Marg Thomson
@maggiedawitch.bsky.social
Sweary,old,disabled,non binary,living with cancer.
Artist,author, poet, musician.
Alone.
Climate collapse is real.
Masks are not optional.
Gaza is a genocide.
Living on unceded Bunurong Country.
Done with hiding.
Artist,author, poet, musician.
Alone.
Climate collapse is real.
Masks are not optional.
Gaza is a genocide.
Living on unceded Bunurong Country.
Done with hiding.
Pinned
Marg Thomson
@maggiedawitch.bsky.social
· Nov 11
To all my new followers, thank you! I'm a writer, artist and cancer survivor. Disabled, aged, owned by an old noisy rescue cat. You can find my books under my pen name at:
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Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51. Born with muscular dystrophy, she received a MacArthur “Genius” grant in 2024 for her decades of calling attention to the need for equal rights for disabled people. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u... via @nytimes.com
Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51. Born with muscular dystrophy, she received a MacArthur “Genius” grant in 2024 for her decades of calling attention to the need for equal rights for disabled people. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u... via @nytimes.com
I miss my little mister noisy pants. I miss my Billy boy. I miss his constant chatter, his need to be sitting on me at all times, his smelly breath, his great green eyes that used to gaze at me so adoringly. I still feel like I cut his life short, that I took something I had no right to take.
November 15, 2025 at 4:59 AM
I miss my little mister noisy pants. I miss my Billy boy. I miss his constant chatter, his need to be sitting on me at all times, his smelly breath, his great green eyes that used to gaze at me so adoringly. I still feel like I cut his life short, that I took something I had no right to take.
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Every time Covid and learning loss hits the news, people act like the only factor is folk staying home and learning online, rather than… Living through a global mass death event.
November 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Every time Covid and learning loss hits the news, people act like the only factor is folk staying home and learning online, rather than… Living through a global mass death event.
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Calling older persons waiting in hospital beds for aged care beds ‘bed blockers’ is completely unacceptable. They are not the bed blockers - the bed blocker is the failure of governments to effectively plan for the future demand for aged care places. #politas
November 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Calling older persons waiting in hospital beds for aged care beds ‘bed blockers’ is completely unacceptable. They are not the bed blockers - the bed blocker is the failure of governments to effectively plan for the future demand for aged care places. #politas
The comments in the donations are telling.
#AgedCareAustralia #MyAgedCare #AgedCareIsBroken
www.change.org/p/no-pension...
#AgedCareAustralia #MyAgedCare #AgedCareIsBroken
www.change.org/p/no-pension...
Sign the Petition
No Pensioner Should Have To Pay $50 for a Shower
www.change.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The comments in the donations are telling.
#AgedCareAustralia #MyAgedCare #AgedCareIsBroken
www.change.org/p/no-pension...
#AgedCareAustralia #MyAgedCare #AgedCareIsBroken
www.change.org/p/no-pension...
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24 hours after the Israeli army announced it would reopen the Zikim crossing, it remains closed, with no trucks entering Gaza, Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reports.
The shutdown leaves all of northern Gaza without a functioning entry point for humanitarian or commercial supplies...
Image: Anera
The shutdown leaves all of northern Gaza without a functioning entry point for humanitarian or commercial supplies...
Image: Anera
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
24 hours after the Israeli army announced it would reopen the Zikim crossing, it remains closed, with no trucks entering Gaza, Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reports.
The shutdown leaves all of northern Gaza without a functioning entry point for humanitarian or commercial supplies...
Image: Anera
The shutdown leaves all of northern Gaza without a functioning entry point for humanitarian or commercial supplies...
Image: Anera
I was so upset & angry that the MaC assessor completely ignored the fact that I've been socially isolated since 2019 & made no reference to social support in her recommendations I searched online & found Red Cross provide visitors. I'll try them b/c since my last cat died I am hanging by a thread.
November 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I was so upset & angry that the MaC assessor completely ignored the fact that I've been socially isolated since 2019 & made no reference to social support in her recommendations I searched online & found Red Cross provide visitors. I'll try them b/c since my last cat died I am hanging by a thread.
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#MyAgedCare #AgedCareAustralia #CHSP
So despite 30 years of debilitating chronic worsening disability, I've been assessed over the phone as only eligible for CHSP. As further penance because I live rurally, there is only one provider. They dont provide meals,osteo, or social support in my area.
So despite 30 years of debilitating chronic worsening disability, I've been assessed over the phone as only eligible for CHSP. As further penance because I live rurally, there is only one provider. They dont provide meals,osteo, or social support in my area.
November 13, 2025 at 12:16 AM
#MyAgedCare #AgedCareAustralia #CHSP
So despite 30 years of debilitating chronic worsening disability, I've been assessed over the phone as only eligible for CHSP. As further penance because I live rurally, there is only one provider. They dont provide meals,osteo, or social support in my area.
So despite 30 years of debilitating chronic worsening disability, I've been assessed over the phone as only eligible for CHSP. As further penance because I live rurally, there is only one provider. They dont provide meals,osteo, or social support in my area.
I should be working on book #6 but I just ate another quarter of a whole mudcake because grief and now I just feel sick 😆
November 12, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I should be working on book #6 but I just ate another quarter of a whole mudcake because grief and now I just feel sick 😆
This is #MyAgedCareAustralia an absolute clusterfuck. Thanks to the author. #AgedCareAustralia #MyAgedCare
arena.org.au/a-genealogy-...
arena.org.au/a-genealogy-...
A Genealogy of Aged Care – Arena
Critical * Radical * Australia * Earth
arena.org.au
November 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
This is #MyAgedCareAustralia an absolute clusterfuck. Thanks to the author. #AgedCareAustralia #MyAgedCare
arena.org.au/a-genealogy-...
arena.org.au/a-genealogy-...
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Good turn out to protest the Launceston Cup at the Mowbray Racecourse today! 👏👏👏
#NupToTheCup
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#NupToTheCup
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February 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Good turn out to protest the Launceston Cup at the Mowbray Racecourse today! 👏👏👏
#NupToTheCup
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#NupToTheCup
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It’s that of time year. Seeing people having fun grinds my gears. I don’t like horse racing and the culture it represents of fun and socialising. It’s around 2 days before I start my banal #nuptothecup posts. Let’s all be boring wowsers please. #nuptofun #fitzdiddums @peterfitz1.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
It’s that of time year. Seeing people having fun grinds my gears. I don’t like horse racing and the culture it represents of fun and socialising. It’s around 2 days before I start my banal #nuptothecup posts. Let’s all be boring wowsers please. #nuptofun #fitzdiddums @peterfitz1.bsky.social
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Please. Have nothing to do with the Melbourne Cup.
It's a bloodsport.
A race horse dies every second day. It's cruel. It's immoral. It should be banned.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o... #auspol
It's a bloodsport.
A race horse dies every second day. It's cruel. It's immoral. It should be banned.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o... #auspol
At least 174 racehorses died from racing or training injuries in past 12 months in Australia, report finds
That’s the highest number recorded by the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses since they began tracking deaths 10 years ago
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Please. Have nothing to do with the Melbourne Cup.
It's a bloodsport.
A race horse dies every second day. It's cruel. It's immoral. It should be banned.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o... #auspol
It's a bloodsport.
A race horse dies every second day. It's cruel. It's immoral. It should be banned.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o... #auspol
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Please. Have nothing to do with the Melbourne Cup.
It's a bloodsport.
A race horse dies every second day. It's cruel. It's immoral. It should be banned.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o... #auspol
It's a bloodsport.
A race horse dies every second day. It's cruel. It's immoral. It should be banned.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o... #auspol
At least 174 racehorses died from racing or training injuries in past 12 months in Australia, report finds
That’s the highest number recorded by the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses since they began tracking deaths 10 years ago
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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The death toll in Australian horse racing only gets worse...
horseracingkills.com/2025/10/28/b...
#Horses #AusPol #AusPol2025 #AnimalRights #Animals #AnimalWelfare #NuptotheCup
horseracingkills.com/2025/10/28/b...
#Horses #AusPol #AusPol2025 #AnimalRights #Animals #AnimalWelfare #NuptotheCup
BREAKING: Record Number of Horses Killed from Racing - Horse Racing Kills
In 2024/25, Australian horseracing had its deadliest year on record. For Immediate Release Tuesday 28 October 2025: The annual Deathwatch Report from Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses (CPR) h...
horseracingkills.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:13 AM
The death toll in Australian horse racing only gets worse...
horseracingkills.com/2025/10/28/b...
#Horses #AusPol #AusPol2025 #AnimalRights #Animals #AnimalWelfare #NuptotheCup
horseracingkills.com/2025/10/28/b...
#Horses #AusPol #AusPol2025 #AnimalRights #Animals #AnimalWelfare #NuptotheCup
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SHOCKING RACEHORSE DEATH REPORT 🏇😡
"I can give you at least 175 reasons to skip the races this year." - Georgie Purcell MP
Annual report shows, on average, one horses dies every two days in Australian horse racing.
#Horses #NuptotheCup #HorseRacing #AnimalWelfare #Animals #AusPol #AusPol2025
"I can give you at least 175 reasons to skip the races this year." - Georgie Purcell MP
Annual report shows, on average, one horses dies every two days in Australian horse racing.
#Horses #NuptotheCup #HorseRacing #AnimalWelfare #Animals #AusPol #AusPol2025
October 28, 2025 at 5:04 AM
SHOCKING RACEHORSE DEATH REPORT 🏇😡
"I can give you at least 175 reasons to skip the races this year." - Georgie Purcell MP
Annual report shows, on average, one horses dies every two days in Australian horse racing.
#Horses #NuptotheCup #HorseRacing #AnimalWelfare #Animals #AusPol #AusPol2025
"I can give you at least 175 reasons to skip the races this year." - Georgie Purcell MP
Annual report shows, on average, one horses dies every two days in Australian horse racing.
#Horses #NuptotheCup #HorseRacing #AnimalWelfare #Animals #AusPol #AusPol2025
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“Annual report shows, on average, one horses dies every two days in Australian horse racing.” 😡😭
#Nuptothecup
#Nuptothecup
SHOCKING RACEHORSE DEATH REPORT 🏇😡
"I can give you at least 175 reasons to skip the races this year." - Georgie Purcell MP
Annual report shows, on average, one horses dies every two days in Australian horse racing.
#Horses #NuptotheCup #HorseRacing #AnimalWelfare #Animals #AusPol #AusPol2025
"I can give you at least 175 reasons to skip the races this year." - Georgie Purcell MP
Annual report shows, on average, one horses dies every two days in Australian horse racing.
#Horses #NuptotheCup #HorseRacing #AnimalWelfare #Animals #AusPol #AusPol2025
October 28, 2025 at 5:35 AM
“Annual report shows, on average, one horses dies every two days in Australian horse racing.” 😡😭
#Nuptothecup
#Nuptothecup
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October 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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sentient beings, not entertainment 🎪 🏇 #NupToTheCup ✨ 🌷
October 29, 2025 at 4:30 AM
sentient beings, not entertainment 🎪 🏇 #NupToTheCup ✨ 🌷