a total of 648,000 kilometres on the odometers of seven vehicles.

www.abc.net.au

Dr Susie Walsh @susiewalsh.bsky.social · 9d

Do a close reading of the Peter Ackroyd biography and watch "Tom and Viv"...

Dr Susie Walsh @susiewalsh.bsky.social · 9d

T.S. Eliot was the primary gaslighter of Vivienne Haigh, and Virginia Woolf was a bully.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 10d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Dr Susie Walsh @susiewalsh.bsky.social · 9d

From 2020.

"Discordant"

#Bushfires
#Poetry
#Writing
#WritingCommunity

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FoxtrotFoxtrotSierra @maggiedawitch.bsky.social · 10d

Today I started down the My Aged Care rabbit hole.First phone call advised me an assessor would be in touch within the next few weeks,then said help might take up to 18 months or more. The person said, & I quote: "The system is broken".I will be documenting my experiences here.
#AgedCareAustralia

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Louise Milligan @milliganreports.bsky.social · 10d

Watch reporter John Lyons’ story Chasing Trump’s Billions, on #4Corners ABC TV tonight 8.30 AEST & support public interest #journalism. Via YouTube for international viewers. This story famously led Donald #Trump to threaten John’s questions were “hurting Australia”.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

As Trump's wealth skyrockets, accusations of conflicts of interest mount

Donald Trump's wealth has skyrocketed since his return to the White House nine months ago, leading to accusations that he is profiting from the presidency.

www.abc.net.au

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 12d

They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.

I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.

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Dr Susie Walsh @susiewalsh.bsky.social · 13d

'Lee Shore'
Crosby Stills Nash and Young.

"From here to Venezuela...."

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Lee Shore

YouTube video by simonj50

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Dr Susie Walsh @susiewalsh.bsky.social · 13d

Trump will be spewing. And whinging. And going on and on and on. Gawd he's exhausting.

#NobelPeacePrice

Dr Susie Walsh @susiewalsh.bsky.social · 13d

Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize.

#NobelPeacePrize

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Committee says win is ‘for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy’,

Source Al Jazeera

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Dr Susie Walsh @susiewalsh.bsky.social · 13d

Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize.

#NobelPeacePrize

Dr Susie Walsh @susiewalsh.bsky.social · 13d

Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize.

#NobelPeacePrize

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404 Media @404media.co · 14d

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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arosie from the dead 🪦 @rosiemck.bsky.social · 14d

breaking news

photo of margot, a little brown dog, propped up on a STACK of cushions so she can gaze out the window. it's giving princess and the pea (she's the princess and i'm the pea)

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 16d

“As a neurodiversity advocate and as an autistic person, I’m really grateful for so much of the work that’s been done that allows me to be myself and to be successful being myself.” Link, who has been *banned*!?!? from this platform?

thinkingautismguide.com/2025/06/spac... #AutisticWhileBlack

Space Law, Race, and Neurodiversity: Autistic Advocate AJ Link

We live in a country & society that is built on racism. The neurodivergent community isn't free of that racism—per Autistic advocate AJ Link.

thinkingautismguide.com

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Dr Susie Walsh @susiewalsh.bsky.social · 16d

From
Kash's Khristmas Kamo range...

the corgi from cowboy bebop @realqrampage.fightins.online · 16d

LMAO LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH
EVERY TIME I DO IT MAKES ME LAUGH

Kash Patel in his own merch looking fucking embarrassing as hell lmao

he’s so fucking ugly

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 16d

US Breaks New Measles Record, Surpassing 1,500 Cases – The Most In 33 Years.

"Measles was declared eliminated in the US in 2000 – that is no longer the case."

As of Sept 30, there have been 1,544 confirmed cases in 2025 — the most since 1992, when 2,126 cases were recorded.

archive.md/n2cRz

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Dr Susie Walsh @susiewalsh.bsky.social · 17d

Yep.

Rubbish and Recycling...