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Okay but Serious Post for autistic and otherwise neurodiverse people in my orbit for whom today has been hard:
I'm grateful you exist. Your life is a good thing.
I'm grateful you exist. Your life is a good thing.
September 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Okay but Serious Post for autistic and otherwise neurodiverse people in my orbit for whom today has been hard:
I'm grateful you exist. Your life is a good thing.
I'm grateful you exist. Your life is a good thing.
Finally got the rest of the yarn to finish my first grandchild’s blanket. Not the best picture but the only one I got before wrapping. Now to await the arrival. #bskyknits #knitting #knit
#showmeyourknits #sirdar #silkcashmirewool 🧶
#showmeyourknits #sirdar #silkcashmirewool 🧶
August 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Finally got the rest of the yarn to finish my first grandchild’s blanket. Not the best picture but the only one I got before wrapping. Now to await the arrival. #bskyknits #knitting #knit
#showmeyourknits #sirdar #silkcashmirewool 🧶
#showmeyourknits #sirdar #silkcashmirewool 🧶
One tiny set done. This is not any kind of announcement. This baby will wear all the colours and I had this 🧶 left from another project 🥰
#bskyknits #showmeyourknits #knitting #beginnerknitter
#bskyknits #showmeyourknits #knitting #beginnerknitter
July 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
One tiny set done. This is not any kind of announcement. This baby will wear all the colours and I had this 🧶 left from another project 🥰
#bskyknits #showmeyourknits #knitting #beginnerknitter
#bskyknits #showmeyourknits #knitting #beginnerknitter
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And then there's this nonsense. WE CANNOT SUBSTITUTE ANIMAL TRIALS WITH AI. We don't even know some of the basics of the immune system bc it's so fricking complicated. AI is based on what we know. Man, I was happier on the plane without wifi. Utter nonsense.
"At FDA we're accelerating drug approvals so that you don't need to use primates or even animal models. You can do the drug approvals very, very quickly with AI."
July 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
And then there's this nonsense. WE CANNOT SUBSTITUTE ANIMAL TRIALS WITH AI. We don't even know some of the basics of the immune system bc it's so fricking complicated. AI is based on what we know. Man, I was happier on the plane without wifi. Utter nonsense.
Finished apart from sewing on buttons. Beautiful yarn from #skeinmachine Eden Hill, SA
#showmeyourknits #bskyknits #knitting #knits #pattons 🧶
#showmeyourknits #bskyknits #knitting #knits #pattons 🧶
July 1, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Finished apart from sewing on buttons. Beautiful yarn from #skeinmachine Eden Hill, SA
#showmeyourknits #bskyknits #knitting #knits #pattons 🧶
#showmeyourknits #bskyknits #knitting #knits #pattons 🧶
Any other #noviceknitters or #beginnerknitters made the mistake of not buying all the #yarn you need for a project and then found it’s on back order? So while I wait for that I began this cute hoodie for #grandbaby #bskyknits #knitting 🧶
June 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Any other #noviceknitters or #beginnerknitters made the mistake of not buying all the #yarn you need for a project and then found it’s on back order? So while I wait for that I began this cute hoodie for #grandbaby #bskyknits #knitting 🧶
It’s official.
I’m a granny-to-be 👵❤️
#knitting cables for the first time ever in expensive wool/cashmere/silk, for a huge, baby blanket, is a challenge but here’s hoping it’s finished by September.
#bskyknits #babyknits 🧶
I’m a granny-to-be 👵❤️
#knitting cables for the first time ever in expensive wool/cashmere/silk, for a huge, baby blanket, is a challenge but here’s hoping it’s finished by September.
#bskyknits #babyknits 🧶
June 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
It’s official.
I’m a granny-to-be 👵❤️
#knitting cables for the first time ever in expensive wool/cashmere/silk, for a huge, baby blanket, is a challenge but here’s hoping it’s finished by September.
#bskyknits #babyknits 🧶
I’m a granny-to-be 👵❤️
#knitting cables for the first time ever in expensive wool/cashmere/silk, for a huge, baby blanket, is a challenge but here’s hoping it’s finished by September.
#bskyknits #babyknits 🧶
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“The quiet Australians are the young Australians.” Patricia Karvelas.
May 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
“The quiet Australians are the young Australians.” Patricia Karvelas.
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Back in 2022 Peter Malinauskas made some comments about nuclear energy that were misinterpreted and over-simplified by our illustrious press corps. But he very quickly made it very clear that he absolutely did not support energy production from nuclear power in Australia. Dutton is lying again.
April 8, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Back in 2022 Peter Malinauskas made some comments about nuclear energy that were misinterpreted and over-simplified by our illustrious press corps. But he very quickly made it very clear that he absolutely did not support energy production from nuclear power in Australia. Dutton is lying again.
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A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 6, 2025 at 7:12 AM
It’s been a while since a #knitting update. Since then I found out I’ll be a granny soon. So I’ve been practising on free wool and patterns from my #buynothing page. Here’s my first try at a sock.
#bskyknitts #knit 🧶
#bskyknitts #knit 🧶
April 6, 2025 at 7:09 AM
It’s been a while since a #knitting update. Since then I found out I’ll be a granny soon. So I’ve been practising on free wool and patterns from my #buynothing page. Here’s my first try at a sock.
#bskyknitts #knit 🧶
#bskyknitts #knit 🧶
As an #Australian, seeing the footage and photos of the #handsoff rallies is awesome ☺️
April 6, 2025 at 6:25 AM
As an #Australian, seeing the footage and photos of the #handsoff rallies is awesome ☺️
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This is excellent!
"About 11,000 specialist doctors will be obliged to publish their fees on the Government’s Medical Costs Finder website in a big win for consumers." #auspol #health
privatehealthcareaustralia.org.au/health-funds...
"About 11,000 specialist doctors will be obliged to publish their fees on the Government’s Medical Costs Finder website in a big win for consumers." #auspol #health
privatehealthcareaustralia.org.au/health-funds...
Health funds welcome plan to reveal thousands of specialist doctors’ fees for the first time - Private Healthcare Australia (PHA)
About 11,000 specialist doctors will be obliged to publish their fees on the Government’s Medical Costs Finder website in a big win for consumers.
privatehealthcareaustralia.org.au
March 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This is excellent!
"About 11,000 specialist doctors will be obliged to publish their fees on the Government’s Medical Costs Finder website in a big win for consumers." #auspol #health
privatehealthcareaustralia.org.au/health-funds...
"About 11,000 specialist doctors will be obliged to publish their fees on the Government’s Medical Costs Finder website in a big win for consumers." #auspol #health
privatehealthcareaustralia.org.au/health-funds...
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The National Review said it's "unfathomable that we are threatening the sovereignty of a fellow NATO country."
Conservative Magazine Warns How Donald Trump’s Canada Attacks Could Backfire
The National Review said it's "unfathomable that we are threatening the sovereignty of a fellow NATO country."
www.huffpost.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:29 AM
The National Review said it's "unfathomable that we are threatening the sovereignty of a fellow NATO country."
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Kennedy Jr backtracks and says US measles outbreak is now a ‘top priority’ for health department
Kennedy Jr backtracks and says US measles outbreak is now a ‘top priority’ for health department
Health secretary earlier said outbreak was ‘not unusual’ but with first US measles death in decade steps up response
Two days after initially downplaying the outbreak as “not unusual,” the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, on Friday said he…
www.theguardian.com
March 2, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Kennedy Jr backtracks and says US measles outbreak is now a ‘top priority’ for health department
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💥 BREAKING: At John Deere's annual shareholders meeting today, shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal brought by the same group that targeted Costco and Apple. An anti-DEI proposal from the NCPPR received less than 1 percent of votes.
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
February 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
💥 BREAKING: At John Deere's annual shareholders meeting today, shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal brought by the same group that targeted Costco and Apple. An anti-DEI proposal from the NCPPR received less than 1 percent of votes.
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
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💥 BREAKING: At Apple's 2025 annual meeting of shareholders today, proposal entitled “Request to Cease DEI Efforts" is rejected by shareholders.
Right-wing nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) proposal was also rejected by Costco shareholders 98-2 percent.
Right-wing nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) proposal was also rejected by Costco shareholders 98-2 percent.
February 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
💥 BREAKING: At Apple's 2025 annual meeting of shareholders today, proposal entitled “Request to Cease DEI Efforts" is rejected by shareholders.
Right-wing nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) proposal was also rejected by Costco shareholders 98-2 percent.
Right-wing nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) proposal was also rejected by Costco shareholders 98-2 percent.
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Is housing for wealth creation or strong communities?
If it’s the latter, we have to change our tax system.
I’ve put sensible reforms forward including grandfathering existing arrangements + an immigration & population plan that takes into account housing.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
If it’s the latter, we have to change our tax system.
I’ve put sensible reforms forward including grandfathering existing arrangements + an immigration & population plan that takes into account housing.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
The fundamental problem with housing in Australia
If predictions come true it will be another year of deteriorating housing affordability, prices will rise at twice the rate of disposable income — something that that has been going on for 25 years an...
www.abc.net.au
February 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Is housing for wealth creation or strong communities?
If it’s the latter, we have to change our tax system.
I’ve put sensible reforms forward including grandfathering existing arrangements + an immigration & population plan that takes into account housing.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
If it’s the latter, we have to change our tax system.
I’ve put sensible reforms forward including grandfathering existing arrangements + an immigration & population plan that takes into account housing.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
Wise man number 1 is complete. A conversation ensued at family tea regarding the number I would be knitting and how the gifts may have looked. Theology is a fav debating topic at the tea table 😆
#knitting #bskyknits #knit #theology #nativityscene #christians
#knitting #bskyknits #knit #theology #nativityscene #christians
February 9, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Wise man number 1 is complete. A conversation ensued at family tea regarding the number I would be knitting and how the gifts may have looked. Theology is a fav debating topic at the tea table 😆
#knitting #bskyknits #knit #theology #nativityscene #christians
#knitting #bskyknits #knit #theology #nativityscene #christians
Having lived and worked in the DC area for 2 years and landing at National Airport a number of times I can visualise being there. Awful, awful. Thinking of all our friends and hoping none were involved.
January 30, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Having lived and worked in the DC area for 2 years and landing at National Airport a number of times I can visualise being there. Awful, awful. Thinking of all our friends and hoping none were involved.
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Epic courage here.
Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
January 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Epic courage here.
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BREAKING: A ceasefire has begun in Gaza after Hamas handed over to Israel a list of three captives to be released as part of the deal aje.io/76ybda
January 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
BREAKING: A ceasefire has begun in Gaza after Hamas handed over to Israel a list of three captives to be released as part of the deal aje.io/76ybda