Leanne Russ
@litoria1.bsky.social
Tree hugger seeks kinder more thoughtful world. Collector of stories, books and experiences.
I agree that's a significant part of the problem
November 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I agree that's a significant part of the problem
This is the first acknowledgement I've seen that "locking them up" is not the solution. Kids like this don't happen in a vacuum...
November 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM
This is the first acknowledgement I've seen that "locking them up" is not the solution. Kids like this don't happen in a vacuum...
My favourite kind of law!!
November 9, 2025 at 5:44 AM
My favourite kind of law!!
Yes he is. I remember one he did about the endpoint of alcoholism and I think it should be shown in school so people understand the realities
October 16, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Yes he is. I remember one he did about the endpoint of alcoholism and I think it should be shown in school so people understand the realities
we really are screwed aren't we? I was hoping, in some tiny, overly optimistic way, that my PhD research would prove to be outdated, and that people would actually start to think. But, here we are (thesis-"preparedness of Australians to modify behaviour in order to avoid catastrophic climate change"
October 11, 2025 at 9:08 AM
we really are screwed aren't we? I was hoping, in some tiny, overly optimistic way, that my PhD research would prove to be outdated, and that people would actually start to think. But, here we are (thesis-"preparedness of Australians to modify behaviour in order to avoid catastrophic climate change"
Another reason to be grateful we're in the antipodes
October 9, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Another reason to be grateful we're in the antipodes
Scary stuff going on over there innit?
October 9, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Scary stuff going on over there innit?
Sounds like capitalism with terrible music...
October 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Sounds like capitalism with terrible music...
I enjoyed Vineland, and this film was excellent! Great casting too
October 3, 2025 at 7:19 AM
I enjoyed Vineland, and this film was excellent! Great casting too
All Fours (2024) - Miranda July
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida (2022) - Shehan Karunatilaka
Juice (2024) - Tim Winton
Prophet Song (2023) - Paul Lynch
Year of Wonders (2002) - Geraldine Brooks
Shantaram (2003) - Gregory David Roberts
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida (2022) - Shehan Karunatilaka
Juice (2024) - Tim Winton
Prophet Song (2023) - Paul Lynch
Year of Wonders (2002) - Geraldine Brooks
Shantaram (2003) - Gregory David Roberts
October 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM
All Fours (2024) - Miranda July
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida (2022) - Shehan Karunatilaka
Juice (2024) - Tim Winton
Prophet Song (2023) - Paul Lynch
Year of Wonders (2002) - Geraldine Brooks
Shantaram (2003) - Gregory David Roberts
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida (2022) - Shehan Karunatilaka
Juice (2024) - Tim Winton
Prophet Song (2023) - Paul Lynch
Year of Wonders (2002) - Geraldine Brooks
Shantaram (2003) - Gregory David Roberts
We Need to Talk about Kevin (2003) - Lionel Shriver
Oryx and Crake (2003) - Margaret Atwood
The Testaments (2019) - Margaret Atwood
Too Much Lip (2019) - Melissa Lucashenko
Oryx and Crake (2003) - Margaret Atwood
The Testaments (2019) - Margaret Atwood
Too Much Lip (2019) - Melissa Lucashenko
October 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM
We Need to Talk about Kevin (2003) - Lionel Shriver
Oryx and Crake (2003) - Margaret Atwood
The Testaments (2019) - Margaret Atwood
Too Much Lip (2019) - Melissa Lucashenko
Oryx and Crake (2003) - Margaret Atwood
The Testaments (2019) - Margaret Atwood
Too Much Lip (2019) - Melissa Lucashenko
Biological imperative. I am writing from a western, middle-class perspective where procreation is absolutely a choice. I know this is not the case for every woman where.
September 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Biological imperative. I am writing from a western, middle-class perspective where procreation is absolutely a choice. I know this is not the case for every woman where.
or maybe we could ask people why they ARE choosing to have children, given the environmental path on which we are travelling?
September 21, 2025 at 8:42 AM
or maybe we could ask people why they ARE choosing to have children, given the environmental path on which we are travelling?
I was at the march in Melbourne on Sunday. I saw a lot of people wearing Australian flags that were definitely NOT good people, though they would have told you they were...after they'd marched to the shouts of "blacks out Asians out Muslims out" that's not good people...
September 5, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I was at the march in Melbourne on Sunday. I saw a lot of people wearing Australian flags that were definitely NOT good people, though they would have told you they were...after they'd marched to the shouts of "blacks out Asians out Muslims out" that's not good people...
The fascists had a great day yesterday, and there were so many of them
August 31, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The fascists had a great day yesterday, and there were so many of them
Happy to report I did say this to a few of them today
August 31, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Happy to report I did say this to a few of them today
I guess the current situation depicts the potential end point of this kind of thinking. Grim.
August 29, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I guess the current situation depicts the potential end point of this kind of thinking. Grim.
Are these the "interesting times" they warned us about?
August 29, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Are these the "interesting times" they warned us about?
I read "Theory and Practice" by Michelle de Kretser. Highly recommend!
August 4, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I read "Theory and Practice" by Michelle de Kretser. Highly recommend!
Ahh, we're a long way from the wolf, aren't we little Bug?
July 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Ahh, we're a long way from the wolf, aren't we little Bug?
You're 100% correct!
July 16, 2025 at 6:52 AM
You're 100% correct!
Let me guess - smells like old spice but without the class?
July 1, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Let me guess - smells like old spice but without the class?
Nobody should be that cute
June 29, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Nobody should be that cute