Stefanie Fishel
@flusterbird.bsky.social
nomadic ecology. environmental philosopher. writer. inter-dimensional skirmisher. some sort of academic. Insta @anthropocene_sunset she/her
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Stefanie Fishel
@flusterbird.bsky.social
· May 31
The Ecology Politic is available to download thanks to MIT Press’ Direct to Open Initiative. Thanks, @mitpress.bsky.social, for all your support. 📚💙💚 Link below ⬇️
Don't use AI. The gift that keeps on giving.
Most teachers are honored to simply receive a heartfelt, handmade thank-you note, and it’s common for teachers to keep appreciative letters from students — sometimes for decades. That said, they aren’t immune to the power of a great gift, either. nyti.ms/486VMjj
November 14, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Don't use AI. The gift that keeps on giving.
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Part 96 of historically interesting things
“Death blowing bubbles,” one of the several depictions of death created by Johann Georg Leinberger between 1729 and 1731 for the ceiling of the Holy Grave Chapel in Michaelsberg Abbey in Bamberg, Germany. The bubbles are symbols of the fragility of life
“Death blowing bubbles,” one of the several depictions of death created by Johann Georg Leinberger between 1729 and 1731 for the ceiling of the Holy Grave Chapel in Michaelsberg Abbey in Bamberg, Germany. The bubbles are symbols of the fragility of life
November 14, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Part 96 of historically interesting things
“Death blowing bubbles,” one of the several depictions of death created by Johann Georg Leinberger between 1729 and 1731 for the ceiling of the Holy Grave Chapel in Michaelsberg Abbey in Bamberg, Germany. The bubbles are symbols of the fragility of life
“Death blowing bubbles,” one of the several depictions of death created by Johann Georg Leinberger between 1729 and 1731 for the ceiling of the Holy Grave Chapel in Michaelsberg Abbey in Bamberg, Germany. The bubbles are symbols of the fragility of life
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November 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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As the Trump Administration slides further and further into authoritarianism, it becomes increasingly clear Australia needs to escape the disastrous AUKUS deal.
Two-thirds of Australians support a Parliamentary Inquiry into AUKUS.
Add your name to the call. ✍️⤵️ #auspol
Two-thirds of Australians support a Parliamentary Inquiry into AUKUS.
Add your name to the call. ✍️⤵️ #auspol
October 27, 2025 at 3:33 AM
As the Trump Administration slides further and further into authoritarianism, it becomes increasingly clear Australia needs to escape the disastrous AUKUS deal.
Two-thirds of Australians support a Parliamentary Inquiry into AUKUS.
Add your name to the call. ✍️⤵️ #auspol
Two-thirds of Australians support a Parliamentary Inquiry into AUKUS.
Add your name to the call. ✍️⤵️ #auspol
Let's let AUKUS die
and invest in public health. apple.news/AzCalAuzuQOu...
and invest in public health. apple.news/AzCalAuzuQOu...
Australia must ‘step up to prevent catastrophic and preventable loss of life’ amid Trump cuts, former CDC boss says — Guardian US
Dr Tom Frieden served as director of the US health body under Barack Obama until 2017 and warns about cuts under Donald Trump
apple.news
October 26, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Let's let AUKUS die
and invest in public health. apple.news/AzCalAuzuQOu...
and invest in public health. apple.news/AzCalAuzuQOu...
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My new report is out - Adani sold coal at mates rates to India, avoiding $400m in royalty payments to Queensland
...and Qld's LNP gov doesn't seem to care.
Thread below on how they did it.
Write up in @australia.theguardian.com
@australiainstitute.org.au
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
...and Qld's LNP gov doesn't seem to care.
Thread below on how they did it.
Write up in @australia.theguardian.com
@australiainstitute.org.au
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Adani denies claims it sold ‘below-market coal’ leading to Queensland missing out on hundreds of millions in royalties
Adani has strongly rejected the Australia Institute’s findings, including that customers paid an average of $102 a tonne in 2022-23
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
My new report is out - Adani sold coal at mates rates to India, avoiding $400m in royalty payments to Queensland
...and Qld's LNP gov doesn't seem to care.
Thread below on how they did it.
Write up in @australia.theguardian.com
@australiainstitute.org.au
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
...and Qld's LNP gov doesn't seem to care.
Thread below on how they did it.
Write up in @australia.theguardian.com
@australiainstitute.org.au
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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I looked at the potential financial implications for colleges if they sign Trump’s compact.
Trump Says Signing a New ‘Compact’ Will Benefit Colleges’ Finances. It Could Also Do the Opposite.
Despite the promise of more federal dollars, several provisions could upend an already precarious business model.
www.chronicle.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I looked at the potential financial implications for colleges if they sign Trump’s compact.
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@phoebegilpin.bsky.social @childhoodjourn.bsky.social @criticalchildhood.bsky.social @journalces.bsky.social @clpn.bsky.social @suomenkuvalehti.fi @tampereurban.bsky.social @naturebased.bsky.social @poisedrg.bsky.social @naturebased.bsky.social @flusterbird.bsky.social @isilova.bsky.social
It has been so interesting to collaborate in this project!
Read more 👉 @microbial-child.bsky.social
www.tuni.fi/en/news/micr...
Read more 👉 @microbial-child.bsky.social
www.tuni.fi/en/news/micr...
Microbial encounters with families to catalyse change – a study combined science and art | Tampere universities
At the Hippalot Children’s Art Festival, Tampere University’s interdisciplinary artwork “Making Kin with Microbes” created by artists Erika Aalto and Eva Bubla immersed children and families in the...
www.tuni.fi
September 14, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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This is an excellent program and MIT Press are delightful to work with!
mitpress.mit.edu/mit-press-ex...
mitpress.mit.edu/mit-press-ex...
MIT Press expands Direct to Open (D2O) open access model in 2026 with publishing partners
Direct to Open, MIT Press’s diamond open access model for monographs, looks to grow even further in 2026 with publishing partners Duke University Press and Goldsmiths Press.
mitpress.mit.edu
September 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
This is an excellent program and MIT Press are delightful to work with!
mitpress.mit.edu/mit-press-ex...
mitpress.mit.edu/mit-press-ex...
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@microbesinfo.bsky.social @cssmicrobes.bsky.social @tampereupress.bsky.social @tampereurban.bsky.social @flusterbird.bsky.social @phoebegilpin.bsky.social @childhoodjourn.bsky.social @journalces.bsky.social @clpn.bsky.social @criticalchildhood.bsky.social @poisedrg.bsky.social
A child's mouth and hands interact with the invisible world of microbes as they explore the world. Science only but beginning to understand the deep and complex connections with childhood and microbes creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/... @nessling.fi @isilova.bsky.social @flusterbird.bsky.social
#48: Discover your microbial child (with Zsuzsa Millei) by Ferment Radio
Did you know your body is never truly sterile—even before you’re born? From semen and placenta to umbilical cord blood, your microbial journey begins early on. And it doesn’t stop there. The type of b...
creators.spotify.com
August 21, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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Ozzy Osbourne meets Paul McCartney for the first time, 2001.
July 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Ozzy Osbourne meets Paul McCartney for the first time, 2001.
Dear academics: please just create some more slides in your presentation. Yes, you. There's no rule for the maximum slide amount. Go nuts. It's okay. #conference #slides #academicbluesky
a man is sitting on a couch with his eyes closed and talking about his slides .
ALT: a man is sitting on a couch with his eyes closed and talking about his slides .
media.tenor.com
July 11, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Dear academics: please just create some more slides in your presentation. Yes, you. There's no rule for the maximum slide amount. Go nuts. It's okay. #conference #slides #academicbluesky
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It was a pleasure to host @anthonyburke.bsky.social from UNSW Canberra for a book talk of his latest book, The Ecology Politic (MIT Press), co-authored with @flusterbird.bsky.social, presenting bold reimagining of political life on a damaged planet.
Open access here: direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
Open access here: direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
June 30, 2025 at 2:27 AM
It was a pleasure to host @anthonyburke.bsky.social from UNSW Canberra for a book talk of his latest book, The Ecology Politic (MIT Press), co-authored with @flusterbird.bsky.social, presenting bold reimagining of political life on a damaged planet.
Open access here: direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
Open access here: direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
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University policy has been broken for 40 years. ‘Our policymakers must be brave enough to argue that education is unequivocally and intrinsically a public good, vital to the interests of the nation, and therefore worth funding properly.’ www.afr.com/policy/healt...
Universities aren’t pizza joints; stop treating them that way
Policymakers must set aside the fiction that universities are just another industry that can generate its own funding and that academics can be turned into entrepreneurs.
www.afr.com
June 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
University policy has been broken for 40 years. ‘Our policymakers must be brave enough to argue that education is unequivocally and intrinsically a public good, vital to the interests of the nation, and therefore worth funding properly.’ www.afr.com/policy/healt...
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Thousands of people are homeless and 91 millionaires paid *nothing* in tax in Australia. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
91 millionaires paid no tax, ATO data reveals
There were 91 Australians who earned more than $1 million in total income yet paid no tax in 2022-23, while Australia's highest earners live in Sydney's eastern suburbs, taking in Darling Point, Edgec...
www.abc.net.au
June 27, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Thousands of people are homeless and 91 millionaires paid *nothing* in tax in Australia. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
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Planetary Politics RT at #BISA2025 is packed, in teeny weenie room. Problematising of concepts of ownership, epistemology, 'dehumanisation' and so much more. This discussion is proving a smasher! With @flusterbird @anthonyburke @ckweatherill @cameronharrington @hannahhughes @bisa-ecpwg
June 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Planetary Politics RT at #BISA2025 is packed, in teeny weenie room. Problematising of concepts of ownership, epistemology, 'dehumanisation' and so much more. This discussion is proving a smasher! With @flusterbird @anthonyburke @ckweatherill @cameronharrington @hannahhughes @bisa-ecpwg
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Late stage capitalism is the worst. You are complicit and miserable at the same time.
June 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Late stage capitalism is the worst. You are complicit and miserable at the same time.
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El Eternauta has acquired near-mythic status in Argentina since it was first published in 1957.
Netflix's 'The Eternaut' makes a haunting series of an esteemed Argentine comic
El Eternauta has acquired near-mythic status in Argentina since it was first published in 1957.
n.pr
June 14, 2025 at 10:06 AM
El Eternauta has acquired near-mythic status in Argentina since it was first published in 1957.
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Breaking News: A federal judge ordered President Trump to relinquish control of the California National Guard, saying he improperly deployed troops to protests.
Follow live updates. https://trib.al/93rjnZV
Follow live updates. https://trib.al/93rjnZV
LA Protests Live Updates: Judge Blocks Trump From Deploying National Guard in LA
The ruling orders the administration to return control of the National Guard to the California governor. It takes effect on Friday.
trib.al
June 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Breaking News: A federal judge ordered President Trump to relinquish control of the California National Guard, saying he improperly deployed troops to protests.
Follow live updates. https://trib.al/93rjnZV
Follow live updates. https://trib.al/93rjnZV