Shan
@babbleon.bsky.social
Specialist educator. autism, ADHD, OCD. Mental health matters.
Work in progress.
Work in progress.
Somedays are full of surprise and delight. This was my latest walk in a park!
June 23, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Somedays are full of surprise and delight. This was my latest walk in a park!
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Man various disabilities wins access to NDIS after being refused. He is hospitalised ~because~ of having to give evidence at tribunal, counsel for NDIS agency submit his evidence was unreliable and make no mention of the fact he was taken by ambulance to hospital. www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/view...
April 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Man various disabilities wins access to NDIS after being refused. He is hospitalised ~because~ of having to give evidence at tribunal, counsel for NDIS agency submit his evidence was unreliable and make no mention of the fact he was taken by ambulance to hospital. www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/view...
Pope Francis dies aged 88, less than 24 hours after an appearance in St Peter's Square for Easter Sunday.
www.bbc.com/news/live/cr...
www.bbc.com/news/live/cr...
Pope Francis dies aged 88, Vatican says
The Pope died on Easter Monday morning, the Vatican says, as a top cardinal pays tribute to
www.bbc.com
April 21, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Pope Francis dies aged 88, less than 24 hours after an appearance in St Peter's Square for Easter Sunday.
www.bbc.com/news/live/cr...
www.bbc.com/news/live/cr...
The Coalition has pledged to pare back this “gold-plated” proposal - does anyone remember what they did to the NBN?
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
Sunshine stoush could set back Melton trains by a decade, Labor says
An electrified Melton railway line could be delayed by more than 10 years if a $4 billion rail upgrade around Melbourne’s west is pared back, Victoria’s transport minister says.
www.theage.com.au
April 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The Coalition has pledged to pare back this “gold-plated” proposal - does anyone remember what they did to the NBN?
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
I can't believe I managed to catch this in the kitchen. But, what do I do now!!!
March 13, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I can't believe I managed to catch this in the kitchen. But, what do I do now!!!
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said European leaders had agreed to draw up a Ukraine peace plan to present to the United States, a vital step for Washington to be able to offer security guarantees that Kyiv says are essential to deter Russia reut.rs/4h5RKZX
UK, European leaders join forces to draft Ukraine peace plan to take to US
European leaders offered a strong show of support to the Ukrainian president and promised to do more to help his nation.
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March 3, 2025 at 8:56 AM
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said European leaders had agreed to draw up a Ukraine peace plan to present to the United States, a vital step for Washington to be able to offer security guarantees that Kyiv says are essential to deter Russia reut.rs/4h5RKZX
What a stellar week for Keir Starmer. He has been pitch perfect in his dealings with Presidents Trump and Zelensky.
President Zelenskyy has arrived for a meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
March 2, 2025 at 7:38 AM
What a stellar week for Keir Starmer. He has been pitch perfect in his dealings with Presidents Trump and Zelensky.
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startsat60.com/media/money/... Schubert highlighted that the nation’s superannuation was a “great Australian success story” thanks to its compulsory and universal nature combined with strong preservation rules.
& we can thank the ALP for this. lnp have tried to kill super in Australia
& we can thank the ALP for this. lnp have tried to kill super in Australia
Aussie retirees set to become the world’s wealthiest
While retirees have been hit hard by the ongoing cost of living crisis, there is some light at the end of the tunnel with new findings suggesting that Australian retirees could become the wealthiest i...
startsat60.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
startsat60.com/media/money/... Schubert highlighted that the nation’s superannuation was a “great Australian success story” thanks to its compulsory and universal nature combined with strong preservation rules.
& we can thank the ALP for this. lnp have tried to kill super in Australia
& we can thank the ALP for this. lnp have tried to kill super in Australia
The USA is about to find out how important taxes are.
Donald Trump firing ~7000 IRS workers will mean three things:
1) More tax loopholes for the ultra-wealthy and big corporations
2) More debt, since IRS agents collect a lot more than they cost
3) Fewer ways to go after big tax cheats
A great day to be a billionaire in America.
1) More tax loopholes for the ultra-wealthy and big corporations
2) More debt, since IRS agents collect a lot more than they cost
3) Fewer ways to go after big tax cheats
A great day to be a billionaire in America.
February 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The USA is about to find out how important taxes are.
Deck chairs. Titanic. Enough said.
Splitting up insurance companies is all well and good. But the overriding reason housing insurance premiums are going up is climate change.
February 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Deck chairs. Titanic. Enough said.
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This upset more more than any of the other yuck parts of my NDIS meeting today if I'm honest - it's taken them over 6 months to process the application, 6 weeks to arrange a planning meeting after approval finally happened, and I am meant to source an OT in 1-2 business days!?
February 14, 2025 at 2:33 AM
This upset more more than any of the other yuck parts of my NDIS meeting today if I'm honest - it's taken them over 6 months to process the application, 6 weeks to arrange a planning meeting after approval finally happened, and I am meant to source an OT in 1-2 business days!?
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Every Republican in the Senate just voted to confirm Russell Vought. We’re going to hold them accountable for every piece of the Project 2025 agenda he implements and all the harm it causes to the families they’re supposed to represent.
February 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Every Republican in the Senate just voted to confirm Russell Vought. We’re going to hold them accountable for every piece of the Project 2025 agenda he implements and all the harm it causes to the families they’re supposed to represent.
"It's unlawful, immoral and irresponsible. It's completely irresponsible because it will make the regional crisis even worse.”
youtu.be/icId7PLAqAE?...
youtu.be/icId7PLAqAE?...
‘Utter nonsense’: UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese criticises Trump’s Gaza plans
YouTube video by Middle East Eye
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February 6, 2025 at 6:14 AM
"It's unlawful, immoral and irresponsible. It's completely irresponsible because it will make the regional crisis even worse.”
youtu.be/icId7PLAqAE?...
youtu.be/icId7PLAqAE?...
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Borderline Personality Disorder?
Watch as I reframe it as autism.
Here we go!
Fear of Abandonment - when you're autistic you confuse social interaction easily. If you drive people away simply being your self you start to fear being yourself...
And the abandonment.
1/9
Watch as I reframe it as autism.
Here we go!
Fear of Abandonment - when you're autistic you confuse social interaction easily. If you drive people away simply being your self you start to fear being yourself...
And the abandonment.
1/9
November 15, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Borderline Personality Disorder?
Watch as I reframe it as autism.
Here we go!
Fear of Abandonment - when you're autistic you confuse social interaction easily. If you drive people away simply being your self you start to fear being yourself...
And the abandonment.
1/9
Watch as I reframe it as autism.
Here we go!
Fear of Abandonment - when you're autistic you confuse social interaction easily. If you drive people away simply being your self you start to fear being yourself...
And the abandonment.
1/9
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Yep, when you hear that mining is huge, remember they mean the profits are huge...
The Hospitality industry pays more wages to Australians than does mining.
The Hospitality industry pays more wages to Australians than does mining.
January 23, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Yep, when you hear that mining is huge, remember they mean the profits are huge...
The Hospitality industry pays more wages to Australians than does mining.
The Hospitality industry pays more wages to Australians than does mining.
This is a great read.
Now is a great time to read WIRED magazine’s 2015 feature story, “The Untold Story of Silk Road.”
There were good reasons why Ross Ulbricht was serving a double life sentence.
www.wired.com/2015/04/silk...
There were good reasons why Ross Ulbricht was serving a double life sentence.
www.wired.com/2015/04/silk...
The Untold Story of Silk Road, Part 1
How a 29-year-old idealist built a global drug bazaar and became a murderous kingpin.
www.wired.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:58 AM
This is a great read.
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Something to think about with the Ross Ulbricht pardon. The feds are still sitting on $6.5 billion in bitcoin seized from silk road. If Trump gives it back to Ulbricht, he could easily pay back Trump by trading it for Trump coin. A potential bribe of millions or billions of dollars for a pardon.
January 22, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Something to think about with the Ross Ulbricht pardon. The feds are still sitting on $6.5 billion in bitcoin seized from silk road. If Trump gives it back to Ulbricht, he could easily pay back Trump by trading it for Trump coin. A potential bribe of millions or billions of dollars for a pardon.
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January 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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The thing about democracy is that it only protects you if you protect it.
Americans are about to understand that lesson the very hard way
Americans are about to understand that lesson the very hard way
January 20, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The thing about democracy is that it only protects you if you protect it.
Americans are about to understand that lesson the very hard way
Americans are about to understand that lesson the very hard way
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It’s only been 80 years since the end of WW2 and now Germany is warning against the threat of American fascism. Just think about that.
BREAKING NEWS: “Germany's ambassador to the United States has warned that the incoming Trump administration will rob U.S. law enforcement and the media of their independence and hand big tech companies "co-governing power", according to a confidential document seen by Reuters.”
Exclusive: German ambassador warns of Trump plan to redefine constitutional order, document shows
Germany's ambassador to the United States has warned that the incoming Trump administration will rob U.S. law enforcement and the media of their independence and hand big tech companies "co-governing power", according to a confidential document seen by Reuters.
www.reuters.com
January 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
It’s only been 80 years since the end of WW2 and now Germany is warning against the threat of American fascism. Just think about that.