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Simone Sharpe

@sharpehistory.bsky.social
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Historian – local history, urban history, public history, manufacturing/industry, digitisation, archives, Melbourne, Australia. She/her

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 6h
time once again for my annual post: evacuating from hurricanes costs money and resources that a lot of people don’t have and the local governments often don’t adequately provide. evacuating is logistically difficult, sometimes impossible, and is hard to justify when the results are unpredictable.
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dave wagner @davewagner.bsky.social · 5h
dave wagner on bluesky, your one stop shop for the greatest cat journalism on the planet
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dave wagner @davewagner.bsky.social · 5h
amid protests, the Grand Saline, TX city council voted 4–1 to evict Pip, the library cat, over scratching & biting. He'll now live with the librarian. a cat was installed in public office, performed public service, & was removed for being a cat. this is injustice. this is a crime. Justice for Pip!
Pip, a black-and-white cat wearing an orange collar, stands on a dark patterned carpet, looking upward with wide, alert eyes. His ears are perked up, his tail is raised, and he has a small black heart-shaped marking on his nose.
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 22h
Good morning and welcome to Fish For Tea Friday Don’t let yesterday’s worries steal today’s possibilities. A new day brings new chances, little moments of happiness & perhaps something wonderful you weren’t expecting. Keep your whiskers up & your heart open
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Veterans sue over ‘mass and routine’ sharing of medical data. Anyone who used a DVA healthcare card while MATES operated — including bereaved spouses – can register for the lawsuit www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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Veterans sue government over 'mass and routine' medical data sharing
A new class action will allege the federal government breach privacy laws by sharing thousands of ex-ADF members' medical records to an Australian university.
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Excuse me This is not what I meant by ‘outstanding employee’ I huffed. I puffed. I stared VERY HARD. Still the doors did not open. Apparently I am still too ‘smoll’ to activate them. This is humiliating
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Night night sweet dreamies An anxious mind can turn a tiny “what if?” into a very big story. Tonight, try to remember: not every thought deserves to be believed, and not every worry needs solving before morning. Let your head be quiet for a while.
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Good morning welcome to Tippetty tap tap Thursday You don’t need to feel completely ready before you begin Sometimes courage is just taking one tiny tippity-tap-tap forward while your brain is still saying, “Are we SURE about this?” Teeny- tiny small steps still count.
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Apparently, I now have my own QR code! Point your phone at it & it takes you to MY BOOK. No idea how. No mice inside. Disappointing. 🙄 Could you give it a little share & help more people discover me? The FC calls it word of mouth. I prefer word of MEOWTH. 😹🧡🐾
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Night night sweet dreamies 🧡🐾 Believe in yourself, even when your dreams seem a little out of reach. You never know what wonderful things might happen if you find the courage to try. After all, every dream starts with someone believing it’s possible.
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
From my notebook. My philosophy, while writing books, for the last ten years.
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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
To every Australian banging on this morning on talkback radio about wanting ZERO migration, I concede. You can have it. As long as you are ok with the high chance of ZERO emergency medical care when you’re sick. ZERO aged care when you’re old. ZERO fresh food when you’re hungry.
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Night night sweet dreamies Everyone is entitled to their opinion of you Please remember an opinion is just that It isn’t a measure of your worth, your kindness, your heart, or who you truly are Don’t let one voice become louder than all the good you know to be true about you
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Good morning & welcome to Whiskers Wednesday Don’t be too hard on yourself if you’re not quite sure where life is taking you It’s okay to have moments when you feel a little lost or uncertain Sometimes we’re not lost at all we’re simply finding our way towards something new
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
11 o’clock. And I appear to be on the WRONG SIDE OF THE WINDOW FOR ACCESSING ELEVENSES. 😾 Pfft. I think we need a team chat about this. Immediately.
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 07/10/2026
All people deserve to live in peace and freedom. Remembering today the lives lost three years ago, and all of the lives lost since.
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Good morning & welcome to Tuna Tuesday 🐟🐾 Never underestimate the difference you can make simply by being pleased to see someone. A smile. A hello. Asking how they are and listening to the answer. Little things can mean an awful lot. Be someone’s bit of sunshine today. 🧡
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 06/10/2026
“If it harms none, do what you will” freedom doesn’t mean you get to hurt other people but it does mean that you get to do shit I personally do not like
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My parents made this bird sculpture from various bits of wood and old metal they found in their shed and made a perch for it on the sawn-off trunk of a dead tree, and it makes for some great folk horror winter sunset photos.
My mum and dad’s metal bird sculpture in their garden, earlier this year.
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Apparently it’s Do Something Nice Day. So today, do one small kind thing. Send a message. Make a cuppa. Make someone laugh. Check on someone who’s quiet. You may never know how much it meant. And feed a ginger cat. Obviously.
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Good morning and welcome to marvellous marmalade Monday Never underestimate the power of humour. It won’t always change what we’re going through, but sometimes a little laughter can make the unbearable feel bearable. And that little moment of light can be exactly what we need
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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I loathe AI and will personally never use it, in my work or otherwise. Even if it wasn't hideous in almost every way, why would I cede ground to something with precisely zero creative spirit? rick-morton.ghost.io/the-boast-in...
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The Boast in the Machine
While browsing the Australian Government's contract notices portal AusTender a few days ago – regular readers of this august publication will know that this is one of my principal meditative outlets –...
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Night night sweet dreamies Please try to spend less time wondering whether people like you, and more time learning to like the person you are. Love yourself, because your own approval is the one you have to live with every single day. ❤️
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Good morning & welcome to Roast Dinner Day When your thoughts start pulling you into a negative spiral, breathe deeply, be gentle with yourself, and begin again. Not every thought deserves your energy, and not every difficult moment gets to define your whole day 🧡
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Night night sweet dreamies Some days you’ll have the strength to take on the world. Other days, you’ll need to curl up, shut the world out for a little while and just rest. Both are okay. Learning to listen to yourself, rather than always pushing through, is important.
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Jarvis Googoo @jarvisgoogoo.com · 03/10/2026
Amazing editorial cartoon re artificial intelligence by @mackinnonart.bsky.social
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
For the record, I was NOT startled by the air freshener. That was a highly controlled demonstration of my lightning-fast reflexes. * routine reflex test. Passed. Please amend your report accordingly
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I’m a little bit excited. 🧡📚 Lots of you lovely people who ordered my book are expecting it to arrive TOMORROW. MY BOOK. In your houses. With my face on it. 😳🐈 I can’t wait to hear what you think — and photos are practically compulsory. 😂📸 Thank you. Truly. 🧡🐾
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 02/10/2026
one thing I think the UK does well- and idk if anywhere else does this but I know it wasn't where I grew up- is that kids are given the flu vaccine in school. wham bam production line; it's incredibly efficient and has much higher uptake than parents having to arrange it
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Night night sweet dreamies Sometimes the nicest way to end a busy day is to stop thinking about everything you still have to do & remember everything you managed to do Tomorrow can wait until tomorrow.
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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Government 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/...
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Exclusive: NDIS changes secretly brought forward
An 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.
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Good morning & welcome to #Caturday Whatever this week has brought you, you made it to today. So be a little kinder to yourself. Take your time. Notice the good things, however small they might be. You don’t have to make today extraordinary.
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Apparently something rather exciting is arriving at a few houses today So I thought I’d just sit here and wait Not for anything in particular, obviously Just waiting Casually By the door Watching every delivery van that goes past Anyone else waiting for a delivery today?
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
They left me alone with the Bing Bong Machine. Rookie mistake… * The face of someone who has just realised he could address the entire station without leaving his blanket I have no announcement to make at this time. But it’s reassuring to know that I could cause chaos….
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Good morning and welcome to Fish For Tea Friday They say there are three things in life you’re most likely to regret: The chances you didn’t take. The love you didn’t show. And the time you spent worrying about things that, in the end, really didn’t matter.
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Night night sweet dreamies Just a little thank you for being here, for the kindness, the laughs, the lovely words and for simply being my friends. One ginger cat, with friends all over the world. How lucky am I? 🧡 Sleep tight, my friends.
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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
📝 NEW BLOG : Still Working explores workers and communities living through industrial change, focusing on the persistence of work, identities and social relations beyond the decline of traditional industries.
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Still working – Deindustrialization
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 01/10/2026
Can't work, have a cat on me, could be here all day
Spice the cat, laying on my legs whilst I am in bed, looking out the window
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 01/10/2026
It is my birthday!! If you are so inclined, please consider tossing some coins to your local abortion rights and access campaigners. They need it.
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Well… The FC and I have just had a bit of a moment. 🥹🧡 After all the writing, photos, checking and pawing over every little detail… MY BOOK IS ACTUALLY LIVE ON AMAZON! 🐈📚 Just George: The Autopawography of a Station Cat 📚 amzn.eu/d/0dpaMVO7
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Good morning welcome to Tippetty tap tap Thursday Don’t underestimate the difference you can make simply by being you. A kind word, a little patience, checking in on someone, or simply making them smile might feel like nothing to you,
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Wendy Harmer @wendyharmer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I'm not an anti-Halloween person at all, BUT, I'd hoped we could resist the urge to buy endless, useless bit of plastic crap to mark the occasion, like they do in the U.S. A trip to K-mart says "No". BOO! 👻
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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Here’s me talking about my heart attack www.nine.com.au/lifestyle/he...
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‘I would’ve died’: A Google search told Fiona she wasn’t having a heart attack - adding one word changed everything
Fiona Katauskas’ heart attack was nothing like the dramatic heart-clutching moments you see in the movies, so when she felt breathless, dizzy and sweaty while exercising at home on a Sunday morning la...
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Goods Inwards Department. I’ve checked the paperwork. Unfortunately, both parcels appear to be missing the mandatory chicken surcharge. Please allow 3–5 working days for processing… unless there are treatos inside.
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Good morning and welcome to tuna Tuesday Spread kindness around like cat hair, everywhere, on everything, and impossible to get rid of. No surface should remain untouched.
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The sign clearly says TREATO COLLECTION POINT. I have presented myself for collection I don’t wish to complain, but the Treato Collection Point appears to be experiencing severe supply-chain issues. I’d like to speak to someone in management
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Good morning and welcome to marvellous marmalade Monday Begin this Monday by counting the things that make you smile, not the things that weigh you down. A grateful heart can make even an ordinary day feel a little brighter.
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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
'Power is its own constituency. It exists to protect itself.' Authoritarianism sounds scary, but it arrives bit by bit. We're already doing the work for some grim future. Will be talking about this and more at Sydney Opera House's Curious program this Sunday. www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/28/r...
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Don't think Australia is immune to authoritarianism
Nobody wakes up to sudden authoritarianism. We relinquish ourselves to it by allowing our favoured government to get away with bending norms and rules. Over time, these bends become clean breaks.
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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Australian Government gonna use AI to write legislation? Have some self-respect.
screenshot of a contract notice listed on AusTender that shows Office of Parliamentary Counsel paying $44,000 to Larrison Pty Ltd for "in-house Legislative Drafting Tool Proof of Concept"
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sometimes all it takes is a change of perspective. Instead of saying, “I failed,” try saying, “I learned something I didn’t know before.” Not everything that goes wrong is a step backwards. Sometimes it’s simply a lesson that helps us take the next step forward.
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