Judith Ridge
@msmisrule.bsky.social
Writer, editor, reader, neglectful gardener, cat-wrangler. Children’s/YA lit. PhD student: Australian children’s fantasy. New RGPer. She/her. Politics tragic. Lives on unceded First Nations land, lutruwita (Tasmania). https://linktr.ee/msmisrule
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Judith Ridge
@msmisrule.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Reading a friend's thesis for my own PhD research, I came across this quote that seems entirely apposite in the current climate of book-banning. It's by Perry Nodelman, the Canadian Children's Literature academic:
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People in Lakemba too frightened to go out to dinner due to roaming gangs of Pauline Hansons
February 18, 2026 at 3:24 AM
People in Lakemba too frightened to go out to dinner due to roaming gangs of Pauline Hansons
Just saw Angus Taylor’s shadow cabinet pics. Good to see he’s dooming the coalition to an even greater wipeout at the next election. #auspol
February 17, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Just saw Angus Taylor’s shadow cabinet pics. Good to see he’s dooming the coalition to an even greater wipeout at the next election. #auspol
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If you are wondering what words the all-male Congress found so "blasphemous" that they felt compelled to literally scrape them off the monument, they were: ''Woman, first denied a soul, then called mindless, now arisen, declared herself an entity to be reckoned.''
On this day in 1921, Congress reluctantly accepted a sculpture memorializing women’s 19th A victory. Congress relegated the memorial to the Capitol’s crypt & painted over the feminist inscription. The statue stayed entombed in the crypt for 76 years. The inscription is still not restored. #WeTheMen
February 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM
If you are wondering what words the all-male Congress found so "blasphemous" that they felt compelled to literally scrape them off the monument, they were: ''Woman, first denied a soul, then called mindless, now arisen, declared herself an entity to be reckoned.''
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On this day in 1921, Congress reluctantly accepted a sculpture memorializing women’s 19th A victory. Congress relegated the memorial to the Capitol’s crypt & painted over the feminist inscription. The statue stayed entombed in the crypt for 76 years. The inscription is still not restored. #WeTheMen
February 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
On this day in 1921, Congress reluctantly accepted a sculpture memorializing women’s 19th A victory. Congress relegated the memorial to the Capitol’s crypt & painted over the feminist inscription. The statue stayed entombed in the crypt for 76 years. The inscription is still not restored. #WeTheMen
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A colleague reminded me this morning that Angus Taylor misled parliament in his very first speech in the building!
February 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM
A colleague reminded me this morning that Angus Taylor misled parliament in his very first speech in the building!
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Where are the aussie aspiring/emerging writers at? I'd love to follow your journey from first line to launch party. Still in drafting stage of my wip and looking for inspo and connections... especially the whole writing around work/life/needy small people situation... 💕📚 #writingcommunity #writersky
February 15, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Where are the aussie aspiring/emerging writers at? I'd love to follow your journey from first line to launch party. Still in drafting stage of my wip and looking for inspo and connections... especially the whole writing around work/life/needy small people situation... 💕📚 #writingcommunity #writersky
Given how many egregious adaptations there have been of Wuthering Heights (I mean, it’s kind of famously unadaptable), this whole shrill carry-on about Fennell’s version smacks a whole lot of Uppity Woman Syndrome to me.
February 15, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Given how many egregious adaptations there have been of Wuthering Heights (I mean, it’s kind of famously unadaptable), this whole shrill carry-on about Fennell’s version smacks a whole lot of Uppity Woman Syndrome to me.
@kermodeandmayo.bsky.social Hello. Take Two for subscribers is not on Apple podcasts. Can you look into this please? Thank you.
February 13, 2026 at 8:38 AM
@kermodeandmayo.bsky.social Hello. Take Two for subscribers is not on Apple podcasts. Can you look into this please? Thank you.
Really, to hell the the Olympics.
Ukrainian Athlete Disqualified From Olympics Over Helmet Depicting War Dead: ‘The Price of Our Dignity’
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Ukrainian Athlete Disqualified From Olympics Over Helmet
“This is the price of our dignity,” Heraskevych said, in response to the International Olympic Committee's decision.
time.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Really, to hell the the Olympics.
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There is something rotten in the state of NSW under Premier Minns and both these articles from the SMH are worth a read
February 13, 2026 at 4:23 AM
There is something rotten in the state of NSW under Premier Minns and both these articles from the SMH are worth a read
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Putting Mandelson to one side, so much of what Jonathan Pie says about UK Labour applies equally to @australianlabor.bsky.social.
It's enough to make one weep if only you weren't so angry. #auspol #ukpoli
It's enough to make one weep if only you weren't so angry. #auspol #ukpoli
February 10, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Putting Mandelson to one side, so much of what Jonathan Pie says about UK Labour applies equally to @australianlabor.bsky.social.
It's enough to make one weep if only you weren't so angry. #auspol #ukpoli
It's enough to make one weep if only you weren't so angry. #auspol #ukpoli
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#EXCLUSIVE: The brother of an Australian aid worker who was killed in an Israeli drone strike in Gaza is urging the prime minister to press for more action on her case during the Israeli President Isaac Herzog's state visit. #auspol
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Zomi Frankcom's brother seeks answers from Israel's president after she was killed in Gaza
Mal Frankcom says "missing puzzle pieces" remain in the investigation into the killing of his sister, aid worker Zomi Frankcom.
www.sbs.com.au
February 10, 2026 at 11:03 PM
#EXCLUSIVE: The brother of an Australian aid worker who was killed in an Israeli drone strike in Gaza is urging the prime minister to press for more action on her case during the Israeli President Isaac Herzog's state visit. #auspol
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
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BREAKING: @carolleonnig.bsky.social reports a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. declined to indict Sens. Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin on charges of seditious conspiracy Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the proceedings.
February 11, 2026 at 1:41 AM
BREAKING: @carolleonnig.bsky.social reports a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. declined to indict Sens. Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin on charges of seditious conspiracy Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the proceedings.
Imagine being the Labor Premier of the largest state and economy in Australia, looking at what has been happening on the streets of American cities, and thinking, yeah, we need some of that here. Unfathomable, and unforgivable. @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Imagine being the Labor Premier of the largest state and economy in Australia, looking at what has been happening on the streets of American cities, and thinking, yeah, we need some of that here. Unfathomable, and unforgivable. @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social
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Vermont US Representative Becca Balint being interviewed by Drop Site News shortly after reviewing more, unreleased Epstein files saying
"They're all a bunch of sick fucks"
"They're all a bunch of sick fucks"
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Vermont US Representative Becca Balint being interviewed by Drop Site News shortly after reviewing more, unreleased Epstein files saying
"They're all a bunch of sick fucks"
"They're all a bunch of sick fucks"
BADLY lip-synched at that!
February 9, 2026 at 3:38 AM
BADLY lip-synched at that!
Terrible news. I hate how we lose the voices for good while the bastards just keep hanging in there.
@kudelka.bsky.social has died. He was a #GoodEgg. So talented. So passionate. Will be missed by so many. Vale Jon. 😢😢😢
February 9, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Terrible news. I hate how we lose the voices for good while the bastards just keep hanging in there.
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No party in Australian history has had the cruisey run One Nation is having right now. Not only can you say your racist stuff on Karl Stefanovic’s podcast, you can have it signal boosted with no analysis or pushback by The Guardian.
February 9, 2026 at 12:48 AM
No party in Australian history has had the cruisey run One Nation is having right now. Not only can you say your racist stuff on Karl Stefanovic’s podcast, you can have it signal boosted with no analysis or pushback by The Guardian.
I mean, there are all kinds of problems with the Tasmanian state government, but every day I thank god I no longer live in a state where Minns is Premier. This is also the man who wants to imprison teachers.
February 7, 2026 at 3:56 AM
I mean, there are all kinds of problems with the Tasmanian state government, but every day I thank god I no longer live in a state where Minns is Premier. This is also the man who wants to imprison teachers.
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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Chris Minns says the Newcastle Writers Festival is "crazy" to invite author Randa Abdel-Fattah. "I think they are crazy to invite that author when you think about how divisive it is."
OTOH, it's apparently perfectly sane to invite this person 'on the basis of healing wounds after the Bondi attack.'
OTOH, it's apparently perfectly sane to invite this person 'on the basis of healing wounds after the Bondi attack.'
February 6, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Chris Minns says the Newcastle Writers Festival is "crazy" to invite author Randa Abdel-Fattah. "I think they are crazy to invite that author when you think about how divisive it is."
OTOH, it's apparently perfectly sane to invite this person 'on the basis of healing wounds after the Bondi attack.'
OTOH, it's apparently perfectly sane to invite this person 'on the basis of healing wounds after the Bondi attack.'
I swear to god, they’re not going to be happy until they’ve hounded her out of the country, or to her death.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Questions about Randa Abdel-Fattah inclusion in NSW writers festival
The NSW government makes contact with the board of next month's Newcastle Writers Festival about the inclusion of Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah, the ABC understands.
www.abc.net.au
February 5, 2026 at 10:35 AM
I swear to god, they’re not going to be happy until they’ve hounded her out of the country, or to her death.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...