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Karen (not that Karen) @talkychalky.bsky.social · Oct 1

Free Palestine

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Karen (not that Karen) @talkychalky.bsky.social · Sep 30

Screaming into the void

Karen (not that Karen) @talkychalky.bsky.social · Sep 12

I promise I am not an alfoil hat type, but it would not surprise me in the least if #Trump decided to sacrifice one of his most faithful, with a trained sniper, to justify military coercion and distract from #Epstein. #Kirkgate just saying. #conspiracy101.

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Scally @lespritdescalier.bsky.social · May 7

@bmpete31.bsky.social

Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · May 7

A 98 year old World War 2 veteran, returned to his tank to destroy one last Nazi car. He has a message for Elon Musk, Tesla, Putin, Trump and the international regressive movement.

We crushed fascism before, and we'll crush it again, so let's go shall we? #3E #teslatakedown

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Karen (not that Karen) @talkychalky.bsky.social · Apr 6

If only they also turned up
To vote.

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Karen (not that Karen) @talkychalky.bsky.social · Apr 2

The dismantling of education is on the agenda in Trump like style. Think about that when you vote. An educated populace is much harder to manipulate. #auspol

Dutton could exert funding influence over schools, but curriculum a can of worms - ABC News

amp.abc.net.au

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Karen (not that Karen) @talkychalky.bsky.social · Mar 31

End of rant.

Karen (not that Karen) @talkychalky.bsky.social · Mar 31

Community sport for children n needs an overhaul and parent coaches need far more training.

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Karen (not that Karen) @talkychalky.bsky.social · Mar 31

And then there’s the time I complained to the coaches when he was just 10 that another player was repeatedly calling him a C word - their response? ‘Some kids can’t handle the banter’

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Karen (not that Karen) @talkychalky.bsky.social · Mar 31

And then there’s the ‘if he can’t control his emotions he shouldn’t be playing’ as if 15 year old boys can’t resent being yelled at and forced to comply.

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Karen (not that Karen) @talkychalky.bsky.social · Mar 31

This is what I am experiencing as a parent of a child with a disability competing in local district basketball. Coaches yelling at players who are under 18, using exertion as a punitive consequence for non-compliance - think ‘suicides’ and pushups. Even the language works me.

Lyn @lyn-knott.bsky.social · Dec 24

Article about toxic masculinity in sport in general. "... demands that male athletes adhere to an aged view of virility – marked by aggression, emotional restraint and an uncompromising emphasis on dominance... (1/2) www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/d...

Jared McCain’s painted nails and TikTok dances lay bare the worst of NBA fandom

The hate targeted at the 76ers’ rookie for being his extroverted self has renewed conversations over homophobia in sports, especially among Black men

www.theguardian.com

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EdTechSA @edtechsa.bsky.social · Mar 21

✅Register: Harnessing XR and AR technologies with Colleen O'Rourke at the Education Support Hub, Hindmarsh on Thu 27 Mar @ 5.30 PM events.humanitix.com/edtechsa-agm... | The EdTechSA AGM follows Colleen's workshop - participants are welcome to stay for the meeting #EduSky #learning #SouthAustralia

Harnessing XR and AR Technologies with Colleen O'Rourke and EdTechSA AGM

Colleen O'Rourke Harnessing XR and AI Technologies for Experiential STEM Learning: EdTechSA AGM 2025

events.humanitix.com

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · Mar 20

>we’ve reached the “NATO allies are releasing travel warnings to their citizens to not travel to the United States” stage of the Trump Presidency

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Karen (not that Karen) @talkychalky.bsky.social · Mar 20

Are there any good follows that don’t involve American politics. I keep finding myself down that depressing rabbit hole.

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Karen (not that Karen) @talkychalky.bsky.social · Mar 20

It’s a coup

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Mar 20

The good news is that there *are* people meeting the moment.

youtu.be/EJxRtjma7lc

Idaho teacher fights back after order to remove ‘Everyone is Welcome Here’ poster

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Karen (not that Karen) @talkychalky.bsky.social · Mar 20

Insanity

Karen (not that Karen) @talkychalky.bsky.social · Mar 19

Don’t feed the trolls. They tend to get territorial and start using playground tactics like name calling, making racist tirades about uber drivers and calling people gay. Not worth the oxygen, my friend!

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Karen (not that Karen) @talkychalky.bsky.social · Mar 19

The hardest thing about #sobriety, for me anyway, is the clarity with which memory returns. The replaying of reel after reel of moments I tried to annihilate in the first place. A constant parade of humiliation, shame and regret. And the need to overshare. Apologies.

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Jane Caro @janecaro.bsky.social · Mar 16

After watching ‘Adolescence’ on Netflix, this article hits home. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

‘Teachers are describing something different’: the escalating culture of misogyny in Australian classrooms | Jess Hill

Alongside stories of increasing ‘performative toxicity’ among boys, teachers say this generation is also the most switched on ever. Can education really change student behaviour?

www.theguardian.com

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Karen (not that Karen) @talkychalky.bsky.social · Mar 19

Just finished watching #adolescence and it was a tough watch. This on threads was the best description by Gina Martin www.threads.net/@ginamartin/...

www.threads.net

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Karen (not that Karen) @talkychalky.bsky.social · Mar 6

What a privilege to be able to attend the International Women’s Day Breakfast as President of EdTechSA and a member of the Educators SA board. Listening to Rachel Perkins talk about the heroic acts of activism our mothers and sisters take each day Happy IWD. #MarchForward #IWD2025

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Karen (not that Karen) @talkychalky.bsky.social · Mar 3

This is everything I have been thinking but unable to say in the face of a barrage of ‘let’s all get with the times and use AI’ Thankyou.

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Karen (not that Karen) @talkychalky.bsky.social · Mar 3

Just finished watching Douglas is Cancelled and I thought it was brilliant writing. It was intense.

Karen (not that Karen) @talkychalky.bsky.social · Mar 3

I thought it was brilliant