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Miss Eleni
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Miss Eleni @miscelleni.bsky.social · Aug 31
“Nobody ever ended up in an emergency room from doing too much Mark Twain” 🤣

Gods, I love old library posters! ❤️

#LibrariesRock #Booksky #Books #Reading #LibraryPosters
Old library poster featuring a stack of books and text that reads: Get your kids addicted to something that costs just 35c an ounce. Experts agree, that if you get your kids hooked on something interesting, chances are they won’t need drugs. So push books on your kids. Books can become a very healthy, lifetime addiction. They can help kids learn to think. They’re fun. What’s more, at 35c an ounce, they produce a very economical high. And best of all, nobody ever ended up in an emergency room from doing too much Mark Twain. It’s about time parents became the pushers.
miscelleni.bsky.social
How life’s going

#Walk #Halloween
Halloween decoration (plastic skeleton forearm and hand) stuck in the ground next to a sidewalk. The fingers on the hand are in the ‘okay’ position.
October 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
miscelleni.bsky.social
A billionaire Tesla executive is leading Australia’s R&D review. If you also think this presents a major conflict of interest, add your name to this petition: getup.to/j2eKayUkC5wESa
Billionaire Hands off Public Policy!
Tesla's chair is in charge of our tech future - but it should be us shaping policy
getup.to
October 15, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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libradunn1.bsky.social
"The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves"

Rest easy Jane 🫶🏽
an illustration of a woman holding a chimpanzee with the words " least i can do is speak out "
ALT: an illustration of a woman holding a chimpanzee with the words " least i can do is speak out "
media.tenor.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:46 AM
miscelleni.bsky.social
I want a doggie at my dentist 🥹
weratedogs.com WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · Sep 25
This is Annie. She is a dental therapy dog. Her job is to help patients experiencing anxiety by providing emotional support. While dentists go through years of schooling to treat patients Annie is able to lower their blood pressure and reduce anxiety just by being there. 14/10 (TT: funny.bunny9215)
September 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
miscelleni.bsky.social
Tired
BY LANGSTON HUGHES

I am so tired of waiting,
Aren't you,
For the world to become good
And beautiful and kind?
Let us take a knife
And cut the world in two -
And see what worms are eating
At the rind.

#Poem #Poetry #Tired #LangstonHughes
September 22, 2025 at 11:03 AM
miscelleni.bsky.social
I am absolutely flabbergasted - sorry kids, you won’t be able to look up that word…the dictionary is unavailable; we need to check what words we will allow to be defined 🤯
#Wtaf
September 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
miscelleni.bsky.social
I am so thrilled to announce that I have just signed a contract for my very first picture book!! 🥳

This is an absolute dream come true and I cannot wait to share more details as this exciting new chapter of my life unfolds 🙌

📚🌈
#ChildrensBooks #PictureBooks #ChildrensAuthor #StarfishBayPublishing
Photo of a publishing contract with a writing notebook and pen placed on top. Photo also features a party emoji sticker and a world flag background.
September 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
miscelleni.bsky.social
Oh man, this hit me in the feels 🥹

I have only recently been introduced to this character (Skelly) from 1924 Studio 📸 @1924US and I am in love 💜

Absolutely gorgeous #animation ☠️🫶
September 4, 2025 at 3:03 AM
miscelleni.bsky.social
“Nobody ever ended up in an emergency room from doing too much Mark Twain” 🤣

Gods, I love old library posters! ❤️

#LibrariesRock #Booksky #Books #Reading #LibraryPosters
Old library poster featuring a stack of books and text that reads: Get your kids addicted to something that costs just 35c an ounce. Experts agree, that if you get your kids hooked on something interesting, chances are they won’t need drugs. So push books on your kids. Books can become a very healthy, lifetime addiction. They can help kids learn to think. They’re fun. What’s more, at 35c an ounce, they produce a very economical high. And best of all, nobody ever ended up in an emergency room from doing too much Mark Twain. It’s about time parents became the pushers.
August 31, 2025 at 2:25 AM
miscelleni.bsky.social
Amazing episode of the ‘Creative Pep Talk’ podcast by Andy J Pizza! 🎧❤️
Andy talks to story scientist, Angus Fletcher, about why our brains are NOT computers and AI could NEVER replicate our creativity and imagination - and his new book ‘Primal Intelligence’ 📖🙌

open.spotify.com/episode/5Pbu...
519 - Access Imagination and Intuition that Ai Can’t Touch with Angus Fletcher PhD
open.spotify.com
August 29, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social
Albanese Gov is trying to rush through a new Bill that would make it easier to deport people by taking away their legal and human rights by removing the right to procedural fairness. Contact your MP and Senators today to ask them not to pass this bill here: asrc.pulse.ly/fpwf1i686d
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
The Albanese Government is trying to sneak new laws into Parliament that would make it easier to deport people, by stripping them of their legal and human rights. Call on your MP to oppose this rushe...
asrc.pulse.ly
August 29, 2025 at 7:58 AM
miscelleni.bsky.social
Compassionate call to action for this weekend ❤️

#NoOneIsIllegalOnStolenLand #AusPol #StopPunchingDownAndLookUp
Poster showing illustration of multicultural foods, and reads: Fellow Aussies, it’s time to rise higher - August 31 - while racists rally in our streets, let’s answer with compassion - dine at your local Indian, Middle Eastern, or African restaurant - wherever your heart (or stomach) takes you - support the communities that strengthen Australia.
August 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Happy 80th birthday to the Children’s Book Council of Australia!! 🥳🎂🎉 #CBCA
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I had a wonderful time at the celebrations today hearing from some of our country’s absolute literary legends! ❤️
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And here’s to another 80 years (and beyond) of this super important work. 🥂🎉
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Photo of a white woman smiling and holding up a custom cookie with blue icing and “80 years” embossed on to it. Photo of the literary legends who attended and spoke at the 80th anniversary event for the CBCA, with Paul MacDonald (current president of the CBCA). They include: Melina Marchetta, Freya Blackwood, Libby Hathorn, Dub Leffler, Libby Gleeson, Jeannie Baker, Margaret Wild and Simon French. Photo of some of the literary legends who attended and spoke at the 80th anniversary event for the CBCA: Jeannie Baker, Margaret Wild and Simon French. Photo of Australian children’s author/illustrator, Stephen Michael King, creating an illustration live during the 80th birthday celebrations for the CBCA.
August 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
miscelleni.bsky.social
Exactly ❤️
amybrown.xyz amy brown @amybrown.xyz · Aug 22
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me? Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.
August 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
miscelleni.bsky.social
Who doesn’t love a good bedtime routine? 😌

#Dogs #Dogsky #Pets #Bedtime #Bathtime #FosterDogs #TimelineCleanse

Credit: @TheGoodHype on TikTok
July 28, 2025 at 5:45 AM
miscelleni.bsky.social
READ and the force is with you.

😉

#Read #Books #Booksky #Funny #Tshirt #Yoda #StarWars #Libraries #Librarian
Photo of a white woman with red hair, backlit by the Sun, displaying her T-shirt which says: Read, and the force is with you. The T-shirt features a photo of Yoda from the Star Wars films.
July 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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wethepeoplesvoice.bsky.social
When someone asks what parenting be like… 😂🤣
🐵 🥰
July 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
miscelleni.bsky.social
Watch this amazing shot (with a surprise assist) for a joyful #TimelineCleanse
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Via @TheGameChangerz on TikTok

#Cats #Trickshots #FunWithKids #Wow #Funny
July 18, 2025 at 1:49 AM
miscelleni.bsky.social
I don’t understand how some people are demonising #MsRachel for her completely uncontroversial stance that all children deserve a safe childhood ❤️‍🩹

@msrachelforlittles.bsky.social you are amazing! Thank you for sharing Leen’s story and for loving all children 🫶

#StopTheBombs #FreePalestine
July 11, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Reposted by Miss Eleni
rob-brezsny.bsky.social
Teaching people how to regulate their emotions is crime prevention. It's addiction prevention. It's suicide prevention. It's generational healing. It's how we stop raising adults who explode, implode, or shut down at the first sign of discomfort. Emotional regulation is not just a soft skill. It's survival. It's the foundation of a society where people can disagree without dehumanizing each other, where accountability isn't seen as an attack, and where conflict doesn't always have to mean violence. You want a better world? Start with emotional education. —Warpaint Journal @Warpaintjournal
June 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
miscelleni.bsky.social
A very important message from Yelmo.
“I was just following orders” will not cut it when this is horrible chapter in history is over. 😔
(Credit: @imaginarymenagerie on TikTok)
#HistoryIsWatching
#FreePalestine #NoKings
July 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
miscelleni.bsky.social
“…even after removing the influence of various factors, the correlation with the long-term care risk was clear…living in a municipality with many library books may extend healthy life expectancy, even for those who don't read.”
❤️📚❤️
#LibrariesRock #LibrariesAreForEveryone
mainichi.jp/english/arti...
The more library books per capita, the fewer residents require nursing care: Japan study - The Mainichi
TOKYO -- Researchers in Japan have found that the more public library books a municipality has, the fewer residents require long-term nursing care. Wh
mainichi.jp
June 30, 2025 at 9:05 AM
miscelleni.bsky.social
This is absolutely horrifying. But at least we are getting closer to the truth now…I knew there was no way it was 55k.
💔😩
#FreePalestine
peterpolder.bsky.social Peter Kodde @peterpolder.bsky.social · Jun 25
A study published via the Harvard Dataverse reveals that Israel has “disappeared” at least 377,000 Palestinians since the start of its genocidal campaign against the Gaza Strip in 2023.
The report was written by Israeli professor Yaakov Garb. thecradle.co/articles-id/...
Harvard-linked study finds Israel ‘disappeared’ nearly 400,000 Palestinians in Gaza, half of them children: Report
The study by a Ben Gurion University professor uses data-driven analysis and spatial mapping to highlight a severe decline in Gaza’s population since October 2023
thecradle.co
June 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
miscelleni.bsky.social
#Facts 😔
piperformissouri.bsky.social Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · Jun 22
No money for Medicaid or SNAP or museums or schools or sidewalks or gun violence prevention or art or libraries.

Always money for war.
June 23, 2025 at 2:35 AM
miscelleni.bsky.social
New release alert! 🚨

Unreliable narrator, hilarious text and illustrations with bite-sized facts about fish and other animals thrown in for some sneaky learning. What else could you want? 😅

Amazing debut by @unshavedmouse.bsky.social 👏👏👏

Illustrated by @dansantat.bsky.social

#PictureBooks
Photo of picture book called Don’t trust fish. Front cover is white and features a benign-looking olive green fish with half-lidded eyes. Vignette from the picture book Don’t trust fish. Text reads: some lay eggs, some don’t. They are rebels and outlaws. Don’t trust fish. Vignette from the picture book called Don’t trust fish. Illustration shows a small orange fish about to be eaten by a medium-sized green fish, who is about to be eaten by a larger blue fish.
June 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM