The Artful Wanderer
@culturedfox.bsky.social
librarian, bibliophile, wanderer
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I just have to say for those of you not in LA that in the days before the horrible raids started, there was no crisis or whatever they would let you believe. It wasn't like something was escalating out of control and somebody had to step in. THEY are creating the problems.
June 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I just have to say for those of you not in LA that in the days before the horrible raids started, there was no crisis or whatever they would let you believe. It wasn't like something was escalating out of control and somebody had to step in. THEY are creating the problems.
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Michelle de Kretser’s Stella acceptance speech in full. Well worth reading.
Michelle de Kretser’s 2025 acceptance speech
stella.org.au
May 23, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Michelle de Kretser’s Stella acceptance speech in full. Well worth reading.
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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Y’all gotta go read books. There’s no way around it.
Read books.
Form your own opinions.
LEARN THINGS.
READ BOOKS WHILE LIBRARIES ARE STILL AROUND
Read books.
Form your own opinions.
LEARN THINGS.
READ BOOKS WHILE LIBRARIES ARE STILL AROUND
April 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Y’all gotta go read books. There’s no way around it.
Read books.
Form your own opinions.
LEARN THINGS.
READ BOOKS WHILE LIBRARIES ARE STILL AROUND
Read books.
Form your own opinions.
LEARN THINGS.
READ BOOKS WHILE LIBRARIES ARE STILL AROUND
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“The post-cold war order isn’t collapsing, IT HAS COLLAPSED…
To say that Australia is not well positioned is an understatement.
It’s a dog eat for world...
So the biggest challenge to overcome is the inability of our political class to position Australia for this new world.”
To say that Australia is not well positioned is an understatement.
It’s a dog eat for world...
So the biggest challenge to overcome is the inability of our political class to position Australia for this new world.”
April 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
“The post-cold war order isn’t collapsing, IT HAS COLLAPSED…
To say that Australia is not well positioned is an understatement.
It’s a dog eat for world...
So the biggest challenge to overcome is the inability of our political class to position Australia for this new world.”
To say that Australia is not well positioned is an understatement.
It’s a dog eat for world...
So the biggest challenge to overcome is the inability of our political class to position Australia for this new world.”
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"Do you want a good government or a country that's in ruins?"
This interview was too good not to share in its entirety. So meet Grant, a 15-year-old student from Princeton, New Jersey, who spoke to our reporter at the #HandsOff rally there.
He has some thoughts.
This interview was too good not to share in its entirety. So meet Grant, a 15-year-old student from Princeton, New Jersey, who spoke to our reporter at the #HandsOff rally there.
He has some thoughts.
April 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
"Do you want a good government or a country that's in ruins?"
This interview was too good not to share in its entirety. So meet Grant, a 15-year-old student from Princeton, New Jersey, who spoke to our reporter at the #HandsOff rally there.
He has some thoughts.
This interview was too good not to share in its entirety. So meet Grant, a 15-year-old student from Princeton, New Jersey, who spoke to our reporter at the #HandsOff rally there.
He has some thoughts.
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Without this abuse of power, Trump could not be unleashing such havoc. In short, Trump’s lawlessness and his economic destruction are the same story: The former doesn’t just enable the latter; the two are inextricably entangled with each other.
Obama’s Blistering New Takedown of Trump Gives Dems a Way Forward
In an appearance on Thursday, the former president laid out the connection between Trump’s lawlessness and—yes—the price of eggs. Will other Democrats follow?
newrepublic.com
April 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Without this abuse of power, Trump could not be unleashing such havoc. In short, Trump’s lawlessness and his economic destruction are the same story: The former doesn’t just enable the latter; the two are inextricably entangled with each other.
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"Make no mistake, Elon Musk's DOGE is a homegrown threat, and it's time for the other side to wake up."
Dem warns 'Orange Jesus' endangered security: 'Elon Musk's DOGE is a homegrown threat'
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) warned a House Homeland Security subcommittee that Elon Musk's DOGE was a "nightmare" for national security.During a Tuesday hearing before the Oversight, Investigations, a...
www.rawstory.com
March 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"Make no mistake, Elon Musk's DOGE is a homegrown threat, and it's time for the other side to wake up."
Today's disgusting scene
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Today's disgusting scene
Friends,
open.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Today's disgusting scene
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open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Blumenthal: "What world is he living in? It is not only contrary to the facts and the truth but utterly despicable. A disgusting betrayal of a country that has bled and fought and died for freedom ... the president's surrender is pathetic and weak."
February 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Blumenthal: "What world is he living in? It is not only contrary to the facts and the truth but utterly despicable. A disgusting betrayal of a country that has bled and fought and died for freedom ... the president's surrender is pathetic and weak."
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Good morning from @altyellonatpark.org
January 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Good morning from @altyellonatpark.org
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Painting by Lucian Freud ‘Wasteground with Houses, Paddington’
Oil on canvas, 1970/1972. Dimensions 167.5 x 101.5 cms.
Oil on canvas, 1970/1972. Dimensions 167.5 x 101.5 cms.
January 3, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Painting by Lucian Freud ‘Wasteground with Houses, Paddington’
Oil on canvas, 1970/1972. Dimensions 167.5 x 101.5 cms.
Oil on canvas, 1970/1972. Dimensions 167.5 x 101.5 cms.
This is appalling. More needs to be done to protect native animals. Tougher penalties for interfering with them and limits on numbers visiting natural habitats. Humans are so stupid, destroying habitat for a selfie or a photograph that they'll never look at again.
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Unbearable: Koala and kangaroo harassment chasing wildlife away
A pin identifying “koala sleeping in a tree” encouraged hordes of tourists to visit the tiny town of Kennett River, where some threw rocks at koalas in search of the perfect Instagram picture.
www.theage.com.au
December 14, 2024 at 1:09 AM
This is appalling. More needs to be done to protect native animals. Tougher penalties for interfering with them and limits on numbers visiting natural habitats. Humans are so stupid, destroying habitat for a selfie or a photograph that they'll never look at again.
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
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Here is my TEDx talk on climate science, history & psychology that includes an explanation of Carbon Fee & Dividend that cuts emissions in half, creates millions of jobs while helping the economy & supporting social & environmental justice:
#ClimateAction
youtu.be/0k2-SzlDGko
#ClimateAction
youtu.be/0k2-SzlDGko
A simple and smart way to fix climate change | Dan Miller | TEDxOrangeCoast
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
youtu.be
December 7, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Here is my TEDx talk on climate science, history & psychology that includes an explanation of Carbon Fee & Dividend that cuts emissions in half, creates millions of jobs while helping the economy & supporting social & environmental justice:
#ClimateAction
youtu.be/0k2-SzlDGko
#ClimateAction
youtu.be/0k2-SzlDGko
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
December 2, 2024 at 11:44 PM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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Australia's Macquarie Dictionary crowns #enshittification as the word of 2024
As @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy said earlier this year: "We’re all living through the enshittocene, a great enshittening, in which the services that matter to us, that we rely on, are turning into giant piles of shit”
As @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy said earlier this year: "We’re all living through the enshittocene, a great enshittening, in which the services that matter to us, that we rely on, are turning into giant piles of shit”
‘What many of us feel’: why ‘enshittification’ is Macquarie Dictionary’s word of the year
The committee’s honourable mentions went to ‘right to disconnect’ and ‘rawdogging’
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:30 PM
Australia's Macquarie Dictionary crowns #enshittification as the word of 2024
As @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy said earlier this year: "We’re all living through the enshittocene, a great enshittening, in which the services that matter to us, that we rely on, are turning into giant piles of shit”
As @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy said earlier this year: "We’re all living through the enshittocene, a great enshittening, in which the services that matter to us, that we rely on, are turning into giant piles of shit”
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What's interesting about this trend for book marketing AI companies—who secure £Xmil in seed funding, get a write-up in the Bookseller, and will now wither away, leaving only a slime trail of AI generated goop across the surface of culture—is mainly what it says about capital’s engagement with books
Least surprising photo line up of all time
November 25, 2024 at 12:21 PM
What's interesting about this trend for book marketing AI companies—who secure £Xmil in seed funding, get a write-up in the Bookseller, and will now wither away, leaving only a slime trail of AI generated goop across the surface of culture—is mainly what it says about capital’s engagement with books
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This is a great video - worth watching!
Brand new video just released by Simon Clark about the least effective way to tackle climate change. The exact way we are busy doing it.
What is the least effective way to tackle climate change?
YouTube video by Simon Clark
youtu.be
November 21, 2024 at 7:29 PM
This is a great video - worth watching!
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user research in a nutshell
November 15, 2024 at 1:46 PM
user research in a nutshell
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I watched the BBC doco last night. Such a sad story, at least he lived his last few years free.
I watched the BBC doco last night. Such a sad story, at least he lived his last few years free.
Beluga whale was Russian military asset - but no spy
Marine scientist uncovers the story behind Andruha's escape from Russian military training programme.
www.bbc.com
November 15, 2024 at 9:49 PM
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I watched the BBC doco last night. Such a sad story, at least he lived his last few years free.
I watched the BBC doco last night. Such a sad story, at least he lived his last few years free.
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November 11, 2024 at 10:13 AM