Kate Littlejohn
@kelittlejohn.bsky.social
History, curriculum, curriculum history, books, writing. PhD student researching gender, historical consciousness, and the history curriculum in Australia. Passionate about rural equity. She/her. 🏳️🌈 My words and thoughts are my own.
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Kate Littlejohn
@kelittlejohn.bsky.social
· Sep 29
#PhD research callout!
I am seeking History teachers in NSW for a short interview about NSW History 7-10 syllabuses. If you have taught History in NSW and are interested, please enter your details into this form.
forms.office.com/r/cvf5QfLrLb
Ethics approval: H16788
Please share!
I am seeking History teachers in NSW for a short interview about NSW History 7-10 syllabuses. If you have taught History in NSW and are interested, please enter your details into this form.
forms.office.com/r/cvf5QfLrLb
Ethics approval: H16788
Please share!
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a good business model is to create problems and then sell the solutions
we’re all trying to find the guy etc etc
OpenAI Wants To Use Biometrics To Kill Bots And Create Humans Only Social Network
OpenAI is quietly building a social network and considering using biometric verification like World’s eyeball scanning orb or Apple’s Face ID to ensure its users are people, not bots.
www.forbes.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:57 AM
a good business model is to create problems and then sell the solutions
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The U.S. has successfully convinced its people that “the humanities are frivolous and STEM is Important and Real” is basically a law of nature: this is absolute nonsense that we should stop putting up with.
January 28, 2026 at 1:35 AM
The U.S. has successfully convinced its people that “the humanities are frivolous and STEM is Important and Real” is basically a law of nature: this is absolute nonsense that we should stop putting up with.
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Unfriendly reminder, AI is being used to destroy trust. Do not normalize the use of AI. AI can not reliably enhance videos or low-quality images.
This is the quiet replacement of reality. Do not let this be normalized.
This is the quiet replacement of reality. Do not let this be normalized.
January 29, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Unfriendly reminder, AI is being used to destroy trust. Do not normalize the use of AI. AI can not reliably enhance videos or low-quality images.
This is the quiet replacement of reality. Do not let this be normalized.
This is the quiet replacement of reality. Do not let this be normalized.
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This is brilliant.
January 29, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This is brilliant.
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So we have a Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism who won't comment on literal Nazis marching through the streets.
And we have a Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia who won't comment on the abhorrent islamophobia being pushed by Morrison.
What are these Special Envoy's doing exactly?
And we have a Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia who won't comment on the abhorrent islamophobia being pushed by Morrison.
What are these Special Envoy's doing exactly?
January 29, 2026 at 12:50 AM
So we have a Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism who won't comment on literal Nazis marching through the streets.
And we have a Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia who won't comment on the abhorrent islamophobia being pushed by Morrison.
What are these Special Envoy's doing exactly?
And we have a Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia who won't comment on the abhorrent islamophobia being pushed by Morrison.
What are these Special Envoy's doing exactly?
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Laughs bitterly in Australian ...
I will simply never recover from reading this sentence:
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
Today, Luke Farrell (@lukef.bsky.social) explains how complex eligibility requirements have turned America’s safety net into a lucrative revenue stream for monopolistic private contractors.
January 29, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Laughs bitterly in Australian ...
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I’m going to be real with you Caitlin - it doesn’t sound like you’re actually a tech-savvy zillennial
January 29, 2026 at 1:39 AM
I’m going to be real with you Caitlin - it doesn’t sound like you’re actually a tech-savvy zillennial
Amazing, unsurprising and depressing thread about the state of things.
Watch Australian gov do something just as ridiculous because of course they will.
Watch Australian gov do something just as ridiculous because of course they will.
I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
AI Skills Boost - AI Skills Hub
aiskillshub.org.uk
January 28, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Amazing, unsurprising and depressing thread about the state of things.
Watch Australian gov do something just as ridiculous because of course they will.
Watch Australian gov do something just as ridiculous because of course they will.
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How? How do you double-check the accuracy, if you're not already an expert? Ask a different GenAI? Or do you, you know... Have to go and do the research you would have done anyway, pre-AI? Because I'm buggered if I can think of how you do that in a way where the GenAI saved you time.
January 28, 2026 at 1:12 PM
How? How do you double-check the accuracy, if you're not already an expert? Ask a different GenAI? Or do you, you know... Have to go and do the research you would have done anyway, pre-AI? Because I'm buggered if I can think of how you do that in a way where the GenAI saved you time.
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I love these little historical fantasies for losers. The Confederates *didn't even win their war*.
But they'd somehow win against Prussia? Or the Grande Armée?
But they'd somehow win against Prussia? Or the Grande Armée?
January 28, 2026 at 10:08 PM
I love these little historical fantasies for losers. The Confederates *didn't even win their war*.
But they'd somehow win against Prussia? Or the Grande Armée?
But they'd somehow win against Prussia? Or the Grande Armée?
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"Political and media classes will always try to shape right-wing anger as legitimate, while continuing to treat pushback as radical. (Just look at how the man who apparently hurled a “device” into a peaceful Invasion Day rally is being treated in the media)."
#AusPol
"Political and media classes will always try to shape right-wing anger as legitimate, while continuing to treat pushback as radical. (Just look at how the man who apparently hurled a “device” into a peaceful Invasion Day rally is being treated in the media)."
#AusPol
Beware the new 'normal', it might be about to bite us
Some people just like power. Those same people enjoy sowing seeds of discord that they never have to actually solve, in order to keep it.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
January 28, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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"Political and media classes will always try to shape right-wing anger as legitimate, while continuing to treat pushback as radical. (Just look at how the man who apparently hurled a “device” into a peaceful Invasion Day rally is being treated in the media)."
#AusPol
"Political and media classes will always try to shape right-wing anger as legitimate, while continuing to treat pushback as radical. (Just look at how the man who apparently hurled a “device” into a peaceful Invasion Day rally is being treated in the media)."
#AusPol
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January 28, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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The sheer nerve of Scott-I-don’t-hold-a-hose-Morrison demanding accountability from anyone is breathtaking.
January 28, 2026 at 8:45 AM
The sheer nerve of Scott-I-don’t-hold-a-hose-Morrison demanding accountability from anyone is breathtaking.
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There might have been dumber policies in the history of civilisation, but right now I can’t think of any.
BREAKING: Free AI training will be offered to every adult in the UK, with short courses to teach people how to use simple AI tools effectively in the workplace.
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
January 28, 2026 at 9:53 AM
There might have been dumber policies in the history of civilisation, but right now I can’t think of any.
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Lately the only part of Bluesky to bring me any joy has been the fountain pens feed. Consider this an expression of my gratitude.
![Ink bottle, brown fountain pen, text "As times become increasingly fraught, I find myself retreating to the smaller and increasingly analouge [sic] elements of my life."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tbqqvyv6pjjww44glrmycaxl/bafkreig42zalkiatmu2g3pdfltqgwaaldghcozh2vegbo3dibalc4npkou@jpeg)
January 23, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Lately the only part of Bluesky to bring me any joy has been the fountain pens feed. Consider this an expression of my gratitude.
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Yeah, the fountain pen feed is a rare delight.
Speaking of which, here’s my Iroshizuku ink bottle tattoo.
Speaking of which, here’s my Iroshizuku ink bottle tattoo.
January 28, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Yeah, the fountain pen feed is a rare delight.
Speaking of which, here’s my Iroshizuku ink bottle tattoo.
Speaking of which, here’s my Iroshizuku ink bottle tattoo.
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Historians, have I got a choice grant application opportunity to share with you:
@anthonyzougras.bsky.social @blairwilliams26.bsky.social can you please share on for the political nerds?
@anthonyzougras.bsky.social @blairwilliams26.bsky.social can you please share on for the political nerds?
January 28, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Historians, have I got a choice grant application opportunity to share with you:
@anthonyzougras.bsky.social @blairwilliams26.bsky.social can you please share on for the political nerds?
@anthonyzougras.bsky.social @blairwilliams26.bsky.social can you please share on for the political nerds?
New ink day! I love filling my fountain pens with fresh colours way too much - feels like adding a little whimsy to my day is the best kind of self care at the moment. Pretty happy with my choices (see next post).
January 28, 2026 at 12:23 AM
New ink day! I love filling my fountain pens with fresh colours way too much - feels like adding a little whimsy to my day is the best kind of self care at the moment. Pretty happy with my choices (see next post).
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I often remember the Rainbow Serpent, which I adored as a kid, but as a kid I made no note then of the author and being older and more anxious now, I’ve long worried that perhaps it was a misappropriated story. How delightful to learn this morning that it wasn’t: www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
With The Rainbow Serpent, Dick Roughsey shared the spirit of our country. His work is a gift to us all | Alexis Wright
Miles Franklin-winner Alexis Wright pays tribute to the first book that visualised this powerful ancestral being from an Indigenous imagination
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:53 PM
I often remember the Rainbow Serpent, which I adored as a kid, but as a kid I made no note then of the author and being older and more anxious now, I’ve long worried that perhaps it was a misappropriated story. How delightful to learn this morning that it wasn’t: www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
It's set to be 45 here by 2pm. The last four days have been 39, 42, 43, 45. The next four days will be 43, 44, 46 and then *finally* a reprieve at 30.
We have OK air-conditioning but it's struggling with the relentlessness of the demand. I shudder to think how we would manage with it.
We have OK air-conditioning but it's struggling with the relentlessness of the demand. I shudder to think how we would manage with it.
whoaaa... looking at the temps across Australia today.
That's extreme.
Feeling for all the folks who were/are affected by this heatwave (we've been spared here in Sydney but other capitals and regional areas are really in the thick of it)
That's extreme.
Feeling for all the folks who were/are affected by this heatwave (we've been spared here in Sydney but other capitals and regional areas are really in the thick of it)
January 27, 2026 at 9:24 PM
It's set to be 45 here by 2pm. The last four days have been 39, 42, 43, 45. The next four days will be 43, 44, 46 and then *finally* a reprieve at 30.
We have OK air-conditioning but it's struggling with the relentlessness of the demand. I shudder to think how we would manage with it.
We have OK air-conditioning but it's struggling with the relentlessness of the demand. I shudder to think how we would manage with it.
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For 20 years, I've seen the biggest-ever public marches -- anti-Iraq War, anti-Global Warming, anti-Palestinian genocide and pro-Indigenous rights -- be dismissed as radical fringe concerns while far-right cranks are said to appeal to 'ordinary Australians'
January 27, 2026 at 4:42 AM
For 20 years, I've seen the biggest-ever public marches -- anti-Iraq War, anti-Global Warming, anti-Palestinian genocide and pro-Indigenous rights -- be dismissed as radical fringe concerns while far-right cranks are said to appeal to 'ordinary Australians'
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Record temperatures, bushfires, meh fire up those data centres that use stonks of water and require a shit tonne of electricity
www.afr.com/politics/fed...
www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Labor to fast-track data centre approvals as OECD flags energy strain
The global body said the cloud computing boom meant Canberra would need to make additional efforts to meet its 2050 net zero carbon emissions target.
www.afr.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Record temperatures, bushfires, meh fire up those data centres that use stonks of water and require a shit tonne of electricity
www.afr.com/politics/fed...
www.afr.com/politics/fed...
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You can’t tell me we have a functioning economic system when the richest man in human history is one of the most profoundly stupid people in human history
January 27, 2026 at 2:11 AM
You can’t tell me we have a functioning economic system when the richest man in human history is one of the most profoundly stupid people in human history
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The nuclear industry never managed to solve its waste issues. Cigarettes were always carcinogenic. Its increasingly clear that AI chatbots have structural hazards that the tech industry can’t or won’t solve www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
How Bad Are A.I. Delusions? We Asked People Treating Them.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:14 AM
The nuclear industry never managed to solve its waste issues. Cigarettes were always carcinogenic. Its increasingly clear that AI chatbots have structural hazards that the tech industry can’t or won’t solve www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
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Aussie media do not represent fatal level heatwave with stories about people flocking to the beach challenge
January 26, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Aussie media do not represent fatal level heatwave with stories about people flocking to the beach challenge