lou thtchr
@flightpath.bsky.social
researching histories of border control, in particular early 20th century australia // grounded in no border politics. archive posting & shitposting. she/her.
An old student who I recommend for a Rosa Lux Stiftung PhD scholarship just let me know that he got it! 😊
November 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
An old student who I recommend for a Rosa Lux Stiftung PhD scholarship just let me know that he got it! 😊
Dream sequences are lazy
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Dream sequences are lazy
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If you don’t see the link between ICE and the IDF, you haven’t been paying attention. We are being asked to accept a world where whole communities are made disposable and marked for disappearance. If we accept that for anyone, no one is safe anywhere.
October 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
If you don’t see the link between ICE and the IDF, you haven’t been paying attention. We are being asked to accept a world where whole communities are made disposable and marked for disappearance. If we accept that for anyone, no one is safe anywhere.
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Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com
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The West Java Regional Police sweep is not limited to that area.
They have already carried out sweeps outside their jurisdiction as well. Some have already been arrested in Makassar, eastern Indonesia and East Java too.
The West Java Regional Police sweep is not limited to that area.
They have already carried out sweeps outside their jurisdiction as well. Some have already been arrested in Makassar, eastern Indonesia and East Java too.
September 16, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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The West Java Regional Police sweep is not limited to that area.
They have already carried out sweeps outside their jurisdiction as well. Some have already been arrested in Makassar, eastern Indonesia and East Java too.
The West Java Regional Police sweep is not limited to that area.
They have already carried out sweeps outside their jurisdiction as well. Some have already been arrested in Makassar, eastern Indonesia and East Java too.
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Almost all of them are part of anarchist network.
The police are trying to find out who is handling the funding and the social media admins connected to network. They will arrest people known to be linked with those social media admins.
Almost all of them are part of anarchist network.
The police are trying to find out who is handling the funding and the social media admins connected to network. They will arrest people known to be linked with those social media admins.
September 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Almost all of them are part of anarchist network.
The police are trying to find out who is handling the funding and the social media admins connected to network. They will arrest people known to be linked with those social media admins.
Almost all of them are part of anarchist network.
The police are trying to find out who is handling the funding and the social media admins connected to network. They will arrest people known to be linked with those social media admins.
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via Bandilang Itim
News from Indonesia, comrades asked to circulate this:
A silent police operation against the anarchist network is underway.
Just got an update from Bandung city, West Java, Indonesia. Around 40 anarchists suspects have already been arrested.
via Bandilang Itim
News from Indonesia, comrades asked to circulate this:
A silent police operation against the anarchist network is underway.
Just got an update from Bandung city, West Java, Indonesia. Around 40 anarchists suspects have already been arrested.
September 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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via Bandilang Itim
News from Indonesia, comrades asked to circulate this:
A silent police operation against the anarchist network is underway.
Just got an update from Bandung city, West Java, Indonesia. Around 40 anarchists suspects have already been arrested.
via Bandilang Itim
News from Indonesia, comrades asked to circulate this:
A silent police operation against the anarchist network is underway.
Just got an update from Bandung city, West Java, Indonesia. Around 40 anarchists suspects have already been arrested.
I watched La Haine in the cinema last night & someone in the audience loudly said „oh no!“ just before the end
August 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I watched La Haine in the cinema last night & someone in the audience loudly said „oh no!“ just before the end
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Wow Sally Rooney. Fair play.
‘I feel obliged to state once more that… I too support Palestine Action. … If the British state considers this "terrorism", then perhaps it should investigate the shady organisations that continue to promote my work and fund my activities, such as WH Smith
and the BBC.’
‘I feel obliged to state once more that… I too support Palestine Action. … If the British state considers this "terrorism", then perhaps it should investigate the shady organisations that continue to promote my work and fund my activities, such as WH Smith
and the BBC.’
August 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Wow Sally Rooney. Fair play.
‘I feel obliged to state once more that… I too support Palestine Action. … If the British state considers this "terrorism", then perhaps it should investigate the shady organisations that continue to promote my work and fund my activities, such as WH Smith
and the BBC.’
‘I feel obliged to state once more that… I too support Palestine Action. … If the British state considers this "terrorism", then perhaps it should investigate the shady organisations that continue to promote my work and fund my activities, such as WH Smith
and the BBC.’
A major German newspaper just published a long article arguing, with extensive evidence, that the the cops lied about what happened at a Palestine solidarity demo, omfg
“Doch die Skepsis scheint angebracht”
July 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
A major German newspaper just published a long article arguing, with extensive evidence, that the the cops lied about what happened at a Palestine solidarity demo, omfg
I finished reading Middlemarch & now I have the problem that no other novel is likely be as good as Middlemarch
June 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I finished reading Middlemarch & now I have the problem that no other novel is likely be as good as Middlemarch
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If you’re ever wondering what the commentariat is most concerned about - don’t worry, they’ll tell you x
June 13, 2025 at 1:31 AM
If you’re ever wondering what the commentariat is most concerned about - don’t worry, they’ll tell you x
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We were hoping that this letter to @bsky.app could first be shared by a Gazan, but we were too worried that doing so would get their account deleted so we are sharing first.
You can sign on to the letter about the unfair treatment of Gazans on Bluesky here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
You can sign on to the letter about the unfair treatment of Gazans on Bluesky here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
![[CLICK here if you would like your name added to this letter]
النسخة العربية من هذه الرسالة متاحة أدناه.
Open Letter to the Bluesky Team About Their Treatment of Palestinians in Gaza
The signatories of this letter are all members of the Bluesky community, many of us have actively participated on the platform since its inception. We came to Bluesky because it was a breath of fresh air, a place that felt different from many of the other social media platforms. The lack of a central algorithm, the ability to build and use custom feeds, and the lack of penalty for link promotion contributed to an environment that allowed diverse and interesting voices to find their footing and community on Bluesky. While some of the signatories of this letter have had no issues with speaking their mind publicly on Bluesky, unfortunately that is not true for all the signatories because many are Palestinians currently living in Gaza.
These Palestinians are journalists, artists, engineers, teachers, grandmas, entrepreneurs, a man who owned an ice cream shop, a pediatrician who has been featured on CBS Morning News, aid workers, architects, waiters, pharmacists, students–and perhaps most essential to the backbone of Bluesky, posters. All of these people provide unique and interesting voices to the Bluesky community. However, unlike the other signatories of this letter, these Bluesky community members have struggled to keep their accounts on the platform. Most of them have lost multiple accounts and/or have had their accounts labeled as spam. Some cannot even make an account without it immediately being removed from the platform.
Gazans undertake immense efforts to simply be on Bluesky. Sometimes, they walk for miles just to have access to the internet. They scale rooftops where they are exposed to potential military attacks just for the opportunity to get better cell signals–one signatory of this letter tragically lost her brother this way. They use what little money they have to pay …](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:squcwsoa45f5ibxykhzpnvnc/bafkreifkdvretowrpktkbdr3uq4abhyqv5v5ngzbrmrvkjotzthx7xatay@jpeg)
![End IP bans on any account from Gaza and allow them to make new accounts where they can comply with Bluesky rules and continue to be valued members of the community.
We understand that even if all these changes are made, many Gazans may still violate Bluesky rules in the future, but we hope that Bluesky will abandon their punitive approach to these violations and instead embrace an attitude of education, cooperation and community care– one that works to ensure people in Gaza can participate in a way that keeps their voices heard.
We also call on the Bluesky community to help and support these accounts however they can. We want to continue to build a healthy community with better community members and this cannot be done if Gazans continue to be shunned. We can use this as an opportunity to show how to protect all vulnerable groups in the future.
We hope that Bluesky does not follow the path of other social media platforms and instead forges ahead with a different philosophy. After all, that is the reason so many of its users are there. Bluesky's ethos of "No Caesars” should apply to all members of its community.
[To add your name to the list of signatories, click here.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:squcwsoa45f5ibxykhzpnvnc/bafkreiafdk7hh2kurcncuymod3iftzk3jp35icckd4lvicash3zvkdoq5y@jpeg)
May 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
We were hoping that this letter to @bsky.app could first be shared by a Gazan, but we were too worried that doing so would get their account deleted so we are sharing first.
You can sign on to the letter about the unfair treatment of Gazans on Bluesky here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
You can sign on to the letter about the unfair treatment of Gazans on Bluesky here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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very useful, practical post on how to contribute to #boycotteurovision - contacting the ebu and national broadcasters adds to the pressure, and attending alternative events is a great way to still see live music and have a fun saturday night while supporting and fundraising for Palestine
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The do’s and don’ts of Boycotting Eurovision.
The do’s and don’ts of Boycotting Eurovision.
May 14, 2025 at 5:37 AM
very useful, practical post on how to contribute to #boycotteurovision - contacting the ebu and national broadcasters adds to the pressure, and attending alternative events is a great way to still see live music and have a fun saturday night while supporting and fundraising for Palestine
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I mean. they let cops testify. so a courtroom accepting the word of a machine that lies and hallucinates as much as it needs to to ensure the continued application of state violence against vulnerable populations isn't exactly unprecedented
no he didn't that's not him what the fuck is wrong with you freaks
May 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I mean. they let cops testify. so a courtroom accepting the word of a machine that lies and hallucinates as much as it needs to to ensure the continued application of state violence against vulnerable populations isn't exactly unprecedented
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This statement about the transphobic Supreme Court ruling by the UK's Crab Museum (yes a museum about crabs) is better than 99% of the statements I've seen on the topic
www.crabmuseum.org/visit
🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
www.crabmuseum.org/visit
🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
April 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
This statement about the transphobic Supreme Court ruling by the UK's Crab Museum (yes a museum about crabs) is better than 99% of the statements I've seen on the topic
www.crabmuseum.org/visit
🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
www.crabmuseum.org/visit
🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
Dressed so professional for my thesis defense that the späti lady sie-d me
April 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Dressed so professional for my thesis defense that the späti lady sie-d me
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We stand in solidarity with trans women and the trans community and we will always be a space that recognises the importance of trans history.
Read on for a selection from our archive 🧵 1/8
Read on for a selection from our archive 🧵 1/8
April 21, 2025 at 9:40 AM
We stand in solidarity with trans women and the trans community and we will always be a space that recognises the importance of trans history.
Read on for a selection from our archive 🧵 1/8
Read on for a selection from our archive 🧵 1/8
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I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article
April 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article
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THREAD: Last year, ProPublica started receiving tips from an unusual kind of source: flight attendants. They said they'd worked on deportation flights for ICE, and they could tell us what it was really like on board. 1/
April 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
THREAD: Last year, ProPublica started receiving tips from an unusual kind of source: flight attendants. They said they'd worked on deportation flights for ICE, and they could tell us what it was really like on board. 1/
(Extremely person who was born in australia in the 80s voice) I just found out there’s an audiobook version of the Obernewtyn series, read by Isobelle Carmody herself
March 25, 2025 at 10:37 AM
(Extremely person who was born in australia in the 80s voice) I just found out there’s an audiobook version of the Obernewtyn series, read by Isobelle Carmody herself
It’s so exciting for me that students are gonna be reading my work. (& at my old uni at that).
I am setting this wonder article of yours for my Writing Race and Resistance class alongside Kate Bagnall and Sophie Couchman's article on photography and surveillance of Chinese Australians
australienstudien.org/ZfA/2023%203...
australienstudien.org/ZfA/2023%203...
australienstudien.org
March 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
It’s so exciting for me that students are gonna be reading my work. (& at my old uni at that).