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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 25m

[Auspol, Greens] Not gonna lie, the current Situation with Jordan Steel-John is really getting me down.

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The New Oil @thenewoil.org · 16/10/2026

The New Oil is still 100% community supported. If you get value from our work, please consider keeping us going. thenewoil.org/en/support

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

I don't want to say Australian students should riot in the streets for better education funding. I'm just noting that so far the lack of riots has not resulted in a well-funded public education system.

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Adrianna Tan @skinnylatte.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

Kalimantan (Borneo) is burning. Here’s the haze from my home in Singapore

Photo of haze obscuring many buildings and impacting visibility from a high rise building in Singapore

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

On commercial social media the algorithm feeds us content. Here, you need to find wonderful people and things yourself. Following hashtags is a good way to do that. As well as following #intro and #introduction, I'm following #ClimateAction, #RepairCafe, #Zine, #compost, #solarpunk, and many […]

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

So much teaching work to do today, and I am balancing "what is a real deadline that I absolutely must meet" against "what are the things that are making me too anxious to focus, and therefore need to be dealt with".

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

Woke up to new Mailing List Drama and explained the previous Mailing List Drama to my kids as well as updating everyone on the new edition. My partner: oh well, it sounds like everyone is on board with your perspective that AI agents should not be gathering data on the mailing list. Me: oh NO […]

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

Yesterday my 4yo wanted to wear a dress to school. His teacher told me that at lunchtime some (very slightly) bigger kids were following him around and asking him why he was wearing a dress. He tried to get away from them, but they wouldn't leave him alone. Another little boy went and got a […]

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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

My neighbour mentioned that they needed a new front for one of the cabinets in their kitchen but was not sure how to pick it up as it would not fit in their (small) car. So I offered to pick it up for him. He then said, "How? You don't even have a car?" […] [Original post on velocipederider.com]

A cargo bike with a long cardboard box strapped on top. In the background are more bikes and a parked car.

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

"When AI systems are optimized to win in competitive environments, including elections, they produce deception as a predictable output, regardless of any instruction to the contrary." thewalrus.ca/alberta-separatism-fue…

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Radical Anthropology @radicalanthro.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

'France’s republic was born of insurrection and has never forgotten it. French pupils learn that protest, uprising and rioting are the origin story of their freedoms, so these methods are championed in promoting change. We grew up in school with the idea that if you don’t like something, you […]

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Radical Anthropology @radicalanthro.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

The language of rights, citizenship and collective power is woven into French education. The French Revolution appears in the curriculum twice, for pupils aged 12 and then again at 16; the student protests of 1968 are taught at age 14 and again at 17.' […]

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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Do you live in Boorloo/Perth and want to find out more about timebanking, which helps to build a local economy? Check out this introduction! www.trybooking.com/au/event/1654579… #Perth #Boorloo #Localisation

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Students from my unit on Online Power and Resistance create a public primer, explaining one aspect of a platform's terms of service and why it matters. Here's one on Meta: opar-primer-23827965.netlify.app

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You Already Said Yes

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

I've got stuff I need to do tonight but I'm dispirited and I just want to lie down flat on my face somewhere

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

It is not the point of this website, but reading this was incredibly jarring: "In 2019 he was working on core-js full time without pay, living in Russia because it was cheaper. By his own account, three weeks after a big release he was driving home at 3 a.m. when two young women on a dark road […]

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

People talk about social media being an echo chamber but my Facebook account keeps pushing One Nation and 'people hate bike lanes' posts on me. (Yes Facebook sucks, but sadly it's where our local community talks so I need to be there as well as here.)

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026

"A series of deadly heat waves from May to August overwhelmed Germany’s healthcare and emergency response systems and led to an estimated 16,000 heat-related deaths during the summer, the most heat mortalities ever recorded in the highly developed country."

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Mass Heat Wave Deaths in Europe Show Climate Extremes Are Outpacing Adaptation Efforts - Inside Climate News

As preparedness lags, many regions around the world could be overwhelmed by rising temperatures, climate experts warn.

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Rising Tide Australia @risingtideaus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

ANZ is refusing to rule out enabling the Beetaloo Basin to be Australia's largest and highest emitting gas field in history. Join us in Perth as we disrupt their shareholders, board and key execs. 👉https://www.facebook.com/events/1109389608708606/

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Simon Brooke @simon-brooke.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

I've just received one of those 'ᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛᴇᴅ ꜱʏꜱᴛᴇᴍꜱ ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴍɪɴᴏʀ ɪʀʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀʀɪᴛʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ. ᴛᴏ ʀᴇꜱᴛᴏʀᴇ ꜰᴜʟʟ ᴠɪsɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴄᴄᴇꜱꜱ, ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀɪꜰɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇꜱꜱ.' messages. If you see one of these, it is DEFINITELY a phishing attack. Mastodon does not have […]

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

My 9yo is currently obsessed with rollerblading and throwing her whole self into it with her increasingly-bruised body. I've bought secondhand rollerskates and am having a much slower and more cautious go. Last night we went to the skate park when I finished work. I was a bit anxious about […]

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

I'm still thinking about a conversation I had with another mum at daycare. We dropped the kids off and stood for a few minutes at our bicycles, talking about teaching in the age of AI-generated content, and about parenting in a world that feels about to come apart at the seams. I'm so grateful […]

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

Exciting news! "I’m delighted to invite you to join us as a Distinguished Speaker at the 5th World Congress on Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance, to be held on June 28-29, 2027 in Paris, France. We were impressed by your publication titled "Post-Industrial and Digital Society" […]

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Yesterday my older kiddo wanted to rollerblade all day, and when it was time to come home she was totally exhausted and just wanted to go back to the skate park (while also being a wreck of a human and definitely in need of rest). While trying to help her wash her face, eat food, drink water […]

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

Took the kids to the skate park today. There were some women meeting up there, including one who had a kid on scooter like my 4yo. I asked my 4yo if he'd like help making friends. He said yes, and then immediately pulled me over to a young women who looked like she was around 20, wearing all […]

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

For the last year I've been going to the Greek Orthodox church with my Yiayia to mark important anniversaries of my grandfather's passing, and to light a candle. I'm always a little mystified about what to do. My grandmother never wanted to go for the full service. We arrived towards the end […]

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

I'm meant to be providing feedback on essays, but instead I am sitting here fantasising about what it would be like to do this and be utterly sure that each student wrote their essay by themselves.

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Repeated reminder that if you're new here, following the #intro and #introduction tag (and posting your own introduction) is a good way to find people!

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tony 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏴 🚴🧗🏻 @autonomousapps.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

all this crap lately with LLMs is a perfect example of whatever the opposite of systems thinking is

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Darwin Woodka @darwinwoodka.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

bsky.app/profile/cool-summer-breeze… This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

My 9 year old's Book Week parade is tomorrow and so I'm on the last peak to finish her costume. It's a Viking(?)-ish little, which has been complicated by the under-arm gussets to allow additional arm movement, my kid's choice of double gauze for the […] [Original post on kolektiva.social]

Detail of a sleeve, with my hand inexpertly holding a decorative trim in place

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

I am having a big wail about teaching but one of my students today used the quiet moments before the lecture to ask such thought-provoking questions! Perhaps that made the contrast a little harsher. (That student is on Mastodon, too: so if you read this hello and thank you for your excellent […]

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@glynmoody/11732477… Much of this story is frustrating, but I did appreciate the note of determined hope towards the end.

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

What if I found a way to only teach students who wanted to learn?

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

My partner's just put in his application for Australian citizenship. I gave him a little prod, looking at our political landscape, but honestly I'm not totally sure it's the best path. Who knows?

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Tom Quinn @tomquinn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

An Intergenerational Report published in the year 2026 that does not list climate change as one of the 6 major transitions for Australia to navigate over the next 40 years is not a serious document. And no, the energy transition is just a small (and relatively easy) subset of climate's impacts.

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The 2026 Intergenerational Report (IGR) is the seventh report in the series. It projects the outlook for the Australian economy and the Government’s budget to 2065–66. These projections help inform an...

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

A while ago someone posted a link to a website that was tracking how much money Australia's spending on fuel subsidies, and how many bike lanes/buses we could fund with that. Anyone have that link? #ClimateChange #auspol #Biketooter

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

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sky @scroeser.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

One of the many things I love about my little steel-frame bike is that it's not connected to the internet. And when something breaks, usually I can work it out by just looking at what's making the noise/grinding/etc.

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David Gerard @davidgerard.circumstances.run.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

the devil having too many advocates already is the problem, feel free not to add to it

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Børge @forteller.tutoteket.no.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

RE: mastodon.green/@alberto_cottica/117… «The automobile did not replace horses. It replaced children playing in the street.» #car #cars #urbanism #BikeTooter #CityLife

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Erik Uden 🚩 @erikuden.mastodon.de.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

i just wanted to figure out why an HRT seller was down and the only thread discussing it was on a trans community on reddit, which was labeled 18+ if i lived in the UK or Australia that'd mean giving reddit my ID simply so i can be informed about something pretty relevant in the trans community.

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