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Maggie McAlinden
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Critical applied linguist on Whadjuk Boodja/working class feminist academic/teacher education/ critical empathy/affective pedagogies/affect theory/cats/dogs/books/Irish Republican
Using the Bondi massacre to legitimise genocide in Gaza is shameful and will never work. Herzog should not be visiting Australia. There are so many other ways we can support families of the bereaved without involving the current Israeli President.
February 7, 2026 at 4:22 AM
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New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped
February 4, 2026 at 6:05 AM
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Movie review from Guardian on Melania.
January 30, 2026 at 10:43 PM
“Colonialism stole the physical property of the world, and what Sam has been able to do, in broad daylight, is steal the intellectual property of the world. He has colonised the sum total of human knowledge..."
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Is Sam Altman the world’s most dangerous man?
OpenAI founder Sam Altman is building a trillion-dollar enterprise that feeds on vast resources of water, energy and intellectual property – and may never turn a profit.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
January 31, 2026 at 6:05 AM
What would happen if we begin to put care at the very centre of life?
Boi wants to know.

#Caturday
#Caremanifesto
@andreaschatzidakis.bsky.social
@jolittler.bsky.social
@lynnesegal.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 5:13 AM
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Artificial Intelligence is reshaping care. Our research seeks strategies to keep person-centred values at the heart of innovation | Júlio Belo Fernandes doi.org/10.1177/1609...
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January 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Almost all salmon in Australia is from Tasmania, and the industry there is essentially unregulated - and dangerously unhealthy.
Do not eat it.
Four million salmon died prematurely at Tasmanian fish farms in 2025, government data reveals
Death toll sparks calls for companies to be fined under animal welfare legislation over mass fish deaths
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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Time to dump ChatGPT!

The latest model of ChatGPT has begun to cite Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as a source on a wide range of queries, including on Iranian conglomerates and Holocaust deniers, raising concerns about misinformation on the platform.
Latest ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as source, tests reveal
Guardian found OpenAI’s platform cited Grokipedia on topics including Iran and Holocaust deniers
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:25 AM
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“The one thing private schools won’t get when their students come back this year is any conditions tied to their generous public funding, beyond obeying the law and teaching the curriculum” | Jane Caro
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How public school students will start the year
satpa.pe
January 24, 2026 at 3:58 AM
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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
January 22, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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“We’ve invented a magic computer. It uses all of the earth’s resources, we’ve spent trillions on it and it’s the sole growth area of the US economy.”

“What does it do?”

“We were hoping you could tell us.”
Delicious to me
January 22, 2026 at 7:36 AM
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Coalition can’t agree on how to be racially intolerant but not antisemitic, falls apart under the strain
Coalition in crisis as entire Nationals frontbench quits after division over Labor’s hate speech laws
David Littleproud and seven other frontbench colleagues resign their positions after Sussan Ley accepted resignations from three Nationals senators
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Top notch journalism from @thesaturdaypaper.com.au. I have 12 free articles to share so DM me if you want a copy.
Former Adelaide Festival board member Tony Berg’s October resignation is critical because it punctures the idea that the current crisis began in the wake of the Bondi attack, writes Jason Koutsoukis. satpa.pe/nah878Z
Inside the Adelaide Writers’ Week collapse
The implosion of one of the country’s most storied writers’ festivals has led to a series of apologies and counterclaims about hypocrisy and censorship.
satpa.pe
January 18, 2026 at 5:47 AM
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January 18, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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Solidarity with Louise Adler and Randa Abdel-Fattah. We stand against this retrograde decision and with the countless authors withdrawing in support of Randa and her work.
January 13, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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"Instead of trying to keep the pressure on the government, he’s trying to make himself the issue.” satpa.pe/6kPInnh
‘Self-indulgent and narcissistic’: Inside Hastie’s Liberal Party
As Andrew Hastie continues to freelance on immigration policy, Liberal MPs from various factions say he is only hurting his leadership aspirations.
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January 13, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Trying to escape 2026
#indoorcat
January 13, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Someone let the cat into the bag. It's
#Caturday
#crazybagcat
January 10, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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The latest group to call for a Royal Commission is a newly minted coalition of unemployed game show hosts, scrap metal dealers and Jim’s possum removalists.
January 6, 2026 at 5:45 AM
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Nuanced, sensitive and insightful, as always. This piece is well worth reading and sharing. Thank you, @timhollo.bsky.social.

Here's to a kinder world in 2026, that doesn't avoid but embraces and navigates complex issues thoughtfully and compassionately.

in-between-days.ghost.io/holding-comp...
Holding complexity amidst catastrophe
I didn't want to write this. I don't want to write this. I feel like I need to write something. I am writing this. I am not good at writing about my Jewish experience. I am still writing this, ei...
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January 1, 2026 at 1:09 AM
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The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Is there anything fluffier?
#Caturday
December 28, 2025 at 10:03 AM