Catherine Mack 🐨🦫
@cathyinoz.bsky.social
Teacher librarian📚, book reader, writer, gardener, plant lover, iNaturalist 🌿, concerned about sustainability, climate and food security. Expat Canadian 🇨🇦 living in Naarm/Melbourne.
Accounts with no profile, no posts get a block from me. Sorry, bots.
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Thank you @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social and may you have yourself a merry little jolly holiday too!
A Christmas message from the First Dog on the Moon Institute | First Dog on the Moon
Yes things are certainly grim all over but let us take a moment
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Thank you @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social and may you have yourself a merry little jolly holiday too!
Hey @getup.org.au we need to push for a Bill of Rights in Australia. So much injustice, why aren’t we demanding one?
December 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Hey @getup.org.au we need to push for a Bill of Rights in Australia. So much injustice, why aren’t we demanding one?
Well said!
Minns fails to understand that real democracy requires concerned citizens demonstrating against inhumanity, genocide, apartheid, colonialism and misuse of power. A Labor Premier must not sacrifice democratic rights on the altar of ill informed, short term, knee jerk reactions.
December 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Well said!
Please explain how being against genocide is an act of terrorism.
Yeah, making it illegal to protest a genocide is going to help 🙄
NSW to effectively ban protests for up to three months as premier links Gaza rallies to Bondi terror attack
Chris Minns says state ‘can’t risk another mass demonstration on that scale in NSW [because] the implications can be seen, in my view, on Sunday’
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Please explain how being against genocide is an act of terrorism.
Holy, moley! Talk about othering. How is anyone to trust Aust police forces when they act like ICE in Amerika. 😠 #notinmyname #forceofevil
All released without charge.
So it was all performative then? Just reinforcing an ugly stereotype?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
So it was all performative then? Just reinforcing an ugly stereotype?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Seven men detained in dramatic Sydney arrest released, police say
Police now say the men have been released from custody, despite earlier claims the group held "extremist Islamic" views and may have been going to Bondi.
www.abc.net.au
December 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Holy, moley! Talk about othering. How is anyone to trust Aust police forces when they act like ICE in Amerika. 😠 #notinmyname #forceofevil
If you plant it, they will come! #biodiversity #grownatives
Medium-density housing has limited green spaces, but even small planted patches can provide enough food and habitat to enhance urban biodiversity.
Dunedin’s inner-city greening project shows even small spaces can be wildlife havens
theconversation.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:06 AM
If you plant it, they will come! #biodiversity #grownatives
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Focussing on this from a pure security perspective, it’s wild that an IS-linked attack was just carried out in Australia and we’re barely talking about it - the focus is on protestors and universities.
www.afr.com/policy/forei...
www.afr.com/policy/forei...
December 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Focussing on this from a pure security perspective, it’s wild that an IS-linked attack was just carried out in Australia and we’re barely talking about it - the focus is on protestors and universities.
www.afr.com/policy/forei...
www.afr.com/policy/forei...
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"Men who gun down innocent people on beachfronts rarely join marches for peace to end bloodshed."
A sentence that very many people need to think about.
A sentence that very many people need to think about.
December 18, 2025 at 1:57 AM
"Men who gun down innocent people on beachfronts rarely join marches for peace to end bloodshed."
A sentence that very many people need to think about.
A sentence that very many people need to think about.
God, politicians here are pathetic
There is a better path than the mistakes we made after 9/11, says @marquelawyers.com.au;
"and its first step is to allow space for grieving".
"and its first step is to allow space for grieving".
Opinion | Disingenuousness is drowning us, melding with the rank salaciousness of our media and the genuine grief and rage of the Bondi community with the rent torn in its fabric by an incomprehensible crime.
December 18, 2025 at 4:53 AM
God, politicians here are pathetic
It is so heartening to read stories like this from my home province. What a great project and a boost for biodiversity.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
School program sowing knowledge of native prairie plants in Sask. classrooms | CBC News
A class at Silverspring School in Saskatoon is one of 26 across the province taking part in the One School One Farm Shelterbelt Project. A non-profit pairs teachers and students with ‘land partners’ t...
www.cbc.ca
December 18, 2025 at 4:51 AM
It is so heartening to read stories like this from my home province. What a great project and a boost for biodiversity.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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![BREAKING NEWS CONSUMER'S HANDBOOK
1. In the immediate aftermath, news outlets will get it wrong.
2. Don't trust anonymous sources.
3. Don't trust stories that cite another news outlet as the source of the information.
4. There's almost never a second shooter.
5. Pay attention to the language the media uses.
• "We are getting reports".
". could mean anything.
• "We are seeking confirmation".. means they don't have it.
• "[News outlet] has learned". means it has a scoop or is going out on limb.
6. Look for news outlets close to the incident.
7. Compare multiple sources.
8. Big news brings out the fakers. And photoshoppers.
9. Beware reflexive retweeting. Some of this is on you.
ON THE MEDIA
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December 14, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Here’s an article from this year with the Australian gun lobby boasting that, with surging gun numbers, it was winning the fight against firearms control advocates. Blame guns. Blame anti-Semitism. Blame terrorists. Do not blame everyday Australians who marched for peace.
Australia’s gun lobby says it’s ‘winning’ the fight against firearm control as numbers surge
There are now more than 4m guns in the community – almost double the number recorded in the years after the Port Arthur massacre that prompted a national crackdown
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Here’s an article from this year with the Australian gun lobby boasting that, with surging gun numbers, it was winning the fight against firearms control advocates. Blame guns. Blame anti-Semitism. Blame terrorists. Do not blame everyday Australians who marched for peace.
Thank you Ahmed al Ahmed. 🕊️
Because it’s not getting reported on enough:
Muslim fruit shop owner Ahmed al Ahmed, father of two, was the hero who bravely tackled one of the Bondi Beach shooters and took away his gun.
He saved lives during a major terror attack. Say his name, and honor the lives of the victims of the shooters
Muslim fruit shop owner Ahmed al Ahmed, father of two, was the hero who bravely tackled one of the Bondi Beach shooters and took away his gun.
He saved lives during a major terror attack. Say his name, and honor the lives of the victims of the shooters
December 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Thank you Ahmed al Ahmed. 🕊️
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"...Jewish communities outside Israel are increasingly forced to carry the political backlash of actions they did not choose, defend, or control. When a state insists on speaking in the name of all Jews while waging endless war, it puts those communities at risk."
open.substack.com/pub/grumpych...
open.substack.com/pub/grumpych...
Bondi Beach, Blame Games, and Netanyahu’s Politics of Deflection
A tragedy in Sydney, and how it was immediately weaponized
open.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"...Jewish communities outside Israel are increasingly forced to carry the political backlash of actions they did not choose, defend, or control. When a state insists on speaking in the name of all Jews while waging endless war, it puts those communities at risk."
open.substack.com/pub/grumpych...
open.substack.com/pub/grumpych...
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It's always about "drill, baby drill"
Never live up to your responsibilities once you've finished
"The regulator has given Seven Group until March 31 to assess its gas well barrier conditions and stop the leak"
Never live up to your responsibilities once you've finished
"The regulator has given Seven Group until March 31 to assess its gas well barrier conditions and stop the leak"
Seven Group’s gas well is leaking methane into ocean off Victoria
An offshore gas well, majority owned by billionaire businessman Kerry Stokes’ family, is leaking off Victoria’s coastline
www.smh.com.au
December 14, 2025 at 3:55 AM
It's always about "drill, baby drill"
Never live up to your responsibilities once you've finished
"The regulator has given Seven Group until March 31 to assess its gas well barrier conditions and stop the leak"
Never live up to your responsibilities once you've finished
"The regulator has given Seven Group until March 31 to assess its gas well barrier conditions and stop the leak"
‘..write to your local member of state and ask them to give you a strong commitment to the state library.’ #shanecarmody #saveourlibrary #saveourslv
December 13, 2025 at 4:44 AM
‘..write to your local member of state and ask them to give you a strong commitment to the state library.’ #shanecarmody #saveourlibrary #saveourslv
A letter from the State Library staff to the public. #saveourlibrary #saveourslv
December 13, 2025 at 4:08 AM
A letter from the State Library staff to the public. #saveourlibrary #saveourslv
Thank you @kazcooke.bsky.social for spearheading this people’s movement to #saveourlibrary #saveourslv
December 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Thank you @kazcooke.bsky.social for spearheading this people’s movement to #saveourlibrary #saveourslv
So glad I didnt miss the rally in support of #slv today. Please don’t think the ‘board’ really intends to scrap the appalling plan they have for our public institution. saveslv.com
Save the State Library of Victoria
An open letter
saveslv.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:46 AM
So glad I didnt miss the rally in support of #slv today. Please don’t think the ‘board’ really intends to scrap the appalling plan they have for our public institution. saveslv.com
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”… Christine Christian (State Library of Victoria Board) who I’ve started to think of as Victoria’s Marie Antoinette. Let them eat compelling digital experiences.“
Quote of the day! #SLV.
Quote of the day! #SLV.
December 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
”… Christine Christian (State Library of Victoria Board) who I’ve started to think of as Victoria’s Marie Antoinette. Let them eat compelling digital experiences.“
Quote of the day! #SLV.
Quote of the day! #SLV.
Yep
There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
December 13, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Yep
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Yesterday, I visited my constituent, Amu Gib, who has been detained in HMP Bronzefield without trial since July.
Amu is now on Day 39 of their hunger strike, yet there is complete silence across our mainstream media.
This is an emergency. They must be granted bail, now.
Amu is now on Day 39 of their hunger strike, yet there is complete silence across our mainstream media.
This is an emergency. They must be granted bail, now.
December 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Yesterday, I visited my constituent, Amu Gib, who has been detained in HMP Bronzefield without trial since July.
Amu is now on Day 39 of their hunger strike, yet there is complete silence across our mainstream media.
This is an emergency. They must be granted bail, now.
Amu is now on Day 39 of their hunger strike, yet there is complete silence across our mainstream media.
This is an emergency. They must be granted bail, now.
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UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene.
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
December 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene.
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”