Carla Winston
@carlawinston.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Melbourne. AmeriCanadian in Oz. NTEU member (join your union!). Human Rights, International Law, Norms, Complex Systems, and dogs named Monkey.
Post an unusual sign if you feel like it
June 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Post an unusual sign if you feel like it
Okay hivemind, a little help: THIS abomination has appeared in the top corner of my Outlook. I've uninstalled Copilot from the app and the computer, I've turned off connected experiences, and there's no obvious way to remove it from the toolbar. How do I banish it forever?
June 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Okay hivemind, a little help: THIS abomination has appeared in the top corner of my Outlook. I've uninstalled Copilot from the app and the computer, I've turned off connected experiences, and there's no obvious way to remove it from the toolbar. How do I banish it forever?
Marking assistant not exactly making it easy to type in my comments on your essays, sorry
June 12, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Marking assistant not exactly making it easy to type in my comments on your essays, sorry
Trevor Noah had it right the first time.
May 12, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Trevor Noah had it right the first time.
Good. How about we also prevent more outrageous student debt by finally scrapping the stupid Job Ready Graduates funding model, as the Universities Accord recommends? #FundUnisFairly
May 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Good. How about we also prevent more outrageous student debt by finally scrapping the stupid Job Ready Graduates funding model, as the Universities Accord recommends? #FundUnisFairly
Election mode achieved. #democracysausage #straya
May 3, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Election mode achieved. #democracysausage #straya
Today in "this election can't be over soon enough"
April 30, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Today in "this election can't be over soon enough"
April 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
CNN website calling it what it is: a purge.
February 22, 2025 at 4:19 AM
CNN website calling it what it is: a purge.
CNN top of page. Yeesh.
February 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
CNN top of page. Yeesh.
Maybe it really was DEI keeping the planes from crashing?
February 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Maybe it really was DEI keeping the planes from crashing?
Everything on this list is a) needed in its own right, and b) helping to project American soft power and values around the world. That helps us do the other things we want to do, like avoid wars, trade with other countries, and derive the benefits of a working international order. Great job, DOGE.
February 17, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Everything on this list is a) needed in its own right, and b) helping to project American soft power and values around the world. That helps us do the other things we want to do, like avoid wars, trade with other countries, and derive the benefits of a working international order. Great job, DOGE.
Tuesday afternoon writing buddy.
January 28, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Tuesday afternoon writing buddy.
Fourth anniversary of sending this early-morning email. Reader, I did not join the writing retreat that day.
January 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Fourth anniversary of sending this early-morning email. Reader, I did not join the writing retreat that day.
I mostly agree, but would meekly suggest that the size of kitchens in a lot of apartments, especially newer builds in cities, is so dismal that there actually isn't all that much room to store ingredients and appliances. Makes bulk buying and meal prep a bit harder.
January 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I mostly agree, but would meekly suggest that the size of kitchens in a lot of apartments, especially newer builds in cities, is so dismal that there actually isn't all that much room to store ingredients and appliances. Makes bulk buying and meal prep a bit harder.