Trevor Cook
@dareenhouse.bsky.social
Retired. Doctorate political science. Love reading. Mainly literature and history. Long-term fan of Joyce and Mcgahern in particular.
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Exciting news! I will be holding a Melbourne launch for my new history of the Australian union movement "No Power Greater: A History of Union Action" on Thursday 29 May, 6.30pm at Trades Hall, Carlton. RSVPs essential: lnkd.in/giZ2_Rrm
April 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Dear AUS PM @albomp.bsky.social
cc @senatorwong.bsky.social,
When will the Australian Govt issue a travel warning for Australians considering visiting the USA, given the actions of ICE towards foreign nationals legitimately visiting the USA already? #USPolitics #auspol #AusVotes25
cc @senatorwong.bsky.social,
When will the Australian Govt issue a travel warning for Australians considering visiting the USA, given the actions of ICE towards foreign nationals legitimately visiting the USA already? #USPolitics #auspol #AusVotes25
March 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Dear AUS PM @albomp.bsky.social
cc @senatorwong.bsky.social,
When will the Australian Govt issue a travel warning for Australians considering visiting the USA, given the actions of ICE towards foreign nationals legitimately visiting the USA already? #USPolitics #auspol #AusVotes25
cc @senatorwong.bsky.social,
When will the Australian Govt issue a travel warning for Australians considering visiting the USA, given the actions of ICE towards foreign nationals legitimately visiting the USA already? #USPolitics #auspol #AusVotes25
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In 2020, the Liberals announced a ‘gas fired recovery’ that increased gas prices from $4 to $34.
And we’re still paying the price.
#auspol #Australia #politics #ausVotes25 #AusElection2025
And we’re still paying the price.
#auspol #Australia #politics #ausVotes25 #AusElection2025
March 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM
In 2020, the Liberals announced a ‘gas fired recovery’ that increased gas prices from $4 to $34.
And we’re still paying the price.
#auspol #Australia #politics #ausVotes25 #AusElection2025
And we’re still paying the price.
#auspol #Australia #politics #ausVotes25 #AusElection2025
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December 9, 2024 at 7:17 PM
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December 4, 2024 at 4:25 AM
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Exactly
“Don’t feed the trolls” also extends to bad opinion pieces in papers of record.
They run them bc people react to them the most.
If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change.
It’s not easy and takes constant practice!
They run them bc people react to them the most.
If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change.
It’s not easy and takes constant practice!
December 3, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Exactly
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December 3, 2024 at 5:23 AM
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November 29, 2024 at 10:21 AM
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November 28, 2024 at 12:23 PM
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Loved this kiwi Irish series
November 15, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Loved this kiwi Irish series
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Just finished reading, outstanding, highly recommended
Stefanos Geroulanos, The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and our Obsession with Human Origins – Liveright, April 2024
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November 13, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Just finished reading, outstanding, highly recommended
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Now in its 6th year, the John McGahern Prize is worth £5,000.
Previous winners are Adrian Duncan, Hilary Fannin, Louise Kennedy, Aingeala Flannery and John Magee.
To see videos of their interviews or their readings at Liverpool Literary Festival, please go to www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Previous winners are Adrian Duncan, Hilary Fannin, Louise Kennedy, Aingeala Flannery and John Magee.
To see videos of their interviews or their readings at Liverpool Literary Festival, please go to www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
John McGahern Book Prize - YouTube
The John McGahern Annual Book prize of £5,000 is for the best debut work of fiction - either novel or collection of short stories - by an Irish writer or wri...
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October 30, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Now in its 6th year, the John McGahern Prize is worth £5,000.
Previous winners are Adrian Duncan, Hilary Fannin, Louise Kennedy, Aingeala Flannery and John Magee.
To see videos of their interviews or their readings at Liverpool Literary Festival, please go to www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Previous winners are Adrian Duncan, Hilary Fannin, Louise Kennedy, Aingeala Flannery and John Magee.
To see videos of their interviews or their readings at Liverpool Literary Festival, please go to www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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. . . happiness could not be sought or worried into being, or even fully grasped; it should be allowed its own slow pace so that it passes unnoticed, if it ever comes at all. (207)
John McGahern
By the Lake
John McGahern
By the Lake
June 11, 2024 at 8:30 PM
. . . happiness could not be sought or worried into being, or even fully grasped; it should be allowed its own slow pace so that it passes unnoticed, if it ever comes at all. (207)
John McGahern
By the Lake
John McGahern
By the Lake