Lena📎
@eriksdotter.bsky.social
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lutruwita / Tasmania
excitedly running around in this off-leash park sniffing bums
lutruwita / Tasmania
excitedly running around in this off-leash park sniffing bums
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Lena📎
@eriksdotter.bsky.social
· Jan 21
Hi new bluesky peeps 👋
alt text is for screen readers used due to vision impairment
a short description of the image won’t take long (subject/context/colour) and is inclusive & considerate of others
* don’t be a knob & police others, things like dyslexia can make it difficult for some to do ☺️
alt text is for screen readers used due to vision impairment
a short description of the image won’t take long (subject/context/colour) and is inclusive & considerate of others
* don’t be a knob & police others, things like dyslexia can make it difficult for some to do ☺️
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Not usual at all to have @throwingmuses.bsky.social's Dave Narcizo as a guest in a podcast, so you should definitely check this out!
I feel like it’s been a month since the last episode. A virus hit our entire household so we had to lay low for a bit. But, I’m finally back with a great guest. He is of course Dave Narcizo of @throwingmuses.bsky.social …all streaming links found here: caspianseal.substack.com/p/the-baseme...
February 11, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Not usual at all to have @throwingmuses.bsky.social's Dave Narcizo as a guest in a podcast, so you should definitely check this out!
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Enormously proud that SKASE: FALL OF A TYCOON has been nominated for Best Audio Documentary at the AIDC Awards. The ABC Rewind team really did a fantastic job on this series and I’m so chuffed to have been part of it. All 5 episodes are on @abclisten and podcast apps.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
February 12, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Enormously proud that SKASE: FALL OF A TYCOON has been nominated for Best Audio Documentary at the AIDC Awards. The ABC Rewind team really did a fantastic job on this series and I’m so chuffed to have been part of it. All 5 episodes are on @abclisten and podcast apps.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
what happened to #thelouvreofbluesky
February 12, 2026 at 10:28 AM
what happened to #thelouvreofbluesky
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An all-timer.
February 12, 2026 at 7:52 AM
An all-timer.
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"Myrtle oranges" are a really striking #fungus (Cyttaria gunnii). The myrtles (Nothofagus cunninhamii) at a roadside stop on the #Tasmanian west coast were being hammered by these.
February 12, 2026 at 5:44 AM
"Myrtle oranges" are a really striking #fungus (Cyttaria gunnii). The myrtles (Nothofagus cunninhamii) at a roadside stop on the #Tasmanian west coast were being hammered by these.
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‘Cis is a made-up word’
All words are made-up. As a science person, I see new words almost weekly. New cellular organelle discovered. ‘Nitroplast’ becomes its name.
‘Cis’ has been around a long time. I first came across it in organic chemistry. It just means ‘same side of’. 1/6
All words are made-up. As a science person, I see new words almost weekly. New cellular organelle discovered. ‘Nitroplast’ becomes its name.
‘Cis’ has been around a long time. I first came across it in organic chemistry. It just means ‘same side of’. 1/6
February 12, 2026 at 9:42 AM
‘Cis is a made-up word’
All words are made-up. As a science person, I see new words almost weekly. New cellular organelle discovered. ‘Nitroplast’ becomes its name.
‘Cis’ has been around a long time. I first came across it in organic chemistry. It just means ‘same side of’. 1/6
All words are made-up. As a science person, I see new words almost weekly. New cellular organelle discovered. ‘Nitroplast’ becomes its name.
‘Cis’ has been around a long time. I first came across it in organic chemistry. It just means ‘same side of’. 1/6
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"And we rely on each other, ah-ah."
February 12, 2026 at 9:29 AM
"And we rely on each other, ah-ah."
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Read more: theshovel.com.au/2026/02/12/l...
February 12, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Read more: theshovel.com.au/2026/02/12/l...
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I will hopefully be doing more botanical paintings in the garden and studio this summer. I'm already exploring the various boxes of seed packets and soon all the indoor surfaces will be covered with seed trays.
#flowers #botanicalart #watercolour
#flowers #botanicalart #watercolour
February 12, 2026 at 8:16 AM
I will hopefully be doing more botanical paintings in the garden and studio this summer. I'm already exploring the various boxes of seed packets and soon all the indoor surfaces will be covered with seed trays.
#flowers #botanicalart #watercolour
#flowers #botanicalart #watercolour
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Severe storm warning for South East Queensland! It got up to 36 in Brissie today and it's still hot and stinky after 5pm 🥵
February 12, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Severe storm warning for South East Queensland! It got up to 36 in Brissie today and it's still hot and stinky after 5pm 🥵
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Good news everyone.
Coastal communities delighted by 'rare' seismic testing rejection
A controversial seismic testing proposal off Victoria's south-west coast has been rejected in a "rare" move from the offshore regulator.
www.abc.net.au
February 12, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Good news everyone.
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“war-gaming, backgrounding & rampant speculation..until Taylor walked out..it was all just a warm-up. Now, Parliament..has been plunged into its most primal state - the spill zone, where events move quickly, the dark arts practised, & nothing can be taken for granted”
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Plotters, kingmakers and dark horses — the Liberals vying for control
Parliament House has entered the spill zone, where politics is at its most primal. Here are the Liberals jostling for control of their much-reduced party.
www.abc.net.au
February 12, 2026 at 6:59 AM
“war-gaming, backgrounding & rampant speculation..until Taylor walked out..it was all just a warm-up. Now, Parliament..has been plunged into its most primal state - the spill zone, where events move quickly, the dark arts practised, & nothing can be taken for granted”
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
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Show nature some love by registering to volunteer this #ValentinesDay. Our reserves team is looking for five additional #volunteers to help us get into the far corners of Five Rivers Reserve to track down sneaky ragwort! Starting on 23/02/26 we will be weeding for 4 days.
February 12, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Show nature some love by registering to volunteer this #ValentinesDay. Our reserves team is looking for five additional #volunteers to help us get into the far corners of Five Rivers Reserve to track down sneaky ragwort! Starting on 23/02/26 we will be weeding for 4 days.
‘The documents show that the modelling of the two southern piers' load capacities was inaccurate because southern land reclamation was not considered.’
#politas
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
#politas
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
'Large crack' found in $786 million bridge days before opening
Days before the official opening, the Tasmanian government's largest-ever infrastructure project hit a hurdle, with a large crack picked up in one of the Bridgewater Bridge's piers detected and fixed,...
www.abc.net.au
February 12, 2026 at 5:49 AM
‘The documents show that the modelling of the two southern piers' load capacities was inaccurate because southern land reclamation was not considered.’
#politas
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
#politas
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
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this is so sinister
OpenAI researcher who resigned:
“People tell chatbots about their medical fears, their relationship problems, their beliefs about God and the afterlife.
“Advertising built on that archive creates a potential for manipulating users in ways we don’t have the tools to understand, let alone prevent.”
“People tell chatbots about their medical fears, their relationship problems, their beliefs about God and the afterlife.
“Advertising built on that archive creates a potential for manipulating users in ways we don’t have the tools to understand, let alone prevent.”
OpenAI criticised as ads arrive in ChatGPT
Researcher resigns as AI juggernaut is teased by Anthropic.
ia.acs.org.au
February 12, 2026 at 1:51 AM
this is so sinister
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Also, just by the way, the cover art on these books is by the amazing Halinka Orszulok, and if you were keen to peruse some of her other masterpieces, check it out here (lots of paintings still available to buy...): www.halinka.com.au
Halinka Orszulok | Contemporary artist Australia
My work is created by painting from photographs which I take at night. Night-time darkness activates the subconscious rendering the familiar strange and introducing elements of the uncanny into the la...
www.halinka.com.au
February 12, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Also, just by the way, the cover art on these books is by the amazing Halinka Orszulok, and if you were keen to peruse some of her other masterpieces, check it out here (lots of paintings still available to buy...): www.halinka.com.au
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I would hugely appreciate any shares of the quoted post below to help me spread the word. Thank you! 🖤
TOMORROW! The Rise, third volume in the Tales From The Gulp, arrives on Friday 13th. It's all been leading to this. There's never been a better time to visit the dark and strange harbour town of Gulpepper. Locals call it The Gulp, as it has a habit of swallowing people.
#WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky
#WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky
February 12, 2026 at 2:10 AM
I would hugely appreciate any shares of the quoted post below to help me spread the word. Thank you! 🖤
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As it appears enough of the Liberals will sufficiently succumb to madness to endorse him as their next hapless leader, here's a piece I wrote way back in 2021 about the many and varied and still unexplained controversies that have swirled around Angus Taylor.
theshot.net.au/news/opinion...
theshot.net.au/news/opinion...
How the hell is Angus Taylor still a thing? - The Shot
Angus Taylor a walking Venn Diagram intersection of fossil fuel fervour and cash for the boys.
theshot.net.au
February 11, 2026 at 10:39 PM
As it appears enough of the Liberals will sufficiently succumb to madness to endorse him as their next hapless leader, here's a piece I wrote way back in 2021 about the many and varied and still unexplained controversies that have swirled around Angus Taylor.
theshot.net.au/news/opinion...
theshot.net.au/news/opinion...
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![The mural depicts a judge who wears a traditional judge's wig and a black robe,[1] hitting an unarmed protester who lies on the ground with a gavel,[2] a tool not used by judges in England and Wales.[3] Red blood splatters are visible on the placard held by the protester;[1] this is the only piece of colour used in the work, the rest of which is in black and white.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dlrnpn74o6b6fefqb377px3o/bafkreie3scixaisxkl3wjnha6w75gjwgt6ezkjhubagbq6jlq6v4jx2yzu@jpeg)
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Excellent, good point.
Jon gets the last laugh today, as all the Murdoch newspapers he drew cartoons for had to post his obituary asking people to donate to the Bob Brown Foundation 💚
Our state lost an icon yesterday. Jon Kudelka was a cutting political cartoonist, talented illustrator, and a unique personality. He loved lutruwita/Tasmania, and he never hesitated to stand up for our environment and people on topics big or small.
Rest in Peace, legend ✍️
Rest in Peace, legend ✍️
February 11, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Excellent, good point.
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My column on new data that shows how the 5% deposit guarantee raised house prices just like we all said it would.
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
Will the government finally deliver a housing policy that stops making a bad situation worse? | Greg Jericho
The 5% deposit guarantee has done what everyone expected to housing affordability. But fixing the capital gains tax discount would be a great move
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:42 PM
My column on new data that shows how the 5% deposit guarantee raised house prices just like we all said it would.
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
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Wednesday's cartoon in The Mercury Newspaper: Jon Kudelka helped me get my first cartooning job at The Mercury. He also showed me how to be quick-witted and fearless. I was in a constant state of joke-envy over his cartoons. I'm gonna miss that feeling, but more than that, I'm gonna miss my friend.
February 10, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Wednesday's cartoon in The Mercury Newspaper: Jon Kudelka helped me get my first cartooning job at The Mercury. He also showed me how to be quick-witted and fearless. I was in a constant state of joke-envy over his cartoons. I'm gonna miss that feeling, but more than that, I'm gonna miss my friend.
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Chonky Echidna friend in the paddock
February 11, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Chonky Echidna friend in the paddock
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New York City: The time has arrived. Finally, a chance to tell the city EXACTLY what your landlord’s been getting away with. NYC’s first Rental Ripoff Hearings are happening in all five boroughs, and we want to hear from you. Real New Yorkers. Real stories. Real policy changes.
February 10, 2026 at 2:31 PM
New York City: The time has arrived. Finally, a chance to tell the city EXACTLY what your landlord’s been getting away with. NYC’s first Rental Ripoff Hearings are happening in all five boroughs, and we want to hear from you. Real New Yorkers. Real stories. Real policy changes.
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my grandmother died in 1992 so i have no idea if i’ve continued to get more handsome since then
February 10, 2026 at 1:49 PM
my grandmother died in 1992 so i have no idea if i’ve continued to get more handsome since then