Dr Elen Shute
@lonerangifer.bsky.social
Palaeontologist | Conservation biologist | Cellist | Coveter of yarn | Puerile fun aunt
I'm here all week (unless the CIA get me 😜).
November 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I'm here all week (unless the CIA get me 😜).
False dichotomy. Strong evidence points to American involvement in the Dismissal because Whitlam was going to pull the rug on Pine Gap. Today, our environmental laws are being rewritten in ways that put our landmass at the US's disposal. They say jump, the Env minister says 'national interest'.
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
False dichotomy. Strong evidence points to American involvement in the Dismissal because Whitlam was going to pull the rug on Pine Gap. Today, our environmental laws are being rewritten in ways that put our landmass at the US's disposal. They say jump, the Env minister says 'national interest'.
Last year I signed an anti-nuclear petition sent to Dept PM & Cabinet. In my comments I sought assurance that uranium would not be added to Australia’s critical minerals list. They referred my correspondence to DFAT, who have not replied or provided any such assurance.
November 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Last year I signed an anti-nuclear petition sent to Dept PM & Cabinet. In my comments I sought assurance that uranium would not be added to Australia’s critical minerals list. They referred my correspondence to DFAT, who have not replied or provided any such assurance.
Thank you. I wasn't ready for that. Still recovering.
November 7, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Thank you. I wasn't ready for that. Still recovering.
That was educational. There was me thinking Quillette was a brand of sanitary protection.
November 7, 2025 at 9:21 AM
That was educational. There was me thinking Quillette was a brand of sanitary protection.
Without cheating, I am going to guess that the answer is ‘hire white people in a completely objective and statistically unbiased way from datasets comprised almost entirely of white people’. How close did I get?
November 7, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Without cheating, I am going to guess that the answer is ‘hire white people in a completely objective and statistically unbiased way from datasets comprised almost entirely of white people’. How close did I get?
I noticed recently it was suddenly a lot easier to just switch Copilot features off, using a clearly marked toggle. Rather than having to go hunting for it buried under ‘connected experiences’.
November 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I noticed recently it was suddenly a lot easier to just switch Copilot features off, using a clearly marked toggle. Rather than having to go hunting for it buried under ‘connected experiences’.