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Ham Roids 🎃 @anarchymarshmallow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

There were no witches. A lot of the time, women were accused so that men could steal their property. There WERE bigots and rapists, though. So it's not a witch hunt, it's just people pointing out the shit being done. Washed up old clown

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I’ve finished my marking. I’ve submitted my thesis. It’s school holidays so no paid work for two weeks. I officially have nothing to do. I don’t know what to do.

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Oh my god, Jurassic Park never gets old. So good! Genuinely scary. And Jeff Goldblum with his shirt off for half the movie? Yes thanks!

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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Every single Pauline Hanson story reporting on her latest racist comments should also include that a court has upheld that she racially discriminated against Mehreen Faruqi.

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

🎶You did it! You did it! You said that you would do it, And indeed you did. I thought that you would rue it; I doubted you'd do it. But now I must admit it That succeed you did.🎶 Well, succeeded in submitting it, anyway. Now for the months’ long wait for the result!

Screen shot of my cursor on the “Submit assignment” button.

Cover page of my completed doctorate thesis: “Australian Children’s Fantasy Fiction and the Settler Colonial Desire for Connection to Country: ‘Crow Come From this Country; This Country Come from Crow”.

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Dear god this is pathetic. How do these so-called journalists live with themselves. Not objecting to the first paragraph, but the second one is just an embarrassment. This is how this man’s bullshit has been normalised. FFS!

Screenshot from Sydney Morning Herald article 9 September 2026 saying that social media posts about Trump sleeping on the job are misrepresentations because he’s just “looking down or closing his eyes for short periods”.

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

OK Zotero, time to get your 💩 together and synch with Australian ISBNs smdh

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I’ve had Americans throw that one at me for years. My question is, if you’re not a democracy, why have you been so damn intent on forcing it on other countries?

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It’s a doctoral thesis. My supervisors are my “beta” readers.

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Message just sent to my siblings…

I’ve just sent my final finished draft to my supervisors. 244 pages, somewhere around 100,000 words (Microsoft Word can’t make its mind up) and ten years of my life. It’s with my supervisors for a final check before submission. And now I COLLAPSE.

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ApocalypticaNow @apocalypticanow.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The one trait consistent to EVERYONE on the right is an inability to understand anything until they experience it personally

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🤣 I swear, someone is sneaking into house at night and messing with my deathless prose…

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I am maybe one week away from submitting my doctoral thesis and I am at the point where I no longer recognise words I wrote less than 24 hours ago. 😵‍💫

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

He also said this... about taking responsibility for the deaths /in the streets/ of seven aid workers.

"What does it mean, justice? Lynch people in the street? No, justice is – that’s why you have a court, the court measures what happened and comes to a decision."

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I did. I don’t know what’s going on.

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Oh! OK, trying to figure out how to change that…

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Mike Chen @mikechenwriter.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I was just talking with @grubreport.bsky.social about how AI has become a slur/insult for high schoolers. That's probably the biggest thing tech companies didn't anticipate. Once you lose the younger generation, you're not getting them back.

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Tawni Monster Mash-all @tawnimarshall.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

That money you spend on Harry Potter garbage goes to suing Amnesty International on behalf of ex-spouses of trans people who call themselves "trans widows."

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

He forced out a really decent woman leader too. I’ve never trusted him. He gives off St Aloysius rugby boys at the Oaks on a Saturday night vibe.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 20/05/2026

Fornication is the perfect word fornication like this.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

this is a masterpiece

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

What with Stephen Colbert’s leave-taking, Thomas Massie’s concession speech, and the Miles Franklin Award longlist, I am more than ever convinced of the pleasing stupidity of people who have never heard of the Streisand Effect.

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Yeah, who cares about all those dead Congolese when American lives are at stake. /s

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

What we used to call a children’s book. (Not that I object to “middle grade”, but children’s fiction has been totally subsumed into YA and it drives me nuts!)

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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 08/05/2026

Multiple women serving sentences for nonviolent crimes at the minimum security prison where Ghislaine Maxwell is now serving time were punished for speaking to reporters about the special treatment Maxwell receives. At least two women were transferred to higher security facilities as punishment.

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Exclusive: Inmates describe being punished for speaking out about Ghislaine Maxwell | CNN

Ghislaine Maxwell’s fellow inmates speak to CNN about Maxwell’s special treatment in prison and how they were punished for criticizing Maxwell. MJ Lee reports on OutFront.

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I co-wrote a thing! This is my first article for The Conversation @theconversation.com, co-written with my colleague at @utas.edu.au Professor Robyn Cox. Does your child only read graphic novels? That’s OK – it’s helping them build literacy skills theconversation.com/does-your-ch...

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Does your child only read graphic novels? That’s OK – it’s helping them build literacy skills

A common question goes something like: how do I get my child to read something other than comics or graphic novels? But the answer might be: you don’t have to.

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

I wrote my thoughts on the loss of James Valentine, who I kind of knew, a bit. open.substack.com/pub/msmisrul...

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On not fast forwarding through the awkward bits.

Remembering James Valentine

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

I fucking hate these racists. They can all go to hell.

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Tom Quinn @tomquinn.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

"when you’re in the midst of an email barrage, or getting terrible threatening DMs and the writers are copping it as well. You basically just want it to go away. And I can appreciate the easiest way for that to happen is to just get rid of the writer – but that is never going to be the solution.”

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After collapse and controversy, Adelaide writers’ week has a new director: ‘I don’t envy anyone in this position’

Rosemarie Milsom, who formed and runs Newcastle writers festival, will take over from Louise Adler after the literary festival imploded over invitation to Randa Abdel-Fattah

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I think I’ve hit my limit. I’m so tired of having Trump in my head. Yesterday, in between meeting work deadlines, I spent the day weeping for James Valentine and wondering why we only seem to lose the good ones. In other news, my beautiful dad would have been 98 today.

An older man stands against a wire fence, next to a rocky outcrop. He holds a walking stick in one hand, and a flat cap in the other. Behind him, the bush is obscured by thick fog. He is smiling at the camera and has a wave of silver hair across his head.

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

What happened? I thought UQP were the good guys!

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Simon Hammann @simonhammann.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Perfect name for something you use for your science and not give any credit

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

The entire issue with the NDIS is that a generation of Australians (including almost everyone working in the political media) have become indoctrinated to believe the private sector is more efficient than the private sector. Privatize disability care? What *could* go wrong???

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Today I learned my dad was saying "a wigwam for a goose's bridle" not BRIDAL and now I have to rethink everything I have ever held to be true.

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Wigwam was one of Dad's phrases, mostly when he didn't know the answer to something. Although up until this minute I thought it was bridal, not bridle! Which makes more sense. I've had images of a goose in a bridal veil in my head for 50+ years!

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Nigel Bell 🍉 @nigel63.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Randa Abdel-Fattah. Grace Tame. Yassmin Abdel-Magied. Brittany Higgins. Antoinette Lattouf. Jacinda Ardern. In Opposition, Anthony Albanese offered the Nation a Royal Commission into the Australian media. Now that Albanese is in power, maybe it's all become too difficult. 😑

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Have to admit, I am very tired of hearing about "American lives" when tens of thousands of non-Americans, mostly people of colour, have died as a direct result of this administration. (My favourite US politics podcast is Democracy-ish with @wajali.bsky.social and @daniellemoodie.bsky.social)

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Harrassment of women is the Oz's raison d'etre, but even by their standards this hate campaign against Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah is off the charts. I have known Randa for more than 20 years, and I fear deeply for her safety.

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Bloody hell I’ve missed you Jorts. What a balm to the soul you are. How’s Jean?

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Chanea Bond @heymrsbond.com · 11/04/2026

Every single one of the astronauts who went to the moon and back on Artemis II was educated at a public school. Thinking of the teachers who poured into Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen tonight. You helped send a kid to the moon! 🌕 💛

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

In case you need a reminder that there is still goodness in the world.

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Alexis sits down with me for a powerful conversation on Indigenous wisdom, trauma, empathy, and staying human in a brutal time. Please watch, like, and share this episode of @thesacredslope.bsky.social : @johnfugelsang.bsky.social makes a special appearance as well. youtu.be/yG_dAhKUYKg?...

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24. Julie (Aakadewin-o Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella (Ojibwe Batchewana First Nation)We’re Still Here

YouTube video by The Sacred Slope

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I’m really missing my dad right now. Although I am so grateful he’s not around to see this hellhole we’ve made of the world.

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Helpful! Thanks! I’ll just give myself a good slapping and forget about the deaths of thousands of brown people 👍🏼

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Not long after DT first came into power, I had a dream of him letting loose a nuclear bomb. And now here we go. Nice knowing you.

Trump announces his intention to drop a nuclear bomb on Iran.

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 04/04/2026

🇱🇧 Lebanese elderly struggle in Beirut's largest shelter Elderly Lebanese people displaced by the conflict with Israel live in tents at Beirut stadium, struggling with reduced access to washing and toilet facilities, and fears over returning home.

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