Maureen Gallagher
@maureenogallagher.bsky.social
Academic. Immigrant. Feminist Killjoy. Cat Fancier. Lecturer in German Studies at Australian National University. Not in Kansas anymore.
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If Bad Bunny was serious about uniting Americans, he would have given his Grammy to Donald Trump.
February 9, 2026 at 1:36 PM
If Bad Bunny was serious about uniting Americans, he would have given his Grammy to Donald Trump.
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The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Bad Bunny https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-bad-bunny/
February 8, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Bad Bunny https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-bad-bunny/
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Macbeth: SHIT
February 9, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Macbeth: SHIT
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped
February 4, 2026 at 6:05 AM
New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped
Leopards, faces, etc…
Brazilian influencer who defended US immigration crackdown arrested by ICE
Trump supporter Júnior Pena falsely claimed migrants being rounded up, including Brazilians, were ‘all crooks’
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Leopards, faces, etc…
Australia, and Australians, sure are built different.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Fearless train passenger wrangles snake on suburban platform in Sydney – video
The man did not flinch, catching and releasing the snake that had some people running with fear
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Australia, and Australians, sure are built different.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
I’m shocked, shocked I tell you, to learn that the jackbooted thugs terrorizing immigrants, arresting US citizens, targeting brown people, kidnapping preschoolers, and indiscriminately killing protestors also seem to be antisemitic. Who could have seen that coming?!
Gregory Bovino reportedly mocked US Minnesota attorney’s Jewish faith
Bovino, recently demoted, used the term ‘chosen people’ in sarcastic way as attorney Daniel Rosen observed Shabbat
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I’m shocked, shocked I tell you, to learn that the jackbooted thugs terrorizing immigrants, arresting US citizens, targeting brown people, kidnapping preschoolers, and indiscriminately killing protestors also seem to be antisemitic. Who could have seen that coming?!
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The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Gregory Bovino https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-gregory-bovino/
January 31, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Gregory Bovino https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-gregory-bovino/
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so cool how harvard attacked pro-palestine protestors because not liking genocide is antisemitic but also cancelling their yiddish program is somehow not
January 29, 2026 at 9:08 PM
so cool how harvard attacked pro-palestine protestors because not liking genocide is antisemitic but also cancelling their yiddish program is somehow not
Perhaps the best ever version of this evergreen meme format. Watch until the end for the Bari Weiss joke.
January 27, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Perhaps the best ever version of this evergreen meme format. Watch until the end for the Bari Weiss joke.
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"In the past, the university didn't always give some promising intellectuals the chance they deserved, thus unnecessarily driving them into politics." 🤣
January 20, 2026 at 1:26 PM
"In the past, the university didn't always give some promising intellectuals the chance they deserved, thus unnecessarily driving them into politics." 🤣
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Analysis | If European leaders don’t create a big gold trophy and give it to Donald Trump in a lavish ceremony replete with a parade, they will have the blood of Greenlanders on their hands.
January 20, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Analysis | If European leaders don’t create a big gold trophy and give it to Donald Trump in a lavish ceremony replete with a parade, they will have the blood of Greenlanders on their hands.
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Some people were confused by my ICE post. This should clear it up.
January 17, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Some people were confused by my ICE post. This should clear it up.
An absolutely devastating read about the real, human cost of cuts to medical and scientific research led by Trump and DOGE. Can anyone tell me, are we great again yet?
Kids with brain cancer were already in a life and death struggle. Then came Trump
The US president vowed to ‘end childhood cancer’. But his administration is dismantling the search for a cure and sending families scrambling for treatment
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:01 AM
An absolutely devastating read about the real, human cost of cuts to medical and scientific research led by Trump and DOGE. Can anyone tell me, are we great again yet?
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Experts in authoritarianism and tyranny: "Fight them at every step. Do not give an inch or you will lose and they will kill you."
Democratic Party leadership:
Democratic Party leadership:
January 15, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Experts in authoritarianism and tyranny: "Fight them at every step. Do not give an inch or you will lose and they will kill you."
Democratic Party leadership:
Democratic Party leadership:
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once again we are all tapping the sign
January 9, 2026 at 11:45 PM
once again we are all tapping the sign
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Erstmal zu Penny www.hr1.de/sendungen/sc...
Schafe verirren sich in Supermarkt
Eine Herde von knapp 50 Schafen ist am Montagmorgen in einen Supermarkt im unterfränkischen Burgsinn (Landkreis Main-Spessart) marschiert.
www.hr1.de
January 7, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Erstmal zu Penny www.hr1.de/sendungen/sc...
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1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
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So @tobymorton.bsky.social is a national treasure and Hilton is fucking up royally with this nonsense. www.hiltonice.com
cc: @kenwhite.bsky.social
cc: @kenwhite.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 1:48 AM
So @tobymorton.bsky.social is a national treasure and Hilton is fucking up royally with this nonsense. www.hiltonice.com
cc: @kenwhite.bsky.social
cc: @kenwhite.bsky.social
Don’t be fooled by the whimsical headline and illustration; this is actually about the combination of two of the worst things: generative AI and the dearth of police accountability.
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Cops Forced to Explain Why AI Generated Police Report Claimed Officer Transformed Into Frog
AI-powered software Draft One automatically generates police reports from body camera footage. It thought an officer turned into a frog.
futurism.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Don’t be fooled by the whimsical headline and illustration; this is actually about the combination of two of the worst things: generative AI and the dearth of police accountability.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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2025 proved what we can achieve together.
2026 is about going further.
👉 Be part of something bigger. Join NTEU today: nteu.au/join
2026 is about going further.
👉 Be part of something bigger. Join NTEU today: nteu.au/join
January 4, 2026 at 10:00 PM
2025 proved what we can achieve together.
2026 is about going further.
👉 Be part of something bigger. Join NTEU today: nteu.au/join
2026 is about going further.
👉 Be part of something bigger. Join NTEU today: nteu.au/join
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With the Senate report on university governance due this week, @nteunion.bsky.social's @lachlanclohesy.bsky.social writes on the current state of university governance.
"It is now clear that university councils and their executives have been acting as a law unto themselves."
"It is now clear that university councils and their executives have been acting as a law unto themselves."
We still need a lot of sunlight under the rock of university governance
University councils can no longer be a law unto themselves.
www.canberratimes.com.au
December 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
With the Senate report on university governance due this week, @nteunion.bsky.social's @lachlanclohesy.bsky.social writes on the current state of university governance.
"It is now clear that university councils and their executives have been acting as a law unto themselves."
"It is now clear that university councils and their executives have been acting as a law unto themselves."