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Mike Beggs
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Political economy, history of Australian capitalism (esp. macroeconomic policy), history of monetary theory, unions, socialism, dad jokes, some other stuff
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Tweet: Nate Silver ® @NateSilver538 • 10h But it also doesn't feel like the center is holding. I'm not sure whether it's Bluesky or something else, but the progressive epistemic bubble is getting really bad.
September 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Sitting here omnisciently, pitying everyone stuck in epistemological bubbles
Doctor Manhattan on Mars
September 20, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Congrats ANU comrades. Can’t be bothered editing the meme but here are the bits to assemble in your head
Genevieve Bell Blank ‘Who must go?’ meme NTEU Our ANU rally
September 18, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Man looking very excited about Australian food
September 17, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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“I Spent My Whole Life Defending Cruella De Vil. Then I Saw ‘101 Dalmations’.”
September 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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When you have to leave Queensland
Man in space suit at grocery store
August 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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A very cursed timeline from ChatGPT-5
AI-slop poster purporting to depict the PRIME MINISTERS OF AUSTRALIA, including a very long reign for 'Robert Gordon Mencies' (1939-1999) (with a number of co-PMs including Gough Whilliam, Francis Michaal Forde and William McMonon), Malcolm Fraser serving backwards in time (1985-83) and Tony Abbott winning a second term (partially contemporaneous with his first 2002-2025 term) in a clever disguise. Some PMs are missing, but their souls show through in the countenances of others.
August 13, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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The English language has a new most beautiful sentence
“Blank cheque company Nakamoto Holdings is merging with opioid healthcare group KindlyMD to set up a corporate bitcoin treasury.”
May 28, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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My ‘This isn’t a calculated or strategic move’ T-shirt has a lot of people asking questions already answered by my shirt
"This isn't really a calculated or strategic move in that way. It's just a personal aspiration that I want to now pursue."
May 15, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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Checking in to see if I’m missing anything on Twitter
You’re honestly better off not getting the text on this one
December 11, 2024 at 11:38 AM
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NO, WAIT. JUNIOR VICE PRESIDENT.
December 8, 2024 at 4:03 AM
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Someone at ANU really needs to set up a webinar and sort all this out
Dear ANU colleagues We write to you collectively as leaders within the ANU community because we are concerned by recent media reporting of the organisational change taking place at the University and to show our support for the Vice-Chancellor, our Deans, and other colleagues who have been named in media reporting this week. These articles are based on misrepresentations of institutional information. We are all trusted to keep such information confidential. Failing to do so is not only unprofessional, it affects many of our colleagues who, through this action, have had their character, integrity or performance brought into question. They also paint a false picture of the University's culture, and this is why we have taken the step of writing this statement. As leaders of ANU, we fully support the strategic direction of Council and the Vice-Chancellor and are grateful for their leadership through this period. We are all grappling with the practical realities of ensuring in our areas that ANU is able to operate within its means. We are concerned for our colleagues that have been personally named in reporting this week. The task is not an easy one but as leaders we are fully committed to this challenge and collectively reshaping ANU to ensure it is financially sustainable. Sincerely Rebekah Brown, Provost & Senior Vice-President Jonathan Churchill, Chief Operating Officer Alex Furman, Vice-President Advancement Peter Yu, Vice-President First Nations Grady Venville, Deputy Vice-Chancellor - Academic Lachlan Blackhall, Deputy Vice-Chancellor - Research & Innovation Michael Lonergan, Chief Financial Officer Kate Witenden, Chief People Officer Steven Fanner, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer Paul Hargreaves, Chief Information Officer Jeremy Matthew, Chief Campus Environment Officer
December 6, 2024 at 10:44 PM
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It’s always a thrill to get this one
You have a new achievement. View achievement.
December 2, 2024 at 6:42 AM
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It is certainly ambiguous, though, what happens from S2
For Semester 2, 2025, coordinators will need to consider how their assessment designs are aligned with the two-lane approach: Secure (Lane 1) – Assessment of learning (secure, in-person, supervised assessment to validate learning.) Open (Lane 2) – Assessment for and as learning (scaffolding learning, including use of appropriate technologies such as generative AI).
November 28, 2024 at 9:22 AM
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Here’s what has been communicated to us
In 2025, the default setting in the Academic Integrity Policy (Section 16 Allowable Assistance) will be reversed so that the use of generative AI will be permitted by default in all assessments, except exams and in-semester tests, unless otherwise specified within the unit outline and assessment instructions.
November 28, 2024 at 9:19 AM
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I feel bad for the student who accidentally uses a word or phrase before the commencement of class, requiring them to identify to the audience the context in which it is used, but thereby breaching the prohibition on addressing those present
9. The University should amend its policies and procedures to make clear that each person utilising a word or phrase is responsible at the time the word or phrase is used to identify to the audience the context in which it is used. (New Civility Rule)
November 27, 2024 at 12:18 PM
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The recommendations of the Hodgkinson report at the Uni of Sydney are full of draconian and silly stuff, but this one in particular is really going to stretch out lecture time
9. The University should amend its policies and procedures to make clear that each person utilising a word or phrase is responsible at the time the word or phrase is used to identify to the audience the context in which it is used. (New Civility Rule)
November 27, 2024 at 5:37 AM