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Antipoverty Centre @antipovertycentre.org · 9h

🚨 PSA FOR FOLKS IN DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

"Mutual" obligations are VOLUNTARY from today until 6 Jan 2025. There are no payment suspensions, demerits, or other penalties during the transition to Inclusive Employment Australia.

If your provider isn't helpful, you can ignore them completely.

Government Announces Pause on Mutual Obligations for Inclusive Employment Australia - Disability Advocacy Network Australia

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations announced last week that they will be pausing mutual obligations for the rollout of the new Inclusive Employment Australia (IEA) program from the 1...

dana.org.au

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 22h

Very straightforwardly detained by secret police for speech. I honestly don't know what establishment figures are telling themselves any more to avoid cognitive dissonance over this shit.

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 23h

ICE arrested comedian Robby Roadsteamer for singing a parody of Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” in a Jeffrey Epstein the Giraffe costume outside their facility.

He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.

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Hermit Heidi @hermitheidi.bsky.social · 2d

Early swim today at Snug Beach. Very quiet, just me and the birds.

Morning ocean with scattered clouds above and anchored sailboat

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Hermit Heidi @hermitheidi.bsky.social · 3d

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Hermit Heidi @hermitheidi.bsky.social · 3d

Grifter-in-chief

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Dr Ingrid M @ingridm.bsky.social · 3d

Palawa oral tradition shown to accurately preserve and pass down astronomy knowledge for more than 470 generations.

www.usc.edu.au/about/unisc-...

Tasmanian Aboriginal oral traditions among the oldest recorded narratives in the world

New research suggests Palawa Aboriginal stories from Tasmania recall geological and astronomical events that occurred 12,000 years ago, placing them among the oldest recorded stories in the world.

www.usc.edu.au

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Hermit Heidi @hermitheidi.bsky.social · 4d

Boo to the first lot. Yay for the second!

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Hermit Heidi @hermitheidi.bsky.social · 4d

Queen of chooks!

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Hermit Heidi @hermitheidi.bsky.social · 4d

The beardies are next, let's see how that goes. It's very soothing making these kinds of crafts. I'm using materials I already have.

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Hermit Heidi @hermitheidi.bsky.social · 4d

Let's see what Max says! Toddlers are merciless

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Hermit Heidi @hermitheidi.bsky.social · 4d

Experimenting with toy chooks for the grandkids. First effort is Snowy. Very sturdy (designed for a toddler) and washable. I'll be refining the pattern a bit but I did have lots of fun making it!

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Adrian Holman @ahol888.bsky.social · 4d

Study: Underweight people more at risk of severe COVID-19 symptoms www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

Study: Underweight people more at risk of severe COVID-19 symptoms | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

A study by a Japanese institution has indicated that underweight people are more at risk of developing severe COVID-19 symptoms than those of normal weight.

www3.nhk.or.jp

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Hermit Heidi @hermitheidi.bsky.social · 4d

Chilly swim after heavy rains and gales. Tannin coloured water from the Snug River.

Beach with trees around headland and streaks of seaweed on sand

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Hermit Heidi @hermitheidi.bsky.social · 4d

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Brooks Falls - Katmai National Park | 2024 Season Highlights

YouTube video by Explore Bears & Bison

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Melissa Nadia Viviana @resistrebelrevolt.net · 4d

The zoo is multiplying in Portland!

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Hermit Heidi @hermitheidi.bsky.social · 4d

Well at least it's not just me

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Hermit Heidi @hermitheidi.bsky.social · 5d

Exactly.

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Hermit Heidi @hermitheidi.bsky.social · 5d

I wrote on most of my lids but the labels are much neater!

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 5d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.