Lydia Scho
@scho-lydia.bsky.social
Writer, artist and library haunter living on unceded Wurundjeri country
They/she 💀📚
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I may be entirely mistaken but it seems likely a lot of people are being wrongly led to believe a person is linked to terrorism, or has approved of terrorism, or was intending to use 'hateful rhetoric', and a competent defamation lawyer might like to take this one for a light gallop.
January 13, 2026 at 5:31 AM
I may be entirely mistaken but it seems likely a lot of people are being wrongly led to believe a person is linked to terrorism, or has approved of terrorism, or was intending to use 'hateful rhetoric', and a competent defamation lawyer might like to take this one for a light gallop.
Obviously I would prefer people wouldn't do terrible things in the first place, but I love when someone I get weird vibes from does a truly awful thing. Vindication
January 13, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Obviously I would prefer people wouldn't do terrible things in the first place, but I love when someone I get weird vibes from does a truly awful thing. Vindication
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There was no RC after Port Arthur, nor after the Lindt Cafe. An RC cannot take place before the surviving perpetrator is tried. That's likely to be some time because there will be numerous witnesses. This is just a concerted campaign by the conservative media and LNP
operatives to wedge Labor.
operatives to wedge Labor.
January 4, 2026 at 7:18 AM
There was no RC after Port Arthur, nor after the Lindt Cafe. An RC cannot take place before the surviving perpetrator is tried. That's likely to be some time because there will be numerous witnesses. This is just a concerted campaign by the conservative media and LNP
operatives to wedge Labor.
operatives to wedge Labor.
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Noting today’s apology in the SMH, I feel it important to say that I stand with @cathywilcox.bsky.social & @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
#auspol
Australian’s should be governed by Australian not foreign interests. All, irrespective of faith, have a right to free speech & protection from hate speech.
#auspol
Australian’s should be governed by Australian not foreign interests. All, irrespective of faith, have a right to free speech & protection from hate speech.
The two pieces that most accurately capture the events of this week #auspol
January 11, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Noting today’s apology in the SMH, I feel it important to say that I stand with @cathywilcox.bsky.social & @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
#auspol
Australian’s should be governed by Australian not foreign interests. All, irrespective of faith, have a right to free speech & protection from hate speech.
#auspol
Australian’s should be governed by Australian not foreign interests. All, irrespective of faith, have a right to free speech & protection from hate speech.
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Sadly, Steph Bowe passed away in 2020 from Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. She was 25. The manuscript of her posthumous YA novel, ‘Sunny at the End of the World’, was discovered on her computer by her family and published in 2025. The Steph Bowe Prize was created in her honour. www.stephboweprize.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Sadly, Steph Bowe passed away in 2020 from Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. She was 25. The manuscript of her posthumous YA novel, ‘Sunny at the End of the World’, was discovered on her computer by her family and published in 2025. The Steph Bowe Prize was created in her honour. www.stephboweprize.com
Maybe we should change 'go woke and go broke' to 'without a spine your business/festival/organisation will crumble'
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Breaking: Adelaide Writers' Week cancelled after week of escalating controversy
The remaining members of the Adelaide Festival board will step down and this year's Writers' Week event has been cancelled, after days of furore regarding the decision to cancel a scheduled appearance...
www.abc.net.au
January 13, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Maybe we should change 'go woke and go broke' to 'without a spine your business/festival/organisation will crumble'
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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The guy who disarmed one of the gunmen in Bondi is a 43yo fruiterer and father of two, from Sutherland Shire, named Ahmed.
He sustained 2 gunshot wounds but is doing well.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
He sustained 2 gunshot wounds but is doing well.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Bystander tackles and wrestles gun from alleged gunman during Bondi beach mass shooting
Video shows the man rushing one of the alleged gunmen who shot dozens of people on Sunday evening in Australia
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The guy who disarmed one of the gunmen in Bondi is a 43yo fruiterer and father of two, from Sutherland Shire, named Ahmed.
He sustained 2 gunshot wounds but is doing well.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
He sustained 2 gunshot wounds but is doing well.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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What happened at Bondi is a tragedy and a crime. If there's one thing I hope for, it's that we don't fall into "now is not the time to talk about gun control" bullshit.
Now is EXACTLY the time to talk about gun control. We need to stop this from happening again. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Now is EXACTLY the time to talk about gun control. We need to stop this from happening again. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia’s gun lobby says it’s ‘winning’ the fight against firearm control as numbers surge
There are now more than 4m guns in the community – almost double the number recorded in the years after the Port Arthur massacre that prompted a national crackdown
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:09 AM
What happened at Bondi is a tragedy and a crime. If there's one thing I hope for, it's that we don't fall into "now is not the time to talk about gun control" bullshit.
Now is EXACTLY the time to talk about gun control. We need to stop this from happening again. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Now is EXACTLY the time to talk about gun control. We need to stop this from happening again. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Maybe we need an over 55 social media ban instead
December 11, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Maybe we need an over 55 social media ban instead
Me: has a writing degree
Also me:
Also me:
November 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Me: has a writing degree
Also me:
Also me:
The last week of a draft is so wild because I write more in a day than any other point but I also feel like the whole thing is pointless and I'm making it worse with every pomodoro! Delicious anxiety spirals for me!
November 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The last week of a draft is so wild because I write more in a day than any other point but I also feel like the whole thing is pointless and I'm making it worse with every pomodoro! Delicious anxiety spirals for me!
Being a lefty young person interested in Aus history is wild because you can cut off imperial thinking from casually racist people (who think they're well meaning liberals) so fast
October 31, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Being a lefty young person interested in Aus history is wild because you can cut off imperial thinking from casually racist people (who think they're well meaning liberals) so fast
Uhh...how about piss off and stop replacing your workers with AI? Maybe then you'll feel more whole
August 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Uhh...how about piss off and stop replacing your workers with AI? Maybe then you'll feel more whole
Am trying to find a geniunely ethical alternative to Spotify and all the articles suggest Apple or Amazon music. Guys, I don't wanna just swap out human rights abuses
August 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Am trying to find a geniunely ethical alternative to Spotify and all the articles suggest Apple or Amazon music. Guys, I don't wanna just swap out human rights abuses
I am (very slowly) reading 'We' by Yevgeny Zamyatin and it's a really weird time to be reading dystopias man. The narrator keeps going 'this will be a foreign concept to you but...' and then describes something that was on the news this morning
June 25, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I am (very slowly) reading 'We' by Yevgeny Zamyatin and it's a really weird time to be reading dystopias man. The narrator keeps going 'this will be a foreign concept to you but...' and then describes something that was on the news this morning
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The ABC spent millions defending this Lattouf case. The Creative Australia chair resigned. The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra had its worst financial result in a long time. The SLV and SLQ are still dealing with the fallout from their cowardice.
It doesn't pay to betray your own principles and values.
It doesn't pay to betray your own principles and values.
June 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The ABC spent millions defending this Lattouf case. The Creative Australia chair resigned. The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra had its worst financial result in a long time. The SLV and SLQ are still dealing with the fallout from their cowardice.
It doesn't pay to betray your own principles and values.
It doesn't pay to betray your own principles and values.
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After the latest round of grading papers, I wrote about AI, ChatGPT, the death of the student essay, and what it means for the future of human cognition.
The Death of the Student Essay—and the Future of Cognition
One professor's reflections on the end of an era, as AI tools such as ChatGPT have murdered the student essay (RIP). Here's why that threatens the future of human cognition—and how to save ourselves.
www.forkingpaths.co
June 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
After the latest round of grading papers, I wrote about AI, ChatGPT, the death of the student essay, and what it means for the future of human cognition.
Me: Wow I really don't know what's happening or where this story is going but I'm having a good time writing it
My friend: Do you realise this happens to you at the start of every project?
Me: Clearly not
My friend: Do you realise this happens to you at the start of every project?
Me: Clearly not
June 14, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Me: Wow I really don't know what's happening or where this story is going but I'm having a good time writing it
My friend: Do you realise this happens to you at the start of every project?
Me: Clearly not
My friend: Do you realise this happens to you at the start of every project?
Me: Clearly not
Have been doing a June writing project called WriMuCaMo (Write As Much As You Can Month) over on Instagram (and now here). If you'd like to join in: stop reading this and go write
June 7, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Have been doing a June writing project called WriMuCaMo (Write As Much As You Can Month) over on Instagram (and now here). If you'd like to join in: stop reading this and go write
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It's not doomscrolling today, it's schadenfeed.
June 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
It's not doomscrolling today, it's schadenfeed.
Funniest fountain pen ink I've seen
June 6, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Funniest fountain pen ink I've seen
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I always forget the waves of doubt that happen in the first draft of a story and they catch me off-guard. Feels like when you get tattooed for the first time in a while and forget how much it stings at the start
May 7, 2025 at 6:23 AM
I always forget the waves of doubt that happen in the first draft of a story and they catch me off-guard. Feels like when you get tattooed for the first time in a while and forget how much it stings at the start
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The Coalition plans to cut $33.2m from national arts funding (which funds all forms of art, music, literature across Australia & supports Australians on the global stage) and "redirect" it to a single project in a contested inner Melbourne seat
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Coalition to cut 10% of Creative Australia funding to divert to Melbourne Jewish Arts Quarter
Costings announcement follows the high-profile withdrawal of artist Khaled Sabsabi’s appointment as Australia’s Venice Biennale representative
www.theguardian.com
May 2, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The Coalition plans to cut $33.2m from national arts funding (which funds all forms of art, music, literature across Australia & supports Australians on the global stage) and "redirect" it to a single project in a contested inner Melbourne seat
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...