Elena Macdonald @elenalowana.bsky.social · 13/10/2026O, / to be Ron, / staring at buttered / toast 010 0
Reposted by Elena MacdonaldDana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 10/10/2026 276 diesel generators to run a planned datacentre in Nth Tasmania Yup that’s moving foward🤦♀️abc.net.auTasmanian EPA says it was not told extent of Firmus data centre generator plansTasmania's EPA is worried about the extent of AI data centre company Firmus's planned diesel generator use, saying it is much more than initially disclosed. 1211064 0
Elena Macdonald @elenalowana.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Can never win I swear to god. They're now using the names but pronouncing them WRONG. I texted in to correct, and was talked down to by the presenter – "we are using the official gvmt pronunciation guide". Really?! The correct pronunciation is literally right on the government website, it's 110 0
Elena Macdonald @elenalowana.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Happy news! I have just had a very respectful reply from the director of news for ABC Tasmania, and they will ensure the dual names are observed going forward. 110 0
Reposted by Elena MacdonaldAmanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“At the Rashad Shawa Cultural Centre, its collection of nearly 50,000 books was entirely lost. At the Holst Library, around 10,000 books were lost after the centre sustained partial damage” 23416 0
Elena Macdonald @elenalowana.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The greens taking their inter-party infighting to the media is so utterly the wrong move. All it does is turn people off the party completely, and switch off from anything they say 100 0
Elena Macdonald @elenalowana.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Call out to anyone who cares about the way @news.abc.net.au approaches mob and deals with our place names and languages! Enough is enough. For some reason, reporting by the ABC in Trouwunna/lutruwita (tasmania) takes great care to observe some official dual language place names — but not all. 121 0
Elena Macdonald @elenalowana.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The arrogance of the established settler australian academic 'expert' on Aboriginal people is astounding 010 0
Elena Macdonald @elenalowana.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Everytime I think an asinine, flaccid cretin can't possibly come up with another way to whinge about how any mention of settler colonialism is "pointless and preventing the real, cutting edge work", I am again, wowed! (not) by all the unique ways they can in fact be colonial pricks 310 0
Elena Macdonald @elenalowana.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Hospital visitor (almost too excited to actually say hello to me) 0110 0
Reposted by Elena MacdonaldBriony Kidd @brionykidd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026To recap: Tasmania’s Liberal Government is fast-tracking highly speculative projects that could have major local and global repercussions, that the majority of Tasmanians oppose— to benefit a company that has misled us repeatedly, run by a guy who did jail time for insider trading. #politas #auspol 0117 0
Reposted by Elena Macdonaldbronte lee @brontelee.bsky.social · 21/09/2026in case you missed it!! new release of @kudelka.bsky.social’s rusted-on bingo tea towels, with $5 from every tea towel sold going to the Jon Kudelka Fund for Glioblastoma Research at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research get yours now!! www.kudelkashop.com/product/rust... 17219130 0
Reposted by Elena MacdonaldBriony Kidd @brionykidd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Tas Inquirer asked Tassal about their now *increasing* use of explosives & whether there’s an end date for use of these devices. ‘Tassal, which is owned by Canadian multinational Cooke Aquaculture, did not respond.’ Of course not, they feel no responsibility to this place or its people. #politas 01412 0
Reposted by Elena MacdonaldCAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026NEW: Leaked documents shows the Albanese government has floated 2 ways to let AI companies train their models on Australian content One would let companies like OpenAI and Anthropic do this without paying some creators if they strike enough deals deals with enough rights holders 55023 0
Elena Macdonald @elenalowana.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Millie and Ron converge in the veggie patch for grass eating 040 0
Elena Macdonald @elenalowana.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Proud and honoured to say I made the Nakata Brophy prize shortlist, for my poem Tasmanian Gothic! overland.org.au/2026/09/anno... 221 0
Elena Macdonald @elenalowana.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Never known a dog to enjoy eating grass alongside her cat friend (Ron) so much 131 0
Elena Macdonald @elenalowana.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I had forgotten how bad the sneering snobbery of 'literary twitter' was 100 0
Elena Macdonald @elenalowana.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Man I love independence and transparency of the press in tasmania! Holding power to account! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...abc.net.auPro-stadium opinion piece by public servant had input from Devils footy clubWhen a 3,000-word opinion piece by a senior public servant appeared in a major daily newspaper, eyebrows were raised across Tasmania's political spectrum. Emails show the pro-stadium piece had extensi... 110 0
Reposted by Elena MacdonaldKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 16/08/2026Folks: here's a meaty long read for you on how Australia's data centre industry lobbied (successfully) to kill regulations that would force them to cover their new demand with renewables And how (this is spicy) the desire within some climate/energy spaces to see data centres as 'cleantech' helpedketanjoshi.coHow Australia’s data centre lobby is winning its fight to to freely polluteData centre greenwashing is getting worse, alongside the tech industry’s hunger for fossil fuels. Why help them? 13413259 0
Elena Macdonald @elenalowana.bsky.social · 16/08/2026So far have yet to see a review of the new adaption of My Brilliant Career that adequately addresses the racism of the original text (or really, even mentions it at all) 110 0
Elena Macdonald @elenalowana.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Got to do a bit of work for mob today and it felt so good to be doing something again!! But now it's back to my usual state of unbeing with this illness 030 0
Reposted by Elena Macdonaldeerie dickgirl @eigenvectrix.northsky.social · 28/07/2026On 28 July 2026, ABC News published an article, "National guidelines on puberty blockers coming as fraught debate continues," by Stephanie Dalzell and Celina Edmonds. This piece has several problems. Here are a few. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...abc.net.auPuberty blockers have been used since the 80s. Why are they now controversial?The fierce debate over puberty blockers has become a collision of science and politics. To try to address a fractured consensus, the federal government is attempting to lay the groundwork for a nation... 316156 0
Reposted by Elena Macdonald🐈⬛💜 phonakins 🍉🌲 @phonakins.com · 24/07/2026Since Trump brought up slavery and coerced labor with his tariffs, how about we look again at how it's legal to pay disabled people less than minimum wage and they often don't get enough say in where they spend their days www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comCharlotte’s friends with Down syndrome are paid $3 an hour. It’s legal in Australia - and she’s taking a standDown Syndrome Australia launches campaign to encourage politicians to abolish subminimum wage 13123 0
Reposted by Elena MacdonaldDr. Divya (🔔 logged out) @divyampersaud.com · 24/07/2026Sustain a wonderful project for displaced families in Jabalia refugee camp. The latest impact? Helping disabled kids with medical care! Food parcels for 70 families during Ramadan! And so much more! Every ounce helps. Give/find their link here. Hit “weekly”! chuffed.org/project/hope...chuffed.orgKeep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving CircleWe are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that… 0118 0
Reposted by Elena MacdonaldDavid Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Here's my story from Pine Gap. "The fight to end the US military occupation of Australia (and the entire world)" It's a photo-essay this time because I took a tonne of pics, the country being this stunning, to help convey the Arrernte's struggle.theshot.net.auThe fight to end the US military occupation of Australia (and the entire world) - The ShotFor 64 years – an insignificant speck of time under a sky this large – from a stolen, sacred site... 52583288 0
Elena Macdonald @elenalowana.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Living through terrible undiagnosed illness times, but at least I have Ron to remind of the good, kind parts of life 💫 (and voraciously reading as my full-time occupation lol) 010 0
Reposted by Elena MacdonaldAsher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 22/07/2026We’ve seen this before: Robodebt, the NDIS and the danger of forgetting www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026...thenewdaily.com.auWe've seen this before: Robodebt, NDIS and danger of forgettingOne of the most troubling aspects of Robodebt was that so many warning signs existed. We can't afford to ignore NDIS reform warning signs. 26936 0
Elena Macdonald @elenalowana.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Was proposed by a group of Tasmanian Aboriginal Elders from the east coast. Also important to note – the spelling given is the correct spelling, and the only culturally appropriate spelling to use. There has been some misinformation spread about this and it's important to correct! 131 0
Elena Macdonald @elenalowana.bsky.social · 21/07/2026First post so it must be one of Ron ✨️✨️✨️ 2101 0