Reposted by Kelly M CheungAsher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 01/04/2026“Go about your business” but also “think of others” are two diametrically opposed statements when it comes to the vast majority of Australians 818732
Kelly M Cheung @fatdumpling.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Eldest kid is reading 'Of Mice and Men' for school so I thought I'd finally read it after CliffNotesing it for most of my life. Fuck. I hate it. It's not just Grave of the Fireflies depressing - which I always sensed - it's got American Psycho levels of misogyny baked in. I hate it so much. 100
Reposted by Kelly M Cheungmike @phantomdiorama.bsky.social · 03/02/2026That 3rd paragraph is kinda insulting 03312
Reposted by Kelly M CheungMee__maa @janiebabes.bsky.social · 03/02/2026You know what shits me most about this? Parents don’t need help understanding their child’s needs. They need skilled support and therapy because IT CAN’T ALL ALWAYS BE ON THE PARENT. oh my god I’m so mad. 1437
Reposted by Kelly M CheungAsher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 03/02/2026If you have met one kid with disability you have met one kid with disability. There’s no one-size fits all recovery coaching model because disabilities have many causes. And putting all the responsibility - or blame - on parents is monstrous 1418
Reposted by Kelly M CheungGreg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 25/01/2026One of the best things I’ve read in a while: 412869810666
Reposted by Kelly M CheungEileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Here's a regular white guy (literally "Chad") not a protester. because, "It seemed pointless, or just a way for people to expiate their sense of guilt." Chad witnessed something shattering. And, that all changed in a moment. Excellent article! 64101833484
Reposted by Kelly M CheungThe Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 15/01/2026As ever, the letter-writers bring the wisdom. We have a crisis of leadership at so many levels, and you only need to look at theocratic and repressive states to see that harsh, arbitrary rules and punishment do not make a society safe or harmonious. 21460148
Reposted by Kelly M CheungKatelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 14/01/2026For my @xtramagazine.com column this month, I wrote about the simultaneous mainstream media erasure of Renee Good's queerness and the right wing amplification of it as a post hoc justification for her murder. xtramagazine.com/power/activi...xtramagazine.comRenee Nicole Good’s queerness isn’t an aside—it’s a key part of her story | Xtra MagazineWe can’t ignore the misogyny and homophobia baked into Good’s killing—and erasing her wife does just that 121435530
Kelly M Cheung @fatdumpling.bsky.social · 14/01/2026I completely avoided all spoilers for #StrangerThings season 5 as we were travelling but I've now reached the end. There was so much I liked (Will with powers!) & a bit I didn't (fighting the giant, monster spider creature thing) & so much in between that had potential or reached potential.media.tenor.coma close up of a young man covering his face with his hand .ALT: a close up of a young man covering his face with his hand . 100
Kelly M Cheung @fatdumpling.bsky.social · 13/01/2026I went all the way to Japan and my favourite merch from this trip is Ranma and Ryoga I have loved this pair since I first started reading comics & I picked up a Viz GN way back in 1997/98 Sadly, I didn't find Akane. I would have loved a figure of Akane in her martial arts uniform 🥋 140
Reposted by Kelly M CheungThe Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Few words. My @smh @theage cartoon 941287387
Reposted by Kelly M CheungDanielle Binks @daniellebinks.bsky.social · 12/01/2026‘The raison d’être of art and literature is to disrupt the status quo: and one doesn’t have to be a student of history to know that art in the service of “social cohesion” is propaganda.’ —Louise Adler #AusPol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comI cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I am resigning as director of Adelaide Writers’ Week | Louise AdlerCancelling the Australian Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah weakens freedom of speech and is the harbinger of a less free nation 071
Reposted by Kelly M CheungKate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Ladies you “Zumba-ed” too hard! 2011802270
Reposted by Kelly M CheungThey-Ra @xanindigo.bsky.social · 09/01/2026For Renee Nicole Good Killed by I.C.E. on January 7, 2026 — Amanda Gorman #poetry #notmine 312242
Reposted by Kelly M CheungHarry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 09/01/2026He murdered her 495101743645
Kelly M Cheung @fatdumpling.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Small delights Creative joy 2 ducks kiss Alive in the snow 000
Kelly M Cheung @fatdumpling.bsky.social · 03/01/2026It took me 20 years to get to Hida Folk Village in Takayama, Japan The snow The sense of retreat in the homes Keeping safe against long cold winter Weaving grass in the dark It was magical 000
Reposted by Kelly M Cheung(๑・̑◡・̑๑) @chocolett.bsky.social · 30/12/2025I’ll see yall next year ✨ 1783733036
Reposted by Kelly M CheungDr. Vaughn Joy @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social · 30/12/2025I used to think that smartphones and streaming were a mistake because giving people the illusion of access to everything all of the time would break us irreparably, but this & returns to iPods, DVDs, records, etc prove that people just want to be people, not 24/7 consumers and marketing targets. 317725
Kelly M Cheung @fatdumpling.bsky.social · 18/04/2025All I've done these holidays is eat chocolate, clock in 2 hours of The Pitt each day, read Wheel of Time (nearly finished book 13), & exercise. Feeling amazing, as one would expect with this kind of routine. What's work again? 1131
Reposted by Kelly M CheungAsher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Normalise accepting and including disability in all its forms throughout society. Disability is essentially the expression of the spectrum of difference throughout humanity. Diversity, equity and inclusion is the only way forward that doesn’t end in mass murder 12611
Reposted by Kelly M CheungABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 16/04/2025A physical trainer in the Army, Claire ran marathons for fun, until menopause 'stopped her dead'. Menopause Hormonal Therapy proved a game changer for her motivation and physical stamina.abc.net.au'Thought I was dying': Menopause symptoms can be debilitating, but experts say there's hopeA physical trainer in the Army, Claire ran marathons for fun, until menopause 'stopped her dead'. Menopause Hormonal Therapy proved a game changer for her motivation and physical stamina. 033
Reposted by Kelly M CheungThe Chaser @chaser.com.au · 02/04/2025"The 2nd day is always the hardest, because you aren't prepared and it's now Americans trying to be funny" chaser.com.au/general-news... 9930248
Reposted by Kelly M CheungOsmond Chiu (赵明佑) @redrabbleroz.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Dutton said job sharing was an alternative to WFH in the public service when asked why he wanted to take away the ability of APS employees to WFH Turns out only 0.3% of APS staff job share Another example of him making stuff up when questioned www.canberratimes.com.au/story/891838... #auspolcanberratimes.com.auDutton says job-sharing is an alternative to work from home. Here are the numbersOpposition suggested it could help get women back into the office. 56432
Reposted by Kelly M CheungEmily Mayo @emilymayo.bsky.social · 17/03/2025A man on the average earnings is ‘stuffed’ to quote @grogsgamut.bsky.social — This means a single woman on average earnings is ‘fucked’, basically. 511534
Reposted by Kelly M CheungDave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 15/03/2025A teacher in Idaho has been told to remove posters reading "Everyone is welcome here" - specifically because it features different skin tones. As I wrote last week, this is a global political movement that has explicitly set the goal of eradicating the very concept of equality.idahostatesman.comWest Ada teacher stands firm after she’s told to remove ‘Everyone is welcome here’ signsSarah Inama said she was told by administrators that her signs “don’t allow people to express differing opinions.” 30176782909
Reposted by Kelly M CheungMatt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 10/03/2025From a poetry collection by Mary Oliver, where after a hundred poems showcasing gentle observations on nature and animals, she hits you with this 18787502777
Reposted by Kelly M CheungAsher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Almost two years after the final report of the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme was released, the federal government has done no substantial work on a key recommendation to reinstate a six-year limit on welfare debt recovery, writes Rick Morton www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2025/03...thesaturdaypaper.com.auThe federal government’s failure to deliver on welfare debt reformDespite the findings of the robodebt royal commission, the government is yet to put a time limit on the pursuit of historic welfare debts. 315672
Reposted by Kelly M CheungJoel Siegel @joelsiegel.bsky.social · 04/03/2025This is quite a kicker in Thomas Edsall’s latest op-ed. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/o... 24942121531
Kelly M Cheung @fatdumpling.bsky.social · 01/03/2025These are the articles that keep my subscription to The Saturday Paper The wilful cruelties of government NDIS policies set against the transformative legacy of public education 040
Reposted by Kelly M CheungJon Piccini @jonpiccini.bsky.social · 27/02/2025The @austhistassoc.bsky.social statement on UA's new definition of antisemitism: 15724
Kelly M Cheung @fatdumpling.bsky.social · 27/02/2025My cat climbed into my car with me unaware while I unpacked shopping this afternoon. I'm now $1000 poorer She's been rehydrated & oxygenated & is glaring at me for saving yet another of her lives. It has been a big day. 340
Reposted by Kelly M CheungNaomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 26/02/2025These folks have never *ever* believed in freedom of speech, or freedom of any kind but the freedom to amass levels of wealth that are cataclysmic to organized society. Cancel your subscription and make a donation to kick-ass independent journalism of your choice. 401450384
Reposted by Kelly M CheungThe Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Art and silence. My @smh @theage cartoon. 25486187
Reposted by Kelly M Cheung𝙳𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚍'𝙰𝚛𝚕𝚢𝚗 @spookygreenpants.bsky.social · 23/02/2025Been making a thing ... #crossstitch #fuckfascism #nokings 322156236
Reposted by Kelly M CheungThe Chaser @chaser.com.au · 24/02/2025"I never thought it would come to this" said a desperate Albanese chaser.com.au/national/lab... 921132
Reposted by Kelly M CheungThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 24/02/2025Pope Francis was resting on Monday at the Rome hospital where he has spent the past 10 days with pneumonia, a complex infection and now kidney problems that have all left him in critical condition, the Vatican said.nytimes.comPope Francis, in Critical Condition, Is ‘Resting’ in Hospital, Vatican SaysFrancis is being treated for pneumonia, a complex infection and kidney problems that have left him in critical condition. 1216125
Reposted by Kelly M CheungTallgirl6234 @tallgirl6234.bsky.social · 23/02/2025I’m not surprised but also you should know better than to mess with Dolly.thedailybeast.comDolly Parton Calls Out Indiana Gov Over Plan to Dump Her Imagination LibraryThe country singer started the “Imagination Library” nearly 30 years ago to encourage early literacy. 14290911486
Reposted by Kelly M CheungKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 22/02/2025The Trump regime's segregationist agenda is clear. I argue that having a Black man as president of white America enraged a portion of this country so much, that they decided to destroy any pipeline to Black advancement in academia, government, & workplaces. karenattiah.substack.com/p/trumps-seg...karenattiah.substack.comTrump's segregationist agenda is a reaction to ObamaAnd we need to talk about it. 32567981848
Reposted by Kelly M Cheung✪ Beware the Gray Ghost ✪ @jongraywb.blacksky.app · 22/02/2025Our dystopia is both cold, hyper stupid and cruel 1015734