wetherby2019 (Kate S)
@wetherby2019.bsky.social
Retired librarian, social and health planner, community worker and thinker/dreamer/procrastinator
Damn Trump.......
FYI, I collected links to what the IMLS funds in most of each of the US states and they're in here so you can know on a state and sometimes even local level what is going to be severely impacted very very soon.
DOGE has just completely gutted the IMLS, firing all staff, closing down their email addresses, and leaving any funding for 2025 in question.
bookriot.com/imls-gutted/
bookriot.com/imls-gutted/
March 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Damn Trump.......
Australian health authorities still ignore evidence backed doubts about the safety of puberty blockers for young people but the UK has extended its ban.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Ban on puberty blockers to be made indefinite on experts’ advice
Existing emergency measures banning the sale and supply of puberty-suppressing hormones will be made indefinite, following official advice from medical experts.
www.gov.uk
December 11, 2024 at 10:49 PM
Australian health authorities still ignore evidence backed doubts about the safety of puberty blockers for young people but the UK has extended its ban.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Gender: A Luxury Belief
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open.substack.com/pub/juliebin...
Gender: A Luxury Belief
The decadence of transgerism
open.substack.com
December 10, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Gender: A Luxury Belief
open.substack.com/pub/juliebin...
open.substack.com/pub/juliebin...
Good news, with carded play and pre-commitment across the entire state in 2027. A trial across 40 venues with begin next year. VicGov attributes staged introduction to technological impediments.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Victoria to introduce Australia’s strictest poker machine rules, with $1,000 limit to be slashed by 90%
Andrews-era reforms to be introduced in state parliament on Tuesday will cap load-up to $100, $400 less than in New South Wales
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Good news, with carded play and pre-commitment across the entire state in 2027. A trial across 40 venues with begin next year. VicGov attributes staged introduction to technological impediments.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
One of Labor's deepest shadow sides has always been gambling. The party is captured. There is no excuse for delaying a complete ban on sports gambling ads.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Labor ministers contradict each other on reasons why gambling ad ban has stalled
Anika Wells says not all stakeholders accepted the Albanese government proposal but Andrew Leigh blames failure to secure numbers in Senate
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 11:18 AM
One of Labor's deepest shadow sides has always been gambling. The party is captured. There is no excuse for delaying a complete ban on sports gambling ads.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
I still have little idea about some of the operational basics of this place but there is no urgency.
November 25, 2024 at 10:47 AM
I still have little idea about some of the operational basics of this place but there is no urgency.
Croakey Health - why the rush to Bluesky?
I am a small scale user, seeking to share and discover information on topics of interest. X changes to my feed were insupportable.
www.croakey.org/why-the-rush...
I am a small scale user, seeking to share and discover information on topics of interest. X changes to my feed were insupportable.
www.croakey.org/why-the-rush...
Why the rush to Bluesky?
Alison Barrett writes: Asked why they are abandoning the social media platform X for Bluesky, public health and human rights
www.croakey.org
November 21, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Croakey Health - why the rush to Bluesky?
I am a small scale user, seeking to share and discover information on topics of interest. X changes to my feed were insupportable.
www.croakey.org/why-the-rush...
I am a small scale user, seeking to share and discover information on topics of interest. X changes to my feed were insupportable.
www.croakey.org/why-the-rush...
I deeply admire Rachel Carson & at present am almost at the end of the Audible version of these letters. By this time, Rachel has breast cancer metastases. She shares the impact of these hopefully & tenderly with her friend, Dorothy Freeman. Very moving listening.
openlibrary.org/books/OL1100...
openlibrary.org/books/OL1100...
Always, Rachel by Rachel Carson | Open Library
Always, Rachel by Rachel Carson, Martha Freeman, Dorothy E. Freeman, 1994, Beacon Press edition, in English
openlibrary.org
November 21, 2024 at 10:09 PM
I deeply admire Rachel Carson & at present am almost at the end of the Audible version of these letters. By this time, Rachel has breast cancer metastases. She shares the impact of these hopefully & tenderly with her friend, Dorothy Freeman. Very moving listening.
openlibrary.org/books/OL1100...
openlibrary.org/books/OL1100...
After watching young commentators on Q&A on Monday evening, I'm quite doubtful about the effectiveness of the social media ban. Many young people under 16 use social media for essential communication and information. Did the Government consult with young people?
the-riotact.com/no-ones-real...
the-riotact.com/no-ones-real...
No-one's really sure how age verification will work on under 16s social media ban | Riotact
In its attempt to shed light on how age verification will work with its proposed social media ban for under…
the-riotact.com
November 19, 2024 at 11:36 PM
After watching young commentators on Q&A on Monday evening, I'm quite doubtful about the effectiveness of the social media ban. Many young people under 16 use social media for essential communication and information. Did the Government consult with young people?
the-riotact.com/no-ones-real...
the-riotact.com/no-ones-real...
Dear friends and colleagues 😅
Is there a 'BlueSky for Dummies' guide yet?
It's a warmer and more welcoming place than it seemed when I first joined but there are some basics I don't get.
e.g. How does one delete a post?
Also. I thought I'd retweeted few things but they have simply disappeared 🤥
Is there a 'BlueSky for Dummies' guide yet?
It's a warmer and more welcoming place than it seemed when I first joined but there are some basics I don't get.
e.g. How does one delete a post?
Also. I thought I'd retweeted few things but they have simply disappeared 🤥
November 18, 2024 at 10:26 AM
Dear friends and colleagues 😅
Is there a 'BlueSky for Dummies' guide yet?
It's a warmer and more welcoming place than it seemed when I first joined but there are some basics I don't get.
e.g. How does one delete a post?
Also. I thought I'd retweeted few things but they have simply disappeared 🤥
Is there a 'BlueSky for Dummies' guide yet?
It's a warmer and more welcoming place than it seemed when I first joined but there are some basics I don't get.
e.g. How does one delete a post?
Also. I thought I'd retweeted few things but they have simply disappeared 🤥
I don't exactly have landscape views from my home in inner urban Melbourne. Backyard trees instead. But the soundscape of birds at different times of the day is divine. 💗
November 17, 2024 at 8:57 PM
I don't exactly have landscape views from my home in inner urban Melbourne. Backyard trees instead. But the soundscape of birds at different times of the day is divine. 💗
Yesterday, 12 weeks after knee replacement surgery, I walked down the stairs and across the car park without a stick! In fact, I was better without it. #notquiteright yet but progress is pleasing. Now I have to manage overall fatigue but that has to get better too.
November 17, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Yesterday, 12 weeks after knee replacement surgery, I walked down the stairs and across the car park without a stick! In fact, I was better without it. #notquiteright yet but progress is pleasing. Now I have to manage overall fatigue but that has to get better too.
@mkgreertarot.bsky.social
Hello Mary 💖
I discovered the tarot through a book that had fallen off a library shelf one cold Saturday afternoon in 2002. I read it over the weekend and early next week bought my first two decks. I joined an international tarot forum and learned to read. (1)
Hello Mary 💖
I discovered the tarot through a book that had fallen off a library shelf one cold Saturday afternoon in 2002. I read it over the weekend and early next week bought my first two decks. I joined an international tarot forum and learned to read. (1)
November 15, 2024 at 1:03 AM
@mkgreertarot.bsky.social
Hello Mary 💖
I discovered the tarot through a book that had fallen off a library shelf one cold Saturday afternoon in 2002. I read it over the weekend and early next week bought my first two decks. I joined an international tarot forum and learned to read. (1)
Hello Mary 💖
I discovered the tarot through a book that had fallen off a library shelf one cold Saturday afternoon in 2002. I read it over the weekend and early next week bought my first two decks. I joined an international tarot forum and learned to read. (1)
@calliebuddy.bsky.social
Welcome. 🌹
Nice to see you. I've missed you and other Twitter friends but a lot was happening health wise and Twitter had changed too. Hope you are well. 🍀
Welcome. 🌹
Nice to see you. I've missed you and other Twitter friends but a lot was happening health wise and Twitter had changed too. Hope you are well. 🍀
September 13, 2024 at 5:16 AM
@calliebuddy.bsky.social
Welcome. 🌹
Nice to see you. I've missed you and other Twitter friends but a lot was happening health wise and Twitter had changed too. Hope you are well. 🍀
Welcome. 🌹
Nice to see you. I've missed you and other Twitter friends but a lot was happening health wise and Twitter had changed too. Hope you are well. 🍀
Reposted by wetherby2019 (Kate S)
... and normalize asking questions to learn ...
August 5, 2024 at 12:30 AM
... and normalize asking questions to learn ...
Labor could have done more. Their own Peta Murphy would have been disappointed at this decision.
August 5, 2024 at 10:43 PM
Labor could have done more. Their own Peta Murphy would have been disappointed at this decision.
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Come for a drive with me at Aroona Dam. Note the nice cave on the left toward the end of the vid. Also, this area is where I saw two yellow-footed rock wallabies (briefly!).
www.flickr.com/photos/13043...
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Aroona Dam 2 - Made with Clipchamp
Exploring the area around Aroona Dam. I saw two yellow-footed rock wallabies not far from where the video ends.
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August 3, 2024 at 1:43 AM
Come for a drive with me at Aroona Dam. Note the nice cave on the left toward the end of the vid. Also, this area is where I saw two yellow-footed rock wallabies (briefly!).
www.flickr.com/photos/13043...
www.flickr.com/photos/13043...
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Watching the flappy wetcats wake up and start their business day at the pond.
August 2, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Watching the flappy wetcats wake up and start their business day at the pond.