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Dr Catherine O’Mahony (she/her) @catherineomahony.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Access gets you through the door. Inclusion gives you a seat at the table. Belonging is knowing your presence matters." Join us Wed 23 Sept, 8pm BST for #LTHEchat with @ifawolowo.bsky.social - Beyond Inclusion: Can We Teach for Belonging? Read blog post at lthechat.com/2026/09/18/l...

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Penny Wheeler @pennyjw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In my later years, I wonder why I have dedicated any of my precious neurons to maintaining my knowledge of the names of the Doctor’s companions from the classic era

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 14/09/2026

Turns out "The Cloud" is a big, noisy, environmentally damaging shed, that no one wants anywhere near them. In the latest episode of “What’s the Point?” co-CEO Richard Denniss explores the inconvenient truths about where our data is going. #auspol

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Penny Wheeler @pennyjw.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The relationship between Human Centered Design and Instructional Design ryan2point0.wordpress.com/2026/09/01/t...

Diagram aligning design thinking stages with traditional ADDIE approach: Assess <-> Empathize, Define; Design, Develop <-> Ideate, Prototype, Test; Implement <-> Minimal Viable Product; Evaluate <-> Continuous Integration

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Penny Wheeler @pennyjw.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Nannas, I think the best link for the third action in the Clickathon is instead *this site: notforsale.sydney *-- knittingnannas.org/2026/09/14/c...

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Clickathon

Three quick and easy but important actions to do anywhere any time.

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TELedvisors Network @teledvisors.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

What do third space practitioners in higher education actually need? Formal quals, EBA recognition or something else? TELedvisors webinar Wednesday 30 Sept, 6pm AEST: making the third space a great space. UK and Australia panel. Register & join the pre-webinar discussion 👉

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TELedvisors Network Webinar: Making the third space a great space

Register on Humanitix - TELedvisors Network Webinar: Making the third space a great space hosted by TELedvisors Network. Online. Wednesday 30th September 2026. Find event information.

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Penny Wheeler @pennyjw.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Hmm, a pre-feminist headline - Page 1 story from the Sydney Morning Herald, October 1954 #trove

Newspaper clipping: Headline reads "Headmistress for new school - young, beautiful" and opens "Twenty-six-year-old Miss Kathleen McCredie, beautiful and blue-eyed, will be headmistress of the new Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School at Wollongong." ... "Slim, with delicate features, she answered questions brightly but cautiously"

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 19/08/2026

This stopped me in my tracks. An independent study by @qmul.bsky.social has found that after ULEZ was introduced, children’s lungs grew faster in Central London and have now caught up with children outside of the capital. Incredible.

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prince egregious, heir apparent @sonofahurricane.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

In LRB fare that will appease more people, there is a review of JD Vance’s book, which does not deserve the LRB touch but which is also the perfect object to be Mean and Bitchy. God bless criticism everyone. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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James Butler · Short Cuts: J.D. Vance’s Conversion

The most obvious question is not whether J.D. Vance believes what he claims to believe, but why, if he believes it, he...

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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Watch till the end. “We can and must resist. And you are not alone.”

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Penny Wheeler @pennyjw.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Climate pollution from Woodside's Browse Gas project would kill nearly 30 million coral colonies on the Great Barrier Reef in every future mass bleaching event. Add your name to ask the Environment Minister to assess this project for climate and environmental impacts www.acf.org.au/our-work/cli...

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Speak up to save our reefs

Public consultation is open on Woodside's Browse Gas Project. Add your name and tell the government its climate and environmental impacts are unacceptable.

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Parents for Climate @parentsforclimate.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

@commsdeclare found Australia's 6 biggest coal & gas co’s are running 260+ programs across the places our kids grow up. From earliest years right through to adulthood. But there is no register, watchdog nor independent oversight. Sign for a senate enquiry www.parentsforclimate.org/not_for_sale

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Dr. Gary Ackerman @garyackermanphd.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

“Systems are marked by long stability.” Yea, seems right. At least until they change. Then things get interesting.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

People who don't write books assume writer's block is staring at a blank page with zero ideas. In truth it's invariably the opposite. Writer's block is when a dazzling array of options become tyrannical, team up with an unwillingness to fail, mug you in a dark alley and stick a bag over your head.

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Dr Laura Smith-Khan @lawandlanguage.org · 19/05/2026

"the takeaway is clear: simultaneous interpreting places a unique and immediate strain on working memory. Even when performance does not visibly collapse, the cognitive system is working at full stretch—sometimes too stretched to learn in the moment..." New post on @languageonthemove.bsky.social

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Penny Wheeler @pennyjw.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Appreciating Zotero once again

Zotero flagging an item in my Library has been retracted - the (well-publicised) retraction of Wang & Fan's 2025 meta-analysis [screenshot from the application]

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Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

What I wish for everybody to remember when Canvas comes back online: The reason OUR data can be held for ransom is because Instructure, their owners (KKR private equity & Dragoneer venture capital), & our own employers (see ASU Atomic) monetize it. It's Canvas that hacked education & stole our IP.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

‘The concept dates back to the cold war, but after a hiatus Sweden set up a psychological defence agency in 2022, which tries to work with the public and highlight online disinformation.’ www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Britain becoming ‘soft target’ for Russian propaganda, says security expert

Fiona Hill tells MPs UK is ‘vulnerable’ because it does not educate people on how to deal with information warfare

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Seagrass is rebounding off the coast of France. Wastewater treatment and coastal protections in Marseille have enabled the dramatic recovery of Neptune grass (Posidonia oceanica), the Mediterranean’s most important endemic seagrass. Mongabay buff.ly/En27JIm #ShareGoodNewsToo

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A French city cut its marine pollution — and its seagrass bounced back

Neptune grass is generally regarded as the most ecologically important seagrass and shallow-water habitat in the Mediterranean Sea. It suffered a severe decline during the 20th century, and there…

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

"It’s a huge milestone that Copenhagen is now a city where public transport is green and neither pollutes nor emits CO2. It makes a big difference to the climate and the air we breathe every day." Sisse Marie Welling, Lord Mayor of Copenhagen buff.ly/9OUNvxB #ShareGoodNewsToo

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100% Of Copenhagen’s City Buses Are Now Electric - CleanTechnica

We've now completely completed the transition to 100 percent electric buses.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

7/7. It's worth dwelling on this point. It’s hard for Americans to process that their hard right politics is in large measure a Russian and Hungarian import — intellectually and also financially. We should take advantage of the defeat of Orbán to let this basic fact sink in. bsky.app/profile/empt...

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

NEW—I got an exclusive excerpt from a USAID whistleblower's new book that made me gasp multiple times. It details Trump's dismantling of the humanitarian aid agency & his team/DOGE's shocking ignorance to public health. 'Into the Wood Chipper' by Nicholas Enrich is out tomorrow. Read excerpt here:

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Whistleblower says Trump officials thought USAID did 'just abortions,' asked for 'Barney-style' slides before gutting agency, per new book

Read an exclusive excerpt from Nicholas Enrich's "Into the Wood Chipper"

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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 21/03/2026

"Our interests in Europe and the UK are the same. Our values in Europe and the UK are the same. We need a UK voice in Europe. We really miss you guys." President Alexander Stubb of Finland offers his view on Brexit. Watch the event ➡️ bit.ly/4lGe54k

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James Neal @james3neal.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

"The Jazz Pictures the FBI Silenced---Fearing for her safety, Lisette Model buried her photos of artists like Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong, but a new book reveals them to the world" hyperallergic.com/the-jazz-pic...

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The Jazz Pictures the FBI Silenced

Fearing for her safety, Lisette Model buried her photos of artists like Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong, but a new book reveals them to the world.

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Esther Ciammachilli @estherc.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

MacKenzie Scott and Melinda French Gates have the opportunity to do something so hilarious right now. There are 300 recently unemployed journalists who would love the opportunity to help them fight the darkness that is consuming our democracy.

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Katie (Kathryn) Conrad @kconrad.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Just a reminder to consider the Library of Babel Group. We have projects afoot and opportunities to network with like-minded folks. www.law.georgetown.edu/privacy-tech...

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 27/12/2025

Made a conscious decision to focus on AI/bigtech in early 2025 and I'm glad I did It's a systemic attack on both the means of climate action (evidence-based facts, the written / spoken word, visual communication) and the ends (trying to stop fossil fuel use). I think it's starting to sink in, now

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Moudhy Al-Rashid (she/her) @moudhy.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Some much-needed good news, including • renewables overtake coal as source of electricity globally • new oceans protections pledged in the High Seas Treaty • landmark litigation to facilitate accountability for climate breakdown • indigenous wins at COP 🌱❣️🌊 www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

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Seven quiet wins for climate and nature in 2025

Here are the year's breakthroughs for the climate and nature you might have missed.

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Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 25/11/2025

i’m not crying you’re crying xkcd: Fifteen Years

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Penny Wheeler @pennyjw.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Winter is coming ... end of UK summer time means #lthechat is at a more Australia-friendly time

Canola fields in bloom to illustrate springtime in eastern Australia

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Matt Gold @mkgold.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Huge congrats to a real ed-tech hero, @linkletter.org, who survived a five-year legal odyssey after he posted a critique of Proctorio on social media. linkletter.org/update-33-th... I so admire Ian's bravery in the face of corporate bullying. Kudos and congrats, Ian!!!

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Update #33: The lawsuit is over! | Stand Against Proctorio's SLAPP!

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Katie Croonenberghs Art @kamakru.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Turn off Gemini in Google! It's been turned on by default. Go to your Drive, click the gear icon, click settings, go to "manage apps" and uncheck that nasty "use by default" box. www.zdnet.com/article/how-...

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How to turn off Gemini in your Gmail, Docs, Photos, and more - it's easy to opt out

It's a little hidden, but there is a way to remove Gemini from your favorite Google services.

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Mike Caulfield @mikecaulfield.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Telling moment: I was walking back from the rally, but a couple miles from it, carrying nothing but my gigantic American flag. An eight year old on his bike sees me with it and yells "No Kings!!" with absolute conviction. My friends, they have lost the flag.

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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 19/10/2025

Class is in session! Thanks, @drlisacorrigan.bsky.social, for this analysis of the importance of this moment. "This is how you visually dismantle fascist iconography." Yes!

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Frettie Fingers @frettiefingers.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

#nokings Portland frog brigade

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Gabrielle Hecht 🇵🇷 • she/elle/ella/cis⚔️ • AOC 4USpresident @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!

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I'm sure many of you have heard by now that earlier this week, IU k*lled the print edition of its student paper, the IDS. The issue that was supposed to print this week contained criticism of the Whitten regime and IUs further slide into scist control, and they couldn't allow that to happen during Homecoming, when all the rich alumni are in town.
Enter Purdue! The Purdue student paper, The Exponent, owns its own presses. Yesterday, in an act of tremendous solidarity with their biggest rival school, they printed the forbidden issue of the IDS. They then drove it to Bloomington overnight and stocked all of the IDS boxes on campus, just in time for Homecoming.
Solidarity is what makes us stronger, and solidarity will be what ultimately allows us to triumph, if we can ever truly get it together. I hope everyone has a fun, safe day if they're going out today, and I hope we can think about what acts of solidarity we can begin taking to really make this movement MOVE - beyond a permitted expression of upset into more active resistance.
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