Willow A
@wiloa.bsky.social
Environmental scientist, Momma Bear [IYKYK], tree-hugger, journalist, gardener, bibliophile, policy wonk, data geek, Trans Rights ally, published poet, activist.
Grateful to my Ancestors and Elders.
Yindyamarra on Wiradyuri Country.
Grateful to my Ancestors and Elders.
Yindyamarra on Wiradyuri Country.
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Libs, Nats in Vic parliament call for a division, vote against First Nations apology. Question: is that the same as Peter Dutton walking out, or worse?
Opp Ldr Jess Wilson sells herself as a "moderate". Did I get that right,
@brenthodgson.bsky.social ? 🤔
#springst #auspol
Opp Ldr Jess Wilson sells herself as a "moderate". Did I get that right,
@brenthodgson.bsky.social ? 🤔
#springst #auspol
December 9, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Libs, Nats in Vic parliament call for a division, vote against First Nations apology. Question: is that the same as Peter Dutton walking out, or worse?
Opp Ldr Jess Wilson sells herself as a "moderate". Did I get that right,
@brenthodgson.bsky.social ? 🤔
#springst #auspol
Opp Ldr Jess Wilson sells herself as a "moderate". Did I get that right,
@brenthodgson.bsky.social ? 🤔
#springst #auspol
If artificial strawberry flavour bears no resemblance
to strawberries
and
artificial chicken flavour doesn't even come
from chicken (it's vegan!)
and
artificial pine smell doesn't smell
like any coniferous tree
it's fair to think
artificial intelligence
isn't at all
like intelligence
to strawberries
and
artificial chicken flavour doesn't even come
from chicken (it's vegan!)
and
artificial pine smell doesn't smell
like any coniferous tree
it's fair to think
artificial intelligence
isn't at all
like intelligence
November 17, 2025 at 3:48 AM
If artificial strawberry flavour bears no resemblance
to strawberries
and
artificial chicken flavour doesn't even come
from chicken (it's vegan!)
and
artificial pine smell doesn't smell
like any coniferous tree
it's fair to think
artificial intelligence
isn't at all
like intelligence
to strawberries
and
artificial chicken flavour doesn't even come
from chicken (it's vegan!)
and
artificial pine smell doesn't smell
like any coniferous tree
it's fair to think
artificial intelligence
isn't at all
like intelligence
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
just found out John Laws died. I think it says positive things about how I'm curating input from social media that he's been dead for nearly a week now.
also, good riddance.
also, good riddance.
November 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
just found out John Laws died. I think it says positive things about how I'm curating input from social media that he's been dead for nearly a week now.
also, good riddance.
also, good riddance.
the other night I read an essay by Ivan Illich on the commodification of language and the learning of language
and the night after that i started Terraglossia by Debra Dank and I can't unsee how colonialism and imperialism and capitalism have been damaging the very roots of how humans narrate life.
and the night after that i started Terraglossia by Debra Dank and I can't unsee how colonialism and imperialism and capitalism have been damaging the very roots of how humans narrate life.
September 25, 2025 at 5:35 AM
the other night I read an essay by Ivan Illich on the commodification of language and the learning of language
and the night after that i started Terraglossia by Debra Dank and I can't unsee how colonialism and imperialism and capitalism have been damaging the very roots of how humans narrate life.
and the night after that i started Terraglossia by Debra Dank and I can't unsee how colonialism and imperialism and capitalism have been damaging the very roots of how humans narrate life.
Dunno who needs to hear this but using AI doesn't make any human a better writer or thinker or researcher.
that's not how copy-paste-robot-gunk works.
I don't make the rules of logic, and you're welcome.
[No AI was used in the authoring of this snark]
that's not how copy-paste-robot-gunk works.
I don't make the rules of logic, and you're welcome.
[No AI was used in the authoring of this snark]
September 25, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Dunno who needs to hear this but using AI doesn't make any human a better writer or thinker or researcher.
that's not how copy-paste-robot-gunk works.
I don't make the rules of logic, and you're welcome.
[No AI was used in the authoring of this snark]
that's not how copy-paste-robot-gunk works.
I don't make the rules of logic, and you're welcome.
[No AI was used in the authoring of this snark]
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A US fascism expert’s warning to Australia: ‘You guys are probably next’
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
A US fascism expert’s warning to Australia: ‘You guys are probably next’
The US’s slide towards authoritarianism is part of a global trend, says professor and fascism expert Jason Stanley. And distant Australia, far from being immune, is uniquely vulnerable
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
A US fascism expert’s warning to Australia: ‘You guys are probably next’
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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September 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I hear a lot of very well-meaning people enthuse about rewilding the city and yeah great but not one of them is including critters like emus, wombats, dingos, bandicoots, native mice, native rats, biting insects, masked lapwings and other uncuddly creatures in their speaking/picturing.
September 4, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I hear a lot of very well-meaning people enthuse about rewilding the city and yeah great but not one of them is including critters like emus, wombats, dingos, bandicoots, native mice, native rats, biting insects, masked lapwings and other uncuddly creatures in their speaking/picturing.
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On this day in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Organic Act, officially creating the National Park Service to protect and preserve America’s natural wonders and historic treasures “for the enjoyment of this and future generations.”
August 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
On this day in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Organic Act, officially creating the National Park Service to protect and preserve America’s natural wonders and historic treasures “for the enjoyment of this and future generations.”
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Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
August 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
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The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?
August 13, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?
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The power of language exhibit A:
"You can go to hell"
vs
"Optimise your chance of being fast-tracked onto the trip of a lifetime, experiencing natural ultra-hot mineral springs, dramatic fire lightshow, high-temp sauna and round-the-clock horror-themed entertainments."
"You can go to hell"
vs
"Optimise your chance of being fast-tracked onto the trip of a lifetime, experiencing natural ultra-hot mineral springs, dramatic fire lightshow, high-temp sauna and round-the-clock horror-themed entertainments."
August 11, 2025 at 5:51 AM
The power of language exhibit A:
"You can go to hell"
vs
"Optimise your chance of being fast-tracked onto the trip of a lifetime, experiencing natural ultra-hot mineral springs, dramatic fire lightshow, high-temp sauna and round-the-clock horror-themed entertainments."
"You can go to hell"
vs
"Optimise your chance of being fast-tracked onto the trip of a lifetime, experiencing natural ultra-hot mineral springs, dramatic fire lightshow, high-temp sauna and round-the-clock horror-themed entertainments."
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Mark Peterson’s black-and-white images of ICE agents evoke film noir and the urban-crime photography of the 1930s and ’40s. “If someone is doing everything right, and then they still get detained, it’s a crime scene,” he said.
ICE’s Spectacle of Intimidation
Immigrants showing up for court dates in Manhattan must now navigate past rows of masked federal agents.
www.newyorker.com
August 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Mark Peterson’s black-and-white images of ICE agents evoke film noir and the urban-crime photography of the 1930s and ’40s. “If someone is doing everything right, and then they still get detained, it’s a crime scene,” he said.
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Not only will we continue to demand the release of the unredacted (other than that of the victims), Epstein files, we demand the victims be heard!
We don't care what a convicted sex trafficker has to say. The only voices that matter are those of the victims.
1/2
We don't care what a convicted sex trafficker has to say. The only voices that matter are those of the victims.
1/2
August 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Not only will we continue to demand the release of the unredacted (other than that of the victims), Epstein files, we demand the victims be heard!
We don't care what a convicted sex trafficker has to say. The only voices that matter are those of the victims.
1/2
We don't care what a convicted sex trafficker has to say. The only voices that matter are those of the victims.
1/2
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Legacy media keep referring to the Epstein cover-up as a “scandal,” when they should be calling it a crime.
July 31, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Legacy media keep referring to the Epstein cover-up as a “scandal,” when they should be calling it a crime.
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This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
July 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
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Fact: The Loch Ness Monster hasn’t been spotted above water since Trump built his first property in Scotland.
Take that for whatever it’s worth to ya…
Take that for whatever it’s worth to ya…
July 29, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Fact: The Loch Ness Monster hasn’t been spotted above water since Trump built his first property in Scotland.
Take that for whatever it’s worth to ya…
Take that for whatever it’s worth to ya…
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When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
July 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
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At @croakeynews.bsky.social we are thinking about heatwave health plans & wondering how many include consideration of health impacts of marine heatwaves. And should they? We are interested to hear more about this if you have an interest in the topic....
July 21, 2025 at 5:09 AM
At @croakeynews.bsky.social we are thinking about heatwave health plans & wondering how many include consideration of health impacts of marine heatwaves. And should they? We are interested to hear more about this if you have an interest in the topic....
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Our @croakeynews.bsky.social homepage is currently featuring two articles highlighting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research for #NAIDOC2025. Have a read!
By Assoc Prof Summer May Finlay: www.croakey.org/celebrating-...
From @theMJA : www.croakey.org/carving-our-...
By Assoc Prof Summer May Finlay: www.croakey.org/celebrating-...
From @theMJA : www.croakey.org/carving-our-...
Celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research
To celebrate NAIDOC this year, the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health has compiled a selection of articles
www.croakey.org
July 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Our @croakeynews.bsky.social homepage is currently featuring two articles highlighting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research for #NAIDOC2025. Have a read!
By Assoc Prof Summer May Finlay: www.croakey.org/celebrating-...
From @theMJA : www.croakey.org/carving-our-...
By Assoc Prof Summer May Finlay: www.croakey.org/celebrating-...
From @theMJA : www.croakey.org/carving-our-...
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We want ICE out of our Hospitals.
July 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
We want ICE out of our Hospitals.