Linda
@lindaw.bsky.social
She/Her. Hermit. I live in Canberra, Australia. At one point in my life, I folded cranes and posted photos of them.
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Utterly bizarre this is not a thing.
"Calls for vending machines in hospitals after women denied period products"
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
"Calls for vending machines in hospitals after women denied period products"
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Woman denied period products in hospital says it's 'dehumanising'
When Samantha Bruce got her period in hospital she wasn't able to get a pad or tampon. She says the response left her feeling "small and dehumanised".
www.abc.net.au
December 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Utterly bizarre this is not a thing.
"Calls for vending machines in hospitals after women denied period products"
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
"Calls for vending machines in hospitals after women denied period products"
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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The 15-year-old can't use TikTok, but is comforted by the fact he’ll be old enough to watch a thousand ads from Sportsbet about the latest odds at Randwick.
theshovel.com.au/2024/11/11/t...
theshovel.com.au/2024/11/11/t...
Teens Facing Social Media Ban Relieved They’ll Still Be Able to Watch Gambling Ads — The Shovel
“Social media causes anxiety and depression, ruins relationships and is incredibly addictive. On the other hand, gambling does all those things too wields enormous power over governments. So it makes ...
theshovel.com.au
December 10, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The 15-year-old can't use TikTok, but is comforted by the fact he’ll be old enough to watch a thousand ads from Sportsbet about the latest odds at Randwick.
theshovel.com.au/2024/11/11/t...
theshovel.com.au/2024/11/11/t...
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immigrants score the lowest on tests, but they also take all our jobs, while at the same time taking all the welfare and buying all the homes
Stephen Miller: "If you subtract immigration out of test scores, all of the sudden our test scores skyrocket"
December 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM
immigrants score the lowest on tests, but they also take all our jobs, while at the same time taking all the welfare and buying all the homes
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If you're in Canberra, make sure that you visit @MOAD for the always-excellent Behind the Lines exhibition of the best political cartoons of the year.
A fun, yet incisive look at the year, stripped back to the real issues that made an impact this year. #auspol
moadoph.gov.au/visit/whats-...
A fun, yet incisive look at the year, stripped back to the real issues that made an impact this year. #auspol
moadoph.gov.au/visit/whats-...
Behind the Lines 2025
Our annual exhibition of political cartooning.
moadoph.gov.au
December 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
If you're in Canberra, make sure that you visit @MOAD for the always-excellent Behind the Lines exhibition of the best political cartoons of the year.
A fun, yet incisive look at the year, stripped back to the real issues that made an impact this year. #auspol
moadoph.gov.au/visit/whats-...
A fun, yet incisive look at the year, stripped back to the real issues that made an impact this year. #auspol
moadoph.gov.au/visit/whats-...
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The Albanese govt is considering an East Coast gas reservation policy. And ok... but how about putting a 25% tax of gas exports so we stop giving it away for free?
December 8, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The Albanese govt is considering an East Coast gas reservation policy. And ok... but how about putting a 25% tax of gas exports so we stop giving it away for free?
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"It's the standout for affordability."
Houses in Melbourne are now more affordable than in Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth & Adelaide - so how did Victoria do it?
Hear more on the latest Dollars & Sense with @grogsgamut.bsky.social. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/48rcY3r
Houses in Melbourne are now more affordable than in Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth & Adelaide - so how did Victoria do it?
Hear more on the latest Dollars & Sense with @grogsgamut.bsky.social. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/48rcY3r
December 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
"It's the standout for affordability."
Houses in Melbourne are now more affordable than in Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth & Adelaide - so how did Victoria do it?
Hear more on the latest Dollars & Sense with @grogsgamut.bsky.social. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/48rcY3r
Houses in Melbourne are now more affordable than in Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth & Adelaide - so how did Victoria do it?
Hear more on the latest Dollars & Sense with @grogsgamut.bsky.social. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/48rcY3r
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NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide
The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
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This is brilliant!
1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:51 AM
This is brilliant!
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“We’re paying more for gas just so that a Japanese company can export gas to Japan, and then export gas . . . for profit." - Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, The Australia Institute
✍️ Sign our petition urging the government to fix our gas export problem: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_expo...
✍️ Sign our petition urging the government to fix our gas export problem: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_expo...
December 4, 2025 at 11:49 PM
“We’re paying more for gas just so that a Japanese company can export gas to Japan, and then export gas . . . for profit." - Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, The Australia Institute
✍️ Sign our petition urging the government to fix our gas export problem: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_expo...
✍️ Sign our petition urging the government to fix our gas export problem: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_expo...
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New to #Canberra? Come roll with us and get your bearings as we get hot chips from Belconnen.
Details and route map via events.humanitix.com/hot-chips-ride
Details and route map via events.humanitix.com/hot-chips-ride
December 1, 2025 at 7:10 AM
New to #Canberra? Come roll with us and get your bearings as we get hot chips from Belconnen.
Details and route map via events.humanitix.com/hot-chips-ride
Details and route map via events.humanitix.com/hot-chips-ride
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Starting //// going
December 1, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Starting //// going
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It's 4,000 BC.
You are immortal.
The Egyptian pyramids have not yet been built.
You decide to save $10,000 EVERY DAY, never spending a cent.
6025 years later, it's 2025.
You still don't have as much money as Gina Rinehart.
TAX. THE. FUCKING. BILLIONAIRES.
🐝
#auspol
You are immortal.
The Egyptian pyramids have not yet been built.
You decide to save $10,000 EVERY DAY, never spending a cent.
6025 years later, it's 2025.
You still don't have as much money as Gina Rinehart.
TAX. THE. FUCKING. BILLIONAIRES.
🐝
#auspol
November 30, 2025 at 9:04 AM
It's 4,000 BC.
You are immortal.
The Egyptian pyramids have not yet been built.
You decide to save $10,000 EVERY DAY, never spending a cent.
6025 years later, it's 2025.
You still don't have as much money as Gina Rinehart.
TAX. THE. FUCKING. BILLIONAIRES.
🐝
#auspol
You are immortal.
The Egyptian pyramids have not yet been built.
You decide to save $10,000 EVERY DAY, never spending a cent.
6025 years later, it's 2025.
You still don't have as much money as Gina Rinehart.
TAX. THE. FUCKING. BILLIONAIRES.
🐝
#auspol
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Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
1/2
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
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Not wanting to disappoint you so much that it lies is the last quality I want in a computer.
November 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Not wanting to disappoint you so much that it lies is the last quality I want in a computer.
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Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
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"What sort of monster makes casinos pay tax and bans them from money laundering?" chaser.com.au/business/bil...
November 25, 2025 at 7:04 AM
"What sort of monster makes casinos pay tax and bans them from money laundering?" chaser.com.au/business/bil...
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Your Racist Friend, first among equals.
Name your fav They Might Be Giants song.
November 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Your Racist Friend, first among equals.
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One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
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It’s fun to think about the surgeon who will botch your surgery 20 years from now and what he’s doing at this moment. He just ran all his homework through ChatGPT. He just read that article about vaccines and autism at the CDC website. He just watched an Instagram video about the moon landing hoax.
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
It’s fun to think about the surgeon who will botch your surgery 20 years from now and what he’s doing at this moment. He just ran all his homework through ChatGPT. He just read that article about vaccines and autism at the CDC website. He just watched an Instagram video about the moon landing hoax.