Reposted by aka CaroMar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 17hUnder the desk view (I love how hard this little guy sleeps) 411313
Reposted by aka Caro🐈⬛💜 phonakins 🍉🌲 @phonakins.com · 08/10/2026Andrew Leigh @aleighmp.bsky.social banging on about experimenting with the lives of JobSeekers even though there's so much data already saying that compulsory mutual obligations don't work, cutting people off their payments harms people, and the payment is way too low to start withthemandarin.com.auHow government can learn what worksOPINION | We will make better choices over time if we are confident enough to test our ideas and curious enough to learn from the results. 33115
Reposted by aka CaroIndependent Historians Network (UK) @indyhistnetwork.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This is distinctly worrying. Or rather, extremely alarming. A heads up for all writers out there. 05617
Reposted by aka CaroPenny Allman-Payne @pennyallmanpayne.com · 07/10/2026Labor sets these payments and they could fix this tomorrow. Lift the pension and income support so people can keep a roof over their heads. Cap rent increases and build public housing now. Secure housing shouldn't be treated as a luxury. 0267
Reposted by aka Carotoilet bones @toiletbones.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Found the email I sent when I got accidentally added to the faculty listserv of an orthopedic surgery clinic and nobody would remove me so I sent this email to all faculty/staff/med students and they removed me almost immediately 191113973095
Reposted by aka CaroAdam @kels316.bsky.social · 06/10/2026its extremely cool and good the government is treating unauthorised access to it's ICT and data as something they just need to discuss with the company doing the unauthorised access. 3144
Reposted by aka CaroAsher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026While he was a politician Shorten told these women he was on their side and he’d help them get justice. How much is his salary at University of Canberra now? While grieving families won’t ever see a dime www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.com‘You’re denying what you did to my son’: mother of robodebt victim told she is ineligible for compensationCommonwealth lawyers argue Jarrad Madgwick, whose death by suicide was highlighted at royal commission, ineligible as he only received provisional debt notice 610443
Reposted by aka CaroLauren Flans @laurenflans.bsky.social · 10/03/2024Oh; I concur that this is not my circus, but those ARE, in fact, my monkeys. And therein lies the problem, constable: this circus has obtained my monkeys by nefarious means. 6970269
Reposted by aka Caroceej @ceej.online · 02/10/2026incredible news: we’re having the same arguments over and over for the rest of time 663167482
Reposted by aka CaroRick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Mark my words, these NDIS 'reforms' are going to be an absolute shitshow and people are going to get hurt. Will the government listen? It seems not. 49629
Reposted by aka CaroRick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Government promised no access changes to the NDIS before 1 January 2028. They've already started, per the tribunal. And the big 50% social and community participation cuts are now in force. Families tell me they will have to give up care of children. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/...thesaturdaypaper.com.auExclusive: NDIS changes secretly brought forwardAn Administrative Review Tribunal decision reveals that the government is already implementing NDIS access restrictions it promised would not take effect for more than a year. 1013169
Reposted by aka Carodr. e. katherine @actualkatherine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If you want something to look at rn that isn't full of unpleasant misogyny, may I gently suggest my folk art portfolio webpage genuinesnips.art/portfolio/genuinesnips.artPortfolioSelected recent works Currently available for purchase Interested in one of these pieces? Send an email to ekbilski@gmail.com. Shipping costs will be added to the prices listed above. However, if y… 23815
Reposted by aka CaroJessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I have separated the art from the artist and am now whipping the art to stiff peaks, after which I will gently fold it into the artist before baking at 350 til golden and puffed 3545501101
Reposted by aka CaroSorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Gemini: Stop wasting precious time and energy hating yourself. Let others do it for you. 925665
Reposted by aka CaroEmma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Worrying scenes in the Channel today, for all interested in asylum policy and maritime tactics. A small boat from Normandy spent more than 30 hours at sea. Those on board now on their 2nd rescue vessel as Border Force forced to play cat and mouse with far-right activists who have their own boat. 1042174958
Reposted by aka CaroAlex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Well done to the picture editor who captioned this delightful snap of a black pig swimming off the west coast of Greece “swine-dark sea” www.theguardian.com/environment/... 72545501
Reposted by aka CaroThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 18/09/2026New data shows Australians on JobSeeker are up to 10 times more likely to die than those not on welfare support. Living in poverty has severe health impacts, and the JobSeeker rate is about 45% BELOW the poverty line. #auspol @grogsgamut.bsky.social @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social 611779
Reposted by aka Carostranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Penny Allman-Payne calls on Labor to stop stalling and finally act on Robodebt RC recommendations, and extend payouts to all victims of Robodebt who were unfortunate to be left out of the recent class action settlement “The govt knows who they are” #auspol 219371
Reposted by aka CaroGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"Can someone explain why – in an economy in which the central bank has decided we need almost 700,000 people to be unemployed – those people live in such dreadful poverty that it can make you up to 10 times more likely to die in the prime of your life?" www.theguardian.com/business/gro...theguardian.comIn such a rich country, it is shameful how many Australians on jobseeker are dying in desperate poverty | Greg JerichoLifting the abysmally low jobseeker rate to the poverty line would save thousands of lives 40459222
Reposted by aka CaroMark Harrison @mhar4.bsky.social · 16/09/2026For an international postgraduate researcher from Vietnam in Tasmania facing a dreadful diagnosis. www.gofundme.com/f/unaffordab...gofundme.comDonate to Unaffordable Cancer Medication for Hai - stage 4 BC, organized by Skye TargettHi, I'm Skye and together with Lydia and Miriam, we are asking for yo… Skye Targett needs your support for Unaffordable Cancer Medication for Hai - stage 4 BC 01719
Reposted by aka Caro💚🌏Myles🌏💚 @rainbowregionmyles.bsky.social · 11/09/2026People with dementia are being warned that asking for MORE aged care support can trigger an algorithm that gives them LESS. Their dementia progresses, their needs increase, they ask for help, and risk losing what little help they already have. Who the fuck designed this? #auspoltheguardian.comDementia patients warned off seeking home care in case Australia’s aged care algorithm cuts fundingExclusive: FoI documents show senior health officials were warned of concerns about assessment tool weeks after it launched 97452
aka Caro @lowintheleague.bsky.social · 10/09/2026dad says the greeting lady out front of kmart was dressed as a chicken today. when he asked her why, she told him it was for R U OK? Day. if, like me, you are wondering what the fuck that has to do with chickens: IDK! because he stopped to chat but didn't ask any further 🙄🙄🙄 100
Reposted by aka CaroRick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 07/09/2026God I have so many things to say about this 3832295
Reposted by aka CaroRick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Well, here goes. I tried to keep it contained. Ridicule is what we use to fight institutional hostility. Make no mistake, that's what this is. rick-morton.ghost.io/deliver-us-l...rick-morton.ghost.ioDeliver Us, Lord, From RidiculeOn Friday, Defence deputy secretary Celia Perkins began her evidence before a senate inquiry into asset sales by the department and Australian military with an embarrassing manoeuvre. 'In closing, I ... 23321161
Reposted by aka CaroMelissa @artistaffame.bsky.social · 06/09/2026We’re all expecting a hotter summer this year and yet @tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social and Labor still have no policy to stop mutual obligations on extreme heat days 13620
aka Caro @lowintheleague.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Dad seems happy with the new air fryer he got himself for Father's Day, and I've done a beef strog for dinner. Dessert is to be lemon cheesecake - first one I've made since mum passed. Couldn't quite remember the bloody recipe so fingers crossed it turns out okay... 000
Reposted by aka CaroBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Chappell Roan is one of our best celebrities. I saw a thing once where she was asked what she misses about not being famous and she immediately was like “doing tons of drugs and making out with women at bars” 111364115
Reposted by aka CaroNick Evershed!? @nickevershed.bsky.social · 31/08/2026‘Scary’: how misinformation and AI hallucinations are infiltrating Australia’s parliament - Guardian analysis reveals that dozens of policy submissions from across the political spectrum incorrectly summarise real research and invent or wrongly cite sources www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.com‘Scary’: how misinformation and AI hallucinations are infiltrating Australia’s parliamentExclusive: Guardian analysis reveals that dozens of policy submissions from across the political spectrum incorrectly summarise real research and invent or wrongly cite sources 9255168
Reposted by aka CaroViktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 01/09/2026My 5 year plan is to get more weird 12411127
Reposted by aka CaroScoiattolo @scarnecchia.net · 30/08/2026Per the place where I go to get my brows threaded, the government of Nepal has set up a disaster relief fund here pmdrf.nchl.com.nppmdrf.nchl.com.npPrime Minister Disaster Relief Fund – Government of Nepal 3264190
Reposted by aka CaroFeral T. Robot, Oil Swamp Utility Bot #7629 @feralrobots.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Always SO. VERY. MUCH...to unpack in such stories. I'll just start with: 1. It can't work because the "AI" they want to use is fundamenally incapable of accomplishing the stated goal. 2. That's a feature: Eugenics as a system DOES NOT CARE whether Eugenics is TRUE, only that the system is enforced. 0268
Reposted by aka Caromore mr. spice guy @juniorhoncho.bsky.social · 22/08/2026hearing cops describe me as Armed but Not Dangerous on the news and vowing to set them straight, i pull a pistol from my waistband, immediately eject the magazine directly down a storm drain before accidentally firing the chambered round which launches the gun out of my hand into a blackberry bush 854070
Reposted by aka CaroDeepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 21/08/2026For too long the AFL has chosen to protect its players than pursue justice for women. This needs to change, writes @tarangchawla.bsky.social. "... of the over 55 elite footballers accused of sexual assault between 1999 and 2016, none were convicted." www.deepcutnews.com/p/australian...deepcutnews.comAustralian football must reckon with its culture of entitlement – Tarang ChawlaFor too long the AFL has chosen to protect its players than pursue justice for women. This needs to change. 46541
Reposted by aka Carokristin (she/her) @kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org · 19/08/2026the death warrants have been signed 3229
Reposted by aka CaroElias Greig @eliasgreig.bsky.social · 18/08/2026What's really fun about Labor trashing the NDIS is that, in years to come, they'll still celebrate themselves for creating it. 0185
Reposted by aka Caro🐈⬛💜 phonakins 🍉🌲 @phonakins.com · 18/08/2026That money will still be spent, just elsewhere, from state or local govs, from charities, from family's pockets, on health care, on prisons, on hospitalisations, on funerals "The overhaul is expected to save an estimated $37.8 billion over the next four years alone." *hugs*abc.net.auControversial NDIS changes pass after Labor strikes deal with CoalitionThe controversial changes to the NDIS have passed the Senate after Labor struck a deal with the Coalition, tabling 63 amendments to the reforms. 32213
Reposted by aka CaroRick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 16/08/2026NDIS next. But you can't review that budget outcome, only get another assessment using the same secret formula. Rinse, lather and repeat. 310451
Reposted by aka CaroAusPoast @daryltractor.bsky.social · 16/08/2026‘In the first five months of the algorithm's use, more than 1,000 people have asked for reviews. That is a six-fold increase on requests for review in 2024-25.’ 65216
Reposted by aka CaroBlakandblack @blakandblack.bsky.social · 14/08/2026There’s a vocabulary reserved for the poor: “blowouts,” “handouts,” “unsustainable.” There’s no equivalent vocabulary for the $16.3bn a year flowing to mining and gas companies — even as it grows faster than NDIS spending. blakandblack.com/2026/08/15/t...blakandblack.comThe Unspoken Ledger: Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Manufactured ScarcityFederal and state budgets choose to neglect crucial supports for people in need in favour subsidies for fossil fuel corporations. 412977
Reposted by aka CaroHipster Vampire Amy @lasrina.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Yes YES The gator is out. 610124
Reposted by aka CaroSallyRCbra @srpassesiton.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Sean missed out on NDIS funding because he was too old when diagnosed, meaning he relies on funding from the aged-care system to keep him at home. Had he qualified for the NDIS, Sean could have received three times as much funding as the maximum under aged care. 😤😤🥺 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...abc.net.auSean Dorney was a roaming ABC reporter. Now, just getting out of bed is a struggleA long-time ABC reporter is one of nearly 100,000 Australians waiting on a crucial aged-care assessment. 42714
Reposted by aka CaroCAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Crazy part of this story: WA Police say they consulted with Aboriginal Legal Service. ABS says this comprised an email, sent two days before the trial's launch, asking for a 20 minute meeting that never happened 38743
Reposted by aka CaroCAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026ALS* not ABS ha they're busy with other things today 0301
Reposted by aka CaroRick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 08/08/2026My temporary return to Australia has been more stressful than anticipated and has brought forward parts of a much older life I thought we had left behind. rick-morton.ghost.io/something-fa...rick-morton.ghost.ioSomething FamiliarA few months ago my brother Toby went back to prison for the first time since his inaugural stint circa 2010. I was in Paris at the time and Mum was left to figure out what was happening and why, thou... 57404110
Reposted by aka CaroAntipoverty Centre @antipovertycentre.org · 07/08/2026You can read the Who's Rorting Who report here, including the whiney letters CICTAR got from APM's lawyers 👀 cictar.org/all-research...cictar.orgWho’s rorting who? The failure of outsourced job services — Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and ResearchThe failures of outsourcing in Australia’s job services 0127
Reposted by aka Caro🏳️⚧️ Alexandra Merideth Erin [she/her] @alexandraerin.com · 27/05/2024This would literally kill a Victorian child, severely injure an Edwardian child, further traumatize a child of the Great War, seriously neglect an interwar child, 0224
![Hello Bone Colleagues,
I have invented a new type of ankle and I'm very excited to show it to you. Early raccoon trials suggest a 60% increase in scurrying speed and dramatic increases in fine motor banditry. I know we are not supposed to create super raccoons, but I think you'll change your mind and professional ethics when you see how cute they are. I believe we are on the cusp of a new era in advanced human scurrying because if medical science has taught me anything, it's that improvements in raccoons correspond 1:1 to improvements in humans.
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[My name]
Chief Bone Inventor
Chair, Department of Foot and Leg Innovation
Lord Mayor, Musculoskeletal Medicine
Hartford HealthCare,
The Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nycc7oummopgeptw555s6icn/bafkreicwbyb3msa5cnllbexjrxrmuw2s6qj36aiitv2tp5aos5nsz2pem4)
