Lena📎
@eriksdotter.bsky.social
✊🏼🌳🦜🦈🐝🍄🥔🌈🎧🇦🇺🇸🇪🇫🇮
lutruwita / Tasmania
excitedly running around in this off-leash park sniffing bums
lutruwita / Tasmania
excitedly running around in this off-leash park sniffing bums
Pinned
Lena📎
@eriksdotter.bsky.social
· Jan 21
Hi new bluesky peeps 👋
alt text is for screen readers used due to vision impairment
a short description of the image won’t take long (subject/context/colour) and is inclusive & considerate of others
* don’t be a knob & police others, things like dyslexia can make it difficult for some to do ☺️
alt text is for screen readers used due to vision impairment
a short description of the image won’t take long (subject/context/colour) and is inclusive & considerate of others
* don’t be a knob & police others, things like dyslexia can make it difficult for some to do ☺️
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Augustus John's painting (c1913) depicts Arenig Fach, a peak in the Arenig range which lies to the north of its parent peak Arenig Fawr, in southern Snowdonia, Wales.
January 7, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Augustus John's painting (c1913) depicts Arenig Fach, a peak in the Arenig range which lies to the north of its parent peak Arenig Fawr, in southern Snowdonia, Wales.
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January 7, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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Remember that time three years ago when park rangers in far north Queensland discovered a giant, record-sized cane toad they dubbed Toadzilla?
Good times. Simpler times www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Good times. Simpler times www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘We dubbed it Toadzilla’: giant cane toad believed to be the largest of its species found in Australia
The animal weighed in at a possible new world record of 2.7kg and was discovered by park rangers on a walk in Queensland
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Remember that time three years ago when park rangers in far north Queensland discovered a giant, record-sized cane toad they dubbed Toadzilla?
Good times. Simpler times www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Good times. Simpler times www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot
The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:07 AM
If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The ABC going strong with their ‘extreme heat illustrated as a fun day out at the beach’ series. The reality is a lot more serious for most.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
How to avoid heatstroke and when to call Triple Zero as temperature soars
Extreme heat forecast for the next few days has prompted warnings form health experts. Here's how to stay safe.
www.abc.net.au
January 7, 2026 at 6:40 AM
The ABC going strong with their ‘extreme heat illustrated as a fun day out at the beach’ series. The reality is a lot more serious for most.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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WTF??!
Alberta school boards remove dozens of library books as provincial ban takes effect
Edmonton and Calgary’s public boards didn’t disclose titles to me (or other media I’m assuming), and neither did Edmonton Catholic.
From me today:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
Edmonton and Calgary’s public boards didn’t disclose titles to me (or other media I’m assuming), and neither did Edmonton Catholic.
From me today:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
Alberta school boards remove dozens of books as new provincial rules in effect
EDMONTON - Alberta's two biggest school divisions say dozens of library books have been taken off the shelves as the province's ban on sexually explicit material officially took effect this
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
January 7, 2026 at 10:16 AM
WTF??!
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A New South Wales MP has asked the federal minister for home affairs to investigate whether Israel has breached Australia’s foreign influence laws by authoring a dossier naming him and other politicians as promoting antisemitic and anti-Zionist content #AusPol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NSW MP asks home affairs minister to investigate potential foreign interference after Israel ‘targets’ him in dossier
Anthony D’Adam says document wrongly accuses him of promoting antisemitic content and is ‘clearly designed to intimidate’
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:37 AM
A New South Wales MP has asked the federal minister for home affairs to investigate whether Israel has breached Australia’s foreign influence laws by authoring a dossier naming him and other politicians as promoting antisemitic and anti-Zionist content #AusPol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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this is their favourite spot
January 7, 2026 at 7:05 AM
this is their favourite spot
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nickfeik.substack.com/p/weaponisin...
This analysis from Nick Feik is profound especially as there is talk of the PM caving to a shameless campaign
This analysis from Nick Feik is profound especially as there is talk of the PM caving to a shameless campaign
Weaponising Grief
The media’s response to the Bondi tragedy
nickfeik.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:37 AM
nickfeik.substack.com/p/weaponisin...
This analysis from Nick Feik is profound especially as there is talk of the PM caving to a shameless campaign
This analysis from Nick Feik is profound especially as there is talk of the PM caving to a shameless campaign
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#20FaveVideos
#MusicChallenge
𝐄𝐜𝐡𝐨 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧
(𝐃𝟕) 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙊𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙨
youtu.be/V_bJf3foa5I?...
#MusicChallenge
𝐄𝐜𝐡𝐨 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧
(𝐃𝟕) 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙊𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙨
youtu.be/V_bJf3foa5I?...
Echo & The Bunnymen - Bring on The Dancing Horses (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Echo & the Bunnymen
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 6:37 AM
#20FaveVideos
#MusicChallenge
𝐄𝐜𝐡𝐨 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧
(𝐃𝟕) 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙊𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙨
youtu.be/V_bJf3foa5I?...
#MusicChallenge
𝐄𝐜𝐡𝐨 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧
(𝐃𝟕) 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙊𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙨
youtu.be/V_bJf3foa5I?...
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When you tug on the threads of order chaos is almost inevitable. But where it will take you nobody can tell...
January 7, 2026 at 4:52 AM
When you tug on the threads of order chaos is almost inevitable. But where it will take you nobody can tell...
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I am so sick of organizations, media outlets, corporations, and politicians bending the knee to this POS.
The cowardice is staggering.
The cowardice is staggering.
January 7, 2026 at 3:25 AM
I am so sick of organizations, media outlets, corporations, and politicians bending the knee to this POS.
The cowardice is staggering.
The cowardice is staggering.
I went to this little exhibition of early Laughing Clowns posters, photographs & album covers (art by Judi Dransfield Kuepper) at Pestorius Sweeney House when in Brissie
the mid-century modern architecture and landscaping are worth the trip alone…by appointment until mid April
#musicsky #ausmusic
the mid-century modern architecture and landscaping are worth the trip alone…by appointment until mid April
#musicsky #ausmusic
January 7, 2026 at 3:15 AM
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Got an old diary or calendar from 1903, 1914, 1925, 1931, 1942, 1953, 1959, 1970, 1981, 1987, 1998, 2009 or 2015? You can use it this year! www.whencanireusethiscalendar.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Got an old diary or calendar from 1903, 1914, 1925, 1931, 1942, 1953, 1959, 1970, 1981, 1987, 1998, 2009 or 2015? You can use it this year! www.whencanireusethiscalendar.com
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"No member should attack or threaten another member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Otherwise, NATO would lose its meaning if conflict or mutual conflicts occurred within the alliance." Polish PM Donald Tusk on Trump USA threats to Greenland.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
European leaders rally behind Greenland amid threats of a Trump takeover
The US president and his officials are continuing to push for an American takeover of the Danish territory, saying the island is needed for national security.
www.abc.net.au
January 7, 2026 at 1:51 AM
"No member should attack or threaten another member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Otherwise, NATO would lose its meaning if conflict or mutual conflicts occurred within the alliance." Polish PM Donald Tusk on Trump USA threats to Greenland.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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every seat in a movie theater should have an "I have to pee" button and if enough people press it they should be able to pause the movie
January 7, 2026 at 2:08 AM
every seat in a movie theater should have an "I have to pee" button and if enough people press it they should be able to pause the movie
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Rescued this cloud-like cluster from the garden before the 40+ degree heat cooked them.
#bloomscrolling
#bloomscrolling
January 7, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Rescued this cloud-like cluster from the garden before the 40+ degree heat cooked them.
#bloomscrolling
#bloomscrolling
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This is a must-watch video by @npr.org's @tomdreisbach.bsky.social who sat with @semperwry.bsky.social & @michaelfanone.bsky.social as they narrated their body-cam footage from 1/6
A necessary reminder of the disgusting stain on American history perpetrated by Trump & MAGA
youtu.be/CvL4sXhGrYs?...
A necessary reminder of the disgusting stain on American history perpetrated by Trump & MAGA
youtu.be/CvL4sXhGrYs?...
Trump calls Jan 6 a “day of love.” This bodycam footage shows otherwise.
YouTube video by NPR
youtu.be
January 6, 2026 at 1:57 PM
This is a must-watch video by @npr.org's @tomdreisbach.bsky.social who sat with @semperwry.bsky.social & @michaelfanone.bsky.social as they narrated their body-cam footage from 1/6
A necessary reminder of the disgusting stain on American history perpetrated by Trump & MAGA
youtu.be/CvL4sXhGrYs?...
A necessary reminder of the disgusting stain on American history perpetrated by Trump & MAGA
youtu.be/CvL4sXhGrYs?...
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New painting! Oil and pastels on panel, 40 x 50cm. #oilpainting #oilpastels #wildflowers #poppies #scribbling
January 6, 2026 at 11:35 AM
New painting! Oil and pastels on panel, 40 x 50cm. #oilpainting #oilpastels #wildflowers #poppies #scribbling
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If you made a Venn diagram of every weird person I knew in Silicon Valley during the first dot-com boom, centrifuged it, extracted the pellet, and re-suspended it in high-proof eugenics with a splash of AI, you'd end up with something like this.
It'll take a strong stomach to read this "gift" link.
It'll take a strong stomach to read this "gift" link.
Can You Optimize Love?
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:53 PM
If you made a Venn diagram of every weird person I knew in Silicon Valley during the first dot-com boom, centrifuged it, extracted the pellet, and re-suspended it in high-proof eugenics with a splash of AI, you'd end up with something like this.
It'll take a strong stomach to read this "gift" link.
It'll take a strong stomach to read this "gift" link.
Tassie is horrible
evidence:
evidence:
January 7, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Tassie is horrible
evidence:
evidence:
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NSW police arresting someone because of vibes, basically
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Protester detained in Sydney for wearing ‘globalise the intifada’ jacket says she should never have been arrested
Woman, 53, claims police told her slogan was unlawful despite being unable to point to legislation banning its use
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:33 PM
NSW police arresting someone because of vibes, basically
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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“Since we launched, e-commerce revenue for bookstores has increased over 600%” — Check out our CEO and Founder, Andy Hunter, on Going Direct as they discuss how Bookshop.org works, the resurgence of local bookstores, and how we can continue to support them. goingdirect.substack.com/p/47-andy-hu...
#47 Andy Hunter: Anti-Amazon Tech Platform Reviving Independent Bookstores
Watch now | Bookshop.org has raised $43M for local bookstores through an e-commerce and affiliate engine that serves as a blueprint to revive local retail.
goingdirect.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:53 PM
“Since we launched, e-commerce revenue for bookstores has increased over 600%” — Check out our CEO and Founder, Andy Hunter, on Going Direct as they discuss how Bookshop.org works, the resurgence of local bookstores, and how we can continue to support them. goingdirect.substack.com/p/47-andy-hu...
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Even in a time when 40% fewer people read for pleasure than a decade ago, I have faith in books. Because I have faith in people to find ways to rebel and look harder for an alternative when they're being suffocated, to this dire extent, by a technological regime that no longer wants us to think.
January 6, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Even in a time when 40% fewer people read for pleasure than a decade ago, I have faith in books. Because I have faith in people to find ways to rebel and look harder for an alternative when they're being suffocated, to this dire extent, by a technological regime that no longer wants us to think.