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drnomyn.bsky.social
Naomi Barnes
@drnomyn.bsky.social
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The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters - Gramsci

Gardener. Reader. Artist.
Magan-djin/Brisbane.
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Naomi Barnes @drnomyn.bsky.social · Nov 15
Critical Race Theory: From academia to the centre of culture wars. How social media turned CRT into propaganda that infiltrated the Australian Senate. Open Access
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Becoming propaganda: critical race theory and the effect of fiction on education
How does a social cause like race in public education get revived and reinvented? How do political interest groups mount a campaign that flows internationally from the United States to Australia an...
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Holiday pen and ink. Nostalgic dreamscapes as far from academia as humanly possible.
Black-and-white pen drawing of a large, toadstool-like mushroom with a wide, patterned cap and visible gills. A small lantern hangs from the underside of the cap, glowing faintly. The mushroom’s tall, textured stem rises from a forest floor scattered with leaves, grasses, and curling plant forms. At the base, a small pixi creature rests among the foliage, and a cluster of smaller mushrooms grows nearby. The scene feels whimsical and slightly magical, like a miniature forest world. Black-and-white pen illustration of a whimsical forest scene. On the left, a hollow tree stump forms a tiny house with a rounded door and small windows; a mouse sits on top of the stump holding food. Mushrooms grow from the stump and the ground beside it, and a spider web hangs near the doorway. Snails crawl along the forest floor. On the right, tall grasses and plants cluster beneath a tree branch that arches in from above, covered in fine leaves and small dark berries. The drawing is detailed and textured, with a storybook, slightly surreal feel.
January 19, 2026 at 10:49 AM
drnomyn.bsky.social
Hamnet isn't about Shakespeare and I'm annoyed at all the press for the movie saying it is
January 17, 2026 at 9:44 AM
drnomyn.bsky.social
Heart goes out to Senior English teachers having to pivot to a new novel.

What is fucking wrong with people
January 13, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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lyndalrowlands.bsky.social
“People across South and Southeast Asia are living the data,” @harjeet11.bsky.social says it’s time to talk about the legal and moral obligations of polluting countries to act on climate change.

My latest for Al Jazeera on the deadly floods across Asia

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
At least 1,250 people dead: What caused the devastating Asia floods?
Climate advocates say it's time to move to accountability for climate change, as people in Asia are living the evidence.
www.aljazeera.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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australianare.bsky.social
Had a great time in Newcastle this week! Now can someone please confirm or deny that Silverchair played the AARE conference when they were a still just a school band?
December 6, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Happy birthday 4ZZZ
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
How 4ZZZ kept Brisbane loud and proud with the help of bands, battles and beer
Brisbane community radio station 4ZZZ has withstood political, social and financial pressure for 50 years and it's still thriving as a loud and proud beacon of counterculture.
www.abc.net.au
December 6, 2025 at 12:12 AM
drnomyn.bsky.social
Did anyone else just stumble upon a request to assess in RMS without any email notification? I was submitting a DPEI27 and saw an FT request to assess just hanging there. I would not have known if I wasn't one of the cast of thousands throwing my hat in the ring for DPs @arc-tracker.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Imagine being a National Party member? You’ve stuck with Joyce through all his drunken foolishness, his falling asleep as a slobbering mess in the chamber, his drunken ramblings as a slobbering mess on a Canberra street, then he repays your loyalty with a glib “ok fellas, I’m orf”.

#AusPol
November 27, 2025 at 6:33 AM
drnomyn.bsky.social
Enjoying neurospicy Kid 15's monotrope face and commentary more than Stranger Things 🥰
November 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
drnomyn.bsky.social
Grug in the sky
A towering, billowing white cloud dominates the horizon, rising in a rounded, lumpy shape that resembles the children’s book character Grug. The photo is taken from inside a car at an intersection during golden hour, with traffic lights, cars, and trees in the foreground and the massive cloud glowing warmly in the evening light. Illustration of Grug, a small, round Australian children’s book character made of brown, striped, grass-like fibres. He has a large oval nose, simple oval eyes, short arms and legs, and a tuft of grass tied at the top of his head.
November 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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kudelka.bsky.social
This will play during the end credits of the ALP, but the bag will be a very tattered version of the bingo teatowel.
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Looking forward to #AARE2025 next week in Newcastle! I'll be talking about how Discord servers have substituted for school-based sexuality and civics education for queer and trans young people - and what that might mean for sex ed and wellbeing on the cusp of a youth social media ban 🥴 🌈🎓
The cover slide for my presentation at AARE 2025. It is titled 'Discord servers as queer classrooms'.
November 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
drnomyn.bsky.social
As Qld government school teachers take industrial action again today, I'm impressed by the level of public support. When I was a teacher we were so demonised for going on strike. This is both good news for public education and sobering. Sobering because we're aware of current teaching conditions.
November 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Most vile platform
November 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Some moments of joy in the wild garden #earthlaughsinflowers
Lady beetle on a dragonfruit flower bud Pale pink Apple blossoms Blue Park bench taken over by yellow, pink and blue European wildflowers White and blue tiny flowers on a stepping stone
November 21, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Have to spell out White Australia Policy these days thanks to Cardi B
grogsgamut.bsky.social Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · Nov 19
Test to determine if migrants are racist enough to come here
SMH headline: "Liberals want ‘Australian values’ screening for new migrants"
November 20, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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cathywilcox.bsky.social
“Do you believe in the right to “choose” a private education?” “Do you believe people’s property investments should be subsidised by taxpayers?”
November 20, 2025 at 2:29 AM
drnomyn.bsky.social
Every time we remove knowledge from its roots, put it in a classroom, a textbook, an online worksheet or an AI platform, that knowledge becomes more and more statistical, more and more cerebral, more and more artificial. Teachers are tasked with the impossible of ensuring our intelligence is logical
Desperately seeking logic
This is the eighth blog that sociologically considers the phenomenon of AI in education in dialectic with The Eye of the Master: A social history of artificial intelligence by Matteo Pasquinelli. This post is inspired by Chapter 9. You can read my blog inspired by the Introduction here, Chapter 1 here, Chapter 2 here, Chapter 3…
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November 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
drnomyn.bsky.social
Puppy has reached a milestone
A torn worksheet written in Spanish is held up to the camera, with a large hole chewed through the middle. Through the hole, a small fluffy dog with white and brown fur looks up, mouth open in a happy expression, as if proudly revealing its handiwork. The scene is indoors, with furniture and shelves visible in the background.
November 18, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
'Capitalism also depends on domestic labour' by See Red Womens Workshop, feminist silk-screen poster collective, UK (1970s-90s) #womensart #Monday
Poster with brown and white artwork featuring an assembly line of people coming out of and returning to a factory, while out the workers are fed and cared for by women
November 17, 2025 at 6:22 AM
drnomyn.bsky.social
This makes absolute sense to me considering the oldest chatbots are the oldest profession adjacent. Confession comes hard on those heels
November 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
drnomyn.bsky.social
We may be an authoritarian state but Qld really knows how to turn it on.

Subtropical lyfe
A large black butterfly with pale cream bands and small red and blue spots rests with its wings open on a broad tropical leaf. The butterfly is centered in the frame, surrounded by lush garden foliage and tall, thin plants in the background.
November 15, 2025 at 5:37 AM
drnomyn.bsky.social
I started giggling when Kathy was on the misty moors in a red dress.
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
drnomyn.bsky.social
Today a lady beetle flew in my mouth. I spat it out and it was ok. It tasted like dandilions
a ladybug is sitting on a plant in the grass .
Alt: a ladybug is sitting on a plant in the grass .
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November 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
drnomyn.bsky.social
We have a cover
Book cover for “The Routledge International Handbook of Schooling in Times of Crisis.” The top portion features a photograph of a group of children sitting at a desk in what appears to be a temporary or emergency learning environment. The children look toward the camera with serious expressions, and the image is tinted blue. A red banner in the upper left corner displays the Routledge International Handbooks logo. Below the image, against a black background, the title and editors’ names are printed in white text: Edited by Naomi Barnes, Stewart Riddle, Bridget Hughes, Joanne Hughes, and Brian Beabout.
November 14, 2025 at 7:36 AM