Dr Linda McIver
@lindamciver.adsei.org
Author of Raising Heretics: Teaching Kids to Change the world. Founder adsei.org
Troublemaker. Make Me Data Literate podcaster. Teacher. She/her. Australian, living on stolen Wurundjeri/Bunurong land
Troublemaker. Make Me Data Literate podcaster. Teacher. She/her. Australian, living on stolen Wurundjeri/Bunurong land
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Dr Linda McIver
@lindamciver.adsei.org
· Oct 13
I am so thrilled to be shortlisted among such a fascinating set of pieces!
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PLEASE share this, far and wide. This kid has trained, relentlessly and meticulously, for over 6 months.
Tomorrow, our son will embark on an extraordinary challenge for his 18th birthday. From 4am, he’ll start running towards his ultimate goal of 100km. He hopes to finish well under 10 hours. He’s raising $ for youth mental health. If you’d like to support his cause 👉 www.mycause.com.au/page/385454/...
Click here and donate to Mind Australia for Rohan's 100km run to raise funds for headspace Box Hill
Mind Australia supports more than 13,000 people experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges every year. We have been providing this individualised,
www.mycause.com.au
February 14, 2026 at 5:04 AM
PLEASE share this, far and wide. This kid has trained, relentlessly and meticulously, for over 6 months.
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🧵Spotted While on a Camping Trip in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A little furry black dog sits by the entrance of a country inn, monitoring people coming and going.
His human is chatting with other locals, but Little Furry Dog is vigilant.
If there's anyone to quietly woof at, he's the one to do it! (1)
A little furry black dog sits by the entrance of a country inn, monitoring people coming and going.
His human is chatting with other locals, but Little Furry Dog is vigilant.
If there's anyone to quietly woof at, he's the one to do it! (1)
February 12, 2026 at 1:37 AM
🧵Spotted While on a Camping Trip in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A little furry black dog sits by the entrance of a country inn, monitoring people coming and going.
His human is chatting with other locals, but Little Furry Dog is vigilant.
If there's anyone to quietly woof at, he's the one to do it! (1)
A little furry black dog sits by the entrance of a country inn, monitoring people coming and going.
His human is chatting with other locals, but Little Furry Dog is vigilant.
If there's anyone to quietly woof at, he's the one to do it! (1)
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Hello lovely people, just in case you need to snatch up a small moment of happiness today, you can find Tiny Moments of Joy here in both print and ebook form.
www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments...
www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments...
Tiny Moments of Joy | Swashbuckler Press
Delightful moments captured from people watching in a small city in Aotearoa New Zealand.
www.swashbucklerpress.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Hello lovely people, just in case you need to snatch up a small moment of happiness today, you can find Tiny Moments of Joy here in both print and ebook form.
www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments...
www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments...
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🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A man (30s?) is drawing big chalk love hearts on the pavement in front of his tattoo shop. A friend calls out a hello and he pauses to give her a welcoming smile.
Pink chalk streaked across his cheek but he doesn't seem to mind. (1)
A man (30s?) is drawing big chalk love hearts on the pavement in front of his tattoo shop. A friend calls out a hello and he pauses to give her a welcoming smile.
Pink chalk streaked across his cheek but he doesn't seem to mind. (1)
February 13, 2026 at 1:57 AM
🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A man (30s?) is drawing big chalk love hearts on the pavement in front of his tattoo shop. A friend calls out a hello and he pauses to give her a welcoming smile.
Pink chalk streaked across his cheek but he doesn't seem to mind. (1)
A man (30s?) is drawing big chalk love hearts on the pavement in front of his tattoo shop. A friend calls out a hello and he pauses to give her a welcoming smile.
Pink chalk streaked across his cheek but he doesn't seem to mind. (1)
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🧵Spotted on Market Day on Valentine's Day in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A woman (70s?) in delightful boho fashion is sitting at a pretty cafe table.
A pot of tea and a little pink cupcake decorated with a love heart sitting before her.
A small, contented smile on her face. (1)
A woman (70s?) in delightful boho fashion is sitting at a pretty cafe table.
A pot of tea and a little pink cupcake decorated with a love heart sitting before her.
A small, contented smile on her face. (1)
February 13, 2026 at 11:45 PM
🧵Spotted on Market Day on Valentine's Day in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A woman (70s?) in delightful boho fashion is sitting at a pretty cafe table.
A pot of tea and a little pink cupcake decorated with a love heart sitting before her.
A small, contented smile on her face. (1)
A woman (70s?) in delightful boho fashion is sitting at a pretty cafe table.
A pot of tea and a little pink cupcake decorated with a love heart sitting before her.
A small, contented smile on her face. (1)
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In which I encounter the privilege of trying to order a plumber in French, go to the opera and reckon with the USA's quickening descent into fascism. I contain multitudes. rick-morton.ghost.io/plumb-and-pl...
Plumb and Plumber
On a recent Wednesday, the kitchen sink in my Paris apartment became totally clogged and I was deserted by the civilising infrastructure of modern life.
Thus begins my nightmare.
The building pipes ...
rick-morton.ghost.io
February 2, 2026 at 8:18 PM
In which I encounter the privilege of trying to order a plumber in French, go to the opera and reckon with the USA's quickening descent into fascism. I contain multitudes. rick-morton.ghost.io/plumb-and-pl...
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If you subscribe to my newsletter Nervous Laughter you, too, can enjoy me Clever Hans-ing my way through to a French plumber. And also occasionally my more serious thoughts on the world being properly cooked. It's free for all, paid if you want. rick-morton.ghost.io/plumb-and-pl...
February 4, 2026 at 9:32 AM
If you subscribe to my newsletter Nervous Laughter you, too, can enjoy me Clever Hans-ing my way through to a French plumber. And also occasionally my more serious thoughts on the world being properly cooked. It's free for all, paid if you want. rick-morton.ghost.io/plumb-and-pl...
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Finished my 5 Common Excuses for Fossil Fuel Sponsorship.
1. We do good things with the money
2. We all still use fossil fuels so it's hypocritical to criticise them
3. It's rude to say no
4. We'll help them be better
5. There's no other way
Any others come to mind?
1. We do good things with the money
2. We all still use fossil fuels so it's hypocritical to criticise them
3. It's rude to say no
4. We'll help them be better
5. There's no other way
Any others come to mind?
First in series of five excuses I often hear for accepting fossil fuel sponsorship...and why I still think the harm is greater than the good
February 13, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Finished my 5 Common Excuses for Fossil Fuel Sponsorship.
1. We do good things with the money
2. We all still use fossil fuels so it's hypocritical to criticise them
3. It's rude to say no
4. We'll help them be better
5. There's no other way
Any others come to mind?
1. We do good things with the money
2. We all still use fossil fuels so it's hypocritical to criticise them
3. It's rude to say no
4. We'll help them be better
5. There's no other way
Any others come to mind?
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My friend Jon has died | First Dog on the Moon
My friend Jon has died | First Dog on the Moon
Jon Kudelka loved his beautiful family and was fiercely intolerant of greed and hypocrisy
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February 13, 2026 at 4:29 AM
My friend Jon has died | First Dog on the Moon
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"On two occasions I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question."
—Charles Babbage
—Charles Babbage
February 13, 2026 at 2:55 AM
"On two occasions I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question."
—Charles Babbage
—Charles Babbage
Angus Taylor says the door must be shut on those who don't share Aussie values. Excellent! Don't let it hit you on the way out, Angus!
February 13, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Angus Taylor says the door must be shut on those who don't share Aussie values. Excellent! Don't let it hit you on the way out, Angus!
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Australians can't spot our own fascists because ours have been described as "centre-left" forever by the dumbest class of TV pundits on the fucking planet
February 13, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Australians can't spot our own fascists because ours have been described as "centre-left" forever by the dumbest class of TV pundits on the fucking planet
the "well done Angus" memes just make themselves...
February 12, 2026 at 10:30 PM
the "well done Angus" memes just make themselves...
ooh a present from past me! @premeemohamed.com am I going to regret reading this at bedtime?
February 12, 2026 at 9:11 AM
ooh a present from past me! @premeemohamed.com am I going to regret reading this at bedtime?
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
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Are you a Melbourne based organisation interested in supporting a data science education charity with a hot desk once or twice a week? Reach out!
February 12, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Are you a Melbourne based organisation interested in supporting a data science education charity with a hot desk once or twice a week? Reach out!
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🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A tiny human (1 and a bit?) is in full exploration mode in a park.
Toddle-running at full speed here.
Huff-stomping there.
Crouching down to inspect interesting rocks.
Looking uncertainly at a very big duck...
Everything is interesting! (1)
A tiny human (1 and a bit?) is in full exploration mode in a park.
Toddle-running at full speed here.
Huff-stomping there.
Crouching down to inspect interesting rocks.
Looking uncertainly at a very big duck...
Everything is interesting! (1)
February 10, 2026 at 12:43 AM
🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A tiny human (1 and a bit?) is in full exploration mode in a park.
Toddle-running at full speed here.
Huff-stomping there.
Crouching down to inspect interesting rocks.
Looking uncertainly at a very big duck...
Everything is interesting! (1)
A tiny human (1 and a bit?) is in full exploration mode in a park.
Toddle-running at full speed here.
Huff-stomping there.
Crouching down to inspect interesting rocks.
Looking uncertainly at a very big duck...
Everything is interesting! (1)
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maybe if the tributes keep flowing, they can help stave off comprehending the full magnitude of loss...
"Kudelka’s contribution to Australian cartooning is larger than the cartoons he leaves behind. It lives in his willingness to think and reflect publicly about the profession..."
"Kudelka’s contribution to Australian cartooning is larger than the cartoons he leaves behind. It lives in his willingness to think and reflect publicly about the profession..."
As beautiful as they were powerful: Jon Kudelka’s political cartoons were made with true conviction
The award-winning cartoonist Jon Kudelka died in Hobart on Sunday, aged 53. Over 30 years, his work resisted the polarisation of the contemporary Australian media.
theconversation.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:57 AM
maybe if the tributes keep flowing, they can help stave off comprehending the full magnitude of loss...
"Kudelka’s contribution to Australian cartooning is larger than the cartoons he leaves behind. It lives in his willingness to think and reflect publicly about the profession..."
"Kudelka’s contribution to Australian cartooning is larger than the cartoons he leaves behind. It lives in his willingness to think and reflect publicly about the profession..."
So this is making me afraid to protest in the future - which is exactly what it is supposed to do.
Some of our staff were at the Sydney rally last night and report that the degree of police brutality was terrifying and unhinged.
February 10, 2026 at 12:17 AM
So this is making me afraid to protest in the future - which is exactly what it is supposed to do.
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We knew from the moment we heard it that “social cohesion” would be one of those Orwellian terms which would be used to cover all manner of state sanctioned abuse and deprivation of civic freedoms.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
February 10, 2026 at 12:13 AM
We knew from the moment we heard it that “social cohesion” would be one of those Orwellian terms which would be used to cover all manner of state sanctioned abuse and deprivation of civic freedoms.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
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“Want to learn some indigenous astronomy tomorrow night in Melbourne? Head to the Herbarium at the Botanic Gardens for a free pubic lecture or watch online via YT, Twitch or FB.” calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0...
AstroTalk - Aboriginal observations of variable stars
calendar.google.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:03 PM
“Want to learn some indigenous astronomy tomorrow night in Melbourne? Head to the Herbarium at the Botanic Gardens for a free pubic lecture or watch online via YT, Twitch or FB.” calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0...
this is horrific.
Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.
February 9, 2026 at 10:42 AM
this is horrific.
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It can be difficult sometimes to distinguish between social cohesion and common assault
Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.
February 9, 2026 at 10:32 AM
It can be difficult sometimes to distinguish between social cohesion and common assault
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I say this as someone who was there, it was pretty clear that the Herzog protest was proceeding peacefully and NSW Police were largely responsible for inflaming conflict with protesters. Initially by the poor way they restricted movement around Town Hall, and then by things like this…
Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.
February 9, 2026 at 10:21 AM
I say this as someone who was there, it was pretty clear that the Herzog protest was proceeding peacefully and NSW Police were largely responsible for inflaming conflict with protesters. Initially by the poor way they restricted movement around Town Hall, and then by things like this…