Naomi Parry Duncan
@drnaomi.bsky.social
Historian, writer, editor, whippet custodian, living and working on Dharug and Gundungurra Country and Palawa/Pakana Country. She/her. We cannot have peace without academic and artistic freedom. Free Palestine.
Great post about the nuances of eugenics. Was part of my PhD so I know Austn progressives were very fond of ‘positive eugenics’ to ensure the ‘best’ folks bred more. Horrid eugenic policies like forced institutionalisation were also a thing, but not all horrid policies were eugenics!
Historian of eugenics here. I don't normally like to retweet bad arguments, but this is such a fundamental misunderstanding of eugenics, I think it's important to point out. I don't have time to debunk all of the ways this is inaccurate, but I'll highlight a few things and then recommend some books🧵
December 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Great post about the nuances of eugenics. Was part of my PhD so I know Austn progressives were very fond of ‘positive eugenics’ to ensure the ‘best’ folks bred more. Horrid eugenic policies like forced institutionalisation were also a thing, but not all horrid policies were eugenics!
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My opinion of them was low anyway but I will never get over Tas Labor lining up to cheer on a Liberal vanity project instead of the teachers and nurses they are supposedly there to represent.
December 3, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I’m flabbergasted by the rampant evil of those running the so-called civilised world. You know, the ones who are stealing countries, doing criminal deals, flogging cars that burn their drivers alive …
And smaller scale evils, like salmon farms, ill-placed stadiums, destroyed libraries … 😭
And smaller scale evils, like salmon farms, ill-placed stadiums, destroyed libraries … 😭
November 23, 2025 at 7:29 AM
I’m flabbergasted by the rampant evil of those running the so-called civilised world. You know, the ones who are stealing countries, doing criminal deals, flogging cars that burn their drivers alive …
And smaller scale evils, like salmon farms, ill-placed stadiums, destroyed libraries … 😭
And smaller scale evils, like salmon farms, ill-placed stadiums, destroyed libraries … 😭
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#Victorians! Our State Library is being trashed by a series of executives with no experience or understanding of public collections. Many hired as 'temps' without full process, who then caused scandals & exodus of specialist & librarian staff: a full wreck looms. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
State Library proposes major cuts to staff and services
The library plans halve the number of reference librarians it employs and reduce the number of computers available for public use in a move that has outraged staff.
www.theage.com.au
November 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
#Victorians! Our State Library is being trashed by a series of executives with no experience or understanding of public collections. Many hired as 'temps' without full process, who then caused scandals & exodus of specialist & librarian staff: a full wreck looms. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
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It really needs to emphasised as strongly as possible:
Do not eat Tasmanian farmed salmon.
Do not eat Tasmanian farmed salmon.
Lobster fishery off Bruny Island in TAS closed on eve of the opening of fishing season due to antibiotic use by the salmon farms.
No indication of how long for. Must be a devastating blow for fishermen approaching Xmas.
No indication of how long for. Must be a devastating blow for fishermen approaching Xmas.
Crayfish Closure Follows Salmon Antibiotic Deployment - Tasmanian Times
The commercial rock lobster fishery south of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel is now closed effective 15 November 2025
tasmaniantimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:13 AM
It really needs to emphasised as strongly as possible:
Do not eat Tasmanian farmed salmon.
Do not eat Tasmanian farmed salmon.
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Lobster fishery off Bruny Island in TAS closed on eve of the opening of fishing season due to antibiotic use by the salmon farms.
No indication of how long for. Must be a devastating blow for fishermen approaching Xmas.
No indication of how long for. Must be a devastating blow for fishermen approaching Xmas.
Crayfish Closure Follows Salmon Antibiotic Deployment - Tasmanian Times
The commercial rock lobster fishery south of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel is now closed effective 15 November 2025
tasmaniantimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Lobster fishery off Bruny Island in TAS closed on eve of the opening of fishing season due to antibiotic use by the salmon farms.
No indication of how long for. Must be a devastating blow for fishermen approaching Xmas.
No indication of how long for. Must be a devastating blow for fishermen approaching Xmas.
Chuck some dosh at these quolls, who are strolling for research into glioblastoma and bucking up the spirits of lovely Jon Kudelka
The quolls have strolled. Please help the Menzies Institute find out why. pointtopinnacle2025.grassrootz.com/menzies-inst...
November 15, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Chuck some dosh at these quolls, who are strolling for research into glioblastoma and bucking up the spirits of lovely Jon Kudelka
I’m flabbergasted that actual neo Nazis were allowed to assemble outside the NSW Parliament and the cops approved it AND no one thought to raise this with the Commissioner or the Premier.
How many senior cops are neo Nazis?
How many senior cops are neo Nazis?
November 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I’m flabbergasted that actual neo Nazis were allowed to assemble outside the NSW Parliament and the cops approved it AND no one thought to raise this with the Commissioner or the Premier.
How many senior cops are neo Nazis?
How many senior cops are neo Nazis?
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Press TV was "permanently" banned from TikTok mere hours after releasing this exposé: “Israel’s Covert Operations of Paying Social Media Influencers,” featuring DerbyChrisW and TikTok influencer Guy Christensen.
Watch it now!
Watch it now!
November 3, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Press TV was "permanently" banned from TikTok mere hours after releasing this exposé: “Israel’s Covert Operations of Paying Social Media Influencers,” featuring DerbyChrisW and TikTok influencer Guy Christensen.
Watch it now!
Watch it now!
If your whippet hates you because you trimmed their toenails should you die in a ditch or tell your sooky dog to get over herself?
November 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
If your whippet hates you because you trimmed their toenails should you die in a ditch or tell your sooky dog to get over herself?
If an adult child moves out but their former accommodation is filled with detritus have they even moved out at all?
Asking for a friend (me).
Asking for a friend (me).
November 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
If an adult child moves out but their former accommodation is filled with detritus have they even moved out at all?
Asking for a friend (me).
Asking for a friend (me).
I told my adult child I was looking after my skin because I was feeling old and tired and they said, “why don’t you try to get some sleep”.
Rude.
Rude.
October 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I told my adult child I was looking after my skin because I was feeling old and tired and they said, “why don’t you try to get some sleep”.
Rude.
Rude.
It would be the funniest thing ever if Jacinta Price defected to join Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
MAD. Mutually Assured Destruction.
MAD. Mutually Assured Destruction.
October 19, 2025 at 7:16 AM
It would be the funniest thing ever if Jacinta Price defected to join Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
MAD. Mutually Assured Destruction.
MAD. Mutually Assured Destruction.
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Imagine kicking the former national rugby captain out of your sports club instead of the gambling lobby.
To paraphrase Groucho Marx, who'd want to belong to a club that would accept Responsible Wagering Australia as one of its sponsors?
To paraphrase Groucho Marx, who'd want to belong to a club that would accept Responsible Wagering Australia as one of its sponsors?
Making his point for him -- just asking about the power of the gambling lobby gets Senator David Pocock booted from sports club the Prime Minister heads. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Former Wallabies star David Pocock booted from parliamentary sports club
Exclusive: Senator accused of bringing social club into disrepute after raising concerns about its association with betting lobby
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Imagine kicking the former national rugby captain out of your sports club instead of the gambling lobby.
To paraphrase Groucho Marx, who'd want to belong to a club that would accept Responsible Wagering Australia as one of its sponsors?
To paraphrase Groucho Marx, who'd want to belong to a club that would accept Responsible Wagering Australia as one of its sponsors?
Watching the Israeli foreign minister on 730 is depressing. Apparently Australia is on the wrong side of history for recognising Palestine and we’re all obsessed.
October 9, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Watching the Israeli foreign minister on 730 is depressing. Apparently Australia is on the wrong side of history for recognising Palestine and we’re all obsessed.
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Good thing we are paying university management the big bucks to ensure this kind of thing doesn't happen www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Careers in limbo after graduates discover university courses were never accredited
Students have been left with HECS debts and careers that are "non-existent" after completing degrees that were not accredited. Class actions have been launched against two Australian universities.
www.abc.net.au
October 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Good thing we are paying university management the big bucks to ensure this kind of thing doesn't happen www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."
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October 6, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."
( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )
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If there are any government agencies out there willing to pay me $440k for a report made with AI, I'm totally up for that. Any topic you like. Heck, I could even do you one on AUKUS. #deloitte
October 6, 2025 at 8:09 AM
If there are any government agencies out there willing to pay me $440k for a report made with AI, I'm totally up for that. Any topic you like. Heck, I could even do you one on AUKUS. #deloitte
My dad is here for the weekend and is talking up a storm with my kid and nobody is using their inside voices and … 😵💫
October 4, 2025 at 3:16 AM
My dad is here for the weekend and is talking up a storm with my kid and nobody is using their inside voices and … 😵💫
My friend told me my manuscript induced tears today, in a good way. Maybe I won’t fret about whether it’s good all night tonight …
October 2, 2025 at 10:28 AM
My friend told me my manuscript induced tears today, in a good way. Maybe I won’t fret about whether it’s good all night tonight …
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I'm running a Beatles pun contest, and I'm getting Paul McCartney to heyjudicate.
November 15, 2024 at 7:54 PM
I'm running a Beatles pun contest, and I'm getting Paul McCartney to heyjudicate.
The world is pretty bleak but tonight, for the first time in my long life, I saw a dog catch a fly. Kora’s whippet snoot has its uses.
September 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The world is pretty bleak but tonight, for the first time in my long life, I saw a dog catch a fly. Kora’s whippet snoot has its uses.
The world is pretty bleak but tonight, for the first time in my long life, I saw a dog catch a fly. Kora’s snoot has its uses.
September 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The world is pretty bleak but tonight, for the first time in my long life, I saw a dog catch a fly. Kora’s snoot has its uses.
Why is a celebrity divorce in the headlines across the whole bloody country?
Who. Cares.
Who. Cares.
September 30, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Why is a celebrity divorce in the headlines across the whole bloody country?
Who. Cares.
Who. Cares.