Katie Howe
@wotkatiedid.bsky.social
News junkie, Antipodean, Geopolitics tragic & Asia specialist. Former expat and recovering corporate exec. Find me on LinkedIn as Founder of Jacaranda Communications.
Random thought of the evening: 🌜love it when I have a craving for something that's already in the kitchen. Tonight it was strawberry yoghurt.
November 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Random thought of the evening: 🌜love it when I have a craving for something that's already in the kitchen. Tonight it was strawberry yoghurt.
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Nuclear “tests” are best conceptualized as environmental disasters with consequences that are still felt today, particularly in Oceania and Central Asia.
Nuclear Tests and Their Legacy of Harms in Asia-Pacific
Nuclear “tests” are best conceptualized as environmental disasters with consequences that are still felt today, particularly in Oceania and Central Asia.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Nuclear “tests” are best conceptualized as environmental disasters with consequences that are still felt today, particularly in Oceania and Central Asia.
I have a love/hate relationship with The Diplomat TV series. Then Allison Janney arrived + @crimewriterson.com helped me understand the underlying comedy format. And yes .. I also write for @thediplomat.com.
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I have a love/hate relationship with The Diplomat TV series. Then Allison Janney arrived + @crimewriterson.com helped me understand the underlying comedy format. And yes .. I also write for @thediplomat.com.
@reblavoie.bsky.social Seems we share more than merely a bkg in journalism + interest in true crime. I too like to souvenir wine glasses and s/p shakers. 🥂
November 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
@reblavoie.bsky.social Seems we share more than merely a bkg in journalism + interest in true crime. I too like to souvenir wine glasses and s/p shakers. 🥂
Enjoyed waking up to this news this morning. ☀️
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November 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Enjoyed waking up to this news this morning. ☀️
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www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/bl-...
Excellent interview by Joanna Coles of Andrew Lownie. Words fail me. @thedailybeast.bsky.social
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Why Andrew's Epstein Fall Has Only Begun: Author | The Daily Beast Podcast
YouTube video by The Daily Beast
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November 4, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Excellent interview by Joanna Coles of Andrew Lownie. Words fail me. @thedailybeast.bsky.social
youtu.be/jQp3AgjimaI?...
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As an Aussie (and a student of history) with loved ones in 8 different states of the USA .. who visits the US every 12 months .. I find this frightening. Yet true to what I see there now. youtu.be/IXR9PByA9SY?...
We’re Experts in Fascism. We’re Leaving the U.S. | NYT Opinion
YouTube video by New York Times Opinion
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October 31, 2025 at 6:39 AM
As an Aussie (and a student of history) with loved ones in 8 different states of the USA .. who visits the US every 12 months .. I find this frightening. Yet true to what I see there now. youtu.be/IXR9PByA9SY?...
The Woman in Cabin 10. "This was some tedious shit." Nailed it @tobyballnh.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The Woman in Cabin 10. "This was some tedious shit." Nailed it @tobyballnh.bsky.social
amp-abc-net-au.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.abc.... Excellent reporting by @matthewdoran1.bsky.social
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May 21, 2025 at 5:33 AM
amp-abc-net-au.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.abc.... Excellent reporting by @matthewdoran1.bsky.social
It's all happening here, as PM Albanese convenes his former Cabinet, new frontbenchers + both the left and right factions of the Labor Party in Canberra today. The weekend announcements should be interesting .. giddy up!
May 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
It's all happening here, as PM Albanese convenes his former Cabinet, new frontbenchers + both the left and right factions of the Labor Party in Canberra today. The weekend announcements should be interesting .. giddy up!
An "aggressive natalist society". Certainly an apt descriptor of the culture I grew up in.
Why pop stars aren't having kids (and why you might not either) podurama.com/episode/019a...
Why pop stars aren't having kids (and why you might not either) podurama.com/episode/019a...
Why pop stars aren't having kids (and why you might not either)
Baby fever just isn't spreading like it used to. The United States fertility rate hit an all-time low last year, and some of our biggest musicians, like Charli XCX and Tyler the Cr
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December 10, 2024 at 9:19 PM
An "aggressive natalist society". Certainly an apt descriptor of the culture I grew up in.
Why pop stars aren't having kids (and why you might not either) podurama.com/episode/019a...
Why pop stars aren't having kids (and why you might not either) podurama.com/episode/019a...
WTF Aussie planning authorities and state govt?
www.realestate.com.au/news/depress...
www.realestate.com.au/news/depress...
‘Depressing’ photo of suburb on the outskirts of Melbourne enrages Aussies - realestate.com.au
A ‘depressing’ photo of a mega housing estate just an hour outside of Melbourne’s CBD has enraged Aussies and left experts fuming.
www.realestate.com.au
December 5, 2024 at 9:45 PM
WTF Aussie planning authorities and state govt?
www.realestate.com.au/news/depress...
www.realestate.com.au/news/depress...
Diplomat Season 2 Reviews? Check out the Crime Writers On take. Chef's 💋 podurama.com/episode/0ad1...
The Diplomat season 2
American ambassador Kate Wyler believes the Prime Minister orchestrated a false flag operation to rally the nation and thwart a Scottish secession movement. As British forces hu
podurama.com
December 5, 2024 at 4:50 AM
Diplomat Season 2 Reviews? Check out the Crime Writers On take. Chef's 💋 podurama.com/episode/0ad1...
A precious resource that cares for a precious resource. Important research and reporting from Glenys Oberg of Uni of Qld for @theconversation.com. #teachers #education
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‘I am exhausted’: Australian teachers speak about how compassion fatigue is harming them and their work
A significant part of teaching involves providing emotional support to students. But with many young people facing mental health and trauma issues, teachers are reporting compassion fatigue.
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November 29, 2024 at 9:39 PM
A precious resource that cares for a precious resource. Important research and reporting from Glenys Oberg of Uni of Qld for @theconversation.com. #teachers #education
theconversation.com/i-am-exhaust...
theconversation.com/i-am-exhaust...
The Russian army captured almost 235 sq kms in Ukraine over the 7 days (a weekly record for 2024). #ukraine
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Russia advances in Ukraine at fastest monthly pace since start of war, analysts say
Russian forces have taken an area half the size of London over the past month, analysts and war bloggers say.
www.reuters.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:16 AM
The Russian army captured almost 235 sq kms in Ukraine over the 7 days (a weekly record for 2024). #ukraine
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Was going to share a more recent article from SCMP but this one has better sources and was written by a journalist actually based in Asia. www.aljazeera.com/economy/2024...
Asia’s export-driven economies brace for upheaval under Trump
Former US president’s proposals for sweeping tariffs threaten to hobble exports that drive the region’s growth.
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November 27, 2024 at 12:09 PM
Was going to share a more recent article from SCMP but this one has better sources and was written by a journalist actually based in Asia. www.aljazeera.com/economy/2024...
Merde.
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Australia's Macquarie Dictionary crowns #enshittification as the word of 2024
As @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy said earlier this year: "We’re all living through the enshittocene, a great enshittening, in which the services that matter to us, that we rely on, are turning into giant piles of shit”
As @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy said earlier this year: "We’re all living through the enshittocene, a great enshittening, in which the services that matter to us, that we rely on, are turning into giant piles of shit”
‘What many of us feel’: why ‘enshittification’ is Macquarie Dictionary’s word of the year
The committee’s honourable mentions went to ‘right to disconnect’ and ‘rawdogging’
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Merde.
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"Discomfort".. and then some. China's response is neither mysterious nor opaque.
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China unnerved by Russia’s growing ties with North Korea, claims US official
Comments part of debate over whether Beijing backs Kim Jong-un’s decision to send troops to fight in Ukraine
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 11:48 AM
"Discomfort".. and then some. China's response is neither mysterious nor opaque.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
The who's who of Aussie media on Bluesky. You can count 'em on one hand .. and one finger. But I do love me an early adopter.
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/21/a...
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/21/a...
Which Australian media outlets are leaving X for Bluesky?
Australian media outlets have lagged behind the rest of the world in moving to Bluesky, as news organisations deal with an increasingly hostile environment on the platform formerly known as Twitter.
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November 24, 2024 at 12:02 PM
The who's who of Aussie media on Bluesky. You can count 'em on one hand .. and one finger. But I do love me an early adopter.
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/21/a...
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/21/a...
About 16 yrs ago, I gambled on a new platform called LinkedIn. Turned out pretty well. Here's to the Bluesky gamble. And thanks to @milliganreports.bsky.social for the push. 🥂
November 24, 2024 at 11:51 AM
About 16 yrs ago, I gambled on a new platform called LinkedIn. Turned out pretty well. Here's to the Bluesky gamble. And thanks to @milliganreports.bsky.social for the push. 🥂