Jim Woulfe
@woulfe.bsky.social
I knit, cycle, read, cook, and try to listen more than I talk. Proudly married to Andreas.
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Good to see a state following the ACT’s 2023 protections for intersex infants, bad that it’s taking so long. Hoping that this move is rapidly taken up by other states.
Good to see a state following the ACT’s 2023 protections for intersex infants, bad that it’s taking so long. Hoping that this move is rapidly taken up by other states.
Victoria could become first Australian state to ban unnecessary surgery on intersex children
Exclusive: Legislation would prohibit deferrable, irreversible procedures until child can give informed consent, bringing state in line with ACT
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Good to see a state following the ACT’s 2023 protections for intersex infants, bad that it’s taking so long. Hoping that this move is rapidly taken up by other states.
Good to see a state following the ACT’s 2023 protections for intersex infants, bad that it’s taking so long. Hoping that this move is rapidly taken up by other states.
Now that the Milsons Point bike ramp is nearing completion, it’s even harder to understand why people objected. It’s such a simple, elegant piece of construction. #cycling #sydney #sydneyharbourbridge
December 1, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Now that the Milsons Point bike ramp is nearing completion, it’s even harder to understand why people objected. It’s such a simple, elegant piece of construction. #cycling #sydney #sydneyharbourbridge
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RFK Jr is not really the subject of this truly devastating account of a woman and mother who is dying of leukemia. But Tatiana Schlossberg is using the platform she has in the moments she has left to call him out. She follows in the footsteps of her mother. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
RFK Jr is not really the subject of this truly devastating account of a woman and mother who is dying of leukemia. But Tatiana Schlossberg is using the platform she has in the moments she has left to call him out. She follows in the footsteps of her mother. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Today I stumbled into this remarkable exhibition: boomalli.com.au/events/i-am-...
I am Gurgun | Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative
Boomalli is proud to present “I am Gurgun” a major retrospective of renowned Bundjalung artist Dr. Bronwyn Bancroft AM, curated by Kyra Kum-Sing. Spanning over five decades of Bancroft’s career, this ...
boomalli.com.au
November 19, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Today I stumbled into this remarkable exhibition: boomalli.com.au/events/i-am-...
Oh? I slept through another internet outage?
November 19, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Oh? I slept through another internet outage?
This is so important - looking at the intersection of religious and sexual minorities: theconversation.com/school-exemp...
School exemptions to discrimination law leave religious LGBTQIA+ teens unprotected
Federal laws allow religious schools to discriminate against LGBTQIA+ people. New research shows religious and sexuality diverse teens fall through the cracks.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
This is so important - looking at the intersection of religious and sexual minorities: theconversation.com/school-exemp...
Lonely little dinghy on Iron Cove Bay
November 14, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Lonely little dinghy on Iron Cove Bay
Another year, another - for me at least - unanswerable HSC question:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My essay about childhood heroes was in this year’s HSC English exam – it made me rethink who mine really were | Deirdre Fidge
Everyone warned me against choosing humanities-heavy subjects – but these classes opened my mind and excited me in ways that still affect me today
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Another year, another - for me at least - unanswerable HSC question:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Is it bad that I had a good laugh at this?
October 6, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Is it bad that I had a good laugh at this?
For only the second time ever:
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September 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM
For only the second time ever:
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Nearly fell for this internal gumtree message. 😱😱😱
April 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Nearly fell for this internal gumtree message. 😱😱😱
February 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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New Zealand has lifted its gay blood ban. Australia should follow.
Sign the petition: www.change.org/p/let-us-giv...
More here: ymlp.com/zDd0rL
Sign the petition: www.change.org/p/let-us-giv...
More here: ymlp.com/zDd0rL
February 1, 2025 at 4:53 AM
New Zealand has lifted its gay blood ban. Australia should follow.
Sign the petition: www.change.org/p/let-us-giv...
More here: ymlp.com/zDd0rL
Sign the petition: www.change.org/p/let-us-giv...
More here: ymlp.com/zDd0rL
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How much subsidies do fossil fuels receive?
Estimates range from less than $1 trillion to $7 trillion globally.
Where do these numbers come from? Which countries give the highest subsidies to fossil fuels?
Estimates range from less than $1 trillion to $7 trillion globally.
Where do these numbers come from? Which countries give the highest subsidies to fossil fuels?
January 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
How much subsidies do fossil fuels receive?
Estimates range from less than $1 trillion to $7 trillion globally.
Where do these numbers come from? Which countries give the highest subsidies to fossil fuels?
Estimates range from less than $1 trillion to $7 trillion globally.
Where do these numbers come from? Which countries give the highest subsidies to fossil fuels?
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Gym Installs Confusing New Equipment To Mess With Anyone Joining In January
Gym Installs Confusing New Equipment To Mess With Anyone Joining In January
MINNEAPOLIS—Cackling in gleeful anticipation, the staff at local gym Verve Fitness reportedly installed confusing new equipment Monday to mess with anyone joining in January. “Good luck getting back i...
theonion.com
January 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Gym Installs Confusing New Equipment To Mess With Anyone Joining In January
On this amazing Sydney day, the cheap solar fountain is - erm - pumping.
December 30, 2024 at 6:22 AM
On this amazing Sydney day, the cheap solar fountain is - erm - pumping.
Only 365 sleeps till Santa comes
December 25, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Only 365 sleeps till Santa comes
Yes, wordle, as you’ve instructed:
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December 24, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Yes, wordle, as you’ve instructed:
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[looks out the window at Sydney’s extravagant weather] Have a merry and bright Christmas!
December 24, 2024 at 9:57 PM
[looks out the window at Sydney’s extravagant weather] Have a merry and bright Christmas!
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Happy "a-shark-stole-my-prime-minister" day to all who celebrate
December 16, 2023 at 11:19 PM
Happy "a-shark-stole-my-prime-minister" day to all who celebrate
Never change, Berlin (spotted yesterday by a friend).
![Graffiti on a wall, below a lace-curtained window. The graffiti text, first in German, then in English:
Lieber Peter Salamander, trotz der Schwierigkeiten mit dem Roman, der Unwägbarkeiten des Kulturbetriebs, den Abgründen der Gesellschaft und des desaströsen Werdegang der Welt, lass uns für immer Freunde bleiben. Alles Liebe, dein Schwanzscwein [sic].
Dear Peter Salamander, despite the difficulties with the novel, the uncertainties of the culture industry, the abysses of society and the disastrous progress of the world, let us remain friends forever. All [my] love, your dick pig.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mtd4kbo5trngmigcsrhbviyw/bafkreifyzo5jpmm2ke4cudtdstise2md4tugq3tv5asixogiglz2q245jm@jpeg)
December 3, 2024 at 12:26 AM
Never change, Berlin (spotted yesterday by a friend).
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The core of ethics is not giving people what they 'deserve.'
The core of ethics is serving the other who you find within your power. Self-emptying, asymmetrical concern.
And yes, politics should be ethics-at-scale, not just a contest of self-interests.
Ethics is, for want of a better word, love.
The core of ethics is serving the other who you find within your power. Self-emptying, asymmetrical concern.
And yes, politics should be ethics-at-scale, not just a contest of self-interests.
Ethics is, for want of a better word, love.
November 7, 2024 at 12:41 AM
The core of ethics is not giving people what they 'deserve.'
The core of ethics is serving the other who you find within your power. Self-emptying, asymmetrical concern.
And yes, politics should be ethics-at-scale, not just a contest of self-interests.
Ethics is, for want of a better word, love.
The core of ethics is serving the other who you find within your power. Self-emptying, asymmetrical concern.
And yes, politics should be ethics-at-scale, not just a contest of self-interests.
Ethics is, for want of a better word, love.